Improved Apparatus for Distributing and Totalising Cards or Tickets.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 29th July, 1898-Accepted, 7th Jan., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Distributing and Totalising Cards or Tickets.
I, ANTOINE JULES GAUMIER, Engineer, of Versailles, in the Republic of France,
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:
This invention for an improved apparatus for distributing and totalising cards
or tickets relates to apparatus more especially intended for use in the Parimutuel
system on race-courses, and is hereinafter fully described with reference to the
accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings in which, Fig. 1 is a front, elevation
of distributing and totalising apparatus constructed according to this invention,
Fig. 2 is a plan of the same, Fig. 3 is a side elevation, Fig. 4 is a front elevation
of the apparatus with some of the parts removed, and Fig. is an inverted plan.
The apparatus is composed of a case A A¹; the lower part A, which contains
the distributing mechanism and the tickets in the form of reels, is closed in
front by a wooden door a with hinge a¹ and by another and partially glazed
door a, with hinge a³ which may be kept open by means of a bolt a. Both
doors are held closed by means of a spring catch b. The wooden door is furnished
on the outside with a pocket or groove c in which is inserted a tablet bearing
the number of the race and the names of the horses engaged; opposite to these
names are figures or any other customary indications. Independently of such
figures, and behind the glazed part a², windows are formed, which enable the
numbers of the tickets issued to be seen, which numbers are totalised, the total.
being visible through the windows formed in the upper part A¹ of the case.
In the interior of this part of the case, a suitable counter of any kind is arranged,
units " is actuated as
the axle of which, and consequently the drum of the "
described further on.
In the case A, a movable shaft C is vertically arranged. The upper end of
this shaft engages in a round hole formed in the partition C¹ which separates the
two cases A A¹ whilst the lower end which terminates in a smooth knob project-
ing from the case, engages with the bottom of the case by means of a slot or
incision C at the end of which it is held by two parallel levers D oscillating at d
one of them being arrested by a tappet d¹ mounted on an outside spring (Fig. 5).
On the shaft Care interchangeable drums or reels E on which the tickets or bands
are wound. Opposite each of these bands a spring F is arranged, the object of
which is, by means of the pressure which it exercises, to prevent any premature
unwinding of the ticket bands. From the reel E, the bands run over a common
cylinder & borne by a frame G₁, which also bears the springs F.
Between each ticket, on which their sequence number and other necessary
indications are already printed, is a round hole through which passes a small
projection mounted on a spring, forming part with a cross-piece f1 fixed to the
two parallel levers D. The free ends of the levers 1 carry a shaft H on which
opposite to the reels E, drums H₁ are arranged, below which the bands of tickets
These drums, the object of which is to keep the bands under tension, may
run.

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be arranged so as to print, perforate etc., each ticket with any distinctive mark
whatever, so as to avoid any possibility of fraud.
From the drums H¹ the bands are carried on to the cylinders I which are
furnished on the circumference with one or more rows of steel points, the object
of which is to prevent any possible slipping of the bands on the cylinders I.
Each of the cylinders I the circumference of which corresponds with the length
of two tickets is furnished with two stops K which in the course of their rota-
tion, come into contact successively with a bar L made to oscillate on an axis L',
and which they lower. This bar is returned to its normal position after being
displaced, by means of springs 7 and forms part with a bent rod M, the vertical
part of which actuates the "units" wheel-work of the totalising apparatus.
As in ordinary counters, the wheel for the "tens" is actuated at the tenth
impulsion of the rod M, the like occurs in connection with the wheels for the
hundreds and the " thousands."
"
Finally a cutter-bar N is arranged near the spot at which the tickets issue,
and serves for separating them from one another.
In operation the band of paper divided into tickets is pulled out at its opening
above the bar N, being gradually unwound from the roller E, the motion of the
paper band being slightly retarded at intervals corresponding to the length of
each ticket by the projection f. The cylinder I is impelled through half a revolu-
tion as each ticket is withdrawn, the stops K at the same time operating the
counting apparatus through the bar L and rod M.
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It is obvious that the number of turns of the reels, drums and cylinders may
vary. In this case an apparatus is shown by way of example, for counting and
totalising the number of tickets distributed for a race in which four horses take
part.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. Apparatus for distributing and totalising cards or tickets, more especially
for use in the Parimutuel system of wagering, such apparatus being distinguished
by the combination of tickets wound on reels, and separated from one another by
means of a perforation, with a tension roller, springs with projections or heads,
offering a resistance at each ticket length, printing and tension rollers and cylinders
with retaining points and stops.
2. The combination of cylinders with stops, as referred to in Claim 1, with an
oscillating bar and a vertical rod for actuating the counting mechanism and
intended for the purpose of totalising the number of tickets distributed by means
of the distributing apparatus.
3. The improved apparatus for distributing and totalising cards or tickets sub-
stantially as described with reference to the drawings.
Dated this 29th day of July 1898.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.