IMPROVEMENTS IN AUTOMATIC DIAL GONG TICKET PUNCHES
Year: 1885

page_text: We, PERING CASTLE SMITH, of No 4 King William Street, Gentleman, and
RICHARD WILLIAMS THOMAS, of No 121 Cheapside, Photographer, both in the City
of London, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
AUTOMATIC DIAL GONG TICKET PUNCHES to be as follows -
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Our invention relates to apparatus employed for the marking of tickets or
vouchers, such as are used on tramways, omnibuses, and public conveyances, etc.,
etc., and is designed to register upon the said tickets or vouchers the value for
which they are issued, and at the same time to automatically record, both audibly
and visibly, such registration of each ticket, and the gross value of the sum taken
for the total number of tickets or vouchers so issued, during any required period.
Our apparatus is designed so as to be readily affixed to any wall or bracket or
any part of a tramway car, and to be operated in that position by a push or lever
- Or our apparatus may be so constructed as to be readily carried in one hand, a
thumb-lever or push being readily operated by the said hand in which it is
carried.
The said push or thumb-lever operates a sliding rod against the re-action of a
spiral spring;-in the case of the push, through the medium of a pivotted lever,
and in the case of the thumb-lever, direct. This sliding rod operates a quadrant,
which is free to pivot on a fixed point in the casing. Two or more balls are carried
in a suitable guide or support, so as to remain stationary in the same position, and
are pressed forward by means of springs behind them. When the instrument is in
normal position, before it is operated to effect a record of the value of the ticket or
voucher, the quadrant stands above and clear of the two balls. Upon depression,
the corner of the quadrant strikes against the first ball, forming a check to the
movement of the push or thumb-lever, thus indicating a first part of the downward
travel. Upon continuation of the pressure, the quadrant, which is provided with a
rounded corner, forces back the ball against the re-action of the spring, and the
travel is continued, until the corner of the quadrant strikes the second ball, which
thus forms a second check and defines the 2nd portion of the downward travel.
Similarly, if the travel be continued, the quadrant again forces the second ball into
its seating, and, passing the two balls, strikes eventually upon a stop, which thus
forms a third check to the travel of the push or thumb-lever.

page_text: The successive portions of the downward travel of the push or thumb-lever, and
the mechanism connected thereto, are utilized in our apparatus to indicate and
record the successive values of one, two, and threepence, both upon the tickets
and upon suitable dials in the instrument; and to record in a like manner any
further series of steps and checks, or a fewer number that it may be necessary to
record for an increased or diminished number of fares, to any given value.
A bell is provided, conveniently within the casing of the instrument, and a spring
hammer, the said spring hammer being operated by a ratchet wheel on the axis of
the aforesaid quadrant, and operated by pawl therefrom, so as to strike a blow
for every successive portion of the downward travel of the push or thumb-lever,
and of the mechanism connected thereto.
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To the said vertical rod, or to the lever actuating the same, are attached three or
other number of perforating dies, at different levels, corresponding to the 3 or other
number of successive movements and checks of the recording apparatus.
An open jaw is provided in the casing of our apparatus, into which the ticket is
inserted by the conductor or issuer, and as the recording is carried out, the afore-
said dies perforate the ticket as it lies in the jaw, with either of the aforesaid
values of Id 11d 111d or other value according to the number of checks through
which the apparatus is depressed.
To the before mentioned ratchet wheel (operated by a pawl upon the axis of the
quadrant, so as to allow the said quadrant to return on its travel without moving
the said ratchet wheel) is fixed a pointer, travelling over a dial marked with the
successive figures to 12, by which the rotation of the said ratchet wheel,
through 1. 2. or 3 successive steps of this downward travel, shows a corresponding
value in pence upon the said dial, marking on the said dial one point for every
unit taken.
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To the axis of this wheel is fitted a projecting tongue, which, in every complete
revolution of the pence wheel, engages in teeth or pins upon a second wheel,
(indicating shillings) and effects a fractional turn thereof.
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This also is provided with an indicating pointer and dial to indicate shillings,
and with a tongue engaging once in its revolution in a third counting wheel, which
thus indicates pounds; and any further series of counting wheels may be similarly
introduced to indicate tens or hundreds of pounds if desired. The said counting
wheels are conveniently held stationary between their intermittent movements by
means of springs resting upon the aforesaid pins or teeth.
It will be understood that any other known counting gear may be operated in
our device by means of the intermittent action of the aforesaid quadrant, the
various values being indicated by the less or greater movements of the said
quadrant and ratchet wheel connected thereto, without departure from the
principle of our invention.
The above described counting gear and the numbering of the indicating dials
may be varied, in the relative number of teeth and indicating figures, to suit the
currency of foreign countries.
FELL & WILDING,
Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: We, PERING CASTLE SMITH of 4 King William Street, Gentleman and RICHARD
WILLIAMS THOMAS of 121 Cheapside, Photographer, both in the City of 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:-
Our invention relates to apparatus employed for the marking of tickets or
vouchers, such as are used on tramways omnibuses and public conveyances etc,
and is designed to register upon the said tickets or vouchers the value for which
they are issued, and at the same time to automatically record either audibly or
visibly such registration of each ticket and the gross value of the sum taken for
the total number of tickets or vouchers so issued during any required period.
Our apparatus is designed so as to be readily fixed to a wall, or bracket, or to
any part of a tramway car; or on a suitable support or strap on the body of the
conductor, and to be operated in that position by a push or lever. Or, our
apparatus may be so constructed as to be readily carried in one hand, the said
thumb lever or push being readily operated by the hand in which it is carried.
In order that our invention may be the better understood we now proceed to
describe the same in relation to the drawings hereunto annexed, reference being
had to the letters and figures marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a transverse section showing interior working parts with bell
removed.
Figure 2 is a transverse section showing counting gear.
Figures 3 and 4 are back and front external views of our device, provided with
a clip to affix on conductor's shoulder strap, or other convenient place.
Figure 5 shows our device affixed to conductors shoulder strap.
Figures 6, 7 and 8 show details of the internal operating mechanism of our
device, in their successive positions to indicate three successive values of figures.
Like letters refer to like parts throughout the drawings.
A is the push or thumb lever which operates a sliding rod B, against the reaction
of a spiral spring b, surrounding it. This sliding rod presses upon and operates a
quadrant or bar C, which is free to pivot on a fixed point D in the casing. The
downward travel of this sliding rod is caused by suitable mechanism to indicate
and record the successive values of one, two, and three pence, or other desired
values both upon the tickets and upon suitable dials in the instrument by specific
devices hereinafter described, and to signalise audibly the record of each unit of
value by the stroke of a bell Of the many suitable mechanisms, by which the
intermittent movement of the thumb sliding rod or push may be communicated to
the said counting dials, we may specify the following.
Two or more balls may be carried in a suitable guide or support, so as to remain
stationary in the same position, and are pressed forward by means of springs
behind them. When the instrument is in normal position before it is operated to
effect a record of the value of the ticket or voucher, a pivoted quadrant operated
by the rod B stands above and clear of the two balls. Upon depression the corner

page_text: of the quadrant strikes against the first ball, forming a check to the movement of
the push or thumb lever rod, thus indicating a first part of the downward travel.
Upon continuation of the pressure the quadrant, which is provided with a rounded
corner, forces back the ball against the reaction of a spring, and the travel is
continued until the corner of the quadrant strikes the second ball, which thus
forms a second check and defines the second portion of the downward travel.
Similarly if the travel be continued the quadrant again forces the second ball into
its seating, and passing the two balls, strikes eventually upon a stop, which thus
forms a third check to the travel of the push or thumb lever rod B.
Or, as a modified and preferable but equivalent mechanism, the said bar or
quadrant C carries a spring pressed pawl E, which lies constantly on the face of the
ratchet wheel F the latter turning on the same fixed pivot D as the bar or
quadrant C. When the instrument is in normal position, before it is operated to
effect a record of the value of the ticket or vouclier, the quadrant stands in the
position as shown in figure 1, the quadrant or bar C being caused to follow the
sliding bar B by the pressure of a spring G. Upon depression, the bar B presses
down the quadrant or lever C, which, by the pawl E, causes the ratchet wheel F to
revolve. A second pawl H, free to turn on a fixed pivot in the casing and spring
pressed by the spring h, is also operated by the turning of the ratchet wheel F, and
moves the hammer K, so that on the passage of each tooth under the pawl H the
Baid hammer K strikes a bell k, provided for the purpose, and gives both a sensible
check and an audible indication to the operator of each successive portion of the
travel of our device. Upon the sliding rod B is also affixed a series of arms L
working in the slotted heads of perforating dies, which are kept up in normal
position either by a spring pressure or by the fingers L of the rod B. As the before
described first part of the travel is completed, one of the fingers L brings down
with the sliding rod B the first punch or die thus perforating the ticket in any
desired manner as it lies in the jaw l. By the continuation of the movement the
other dies may be brought down successively, so as to perforate the ticket with
successive values according to the number of intermittent steps or checks through
which the thumb lever has been depressed.
To the axis of the ratchet wheel F operated by the pawl E, is fixed a pointer
travelling over a dial M, marked with the successive figures 1 to 12 by which the
rotation of the said ratchet wheel, through the successive steps of the downward
travel of the thumb-lever rod B, shows a corresponding value in pence upon the
said dial, marking one point for every unit taken.
Any suitable known counting gear may then be used between the axis of the
first unit dial M and the other dials P Q R to indicate shillings, pounds, and
multiples of pounds, but a convenient form of mechanism is as follows:-
To the axis of the dial M is fitted a projecting tongue m (Fig. 2) which in every
complete revolution of the pence wheel engages in teeth or pins upon a second
wheel P¹ indicating shillings, and effects a fractional turn thereof. This is also
provided with an indicating pointer and dial P (figure 4) to indicate shillings, and
with the tongue p, engaging once in its revolution in a third counting wheel Q',
which thus indicates pounds, and any further series of counting wheels may be
similarly introduced to indicate tens or hundreds of pounds, if desired, such as R.
The said counting wheels are conveniently held stationary between their intermittent
movements by means of springs resting upon the aforesaid pins or teeth. The
above described counting gear and the number of the indicating dials may be varied,
in the relative number of teeth and indicating figures, to suit the currency of
foreign countries.
Figures 1, 6, 7 and 8 represent, first, the normal condition of our device before
operation, and next the three successive positions indicating three successive
values for the tickets punched and issued.
In figure 6, the first punch N has perforated the ticket, the quadrant C being
depressed through a small arc. In figure 7 the second punch O has perforated the
ticket, the arm or quadrant C being rotated through a larger angle. In figure 8

page_text: the third punch V is depressed & thus the three punches have all been driven
through the ticket, the quadrant or lever C being forced through its largest angle,
and a stroke with the bell having been given for each intermittent step by means
of the pawl H resting on the ratchet wheel F.
Figure 3 shows a clip S on the back of one of the modified forms of our device
by which it may be secured to the shoulder strap T of the conductor as in figure 5.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
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1st The combination with an intermittent sliding push or thumb-lever rod of a
simultaneously or separately operated punch or punches, money value dial, or dials,
and bell or gong, operated through each intermittent movement of the said sliding
rod by any suitable transmitting mechanism, substantially as and for the purposes
specified.
2nd In such a bell ticket punch the combination of the sliding push or thumb-
lever rod with a punch or series of punches of any desired number, operated
successively by the intermittent progressive movement of the said sliding rod,
substantially as and for the purposes specified.
3rd In such a bell ticket punch, the combination of a quadrant or rotating bar,
carrying a pawl operating a ratchet wheel and a money value indicating dial
connected thereto, and at the same time a bell hammer by a spring pressed pawl
resting on the said ratchet wheel, substantially as and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 8th day of June
FELL & WILDING,
Agents for the Applicants.