A New or Improved System, and Apparatus in connection therewith, for Printing, Checking, and Recording Tickets, Passes, and the like as Issued upon Tramcars, Omnibuses, and other Public Vehicles, and at the Entrance Gates of Sporting and other Entertainments.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 13th Feb., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved System, and Apparatus in connection therewith,
for Printing, Checking, and Recording Tickets, Passes, and the
like as Issued upon Tramcars, Omnibuses, and other Public
Vehicles, and at the Entrance Gates of Sporting and other
Entertainments.
We, FRANK HEPTON of 123 High Street and THOMAS RICHARD LINTOTT of
42 High Street, both in Plumstead in the County of Kent, Cashier and Pawnbroker
respectively 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 :-
Our invention relates to an improved system and apparatus in connection
therewith for regulating, and effectually checking the takings and the number of
passengers carried upon each journey, and certain predetermined sections of each
journey of tramcars omnibuses and the like, or the takings at, and the number of
persons that have passed the entrance gates of, sporting and other entertainments,
the same apparatus operating to print at the time of issue, a ticket or voucher to
each person upon payment of their fare such ticket or voucher to each person
recording the value received, date, and other particulars as hereinafter explained,
the object of our invention being that the proprietors of such vehicles or enter-
tainments may learn from the record afforded by the apparatus which journey or
section of a journey, (in so far as relates to tramcars and the like) or what time
of the day (in so far as relates to the turnstiles of sporting and other entertain-
ments) make and show the best returns.
Our invention consists :-Firstly, of an apparatus to accompany each vehicle (in
so far as relates to tramcars, omnibuses and the like) capable of being carried by,
or otherwise in the custody of the conductor or attendant, or (in the case of the
entrance gates of public entertainments) of an apparatus in the custody of the person
authorized to receive payment from visitors passing the turnstile. Secondly of a
system of recording or checking the imprints taken from the said apparatus, and
entering the sanie in suitable books as a permanent record of the business done, or
and how, when and where carried out.
In order that our invention and the manner of its operation may be fully
understood reference is hereinafter made to the accompanying three sheets of
drawings, in which the same reference letters are used throughout when referring to
the same or like parts, and we wish it understood that although in the said drawings
and the hereinafter following specification we have chosen to illustrate and describe
our invention as adapted for use in connection with tramcars, omnibuses and the
like, by a mere alteration in the dimension of the apparatus, and certain unimportant
modifications of its details and the records given thereby, the same may be employed
for the same purposes in connection with other places where money is received for
value transferred, without departing from the principal involved.
Fig. 1, Sheet 1 is a front elevation of the outer case of the said apparatus.
Fig. 2 is a back elevation of the same with the enclosing door removed to show the
internal mechanism.
Fig. 3 is a side elevation of Fig. 1 as viewed from left to right while Fig. 4 is
a like elevation as viewed from right to left, Fig. 5 being a top or plan view of
the saine

page_text: when removed from the said outer case as at Fig. 1.
Fig. 7 is a side elevation of Fig. 6 as viewed from right to left, while Fig. 8 is a
like elevation of the same as viewed from left to right.
Fig. 9 is an under view of the printing frame, the letters, figures, and the like
shewn upon which, are simply to illustrate what this "may" contain.
Fig. 10 is a detail of Fig. 9.
Fig. 11 Sheet 2 is a vertical section of Fig. 2 taken upon the line A B, and
viewed from right to left, while Fig. 12 is a section upon the same line but viewed
from left to right.
Fig. 13 is a vertical section of Fig. 6 taken upon the line CD and viewed from
right to left, while Fig. 14 is a like section upon the line E F and viewed from left
to right.
Fig. 15 is an enlarged view of a portion of the mechanism shewn in Fig. 2, while
Fig. 16 is a still further enlarged view of a detail of Fig. 15.
Fig. 17 is also an enlarged view of a portion of the mechanism carried by the
outer case, and shewn in position therein by the sectional view Fig. 11, Fig. 18 being
a detail of Fig. 17.
Fig. 18 is an enlarged view of a portion of the mechanism shewn in Fig. 14 as
this would appear if viewed through the end elevation Fig. 7.
Fig. 19 is an enlarged view of a portion of the mechanism shewn in Fig. 13 as this
would appear if viewed through the end elevation Fig. 8.
Fig. 20 is an enlarged front elevation of the mechanism for printing upon the
tickets or passes issued the fare value received, this being shewn in position as Fig. 6,
and an under surface view of the same in Fig. 9.
Figs. 21, 22 and 23 are side elevational views of Fig. 20, with the right hand
bearing plate removed, showing the three movements of the same.
Figs. 24 to 32 inclusive Sheet 3 are enlarged detailed views of the printing matter
shewn in Fig. 9, but somewhat differently arranged.
Fig. 33 is a view of a ticket or pass as issued after being printed upon by
Fig. 9.
Figs. 34, 35, 36 and 37 are views of the several ways bills employed in carrying
out the said checking system and hereinafter explained.
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Fig. 38 is a perspective view of the way bill holder, Fig. 39 being a central vertical
section of same with the door or lid removed.
Fig. 40 is a sectional view illustrating the manner in which the said way bills
and way bill holder are inserted into the slot in the top of the outer case, shewn
in Fig. 5.
In order to simplify the following description of our invention, we wish it
understood that (except where specifically expressed) we may employ any metal or
other suitable material or materials in the construction of the several mechanical parts
hereinafter explained.
of same.
In carrying our invention into effect, we construct a preferably rectangular case
of any suitable dimensions, capable of being carried in the pocket or suspended by
a strap around the neck, or otherwise consisting of front A, sides A', and A2, and
top As, and provided with a hinged or portable back A having a hinged section Aº,
provided with any suitable lock, by which the said door may be fastened by a key
held by the office cashier, or other person whose duty it may be to have charge
In the front A we provide three vertical slots a, in which slide three
plates B B and B (Fig. 1), upon the front face of A, these being connected through
the said slots to internal plates C, C, and C2, (Fig. 2) the said plates B, B' and B
each carrying a finger hold B³, by which they may be raised and lowered, the said
finger holds being impressed or marked with figures representing the coin value of
the several tickets to be sold, which for clearness, we assume to be 1, 2, and 3", as
shewn in Fig. 5. Upon the inner face of A we mount a plate D (Fig. 15) at
such a distance from A as to allow C, C and C to slide freely behind it, and
upon the said plate D we mount in triplicate a device D. Fig. 16, each having

page_text: three curved legs, and 62, of different lengths, connected to a plate D' swivelled
upon D' at D³, the said legs being forced outwardly from D₁ by the tension of a
spring, as shewn more particularly in Fig. 16. The said devices D₁ are arranged to
slide vertically in slots D' in the plate D (Fig. 15) their downward movements being
effected by projections a', and their upward movements by other projections a² upon
the plates C, CC, (Figs. 2 and 15). The lower ends of the plates C, C, C are
each provided with a projection or foot C³ so arranged that their free ends are as
near together as possible for purposes hereinafter explained. The plate D carries at
each end a bifurcated horizontal projection a³ which receives a frame E, shown in
position at Figs. 2 and 11, and detached by the enlarged view Fig. 17. The said
plate E carries three sets of numerating wheels E' each set being borne upon the
same spindle, and divided from each other by a partition E. The three wheels in
each set have their peripheries divided into 10 equal parts, these bearing upon
their faces numerals from 0 to 9, and each of the said wheels has fixed upon its
side a ratchet wheel E, the teeth of which coincide with the said numerals, and
with which engage springs E (Figs. 2 and 17) to prevent these from rotating in
the wrong direction. Each set of ratchet wheels is arranged to face the legs b, b¹
and of the device D previously mentioned, which operate thereon as follows.
When either of the plates C or is lowered by the lowering of their
plates B, B or B2 respectively, the longest leg b of its device D' engages with
one tooth of the ratchet wheel E3 of the wheel whose numerals represent " units,"
and moves this a distance equal to one numeral, but between the teeth coinciding
with the numerals 9 and 0, a hole E' is (Fig. 18) formed in the wheel E³, which
allows the leg b to sink thereinto sufficient for the leg b¹ to operate the teeth of
the ratchet wheel connected to the numerical wheel, representing "tens," and so
move this a distance equal to one numeral, and in this last named ratchet wheel
between 9 and 0, a like hole is formed which permits the leg to drop thereinto a
sufficient distance for the leg 62 to operate the ratchet wheel connected to the wheel
representing "hundreds," and this arrangement is provided in each numerical set
and is operated by its respective plate C, C', or C in like manner, and will be
understood by reference to Fig. 18.
Within the said outer case we place a frame or skeleton case, consisting of two
suitably connected sidos F and F, a front elevation of which is shewn in Fig. 6,
side elevations by Figs. 7 and 8, and vertical sections of the same by Figs. 13
and 14. The said frame carries a tray or platform G, having upturned ends G³
and G', which respectively slide in slots or apertures, G₁ in F, and G2 in F',
(Figs. 7 and 8) the whole being retained in its highest position by the tension of
springs such as c and c (Fig. 13) and 2 and 3 (Fig. 14). Referring to Figs. 3,
6, 8, 13 and 19, the said tray or platform G has a cross partition H which in
combination with the end G3, carries a spindle H', (Fig. 19) upon which is mounted
a wheel H², the periphery of which is divided into a certain number of parts d,
preferably 10, and carrying numerals from 1 to 0. The said spindle carries a
sleeve, upon which is mounted a lever e the tail end of which is widened into a
sector of a circle and carries two projections e¹ and e bearing the letters U and D
respectively, which are abbreviations of the words UP and DOWN, the upper end
of e having a pin or projection e³, which extends through a slot in the end G³
of the platform G (Fig. 8). The spindle H carries a ratchet wheel, with which
engages a spring f, connected to the lever e, which provides, that if the lever
end be moved into the position shown by dotted outline in Fig. 19, this would
force round the wheel f, spindle H', and the wheel H2, moving the latter the
distance of one numeral, and placing the letter U upon the tail of e immediately
below the spindle H', so that these may print a numeral (indicating No. of journey)
and the said letter U (indicating UP) upon the ticket or pass as hereinafter
explained, but if the lever e be again moved back so as to place its letter D
(indicating DOWN) in a position for printing, it would do this without rotating
the wheel H³, which provides that such numeral may indicate the No. of the
journey up and down. Upon the inner face of the side F of the said inner frame

page_text: or case is mounted a bracket 9 (Figs. 6 and 19) which carries a spindle upon
which is mounted a wheel J, the periphery of which has numerals o corresponding
to the wheel H. The said spindle also carries a ratchet wheel and loosely, a
depending lever J, the upper end of which is curved to correspond with the
periphery of the wheel J and carries letters U and D at points respectively,
while its lower end has a pin 4" which passes through a slot A in the end G
and is connected to a spring which serves to keep this in the position shewn by
full lines in Fig. 19, at which moment its letter D (A) would be uppermost, and level
with one of the numerals on the wheel J, but if this be moved to the position shewn
by dotted outline in the same figure, its letter U (A) would be uppermost, and during
its transition a spring j connected thereto, would rotate the ratchet wheel ' the
distance of one tooth, and the wheel J a distance of one numeral, such letters
indicating an up and down journey and the No. of the same in like manner to the
wheel and levere and H' previously described, but not for printing upon the ticket
or pass as does e and H2 but upon a way bill when inserted into the machine as
hereinafter explained. The to and fro movements of the levers e and Jare effected
simultaneously by the means of a T shaped piece K (shown in position in Fig. 12
and by dotted outline in Fig. 19) having grooves and which engage the pins A³
of the arm J, and e³ of the arm e respectively, and arranged to slide in a slot upon
the inner surface of the side A' of the outer case, operated by a finger hold K' upon
the outside of A (Fig. 3) whereat are shewn the letters U and D, indicating that
whichever of these K' is placed under, the same letter is in a position for use upon
the arms J and e, the to and fro sliding of K thus operating both the levers J¹ and e
simultaneously.
The upturned end G3 of the tray or platform G has fixed thereto a vertical rack L
(Figs. 8 and 13) the teeth of which gear with a toothed wheel L' mounted upon a
spindle L, borne by the sides F and F, and upon the end of 12 passing through the
wheel L' is mounted a ratchet wheel LA, with the teeth of which engages a spring
pawl L upon the wheel L', which provides that the downward movement of the
rack L would rotate the wheel L' in the direction of the arrow Fig. 8, but not the
ratchet wheel L, but the return or upward travel of the rack L, by the tension of
the before mentioned springs c, ce2 and e³, would rotate the wheel L in the opposite
direction, which, by the action of the pawl L, would rotate the ratchet wheel L³ and
the spindle L².
Referring to Figs. 4, 6, 7, 14 and 18, the said tray or platform G carries in a like
position at its opposite end, a cross partition M, which, in combination with the
end G of G, form bearings for a spindle M (Fig. 18%) upon which is mounted a
wheel M², carrying projections 1, bearing numerals like unto, and preferably from
1 to 0 the same as the wheel H2 previously described. The said spindle M' carries
upon its end outside the end G (Figs. 7 and 18h) a ratchet wheel M³, which is caused
to rotate in the direction of the arrow (Fig. 184) one tooth at at time (which rotates
the wheel M in the same direction one numeral at a time) by a foot upon the lower
end of a lever N pivotted at 6, the upper end of which said lover is kept in contact
with a star wheel N₁ by the tension of a spring such as 12 (Fig. 7) the said star wheel
having in its periphery 10 openings or spaces with one or the other of which the
upper end of N is normally in contact. The wheel N¹ is mounted outside the plate F
(Fig. 7) upon a spindle N2, carried by a bracket N³ upon the inner face of the
plate F, (Fig. 6) the inner end of the said spindle carrying a wheel N', the periphery
of which carries nunerals from 1 to 0, the same as the wheel J previously
mentioned, but not for the same purpose, the numerals upon the wheels M and N
being for printing upon the tickets or passes and the way bill respectively, and
indicate the No. of the section upon the journey. Upon the upper surface of the
bracket N is a fixed or portable block N (Fig. 6) which bears a letter or character
by which the car or bus carrying the apparatus may be known, and which for
description we have assumed to fie Ä.
The outer end of the spindle N passes through a hole n in the side A and carries
a pointer or index a', (Fig. 7) while upon the outer face of the side A® is a circle of

page_text: numerals from 1 to 10 (Fig. 4) and by the means of the said pointer or index tho
spindle N may be rotated by hand in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 4 only, the
numeral to which it points indicating that a like numeral is then uppermost upon
the wheel N and downmost upon the wheel M². A ratchet wheel M (Fig. 18)
mounted upon the spindle M', and with which engages a spring pawl M³, prevents
the spindle M from being rotated in the opposite direction. I may here mention
that the wheels H and M extend through slots in the bottom of the tray or
platform G as shewn in Figs. 6, 13 and 14.
The tray or platform G, carries, centrally of its length, a pair of cross partitions O
and 01 (Figs. 6, 20, 21, 22, 23), bearing between them a spindle O2, upon which is
mounted a plate having upturned ends and p', which are out of truth with each
other as shewn in Fig. 20. A pair of plates P and Plare pivotally mounted upon the
inner faces of the partition 0 0 at points p2 and p3, the said plates being so formed
at their lower ends, as to provide between them three faces r, r', and upon
which are fixed figures representing the fares upon the journey, and which it is
assumed are 3, 14 and 2 respectively. The said faces r,, are all in the same
radius of a circle taken from the points p³, so that either face may be placed down-
wards extending through a slot in the bottom of the tray or platform G, regulated
by the angle at which may be placed the plate having the angle ends p, p, and we
effect this by the means or a depending toothed quadrant R, fixed upon the spindle 02,
which gears with a toothed part-wheel R¹ fixed to or formed upon the plate P.
Referring again to the sliding plates C, O, and C, the feet or heels of these are so
arranged, that if the centre one C (actuated by the finger plate B³ of the sliding
plate B) be lowered, the said heel would come down upon both the angle pieces p
and p¹ simultaneously as shewn in Figs. 20 and 21, and so push down the platform Ĝ
with the face downmost, and print upon the pass or ticket the fare 1, but if the
plate B be lowered the heel of the plate ( would impinge upon the angle pieces p
only (Figs. 20 and 22) and thus tilt the spindle O as at Fig. 22. thereby placing
the face downmost and so print 3d upon the ticket or pass, and in like manner, if
the plate B² be lowered, the heel C3 of the plate C would impinge upon the angle
piece p' only, and so bring downmost the face as at Fig. 23 and print 2d upon the
ticket or pass.
The under face of the tray or platform G carries other words, figures or characters
as may be desired, which may be so arranged upon suitable plates or the like as to
be interchangeable, but for clearness of description, we have assumed these to consist
of a plate s, carrying the name of the company, the inventors name or other matter,
a plate s carrying the words SECTION No., and placed at one side of the wheel M²,
and a plate carrying the word ROUTE and the letter or character indicating
the car or bus, which as previously stated, we herein assume to be A, a plates
carrying the word JOURNEY between the wheel H and the foot of the lever e,
and between H2 and the fare printing device a plate or its equivalents carrying
the month which we have assumed to be DEC. The latter instead of being a plate
placed in position each day, may be a pair of wheels & the one bearing numerals
from 1 to 31 and the other the months from JAN. to DEC. as shewn by the
enlarged view Fig. 10. A specimen ticket or pass as so printed is shewn in full
in Fig. 33, and in detail by Figs. 24 to 32 inclusive.
We provide for the automatic inking of the printing matter upon the tray or
platform G by placing beneath this an inking pad S, fixed upon a rod mounted
in holes in the plates F and F', and normally held in contact with the said printing
matter, as at Fig. 6, by the tension of a suitable spring tas at Fig. 13, but when
the said platform is lowered for the purposes of printing, we provide for the moving
out of the way of the said inking pad by fixing upon one end of its spindle outside
the plate F a cam t2 (Fig. 8) and upon its opposite end a cam 3 (Fig. 7), the former
of which, whon the said pad is up, engages with a recess in the rack L as at Fig. 8,
but as the said rack and the platform G is lowered, the said rack deflects the cam t²,
while a projection t' upon the end G of the said platform deflects the cam t³ and so
lowers the said pad into the position shewn by dotted outline in Fig. 13, the return

page_text: t³
or up movement of the said platfor n causing the spring pawl upon the rack L
(Fig. 8) to engage with a stnd t upon the cam t2, which, in combination with the
spring t, again raises the pad into the positions shewn in Figs. 13 and 14 for again
inking the printing matter on G.
The tickets or passes are printed from a roll of paper S (Figs. 13 and 14) mounted
upon a rod dropped into slots T in the ends of a drum like case T¹ (Figs. 1, 6, 12
and 14) carried upon pivots T2 in the plates F and F (Figs. 7 and 8) the said drum
having in each end a crescent shaped slot T3 (Figs. 12, 13 and 14) through which
passes the rod or spindle L previously mentioned, which permits that the said case
may be partially rotated so that its open side T may be brought into such position as
to permit the insertion of the said roll S2. The said case has a flat surface T³ which
is normally uppermost, and forms a table for the said paper, and upon which the
printing matter descends, the initial end of the said roll S2, when first placed in T.
being passed outwardly through the opening T over the said table, and into a slot S³,
as shewn by the dotted line in Fig. 13, when T is rotated until the surface T is
uppermost, whereat the paper is kept in close contact with the surface T by the
tension of suitable springs S (Figs. 2, 11 and 12).
The rod L2 carries a pair of wheels V (Figs. 2, 13, 14) having sharp or pricking
teeth, which extend through slots in the surface T5 when this is in its normal position
as at Fig. 13, so that when the rod L is rotated by the return or upward movement
of the rack L as previously explained, the said teeth push outwardly so much of the
said paper as represents a printed ticket or pass, which may be then torn off by
raising this against the knife like edge of a plate Vi fixed upon the front A (Figs 13
and 4) the rotation of the rod I during the descent of the rack L, being prevented
by a spring pawl V2 engaging with the teeth of a ratchet wheel V3 mounted upon the
end of L, extending through the plate F (Fig. 7).
The conductor of each car or bus would be provided with suitable way bills, a
sample of which is shewn at Fig. 34, while the company's inspectors would carry way
bills such as Fig. 35, and the office be provide with way bills such as Fig. 36, and
-each be supplied with a way bill holder such as W, Fig. 38, this having at one end
a resilient faced block W, over which the way bill passes, as shewn by a dotted line
in Fig. 39, enclosed by a door or lid W2, the whole being of such a size as to
freely pass through a slot W³ in the crown A³ of the apparatus (Fig. 5) closed upon
its under surface by a spring flap W, (Figs. 11 and 12) having projecting studs v
upon its under side, the said flap being thrust aside by the entry of the said way
bill holder as far as permitted by its stops which, when in this position form (in
combination with a fixed plate W) a guide for the said holder as shewn at Fig. 40.
The upper end of the said way bill holder may be furnished with an inking pad W
so that this may be first inserted for inking the wheels E', J and N'.
For clearness of illustration it is assumed that the conductor upon the first starting
of his car or bus in the morning, has a locked up apparatus, the numerating wheels
of which are at zero, an imprint from which would be taken by the clerk before the
starting of the vehicle, by the insertion of his way bill, which would give him an imprint
of the uppermost numerals upon the wheels E' (which are always the reading figures) the
wheels Jand N, and the letter A upon the bracket N', which as stated are assumed to be at
zero, and with the wheels M² and Hin a position to both print 1 as indicating the 1st journey
and the 1" section of that journey, which is assumed to be UP. Upon taking his
first fare, say 1, he would depress the plate B', when the foot (3 of the plate C¹
would engage with the plate p pl as at Fig. 21, and push down this and the plat
form G, displacing the inking pad S, and bringing the printing matter down upon
the paper $2, lying upon the table T, when he would release the downward push
upon B' when this and G would again rise by the tension of the springs c, c', c² and c³,
and such upward movement of G, and of course the rack L, would rotate the rod L
and the pricking wheels V thereon, the latter of which would thrust out the printed
portion of the paper, which would be torn off by the conductor by the means of
the knife edged plate o previously described. The said downward movement of the
plate B¹ would cause a like downward movement to its plate C, and the device D¹

page_text: thereon, the longest leg of which, b, would operate the first or unit wheel E' of its
set, and so register that one 1 ticket had been sold. At the end of the first section
of his journey the conductor would insert his way bill holder and his way bill
(Fig. 34) and take an imprint from the wheels E', J, and N', and the block N', when
his imprint may be as at Fig. 34, indicating that his car was known by A, that he
was upon his 1 journey, and upon the 1 section of bis 1 journey, and that the
number of tickets sold in that section, were 4 at 3, 7 at 1 and 2 at 2. He would
them place the pointer nupon the figure 2 on the side A2 which places the
numeral 2 upon the wheel N uppermost, and the numeral 2 upon the wheel M²:
downmest, both indicating that he was upon the 2nd section of his journey, and so-
on at each section to the end, when he would move the stop K' from left to right of
Fig. 3, which would place the lever J¹ to register D upon its upper end, and the
lever e to register D upon its lower end, and at the commencement of his next
down journey, he would again move the knob K' from right to left of Fig. 3,
which would return both J and e to register UP and would move the wheel J so as
to bring its numeral 2 uppermost, and the wheel H2 with its numeral 2 downmost,.
indicating that the vehicle was upon its 2nd JOURNEY UP and so on as at Fig. 34.
An inspector visiting several cars upon their journeys would insert his way bill andi
holder in the apparatus of each, which, after visiting say 3 cars, known respectively
by the letters A, B and D, his bill may register as at Fig. 35, which would be used
as a check upon the way bills of the conductors. At the end of each up and down
journey, the office clerk would take an imprint of the apparatus, which after four-
such imprints may read as at Fig. 36, which would serve as a countercheck upon
the conductors and the inspectors.
The conductors and the inspectors way bills would be torn off and collected at the
office at the end of each day or at other times as may be arranged, and an imprint
taken of each machine upon the office way bill Fig. 36, as a record of the number
of tickets issued by each machine in use, the details being then totalled up upon bills
such as Fig. 37 and be (after suitable comparison and checking) entered into ledgers
or other books as a record for future reference.
We may by a suitable modification of the apparatus, without departing from the
principle involved, employ the same for printing tickets or passes at the entrance
gates of sporting or other entertainments, in which case we may arrange to print
upon such passes, in addition to the date, hour, amount and such like information, the
names of certain performers riders or players, after the form of a programme.
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 :-
1st. The herein described system and apparatus for printing as issued tickets,.
passes, or vouchers, upon tramcars omuibuses and the like, and at the entrance gates
of sporting and other entertainments, consisting of a combination of mechanical
parts for effecting the said printing and issuing of the said tickets, passes, or
vouchers, and recording the number so issued, and the total value of cash received
therefor, with means for checking such record and entering the same in suitable.
books for future reference, substantially as herein described and shown by the-
accompanying drawings.
2nd. As a part of the said system set forth in the preceding claim, the combination
of a suitable case containing a platform such as G, carrying suitable interchangeable
type for printing any desired matter upon the tickets, passes, or vouchers as issued,
and the value in cash received therefor, with means such as a pad S for inking the-
said type, and mechanical means for operating the said pad and type platform for
effecting the said printing and issue of the said tickets or the like, with mechanical
means for recording the number so issued and the total cash value received therefor,.
the date and (approximately) the hour of such issue, in combination with means for
checking and entering the particulars of same, substantially as herein described and
shewn by the accompanying drawings.

page_text: 3rd. As part of the said system and apparatus in connection therewith, as set forth
in the preceding claims, the combination of a set or sets of numerating wheels
such as E', (for recording the number of tickets or the like issued and the value
of same) actuated by a device or devices such as D D', operated by the vertical
movements of plates such as C, C, and C, in combination with plates such as B, B'
and B2, in combination with suitable way bills and carriers or holders for same, for
inking the said numerating wheels and taking an imprint therefrom substantially as
herein described and shewn by the accompanying drawings.
4th. As a part of the said system and apparatus in connection therewith as set
forth in the preceding claims, the combination of a device such as P and P', having
angular faces r, r, and r², carrying numerals for printing upon the said tickets or
the like the cash value received therefor, the said device forming part of the plat-
form G, and actuated by a toothed part-wheel R' upon P, gearing with a toothed
quadrant R in connection with a spindle O2 carrying an angle plate p p' actuated
by feet or projections (3, upon the plates C, C, and C2, substantially as herein
described and shewn by the accompanying drawings more particularly by Figs. 21,
22, 23, and 24.
5th. As a part of the said system and apparatus in connection therewith as set
forth in the preceding claims, the combination of a drum or other shaped case such
as T, containing a roll of paper S³ from which the said tickets or the like are taken
as printed, the said case having a crescent shaped slot such as T' through which
passes a spindle L2 carrying pricking wheels V for pushing out the said tickets or
the like as printed, the said wheels and spindle being actuated by a rack such as L
connected to the platform G substantially as herein described and shewn by the
accompanying drawings.
6th. As a part of the said system and apparatus in connection therewith as set
forth in the preceding claims, the employment of suitable ways bills substantially
as shewn in Figs. 34, 35, 36 and 37 for taking imprints from the recording wheels
of the apparatus, in combination with a suitable holder for the said way bills such
as W having a door W2 resilient block W₁ and inking pad We substantially as herein
described and shewn by Figs. 34 to 40 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 17th October 1806
GEO. THOS. HYDE,
1 Broad Street Buildings, London, E.C..