Improvements in Registering Ticket Punches.
Year: 1893

page_text: Cate of Application, 18th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 20th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 13th Jan., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Registering Ticket Punches.
We ARTHUR WARNER Gentleman of 86 South Hill Park Hampstead N.W.
and FRANK BRACEBRIDGE MILLS Engineer of 60 Hatton Garden London do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of registering ticket
punches intended for use on tramways omnibuses and other public vehicles, and is
particularly applicable to punches made in accordance with Specification of
Patents granted to Arthur Warner and others numbered and dated respectively
49787 and 1089988 in which there is described a ticket punching machine or
appliance of the type having one thumb lever and perforating punch, and provided
with means by which it is made possible by the simple depression of the thumb
lever, to register the monetary value of the ticket punched, the total accumulated
values in s. d., and the total number of tickets issued, being integrated and
recorded simultaneously on two sets of dials situated respectively on the obverse
and reverse sides of the machine; said registrations of varying ticket values
being governed by the different widths of the tickets, which latter control the
amount of travel of a sliding tongue-piece connected with a locking plate in a
manner and for the purpose set forth in the Specifications above mentioned.
The object of the present invention is to cheapen and simplify construction, give
greater strength and rigidity, and to generally so improve the machine as to render
it more reliable and durable.
In the following statement the word "punch" is intended to refer to the whole
machine or appliance unless otherwise stated.
In a "punch" arranged and constructed in accordance with this invention, the
main casting is so shaped as to form in one piece the containing case for the
registers and their driving and controlling mechanism, the supporting bracket and
guiding cheeks for the thumb lever, and the handle by which the "punch" is
carried and held while being operated. Between the said guiding cheeks &
concealed from view there is situated the perforating punch and the helical spring
for raising the thumb lever. The base of the before mentioned bracket for
supporting the thumb lever constitutes the upper jaw of the ticket slot across
which the perforating punch works; the lower jaw being a separate piece formed
at its outer end with a hooked upward projection to pass between the aforesaid
guiding cheeks, and over the bracket which is shaped at that part to so engage
with the said hooked projection, that the lower jaw is suspended from and secured
to the upper jaw in its correct relative position thereto. The inner end of the
lower jaw passes through a suitably shaped opening in the case and between two
internally projecting lugs to which it is secured by screws or other suitable
means.
The interior of that part of the main casting forming the containing case, is
provided with a rib and lugs to which are secured the internal mechanisms of the
punch."
On either side of the case, and covering respectively the numerator register.
and the s. d. register, are detachable doors or covers provided with internal
flanges which act as guides to maintain the covers in their correct positions on the
each said cover is also provided on its under side with a projecting staple or
eye which engages with a latch bar or lever to be next referred to.
case:

page_text: On the under side of the top of that part of the main casting constituting the
containing case, is provided a recess or groove to receive the latch bar or lever,
the latter having a boss or stud at its centre forming part of the said lever and
which works in and passes through to the outside of the case to act as the axis
about which the latch-bar turns; the bar is also provided at both ends with a
hook, said hooks pointing respectively in opposite directions and being so shaped
to engage with the staples or eyes on the covers as to hold the latter firmly to
the body of the case. The lever which is free to oscillate upon its central stud or
boss, and is maintained in a position to engage with the eyes on covers by means of
a spring, has the outer end of said central stud or boss suitably shaped to receive
a key by which the lever may be turned about its centre; the hooks or catches
at its ends being thereby withdrawn from the eyes on the two covers to release
the latter from the case. As an alternative to this we may hollow out the face
of the lever stud, and pivot therein a small disc or bar of suitable shape, or a disc
with a bar attached to its under side, and provided with upwardly projecting spikes
or pins said bar, which is capable of partial rotation with the disc about their
common centre by means of a suitable key or instrument, being shaped so as to
engage, after partial rotation with a stud or pin on the latch lever so as to turn
the latter and release the case covers.
Sliding in a groove cut across the outside of the case directly over the latch
bar, is a slide or cover recessed on its under side to receive a seal of paper or
other suitable material, and provided at its centre-which coincides with the centre
of the stud on the latch bar-with a projecting pipe or tube which serves as a
guide for the key, and is deep enough to prevent accidental injury to the seal.
This combined seal-cover and key guide can only be removed when the side doors
or covers are off, and the said covers cannot be detached from the case until the
latch bar has been turned about its centre by means of a suitable key.
The seal, which may be made of wax, lead, paper, or other suitable material,
may have printed upon it preferably in copying ink or other copyable fluid, the
Dame of the company, rotation number, etc., or any other distinguishing mark which
may be agreed upon; such mark or marks being placed on those parts of the seal
which remain uninjured after the insertion of the key. As a further means of
detecting surreptitious opening of the case, we may treat the seal with a
supplementary splashing by a copying ink of which a press copy can be taken in
the ordinary way.
In a punch made in accordance with the present invention the locking plate,
tongue, and other internal mechanism is supported or carried by one central
bracket secured to the before mentioned internal rib on the main casting. On one
side of the said bracket is mounted to turn freely upon a fixed stud the locking
plate, which is provided with a circumferential slot and a pin; the latter to drive
forward the tongue substantially in the manner described in the Specification of
Patent No. 1089988 granted to Arthur Warner. On the reverse side of the bracket,
and turning freely on the other end of the same fixed stud referred to above, is a
steel driving sector (analogous to the arms c. c referred to and shewn in drawing of
above mentioned Specification) which carries the two pawls for operating the two
sets of registers or counting mechanisms, and an additional pawl for the purpose of
lifting and releasing the bell hanımer in a manner to be afterwards explained;
said sector being arranged to turn about its axis by the depression of the thumb
lever substantially as described and illustrated in the Specification of Patent
referred to above.
The locking plate, which is free to turn about its centre-and consequently to
move forward the tongue until obstructed by the presence of a ticket in the slot-is
driven by a specially constructed compound pawl working upon a suitable pin or
stud projecting from the side of the aforesaid sector said pawl being constructed in
two distinct parts, both working about the same centre and capable of. moving
independently, but maintained when at rest in the same relative positions to one
another by a light connecting spring. One of the said parts, that nearest the

page_text: sector, carries the pin which engages in the circumferential slot of the locking
plate, and is kept pressed on the outer circumference of same by means of a spring
one end of which is attached to the sector. The second part of the said pawl is
in front of that part above described, and is prolonged beyond it to form a driving
nose to engage with the first wheel of the £ s. d. counting or registering mechanism.
The function of this compound pawl is substantially the same as of the spring pawl
described in the Specification of A. Warner No. 1089988, but, by means of the
present construction, the whole strain is sustained by the stud upon which it works,
the spring thereby being relieved of thumb-pressure, and the mechanism at this
point consequently rendered more rigid durable, and reliable in action.
The pawl for driving the numerator counter is similarly mounted on the reverse
side of the sector or driving plate, and is constructed and arranged substantially as
described in the Specification No. 49787.
Pivotted on the same side of the central bracket as is situated the driving sector,
is the bell hammer, which vibrates in the plane of the sector, but freely of it.
The tail of said hammer is provided with a tooth or nose to engage with a
pawl attached to and working freely upon the outer surface of said sector; said
pawl being so shaped and located that at the correct point in the downward travel
of the thumb lever and sector, the bell hammer is first lifted and then released, by
the said pawl engaging with a suitable projection or stop on the main casting;
being thereby drawn out of contact with the hammer tail, and the hammer conse-
quently allowed to fall under the influence of a spring and strike the bell: the
latter being situated in the top of the case, and supported by an arm projecting
from and forming part of, the before mentioned central brackets.
In place of the ordinary cup shaped bell supported as just described, we may for
the purpose of economising space, reducing bulk, or increasing available rooin for
counter mechanisms, use a curved strip of bell metal secured to the main case casting
and shaped to lie freely within it.
The registers or counting trains we may construct by either of the following
alternative methods, both of which are however an adaptation of the well known
principle of the Geneva stop action; which, while being a more or less detached
gear, is according to our invention more compact, and so constructed that no
wheel or its axle carrying the pointer is free to move independently of its driver,
the pointers moreover have a step by step movement.
The two alternative methods above mentioned we will refer to hereinafter as
The former we will now
(a) the spring disc counter and (b) the pin disc counter.
proceed to describe, and, as any wheel in either numerator or £ s. d. counter differs
from the remaining wheels only in the number of its teeth, a description of any one
of them will serve for the whole.
Mounted on a spindle or sleeve is a wheel having suitably shaped ratchet or
inclined teeth, and also a steel disc secured thereto but of larger diameter: the
function of said disc being to drive the next forward wheel of the train one step
for each complete revolution of said disc, and to hold it in its correct position
during the remaining part of the revolution. This is accomplished as follows:-
A circumferential slot is cut thro' and extends about 45° around the steel disc
one end of said slot being cut through to the edge so as to form that part of the
periphery of the disc into a spring, the free end of which is provided with a notch
or recess of suitable shape and size to engage around a tooth of the next wheel
when in the position to do so.
A pin working freely thro' and guided by a suitably positioned hole in the plate
upon which the counting train is mounted, is caused by means of a spring to press
against the under surface of the said steel disc, the pin being so placed, and of
such a diameter, that on the rotation of the steel disc it will at a certain point enter
the circumferential slot, and force or cause to remain out the free end of the spring
by engaging with an inclined surface on its inner edge, situated behind the said
notch or recess cut therein. This action is so timed, and the free end of the spring
so shaped, that the notch in the latter will engage with a tooth of and draw round

page_text: the next wheel one division; said wheel being so placed that the periphery of the
steel disc bears lightly against and intersects between the points of its two nearest
teeth. The continued rotation of the disc forces down the above mentioned pin out
of the circumferential slot, and simultaneously locks and effectually prevents the
second wheel from again being moved until the next complete revolution of the
driving disc has been accomplished.
'The construction and operation of the pin disc counter is as follows:-
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Upon the first spindle or sleeve is mounted a wheel, having the desired number
of ratchet teeth, and forming the units or pence wheel of the train to be driven
by one or other of the pawls before mentioned; this wheel carries with it a disc
provided with a notch or recess cut into its periphery, and a round steel pin in
juxtaposition to said notch and standing out at right angles to the plane of said
disc. The second wheel of the train, which is provided with the desired number
of suitably shaped ratchet teeth, and also carries a similar number of pins
projecting at right angles to the wheel and arranged equidistantly in a circle
passing through the roots of said ratchet teeth; is so planted that the periphery
of the disc of No. 1 wheel bears against and between the two nearest of said
pins by intersecting the circle upon which they are planted, thus effectually
preventing No. 2 wheel being moved independently of No 1, and then only
when the relative positions of the two wheels are such that a registration on the
second dial is to be effected.
By the rotation of No. 1 wheel, the pin on its disc is brought into contact
with the face of one of the teeth on No. 2 wheel, and at the same instant the notch
in disc of No. 1 is brought opposite one of the pins on No. 2; when, by a
further rotation of No. 1 wheel, the pin on its disc will drive round No. 2 wheel,
causing one of its pins to enter the notch on No. 1 disc which notch then
becomes the driving surface, and carries forward with it No. 2 wheel until on
the completion of its movement the latter is again locked by the periphery of No. 1
disc intersecting between the next pair of pins brought into position.
No. 2 wheel is provided with a similar driving and locking disc to operate No. 3
wheel; the action in both cases being exactly similar.
In place of the circle of pins arranged on the face of the ratchet wheel, we
may use
a second wheel with suitably shaped teeth, affixed to the said ratchet
wheel; but, inasmuch as the pin wheel method offers less surface for the lodgement
of dirt, we prefer it to the former in some cases.
The thumb lever, which is made in one steel forging and works upon a fixed
pin between the cheeks on the main casting before mentioned, is suitably shaped
on its under side to receive a helical spring for lifting the lever, between which,
and the axis of the lever, and connected to the lever, is situated the perforating
punch. The head of the perforating punch is slotted down to form two cheeks
to embrace the lever, and slide freely in recesses machined on either side thereof;
said recesses being each provided with an inwardly projecting tooth to engage
in an elongated notch cut on the edge of the perforating punch head cheeks. The
action of the "punch "is as follows:-
When the thumb lever is in its raised position, the perforating punch is lifted out
of its die by the said projecting teeth engaging with the tops of the notches in
the punch head upon the depression of the thumb lever, the projecting teeth
travel down the said notches, the punch remaining in its raised position until said
teeth reach the bottom of the notches, when, by the continued depression of the
thumb lever, the punch is forced thro' the ticket where it remains until, at nearly
the end of the upstroke of the lever the teeth again engage with the tops of the
notches in the punch head, whereby the punch is withdrawn from the ticket and
the latter consequently released. The result of this free movement of the lever in
the punch head is, that the ticket is not punched until the lever has nearly
completed its downward stroke and all registration has been effected; and, that the
punch remains through the ticket and so prevents its withdrawal until all the
internal mechanisms have returned to their positions of rest.

page_text: The punch is also provided with means by which on the completion of a day's
work, the user can, by inserting between the lever and the case casting a suitably
shaped wedge or block, lock the thumb lever in its raised position to prevent
malicious or accidental working of the punch against him; said wedge or block
being so constructed and applied that when once inserted, it is held in position by
a spring bolt or other suitable contrivance which cannot be released or withdrawn
except by the removal of the case covers by the authorized official.
Dated this 18th day of January 1893.
ARTHUR WARNER.
F. BRACEBRIDGE MILLS.
Improvements in Registering Ticket Punches.
We ARTHUR WARNER, of 86 South Hill Park Hampstead, in the County of
Middlesex, Gentleman, and FRANK BRACEBRIDGE MILLS of 59, 60 and 61 Hatton
Garden in the County of London, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
This invention for improvements in registering ticket punches relates to that
class of registering punch in which a single thumb lever and perforating punch is
employed and in which the extent of motion of a sliding tongue piece actuated from
the thumb lever is determined by a stop, the position of which is made to vary
directly with the price of the ticket to be punched, and then throws into or out of
gear the device actuating the registering mechanism and itself actuated from the
thumb lever so that the registering mechanism is advanced to an extent dependent
on the price of the ticket punched and thus registers the total value of all the
tickets punched. The stop may be either a stepped cam or the ticket itself and in
the latter case the width of the ticket or the distance from a punching line to its
edge varies with the price and the object is to cheapen and simplify the con-
struction and to make it more reliable and durable. The object in having the
widths of the tickets to vary with the price is that it renders it impossible for the
user to actuate the register fraudulently whereas if the widths of the tickets varied
inversely with the price by punching the higher priced tickets to the outer side of
the usual punching line, the price register would be actuated as by a wider ticket—
that is of less value.
In the accompanying seven sheets of drawings:-
Fig. 1 is a plan to an enlarged scale of a ticket punch designed to register the
number of tickets issued and their total value constructed according to this inven-
tion, and
Fig. 2 is a front side elevation with the front cover removed.
Figs. 3 and 4 are front sectional elevations at the back of the price counter
mechanism showing parts in the position they occupy before and after a punching
operation, and
Fig. 5 is a back end elevation with the covers and ticket registering mechanism
supposed removed, of the same.
Figs. 6 to 50 are detail views as hereinafter referred to.
The main casting a is so shaped as to form in one piece an open ended containing
case for the registers and their driving and controlling mechanisms, a bracket a¹
with its guide cheeks a² for supporting and guiding the thumb lever band a handle a³
by which the punch is carried and held whilst being operated. The thumb lever b
works on a pin 6-shown separately in Fig. 31-mounted in the cheeks a² and
retained in position by the pin 6. The perforating punch b¹ and the helical
spring for raising the thumb lever after it has been depressed are arranged

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between the guide cheeks a² and the base of the bracket a' forms the upper jaw of
the ticket slot c across which the perforating punch 6' works. The lower jaw at of
the ticket slot c is a separate piece having at its front end a projection a³ fitting
between the guide cheeks a³ and itself having a projection as passing over the top
of the base of the bracket a¹. The back end of the lower jaw passes through a
slot in the casing a and between two lugs a' to which it is secured by screws a³
Figs. 3 and 5.
The open ends of the case are closed by detachable doors d provided with internal
flanges which maintain the doors in position. Projections d² on the flanges d' of
the doors fit in corresponding recesses in the case a and opposite the projections are
hooks d³ which engage with the hooked ends of a double-ended latch lever d* so as
to secure the covers in position. A boss at the centre of the lever works in a
hole at the top of a recess a situated at the top of the case and in which the lever
works, the bottom of the recess being closed by a sliding plate d. The ends of the
lever are hook shaped, the hooks pointing in opposite directions and engaging with
the hooks d³ on the covers. The springs d tend to keep the hooks d³ and latch
lever engaged. The outer end of the boss do which is flush with the outside of the
case a is suitably shaped to receive a key-shown separately in Figs. 10 and 11-by
which it can be rotated so as to disengage the hooks. A cover, sliding in a
groove in the case over the end of the boss 6 and retained in place by the covers d,
is recessed on its underside to receive a seal so that the covers cannot be unlocked
without the key breaking the seal and is provided with a central projecting pipe or
tube serving as a guide for the key and a protection for the seal from accidental
injury. Preferably the seal is marked in a place that is left uninjured by the key
and is usually a piece of paper or card upon which are printed some distinguishing
letters or numbers as shown in Fig. 50 and which as a further precaution may also
be marked with copying ink and press copied.
In the modification shown in Figs. 38 to 43, the boss dº of the latch lever d' is
recessed and a bar d", secured to a disc 2 pivoted centrally in the boss and
resting on it, works in this recess and operates the latch lever. The object in
making the recess as shown is to give the key a certain free motion before it begins
to operate the lever so as to ensure the thorough breaking of the seal. A spring d¹³
secured at d to the disc 12 and by the pin is to the casing ensures the return of
the bar and disc to their normal position when the key is released. The tube die,
fixed to the seal slide 8 and serving as a guide for the key, Fig. 43, is provided
with a pin ", the key having a corresponding notch through which the pin
passes on inserting the key and with a groove d¹³ in which the pin works when the
key is turned to unlock the covers. The disc is provided with two holes do in
which projections 2 on the key fit so that it can be operated by the key.
The perforating punch has a slotted head 67 which embraces the thumb lever
and slides freely in recesses on either side of the lever. Each recess is provided
with an inwardly projecting tooth engaging in an elongated notch 60 cut on the
edge of the head . When the thumb lever is raised, the perforating punch is
lifted out of its die by the teeth 70 engaging with the tops of the notches 10.
When the lever is depressed the teeth pass down the notches and the ticket is
pierced at the end of its stroke by the lever coming in contact with the bottom of
the slot in the head of the perforating punch and after the registering operations
have been effected. The punch remains in the ticket until all the register
controlling mechanisms have returned to their normal positions when by a further
slight upward movement of the thumb lever the pierced ticket is released by the
unch. A pin 61, passing through a hole in the bracket a' and into a groove 613 in
the perforating punch, prevents the latter falling by its own weight out of the
guide when the instrument is inverted.
To prevent malicious or accidental operation of the punch against the user, the
thumb lever can be locked at the end of the days work by placing a block m-
shown separately in Figs. 23, 24 and 29-on the part 1, a pin m' on the upper end
of the block m taking into a recess 61 in the lever and the lower part of the

page_text: block bearing against the case; a spring bolt m²-shown separately in Figs. 25
and 26-sliding through the case a and taking into a hole m³ in the lower end
of the block m. The spring bolt can only be withdrawn to again release the
block and thus the lever by removing the cover, when the curved part of the
spring m is relieved of the pressure exerted by the projection on the cover
and the spring then withdraws the bolt. On replacing the cover the projection
again acts on the spring to force out the bolt but inasmuch as the projection d"
is in itself elastic, the bolt is depressed when inserting the block m by its
lower edge and locks it so that it cannot be withdrawn. By the above described
arrangement the lever can be locked with all the parts in their normal positions
and is unlocked by removing the cover of the case.
The internal mechanism is carried by a single bracket e-shown separately in
Figs. 12 and 13-secured to an internal rib of the case by the screws e² e² e².
Projecting from both sides of the bracket e and fixed therein is a stud e' and
working freely on the front end of the stud e', that is in front of the bracket e, is a
cam plate shown separately in Figs. 14 and 15-provided with a concentric
slot having a notch at its rear end and with a pin engaging in a fork g¹ on
a sliding tongue, shown separately in Figs. 18 and 19. The tongue g slides into
the ticket slot e through a groove in the casing and a saddle g at its back end
bears on the bracket e. A. stop 92 acting on the rear of the saddle g', and fixed to
the bracket e, limits the back motion; and the forward motion is limited by the
The
inner end of the tongue abutting against the step on the bracket e.
driving sector-shown separately in Figs. 21 and 22--mounted loosely on
the back part of the stude¹, that is at the back of the bracket e, carries three
pawls 1, 2, 3 operating respectively the price and number registers and the bell
hammer lever, and is operated by a pin 3 fixed to a projection of the thumb
lever band working in the slot in the sector. The slot is shaped as shown so
that on the thumb lever being returned to its normal position by the spring 62 it
first actuates the sector to return the operating devices of the registering
mechanisms to their normal positions; and then, whilst leaving the sector stationary,
lifts or raises the perforating punch; thus the punched ticket cannot be withdrawn
until the registering operations are complete in all respects and the thumb lever
has returned to its normal position from which a full working stroke must be taken
in order to punch the next ticket.
The pawl-shown separately in Figs. 27 and 28-operating the ticket number
register is carried on the back end of a pin fixed in and projecting from both
sides of the driving sector hand is kept in gear with its ratchet wheel by the
spring. The bell hammer lever i is pivoted to the bracket e by the screw and
is held in the position shown by a spring, one end of which is passed through the
The bell
hole in the lever and the other through the hole in the bracket e.
lever i is operated by the pawl pivoted to the sector by a screw 7 and acted
The tooth
on by the spring 8 to keep it pressed against the stop / on the sector.
of the pawl first raises the hammer by acting on the end of the lever i and then
its tail comes in contact with the rib a0 and the continued motion of the sector /
causes the tooth of the pawl to be drawn away from the bell lever when the
spring forces the hammer against the bell. The bell is supported on the
projection of the bracket e.
The pawl shown separately in Figs. 16 and 17-for operating the price
registering mechanism is made in two parts both mounted on the front part of the
pin . The part " has fixed in it a pin 12 taking into the slot of the cam
plate and forced against the outer side of the slot by a spring h. The
spring tends to maintain the two parts of the pawl in the position shown in the
drawings. Normally the pin 12 rests in the notch in the slot f'.
the thumb lever is operated, the pawl, carried by the sector h, drives round
the cam platef by means of the pin "resting in the notch 2. The cam plate f
also slides the tongue g forwards towards the ticket slot c and if a ticket is in the
slot when the tongue g comes against the ticket the motion of the cam plate is
When

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stopped and the pin 12 rises out of the notch and enters the concentric part of
the slot f, whilst the spring 3 causes the part h¹ to follow the upward movement
of the part hand thus to engage with the first wheel of the price registering
mechanism which is then operated for the remainder of the stroke. The whole
strain of the pawl in actuating the mechanism is thus taken up by the pin . On
the return of the double pawl the spring 3 allows the part to ride over the
teeth of the ratchet wheel. It will readily be seen that the wider the ticket
inserted in the slot e the sooner will the forward motion of the tongue be arrested
and the pawl be lifted into gear with its ratchet wheel and thus operate to a
greater extent the price registering mechanism. The extent of motion of the
driving plate is such that if the tongue g were prevented from movement, the
pawl would operate its ratchet wheel through three teeth for each complete
inovement of the thumb lever. The tickets 1, and 2-shown respectively in
Figs. 47, 48 and 49-are of such width that they arrest the motion of the tongue g
at such points that the pawl actuates its ratchet wheel three, two, or one tooth
corresponding to the price of the said ticket. The pawl is disengaged from the
ratchet wheel near the end of its stroke by a pin acting on the tail 15 of the
lever and fixed to the plate carrying the price registering mechanism.
22
The counter mechanism for the ticket number register-shown separately in
Figs. 32, 33 and 34-is a modification of the wellknown Geneva stop motion.
The gearings are mounted on studs n', u², n³ screwed to a plate a secured by the
screws to the rib a and lug a". On a sleeve n working on the first motion
stud n' is fixed a ratchet wheel o driven by the pawl and also a disc o operating
the toothed wheel o² fixed on a sleeve n mounted on the second motion stud n² and
having mounted on it a disc o³ similar to the disc o for operating a toothed wheel o¹
on the sleeve n' on the third motion stud n³. The disc o is of such diameter
that its periphery bears lightly against the points of the two nearest teeth of its
toothed wheel o² and so locks the wheel. The disc o is provided with a concentric
slot of, the rear end of the slot being cut through to the edge so as to form a
spring o', the free end of which is notched as shown to engage the tooth of the
toothed wheel o² on the stud n². A pin o slides freely in a hole in the plate n and
its outer end is pressed, by the spring o' fixed on the inside of the plate n, against
the rear surface of the disc o' and is arranged in the path of the slot o° so that once
during each rotation of the disc of it is forced into the slot and when near the other
end of the slot forces out the end of the spring o' causing it to engage with a tooth
of the wheel o² and rotate it through one division when it leaves the tooth and the
disc again locks the wheel o² in the new position. The pin o is forced back behind
the disc by the end of the slot which is suitably bevelled for this purpose.
disco is arranged to operate the toothed wheel of in a similar manner.
toothed wheel 0 is thus rotated one division for each complete rotation of
the ratchet wheel o. Similarly the toothed wheel o' is rotated through one
division for each complete rotation of the wheel o². The sleeves no, no, n' have
enlarged and recessed front ends and are retained on their studs by the spring
discs n³ having slots n so that they can be forced under the heads of the
studs n¹, n², n³ and into the recesses in the sleeves. The whole mechanism is
covered by a dial plate secured to the counterplaten by three screws n and
through which the front ends of the sleeves no, no, n² project. The front end of
each sleeve is provided with a fiducial mark extending to the circumference and
indicating on a dial marked on the plate 10 and surrounding the end. The dials
indicate units, tens and hundreds respectively.
The
The
The counter mechanism for the price register-shown separately in Figs. 35, 36
and 37 is similar to that described and is arranged on the opposite side of the
case, the number of teeth in the wheels being so arranged that the register indicates
pounds shillings and pence, the first ratchet wheel o being driven by the pawl h¹.
In the modification of counter mechanism shown in Figs. 44 and 45 the toothed
wheels and discs p¹ are connected by concentric and equi-distant pins p'. The
disc on each sleeve bears lightly on the two nearest pins 2 connecting the disc and

page_text: wheel on the next sleeve so as to lock them and is provided with a notch p³ to
engage the pins p² and a pin p' to act on the teeth of the wheel on the next sleeve.
The notch and pin are so arranged that when the pin pt comes against the face of
a tooth the notch is opposite one of the pins p². The pin p projecting from a disc
on one sleeve once in every revolution acts on a tooth of the wheel p on the next
sleeve and at the same time the notch p³ in the disc comes opposite a pin p². The
pin p' gives the first motion to the compound wheel p p and the notch completes
the motion so that the disc and wheel on the second sleeve are moved through one
division for cach complete revolution of the disc p' on the first sleeve and are then
again locked by the disc p.
In the modification shown in Fig. 46. the pins p² are replaced by a toothed
wheel p³.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. A price registering ticket punch consisting of a case provided with a ticket
slot, an operating lever mounted on the case, a marking punch adapted to be
operated by the lever across the slot, a tongue piece projecting from within the
case into the slot, a cam within the case adapted to slide the tongue piece forwards
and backwards, a device operated from the lever and adapted to drive the cam until
the tongue meets is arrested, a counter mechanism, and a double spring pawl
operated with the said device from the lever and adapted to be thrown into gear
with the first wheel of the counter mechanism when the motion of the cam is
arrested substantially as described for the purpose specified.
2. A ticket punch consisting of a main frame carrying the upper jaw of a ticket
slot, a marking punch adapted to be forced across the said slot, a handle or lever
mounted in the frame and adapted to force the marking punch across the slot, and
the lower jaw frame adapted to engage with the front of the main frame and having
at its rear a projection adapted to pass through a slot in the case and to be secured
within the case substantially as described.
3. The punch case consisting of the open ended case, end covers having
projections engaging with recesses in the case and provided with hooks, a double
ended hooked lever pivoted in the case and adapted to engage with the cover hooks
and to be operated to release the cover hooks by a key from outside the case,
substantially as described.
4. A punch case consisting of an open ended case, a cover adapted to be
retained by the case, a latch lever pivoted in the case and adapted to lock the
cover on the case and to be operated from the outside by a key, and a removable
seal protector adapted to receive a seal and hold it in the path of the key and be
locked on the case by the cover substantially as described.
5. A punch case consisting of a case, a cover for the case, a locking lever to
secure the cover, a pivoted bar having a definite free motion in respect to the lever
and adapted to operate the lever and he operated by a key, and a removable seal
protector adapted to receive a seal and hold it in the path of the key and be locked
on the case by the cover substantially as described as shown with reference to
Figs. 38 to 43 and for the purpose set forth.
6. The arrangement of the perforating punch in conjunction with its operating
lever so that it is actuated only at the ends of the movements of the said lever
substantially as described.
7. The mechanism for locking the operating lever of a registering ticket punch
consisting of a block locking at one end into the lever and at the other end
engaging with the case and locked thereto by a spring locking pin adapted to be
automatically withdrawn on removing the cover substantially as described.
8. The driving sector carrying the pawls driving the counting mechanism and
operated by a thumb lever in such manner that the return motion of the parts is
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and for the purpose set forth.
9. The mechanism for operating the bell hammer consisting of the spring lever
-attached to the bell hammer, a pawl driven from the thumb lever, and a fixed stop
:so arranged in respect to one another that the pawl in its forward motion first
raises the bell hammer by acting on its lever and then comes in contact with the
-stop which throws it off the spring lever substantially as described.
10. The double spring pawl for operating the price register consisting of one
part forced by a spring against a cam and adapted to drive the cam until the motion
of the cam is arrested when it is itself operated by the cam, and a second part
forced against the first part by a second spring and adapted to fall into gear when
the first part is operated by the cam, substantially as described.
11. The counter motions substantially as described with reference to Figs. 32,
-33 and 34 or to Figs. 44 and 45, or to Fig. 46.
12. The general arrangement and construction of a price registering ticket punch
substantially as described with reference to the drawings.
Dated this 20th day of November 1893.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.