Improvements in Apparatus for Checking and Recording the Issue of Tickets, and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Mar., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 19th Dec., 1898-Accepted, 21st Jan., 1899
Improvements in Apparatus for Checking and Recording the Issue
of Tickets, and the like.
I, COLLINSON HALL, of 51, Springfield Road, West Hampstead, in the County of
London, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to checking and recording apparatus of the kind described in
the specification of former Letters Patent No. 14117 of 1895, the object of my inveu-
tion being to simplify the construction and increase the efficiency of such apparatus
and at the same time to render the apparatus more compact.
According to my invention instead of using a rotary cutter for cancelling the ticket
I make use of a vertically movable punch reciprocated by a lever from a ratchet wheel
on the operating spindle, the chamber containing the said punch projecting from the
front of the casing of the apparatus so as to permit, when a suitable stopper at the
upper end of the punch chamber is removed, of ready access being obtained to
the punch for the purpose of changing the same in case its cutting edges should
become dulled or the punch should otherwise not operate efficiently.
The ratchet wheel from which the punch
operated has in connection with it a
pawl one end of which projects into the ticket slot in such a manner that when the
ticket is introduced for punching the pawl is moved out of engagement with the said
ratchet wheel.
The hammer for striking the bell is also moved through the medium of a ratchet
wheel on the operating spindle and the arm of the hammer is made of spring metal
so that it strikes the bell with a spring blow and is therefore less liable to injure the
bell than when an unyielding arm is employed and at the same time causes a louder
ringing.
The number discs of the recording mechanism, which are arranged on the
operating spindle, have the wheels through the medium of which the motion of the
discs is transmitted from one to the other, preferably arranged on a spindle above
the number discs so as to economise space and afford more room for the clippings
which fall in a receptacle in the lower part of the casing.
The apertures in the casing through which the figures of the counting mechanism
are inspected is provided with a shutter which shutter can remain open, or be closed
and locked in this position by means of a flange on the lid which closes the receptacle
for the clippings from the tickets.

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Checking and Recording the Issue
of Tickets, and the like.
I, COLLINSON HALL, of 51, Springfield Road, West Hampstead, in the County of
London, Gentleman, 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 :-
My invention relates to checking and recording apparatus of the kind described in
the specification of former Letters Patent No. 14117 of 1895, the object of my inven-
tion being to simplify the construction and increase the efficiency of such apparatus
and at the same time to render the apparatus more compact than heretofore.
According to my invention instead of using a rotary cutter for cancelling the
ticket I make use of a vertically movable punch reciprocated by a ratchet wheel
on the operating spindle, the chamber containing the said punch projecting from
the front of the casing of the apparatus so as to permit, when a suitable stopper at
the upper end of the punch chamber is removed, of ready access being obtained to
the punch for the purpose of changing the same in case its cutting edges should
become dulled or the punch should otherwise not operate efficiently.
The ratchet wheel from which the punch operated has in connection with it a
pawl one end of which projects into the ticket slot in such a manner that when the
ticket is introduced for punching, the pawl is moved out of engagement with the
said ratchet wheel.
The hammer for striking the bell is also moved through the medium of a ratchet
wheel on the operating spindle and the arm of the hammer is made of spring metal.
The number discs of the recording mechanism, which are arranged on the operating
spindle, have the wheels through the medium of which the motion of the discs is
transmitted from one to the other preferably arranged on a spindle above the number
discs so as to economise space and afford more room for the clippings which fall into
a receptacle in the lower part of the casing.
The apertures in the casing through which the figures of the counting mechanism
are in-pected is provided with a shutter which can remain open, or be closed and
locked in this position by means of a flange on the lid which closes the receptacle
for the clippings from the tickets.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which :--
Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved checking apparatus :
Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 Figure 2; and,
Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 Figure 3 ;
Figures 5, 6 and 7 are a side view, a rear view and an underside view respectively
of the punch detached.
a is the case of the apparatus which is of rectangular shape in both vertical and
horizontal section as shewn in Figures 2 and 4 and the lower part of which is of semi-
circular shape in elevation as shewn in Figures 1 and 3. bis the punch chamber
which projects from the front of the said case and c is the ticket platform or support
arranged beneath the punch chamber, sufficient space being left between the upper
end of the said ticket support and the lower end of the punch chamber b to form
the slit into which the tickets are inserted. e is the ticket punch (shewn in
position in Figure 2 and detached in Figures 3, 6 and 7) adapted to slide in the
said chamber and project through the lower end of the same and into the correspond-
ing aperture in the ticket platform in order to punch the ticket, and f is a plug or

page_text: As shewn
other stopper inserted into the upper end of the punch chamber b and the removal
of which enables the punch to be taken out of the chamber and be again inserted or
replaced by another without disturbing the other parts of the mechanism.
in the drawing this plug is in the form of a screw which can be removed by a screw-
driver. No means are shewn in the drawing for preventing the person using the
punch from removing this screw but suitable ineans may be provided for the purpose
if considered necessary, for instance, a hole may be formed through the plug and the
casing through which hole a piece of wire or string may be passed its ends being
suitably united together by a seal.
g is the operating ratchet wheel and is the spindle carrying the same, the said
spindle at one end projecting outside the casing and carrying the milled knob i by
means of which it can be rotated. The said spindle has also mounted upon it a
series of number discs j,,, the first or unit disc j of which is fixed to the spindle
whilst the succeeding discs receive their motion from the preceding disc through
the pinions, k¹, 2 mounted loosely upon the counter-shaft 1. The disc receives
its motion from the discj through the medium of the pinion k, the disc j² from
the disc through the medium of the pinion and the disc j³ from the disc j
through the medium of the pinion 2.
m, m are the apertures in the casing through which the number recorded upon the
number discs may be read.
The teeth of the ratchet wheel y are designed to engage with a projection n upon
the punch, as clearly shewn in Figure 2, in such a manner that as the operating
spindle his rotated, the punch will be depressed and then again released, a spring o
surrounding the punch being compressed during the downward movement of the
punch by the ratchet wheel and when the punch is released reacting to return the
said punch to its normal position, the said spring at one end bearing upon a ledge in
the punch chamber and at the other end against a collar p upon the top of the
punch. is the pawl for preventing the rotation of the ratchet wheel when no ticket
is being punched, the said pawl being at one end q adapted to engage with the teeth
of the ratchet wheel and at the other end q arranged to project into the ticket
slit in such a manner that when a ticket is pressed against the said end q2, the pawl q
will be moved to disengage the end q¹ from the ratchet wheel. is a spring which
normally serves to retain the said pawl in engagement with the ratchet wheel.
In practice the punch e is slotted as shewn in Figure 6 and the end q2 of the
pawl q is adapted to enter the said slot in order to ensure that the ticket cannot be
introduced into the ticket slit to move the pawl without placing the ticket beneath
the punch.
h
s is a ratchet wheel fixed to the spindle adjacent to the ratchet wheel and t is
a detent pawl acted upon by a spring t and engaging with the ratchet wheels the
said pawl and ratchet wheel serving to prevent the rotation of the spindle in a
backward direction.
is a pin ratchet wheel also fixed to the spindle and serving to operate the
hammer by acting against a lug u² on the shaft u³ carrying the said hammer, (as
clearly shewn in Figures 3 and 4). The arm or shank of the said hammer is
caused by a spring us to impinge against a stop and is made of spring metal so
that it strikes the bell v with a spring blow and is therefore less liable to injure the
bell than when an unyielding arm is employed and at the same time it causes a
louder ringing than with a rigid arm.
w is a wall or partition which forms the chamber w¹ for the clippings, the bell v
being fixed to the said wall was shewn in Figure 2.
The ticket platform c is made hollow, as shewn in Figure 2, so that the clippings
of the tickets fall through the same and into the chamber w¹. is the cover for the
clippings chamber, the said cover having a central boss screw-threaded at its end
and adapted to engage with a screw a pivotally mounted upon the partition w and
adapted to be rotated by a key inserted through the hollow boss x¹ in order to cause
it to engage with or to disengage it from the screw-threads in the said hollow boss a¹
as shewn in Figure 2. 23 is a pin or lug upon the inner face of the said cover x

page_text: which can enter either of two corresponding notches in the casing a as clearly shewn
in dotted lines in Figure 1 and serve to prevent the rotation of the said cover when
the latter is being taken off or applied, and x is a flange projecting from the back
of the cover as clearly shewn in Figure 2 and having one part cut away as shewn
at 5, Figure 1. y is the shutter adapted to slide and cover the openings m, m in
the casing, the said cover having attached to it a knob y¹, projecting through a
slot in the casing, by means of which the said shutter may be moved, and being
provided with a downward extension 2 guided by pins y³ and designed when the
shutter is closed to lie against the flange as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1
so that when the cover c is in position the shutter cannot be moved. If it is desired
that the shutter should be capable of being moved to inspect the registration without
opening the apparatus, the cover x is turned partly round and placed in the position
in which the slot is beneath the extension y so that the flange x does not
interfere with the movement of the said sliding extension y².
In making my improved checking apparatus I prefer that when the parts have all
been placed in position, the casing of the apparatus should be secured by brazing or
rivetting so that it cannot be opened to tamper with the apparatus, the only
removable parts being the punch and the cover of the clippings chamber.
2, z are eyes upon the casing for the attachment of a strap for suspending the
apparatus upon the body of a person using it.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of any said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is :-
1. In apparatus for checking and recording the issue of tickets and the like, a recipro-
cating punch, for perforating the tickets, operated from a ratchet wheel, substantially
as described.
2. In apparatus for checking and recording the issue of tickets and the like, the
combination with a reciprocating punch, of a casing containing the said punch and
a plug for enabling the said punch to be removed or renewed without disturbing the
other parts of the apparatus, substantially as described.
3. The improved apparatus for checking and recording the issue of tickets, con-
sisting of the parts constructed and combined, substantially in the manner herein-
before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing and operating as, and
for the purposes, set forth.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.