An Improved Ticket Case and Fare Register.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Dec., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 6th ept., 1892-Accepted, 8th Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Ticket Case and Fare Register.
I BERNHARD HEINRICH CARL BOGLER of 6 Great Saint Helens, London, E.C.,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (which has been com-
nunicated to me by Manuel Fortuno of the City of Mexico, U.S.A. Merchant) to
e as follows:-
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My invention relates to a combined ticket slip and register for use particularly in
street railway cars, although it is adapted for service wherever a system of tickets
for analogous purposes is employed. It will also serve as a check against the
repeated use of the same car-ticket, so undesirable, for reasons patent to the public.
It provides, further, to combine a ticket-ribbon or slip and register, avoiding the
practice of fraud in the sale thereof. Certain other advantages resulting from my
invention will be described hereinafter.
To these ends, my invention consists in the production of a machine which is
adapted to permit the feeding or reeling off a length of ribbon or slip, previously
printed upon to represent tickets of equal length, and to provide for the simultaneous
registration of such lengths of ribbon so reeled off, and finally severed or cut off.
The whole so arranged or combined as to unite simplicity and case of manipulation
with a security against fraud on the part of the conductor or agent operating the
same, all as more particularly hereinafter described and claimed.
In the embodiment of my invention, I provide a suitable closure or casing in
the main preferably cylindric, within which, at about the centre, is a spool or reel.
The reel or spool is held upon a shaft or axis, one end of which extends through
one side of the closure or casing and is adapted to be controlled by a combination
lock mechanism enclosed by a
cap held upon the said casing or closure.
In an annex of the casing or closure are two cylinders or rolls the ends of whose
shafts or axes are carried in the sides thereof.
The shaft of the larger motive roll or cylinder has secured on one end,
outside of the closure or annex a disc or button adapted to be actuated as
intimated by the fingers, for turning said cylinder, in feeding forward or reeling
off ticket ribbon or slip.
The circumference of this motive roll or cylinder is exactly equal to the length
of a ticket previously printed or stamped on the ribbon or slip of material wound
or reeled on the hub of spool or reel. The construction of the motive cylinder is
such as to permit the adjustment of its circumference to agree accurately with the
length of ticket in use. This effect is obtained in the following manner :-The
body of the cylinder is made of two circular end plates united by longitudinal rods
and separated into two sections by a central disc. To the disc is rigidly attached
the shaft or axis actuated by the button or disc. To the circular plate or disc
forming the opposite end of cylinder is attached the corresponding shaft or axis
which is hollow, and through which passes a rod having bearings in the said
discs which form the ends of the cylinder. Upon this rod from near the centre,
are cut threads of a right and left screw which pass through two opposing segments
or frustra of cones whose outer surfaces bear against the inner inclined corre-
sponding cone surfaces of segmental bars or sections said cone bars being provided
with a central, and end grooves. The central groove is made to engage with a
central disc and the end grooves with guides on the inner faces of the end discs.
It is not necessary to the operation of the apparatus that the central disc be
employed. On turning rod by its head within the annex aforesaid these two
segments of cones are made to approach toward or recede from each other, thus
enlarging or reducing the size of the motive cylinder. The latter is enclosed in a

page_text: thin steel tube or other suitable material, to hold the sections in place and around
the circumference of this tube is placed or wrapped a rubber or other flexible tube
to afford a suitable nipping surface for the passage of the ticket ribbon or slip.
The other or smaller roll or cylinder is held firmly in contact with the aforesaid
motive cylinder or roll by means of stout springs whose forward ends press upon
the shaft or axis thereof, the rear ends of said springs being suitably secured to the
top surface or side of the annex. This top surface or annex is hinged near the
converging or tapering portion, and the opposite end fastened to case by a spring-
catch operated by a button within the casing or closure. Thus by opening this
part, the cylinder is withdrawn from contact with cylinder and permits of the easy
adjustment of the ticket ribbon or slip to a proper and correct position. Thus,
the ticket ribbon or slip which it passes, on its way through the slit in the
converging or tapering portion of the annex between the rolls or cylinders, is
frictionally held in place by the latter.
A guide is fastened upon the outer surface of the closure or casing at a slit
through which the ticket ribbon passes on its way to the rolls or cylinders and
serves to keep said ribbon straight and in position.
A locking cam-lever is pivoted in the annex so as to engage a stud or projection
at one end of the motive cylinder or roll and has its handle projecting through a
slot in one of the sides of said annex, for convenient manipulation. At the opposite
end of the motive roll or cylinder is a ratchet wheel engaged by a spring-pressed
pawl to prevent reverse movement of said roll or cylinder.
In a third closure or chamber, is arranged the gong or bell or other sounder,
secured to the side of the casing, the gong hammer suitably pivoted to the side of
the casing and the series of pointed-tooth pinions and pawls, the latter carried by
the rod at one end.
This end of the rod has also secured to it a pinion adapted to engage or actuate
the gong-hammer, for sounding the gong as the ticket-slip or ribbon is reeled off,
and for calling attention to that fact as usually practised. The closure has a view
opening with a glass cover to permit observation of the registering mechanism.
When the pawl carried by the rod makes with the latter a complete rotation,
as one ticket is reeled off said pawl will strike a tooth of one pinion effecting
a movement of one tooth of same and a corresponding movement of an indexed
disc, carried on its shaft and effecting a registration of a unit number on said disc.
When the pinion has made ten revolutions or registrations its pawl will engage a
tooth of the next pinion and thus give the latter a fractional turn, with its cam, and
make a corresponding registration through its index and dial registering ten.
A like action will ensue between the cam and the teeth of the next pinion the
movement to the extent of one tooth of the latter indicating registration of
one hundred, and so on.
The pinions are held against reverse movement by means of spring-presses,
retaining pawls and a gravity pawl respectively.
The third closure or chamber is attached to the back of closure or casing and
annex in such a manner, by means of a suitable hinge and spring bar as to permit its
being opened from within the closure or casing on pressing against a spring catch
which extends through an opening in casing. The rod of the motive cylinder is
exposed for convenient manipulation if necessary, and the dials of the register
conveniently and properly set without movement of the disc or button whenever
any remaining part of a ticket ribbon is removed and replaced by another.
It will be seen that the instant the motive cylinder or roll completes its rotation,
the stud at its end will also press against the lever-pawl as to automatically
arrest the movement of said roll or cylinder, and thus effect the accurate reeling
or feeding off of the strip or ribbon according to its division into tickets.
The lever-pawl, after this, in order to permit the cylinder or roll to be again
turned or rotated is pressed by the hand so as to disengage it from the stud.
Also in the use of my invention, the repeated use of the same ticket is
avoided, since the passenger himself takes the ticket directly from the register,

page_text: as the fare is and will therefore be collected, or is torn off by the conductor, and is
thereafter useless.
The practice of fraud, it is also obvious, is rendered almost impossible, while
the process of keeping the register of the sold or disposed of tickets is so
simple and guarded, that the chances of tampering with the machine are greatly
lessened.
Dated this 8th day of December 1901
JAMES
STEVENSON,
20, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Ticket Case and Fare Register.
I, BERNHARD HEINRICH CARL BOGLER, of 6 Great Saint Helens,
London, E.C., Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (which
has been communicated to me by Manuel Fortuno of the City of Mexico, Mexico,
Merchant) and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to a combined ticket slip and register for use particularly
in street railway cars, although it is adapted for service wherever a system of
tickets for analogous purposes is employed. It will also serve as a check against
the repeated use of the same car-ticket, so undesirable for reasons patent to the
public. It provides, further, to combine a ticket-ribbon or slip and register,
avoiding the practice of fraud in the sale thereof. Certain other advantages
resulting from my invention will be described hereinafter.
To these ends, my invention consists in the production of a machine which is
adapted to permit the feeding or reeling off a length of ribbon or slip, previously
printed upon to represent tickets of equal length, and to provide for the
simultaneous registration of such lengths of ribbon so reeled off and finally severed
or cut off. The whole so arranged or combined as to unite simplicity and ease of
manipulation with a security against fraud on the part of the conductor or agent
operating the same, all as more particularly hereinafter described and claimed.
In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention
Figure 1 is a plan;
Figure 2 a side view of an annex partly in section;
Figure 3 a horizontal section,-the internal pinion and cam mechanism of the
register and the gong or bell with hammer and means for actuating the latter being
exposed to view.
Figures 4 and 5 are opposite longitudinal sectional views on line y y Figure 1 and
Figure 6 a detail plan of ticket cylinder.
In the embodiment of my invention, I provide a suitable closure or casing A in
the main preferably cylindric, within which, at about the centre, is a spool or
reel B.
The reel or spool B is held upon a shaft or axis a, one end of which extends
through one side of the closure or casing A and is adapted to be controlled by a
combination lock mechanism & enclosed by a cap 6' held upon the said casing or
closure.
In an annex A¹ of the casing or closure A are two cylinders or rolls C, C' the
ends of whose shafts or axes are carried in the sides thereof.
The shaft of the larger motive roll or cylinder C¹ has secured on one end, outside
of the closure or annex A¹ a disc or button adapted to be actuated as intimated
by the fingers, for turning said cylinder, in feeding forward or reeling off ticket
ribbon or slip D.
The circumference of this motive roll or cylinder C¹ is exactly equal to the
length of a ticket previously printed or stamped on the ribbon or slip of material D

page_text: wound or reeled on the hub of spool or reel B. The construction of the motive
cylinder C is such as to permit the adjustment of its circumference to agree
accurately with the length of ticket in use. This effect is obtained in the following
manner:- -The body of the cylinder is made of two circular end plates W, W
united by longitudinal rods W and separated into two sections by a central disc V.
To the disc W is rigidly attached the shaft or axis actuated by the button or disc f
To the circular plate or disc W' forming the opposite end of cylinder C' is attached
the corresponding shaft or axis W which is hollow, and through which passes a
rod having bearings in the said discs which form the ends of the cylinder. Upon
this rod from near the centre are cut threads of a right and left screw which pass
through two opposing segments or frustra of cones whose outer surfaces bear
against the inner inclined corresponding cone surfaces of segmental bars or
sections X, said cone bars being provided with a central and end grooves. The
with
central groove is made to engage with a central disc V and the end grooves
guides V on the inner faces of the end discs. It is not necessary to the operation
of the apparatus that the central disc V be employed. On turning rod by its
head within the annex A³ aforesaid these two segments of cones are made to
approach toward or recede from each other, thus enlarging or reducing the size of
the motive cylinder C'. The latter is enclosed in a thin steel tube or other
suitable material, to hold the sections in place and around the circumference of this
tube is placed or wrapped a rubber or other flexible tube to afford a suitable
nipping surface for the passage of the ticket ribbon or slip D.
The other or smaller roll or cylinder C is held firmly in contact with the aforesaid
motive cylinder or roll C' by means of stout springs E whose forward ends press
upon the shaft or axis thereof, the rear ends of said springs being suitably secured
to the top surface or side of the annex A'. This top surface or annex A¹ is hinged
near the converging or tapering portion, and the opposite end fastened to case A
by a spring-catch t operated by a button t¹ within the casing or closure A. Thus,
by opening this part, the cylinder C is withdrawn from contact with cylinder Ci
and permits of the easy adjustment of the ticket ribbon or slip D to a proper and
correct position. Thus the ticket ribbon or slip D which is passed on its way
through the slit in the converging or tapering portion of the annex between the
rolls or cylinders C, C¹ is frictionally held in place by the latter.
A guide O is fastened upon the outer surface of the closure or casing A at n
slit through which the ticket ribbon passes on its way to the rolls or
cylinders C C and serves to keep said ribbon straight and in position.
A locking lever F is pivoted in the annex A¹ so as to engage a stud or
projection at one end of the motive cylinder or roll C¹ and has its handle S'
projecting through a slot d in one of the sides of said annex, for convenient
manipulation. At the opposite end of the motive roll or cylinder C¹ is a ratchet
wheel e engaged by a spring-pressed pawl e¹ to prevent reverse movement of said
roll or cylinder.
In a third closure or chamber A' is arranged the gong or bell G or other sounder,
secured to the side of the casing A, the gong-hammer G' suitably pivoted to the
side of the casing A and the series of pointed-tooth pinions H H¹ H' and
pawls II 1, the latter carried by the rod r at one end.
This end of the rod r has also secured to it a pinion H³ adapted to engage or
actuate the gong-hammer for sounding the gong as the ticket slip or ribbon is
reeled off, and for calling attention to that fact as usually practised. The
closure A has a view opening A* with a glass cover to permit observation of the
registering mechanism.
r
When the pawl 12 carried by the rod makes with the latter a complete rotation
as one ticket is reeled off said pawl will strike a tooth of one pinion H³ effecting a
movement of one tooth of same and a corresponding movement of an indexed
disc carried on its shaft and effecting a registration of a unit number on
said disc.
When the pinion H' has made ten revolutions or registrations its pawl I' will

page_text: engage a tooth of the next pinion H' and thus give the latter a fractional turn
with its cam I and make a corresponding registration through its index and dial K¹
registering ten.
A like action will ensue between the cam I and the teeth of the next pinion H
the movement to the extent of one tooth of the latter indicating registration of
one hundred and so on.
The pinions H, H', H', are held against reverse movement by means of spring-
presses, retaining pawls g, g', and a gravity pawl 9' respectively.
The third closure or chamber A² is attached to the back of closure or casing A
and annex A' in such a manner by means of a suitable hinge S and spring bar S'
as to permit its being opened from within the closure or casing A on pressing a
spring catch S which extends through an opening in casing A. The rod r of the
motive cylinder is exposed for convenient manipulation if necessary, and the dials
of the register conveniently and properly set without movement of the disc or
button whenever any remaining part of a ticket ribbon is removed and replaced
by another.
It will be seen that the instant the motive cylinder or roll C¹ completes its
rotation the stud cat its end will also press against the locking lever F as to
automatically arrest the movement of said roll or cylinder and thus effect the
accurate reeling or feeding off of the strip or ribbon according to its division
into tickets.
The lever-pawl, after this, in order to permit the cylinder or roll C¹ to be again
turned or rotated is pressed by the hand so as to disengage it from the stud c¹.
In the use of my invention, the repeated use of the same ticket is avoided, since
the passenger himself takes the ticket directly from the register, as the fare is and
will therefore be collected or is torn off by the conductor, and is thereafter useless.
The practice of fraud, it is also obvious, is rendered almost impossible, while
the process of keeping the register of the sold or disposed of tickets is so simple
and guarded, that the chances of tampering with the machine are greatly lessened.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is,
The improved ticket case and fare register substantially as herein set forth.
Boted the Wh day of
Santambor IXUS
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September
IXUD
JAMES STEVENSON,
20, High Holborn, W.C., Agent for Applicant.