NATTKOTTION TO CLVATATI Apparatus for Checking or Indicating the Periodical Arrival and Departure of Employees
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 20th July, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 21st Apr., 1890-Accepted, 7th June, 1890
NATTKOTTION TO CLVATATI
Apparatus for Checking or Indicating the Periodical Arrival
and Departure of Employees.
1. WILLIAM MABERLY LLEWELLIN 15 King Square Bristol in the County of
Gloucestershire Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the class of apparatus for checking or indicating the
periodical arrival and departure of employees and to clockwork mechanism for
actuating the moving parts of certain arrangements of such apparatus and is a further
developement of the invention for which Letters Patent were granted to the present
applicant bearing date of the 7th day of June A.D. 1SS1 number 2472 and Letters
Patent bearing date of the 30th day of September A.D. 1882 No. 4653.
Around a cylinder which may be placed in any required vertical or angular
direction as regards its axis a sheet or sheets of paper is or are wrapped, or the
surface of the cylinder may be prepared so as to be written ou or the cylinder may
be wholly or in part composed of slate or similar material capable of receiving writing,
The paper or the surface of the cylinder may he ruled in parallel lines or spaced
off in any other required manner the spaces between the parallel lines or the other
required spares correspond to certain times when such spaces appear at a certain
aperture in a casing surrounding the cylinder.
The cylinder receives a continuous motion from a clock which motion corresponds
to the time of day shewn on the paper or on an indicator or other suitable
arrangement for shewing the time at which portions of papers appearing at the
aperture correspond to.
In order that the sheet or sheets of paper or the prepared surface of the drum
may be sufficient for a series of consecutive days or periodic intervals and also
in order to prevent the signing on the paper or drum or any other place excepting
that appropriated for the day over the aperture through which the signing is unde
on the paper or drum there is placed a plate of any required shape this plate has
a hole in it the exact size of the aperture in the casing surrounding the cylinder.
By means of a ratchet or catch which is fastened by means of a lock or other suitable
fastening the plate for a certain day is held fixed in such a position that the hole in
the plate and the aperture in the casing surrounding the cylinder correspond to each
other. When the day or other period of time is passed the plate is moved over
another aperture in the casing or portion of an aperture in the case surrounding
the cylinder and the aperture in the casing of the moveable drum is now covered by
a solid part of the moveable plate it will thus be seen that the arrangement for
signing is that only one prearranged part of sections of the paper can be signed on at
any one time, that is that part of the paper exposed when the aperture of the drum
and the hole in the plate coincide.
It will be readily understood that the aperture in the casing and in the plate
may be made large enough for one or more signatures and also that the plate may be
moved by hand or by the clock.
Where the hole in the casing surrounding the cylinder extends for the whole or
portion of the width of the paper one method of adjusting the place on the paper
where the signatures are to appear for each stated day and to avoid the possibility of
signing on other than the proper space the plate will have cut in it a series of
rectangular holes corresponding to the space alloted at any one period in each
particular day for signature. The series of rectangular aperiures in the plate are
arranged in wouch the same manner as the series of squares on a chess-board
passed over by a Bishop in the game of chess when it moves that is to say they
are arranged in a series of "steps or corner-to-corner wise.
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page_text: In the same class of mechanism. where certain types or other arrangements for
marking are used to stamp the time over or by the side or in any part adjacent
to a given signature or where the signature is made over the time stamped or any
part adjacent to it I arrange that two or more words or any other characters are
written in juxtaposition to each other either in a parallel vertical or other direction
but that only one such word signature or name can be made at a time and when
this is written either over or above the time to be stamped the first word signature
or name is passed out of sight and the same person signs another word signature
or name and stamps the time on or near it.
A common and usual way of doing this would lie for a person whose name was
say John Jones" to sign John either over the time stamped or stamp the time
over the word signature or name after it is written in this case supposed to be
*John.**
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Suitable mechanism upon motion being given to it will carry John out of
sight and the person who signs Jones either stamps his time above near or over
the signature or writes his name over the time stamped.
With reference to the same class of mechanism for checking time where metal or
other dises are used and where a shoot revolǝes over certain apertures I propose
to hinge at the lower end of the shoot one or more subsidery shoots lips or
directors free to move in any desired direction which shoots shall be caught or
shall strike against certain pius projections or divisions or guides and be thus
deflected into required directions so that a metal dise being dropped into the upper
shoot it shall drop from one shoot or its equivalent to another and finally be
deposited into any required receptacle. The shoot may revolve or take any other
required motion over a tray which may be fixed or moveable which tray has a
series of apertures connerted with certain hoppers or tubes which lead to certain
receptacles which may correspond to prearranged certain times in the day.
Upon the tray may be fixed the pins projections or other guides which give the
pendulous and hinged shoots the required direction. This shoot may be fixed either
above or below the clock work as may be required. The tray may be also done away
with and pins projections or guides fixed to the frame of the machine or to a skeleton
or other frame-work.
In reference to the same class of work I propose to actuate two or more different
spindles which may have different motions given to them. By preference the spindles
are hollow and work inside each other and by duplicating the clockwork train or
other suitable arrangement a varied motion may be given to each spindle, the
different motions may be applied for various purposes, for example:-
In the same machine one spindle may actuate the shoot through which the metal
dises pass another may actuate a revolving check drum and another signing arrange-
ment by a cylinder prepared in the way herein before described and another spindle
may actuate a revolving drum upon which are hung checks.
Although the clock may regulate the times the motion to the moving parts of the
checking apparatus may be given by weight spring electric current compressed air or
any other well known power for giving motion.
Dated this 19th day of July 1889.
W. M. LLEWELLIN, C.E.,
15, King Square, Bristol."
Apparatus for Checking or Indicating the Periodical Arrival
and Departure of Employees.
1. WILLIAM MABERLY LLEWELLIN 10 King Square Bristol in the County of
Goudestershire Engineer de 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 the class of apparatus for checking
or indicating the

page_text: periodical arrival and departure of employees and to clockwork mechanism for
actuating the moving parts of such apparatus and is a further developement of the
Invention for which Letters Patent were granted to the present applicant bearing
date of the 7th day of June A.D. 1881 numbered 2472 and Letters Patent bearing date
of the 30th day of September A.D. 1882 No. 4653.
In order that the improvements constituting my present Invention may be properly
understood have hereunto appended three sheets of explanatory drawings with
reference to which I now proceed more particularly to describe the said Invention
and the system, mode or manner, in which it is or may be used or carried out into
practice.
One improvement is illustrated by Figures 1 and 2 on Sheet 1, of which Figure 1
is the front elevation and Figure 2 shows the position of the working parts relative
to the casing.
In this arrangement motion is given to the cylinder B by suitable clockwork
which moves the cylinder B in a continuous or intermittent manner at certain
periods as may be required. F in Figure 2 shows the usual position occupied by
the clock.
The bevel wheels Greceive motion from the clock which transmitted to the
spindle I and by it to the pinion giving motion to the spur wheel E which being
attached to the cylinder B gives the cylinder the required continuous or
intermittent motion.
The cylinder B may be placed vertically at right angles parallel or in any angular
position relatively to the clock or it may be placed above below or at the side of the
clock it will be readily understood that there may also be one or more cylinders
worked from the same clock. A modification of the arrangement shown in Figures 1
and 2 is also shown in Figures 14, 15, 16 & 17 Sheet 3 which figures will be described
hereafter.
Figure 3 is a further modification of the clockwork mechanism in which one part
of the checking arrangement may be made to move at different times to that at which
it is desired to move another part. Thus in the arrangement shown in Figure 2 of
Patent number 2472 and dated the 7th day of June A.D. 1881 which drawing is
reproduced in this specification for the sake of reference only and is numbered
Fig. 1 on Sheet 2 the hopper or shoot may be made to move by means of the
arrangement described in Figure 3 Sheet 1 at different times to that at which the
cylinder or drum moves for example if it is desired to move the hopper at 6-0 but
not the drum or cylinder which is required to move say at 7-0 at which time the
hopper in turn remains stationery the arrangement of spindles shown in Figure 3 is
adapted for producing this or similar desired independent movements of the various
parts of the checking mechanism.
On reference to drawing in Figure it will be seen that the spindles which actuate
the checking mechanism are arranged one within the other or concentrical and there
may be two or more of such spindles.
The drawing in Figure 3 shows three such spindles of which the spindle W is the
central one and may be solid or tubular and is actuated by the bevel wheels I which
in turn would be moved by suitable mechanism in the clock, this spindle is inde-
pendant of the spindle V. V is a tubular spindle which revolves round but
independent of the central spindle W and also of the external spindle U and is
actuated by the bevel wheels J.
is an outside tubular spindle which revolves round independantly of either of
the spindles V and W and is actuated by the bevel wheels K which in turn are
actuated by suitable mechanism in the clock.
Figure also shows a method of connecting two or more sections of the hollow
spindles with each other by means of a slip joint which allows one section of the
spindles respectively O. P. Q which are nearest the bevel wheel I. J & K to revolve
in a different plane or planes to that in which the sections of spindles U. V and W
which are remote from the bevel wheels 1. J. and K. The joint consists of rectangular
or suitable shaped pieces of metal T. S. and R which are respectively attached to

page_text: the spindles O. P. Q which fit over the rounded ends of the trunnions X. Y. % of
the collars A B and C which collars are respectively attached to the spindles W. V. U.
Figure 1 shows the side view of one of the joints T. S. R. namely, the external
largest joint T. of which Q is the outside spindle. E is the collar of the joint
D is a pin passing through the joint and spindle to secure the one to the other T is the
rectangular or other suitable shaped piece of metal which has in its free ends a
recess into which the trunion Z of the collar C is passed which collar is attached
to the other outside tube C similar letters in drawing of Figure 4 refer to similar
parts in drawing of Figure 3.
Another improvement in the mechanism where the name is signed is by having a
cylinder or cylinders round which papers may be wrapped or the cylinder may be
composed of any material suitable for receiving writing, this cylinder has given to
it a continuous or intermittant motion by clockwork. At the end of this cylinder
is a dial with a pointer showing the time of day.
The surface of the cylinder or the paper that is wrapped on the cylinder is spaced
off into required sections each section showing a particular interval or space of time.
at the certain given time the part of the paper corresponding to this time presents
itself at an aperture in the outside casing surrounding the moveable cylinder these
apertures may be so arranged that there may be one or more apertures. If it is
required for the paper or the surface of the cylinder to last longer than a certain
period such as a day or half a day then there are a number of these apertures or one
long aperture and in order to regulate that the signing time shall be on the proper
day and not be written before or after the proper day the casing outside the cylinder
which has the aperture cut in it has a shield or moveable cover going over it so
arranged that in shutting or covering over one portion of the aperture in the
casing next the cylinder another portion of the said aperture is uncovered through
which a signature or mark may be made upon the paper or material composing the
cylinder.
One arrangement of this modification is shown in Figures 5, 6 and 7 on Sheet 1
of which Figure 5 is a longitudinal elevation Figure 6 a transverse section and
Figure 7 an end view showing the dial and pointer.
In Figure 5. E is a cylinder which may be placed in any required horizontal
vertical or angular direction as regards the position of its axis relative to the clock-
work actuating it a sheet is wrapped around the said cylinder E or the surface of
The said cylinder E may be wholly or in pari composed of suitable material capable
of receiving writing.
The paper or the surface of the cylinder E is ruled in parallel lines or spaced off
in any required manner the spaces between the parallel lines or the other required
spaces correspond to certain times days or periods when such spaces are to appear
at a certain aperture B at a pre-arranged time. The aperture B is in the casing A
and is shown at D open for signing.
The cylinder E receives a continuous or intermittant motion from a clock which
is shown at L in Figure 6 from this clock motion is given to the cylinder E and the
said clock also regulates the time at which certain portions of the paper appear at the
aperture B.
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In order that the paper or the prepared surface of the cylinder E may he suffi-
cient for a series of consecutive days or periodic intervals and also in order to
prevent the signing on the paper or cylinder E or any other place excepting that
appropriated for the day over the aperture B through which the signing is made on
the paper or cylinder there is placed a shield or plate C of any required shape
this shield has holes D in it which are arranged by preference obliquely but may
he arranged in any other suitable direction. the size of the said holes nearly
corresponding to the aperture B in the casing A surrounding the cylinder E.
By means of a ratchet or catch which is fastened by means of a lock or other
suitable fastening the shield is held fixed for a certain day or period in such a
position that one of the holes D in the shield C and the aperture B in the casing A
surrounding the cylinder E correspond to each other.

page_text: When the day or other period of time is passed the shield is moved over another
portion of the aperiure B in the casing A surrounding the cylinder E and the
portion of the aperture B that was previously exposed now covered by a solid part
of the moveable shield C it will thus be seen that the arrangement for signing is
that only one pre-arranged part of sections of the paper or prepared surface of the
cylinder E can be signed on at any one time that is that part of the paper or
prepared surface of the cylinder E exposed when the aperture ẞ of the casing A and
the hole D in the shield C coincide.
It will be readily understood that the aperture B in the casing A. and the hole D in
the shield C may be made large enough for one or more signatures and also that the
plate C may he moved by hand or by the clock.
The series of rectangular holes D in the shield C are arranged in the same manner
as the series of squares on a chessboard passed over by a Bishop when it moves in
the game of chess that is to say they are arranged in a series of steps or corner-to-
corner wise.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure 5 represents a machine of which A is the casing enclosing the cylinder E.
Bis the aperture in the casing A through which the signatures are made when the
holes in the shield C are superimposed. C is the moveable shield. D are the holes
in the moveable shield C which is adjusted for each period or day over the aperture B.
E is the cylinder round which the paper is wrapped, or which may be composed of
any suitable material for writing on. F is a band into which the shield C is passed.
G is a cast iron frame on which the clock is fixed. His a cast iron bracket for
bolting the machine to the wall or other suitable place. O is a knob actuating a
ratchet or arrangement by which shield C. is adjusted and secured.
In Figure 6 A is the easing. E the cylinder. F is a toothed wheel actuated by the
pinion K. I is the clock frame containing the clockwork.
In Figure 7. A is the casing. M is the dial which is fixed to the end of the
cylinder E which is fixed to the inothed wheel J. N is the fixed hand which points
to the time.
Another improvement in the class of mechanism in which metal checks or tallies
are used is a combination of check drum or cylinder for hanging the checks on
combined with a hopper or shoot and box for depositing same in. At certain intervals
the drum upon which the checks have been previously hung comes into a position from
behind a screen and the checks can be taken from off the hooks upon which they
have been hung and placed in the slots from which they fall through the shoot into
the box this part of the arrangement has been fully described in the Letters Patent
that have been granted to tule
dated the 7th day of June A.D. 1881 and
numbered 2472 and Letters Patent dated the 30th day of September A.D. 1882
and numbered 4653.
The improvement hereinbefore described has special reference to the circular or
other shaped drum moving synchronously or otherwise with the shoot or any other
combinations or attachments of my previously patented apparatus for checking the
arrival and departure of employees or others.
In Figures 12 & 13 Sheet 3 one method of carrying out the beforenamed combina-
tion is shown.
Fig. 12 shows a plan of the arrangement for actuating and regulating the travel
or motion of the check drum and Figure 13 is an elevation of the drum arrangement
for hanging checks on.
On reference to Figures 12 & 13 Sheet 3, E is the check drum. S are the checks
hung on the drum by means of hooks or pins. Tis the spindle to which the drum
is attached. is a hall bearing upon which the spindle T rests.
Gis a spur wheel attached to spindle T.
His a pinion gearing into spur wheel G.
I is a drum upon which the cord V is coiled.
The drum I is fastened to the same spindle as the pinion FL.
J is a weight attached to the cord V.

page_text: X is a handle for turning drum I and thus winding up weight J.
A is a crown wheel attached to spindle T which spindle is actuated by suitable
clockwork mechanism.
B is a lever of the first order, which will be hereinafter called the releasing lever
arrangement of which C is the fulcrum the end of the lever B is turned up and
actuated by the crown wheel A, the end of the lever B. 1. has a pin D attached to it
which fits into a hole R in the drum plate F.
It will be readily understood that there may be one or more of the releasing lever
arrangement. In the drawing of Figure 18 two such levers are shown the second
one is lettered as follows. B the lever Q 1 the part that engages with the crown
wheel A. 333 the part that has the pin D attached to it.
The action of this mechanism is as follows.
1pon motion being given to the crown wheel A by the clock the ends Q and Q¹ of
the releasing levers are depressed thus raising the ends B and B which in turn raise
the pins D and 11 the weight is now free to act and by its gravity uncoils the cord V
from off the drum I which drum actuates the spindle W which being attached to the
pinion H causes it to revolve and move the spur wheel G and consequently the check
drum E the motion of the check drum is arrested when it has completed its required
movement by the ends Q and Q having passed over the point of the teeth and falling
into the roots of the next teeth the pins now fall on the drum plate and thence into
the holes R as soon as they come below the pins.
Instead of the weight J a spring or springs may be used or an electro-magnet may
be used to give the required force on the cord V and instead of the method of
actuating by means of the ecrown wheel electro magnet may be used to depress the
lever or raise the pins D and D' to obviate undue friction the foot of the spindle T
works upon ball bearings at U.
This same arrangement can also be used in combination with any of the other forms
of machines herein before or hereinafter described for taking signatures.
Another improvement in the checking mechanism in that class of apparatus where
checks are used and where a large number of divisions or sub-divisions of time are
required to be checked is shown in Figure 18 Sheet 3 in this there are two or more
shoots arranged in the same manner as shown in Figure 11. Sheet 1 of the
Letters Patent granted me the 30th day of September A.D. 1882 and numbered 4658
as regards the discharging or small ends of the shoots but the upper or large ends of
the shoots are made concentric and in the same plane on the spindle to which the
shoots are attached is placed a cam snail or shaped plate either above or below the
shoots this shaped plate is so formed that it actuates a shifting shoot into which checks
are passed into the outside shoot of the lower set of shoots and after this period has
elapsed into the next of the lower sei of shoots and then again into the
adjoining shoot.
One method of carrying out this arrangement is shown in Figure 18 Sheet B.
A is the spindle actuated by the clock to which the shaped plate or cam B is fixed.
C is a follower moved by the groove or path cut in the shaped plate B the other
end of the follower is attached to the shifting shoot D which is free to move along
the rods F by means of the guides E. G is a spring. H is the outer of the lower
shoots discharging its checks into boxes K. I is the middle of the lower shoots
discharging its checks into boxes L. Jis the innermost of the lower shoots
discharging its checks into boxes M.
The mechanism acts much as follows, when checks are placed in the shifting shoot D
they fall into the outer of the lower shoots H after a certain time has elapsed the
shifting shoot D is pulled over the mouth of the shoot 1 by means of the follower
heing forced nearer to the centre from its having to follow the path of the curve N
shown in plan in Figure 19 Sheet 8. The same motion may be repeated over any
number of concentric boxes which are divided off into the usual compartments by
having the requisite number of corresponding shoots to distribute the checks in the
corresponding boxes fully described in my patents hereinbefore referred to.
Instead of the spring a weighted cord or coiled clock spring may be used or

page_text: electro magnet and instead of the shoot D moving along a rod by means of guides it
can be hung in a pendulous manner.
Figure 2 Sheet is a plan and the same letters are used for identical parts as
those used when describing Figure 18 and the same description applies.
Figures 14. 15. 16 & 17 Sheet refer to a modification of the class of mechanism
shown and described herein before as Figures 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7 on Sheet 1, and the
same description applies.
In Figure 14 Sheet, A is the clock which by means of a spindle or other suitable
connection gives motion to the bevel wheels E which being fixed to the spindle I to
which is attached the drums C upon which is placed paper suitably ruled for signing.
Bis the aperture through which the signatures are made one or more drums may be
used and they may be arranged in any required direction or position and instead of
the clock mechanically moving the drums they may be moved in any of the well
known methods by means of electro magnets.
Figure 15 Sheet 3 is an end view in which the position of the signing drums are
indicated the same letters in this figure correspond to identical parts to which same
letters are used in Figure 14 Sheet 3 and same description applies.
Another modification of that class of mechanism in which signatures are made
upon paper or other suitable material with the object of checking time is shown in
Figure 16 of Sheet of which Q is the cylinder which receives its continuous or
intermittant motion from the pinion wheel S gearing into the toothed wheel R.
U is a bevel wheel receiving the continuous or intermittant motion from the clock.
A further modification of the same class of mechanism as described in Figure 16 of
Sheet is shown in Figure 17 of Sheet 3 of which R is the cylinder which receives
its continuous or intermittant motion from the toothed wheel X which is driven by
the pinion which is actuated by the bevel wheels which receive their continuous
or intermittant motion from the clock.
The two Figures above described ris., Figures 16 and 17 are a further modification
of that class of mechanism as shown and described as Figures 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7.
Another modification of actuating two or more spindles for moving different attach-
ments of different portions of that class of mechanism for which Letters Patent were
granted me on the 7th day of June A.D. 1881 and numbered 2472 and Letters Patent
dated the 30th day of September A.D. 1882 and numbered 465 is shown in Figure 8
Sheet 2 as before described one or more spindles work concentrically the centre spindle
is surrounded by a hollow tubular spindle and this again by another tubular spindle
and so on each spindle has attached to it a toothed wheel which is actuated by a spur
wheel fixed to a spindle receiving its required motion from the clock the diameter of
each toothed wheel and pinion must be so arranged as not to interfere with that of
associated toothed wheels and pinions.
On reference to drawing shown as Figure 8. Sheet 2 A is a toothed wheel attached
to spindle W.
B is a toothed wheel attached to hollow spindle V which works free and indepen-
dantly of spindle W and spindle U.
C is a toothed wheel attached to spindle U and working free and independantly of
the other associated spindles.
R is a spur wheel fixed to spindle E. S is a spur wheel fixed to spindle F, T is a
spur wheel fixed to spindle D.
Spindles E F D receive their motion from the clock.
It will now be seen that upon
motion being given by the clock to any of the spindles E F & D motion will be
imparted to any of the spindles U. V. and W as may be required, these spindles
may be joined up to any other spindles required by means of joints herein before
described.
Another modification in the arrangement of shoots where checks are used one type
of which is shown in Figure 11 Sheel 2 which is here only re-produced for reference
from drawing in complete specification for which Letters Patent were granted me
dated the 7th day of June A.D. 1881 and numbered 2472.
At the delivery or small end of the upper or main shoot one or more free or

page_text: pendulous shoots are hung on gimbals or pivots so that they are free to move on any
part of any one or more of these free shoots. In Figures and 21 G are projections
which engage or strike against certain fixed points in or over the boxes or compart-
ments and so direct the shoot in any given direction required the checks full from
one shoot to the other until they arrive in a certain desired compartment or box.
On reference to Figure 9 Sheet 2 one of the proposed arrangements of shoots is
shown. A is the main or upper shoot corresponding to J in Figure 11 Sheet 2 which
said drawing is here introduced for reference only and no part whatever of the said
drawing of Figure II is claimed in this Specification as either new or novel. Attached
to the main shoot A. by gimbals C is a lower shoot D to which in turn is attached
another shoot F by gimbals E. Figure 21 Sheet 2 is a plan of the lever or free or
pendulous shoots, the same letters in Figure 9 apply to like parts in plan Figure 21
marked with same letters as in Figure 9 and the same description also applies.
Another modification of that class of automatic registering mechanism generally
known as time stamps for recording the time when signatures are made on any suitable
prepared medium by preference such medium to be used being paper the method
of operating these time stamps may be briefly given in order to understand my
improvement in same. The time stamps as usually made have an electric attachment
from a clock to certain mechanisin which actuates type by means of an electro magnet
and electric current supplied by a battery or equivalent arrangement at each minute
the type is changed to show the time corresponding to the nearest minute or other
given period as shown by the clock thus say when the clock shows 1.50 p.m. the type
would show 150 p.m. and then by suitable apparatus this time 1.50 p.m. can be
stamped upon paper, it will thus be seen that if a person named John Jones" signs his
name on a piece of paper and then stamped it say, with 1.50 p.m. it would appear as
if he had actually thus signed his name at the time mentioned but it will be under-
stood that John Jones could sign his name and not stamp it but get someone else
to stamp his name at any time required by the said John Jones in this lies the
defect of a time stamp or any other class of mechanism of this description inasmuch
as a name can be signed and the required time stamped upon it by someone else or
the right time can be stamped first and the name subsequently written over it.
improvement has for its object the obviating of this defect in the time stamps at
present in use and also to improve similar class of mechanism in my previously
referred to Letters Paient where the motion of the paper is moveable at will and is
stamped by some arrangement after the name is signed.
My
Figure 10 Sheet 2 illustrates one method of applying my proposed improvement.
11 is a sheet or ribbon of suitably ruled paper of which however only a part the size of
the opening F can be had access to by the persons who have to sign their names the
rest of the paper being secured in a case ti is a sliding plate C is the frame the sliding
plate works in. D is a knob or projection for moving said sliding plate. The
method of working this attachment in connection with any form of time or date
stamp or similar checking arrangement is as follows supposing a person named John
Jones has to be checked at 1.50 p.m. then he signs John on the portion of paper
presented at the opening F and forthwith stamps it with the time stamp this done
he moves the plate G by means of the knob over another portion of the paper and
signs Jones
through the opening in the portion of paper presented at the
opening and again stamps the paper with the time stamp say at 1.50 p.m. the action
of moving the sliding plate may be made to move the paper forward or backward as
may be desired or move the whole frame forward or backward or the motion of
actuating the time stamp may be made to move the paper this can be done in any
of the well known ways for moving ribbons of paper as for example in Firths
Registering Cash Till & in the well known tape telegraph instruments.
The essence of and important feature of this improved attachment for time or
date stamps lies in the method of signing a name and either before or after signing
such name stamping it with the time when such was done and then immediately
shutting off such first signed name so that the person cannot again have access to
the first signed name and signing a second or third or more names and stamping each

page_text: mame with the date or time stamp and shutting or covering up such signature in such
a way that it cannot be again had access to by the party signing and after the series
of marks or stampings have been made by the person signing a fresh portion of paper
can come into position to receive other signatures. Instead of a person signing his
two names he can write a part or parts of such names or any word or even sign one
of his initials in one place and another initial in another place or any other suitable or
pre-arranged mark or marks.
The names may be placed above each other side by
side or in any suitable position but however placed one of such signatures, must
be made and stamped or stamped first and written over, after then covered up from
access to by the person signing and the other part of the signature then made and
stamped over or the paper stamped first and signature made over the stamp on the
paper.
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:
First. The several arrangements & combinations of clockwork apparatus shown in
Figures 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7 Sheet 1 and Figures 14, 15, 16 and 17 Sheet 3 for taking
signatures at periodic times substantially as set forth and shown and herein before
described.
Second. The combination and arrangement of mechanism for actuating check or
signing drums shown in Figures 12 and 13 Sheet 3 substantially as set forth and
shown.
Third. The combination and arrangement of mechanism for actuating compound
shoots as set forth and described in Figures 18, 19, and 20 Sheet 3 as and in the
manner herein before described.
Fourth. The method of actuating different spindles independantly of each other as
set forth and shown in Figures 3 and 4 Sheet 1 and Figure 8 Sheet 2 substantially as
herein before set forth and for the purpose specified.
Fifth. The method of multiple pendulous shoots as set forth and described in
Figures 9 and 21 Sheet 2 in the manner herein before described.
Sixth. The combination and attachment for time and date stamps as and in the
manner herein before set forth and as described in Figure 10 Sheet 2.
Seventh. The combination of stamping over or under part of a signature and
closing same off and stamping in the same manner a second or more parts of the same
signature when written and apparatus for closing each preceding part of signature
off after stamping same before the signature can be completed or another part of the
signature written substantially and in and for the purpose specified.
Eighth. Any combination of the attachments or mechanism shown in Figures 3
and 4 Sheet 1 Figures S, 9. 10 and 21 Sheet 2 Figures 12, 18, 18, 19 and 20 Sheet B
with each other or any of the other mechanism shown or described herein before in
this specification.
1000
W. M. LLEWELLIN,
15, King Square, Brisiol.