An Improved Ticket Printing Stamp.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 17th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 27th Apr., 1894
INUYIDIONAL DE MOLTIVATION.
An Improved Ticket Printing Stamp.
I, GEORGE FREDERICK REDFERN, of the Firm of G. F. Redfern & Co., The
General Patent Office, No. 4, South Street, Finsbury, in the County of London,
Patent Agents, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication to
me by John Sharpe, of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, Manufacturer,)
to be as follows:-
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My invention relates to registers more particularly adapted for printing transfer
tickets, and the object of the invention is to design a machine by which a transfer
ticket may be numbered, dated and otherwise marked so that the recipient will
only be able to use it within a limited period of time, and it consists essentially of
mechanism part of which is arranged to co-act with a clock and the remaining
portion to act independently so as to produce the desired identification numbers and
marks on the ticket as hereinafter more particularly explained.
In carrying out the invention the apparatus is constructed of a cylindrical casing
which has a central partition, behind which is situated the ordinary clock-
mechanism and in front of which is located the registering mechanism. The
central minute spindle of the clock extends out beyond the dial plate, secured on
the outside of the casing.
A metal ring is also secured on the outside of the casing and provided with a
glass.
The hour spindle or sleeve is situated and revolves independently of the minute
spindle. The hour hand spindle is connected by gear-wheels to an arbor carrying
a gear-wheel meshing with a gear-wheel secured to a sleeve carrying the hour
hand.
The motion imparted to the hour hand sleeve is transmitted by the gearing
above described to the hour hand. The minute hand, however, is rotated directly
from its spindle.
The hour registering wheel has numerals from one to twelve embossed on its
periphery at equal distances apart. There is also a minute registering wheel or
more properly a wheel in which the hour is divided into twelve five minute
spaces, viz.-5', 10', 15', 20', 25, 30', 35', 40', 45', 50', 55', the 60', however, being
left out, which numbers are embossed upon the periphery of wheel as shewo.
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The month registering rim is divided into twelve spaces in which are embossed
the different months of the year as usually abbreviated. On the day registering
rim are embossed in order the numerals from one to thirty one at equal distances
apart. Both rims are supported on a ring which is attached to the front plate of
the casing. The said ring is L-shaped in cross section and the rims are prevented
from shifting off the ring when they are being circularly moved by a series of
springs. The registering rims have attached to them gear-rings engaging with
pinions secured on arbors, the rear ends of which have attached to them spring-
arins, the pins of which are designed to be sprung into holes so as to hold the
pinions and consequently the rings stationary. The number of teeth in the said
pinions is such that upon one of the arms being revolved once and brought back
into its hole, the wheel will have brought around the month ring from one month
to the next succeeding month at a point directly over the printing platen ready to
print upon the ticket. The number of teeth in the gear-pinion of the day
registering rim is such that when the arm relating thereto is brought a half
revolution, that is from one hole to the opposite hole, the date rim will be revolved

page_text: sufficiently far to bring the next succeeding number directly above the platen ready
to print upon the ticket.
The hour registering wheel is supported loosely on an arbor and is connected to
a ratchet wheel secured on the arbor by a dog which is held against the ratchet
wheel by a spring. One end of a helical spring is connected to a stud while the
other is pinned to the said arbor. A handle is secured to the rear end of the arbor
outside the casing and designed to wind the flat helical spring.
The minute registering wheel is supported loosely on the arbor and has a pinion
securely connected to the rear face thereof. Another arbor has loosely journalled
to it a gear-wheel, and secured to the same arbor is a ratchet wheel which is
engaged by a spring-dog pivotted on the said gear-wheel. A disc is also secured
on this arbor.
A flat helical spring is connected at one end to a stud supported in the front and
centre plates of the apparatus, the other end of the helical spring being pinned to
the arbor. A handle is secured to the rear end of the arbor and designed to
operate the ratchet wheel and wind up the spring.
The object of the springs is to actuate the registering wheels. A toothed wheel
having twelve teeth of peculiar form, one side of each tooth being rounded off and
the other side being straight, is secured to the hour hand sleeve and a series of
twelve stop pins are located on the face of the hour registering wheel on a radial
line with the number on the wheel.
Pawls are loosely journalled on pins between sleeves and springs are secured to
the top of the pivotal portion of the pawls and extend beneath the last named arbor
at one side and a stud at the other side so as to force the points of the teeth of the
pawls against the toothed wheel.
The pawls co-act with the toothed wheel so as to allow of the hour wheel being
intermittently rotated by the force exerted through its helical spring so as to
present the numerals representing each succeeding hour above the printing platen.
Suppose the upper point of the pawl to have sprung into the space between two of
the teeth, and the lower point of the other pawl to have one of the pins against it
and its upper point of the pawl against the crown of one of the teeth: as the wheel
continues to revolve the upper point of the first pawl will be thrown out from the
space between the teeth and rest upon the crown of the next succeeding tooth of
the toothed wheel. The second pawl will necessarily now be forced by its spring
so as to bring its upper tooth into the space between two of the teeth of the toothed
wheel. The pin will meanwhile have travelled to the bevelled bottom end of the
first pawl. When the wheel has revolved sufficiently far to bring the upper points
of the teeth of both pawls upon the crown of one of the teeth of the wheel as it
rotates the pin will be between the bevelled bottom point of the first pawl, and the
bottom point of the second pawl, in which position the pin will be about ready to
jump or to be forced onward by the impetus given by the helical spring. As the
wheel is still moved round by the clock-mechanism and the upper point of the first
pawl drops into the space before the next succeeding tooth, the pin will have
jumped to the position formerly occupied by the preceding pin and the succeeding
pin will have been forced forward so as to come against the lower point of the
second pawl. This action will take place as each tooth of the wheel passes the
pawls. As the pins are radially on a line with the numerals embossed on
the periphery of the hour wheel, the wheel will be turned around intermittently so
as to bring each number desiguating the hour successively into position above the
platen.
On account of the peculiar construction of the pawls in reference to their
respective toothed wheels and registering wheels the pawl will in every case
intercept the succeeding pin preventing more than one pin passing at a time during
the period that the preceding pin is jumping from between the pawls.
A toothed pawl having twelve teeth is secured on the minute hand-spindle and a
series of twelve stop pins extend from the face of the minute registering wheel.
The stop pins are also situated radially on a line with the numbers indicating the

page_text: minutes on the minute wheel. Pawls formed like the pawls which intermittently
actuate the hour wheel are situated between sleeves on pins, the rear end of
which is cut away before the wheel, one of the sleeves being screwed onto the end
of one of the pins which, in this case, is only secured in the front plate of the
apparatus.
Springs are secured upon the top of the pivotal portion of the pawl and extend
beneath the arbor at one side and the stud at the other side so as to force the
upper ends of the pawls toward a wheel. The wheels, pawls, and pins on the
minute registering wheel co-act together exactly in the same manner as the wheel,
pawls, and pins on the hour-wheel, with only this difference that the wheel on the
hour sleeve and the hour wheel are only rotated once by the clock-mechanism in
twelve hours while the wheel of the minute wheel being attached to the minute
spindle rotates twelve times every twelve hours, in other words the wheel on the
hour sleeve is caused to move forward one tooth an hour so as to bring the numeral
on the hour wheel forward one number an hour and the wheel on the minute spindle
rotates the space of one tooth in five minutes or makes a complete rotation in one
hour so as to bring the minute wheel forward from one numeral to another every
five minutes.
In the case of the minute wheel it will of course be understood that it is caused
to intermittently rotate as permitted by the wheel and pawls by the force of the
helical spring, acting through the ratchet wheel, gear-wheel and gear-pinion
attached to the minute wheel. The minute hand registering wheel will rotate with
the minute hand and is so arranged that the minute hand wheel always points the
hour indicated by the number which is directly beneath the vertical diameter of
the minute registering wheel or in other words directly above the printing platen.
The hour hand registering wheel will always rotate with the hour hand and is so
arranged that the hour hand will always point to the hour which is directly beneath
the vertical diameter of the hour registering wheel.
A slot is made in the face plate of the casing. This slot extends back to the
partition and the centre of the slot is directly beneath the centre of the arbor
carrying the hour wheel and minute wheel.
A platen is supported in vertical guides and has the top normally flush with the
bottom edge of the slot. An arm extends through a slot made in the bottom of the
casing and is provided with a push-button and forms part of a plate which extends
back through the partition. Between the partition and front plate upon the top of
the arm-plate is provided an inclined block upon which rests the inclined bottom of
the platen. To the rear of the partition and secured to or forming part of the
arm-plate is secured a backwardly inclining projection.
An inking ribbon wound on a spindle located on opposite sides of the slot is wide
enough to take in all of the registering mechanism beneath which it passes and is
held in position horizontally by guiding rods. Turning knobs are secured on the
end of the spindle and are designed to change the position of the ribbon.
A quadrant is supported on the end of a spindle journalled in the partition and
back plate of the casing. The bottom of this quadrant has embossed upon it the
letters σε A.M." and "P.M." A spring-arm is secured at the rear end of the
spindle outside the back of the casing and provided with a knob, which is designed
to move it between two sets of jaws so as to respectively bring the said
letters "A.M." or "P.M." as the case may be on a line with the numbers directly
beneath the hour wheel arbor. A block is secured to the partition and has
embossed upon it certain particulars, for instance, the name of the street, riz. "High
Street" and the woods Good only for 15 min." Upon pushing the button
inwardly the inclined block will raise the platen and will cause an impression to be
imprinted upon the ticket.
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Toothed discs are secured on the same studs as the circular registering discs,
which registering discs have the numerals from one to nought arranged circularly
on the face of each. The studs of the toothed discs and registering discs are
journalled in bearings. The circular registering discs are arranged close to the

page_text: rear plate which has holes arranged in line so as to expose one number in each of
the discs and thereby exhibit the number of transfer tickets issued.
Spring dogs engage with the teeth of the discs and the latter are arranged in the
ordinary way to communicate motion from one to the other, that is to say, one disc
has a tooth which engages upon every revolution with the tooth in the next disc so
as to move it forward the space of one digit. The last named disc is also arranged
to move the next disc forward the space of one digit upon the revolution of the
preceding disc and so on.
An arm is pivotted on the end of a stud and normally rests on the incline of the
herein before described backwardly inclining projection. Pivotted upon the end of
this arm is a dog which rests against a ratchet wheel on the stud of the first
registering wheel beneath one of the teeth. When the button is pushed inwardly
the arm is raised by the inclined projection so as to cause the dog to push forward
the ratchet wheel and consequently to push forward the first registering wheel the
space of one tooth. When the button is released a spring attached to the partition
and fitting into a notch in the arm-plate will force the projection backwardly and
the dog will drop into position beneath the next succeeding tooth, the spring-dog
serving to hold the registering wheel in the position in which it is rotated by the
upward movement of the dog.
Although I have described a rearwardly inclining projection co-acting with a
pivot arm and pawl to operate the numbering mechanism, it will of course be
understood that other suitable mechanism might be devised which would satis-
factorily accomplish this.
Dated this 27th day of Anril 1893
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
An Improved Ticket Printing Stamp.
I, GEORGE FREDERICK REDFERN, of the Firm of G. F. Redfern & Co., The
General Patent Office, No. 4, South Street, Finsbury, in the County of London,
Patent Agents, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication
to me by John Sharpe, of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, Canada,
Manufacturer) and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to improvements in stamps or registers more particularly
designed for printing what are known as transfer tickets whereby such tickets
may be numbered, dated and otherwise marked so that the recipient will only be
able to use it within a limited period of time and it consists essentially of mechanism
part of which is arranged to co-act with a clock and the remaining portion to act
independently so as to produce the desired identification numbers and marks on the
ticket as hereinafter more particularly explained.
Fig. 1, is a perspective view showing the mechanism of my register and its
connection to a clock.
Fig. 2, is a vertical section through my machine.
Figs. 3, 4, and, 5, are details of the escapement mechanism designed for controlling
the movement of the hour and minute registering wheels.
Fig. 6, is a detail of the ticket as stamped by my mechanism.
In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each
figure.
A, is the cylindrical casing which has a central partition, A', behind which is
situated the ordinary clock mechanism and in front of which is located the
registering mechanism (see Fig. 2). The clock mechanism is not shown. B, is the

page_text: central minute spindle of the clock which extends out beyond the dial plate, C,
secured on the outside of the casing.
D, is a metal ring also secured on the outside of the casing and provided with a
glass, E.
F, is the hour spindle or sleeve which is situated and revolves independently of
the minute spindle, B. The hour hand spindle, F, is geared by the gear
wheel, f, to the gear wheel, g, on the arbor, G. g, is a gear wheel secured on the
opposite end of the arbor and meshing with the gear wheel, f', secured to the
sleeve F. H, is the hour hand which is secured to the sleeve F¹, and, I, is a
minute hand which is secured to the end of the spindle, B.
The motion imparted to the hour hand sleeve, F, is transmitted by the gearing
above described to the hour hand. The minute hand however is rotated directly
from the spindle, B.
J, is an arbor having its bearings in the partition A', and front plate, A", and
rear plate, A. K, is the hour registering wheel having numerals from one to
twelve embossed on its periphery at equal distances apart. L, is a minute
registering wheel or more properly a wheel in which the hour is divided into twelve
five minute spaces viz. 5', 10', 15', 20', 25', 30', 35', 40', 45', 50', 5%, the 60', however
being left out, which numbers are embossed upon the periphery of the wheel as shown.
M, is the month registering rim and, N, is the day registering rim. The rim, M,
is divided into twelve spaces in which are embossed the different months of the year
as usually abbreviated. On the rim, N, is embossed in order the numerals from one
to thirty-one at equal distances apart. The rims, M, and, N, are supported on the
ring, P, which is attached to the front plate, A", of the casing, A. The ring, P,
is L-shaped in cross section and the rims, M, and, N, are prevented from shifting
off the ring, P, when they are being circularly moved by a series of springs, p,
(see Fig. 2). The registering rims, M, and, N, have attached to them the gear
rings, m, and, n, respectively. m³, and, n', are gear pinions secured on the
arbors, M', and, N', respectively. The rear ends of the arbors M', and, N',
have attached to them the spring arms M", and, N", the pins of which are
designed to be sprung in the holes, n", and, m", so as to hold the pinions, m²,
and, n', and consequently the rings, m, and, n, stationary. There are sufficient
number of teeth in the pinion, m', so that upon the arm, M", being revolved
once and brought back into the hole, m", the wheel will have brought around
the month ring, m, from one month to the next succeeding month at a point
directly over the printing platen ready to imprint upon the ticket.
There are
sufficient teeth in the gear pinion, n', so that when the arm, N", is brought half a
revolution that is from one hole, n", to the opposite hole, 1, (see Fig. 1) the date
rim will be revolved sufficiently far so as to bring the next succeeding number
directly above the platen ready to imprint upon the ticket.
The hour registering wheel, K, is supported loosely on the arbor, J, and is
connected to a ratchet wheel, Q, secured on the arbor by the dog, q, whieh is held
against the ratchet wheel by the spring, q', (see Fig. 1). O, is a helical spring one
end of which is connected to a stud, o, while the other end is pinned to the
arbor, J. J', is a handle secured to the rear end of the arbor, J, outside the casing
and designed to be turned from right to left that is when looking from the rear of
the casing so as to wind the flat helical spring, O.
The minute registering wheel, L, is supported loosely on the arbor, J, and has
securely connected to the rear face thereof the pinion, l. R, is a gear wheel which
is loosely journalled on the arbor, R. S, is a ratchet wheel which is secured to the
arbor, R', and is engaged by the spring dog, T, pivoted on the gear wheel, R. 8, is
a disc which is also secured on the arbor, R'.
U, is a flat belical spring connected at one end to the stud, u, supported in the
front and centre plates, A, and, A". The other end of the helical spring, U, is
pinned to the arbor, R. R", is a handle secured to the rear end of the arbor, R',
and designed to be turned from left to right so as to bring the ratchet wheel, S,
around in the direction indicated and wind up the spring, U.
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It will be seen that the normal tendency of the springs, O, and, U, in both cases
is to force the registering wheels, K, and, L, around in the direction indicated by
X, is a toothed wheel having twelve teeth of peculiar form one side of each
tooth being rounded off and the other side being straight. The toothed wheel, X,
is secured to the hour hand sleeve F a, are a series of twelve stop pins located on
the face of the hour registering wheel, K, on a radial line with the number on the
wheel.
V, and, V, are pawls which are loosely journalled on the pins, v, between the
sleeves, v¹, and, "." V", and, V³, are springs which are secured to the top of the
pivotal portion of the pawls, V, and, V', and extending beneath the arbor, R', at
one side and stud, o, at the other side so as to force the points of the teeth of the
pawls against the toothed wheel, X.
On reference to Figs. 3, 4, and, 5, there will be seen the manner in which
the pawls, V, and, V', co-act with the toothed wheel, X, so as to allow of the hour
wheel, K, being intermittently rotated by the force exerted through the helical
spring, O, so as to present the numerals representing each succeeding hour above
the printing platen. In the position shown in Fig. 3, the upper point of the
pawl, V, is shown as having sprung into the space between two of the teeth.
The lower point of the pawl, V, is shown with one of the pins, x, against it and
the upper point of the pawl, V, against the crown of one of the teeth. As the
wheel X, continues to revolve in the direction indicated by arrow it will be seen
on reference to Fig. 4, that the upper point of the pawl, V, will be thrown out
from the space between the teeth and rest upon the crown of the next succeeding
tooth of the toothed wheel, X. The pawl, V, will necessarily now be forced by its
spring so as to bring its upper tooth into the space between two of the teeth of the
toothed wheel. The pin, x, will meanwhile have travelled to the bevelled bottom
end of the pawl, V. When the wheel, X, has revolved sufficiently far so as to
bring the upper points of the teeth of the pawls, V, and, V', upon the crown of
one of the teeth of the wheel, X, as it rotates it will be seen that the pin, r, will
be between the bevelled bottom point of the pawl, V', and the bottom point of the
pawl, V, in which position the pin will be about ready to jump or to be forced
onward by the impetus given by the helical spring, O. As the wheel X, is still
brought around by the clock mechanism and the upper point of the pawl, V₁, drops
into the space before the next succeeding tooth, the pin, 2, will have jumped
from the position shown in Fig. 5, to the position shown by the preceding pin and
the succeeding pin will have been forced forward so as to come against the lower
point of the pawl, V, as shown in Fig. 3. This action will take place as each tooth
of the wheel, X, passes the pawls, V, and, V. As, the pins, x, are radially on a
line with the numerals embossed on the periphery of the wheel, N, the wheel will
be turned around intermittently so as to bring each number designating the hour
successively to a position above the platen.
It will be seen on account of the peculiar construction of the pawls, V, and, V₁,
and, W, and, W', in reference to their respective toothed wheels and registering
wheels that the pawl shown on the left hand side of the figure will in every case
intercept the succeeding pin preventing more than one pin passing at a time
during the period that the preceding pin is jumping from between the pawls.
Y, is a toothed pawl secured on the minute hand spindle, B, and having twelve
teetb. y, are a series of twelve stop pins extending from the face of the registering
wheel, L. The stop pins, y, are also situated radially on a line with the numbers
indicating the minutes on the minute wheel. W, and, W', are pawls formed
exactly similar to the pawls, V, and, V', and situated between the sleeves, V",
and, V, on the pins, v. The rear end of the pin, v, on the left hand side of
Fig. 1, is cut away before the wheel, R, (see Fig. 2) and the sleeve, ³, screwed
on to the end of the pin, r, the pin, v, in this case being only secured in the front
plate, A".
Wu, and, W, are springs which are secured upon the top of the pivotal portion
of the pawl and extending beneath the arbor, R', at one side and the stud, o, at the

page_text: other side so as to force the upper ends of the pawls toward the wheel, Y. The
wheel, Y, pawls, W, and, W', and pins, y, on the wheel, L, co-act together exactly
in the same manner as the wheel, X, pawls, V, and, V₁, and pins, x, on the hour
wheel, K, with only this difference that the wheel, X, and hour wheel K, are only
rotated once by the clock mechanism in twelve hours while the wheel, Y, being
attached to the minute spindle rotates twelve times every twelve hours, in other
words, the wheel, X, on the hour sleeve F¹, is caused to move forward one tooth
an hour so as to bring the numeral on the hour wheel, K, forward one number an
hour and the wheel, Y, on the minute spindle, B, rotates the space of one tooth in
five minutes or makes a complete rotation in one hour so as to bring the minute
wheel, L, forward from one numeral to another every five minutes.
In the case of the minute wheel, L, it will of course be understood that it is.
caused to intermittently rotate as permitted by the wheel, Y, and pawls, W,
and W', by the force of the helical spring, U, acting through the ratchet wheel, S,
gear wheel, R, and gear pinion, 1, attached to the minute wheel, L. The minute
hand registering wheel will rotate with the minute hand and is so arranged that
the minute hand always points to the hour iudicated by the number which is
directly beneath the vertical diameter of the minute registering wheel or in other
words directly above the printing platen. The hour hand registering wheel will
always rotate with the hour hand and is so arranged that the hour hand will
always point to the hour which is directly beneath the vertical diameter of the hour
registering wheel.
Z, is a slot made in the face plate, A", of the casing. The slot, Z, extends
back to the partition, A, (see Fig. 2) and the centre of the slot is directly
beneath the centre of the arbor, J, on which is the hour wheel, K, and minute.
wheel, L.
4, is a platen which is supported in vertical guides 5, and having the top.
normally flush with the bottom edge of the slot, Z. 6, is an arm which extends
through the slot, 7, made in the bottom of the casing. The arm, 6, is provided
with a push button, 8, and forms part of the plate, 9, which extends back through
the partition A'. Between the partition, A', and front plate, A", upon the top of
the plate, 9, is provided an inclined block, 10, upon which rests the inclined bottom
of the platen, 4. To the rear of the partition, A', and secured to or forming part
of the plate, 9, is secured the backwardly inclining projection, 12.
13, is an inking ribbon which is wound on the spindles 14, located on opposite
sides of the slot. The ribbon, 13, is wide enough to take in all of the registering
mechanism beneath which it passes being held in position horizontally by the
guiding rods, 15. 14', are turning knobs secured on the ends of the spindles 14,.
and designed to change the position of the ribbon. In the drawing of course it
will be seen that on account of one side of the casing being broken away that the
spindle, 14, on the opposite side of the slot is not shown but this of course will be
readily understood.
16, is a quadrant which is supported on the end of the spindle, 17, journalled in
the partition, A', and back plate of the casing. The bottom of this quadrant has
embossed upon it the legends, "A.M." and "P.M." 18 is a spring arm secured
at the rear end of the spindle, 17, outside of the back of the casing and provided
with a knob, 19, which is designed to move it between two sets of jaws, 20, so as
to respectively bring the legend "A.M." or "P.M." as the case may be on a line
with the numbers directly beneath the arbor, J. 21, is a block which is secured to
the partition, A', and has embossed upon it certain particulars for instance as
shown by the ticket in Fig. 3, the name of the street ciz. "High St." and the
words "Good only for 15 min." On reference to Fig. 2, it will be seen that
upou pushing the button, 8, inwardly the inclined block, 10, will raise the
platen, 4, and will cause an impression such as shown in Fig. 6, to be imprinted
upon the ticket.
23, 24, 25, and, 26 are toothed'discs secured on the same studs as the circular
discs, 23, 24, 25¹ and, 26', which toothed discs have the numerals from one.to

page_text: nought arranged circularly on the rear face of each. The studs of the toothed
registering discs are journalled in bearings in the plates 27, and, 28. The toothed
registering discs it will be seen on reference to Fig. 1, are arranged close to the
rear plate, which has holes arranged in line so as to expose one number in each of
the discs and thereby exhibit the number of transfer tickets issued.
29, 30, 31 and, 32, are spring dogs engaging with the teeth of the discs, 23, 24,
25, and, 26, respectively. The discs, 23, 24, 25, and, 26, are arranged in the
ordinary way to communicate notion from one to the other that is to say the
disc, 23, has a tooth, which engages upon every revolution of the disc, 23, with
the teeth in the disc, 24, so as to move it forward the space of one digit. The
disc, 24, is also arranged to move the disc, 25, forward the space of one digit upon
the revolution of the disc, 24, and the disc, 25, is arranged to move the disc, 26,
forward the space of one digit upon the revolution of the disc, 25.
321, is an arm pivoted on the end of the stud, 33, the arm normally resting on
the incline of the projection, 12. Pivoted upon the end of the arm, 32, is a
dog, 34, which rests against the ratchet wheel, 35, on the stud of the registering
wheel, 23, beneath one of the teeth. When the button, 8, is pushed inwardly the
arm, 32, is raised by the inclined projection, 12, so as to cause the dog, 34, to push
forward the ratchet wheel, 35, and consequently the registering wheel, 23, forward
the space of one tooth. When the button is released the spring, 36, attached to
the partition, A', and fitting into the notch, 37, in the plate, 9, will force. the pro-
jection, 12, backwardly and the dog, 34, will drop into position beneath the next
succeeding tooth, the spring dog, 29, serving to hold the registering wheel, 23, in
the position in which it is rotated by the upward movement of the dog, 34.
Although I show a rearwardly inclining projection 12, co-acting with the pivot
arm, 32, and pawl, 34, so as to operate the numbering mechanism it will of course
be understood that other suitable mechanism might be devised which would
satisfactorily accomplish this purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination with the hour hand spindle connected by gearing to the
sleeve on which is secured the hour hand, of the hour registering wheel having the
hours embossed upon it as described and means whereby the hour wheel is
automatically intermittently stopped and held with one of the numerals thereon
directly above the platen as and for the purpose specified.
2. The combination with the hour hand spindle connected by gearing to the sleeve
on which is secured the hour hand, of the hour registering wheel having the hours
embossed upon it as described loosely journalled on the main arbor to which it is
connected by the dog and ratchet wheel, the helical spring having one end secured
to the arbor and the other end attached to a suitable stud and means whereby the
hour wheel is automatically, intermittently stopped and held with one of the
numerals thereon directly above the platen as and for the purpose specified.
3. The combination with the hour hand spindle connected by gearing to the
sleeve on which is secured the bour haud, of the hour registering wheel having the
hours embossed upon it as described loosely journalled on the main arbor to which
it is connected by the dog and ratchet wheel, the helical spring having one end
secured to the arbor and the other end attached to a suitable stud and a series of
pins projecting from the face of the hour wheel, which pins are intermittently held
in engagement with the teeth of a ratchet wheel secured on the hour hand spindle
as and for the purpose specified.
4. The combination with the hour hand spindle connected by gearing to the
sleeve on which is secured the hour hand, of the hour registering wheel having the
hours embossed upon it as described loosely journalled on the main arbor to which
it is connected by the dog and ratchet wheel, the helical spring having one end
secured to the arbor and the other end attached to a suitable stud and a series of

page_text: pins projecting from the face of the hour wheel, which pins are intermittently held
and freed by the abutting spring pawls co-acting with the toothed wheel on the
hour hand sleeve as and for the purpose specified.
5. The combination with the hour hand spindle connected by the gearing, f, g, g',
and, f, to the sleeve, F', of the hour registering wheel, K, the ratchet wheel, Q,
and spring dog, 9, helical spring, O, pins, x, on the face of the hour wheel, K,
spring pawls, V, and, V₁, having the upper and lower points constructed as specified
and the toothed wheel, X, secured on the hour hand sleeve, F1, and designed to
co-act with the pawls as and for the purpose specified.
6. The combination with the minute hand spindle of the minute registering wheel
having the minutes embossed on it as described and loosely journalled on the main
arbor, the pinion secured to and forming part of the minute registering wheel and
connected by gearing to the helical spring, U, and means whereby the minute
wheel is caused to rotate intermittently in the same direction as the hour wheel
as and for the purpose specified.
7. The combination with the minute hand spindle, of the minute registering
wheel having the minutes embossed on it as described and loosely journalled on the
main arbor, the pinion secured to and forming part of the minute registering
wheel and connected by gearing to the helical spring, U, and the abutting spring
pawls, W, and, W', having the upper and lower points constructed as specified
and designed to co-act with the toothed wheel, Y, on the minute hand spindle, B,
and the pins, y, on the face of the minute hand wheel as and for the purpose
specified.
8. The combination with the minute wheel, L, loosely journalled on the arbor, J,
and connected thereto by a ratchet wheel and dog and the helical spring attached
to one end of the main arbor and at the other to a suitable stud, the minute wheel
being caused to rotate as specified and means whereby the spring is wound and held
in position as the spring is unwound by the rotation of the wheel as and for the
purpose specified.
9. The combination with the minute hand wheel loosely journalled on the main
arbor and a pinion attached thereto, of the gear wheel, R, ratchet wheel S, spring
dog, T, and helical spring, U, and means whereby the spring is unwound and.
intermittently held in position as the spring is unwound by the rotation of the
wheel as and for the purpose specified.
10. The month registering rim situated on the ring, P, attached to the front
plate of the casing and having embossed on its periphery the months of the year
at equal distances apart and the gear ring, m, attached to the rim, M, in combination
with the gear pinion, m', and means to turn the same as specified.
11. The month registering rim situated on the ring P, attached to the front
plate of the casing and having embossed on its periphery the months of the year
at equal distances apart and the gear ring, m, attached to the rim, M, in combination
with the gear pinion, m', on the spindles, M', and spring arm, ml, at the outer
end of the arm having a pin at the inside of its outer end designed to be brought
into a hole in the back of the casing as and for the purpose specified.
12. A day registering rim supported on a ring, P, attached to the face of the
casing, having embossed on its periphery the days of the months in numerical order
at equal distances apart and having a gear ring n, attached to the rim, N, of the
gear pinion, n', on the spindle, N', and spring arm designed to turn the spindle as
and for the purpose specified.
13. The month and day registering rims supported on the ring, P, and held in
position by the spring fingers, p, as they are turned as and for the purpose
specified.
14. The combination with the registering rims and wheels operated as specified,
of the quadrant, 16, having embossed upon it the legends, A.M. and P.M. as specified
and turned by the spring arm, 18, secured in position as and for the purpose
specified.
15. The combination with the registering rims and discs operated as specified
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page_text: and the quadrant, 16, operated as specified and the block, 21, secured to the
partition, A', as and for the purpose specified.
16. The combination with the registering mechanism operated, held in position
and having the embossed characters as specified, of the platen, 4, and means
(whereby it is brought against the embossed characters as .and for the purpose
specified.
17. The combination with the registering mechanism operated, held in position
and having the embossed characters as specified, of the platen, 4, having an
inclined bottom and the arm, 6, forming part of the plate, 9, provided with a
button, 8, extending through the slot, 7, in the casing and having connected to it
the inclined block, 10, as and for the purpose specified.
18. The combination with the registering mechanism operated, held in position
and having the embossed characters as specified, of the platen, 4, having an
inclined bottom and the arm, 6, forming part of the plate, 9, provided with a
button, 8, extending through the slot, 7, in the casing and having connected to it
the inclined block, 10, and the spring, 36, fitting into the notch, 37, in the plate, 9,
as and for the purpose specified.
19. The combination with the registering mechanism operated, held in position
and having the embossed characters as specified, of the platen, 4, plate, 9, having
the arm, 6, attached thereto at its outer end and the inclined projection at its inner
end, the arm, 32', pivoted on the stud, 33, and. having the dog, 34, pivoted at its
end and engaging with the ratchet wheel, 35, of the registering disc, 23, as and
for the purpose specified.
20. The combination with the platen, 4, and push bar operated as specified, of
means whereby motion is imparted by the inward throw of the push bar to the
registering wheels, 23, 24, 25, and, 26, as and for the purpose specified.
21. The combination with the registering mechanism operated, held in position
and having embossed characters as specified, of the inking ribbon 13, and the
platen, 4, as and for the purpose specified.
22. The combination with the registering mechanism operated, held in position
and having embossed characters as specified, of the inking ribbon, 13, designed to
be wound and unwound upon the spindles, 14 by the turning knobs, 14', and held
in position by the guiding rods, 15, and the platen, 4, operated as and for the
purpose specified.
23. The combination with the registering mechanism operated, held in position
and having embossed characters as specified, of the slot, Z, and platen, 4, operated
as and for the purpose specified.
24. The combination with the registering mechanism operated, held in position
and having embossed characters as specified, of the slot, Z, and platen 4, moved
vertically in vertical guides as and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 17th day of Januar 1894
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,.
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant..