Reeling same for Use.
Year: 1885

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Reeling same for Use.
We WALTER WILLIAM COLLEY of 253 Camberwell New Road S.E. Machinist ;
and MORRIS HART of 4 Coleman Street Buildings, London E.C. Merchant, both in
the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
AN IMPROVED MACHINE FOR PRINTING AND CONSECUTIVELY NUMBERING AND
PERFORATING TICKETS FOR TRAMCARS, RAILWAYS PAWNBROKERS, CHEQUES, LABELS,
AND SUCH LIKE, ALSO SUITABLE FOR DUPLICATE PRINTING AND CONSECUTIVELY
NUMBERING SUCH TICKETS, AND REELING SAME FOR USE to be as follows:--
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By this invention endless or continuous rolls or lengths of paper, cardboard, or
other suitable material can be printed on both sides, and can be consecutively
numbered in duplicate and perforated for separating purposes, suitable for tickets
for tramcars, railways and the like, and after being printed and numbered, and
perforated, wound in coils for use; the whole of the above being done by this
invention more expeditiously and cheaper than by any other means now employed.
The invention is also applicable for the above printing and numbering of flat
tickets.
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In order to print the above mentioned tickets or labels we employ four cylinders
in two sets consisting of two each, one cylinder arranged above the other. The
first set consisting of a type cylinder placed under the blanket cylinder, such type
cylinder may print the matter required for back of ticket. The second set
consisting of a type cylinder placed over the blanket cylinder, such type cylinder
may print the matter required on the front of the ticket.
The type cylinders are provided with the usual sets of inking apparatus
consisting of ductor ink drum, one pair of inkers (to each type cylinder), a
vibrating roller receiving motion from a ratchet and pawl worked by a connecting
rod attached to the driving or cylinder wheel; and a distributing roller worked by

page_text: means of a cam from ink drums. Geared to the impression or blanket cylinder
printing the front of ticket are two numbering cylinders placed at a certain angle
suitable to print on the ticket consecutive and if desired duplicate numbers. When
we only require consecutive numbers we only use one of the numbering cylinders,
and geared in such a manner as to ensure a perfect register so that the above
mentioned cylinder is receiving three impressions.
Each numbering cylinder receives its supply of ink from the ductor and one
inking drum, the said ink drum being arranged at an angle so that the inkers
come in contact with the number wheels after the change of figures have taken
place.
We may employ only one numbering cylinder to print duplicate numbers in
, which case we use twenty studs fitted on side plate of numbering cylinder and
mount of such studs sets of numbering dises in pairs of identical numbers, such
discs being geared and set in motion as herein after mentioned.
Each numbering cylinder consists of a pair of side frames or plates revolving on
a fixed stud. On the principal side of frame or plate are fitted ten studs, each stud
carrying a complete set of numbering discs having five or six wheels (according to
the number of figures required to be printed) each wheel having round their
peripheries type numbers from 0 to 9 (as in any ordinary numbering and paging
machine.
That is to say such wheels printing the tens, hundreds, thousands and tens of
thousands. The unit wheels having round their peripheries ten numbers of the
same figure (for example the first disc commencing at No 1 would have round its
peripheries ten No 1s, the second ten N° 2s and so on in proportion up to the
number 0 by adoping this method we could not print and number a ticket from
No 1 but must commence at N° 10.
Having the ten numbering discs mounted on the studs we now employ a series
of fixed studs centred below each pair of numbering dises. Mounted on each stud
are series of spider wheels that revolve on their studs independant of one another,
being fitted and geared to turn each numbering disc; such number of spider wheels
being in accordance with the numbering discs required Thus having a spider wheel
geared to turn each pair of wheels of tens, hundreds, thousands, and tens of
thousands; on the boss of each spider wheel a deep space or slot is cut between 9
and 0, to admit at a given time the point of a tappet or lever (as hereafter
mentioned) where each change is to take place.
Fitted in the centre of each fixed stud that the numbering cylinders revolve
upon, are series of tappets or hook shaped levers for every spider wheel that gears
tens, hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands; each tappet or lever is held and
pressed in position by upright spring.
The unit and ten disc are by preference cast together and moving as one disc,
(those on these discs being geared together by a spider wheel) are brought in
contact with a fixed tooth placed in a line with the tappets or hooked levers, and
as the cylinder revolves the fixed tooth strikes one tooth of the spider wheel and
moves it one tenth of a revolution, the spider wheel moving at the same time one
pair of numbering discs one tenth of a revolution and changing two numbers, this
change takes place until the ten and unit wheel has reached 99 when a tappet or
hook lever is pressed into the slot of the ten disc by means of a upright spring and
moves the hundred disc one tooth; the same operation is carried out on this disc
as the one previously described by the one printing the tens, until 999 has been
reached when another tappet is pressed into the slot of the hundreth disc and
moves the thousandth disc one tooth and so on in proportion.
To perforate the tickets at the required length we employ two cylinders male
and female, the male cylinder has round its peripheries five slots or openings cut
in such a manner as to admit a case containing the cutting or perforating
arrangements.
The female cylinder has similar slots or openings cut so as to admit a plain piece
of wood or lead, curved to the circle of the cylinder for the knives to penetrate

page_text: the latter may be of the ordinary kind, and in place of usual spiral spring we
prefer a bow or straight spring.
The whole of the cylinders inking drums, inkers, perforating cylinders and guide
rollers, revolve on fixed studs fitted to the frame of machine.
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The machine works substantially as follows. A roll of paper, wood pulp.
cardboard or other suitable material is cut the required width, and is mounted on
a fixed stud, the paper or material is then passed over a guide roller, and between
type and impression or blanket cylinder printing the back of the ticket; the strip
is then passed at a straight line through another guide roller and between the type
and impression cylinder printing front of ticket; the strip is then run round the
same impression cylinder and between two numbering cylinders the said cylinders
being geared and running in the same direction; at the same time the strip of
paper is receiving its consecutive or duplicate numbers as required; the strip is
then passed over another guide roller and run between two perforating cylinders
where it is perforated accross the width at desired intervals. The paper is then
run on to a revolving stud that is given motion by a gut groove pulley worked
from the driving shaft; a lever carrying a tension pulley is fixed to the off side of
the machine to regulate the speed of the revolving stud so as to reel the printed
strips of ticket paper in the most perfect manner.
In order to print any width of ticket say from one inch upwards guide rollers
are employed fixed at certain parts of cylinders, such guide rollers being the same
width as strip required to be printed.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: and Perforating Tickets for Tramcars, Railways, Pawnbrokers,
Cheques, Labels, and such like; also suitable for Duplicate
Printing and Consecutively Numbering such Tickets, and
Reeling same for Use.
We WALTER WILLIAM COLLEY of 253 Camberwell New Road, in the county
of Surrey, Machinist, and MORRIS HART of 4 Coleman Street Buildings in the
City of London, Merchant, 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 :—
By this invention rolled lengths of paper cardboard or other suitable material
can be unwound and printed. on one or both sides and consecutively numbered-in
duplicate if desired as for pawnbrokers and return railway tickets-and perforated
for separating purposes, suitable for tickets for tramcars, railways, pawnbrokers,
cheques, labels and such like, and after being printed numbered and perforated,
rewound in coils for use, the whole of the above operations being performed
consecutively by this invention.
In order to properly explain our invention we will proceed to describe the same
by aid of the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a side elevation representing the entire machine as worked for
printing, numbering, perforating and rewinding.
Figure 2 plan view of the part for consecutive numbering with part of upper
plate removed to show internal arrangements.
Figure 3 side view of figure 2.
Figures 4. 5. 6. 7, and 8 detail views of figure 2, figure 7, being sectional side
view through line Y.
figure 8.
Referring to figure 1.-A is the main frame and may be composed of a
rectangular shaped piece of flat metal secured edgeways to a suitable bed. To
this main frame A is fitted a number of stud pivots B upon which various parts of
the machine revolve the said parts being retained on such pivots in any known
way such as a collar on pivot secured by Hat headed screw screwing into B.
The printing arrangement consists of four cylinders, two type and two blanket,
in two sets of two each. The first set consists of the blanket cylinder C, placed
over the type cylinder D, printing the matter for say, back of ticket. The second
set have the position of the cylinders reversed, the type cylinder D¹ being placed
over the blanket cylinder C, and printing the matter required for, say face of
ticket. The two upper cylinders C and D revolve on a fixed stud pivot E, carried
in a separate adjustable carrier F, sliding in suitable frame F¹, to enable either or
both cylinders to be withdrawn from action or the impressions regulated This

page_text: adjustable carrier is controlled by a screw G, suitably attached to turn, to upper
part of frame F¹ or to main frame A. The frames F' are secured to main frame A
in any convenient way.
The apparatus for consecutively numbering the tickets after printing is repre-
sented at H. H¹, the two sets being for printing duplicate numbers; if the latter
is not required one apparatus, preferably H' would be withdrawn from action
Both H and H are carried on a fixed pivot attached to an adjustable carrier F as
has been described.
The blanket cylinder C¹, acts as blanket cylinder to both apparatus H and H',
as well as to type cylinder D¹. The apparatus for perforating the tickets for
separating purposes is of the usual kind. This consists of two cylinders I. J,
carrying the perforating arrangement. The cylinder I has round its periphery five
slots or openings to admit a case K containing the cutting or perforating arrange-
ment. This consists of the usual knives or perforators between two pieces of wood
arranged to slide in the slot and held above edge of knives by spring at bottom;
for this we prefer to use a bow spring instead of the usual spiral spring The
sliding pieces of wood being for pressing the paper off the knives after cutting or
perforating. The other cylinder J, has similar openings to carry a plain piece of
wood or lead K¹ to receive the edge of the knives after passing through the paper.
These cylinders receive motion by I gearing with the main driving wheel U.
The inking arrangements are of the ordinary kind. Link drums supplied by
ductors in the usual way M, rollers for conveying ink from drum L to drum L¹
by the arrangement represented in the drawing. The drum L being turned by
ratchet and pawl actuated from drum L¹ by connecting rod. From L¹ the ink is
conveyed to the type by supplementary inkers M'. 0, 0, 0², guide rollers for the
paper. These have a Hange at each end to guide the paper truly while being
printed, and by adjusting the position of the rollers by washers or bosses the paper
can be guided to any desired part of the type drum. P, coil of paper on stud B.
This paper on being unwound during printing is carried over guide roller O and
between first set of printing cylinders C. D, printing the subject matter for say
back of ticket: the paper is then carried straight and under guide roller O¹, and
between the second set C¹, D¹, printing the subject matter for face of ticket; the
paper continues to pass round C¹, and receives its number from the numbering
apparatus H, and if desired duplicate number at other end of ticket from H¹; the
paper then passes over guide roller 02 and between the perforating cylinders I. J,
and is perforated, after which it is wound in a coil Q, for use, by a revolving
winder R, which receives motion by a gut, running over grooved pulleys S and T,
the latter attached to main driving shaft V, and the former to the spindle of
winder R. To prevent the paper breaking on the coil increasing by being wound
quicker than it is printed the gut must be sufficiently slack to slip on pulley S,
when necessary The gut and pulleys are placed behind the main frame A and are
represented by dotted lines. The thick black line shows the travel of the paper
from coil P, through machine during printing, numbering, and perforating down to
the rewound coil Q.
All the revolving parts except drums L, are geared together as represented by
teeth gearing, the teeth being placed next to the frame A, and receive motion from
the central gear wheel U, attached to main driving shaft V, driven at back of
frame A, by power in the usual way. The supplementary inkers M', bear against
the inking drums L', and are revolved by frictional contact therewith, assisted by
the type.
A feature of novelty in this printing machine is arranging various revolving
parts on stud pivots attached to main frame A, and retaining such parts without
the aid of a second plate or cover; by this arrangement greater facility is afforded
to get at any part.
The numbering apparatus consists of sets of wheels having their periphery
cut in ten equal divisions to form ten teeth, these sets of wheels are mounted

page_text: concentrically in two circles in a suitable frame arranged to revolve. The outer.
circle of wheels consists of ten sets of five wheels in each set and have the periphery
of their teeth formed with type units.
The inner circle consists of five sets of four spider wheels in each set, the lower
wheel being twice as thick as the others making the height of the sets the same as
the outer sets, within the frame means are provided for revolving the type wheels
during revolution of frame, for changing the unit type as required for consecutive
numbering as will be hereafter explained.
Referring to figures 2. 3. 4. 5. 6, 7, and 8.-A and B, represent two plates to
form a frame suitably held together, A being considered the bottom, and B the top.
Keyed to A is a gear wheel A¹. This frame revolves on a fixed spindle C, formed
with a boss D, coming between plates A. B. In this boss D, at bottom is fitted a
projecting fixed tappet or tooth E, with slightly angle sides, and above E in a
straight line, three depressible tappets, E¹ E2 E³, these.latter are let into D the part
entering being pressed and held in position by spiral springs F, such springs being
kept in boss D by means of countersunk screws.
The outside end of tappets is
formed with an oval flat bearing point G, and recessed shoulder H, above point,
Arranged in a circle in frame round boss D, are the five sets of spider wheels. 1. 2.
3. 4. 5. each set being composed of four wheels I. I¹ I² 13. The bottom wheel I is
twice as thick as the other wheels and arranged to turn unit and ten wheels as
hereafter described. These wheels have each ten teeth, and revolve independent of
each other on suitable axle a secured in and between plates A. B. On wheels I. I' I²
of each set a boss J is formed having a notch or opening K; these spider wheels are
held by springs L, with a spoon bowl end the springs being secured at other end by
screws to stud M attached to plate A. Outside the sets of spider wheels is a circle
of ten sets of number wheels, N. N¹, N2, N3 N4 N5 N6, N7, N³, Nº. Each wheel
has ten teeth the periphery of which is formed with type units: each set consists of
five separate wheels 0. 01 02 03 04, capable of revolving independant of each other
on suitable axle b, secured between plates A. B: wheel O printing the units,
wheel O¹, the tens, wheel O2, the hundreds, wheel 03 the thousands and wheel O,
the tens of thousands.
The spider wheels I, 11, 12, 13, gear with the outside wheels 0, 0, 0, 0³, 0%, one set
of spider wheels, gearing with two sets of outer wheels, so that by moving a spider
wheel one tooth, or a tenth of a revolution moves two outside wheels correspond-
ingly. The four upper wheels, 01 02 03 04, printing the tens, hundreds, thousands,
and ten thousands, in the ten sets N to N°, have the periphery of their teeth
formed with type units, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7 8. 9. 0. The bottom wheel O, of each
outside set have ten type units of the same number on the periphery of their
teeth thus, the bottom wheel O of set N has ten Os, wheel O of set N¹ ten 1s, and
so on up to N° which has ten 9s. On the frame A. B. revolving round, a tooth of
the bottom spider wheel I say of set 1 strikes against fixed tappet E, causing the
wheel to turn one tooth, or one tenth of a revolution, correspondingly turning the
unit and ten wheels O and O¹ of sets N and N¹; the same operation takes place on
every spider wheel I, turning a pair of unit and ten wheels and producing numbers
from 00010 to 00019. When the frame A. B, has completed one revolution,
wheel I again strikes fixed tappet E, causing I to turn another tooth and corre-
spondingly turning the unit and ten wheels O and O¹ from 00010 and 00011, to
00020 and 00021; this operation is repeated until 00099 has been produced.
Spider wheel I has now completed nine tenths of a complete revolution on its axle
which brings the notch K in boss J of wheel I, round to a position to admit
point G of depressible tappet E¹, (as represented at figures 4. 5 and 6) on the
revolution of the frame continuing, by the point G coming into notch K prevents
the tappet E being pressed into D, which causes a tooth of wheel I¹ to come against
the side of recessed shoulder H (see figures 5 and 6) thereby causing wheel I to
move round one tooth, moving wheels O2 of sets N and N¹ round one tenth of a
revolution, and bringing round type unit 1, so that the impression from these sets

page_text: will be 00100 from N and 00101 from N¹.
During revolution of frame the bosses J
on wheels I¹ and 12 come against points G of tappets E2 E³ and press them into D
as is represented at figure 6 which enables the recessed shoulder H to clear teeth
of wheels 12, 13, the shoulder H being placed on the same plane as teeth of wheels,
Tappets E and E² are connected by a bar d fitted to E¹, and let into a slot fin E³
so that on every depression of E¹, the said bar depresses E2, without the aid of
boss J, on wheel I, striking point G of tappet E2. The opening fon tappet E², is
sufficiently slotted to admit of this tappet being depressed (by the action of the
boss J striking point G) only and at such times as tappet El is entering notch K,
on wheel I, and effecting the change on the wheel 02, so that tappet E¹ governs
tappet E on every. depressing action except that above described Tappets E²
and E³ are connected together by a bar e, in a similar manner so that the depression
of tappet E¹, depresses E2 and E3 at the same time without the intervention of
boss J. On 99 revolutions of the frame taking place the wheel I' has been
revolved nine tenths of a revolution bringing notch K, round to admit point G of
tappet E which enables a tooth of 12 to come against the side of shoulder H, on
revolution of the frame continuing thereby moving said wheel one tenth of a
revolution moving outer wheels 03 of sets N and N₁ changing unit 0 to 1 making
the next impressions 01000 from set N and 01001 from set N¹ It will consequently
be understood that by using five wheels in the outer sets 99999, can be printed
and the number multiplied by ten for every additional added wheel After 99999,
have been printed the next revolution brings the five unit Os, to the front when
the numbering commences again as before.
Whenever a notch comes round to receive point of tappets the other notches in
underneath wheels also come round correspondingly: for example, when point of
tappets E³ pass into notch K of wheel I*, the points of the tappets E1 and E2 also
pass into the notch on other wheels so that the three wheels 1' 12 1³ are corre-
spondingly moved one tooth at the same time, and the bottom wheel I by fixed
tappet E.
In the foregoing specification we have described and represented in the drawings
a revolving apparatus for printing consecutive numbers having a circle of ten sets
of printing wheels which is the number we prefer to use, having ten teeth, and
we have further described the use of two apparatus for duplicate numbering but it
will be readily understood that a single apparatus could be used for duplicate
numbering by making it large enough to carry ten duplicate sets of numbering
wheels, and consequently ten sets of spider wheels but for duplicate numbering we
prefer to use two apparatus as described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
1. In a machine for the purposes described, a printing and perforating machine
of the type hereinbefore described and represented in the accompanying drawings,
used in combination with a revolving apparatus for printing consecutive numbers.
2. In a machine for the purposes described, the use of the revolving apparatus
constructed substantially as hereinbefore described and represented in the accom-
panying drawings for printing consecutive numbers.
3. In a machine for the purposes described, the use in a revolving apparatus for
printing consecutive numbers, of depressible tappets E¹ E³, E³, formed with a
point G, and recessed shoulder H, said tappets being provided with spring arrange-
ment and suitably held, substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described
and represented in the accompanying drawings.
4. In a machine for the purposes described, the use in a revolving apparatus for
printing consecutive numbers, of depressible tappets with connecting bars d, e, and
slot f, boss J, and notch K; arranged and working substantially as hereinbefore
described and represented in the accompanying drawings.

page_text: 5. In a machine for the purposes described, the combined use in a revolving
apparatus for printing consecutive numbers, of a double spider wheel to turn two
lower outside wheels of two sets, say N and N¹ for example, and the fixed tappet E,
for actuating spider wheel.
6. In a machine for the purposes described, the use of fixed stud. pivots B,
attached to main frame A, for various parts to revolve upon.
7.--In a machine for the purposes described, the use of one blanket cylinder to
receive two or three impressions, as is represented in the drawings by C¹ D', and H,
or, and H¹.