Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 5th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 30th Sept., 1887.
Workpeople's Ticket Indicator.
GEORGE RICHARD WILLIS 2, Claybury Villas Latchett Road George Lane, Leyton-
stone in the county of Essex Bookkeeper do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
In all large firms each Employé upon entering their service is furnished with what
is usually termed a ticket, bearing a number which is registered against his or her
name in the Ticket Book and which upon entering upon his or her duties each day
and after every meal has to be taken off the hook upon the Ticket Board and deposited
in an opening similar to a letter box, the ticket falling into a box in the Timekeeper's
Office. After all the employées have resumed work the box is removed and the
tickets sorted out, all the units, tens, twenties, thirties and so on being placed in
separate piles. They are then sorted consecitively then entered against each
Employées name, denoting that they are in attendance at these particular times.
The tickets then have to be re-hung upon their respective hooks ready for a similar
operation upon their entering again and which has to be done at least five times
a day.
I have so constructed a Ticket Board, which consists of two sheet iron plates,
having holes punched out for every ticket to be seen, the opening in the one plate
coming exactly or nearly in between the holes in the other and lineable to each other.
The ticket consists of a piece of metal, which has a number arranged on both sides
alike and having a rack at its extreme top or bottom. This is placed between the
two plates, between which is a parallel bar running between each row of tickets
across the whole width of the plates, for the ticket to slide upon. The Tickets are
worked by means of two small pinions placed side by side between the plates, each
gearing into the rack of the ticket the spindle of one pinion extending on one side
of the plates and the spindle of the other pinion extending upon the other side of the
plates. On the end of these spindles is placed a knob or nut by which the pinions can
be turned.

page_text: When the pinion on the side facing the Employé is turned his number or Ticket
immediately passes from the opening, which then appears blank, but as the ticket or
piece of metal is numbered the same on both sides, it appears in the opening of the
other plate on the back side and which can be seen by the Timekeeper, providing the
frame is hung against a window or is placed in an opening in the Timekeeper's Office.
When the pinion has been turned and the number or ticket has disappeared, the
pinion becomes out of gear, with the rack and will not push the ticket any farther,
nor can the ticket be drawn back by the same pinion. When all the Employées
have turned their respective numbers from view, they all appear consecitively on the
back side and thus being in view of the Timekeeper can be readily booked, after
which the frame is taken down from the hook upon which it is hung and turned
round. The tickets of course all being ready for being turned from view, by the
other pinion upon the Employées resuming work again after meals and which method
entirely does away with the sorting out of the tickets as well as rehanging them up.
Thus insuring a great saving of time as well as insuring a safer method of booking
their time.

page_text: I, GEORGE RICHARD WILLIS of 2 Claybury Villas Latchett Road George Lane
Woodford in the county of Essex Bookkeeper 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:―
In all large firms each Employé upon entering their service is furnished with what
is usually called a "Ticket" bearing a number, which is registered against his or her
name in the ticket book and which upon entering upon his or her duties each day &
after every meal he has to take off the hook upon the ticket board and deposit it in
an opening similar to a letter box, the ticket falling into a box in the Timekeeper's
Office. After all the employes have resumed work the box is removed and the tickets
sorted out, all the units 10%, 20%, 30%, and so on, being placed in separate piles, they
are then sorted consecutively & entered against each employés name denoting that he
is in attendance at these particular times, the tickets then have to be rehung upon
their respective hooks ready for a similar operation upon entering again, and which is
done at least five times a day.
I have so constructed a ticket board which consists of two sheet iron plates, having
holes punched out for every ticket to be seen, the opening in the one plate coming
exactly or nearly in between the holes in the other, and lineable to each other. The
tickets J referring to Figs. 5 & 6 consist of a piece of metal which has a number
arranged on both sides and having a rack at its extreme top or bottom. This is placed
in between the two plates K & parallel bars running between each row of tickets
across the whole width of the plates for the ticket to slide upon. The ticket is worked
by means of two small pinions L placed side by side between the plates, each gearing
into the rack of the ticket, the spindle from one pinion extending on one side of the
plates and the spindle of the other pinion extending upon the other side of the plates.
On the end of these spindles is placed a knob or nut, by which the pinion can be
turned. When the pinion upon the side facing the Employes is turned, his number
or ticket immediately passes from the opening which then appears blank, but as the
ticket or piece of metal is numbered on both sides,
the other plate on the backside and which can be seen by the Timekeeper, providing
appears in the opening M of
the frame is hanging up against a window or is placed in an opening in the Time-
keeper's Office. When the pinion has been turned and the ticket has disappeared,
the pinion becomes out of gear with the rack & will not push the ticket
nor can the ticket be drawn back by the same pinion. When all the Employes have
any further,
turned their respective tickets from view the numbers appear upon the backside and
thus can be readily booked by the Timekeeper, after which the frame is taken down
from the hook upon which it is hanging and turned round, the tickets of course all
being ready for being turned from view by the other pinion, upon the Employes

page_text: resuming work again after meals, and which method entirely does away with the
sorting out of the tickets, as well as, ensuring a great saving of time as well as
ensuring a save method of booking their time.
Another method is for the tickets or checks to be almost square and for the bottoms
to rest upon the narrow parallel bars E. running across the entire width of the two
outside plates, and arranged in between each row of tickets. The ticket being moved
by means of a small knob F. arranged immediately over each ticket & sliding along
a slot the entire width of a ticket, the other end of the knob, having a flanged piece
and being in between the two outside plates, the top of the ticket is notched out so
that the flange of the knob piece comes in contact with it, when being slid along the
slot and pushes the ticket from view, the ticket merely resting on the bottom bar, by
its own weight, but not in any way connected with the knob, therefore cannot be
drawn back by the knobpiece F. The ticket of course appears on the Timekeeper's
side, or rather the backside plate. Each ticket when pushed from view comes up to a
small stop pin G. projecting out from the back plate but in between the two plates,
and as the back plate is in noways connected with the front plate but arranged upon
a top or bottom runner, the Timekeeper is enabled, after entering the tickets, by
means of a knob H. upon his side to slide the backplate the width of a ticket, the
projecting stop pins G. pushing all the tickets again
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people's side, the backplate being brought back to its former position.
Figure 1-represents the outside view of Indicator with tickets in position and
shewing the parallel bars E-Knob piece F and stop pins G.
Figure 2 represents the inside view of Indicator.
Figure 3-represents Section at A B.
Figure 4-represents Section at C. D.
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5-represents outside view of Indicator.
6-shews Ticket 1 in section & Ticket 2 in plan.
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
1st. The arrangement of loose tickets between two plates, so that they are in view
on one side when not in view upon the other and vice versa.
2nd. The general arrangement hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing.
Dated this 5th day of August 1887.