Improvements in Apparatus to be Used for Issuing Tickets and Recording the Number of Tickets Issued.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 4th May, 1889-Accepted, 13th July,
1889
PROVISIONAL SIECINICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus to be Used for Issuing Tickets and
Recording the Number of Tickets Issued.
We, ROBERT JOSEPH HOOPER-RASTRICK of Elm Grove, Southsea, in the County
of Hants, Gentleman, and ANNIBAL LÉGÉ, of 31 and 32 Kirby Street, Hatton
Garden, in the City of London, Scientific Instrument Maker, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
We form the apparatus in such manner that a roll of paper can be contained within
it and drawn therefrom between rollers.
The rollers may be driven from an axis which projects through the casing and
carries a knob or handle by which it can be turned.
This axis has upon it a toothed pinion to impart movement to the first wheel of
a train of numbering wheels and also at each turn causes a bell to be sounded once.
We arrange the apparatus in such manner that for each turn or part of a turn of
the handle a ticket has a number printed or marked upon it and one ticket is protruded
from the apparatus.
The numbers are upon the numbering wheels and they number the tickets with
consecutive numbers.
In order to be able to print or impress the numbers upon the tickets we lead the
paper as it passes from the roll to the delivery rollers through a flat guiding tube
which is hinged and supported in such manner that at one point it can be pressed
towards the numbering wheels by a spring when not held away by the action of
a cam and at this point the side of the guiding tube is cut away so that the
paper passing through it may be brought into contact with the wheels.
The cam may be on the axis of the handle and have a notch in it at one point of
its circumference for a roller on the flat guiding tube to drop into once for each turn
or part of a turn.
When the numbers are to be printed in ink upon the tickets we cause the
numbers on the numbering wheels to be inked just before a ticket is pressed against them.
To do this we mount the frame which carries the train of numbering wheels
upon axes concentric with the wheels so that the whole frame and wheels can be
rocked together.
The frame is oscillated on these axes once or oftener each time that the handle is
turned this may be done by an eccentric on the axis of the handle.
As the frame is rocked together with the numbering wheels carried by it the
numbers on the wheels which are to be next printed are by the rocking motion
brought against a roller which is kept supplied with ink from a suitable ink
reservoir. The other numbers on the numbering wheels which are not to be
printed are not inked as the frame carries a thin curved shield which comes between
them and the inking roller.
During part of the rocking motion the exterior of the shield comes against the
inking roller and serves to spread the ink uniformly over its surface and afterwards
as the shield is carried past the inking roller the inking roller comes into contact
with the numbering wheels and inks the numbers upon them which are next to be printed.
A disc independent of the numbering mechanism is added which can be set by
hand or otherwise so as to mark the tickets with a special sign, letter, mark,
character etc. the signs letters marks etc. shewing the different sections or series or
time of delivery.
Dated this 11th day of August 1888.
ROBT. J. HOOPER RASTRICK.
ANNIBAL LÉGÉ.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus to be Used for Issuing Tickets and
Recording the Number of Tickets Issued.
We, ROBERT JOSEPH HOOPER-RASTRICK of Elm Grove, Southsea, in the County
of Hants, Gentleman, and ANNIBAL LÉGÉ, of 31 and 32 Kirby Street, Hatton
Garden, in the City of London, Scientific Instrument Maker, 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 :-
We form the apparatus in such manner that a roll of paper can be contained within
it and drawn therefrom between rollers.
The rollers may be driven from an axis which projects through the casing and
carries a knob or handle by which it can be turned.
This axis has upon it a toothed pinion to impart movement to the first wheel
of a train of numbering wheels and also at each turn causes a bell to be sounded
once.
We arrange the apparatus in such manner that for each turn or part of a turn
of the handle a ticket has a number printed or marked upon it and one ticket is
protruded from the apparatus.
The numbers are upon the numbering wheels and they number the tickets with
consecutive numbers.
In order to be able to print or impress the numbers upon the tickets we lead
the paper as it passes from the roll to the delivery rollers through a flat guiding
tube which is hinged and supported in such manner that at one point it can be
pressed towards the numbering wheels by a spring when not held away by the
action of a cam and at this point the side of the guiding tube is cut away so
that the paper passing through it may be brought into contact with the wheels.
The cam may be on the axis of the handle and have a notch in it at one point
of its circumference for a roller on the flat guiding-tube to drop into once for each
turn or part of a turn.
When the numbers are to be printed in ink upon the tickets we cause the
numbers on the numbering wheels to be inked just before a ticket is pressed
against them.
To do this we mount the frame which carries the train of numbering wheels
upon axes concentric with the wheels so that the whole frame and wheels can be
rocked together.
The frame is oscillated on these axes once or oftener each time that the handle
is turned, this may be done by an eccentric on the axis of the handle.
As the frame is rocked together with the numbering wheels carried by it the
numbers on the wheels which are to be next printed are by the rocking motion
brought against a roller which is kept supplied with ink from a suitable ink
reservoir. The other numbers on the numbering wheels which are not to be printed
are not inked as the frame carries a thin curved shield which comes between them and
the inking roller.
During part of the rocking motion the exterior of the shield comes against the
inking roller and serves to spread the ink uniformly over its surface and afterwards
as the shield is carried past the inking roller the inking roller comes into contact
with the numbering wheels and inks the numbers upon them which are next to be
printed.
A disc independent of the numbering mechanism is added which can be set by
hand or otherwise so as to mark the tickets with a special sign, letter, mark,
character, etc., the signs, letters, marks, etc., shewing the different sections or series or
time of delivery.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.

page_text: Figure 2 is an elevation partly in section of the apparatus viewed at right angles
to Figure 1 some of the parts being removed.
Figure 3 is a similar view to Figure 1 but shows the reverse side.
Figures 4 and 4ª show the arrangement of the train of gearing working the
various moving parts in end view and elevation but having their axes laid out into the
same plane.
Figures 5 and 5ª show separately the type wheel for printing a character or
numeral on the ticket to indicate where the ticket was issued and also the index to
the same.
Figures 6 and 6ª show in end view and elevation respectively the printing
apparatus to record consecutive numbers on the tickets as they are issued and Figure 6b
shows the gearing for driving it.
Figures 7, 7 and 7 show in elevation partly in section, plan and back elevation
respectively the paper guides and the mode of pressing the paper against the type
wheels.
In the above figures the extreme diameter of the gear wheels is drawn in in dotted
circles and not the pitch lines.
a is the casing enclosing the whole of the parts, the framing carrying the
mechanism it consists of two plates kept apart by three distance pieces b₁₁; c is a
milled head or nut on the spindle c' which is turned by hand to actuate the parts it
screws onto the spindle up to a shoulder so that should it be turned in the wrong
direction it merely unscrews without straining the parts on the spindle c'. There is a
ratchet wheel c into which takes a pawl c (actuated by a spring) to prevent the
apparatus being turned in the wrong direction. On this spindle c' is also an
eccentric e* encircled by one end of its connecting rod c³ the other end of which
embraces a pin d' on the disc d which forms one end of a counter printing apparatus,
which receives an oscillatory circular motion from the eccentric so that the types come
against an inking roller at each oscillation.
This apparatus is similar to the counting apparatus described in the specification of
a patent granted to F. B. Taylor No. 937 in the year 1869 or it may be of any other
suitable type but I prefer that above mentioned. It is best seen in Figures 6, 6ª
and 6. There are three discs shown recording up to 999. The fourth disc next the
eccentric seen in Figure 5ª has characters or numerals on its circumference and forms
no part of the counter printing apparatus. It merely prints a letter or figure to
indicate the section of the journey on which the ticket was issued. Figure 65 shows
the reverse end of the counter printing apparatus and the gear wheel cª which gears
with the wheel d³ imparting motion to the first counter disc and e' which gears with
the wheel e² on the carrying roll e¹.
Upon the spindle c' is a tooth wheel c which gears into a tooth wheel e² on the
spindle e of the carrying roll e¹. This roll has two sets of teeth or pins e³ which
engage with a paper strip f¹ unwinding from a roll of paper f turning about
the pin h.
The pins e enter into corresponding grooves cut in the backing up
roll which runs loose and thus hold the paper securely.
A uniform length of the paper strip is unrolled and drawn off from the roll ƒ by each
revolution of the milled head c, by the carrying roll e¹ and it is of a convenient length
for issue as a ticket which on its issuing from a slit a¹ in the casing can be torn off.
The paper roll is inserted in the case a by the door or lid a² which is closed to
prevent the paper roll falling out or being tampered with the strip is led through
paper guides and in passing the roll k, has printed on it, words for instance
penny or 1d. &c. by the roll it then passes onwards into the second paper guide j¹
which has an oscillating motion given to it. At the lower end of this guide ¹ are
jaws or horns which engage with the top of the paper guide j causing them to rock
together as hereinafter explained.
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The printing roll k is driven by a train of wheels 1, 11, 12, (turning on fixed centres)
The counter
driven by the wheel d* revolution for revolution with the milled head c.

page_text: printing apparatus d receives a to and fro circular motion (as before stated) once
forward and back for each revolution of the milled head c. The paper guide ¹ is
centered at a point and the paper guide j at a point and they receive a backward
and forward motion by the roll on the back of the guide ₁ being forced into a
recess in the cam c on the spindle c¹ by the spring on its back. The two paper
guides engaging together, the upper with the lower, rock together and bring the
paper strip forward against the type on the roll k and also against the type of the
printing apparatus d once for every revolution of the milled nut c. The presser
roll keeps the paper up against the type on the roll when opposite to it.
We prefer to make the type both on the roll k and on the discs of the counter
printing apparatus of vulcanized india rubber.
The inking apparatus consists of a metal tube o split lengthwise, in cross section
thus C. It has within it a cylinder of felt or other material through which the ink
exudes. There are two flanges on the tube o and in these are slots to carry the ends
of two inking rolls m m forced out by springs. The rolls yield in the slots when
they come against the type. They are covered with a similar felt to the lining
of o one roll supplies ink to the roll and the other to the counter printing
apparatus.
The back of the counter printing apparatus d is made circular and of slightly
larger radius than the tops of the type, it rubs against its inking roll and forms
a distributing rubber and also serves as a protection to the type to prevent their
being inked at a wrong time.
One end of the ink tube o is steadied in the frame b by a pin and the other is
fitted with a flange which is secured to the other frame, it also has a screw plug o¹
at this end for filling.
There is an indicator bell n the hammer a¹ of which' strikes one blow on completion
of each revolution of the milled head c. The hammer is worked by a pin on the
eccentric c¹ (seen on Figure 1) coming against the tail end of the bell crank lever n³
which is acted upon by the spring n.
To enable the conductor to check whether a ticket is used beyond the distance for
which it is issued a letter or numeral is printed on each in addition to the consecutive
numbers and this letter type can be altered by hand by the conductor as is shown in
Figure 5.
In this figure the frame of the counter printing apparatus is shown (with
its spindle) detached from the other mechanism and with the type wheels for numerals
with their driving pinions removed. Fixed to one end of the counter printing
apparatus is a dial d having characters corresponding with those on the type wheel d
and attached to the spindle is a finger or pointer d. This pointer is fixed to the
spindle as well as the type wheel and they are so arranged that the finger points to
the character on the dial corresponding with that being printed. By means of a
small key d the conductor can turn the spindle, type wheel and pointer but they
are retained in position by a spring stop ds in the disc d of the counter printing
apparatus.
There is a glass a³ in the casing a through which the dial and pointer are visible
and the whole mechanism is so enclosed in the case a that none of the parts are
accessible without their being removed from the case hence the impossibility of the
counter being set back to record a smaller figure than the last printed.
Having now particulary described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we would state
that we are aware that apparatus has been commonly made for printing the date and
numbers upon a continuous strip of paper which is afterwards delivered as tickets
and we do not make any general claim to such apparatus generally but what we claim
in connection with it is :-
1. A handle whose axis drives the train of numbering wheels and by a cam
or eccentric gives an oscillatory movement to the numbering mechanism to ink

page_text: 2. A tubular pivotted guide and cam for holding the paper out of and bringing it
into contact with the type.
3. The shield for covering the type and for distributing the ink substantially as
described.
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2. A tubular pivotted guide and cam for holding the paper out of and bringing it
into contact with the type.
3. The shield for covering the type and for distributing the ink substantially as
described.
1.
The ink reservoir substantially
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described.
5. The apparatus substantially as described and shown in the drawings.
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ROBT. J. HOOPER RASTRICK.
ANNIBAL LÉGÉ.