REGISTERING APPARATUS FOR FARES AND TICKETS FOR USE WITH SAME
Year: 1885

page_text: We JAMES LOTT of 19 Moorfields, Liverpool in the county of Lancaster, Saddler,
and FRANK LOTT of 19 Moorfields, Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Saddler
do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for REGISTERING APPARATUS
FOR FARES AND TICKETS FOR USE WITH SAME to be as follows:-
Our invention consists of an apparatus which cuts off the corner of a ticket thus
showing distinctly to the passenger that the fare has been duly registered, the
corner cut off being retained in the apparatus, at the same time a registering dial
is actuated and a bell is rung to indicate the completion of the operation.
The apparatus consists of a shallow metal case in which is a stationary socket
and working in the socket is a piston to which is attached a shear blade corre-
sponding with one fixed to the stationary socket.
To the piston is also attached a pawl which works a registering dial of any
suitable description the moving of which dial releases a hammer causing the bell
to ring.
A spring catch prevents the apparatus being worked until a ticket is placed in
the aperture provided to receive the ticket.
The piston is actuated by a spur projecting from a roller extending across the
case which roller has two levers, one at each end so that the apparatus can be
worked conveniently by either hand.
In the casing is an aperture specially constructed so that any size ticket may
be used and so that when a ticket is placed in the aperture it is in such a position
that the corner is cut off by the shear blades.
When the piston is depressed by the spur on the roller, it is returned to its
former position by a suitable spring. Attached to the front of the case by a hinged
joint is a frame for carrying a way-bill.
A case or cases for carrying a supply of tickets and so constructed that the
tickets can only be drawn out singly may be arranged on the front or at the side
or bottom of the checking apparatus as may be convenient.
When the journey travelled by the vehicle is not divided into sections our
apparatus can be used with existing tickets, but where the journey is divided into
sections and it is necessary to mark the particular section travelled we provide for
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page_text: this to the number of four sections by printing the ticket in a special manner as
follows.
The amount of fare etc is printed on the ticket in such a manner as to leave the
corners vacant and in the corners the sections to the number of two, three or four
are printed and they may also be numbered which numbers may be repeated on
the back of the ticket.
Thus when any special section is to be marked the corner of the ticket having
that section printed on it is placed in the aperture of the apparatus and the lever
at either right or left hand being depressed the corner is cut off as described in the
foregoing thus marking the section.
The apparatus is suspended to the conductor by suitable attachments.

page_text: Registering Apparatus for Fares, and Tickets for Use with same.
We JAMES LOTT and FRANK LOTT both of Number Nineteen Moorfields, Liver-
pool, in the County of Lancaster, Saddlers, do hereby declare the nature of our
invention for REGISTERING APPARATUS FOR FARES. AND TICKETS FOR USE WITH
SAME and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
As set forth in our Provisional Specification, our invention consists of an
apparatus, which cuts off the corner of a ticket, thus showing distinctly to the
passenger that the fare paid has been duly registered, the corner cut off being
retained in the apparatus, at the same time a registering dial is actuated and a bell
is rung to show the completion of the operation, and our invention further com-
prises tickets printed in such a way that any particular section of a journey
travelled may be marked.
The foregoing being in brief the nature, object, and purposes of our invention
we will now proceed to describe in detail how the same may be put into operation,
and carried into practical effect, reference being had to the accompanying sheets of
drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, like letters
and figures being used to denote the same, or corresponding parts throughout the
various views and figures.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of an apparatus constructed according to our
invention.
Figure 2 is a section through 8-9 figure 1.
Figure 3 is a sectional elevation of the apparatus viewed from the back, with the
door or cover removed.
Figure 3 A, is a drawing of the top of the case showing the projections forming
the frame to which the various parts are attached, the socket under plate L fig. 3,
and a shear blade attached to same.
Figure 3 B, is a sectional elevation, showing an alternative method of operating
the apparatus.
Figure 4 is a front elevation of the apparatus with the waybill frame attached.
Figure 5 is a section through 6-7 fig. 1 showing right hand side of drum-
lever B fig. 1.
Figure 6 is a section through 2-3 fig. 1.
Figure 7 is a section through 4-5' fig. 1, showing left hand side of drum-lever B.
fig. 1.
Figure 8 is a plan of aperture H at 10-11 fig. 1 showing ticket inserted ready
for clipping.
Figure 9 is a drawing of ticket specially printed for journeys divided into
sections, showing the corner cut by the apparatus, marking in this case section 3.
.

page_text: Figure 10 is a drawing of ticket as printed for journeys not divided into sections.
Figure 11 is an elevation of the shear-blades.
Figure 12 is a plan of socket and slide at 12-13 fig. 3.
The apparatus consists of a shallow metal case, A, the sides, fronts, and bottom
of which are formed of sheet metal, the top fig. 3 A, being of cast metal having
parts projecting into the case, forming a frame to which the parts of the apparatus
are secured, the back of the case, & fig. 2 is formed of sheet metal hinged at the
top, g, fig. 2 thus forming a cover or lid which is secured by the bolt i fig. 2, of the
lock a fig. 2, passing through the hasp fig. 2. The rim of the cover is made to
project at the sides and bottom of the case so as to form a flange d 1, figs. 1 & 2
by which the apparatus can be secured to a piece of leather or metal having grooves
prepared to receive the flange which leather or metal is suspended by a strap over
the shoulders of the person using the apparatus.
The interior of the case is divided into two compartments by the division น
fig. 3, the upper compartment contains the register etc., the lower one / figs. 2 & 3
forming the receptacle for the pieces clipped off the tickets.
The groove a a fig. 3 A, is covered by a plate L fig. 3, forming a socket in which
the piston or slide I moves freely up and down, being depressed by the spurs on
the roller M fig. 3, and raised by the spiral spring p fig. 3.
To the part of the frame extending downwards from the socket a a fig. 3 A, is
attached the lower shear-blade D fig. 3 A, the upper shear-blade being jointed to it
and attached to the slide I by the pin w fig. 3, working in the slot, in the end of
the upper blade. (See Fig. 11.)
The slide I carries a pawl J which is pressed into the ratchet wheel S by a spring K
fig. 3. Into the opposite side of the ratchet wheel S is pressed the head of the
bell-lever T fig. 3, by means of the spiral-spring working on the pin X fig. 3; thus,
when the ratchet-wheel S is drawn round by the pawl J the head of the bell-
lever T is forced outwards until it passes the point of the next tooth, when it is
pressed into the wheel again by the spiral-spring on X fig. 3, thus causing the
hammer Z to strike a sharp blow on the bell Y fig. 3.
The bell is secured in the case by a bolt and nut b figs. 1 & 3.
The ratchet and star wheels S S S, dial plates e, c, e, and spring stops W W are
parts of an ordinary register or counting apparatus which is secured in position by
the bar U and screw-nut V fig. 3. The figures on the dial plates e e e are exhibited
through holes cut in the case A and protected by glass.
Revolving freely on the spindle m fig. 3 is a roller formed by pinning securely
together the ratchet wheels O and N and the spur wheel M; this roller can only
move in a forward direction being prevented from turning backwards by a spring
click R 2 figs. 3 & 6 catching in the ratchet N.
Also revolving freely on the spindle an is a lever B in the form of a drum with a
projecting thumbpiece, by which it can be revolved. In our provisional specifica-
tion we state that the roller has a lever at each end, but we find that one lever at
either end is sufficient for all practical purposes. Both sides of the drum are
hollowed out; in the left hand side is placed a spring click which catches in the
ratchet O thus causing the roller O, N, M, to move forward when the thumbpiece
of the lever B is pressed down. In the right hand side of the lever B is placed a
convolute spring which returns the lever B to its former position when released.
A cap B2 is screwed on to the end of the lever B. A projection B 1 forms a stop
to keep the lever B in the right position for convenient use.
Another method of actuating the slide I is by making it to project through the
top of the case A, and finishing it with a knob 12 fig. 3 B, and placing a modifica-
tion of the spur roller O, N, M, at the side of the slide I in the manner shown in
fig. 3 B. A pawl 13 will connect the slide I with the roller O, N, M. The slide I
will then be actuated by pressing the knob I 2, the roller O, N, M, serving to
prevent the possibility of the bell being rung without the dial registering.
Immediately behind the shear blade D fig. 3 is a catch formed of a metal plate C
figs. 2 & 3 hinged to a projection from the top of the case, and having a cross-

page_text: bar G figs. 2 & 3 which projects through a slot ƒ fig. 2 in the division u figs. 2 & 3
and forms a stop below the slide I which prevents the apparatus being used until a
ticket is placed in position for clipping. A light spring F placed in niches in the
blocks E, E, figs. 2 & 3 keeps the catch pressed closely to the shear blades, and the
bar G under the end of slide I thus effectually locking the apparatus until a ticket
is inserted through the aperture H, then the catch C, F, G, being pushed back by
the ticket the slide I is free to descend, when the lever B is pressed down. The
plate C fig. 3 has a portion cut out opposite the centre of the aperture H so as to
allow the two edges of the ticket (See Fig. 8) to perform the work of pushing the
spring catch C, F, G fig. 3 back, thus ensuring the unlocking of the apparatus
when a ticket is inserted in the aperture H.
The aperture H is specially constructed (See Fig. 8) so that a ticket of any size
placed in it always presents a corner of the same size and shape to be clipped off
by the shear blades; and it is also constructed so that a ticket placed in it forms
with the moving shear blade, an angle greater than 90 degrees, (See Fig. 2) so as
to ensure perfectly clean cutting of the ticket.
A frame fige. 2 & 4 for carrying a way bills fig. 4 is attached to the case A by
rod q figs. 2 & 4, passing through a tube on the top edge of the frame r, and
screwing into the lugs cc figs. 1 & 4, thus forming a hinged joint. The waybill
frame is held tight to the front of the case A by a spring clip t fig. 2, clipping on
the sides of the lock a.
The apparatus is locked by a combination letter lock a figs. 1, 2 & 3, of the kind
known as interchangeable the catch j allows the bolt i to be drawn sufficiently to
unlock the apparatus without allowing the rollers to get out of place; but when it
is desired to change the combination the catch j is moved aside the bolt i entirely
withdrawn, the rollers arranged in a fresh combination, then the bolt i and catch j
are replaced as before.
A case or cases for carrying a supply of tickets if desired would be of the kind
described in the complete specification of James Lott N° 8039, 1884.
As before stated for undivided journeys any ordinary kind of ticket may be
used with our apparatus, but for journeys divided into sections we print the tickets
in a special manner as shown at drawing 9 where the price of fare the consecutive
number and the ticket letter are printed in the centre of the ticket, the stations to
or from which the journey is made being printed outside the fare etc. and in the
corners to be clipped off by the apparatus the numbers of the sections are printed
as also repetitions of the ticket letter in order to give to the pieces clipped off a
distinctive character.
In operation the apparatus having been locked, placed on the sheet of leather or
metal and suspended to the person using it as before described: as passengers enter
the vehicle the operator will mark off the waybill accordingly, then being provided
with tickets of various values when a passenger pays a fare, the operator will place
a ticket of corresponding value in the aperture, thus unlocking the working parts
of the apparatus-and press down the lever when the corner of the ticket will be
clipped off counted by the register and the bell rung, the whole operation taking
place as herein described. The ticket will then be handed to the passenger, the
corner clipped off showing distinctly that the ticket has been properly caucelled
and the fare duly registered.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our invention
and in what manner the same is to be duly performed we declare that what
we claim is
First. In registering apparatus of the type herein described constructing the
aperture in which the ticket is placed of the special form as shown at fig. 8 so that
a corner of a ticket of the same size and shape is always presented to the shear
blades for cutting, and also that a ticket placed in the aperture forms an angle
greater than 90 degrees so as to ensure clean cutting of the ticket.

page_text: Second. In registering apparatus of the type herein described constructing a
spring catch of the kind herein described so that the apparatus cannot be operated
without a ticket being placed in the aperture and a corner clipped off, and also
that a ticket will always readily unlock the working parts when inserted in the
aperture.
Third. In registering apparatus of the type herein described, constructing a spur
roller to actuate the apparatus in such a manner that it can only revolve in one
direction so as to render it impossible to use the apparatus in such a manner as
either not to clip the ticket or to ring the bell without indicating on the registering
dial.
Fourth. The alternative method of actuating the apparatus by a push-knob and
controlling the action by a modification of the spur roller as herein described.
Fifth. The combination with an apparatus of the type herein described of a
way bill frame carried on the front of the apparatus attached to the same by a
hinged joint and spring clip in the manner herein described.
Sixth. The combination of the various parts of the apparatus as herein described
operating as and for the purposes set forth.
Seventh. For use with apparatus of the type herein described printing tickets in
the manner herein described so that any particular section of a journey can be
marked by the apparatus.