IMPROVEMENTS IN MECHANISM OR APPARATUS FOR NUMBERING AND PRINTING TICKETS CHEQUES AND OTHER SIMILAR AND LIKE ARTICLES PROGRESSIVELY AND CONSECUTIVELY to be as follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I JOHN MELTON BLACK of Windmill Street Finsbury in the City of London,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MECHANISM OR APPARATUS FOR NUMBERING AND PRINTING TICKETS CHEQUES AND
OTHER SIMILAR AND LIKE ARTICLES PROGRESSIVELY AND CONSECUTIVELY to be
as follows:-
"
This Invention is designed as a further Improvement on Letters Patent granted
to me on the 11th day of September 1883 No 4350.
The object of this my present Invention is the production of a Machine for
numbering and printing tickets cheques labels and other similar and like articles
progressively and continuously on a single strip or ribbon of paper representing one
line of tickets by an arrangement and disposition of numbering discs or devices
placed round a disc or Cylinder in manner similar to thoso described in the
Specification of my former Patent herein referred to with this difference only that
instead of printing and numbering such single strip or webb of paper representing
one line of tickets cheques labels or tho like on discs or cylinders provided around
their periphery with the numbering devices on two or more axles, I mount such
discs or cylinders on one or more axles for example, If one disc or cylinder only is
employed I mount around such cylinder a series of numbering discs of the
description well known and used for printing and numbering consecutively in
which the change or progressive order of numbering takes place with each
impression given. According to my improvements place these numbering discs
at distances apart on such Cylinders representing the length of one ticket on the
strip or ribbon of paper receiving the impression and if two separate or more
Cylinders are employed I divide the series of numbering discs limiting a quantity
only to each Cylinder so that each Cylinder will deliver in register a portion only
of the aggregate amount of numbers printed by the discs or cylinders employed,
This latter arrangement when two or more axles are employed together with the
order for printing the subject matter is similar and identical with the arrangement
of numbering and printing Cylinders. described in the Specification of my
previously recited Patent with this exception that the knives employed for cutting
the printed webb of paper up into a number of separate lengths or strips are
dispensed with.
Dated this 18th day of February 1884.

page_text: I JOHN MELTON BLACK of Windmill Street, Finsbury in the City of London,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
'MECHANISM OR APPARATUS FOR NUMBERING AND PRINTING TICKETS, CHEQUES,
AND OTHER SIMILAR & LIKE ARTICLES PROGRESSIVELY & CONSECUTIVELY and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This Invention is designed as a further improvement on Letters Patent granted
to me on the 11th day of September 1883 N° 4350.
The object of this my present Invention is the production of a Machine for
numbering and printing tickets cheques labels and other similar and like articles
_progressively and continuously on a single strip or ribbon of paper representing
one line of tickets. This printing of the consecutive numbers I effect by an
arrangement and disposition of type numbering discs or devices placed at equi
distances apart around a disc or cylinder in manner similar to the series of
numbering discs or cylinders described in the Specification of my former Patent
herein referred to: with this difference that instead of printing and numbering
such single strip or web of paper.representing one line of tickets by discs or cylinders
provided around their peripheries with numbering devices on two axles I mount
Buch discs or cylinders on one or more axles; for example:-If one disc or cylinder
only is employed I mount around such cylinder a series of numbering discs of the
description well known and used for printing and numbering consecutively in
which the change or progressive order of numbering takes place with each
impression given.
According to my Improvements I place these numbering discs at distances apart
on such cylinder representing the length of one ticket on the strip or ribbon of
paper receiving the impression and if two cylinders are employed I divide the
series of numbering discs, limiting a quantity to each cylinder, so that each
cylinder will deliver in register a portion only of the aggregate amount of numbers
printed by the discs or cylinders employed. This latter arrangement when two
axles are employed together with the order for printing the subject matter is
similar and identical with the arrangement of numbering and printing cylinders
described in the Specification of my previously recited Patent with this exception
that the knives employed for cutting the printed web of paper up into lengths or
strips are dispensed with.
In order that the Invention may be well understood and explained in detail
I have hereunto annexed a Sheet of Drawings, representing that portion of the
Machine only employed for printing the consecutive numbers in register upon the
running strip or ribbon of paper, upon which letters of reference are marked on
corresponding parts on all the Figs. alike.

page_text: discs c is mounted in a manner which will enable any one of the series if damaged
to be readily withdrawn and another substituted therefor, d is the impression or
under roller between which and the type numbering cylinder c the running strip
or length of paper e receiving the impression passes in the direction shewn by the
arrow, f is a fixed cam which through the medium of the levers g on each axle of
the numbering discs gives automatically to such discs when revolving round the
axle a their changes as required in consecutive order preparatory for being inked
and transferring their impressions to the running strip of paper e. It will be seen
on referring to Fig. 2 that I have shewn as an example Six type discs on each of
the series mounted on the cylinder c, five only of these are capable of being rotated
intermittently on their axles, as hereinafter described viz:-2. 3. 4. 5. and 6, the
disc 1 is a fixture and may be formed as a disc as shewn or as a segment provided
with one type number only, the surface of which is always in register with the
numbers or devices of the remaining discs; for example the fixed disc or segment 1
of the series of numbering discs c revolving round the axle a form the units and
deliver their impressions from cypher to nine each time the cylinder b revolves.
After the first revolution printing the units the change is given to the discs
printing the tens, then the hundreds, and then the thousands and higher numbers
and alphabetical series if required. This change to the numbering and device
printing discs 2. 3. 4. 5 and 6 is effected as follows:-Each of the series of discs c
is provided with a lever g and projecting friction bowl or piu g¹ which slides when
the cylinder b. revolves in the fixed cam groove f.
With each revolution of the cylinder b carrying the type numbering discs c the
lever g passing round in the groove of the cam f receives a to and fro' motion in
the manner following. As the levers are carried round with the type numbering
discs each lever after having passed the bottom centre of the said cylinder receives
in succession as they are carried up the cam groove an inward or positive motion
which effects the necessary consecutive change to the type numbers before they
arrive at the top centre where they receive their supply of ink after which the type
dises so inked are steadily retained in position whilst descending until they have
passed the bottom centre and delivered their impression on the strip of paper e
running at the same surface speed as the cylinder c. Whilst the type numbers are
descending to deliver their impressions the levers g governed in their movement by
the cam groove receive their negative or return notion preparatory for being again
acted upon as they ascend for giving the necessary change to the type numbers as
before described So soon as the full complement of numbers on the discs 2. 3.
and 4 have delivered their impressions representing 9999 (nine thousand nine
hundred and ninety nine) the printing will then recommence at zero but should
higher numbers or an alphabetical series be required the same can be effected by
placing higher numbers or letters of the alphabet in capitals or italics on the
discs 5 and 6. Instead of placing the said discs 5 and 6 on the same axle as the
numbering discs such discs may be placed on independent axles or form part of the
subject matter printing cylinder described in the Specification of my Patent herein
referred to. I would further remark that as the unit type discs have more
work to perform than the type numbers on the other discs that instead of
permanently fixing such discs as herein described I prefer to provide their
peripheries with type numbers of their own distinctive character and make them
capable of being turned on their axles so that when one of the type numbers on
the periphery of the unit disc is worn another may be substituted therefor by
simply giving a partial rotation to the unit disc.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
The novel arrangement of one or more discs or cylinders provided with type

page_text: continuous and consecutive order on a web or strip of paper in the manner as
herein substantially described set forth and fully illustrated in the drawings
annexed.
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