Improvements in and relating to Cases or Receptacles for Railway Tickets, Tramway Tickets, Coupons, and the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 14th May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 14th Feb., 1891-Accepted, 21st Mar., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Cases or Receptacles for Railway
Tickets, Tramway Tickets, Coupons, and the like.
I, CHARLES VAN HAM, of Rue van Horebeke, Antwerp, in the Kingdom of
Belgium, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in cases or receptacles for railway
tickets, tramway tickets, coupons and the like and has for object (1) to obtain as
great a number of ticket or coupon compartments as possible in a given space
(2) to enable the tickets to be regularly and rapidly removed one by one in the order
in which they are placed (3) to refill the compartments without loss of time (4) to
provide a strong and durable apparatus which is little liable to get out of order but
which in case of requirement can be repaired without it being necessary to stop its
working (5) to allow of ascertaining at a glance the number of tickets in the case
(6) to provide a secure closure for the cases or receptacles.
In carrying out my invention I provide an interior framework carrying the
drawers, which drawers and the divisions or compartments for holding the tickets
or coupons are of metal, preferably of iron or steel (in an inoxydisable state to
prevent rust) zinc, copper alloys, but other suitable material may be employed.
The drawers are open and are divided into two, three, four and sometimes five
compartments, each compartment being capable of containing 120 coupons. The
tickets are placed on edge vertically one behind the other so that the 120 coupons
contained in one compartment do not occupy on the frontage of the case more
space than the surface of a single ticket which allows of about three and a half
times as many compartments being employed with the surfaces of the tickets
exposed to view as in ticket cases or receptacles as hitherto constructed.
The coupons arranged in rows and one behind the other in the compartments
move forwards under the pressure of a roller carrying a guide which gives the
required inclination to the coupons and conducts them towards the discharge
opening.
The withdrawal of the coupons is effected by a hooked slide fixed at the front of
each compartment. The lowering of the slide causes a coupon to pass between the
thumb and index finger of the operator; the slide is automatically returned by an
india rubber spring. This spring may however be dispensed with as it is easy
for the operator to effect the upward and downward movement by hand.
To refill the compartments with fresh coupons the drawer is pulled out and
slides on guides until it reaches a stop; the packet of coupons is then placed in
with one hand the roller being held back by the other; the drawer is then pushed
back and is again ready for use, the working having been only momentarily
interrupted.
When repairs are necessary the drawer is removed by freeing the stop and is
temporarily replaced by another drawer.
The front of each drawer is provided with a metal plate to receive the particulars
of the coupons and each plate is provided with a spring groove to receive half-
tickets.
Openings are left at the lower part of the front of the drawers to shew the
colour and number of the coupon and thus facilitate the operation of delivering and
controlling the tickets.
For closing the cases or receptacles I employ a novel application of closure
which I prefer to the ordinary swing or folding doors. My new closure is a
evolving shutter having laths or strips of wood, metal or other suitable material;

page_text: these laths are joined to each other and slide in grooves formed in the inner sides
of the case, or between guides and over rollers placed in the upper part of the
case.
The front is provided with two knobs serving to raise or lower the shutter.
The advantages of this closing arrangement are obvious; it occupies but little
space it is easily operated; will wear for a long time; and when locked it would
be necessary to break the case to obtain the coupons without a key.
Dated the 14th day of May 1890.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Cases or Receptacles for Railway
Tickets, Tramway Tickets, Coupons, and the like.
I, CHARLES VAN HAM, of Rue van Schoonbeke, Antwerp, in the Kingdom of
Belgium, 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 :--
This invention relates to improvements in cases or receptacles for railway
tickets, tramway tickets, coupons and the like and has for object (1) to obtain as
great a number of ticket or coupon compartments as possible in a given space
(2) to enable the tickets to be regularly and rapidly removed one by one in the
order in which they are placed (3) to refill the compartments without loss of time
(4) to provide a strong and durable apparatus which is little liable to get out of
order but which in case of requirement can be repaired without it being necessary
to stop its working (5) to allow of ascertaining at a glance the number of tickets
in the compartments (6) to provide a secure closure for the cases or receptacles.
In the accompanying drawing-
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a case or receptacle for railway tickets, tramway
tickets, coupons and the like constructed according to my invention part of the
doors being removed to shew the interior.
Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same.
Figure 3 is a plan, drawn to an enlarged scale, of four of the ticket or coupon
compartments.
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Figure 4 is a longitudinal section and
Figure 5 is a plan of a compartment illustrating a modification.
Similar letters in all the figures indicate similar parts.
In carrying out my invention I provide an interior framework A carrying
drawers Beach comprising four ticket or coupon compartments a or divisions
which drawers and the compartments or divisions for holding the tickets or coupons
are of metal, preferably of iron or steel (in an inoxydisable state to prevent rust)
zinc, or copper alloys, but other suitable material may be employed. The drawers
are open at top. Instead of making them in four compartments as just described
and shewn in the drawing they may each consist of a single compartment or be
divided into two or three compartments, each compartment being capable of
containing about 120 coupons. The tickets E are placed in the compartments a on
edge in an inclined position one behind the other as shewn in Figure 4 so that
only the surface of a single one of the 120 coupons contained in one compartment a
occupies the frontage of the case which allows of about three times as many
compartments being employed with the surfaces of the tickets exposed to view as in
ticket cases or receptacles as hitherto constructed.
The bottoms of the compartments a form an inclined plane and the coupons as
the foremost one is removed are moved forwards down the said inclined plane by
the pressure of a roller G carrying a supporting plate e for the coupons which
forms a guide and conducts the coupons E towards the discharge opening F.

page_text: The withdrawal of the coupons can be effected by means of a hooked slide H,.
Figures 1 and 3, fitted to the front of each compartment a. The lowering of the
slide H by the operator causes a coupon to pass between his thumb and index
finger; the slide is automatically returned into its raised position by an india rubber
spring I when its hook comes over the next coupon ready to draw it downwards
when required. This spring may however be dispensed with, as it is easy for the
operator to effect the upward and downward movement by hand.
The drawers B are supported on rods d and are normally kept from sliding
forward by means of spring hooks e on their bottoms which catch over the front
rods d. Strips f of wood are fixed along the back of the case to keep the drawers
in their inclined position.
To place a drawer in the case it is first rested on the front rod d and pushed.
back until its hook reaches the said front rod. It is then slightly lifted to free the
hook from the rod, pushed a little further to place the spring in tension, and
lowered when the drawer will be securely held in the position which it is intended
to occupy.
To remove the drawer from the case it must be first pushed back a little and
slightly lifted to free the hook from the rod when it can be withdrawn by sliding.
it over the front rod.
To refill the compartments a with fresh coupons the drawer B must be pulled.
out as hereinbefore described; the packet of coupons is then placed in, and the
drawer being pushed back, is again ready for use, the working having been only
momentarily interrupted.
When repairs are necessary the drawer is removed and temporarily replaced by
a spare drawer.
The front of each drawer is provided with a metal plate to receive the particulars.
of the coupons and is provided with a spring groove to receive half tickets.
Openings K are left at the lower part of the front of the drawers to shew the
colour and number of the coupon and thus facilitate the operation of delivering and
controlling the tickets.
For closing the cases or receptacles I employ a novel application of closure.
which I prefer to the ordinary swing or folding doors. My new closure is shewn
on the right hand side of Figure 1 and in Figure 2 and it consists of a revolving
shutter L made of laths or strips of wood, metal or other suitable material; these
laths are jointed to each other and slide up and down in grooves formed in the
inner sides of the fore part of the case. The revolving shutter is attached to and
wound upon a roller R, placed in the upper part of the case.
The front is provided with two knobs M, serving to lower the shutter L.
The advantages of this fastening or closing arrangement are obvious, it occupies
but little space; it is easily operated, will wear for a long time, and when locked it
would be necessary to break the case to obtain the coupons without a key.
If it be desired to use the ordinary swing folding doors N, shewn on the left hand
side of Figure 1, it will be necessary to arrange them so that they can be easily
removed and replaced.
The mechanism H, I, at the outlet for the tickets fitted to the front of the
drawers B can also be dispensed with. To this end the front plate is extended
downwards and an opening K is made on each side corresponding with openings O
in the sides of the case as shewn in Figures 4 and 5 and at the lower part of
Figures 1 and 2.
The coupons to be withdrawn are thus uncovered and it is only necessary to
take hold of them at the sides between the finger and thumb to withdraw them one
by one with the same facility without any mechanical aid.
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 :-
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1. A case or receptacle for railway tickets, tramway tickets, coupons and the

page_text: like in which the tickets or coupons are placed on edge in inclined drawers or
compartments and fed forward over the inclined plane by means of rollers, the
said drawers being arranged in rows with their fronts in a vertical plane at
the front of the case substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing.
2. The improved case or receptacle for railway tickets, tramway tickets,
coupons and the like hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawing.
Dated the 14th dow of Fahmawy 120
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.