An Improved Time Recording and Registering Apparatus.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 8th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 6th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 15th Mar, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Time Recording and Registering Apparatus.
We, CHARLES MARTIN, of 3 Howard Road, Brighton, Jeweller, and JAMES
HICKISSON, trading as John Bond, Manufacturer of the Crystal Palace Marking Inks,
75 Southgate Road, Hackney, London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows :-
This invention relates to an improved apparatus for instantaneously and accurately
recording and registering the duration of an experiment, race, journey, the flight of
pigeons, or other event, result, action, or operation-and will be readily understood by
the following description
The apparatus consists of a box or case carrying a clock movement provided with
three graduated dials, viz -the hour dial, the minutes dial, and the seconds dial
The
hand of each of these dials is actuated by the clock movement, and is provided with a
marking point which is charged, at suitable intervals, with ink, by the means
hereinafter described. Hinged or pivotted at one end of the box or case is a frame
carrying a number of slips of paper on which are printed graduated dials corresponding
to those of the clock movement. This frame is actuated from the outside of the box or
case by means of a lever arm and cord, which cord on being pulled, at the desired
moment, causes the frame to perform a quarter revolution, and to thereby bring the
printed dials on the outermost of the paper slips, exactly over the dials of the
clock movement, and which on striking against the marking points on the hands
causes a corresponding imprint to be made on the paper slips against the corresponding
hour, minutes, and seconds on the printed dials Thus, the exact time of duration of
a race, experiment or other event, action, or operation, is recorded and registered
accurately, the starting time of which had been previously ascertained by inspecting
the dials of the clock movement On the cord being released a spring restores the
frame to its upright or normal position
After each imprint has been effected the slip thus marked is withdrawn, and a fresh
one presents itself ready for being marked.
Opposite the frame above mentioned is an inking pad It is operated also from
the outside of the box or case by means of a lever, and is likewise caused to perform a
quarter revolution, thus bringing its charged surface on to the marking points of the
hands A spring restores it to its upright or normal position
A bell, or other signal, may likewise be combined with the slip frame, or with the
clock movement, so that as the marking points touch the paper ships, attention is
directed to the fact.
A clock-dial may likewise be arranged at any convenient part of the exterior of the
box or case, and may be actuated by the movement working the hands of the three
dials, or by independent clock mechanism
A Calendar dial may also be combined with the apparatus.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
An Improved Time Recording and Registering Apparatus.
We, CHARLES MARTIN, of 3 Howard Road, Brighton, Jeweller, and JAMES HICKISSON,
trading as John Bond, Manufacturer of the Crystal Palace Marking Inks, 75 Southgate
Road, Hackney, London 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, reference being had to the accompaning drawings and
to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to say :-
This invention relites to an improved apparatus for instantaneously and accurately
recording and registering the duration of an experiment, race, journey, the flight of
pigeons, or other event, result, action, or operation, and will be readily understood by
the following description
The apparatus consists of a box or case carrying a clock movement provided with
three graduated dials, z. the hour dial, the minutes dial, and the seconds dial. The
hand of each of these dials is actuated by the clock movement and is provided with a
marking point which is charged at suitable intervals with ink by the means
hereinafter described.
Hinged or pivotted at one end of the box or case is a frame carrying a number of slips
of paper on which are printed graduated dials corresponding to those of the clock
movement. This frame is actuated from the outside of the box or case by means of a
lever arm and cord, which cord on being pulled at the desired moment causes the
frame to perform a quarter revolution and to thereby bring the printed dials on
the outermost of the paper slips exactly over the dials of the clock movement, and
which, on striking against the marking points on the hands, causes a corresponding
imprint to be made on the paper slip against the corresponding hour, minute, and
second on the printed dials. Thus the exact time of duration of a race experiment,
or other event, action, or operation is recorded and registered accurately, the starting
time of which had been previously ascertained by inspecting the dials of the clock
movement, or by setting the hands to start from any desired time. On the cord
being released, a spring restores the frame to its upright or normal position
After each imprint has been effected the slip thus marked is withdrawn, and a fresh
one presents itself ready for being marked.
Opposite the frame above mentioned is an inking pad. It is operated also from the
outside of the box or case by means of the lever and cord and is likewise caused to
perform a quarter revolution, thus bringing its charged surface onto the marking points
of the hands. A spring restores it to its upright or normal position.
A bell, or other signal, may likewise be combined with the ship frame, or with the
clock movement, so that as the marking points touch the paper slips, attention 18
directed to the fact.
A clock dial may likewise be arranged at any convenient part of the exterior of the
box or case, and may be actuated by the movement working the hands of the three
dials, or by independent clock mechanism.
A calendar dial may also be combined with the apparatus.
In order that our said invention may be fully understood and readily carrie intod
effect, we will proceed to describe the same with reference to the drawings hereunto
annexed.

page_text: Figs. 6 and 7 shew respectively a face view and vertical section of the inking
pad
Fig 8 shews in perspective the box or casing containing the mechanism and
the means by which the same 15 actuated.
Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a staple or stop piece whose purpose is hereinafter
described.
a is the box or case which encloses the apparatus, 6 is a clock movement of any
suitable construction, and c is a plate to which the clock movement is attached, and
having thereon three graduated dials d¹, d², d³, bearing respectively the hours,
minutes, and seconds The hands, d, of these dials are formed of flexible material and
are bent in the manner shewn at Fig 1, each hand being provided at its free end
with a projection or marking point d*. To the plate c is pivotted a frame e carrying
a number of paper slips e each of which bears a fac-simile representation of the
dials d', d, d, and to the opposite side of this plate c is pivotted the inking pad f.
The frame e is, as seen at Figs. 1 and 5, furnished with a pin which secures the paper
slips in their proper position. They are pressed forwards in their frame by means of
a plate,, controlled by springs e*, e*.
The above mentioned frame and the inking pad are caused to turn about their pivots
so as to bring the paper slips contained in the said frame, and the surface of the pad,
alternately into contact with the marking points d*, in the following manner.
Situated beneath the plate c is a lever g. having its fulcrum at g¹ (see Fig. 3); it
projects outside the casing through a slot a' in which it travels when the cord his
pulled, or if preferred the lever may be worked direct without the intervention of
the cord. 1 is a rod or link connecting the lever g to another lever, which is pivotted
at. Both the pivotted frame e and the inking pad f, are respectively provided with
a bent piece or nose ex, f×, projecting below the plate c so as to come into the path
of the levers g and 3. When the lever 9 is actuated it comes into contact with the
point of the nose ex, and causes the frame e to turn inwards on its pivot, the point of
the nose being gradually withdrawn from the path of the lever g as the frame continues
to turn, and finally when the frame has arrived at its horizontal position, and the
outermost paper ship has received its imprint, the nose is then entirely disengaged
from the path of the lever and the frame immediately returns to its normal or vertical
position by the action of the spring e. Meanwhile the lever has been actuated by
the link and has passed over the nose fx (which is bent in the opposite direction to
that of the nose ex) and has come into a position just in front of the said nose so that
when the lever g is released and drawn back into its position of rest, by the spring k,
the inking pad is caused to turn inwards about its pivot in a similar manner to that
already described with reference to the frame e, and the marking points become inked
by contact with the inking pad and are ready for effecting the next imprint. The
inking pad regains its upright position by the action of its spring f. In order to
permit of the levers g and passing respectively over the noses ex and fx, they are
made capable of being slightly depressed against the tension of the springs g³, ♬³.
These springs also ensure the said levers coming in front of the points of the noses
ready to catch them when the lever g is pulled or is released. c¹, c³, are hook-shaped
pieces forming stops to limit the movement of the levers 9 and 3; a spring,* aids in
restoring the lever ; to its normal position.
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g
It may be necessary in some instances to take impressions in rapid succession; this
we do by limiting the movement of the lever g and so causing the inking pad ƒ to
remain out of action. For this purpose the box or case a is provided with a slotted
plate a² (Fig. 8) carrying two vertical eyes a³, a³. By moving the lever g into a
position midway between these two eyes and then inserting the staple n, shewn at
Fig. 9, into these eyes, the motion of the lever g will be limited by the said staple, and
only the frame e will be actuated.
a, as, are flexible blocks affixed to the box or case against which the pivotted
frames e and ƒ strike when assuming their normal positions. The frame e is likewise
provided with flexible blocks e, e", which come into contact with the plate o when the
frame is depressed.

page_text: A bell may be affixed inside the casing in order to give audible indication each
time that the lever has been actuated. The hammer m of this bell is provided with a tail
piece m which, as the frame e is depressed, is struck by the pin e' and the bell caused
to sound. On the return of the frame, the tail piece, being loosely mounted and free
to turn in this direction, gives way as the pin strikes against it.
Having now particulary described and ascertained the nature of our invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we claim.
1. The improved time recording and registering apparatus, consisting of a spring
controlled pivotted frame, a spring controlled pivotted inking pad, flexible hands
driven by clock movement, and carrying inking points travelling over graduated dials,
and means for actuating the frame and pad, whereby an imprint of the position of the
hands may be obtained at any moment upon suitably marked paper slips carried in
the pivotted frame, substantially as described.
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2. The mechanism for bringing the paper slips, and the inking pad alternately into
contact with the marking points d* of the hands d, consisting in the levers
and j
connected together by the link or rod i and controlled by springs, whereby, on move-
ment being imparted to the lever 9, it engages with the bent piece or nose ex on the
frame e, and on its return movement causes the lever to engage with the bent piece
or nose on the inking pad f, substantially as described and shewn.
Dated this 6th day of February 1800.
ERNEST DE PASS,
68, Fleet Street, London, Agent for the Applicants.