Improvements in Registering Mechanism Specially Applicable to Ticket Punches.
Year: 1887

page_text: he decision of the Comptroller-General, of the 24th day of April 1893,
allowed, under Section 18 of the Patents, &c. Act, 1883, an Amendment
of this Specification.
Date of Application, 12th Jan., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 12th Nov., 1887-Accepted, 12th Jan., 1883
Improvements in Registering Mechanism Specially Applicable to
Ticket Punches.
We ARTHUR WARNER of 15 Highbury Crescent, London N., Gentleman, and
JAMES PARTHENAY ROCK of 21 Parliament Hill Road, Hampstead, London N.W.
Engineer and WALTER HENRY DAVIS of 5 Percival Street, Clerkenwell, London E.C.
Watch and Clock Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention consists mainly of a registering device, in which, under one modifi-
cation thereof, the width of the tickets employed in conjunction therewith, governs
and determines the registration of the values by means of a tongue piece caused to
work backwards and forwards in a slot, in which the tickets are inserted, the travel of
said tongue piece being regulated by the width of the ticket inserted.
Or we may if desired use tickets of equal width, having thereon at predetermined
distances a printed line, hereinafter referred to as the punching line, the mechanism
used in conjunction therewith consisting primarily of a figured disc and a supple-
mentary tongue, or it may be arranged as a register simply, where the use of tickets
is dispensed with, in which case we provide an obstructor, cam or other suitable
device, having marked thereon the fares; said cam being arranged to rotate in the
path of the tongue's travel.
In the accompanying Sheet of Drawings, we have illustrated our said Invention in
its primary application in connection with the "bell punches" such as used by
the conductors of tramcars and other vehicles, for operating upon the tickets
handed to passengers, though we wish it to be understood our Invention is applicable
to registering purposes generally-Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the
right hand side or face of the device according to our Invention.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the left hand side or face of the said
device.
Figure 3 is an elevation of the left hand side of the Punch shewing differential
register wheels on one side, the mechanism on one side being according to our present
modification the same as that on the other.

page_text: Figuro 4 mustrates the driving crank unlocking plate hereinafter referred to, and
tongue piece in position for starting.
Figure 5 shews the bell and a method of operating same.
Figure 6 represents a vertical section of the device, taken on line A. B, looking in
the direction of the arrow, Figure 2.
Figures 7 and 8 illustrate respectively opposite sides of the cam device hereinafter
referred to, designed to meet the case wherein tickets of equal width are
employed, and
Figure 9 is a plan view of the mechanism illustrated in Figures 7 and 8.
Figure 10 represents the Figured disc.
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In carrying out our invention for the particular purpose above named and referring
more particularly to Figures 1 and 2 we employ a casing or body a having two
jaws a, a" hereinafter referred to as "the upper" and "the lower" jaw respectively.
The body or casing a is provided at its larger end, as shewn, with a suitable handle b.
In the upper jaw a we arrange a thumb lever e carrying a punch d working in a
suitable guide e; said guide being connected to the two sides of the "upper jaw."
Between the upper and lower jaws is a slot f. to allow of the insertion of the tickets,
and also to permit of the travel of the sliding tongue piece before mentioned. In
the body part or casing a two partitions or dividing plates tt Fig. 6, are arranged at
a suitable distance apart to allow of the mechanism being placed there-between.
right angles to these partitions or division plates, I mount a spindle (Fig. 6) carrying
the mechanism herein referred to. It will be seen that the thumb lever c is connected
to a bell crank bracket ii Figure 1-shown also in the detached view, Figure 4,
hereinafter called the driving bracket, the lower end of which is connected to another
bracket o Fig. 2 by means of the spindle o; said spindle having thereon three
pawls,, and Figures 1, 2 and 6, two of which pawls and
engage in the
ratchet wheels j and p, which work two registers of ordinary construction, the third
pawl has a round nose engaging into a notch of similar shape upon an unlocking
plate k, having in it a slot ', which, by means of a pin m advances and withdraws
the sliding tongue g, the rear end of which is forked to move over and obtain support
from the tube n to which is fixed the two unlocking plates kl.
The bell may be operated in any suitable manner, one method being shewn in the
accompanying drawings, Figure 5, namely on the tube which operates the register, I
arrange a star wheel corresponding with the number of depressions of the thumb
lever required to make one revolution of the ratchet, thus, it will be easily seen, that
upon one of the points of the star wheel in its rotation coming in contact with the
spring levers as shewn, it will raise same, and upon further rotation, said lever will
he suddenly released and the hammer come in contact with, and sound the bell.
We employ a double set of register wheels; one set registering each movement of
the lever and consequently, the number of tickets used; the other set a less amount,
according to the value of the tickets issued. The tickets to be used in that type of
the apparatus according to our invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings
Figures 1 to 6 are of varying widths according to their respective values, the width of
the tickets governing one set of registers, namely; that which we have illustrated and
referred to as the left hand register, Fig. 3.
Figures 7, 8 and 9 illustrate the device which in accordance with our invention we
adopt for use with tickets of uniform width and in such cases where we may prefer to
employ tickets of different values, but of equal widths we print, or otherwise mark
thereon, what is hereinafter termed the panching line, by which we are enabled to
render it practically impossible, without detection, for the operator to substitute a
ticket of lower value, than that registered; as, the punchings being received in a
suitable receptacle, should all bear, or have identified upon them the punching line
aforesaid.
The manipulation and working of the device according to our invention is as
follows that is to say, The ticket having a value, of say, for instance three pence,
and the width of said ticket corresponding with such value, is inserted in the slot f
the thumb lever c is now depressed, moving downwards the driving bracket i, said

page_text: driving bracket being connected to the bracket o' in the manner hereinbefore described.
At any pre-arranged part of the stroke during the depression of the thumb lever c,
the ticket is punched or otherwise cancelled the driving bracket will also at the end
of the stroke have moved the ratchet wheelj by means of the pawl i Fig. 1 four
teeth, this being the highest value adopted as illustrated in accordance with our present
invention In moving the distance above named the pawl will have carried forward
the unlocking plates and the tongue piece g aforesaid until obstructed by the ticket
in the slot, when the unlocking plates and tongue piece become stationary.
At a given point during the depression of the lever and consequent on the tongue q
meeting the ticket inserted in the slot the round nose pawl Fig. 4, will be forced
out of the notch and ride upon the surface or periphery of the stationary unlocking
plate k, while the pawl i will move the ratchet wheel j, another three teeth, completing
the stroke and at the same time sounding the bell. On the opposite side of the device
to that just referred to, the pawl "i" would in a similar manner register four teeth,
but the pin of the pawl coming in contact with the unlocking plate / throws the
pawl out of gear the position of said unlocking plate being of course determined
by the width of the ticket, which allows the round nose pawl to move said unlocking
plate a certain distance only. It will be seen therefore that while the one side
registered four teeth, the opposite side has registered one tooth only, the value of the
ticket as before mentioned, being four, minus one, or say three pence.
Upon the thumb lever being released, the various parts of the device resume their
normal position.
JAMES STEVENSON,
Gray's. Inn Chambers,
20, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agent for Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (AMENDED).
Improvements in Registering Mechanism Specially Applicable to
Ticket Punches.
We, ARTHUR WARNER of 15 Highbury Crescent, London N., Gentleman and
JAMES PARTHENAY ROCK of 21 Parliament Hill Road, Hampstead, London, N.W.
Engineer, and WALTER HENRY DAVIS of 5a Percival Street Clerkenwell London E.C.
Watch and Clock Maker, 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 :-
Our invention consists mainly of a registering device, in which under one modifi-
cation thereof the width of the tickets employed in conjunction therewith governs
and determines the registration of the values by means of a tongue piece caused to
work backwards and forwards in a slot, in which the tickets are inserted, the travel of
said tongue-piece being regulated by the width of the ticket inserted. Or we may if
desired use tickets of equal width, having a line printed thereon hereinafter referred
to as the punching line.
In order that our invention may be the better understood we have appended the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which Figures 1 and 2 represent obverse and
reverse sides of the registering apparatus exposing to view the registering devices,
one of which registers a constant forward movement equivalent to four teeth of the
ratchet wheel, and the other has a differential movement hereinafter more particularly
described. Figure 3 shows a detached view of the front portion of the device, to
which is adapted an obstructor or horizontally rotating cam, and Figure 4 is a plan of
one form of the above referred to obstructor or cam. Figure 5 illustrates the inner face
of one of the dividing plates showing the unlocking plate and sliding tongue piece.
Figure 6 is the inner face of the other division plate showing the driving bracket or
lever and mechanism for sounding the bell. Figure 7 is a plan of the device showing
the arrangement of the mechanism and Figures 8 to 12 inclusive are detached views
of the various parts of the mechanism.
Between the partitions or division plates & Figures 5 and 6 is mounted a spindle h
which carries the internal mechanisin of the device upon a tube n. To said tube n
are rigidly attached two arms j, j which sustain at the extremities thereof a supple-
mentary spindle o, upon the ends of which are pivotted the pawls and . There
is also attached to the tube n the driving bracket or lever i, one end of which
has a longitudinal slot formed therein, into which takes a pin fixed to the lower
extremity of the thumb lever c. The other end of the driving bracket or lever i
forms one of the arms for supporting the supplementary spindle o above referred to.-
The pawl above mentioned engages with and actuates the ratchet wheels of the
constant register.
Upon the tuben aforesaid between the driving bracket or lever i and division

page_text: plate is arranged an extension piece or nose a to serve as a catch for actuating the
bell hammer in substitution of a star or pin wheel.
Upon the other end of the spindle h is mounted in close proximity to the division
plate ta flanged collar Q Figure 12 to which is attached the unlocking plate k. Said
unlocking plate has a radial slot ¹ formed therein which by means of a pin m secured
to the sliding forked tongue piece y advances and withdraws the latter.
On referring to Figure 12 it will be seen that the collar has a depression or recess
formed on one part of its flange, the object of which recess is to allow of the unlocking
plate moving freely forward when pushed by the pin p in the pawl a limited
distance, when it is prevented from overturning by the stop in the arm which
on the thumb lover being released, the stop 7 causes the unlocking plate k to return
to its normal position.
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We will now proceed to describe the mechanical action that takes place when
the device above described according to our invention is used without inserting
a ticket within the slot f. In such case, on the depression of the lever c, the
tongue piece by means of the pin m is advanced, and the pawl engages with the
primary ratchet wheel of the differential register, carrying it forward a distance
equivalent to 3 teeth; when it is ungeared by the tongue of the pawl striking against
the side of the enclosing case, or, if desired, a projection may be provided to catch said
tongue of the pawl; the pin p in the pawl in this movement pushing forward
the unlocking plate ; the primary ratchet wheel of the constant register boing,
at the same time moved forward four teeth. On the insertion however of a ticket into
the slot, the tongue piece g is checked, and according to the width of the ticket the
paw moves forward the constant register the full distance of four teeth but the
pawl moves the differential register a distance only corresponding with the distance
travelled by the tongue piece when checked by the inserted ticket-Said pawl ¿ is
then, by means of the pin p raised out of gear with the ratchet wheel, and the pin p
rides over the unlocking plate k. Thus, the driving bracket or lever will, at the end
of the stroke of the thumb lever, e have moved the constant ratchet wheel by means
of the pawl, four teeth, this being the limit of movement adopted in accordance
with our invention. In the action above set forth, the pawl will have carried
forward the unlocking plate k, and the tongue piece g aforesaid, until obstructed by
the ticket in the slot when said unlocking plate and tongue piece become stationary,
and the pawl is raised out of the ratchet by the pin p which latter rides over said
unlocking platek-It will thus be seen that the free action of the pawl 1 is governed
entirely by the width of the inserted ticket.
Referring further to the constant register, Figure 1, the pointer is suspended
loosely in the centre of the screw which secures the centre disc in position, the object
of which is that on the third disc completing a revolution, the pin n¹ moves said
pointer away from its normal position, thus shewing that a new cycle has commenced.
In addition to the punching line above referred to, we may, if thought desirable,
print a marginal line upon each side of the ticket in order to prevent the possibility
of the tickets being tampered with by cutting the edges to reduce the widths.
The attachment illustrated at Figure 3 which may be actuated by hand or otherwise
is devised for adoption when tickets are dispensed with, the obstructor or cam,
Figure from its conformation, performing the same functions as the tickets of
varying widths. In the use of above referred to device, the slot in which the
tickets are inserted is unnecessary, and further if thought desirable the constant
register may also be dispensed with, suitable means being employed to ensure that
the can or other obstructor shall not remain partially rotated, but shall at all times
when at rest, present one or other of its faces squarely to the tongue piece g.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :
First. The improved registering ticket apparatus substantially as herein described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

page_text: Second. In the device referred to in the preceding claim the method which wo
adopt of registering by subtraction substantially as herein set forth.
Third. In a registering device in which tickets are used, the employment of two
registers, one of which is constant, and the other differential, substantially as herein
set forth.
Fourth. In an apparatus as herein described the combination with a registering
device of an unlocking plate or plates substantially as herein set forth.
Fifth. In registering device, the employment of one or more unlocking plates in
combination with a sliding tongue piece for controlling the movement of the differentia!
register substantially as herein set forth.
Sixth. The mode of operating both registers by direct-thumb-pressure-without-the
intervention of-a-spring-substantially as herein set forth.
Seventh. The employment of tickets of various widths, said varying widths having
fixed-values-substantially as herein-set forth, said widths having each a fived value,
those tickets of the lowest value being the narrowest, for the purpose. substantially as
herein set forth.
Eighth. The employment of tickets of equal widths and provided on both sides with
punching lines, substantially as herein set forth.
Ninth. The use in a registering ticket device of a vertical or horizontal cam in
combination with a fare displayer substantially as herein set forth.
Tenth. The use of an obstructor, horizontal rotating cam or equivalent, substantially
as herein set forth.
Datod this 11th day of November 1887:
JAMES
STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers,
20, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Jan., 1887
Complete Left, 12th Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 12th Jan.. 1898
Ticket Punches.
We ARTHUR WARNER of 15 Highbury Crescent, London N., Gentleman, and
JAMES PARTHENAY ROCK of 21 Parliament Hill Road, Hampstead, London N.W.
Engineer and WALTER HENRY DAVIS of 5 Percival Street, Clerkenwell, London E.C.
Watch and Clock Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
Our invention consists mainly of a registering device, in which, under one modifi-
cation thereof, the width of the tickets employed in conjunction therewith, governs
and determines the registration of the values by means of a tongue piece caused to
work backwards and forwards in a slot, in which the tickets are inserted, the travel of
said tongue piece being regulated by the width of the ticket inserted.
Or we may if desired use tickets of equal width, having thereon at predetermined
distances a printed line, hereinafter referred to as the punching line, the mechanism
used in conjunction therewith consisting primarily of a figured disc and a supple-
mentary tongue, or it may be arranged as a register simply, where the use of tickets
is dispensed with, in which case we provide an obstructor, cam or other suitable
device, having marked thereon the fares said cam being arranged to rotate in the
path of the tongue's travel.
In the accompanying Sheet of Drawings, we have illustrated our said Invention in
its primary application in connection with the "bell punches" such as used by
the conductors of tramcars and other vehicles, for operating upon the ticket!
handed to passengers, though we wish it to be understood our Invention is applicable
to registering purposes generally-Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the
right hand side or face of the device according to our Invention.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the left hand side or face of the said
device.
Figure 3 is an elevation of the left hand side of the Punch shewing differential
register wheels on one side, the mechanism on one side being according to our present
modification the same as that on the other.

page_text: Figure 4 mustrates the driving crank unlocking prate veremarter referred to, annu
tongue piece in position for starting.
Figure 5 shows the bell and a method of operating same.
Figure 6 represents a vertical section of the device, taken on line A. B, looking in
the direction of the arrow, Figure 2.
Figures 7 and 8 illustrate respectively opposite sides of the cam device hereinafter
referred to, designed to meet the case wherein tickets of equal width are
employed, and
Figure 9 is a plan view of the mechanism illustrated in Figures 7 and 8.
Figure 10 represents the Figured disc.
::
In carrying out our invention for the particular purpose above named and referring
more particularly to Figures 1 and 2 we employ a casing or body a having two
jaws a, a hereinafter referred to as "the upper" and "the lower jaw respectively.
The body or casing a is provided at its larger end, as shewn, with a suitable handle b.
In the upper jaw a we arrange a thumb lever c carrying a punch & working in a
suitable guide e; said guide being connected to the two sides of the upper jaw."
Between the upper and lower jaws is a slot f. to allow of the insertion of the tickets,
and also to permit of the travel of the sliding tongue piece before mentioned. In
the body part or casing a two partitions or dividing plates & Fig. 6, are arranged at
a suitable distance apart to allow of the mechanism being placed there-between. At
right angles to these partitions or division plates, I mount a spindle h (Fig. 6) carrying
the mechanism herein referred to. It will be seen that the thumb lever c is connected
to a bell crank bracket ii Figure 1-shown also in the detached view, Figure 4,
hereinafter called the driving bracket, the lower end of which is connected to another
bracket of Fig. 2 by means of the spindle; said spindle having thereon three
pawls, and Figures 1, 2 and 6, two of which pawls and engage in the
ratchet wheels and p, which work two registers of ordinary construction, the third
pawl has a round nose engaging into a notch of similar shape upon an unlocking
plate k, having in it a slot k, which, by means of a pin m advances and withdraws
the sliding tongue g, the rear end of which is forked to move over and obtain support
from the tube n to which is fixed the two unlocking plates kl.
C
The bell may be operated in any suitable manner, one method being shewn in the
accompanying drawings, Figure 5, namely on the tube which operates the register, I
arrange a star wheel corresponding with the number of depressions of the thumb
lever required to make one revolution of the ratchet, thus, it will be casily seen, that
upon one of the points of the star wheel in its rotation coming in contact with the
spring lever
as shewn, it will raise same, and upon further rotation, said lever will
be suddenly released and the hammer come in contact with, and sound the bell.
We employ a double set of register wheels; one set registering each movement of
the lever and consequently, the number of tickets used; the other set a less amount,
according to the value of the tickets issued. The tickets to be used in that type of
the apparatus according to our invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings
Figures 1 to 6 are of varying widths according to their respective values, the width of
the tickets governing one set of registers; namely; that which we have illustrated and
referred to as the left hand register, Fig. 3.
Figures 7, 8 and 9 illustrate the device which in accordance with our invention we
adopt for use with tickets of uniform width and in such cases where we may prefer to
employ tickets of different values, but of equal widths, we print, or otherwise mark
thereon, what is hereinafter termed the punching line, by which we are enabled to
render it practically impossible, without detection, for the operator to substitute a
ticket of lower value, than that registered; as, the punchings being received in a
suitable receptacle, should all bear, or have identified upon them the punching line
aforesaid.
:
The manipulation and working of the device according to our invention is as
follows that is to say, The ticket having a value, of say, for instance three peuce,
and the width of said ticket corresponding with such value, is inserted in the slot f
the thumb lever c is now depressed, moving downwards the driving bracket i, said

page_text: driving bracket being connected to the bracket o¹ in the manner herein before described.
At any pre-arranged part of the stroke during the depression of the thumb lever c,
the ticket is punched or otherwise cancelled; the driving bracket will also at the end
of the stroke have moved the ratchet wheel; by means of the pawli Fig. 1 four
teeth, this being the highest value adopted as illustrated in accordance with our present
invention In moving the distance above named the pawl will have carried forward
the unlocking plates and the tongue piece g aforesaid until obstructed by the ticket
in the slot, when the unlocking plates and tongue piece become stationary.
At a given point during the depression of the lever and consequent on the tongue
meeting the ticket inserted in the slot the round nose pawl "Fig. 4, will be forced
out of the notch and ride upon the surface or periphery of the stationary unlocking
plate k, while the pawl i will move the ratchet wheel j, another three teeth, completing
the stroke and at the same time sounding the bell. On the opposite side of the device
to that just referred to, the pawl would in a similar manner register four teeth,
but the pin g of the pawl coming in contact with the unlocking plate throws the
pawl out of gear the position of said unlocking plate being of course determined
by the width of the ticket, which allows the round nose pawl to move said unlocking
plate a certain distance only. It will be seen therefore that while the one side
registered four teeth, the opposite side has registered one tooth only, the value of the
ticket as before mentioned, being four, minus one, or say three pence.
Upon the thumb lever being released, the various parts of the device resume their
normal position.
T
JAMES
STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers,
20, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agent for Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Registering Mechanism Specially Applicable to
Ticket Punches.
We, ARTHUR WARNER of 15 Highbury Crescent, London N., Gentleman and
JAMES PARTHENAY ROCK of 21 Parliament Hill Road, Hampstead, London, N.W.
Engineer, and WALTER HENRY DAVIS of a Percival Street Clerkenwell London E.C.
Watch and Clock Maker, 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 :-
Our invention consists mainly of a registering device, in which under one modifi-
cation thereof the width of the tickets employed in conjunction therewith governs
and determines the registration of the values by means of a tongue piece caused to
work backwards and forwards in a slot, in which the tickets are inserted, the travel of
said tongue-piece being regulated by the width of the ticket inserted. Or we may if
desired use tickets of equal width, having a line printed thereon hereinafter referred
to as the punching line."
In order that our invention may be the better understood we have appended the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which Figures 1 and 2 represent obverse and
reverse sides of the registering apparatus exposing to view the registering devices,
one of which registers a constant forward movement equivalent to four teeth of the
ratchet wheel, and the other has a differential movement hereinafter more particularly
described. Figure 3 shows a detached view of the front portion of the device, to
which is adapted an obstructor or horizontally rotating cam, and Figure 4 is a plan of
one form of the above referred to obstructor or cam. Figure 5 illustrates the inner face
of one of the dividing plates showing the unlocking plate and sliding tongue piece.
Figure 6 is the inner face of the other division plate showing the driving bracket or
lever and mechanism for sounding the bell. Figure 7 is a plan of the device showing
the arrangement of the mechanism and Figures 8 to 12 inclusive are detached views
of the various parts of the mechanism.
Between the partitions or division plates t t¹ Figures 5 and 6 is mounted a spindle h
which carries the internal mechanism of the device upon a tube n. To said tube n
are rigidly attached two arms, which sustain at the extremities thereof a supple-
mentary spindle o, upon the ends of which are pivotted the pawls and . There
is also attached to the tube n the driving bracket or lever i, one end of which
has a longitudinal slot formed therein, into which takes a pin fixed to the lower
extremity of the thumb lever c. The other end of the driving bracket or lever i
forms one of the arms for supporting the supplementary spindle o above referred to.
The pawl above mentioned engages with and actuates the ratchet wheels of the
constant register.
Upon the tuben aforesaid between the driving bracket or lever i and division

page_text: plate is arranged an extension piece or nose a to serve as a catch for actuating the
bell hammer in substitution of a star or pin wheel.
Upon the other end of the spindle h is mounted in close proximity to the division
plate a flanged collar Q Figure 12 to which is attached the unlocking plate k. Said
unlocking plate has a radial slot formed therein which by means of a pin m secured
to the sliding forked tongue piece g advances and withdraws the latter.
On referring to Figure 12 it will be seen that the collar has a depression or recess
formed on one part of its flange, the object of which recess is to allow of the unlocking
plate moving freely forward when pushed by the pin p in the pawl a limited
distance, when it is prevented from overturning by the stop 7 in the arm which
on the thumb lever c being released, the stop 9 causes the unlocking plate & to return
to its normal position.
We will now proceed to describe the mechanical action that takes place when
the device above described according to our invention is used without inserting
a ticket within the slot f. In such case, on the depression of the lever e, the
tongue piece by means of the pin m is advanced, and the pawl engages with the
primary ratchet wheel of the differential register, carrying it forward a distance
equivalent to 3 teeth; when it is ungeared by the tongue of the pawl striking against
the side of the enclosing case, or, if desired, a projection may be provided to catch said
tongue of the pawl the pin p in the pawl in this movement pushing forward
the unlocking plate k; the primary ratchet wheel of the constant register being,
at the same time moved forward four teeth. On the insertion however of a ticket into
the slot, the tongue pieco g is checked, and according to the width of the ticket the
pawl moves forward the constant register the full distance of four teeth but the
pawl moves the differential register a distance only corresponding with the distance
travelled by the tongue piece 9 when checked by the inserted ticket-Said pawl
then, by means of the pin praised out of gear with tho ratchet wheel, and the pin p
rides over the unlocking plate k. Thus, the driving bracket or lever will, at the end
of the stroke of the thumb lever c, have moved the constant ratchet wheel by means
of the pawl, four teeth, this being the limit of movement adopted in accordance
with our invention. In the action above set forth, the pawl will have carried
forward the unlocking plate k, and the tongue picce g aforesaid, until obstructed by
the ticket in the slot when said unlocking plate and tongue piece become stationary,
and the pawl is raised out of the ratchet by the pin p which latter rides over said
unlocking plate k-It will thus be seen that the free action of the pawl is governed
entirely by the width of the inserted ticket.
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י
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Referring further to the constant register, Figure 1, the pointer is suspended
loosely in the centre of the screw which secures the centre disc in position, the object
of which is that on the third disc completing a revolution, the pin n' moves said
pointer away from its normal position, thus shewing that a new cycle has commenced
In addition to the punching line above referred to, we may, if thought desirable,
print a marginal line upon each side of the ticket in order to prevent the possibility
of the tickets being tampered with by cutting the edges to reduce the widths.
The attachment illustrated at Figure 3 which may be actuated by hand or otherwise
is devised for adoption when tickets are dispensed with, the obstructor or cam,
Figure 4 from its conformation, performing the same functions as the tickets of
varying widths. In the use of above referred to device, the slot in which the
tickets are inserted is unnecessary, and further if thought desirable the constant
register may also be dispensed with, suitable meals being employed to ensure that
the cam or other obstructor shall not remain partially rotated, but shall at all times
when at rest, present one or other of its faces squarely to the tongue piece g.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:
First. The improved registering ticket apparatus substantially as herein described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

page_text: Second. In the device referred to in the preceding claim the method which we
adopt of registering by subtraction substantially as herein set forth.
Third. In a registering device in which tickets are used, the employment of two
registers, one of which is constant, and the other differential, substantially as herein
set forth.
Fourth. In an apparatus as herein described the combination with a registering
device of an unlocking plate or plates substantially as herein set forth.
Fifth. In a registering device, the employment of one or more unlocking plates in
combination with a sliding tongue piece for controlling the movement of the differential
register substantially as herein set forth.
Sixth. The mode of operating both registers by direct thumb pressure without the
intervention of a spring substantially as herein set forth.
. Seventh. The employment of tickets of various widths, said varying widths having
fixed values substantially as herein set forth.
Eighth. The employment of tickets of equal widths and provided on both sides with
punching lines, substantially as herein set forth.
Ninth. The use in a registering ticket device of a vertical or horizontal cam in
combination with a fare displayer substantially as herein set forth.
Tenth. The use of an obstructor, horizontal rotating cam or equivalent, substantially
as herein set forth.
11 J
1007
JAMES STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers,
20, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.