Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 19th Nov., 1892

page_text: a pane of glass in order to clearly show the construction of the interior of the
stamp. In practice, the frames may be made of a solid piece of metal if desired.
The front frame 21 and the rear frame 22 are securèd. together by means of four
tie-bars 25. The bottom of the stamp is partly open to accommodate the recording
or printing registering mechanism, and may be provided with type to print any.
desirable matter in addition to the matter printed by the registering mechanism, as
clearly indicated in Figure 6. The top of the stamp may be suitably closed in and
provided with a handle 26. The stamp may be mounted in any suitable way.
When the stamp is free from any mounting as shown, it may be used as an ordinary
hand-stamp to make impressions, the type on the bottom. thereof being first suitably
inked by being pressed upon an inking pad for instance, and then impressed upon
the surface upon which the printing is to be effected.
The stamp is adapted to register every minute, this preferably being the shortest
interval of time which may be registered by the stamp. The impulses.conveyed
to the registering mechanism to indicate the minutes may be communicated to said
mechanism by any suitable means, such, for instance, as a clock, mechanically trans-
mitting its impulses to the registering mechanism, and the said clock being located
adjacent to, or in the case of the stamp; or the time impulses may be conveyed to
the stamp from a distance, as for instance, by a master clock or other device
controlling an electrical circuit leading to the stamp, or even by a device trans-
mitting impulses to the stamp by compressed air or other means. I preferably
however, have the impulses transmitted to the registering mechanism by means of
an electrical circuit, registering the minute impulses upon an electro magnet in the
same case with the time registering mechanism, and for this purpose I may provide
an electro-magnet 28 at the rear of the stamp.
The armature 29 of the magnet 28 is carried by a triangular sector-like
piece 100 swung upon a spindle 101, which is carried by triangular frames 102
and 103 supported upon the magnet. The armature 29 forms part of an arc of a
circle through which it swings, and the pole pieces 104 and 105 of the magnet, are
curved concentrically with the armature. The triangular part 100 is provided with
a pin 106 which works is a slot 107, in an arm 108 arranged upon a shaft 109.
From this shaft 109 extends a projection 110, to which is attached a spiral
spring 111. The spring 111 normally tends to keep the arm 108, the triangular
part 100 and the armature 29, raised (see Figures 2 and 3). When an impulse is
received through the maguet, the armature 29 is attracted to a central position
between the pole pieces 104 and 105 (see Figures 2 and 7), depressing the arm 108
and slightly rotating the shaft 109 in opposition to the spring 111.
To the shaft 109 is rigidly secured an arm 3) to which is articulated a finger 31
provided with two teeth 32 and 33, which drive a ratchet-wheel 34 carried by a
sleeve 35 journalled upon a shaft 115 supported at each end by the front and rear
frames. This ratchet-wheel 34 is engaged by a spring-actuated pawl 36, which
prevents it from moving in a reverse direction to the rotation imparted to it by
the said finger 31. To the finger 31 is attached one end of a spiral spring 37, the
other end of which may be fastened to the arm 30. This spring tends to hold the
finger 31 in engagement with the ratchet 34 and returns the finger to and maintains
it in its normal position.
The normal position of the parts just described is shown in Figure 3. When
the minute impulses of electricity are transmitted through the coils of the electro-
magnet 28, the armature 29 is drawn down, the finger 31 is moved to the position
shown in Figure 7, the tooth 32 thereof riding down over the teeth of the ratchet
wheel 34 the spring 37 of the finger permitting such action. As soon as the
finger 31 reaches its lowest position, the spring 37 draws the tooth 32 well into
engagement with the next tooth of the ratchet wheel 34. At the cessation of the
impulse, the finger 31 and arm 30 are drawn. upward to their normal position
through the instrumentality of the shaft 109 and spring 111. The tooth 32 thereby
rotates the ratchet-wheel 34 through the distance of one tooth and the inclined
face of one of the teeth of the ratchet wheel comes squarely against the tooth 33,

page_text: which serves as a stop for the ratchet-wheel and prevents it from, by any possibility,
moving more than through the distance of one tooth at each actuation of the
arm 30, as clearly shown in Figure 3. The ratchet-wheel 34 is therefore positively
locked against accidental displacement or over rotation.
It will be noted in this connection, that the mechanism does not register during
the time the impulse is transmitted to the stamp, but that the impulse is stored up
each time and registers at the cessation of the impulse. This feature is an
important one, for should an impression be taken while an impulse is being trans-
mitted to the stamp, such impulse is not lost as in previously constructed_stamps,
but is stored up until the mechanism has an opportunity to register. Were the
registering performed when an impulse was transmitted to the mechanism, it might
transpire that an impression was being taken at the same instant, the type being
then against the paper, it is impossible for the mechanism to rotate and respond
to the impulse, being prevented therefrom by contact with the paper.
impulse is therefore lost and the stamp will become one minute behind time.
When this occurs several times during the day, the stamp will be, as a consequence
several minutes slow in point of time.
The
Upon a sleeve 35 carried by the shaft 115, and at one side of the centre of the
stamp, is a wheel 38 over which passes a band 39. This wheel is substantially as
shown in Figure 15 and has indentations in it, into which projections or teeth 40 on
the back of the band take. The band is made substantially as shown in Figures 13
and 14 it having a central portion 41 of suitable flexible material preferably very
thin linen or canvas, upon the back of which are the teeth or projections 40 as
described, and upon the face thereof are carried rubber type 42, one of the
projections 40 being placed at the rear and centre of the type. The portion of the
band between the type is therefore left flexible. I do not claim here in the band
itself nor the manner of making the same, as this is already described and claimed
in a former Patent. The said band passes over a small wheel 43 arranged upon a
shaft 116 at the bottom of the stamp which wheel has indentations in it similar to
the wheel 38 to receive the projections 40 on the back of the band. The wheel 43
is made substantially as shown in Figures 11 and 12, being preferably quadrangular
in cross-section. The teeth or projections 40 of the band, taking into the indenta-
tions in the wheels 38 and 43, prevent the band from slipping sidewise from the
wheels and transmit the motion imparted to said wheel 38 by the mechanism
described, to the wheel 43, at the same time bringing the characters in position for
printing. The band 39 prints the units of the minutes and has upon it the digits
repeated in three series.
Adjacent to the wheel 38 is another wheel 44 arranged upon a sleeve 45 mounted
loosely upon the shaft 115 before alluded to, and which is independent of the
sleeve 35 carrying the wheel 38. This sleeve 45 carries a ratchet wheel 46, which
is controlled by a finger 47, (similar to the finger 31 before described) that is
articulated to a lever or arm 48 carried by a shaft 49 journalled at each end by the
side frames 21 and 22 of the stamp. The ratchet wheel 46 is provided with a
spring-actuated pawl 50 for permitting it to rotate in one direction, but holding it
from rotating in another direction in a similar manner to the ratchet wheel 34
before referred to. The lever or arm 48 controlling the finger 47 and escapement
wheel 46 is governed by a cam 51 having six inclined or cam surfaces. This cam
is arranged upon a shaft 52, which is journalled at each end in the side frames 21
and 22 of the stamp. On the wheel 44 is placed a ten minute band 53, which
passes over a small wheel 54 on the shaft i16 at the bottom of the stamp similar
and adjacent to the quadrangular wheel 43 before referred to and arranged upon the
same shaft therewith. The band 53 has on it the digits from zero to five inclusive
repeated five times. The cam 51 and the parts controlled thereby, including the
band 53, are operated every ten minutes. This is accomplished by the following
mechanisms.
Upon the shaft 52 carrying the cam 51 is a spur-wheel 55 (Figures 5 and 15)
which meshes into a pinion wheel 56 carried by the sleeve 35 before referred to,

page_text: which latter sleeve is actuated every minute as previously described by the impulses
sent through the coils of the magnet 28. The pinion wheel 56 and the
spur-wheel 55 are so proportioned that the spur-wheel 55 turns once every hour or
makes one complete rotation for every sixty actuations of the ratchet-wheel 34.
As the cam 51 is carried by the same shaft upon which the spur-wheel 55 is
arranged it will be seen that the lever 48 is actuated six times every hour by the
six projections on the cam 51. The finger 47 carried by the lever 48 is provided
with a spring 57, which normally holds the finger in engagement with the escape-
ment-wheel 46, and also serves to maintain the lever 48 and the finger 47 in and
return them to their raised position. The cam 51 is rotated by the mechanism
just described in the direction of the arrows (Figure 8) and when the teeth of the
cam 51 escape the projecting part 58 of the lever 48, the spring 57 returns the
finger and lever 48 to their raised position and actuates the ratchet-wheel 46. It
will be noted that the escapement wheel 46 is actuated on the return movement of
the parts, and although the lever 48 is partly depressed each time the cam 51 is
actuated, it does not return to its highest position until the cam surfaces escape the
projecting part 58 upon said lever.
As before explained, the band 39 which registers the units of the minutes, has
upon it numbers from zero to nine repeated in three series. After nine has been
registered by the band 39 and the said band is actuated, the projection 58 on the
lever 48 escapes one of the cam surfaces of the cam 51 and carries one to the ten
minute band a zero being brought into position upon the one-minute band. From
this it will be evident that the one-minute band 39 registers the minutes from zero
to nine or the units thereof and that the ten-minute band 53, registers the numbers
from zero to five, or the tens of the minutes.
Upon the shaft 52 which carries the cam 51 and the spur-wheel 55, and adjaceut
to the latter, is a single cam 59 which I denominate the hour cam.
This cam, as
will be evident from the previously-described mechanism, completes a revolution
once in every hour. It is arranged to operate upon a pin 117 on a lever 60 swung
upon the shaft 49 before described. To this lever 60 is articulated a finger 61
similar to the fingers 47 and 33 before described. The said finger 61 is provided
with a spring 62 for holding it in engagement with a ratchet wheel 63 carried by a
shaft 64 journalled at each end in the side frame of the stamp. The spring 62 in
addition to performing the function set forth, is adapted to return the lever 60 and
finger 61 to their normal position after the pin 117 of the lever 60 escapes the
cam 59. A spring-actuated pawl 65 is provided for the ratchet wheel 63 to hold
it in position.
Upon the shaft 64 are arranged two wheels 66 and 67, over the former of which
passes a band 68 of the kind set forth bearing numbers from one to twelve indicating
the hours, and preferably repeated twice upon the same. This band passes over a
small wheel 69 at the bottom of the stamp adjacent to the ten-minute band and is
arranged upon the same shaft 116, as the small quadrangular wheels 43 and 54
referred to above.
Over the wheel 67, which is of the same diameter as the wheel 66, passes a band
70 adjacent to the one-minute hand, and travelling over a small quadrangular,
wheel 71 at the bottom of the stamp similar to the wheel 43, and
arranged next to the small quadrangular wheel 43. This band 70 has
the letters A and P arranged upon it, the letter A being repeated twelve
times in succession corresponding to the numbers from one to twelve upon
the band 68, and the letter P repeated thereon eleven times in succession
and one blank space left between the A's and P's on said band (see Figure 4).
The letter M is arranged at the bottom of the stamp at 72 adjacent to the band 70
and is permanently fixed in its place. This letter in connection with the travelling
band 70 gives the A.M. and P.M. The blank space on the band I arrange to
come opposite the M at 12 o'clock noon in order to clearly and unmistakably
distinguish the time registered by the stamp from 12 to 1 at noon from the hour
between 12 and 1 at midnight.

page_text: The time printed by the stamp between 12 and 1 at noon will therefore be
designated by the letter M only and the time between the same hours at midnight
by A.M. employ this system because were the 12 at noon designated by
P.M. and the 12 at night as A.M. or vice versa, it would cause confusion in
the mind and render it doubtful as to whether such registrations referred to noon
or midnight. As it is, the time registered by the stamp exactly at 12 midnight
will be wrong for one instant, as the stamp will print 12 A.M. at midnight, whereas
it is really 12 P.M. at this instant. This slight discrepancy will be obviated
however as soon as the next minute is registered. These slight discrepancies could
be, of course, obviated by additional mechanism, but it would unnecessarily com-
plicate the mechanism. It is to be noted from the construction set forth, that the
band 68 bearing the numbers indicating the hours, moves at the same time that the
band 70 bearing the A's and P's. It is of course, within the spirit of my invention
to arrange the mechanism to print the A.M. and P.M. differently, but I prefer the
arrangement herein shown, as it accomplishes the result with few parts and in a
thoroughly reliable manner.
Upon the shaft 64 adjacent to the wheel 66, is a pinion-wheel 73 which meshes
into a spur-wheel 74 (Figures 1 and 15) carried by a shaft 75 journalled in the
front and rear frames of the stamp at each end. This shaft 75 has upon it a cam 76,
which actuates a bell-crank lever 77 (Figures 1 and 10) swung upon a shaft 118 and
carrying at its upper end a finger 78 that is articulated to it. The said finger 78
is similar to the fingers previously described and actuates a ratchet-wheel 79
(Figures 10 and 16) upon a shaft 80 supported at each end by the front and rear
frames. The bell-crank lever 77 is governed by a spiral spring 121 in the same
manner as the previously-described spring actuated arms or levers. The ratchet
wheel 79 has a spring-actuated pawl 81 to hold it in whatever position it is moved.
The shaft 80 has rigidly secured to it a wheel 83 over which passes a band 84
bearing numbers from (1) to thirty-one (31) inclusive, indicating the days of the
month. This band passes over a small wheel 85 arranged upon a shaft 119 parallel
with and a short distance from the shaft 118 referred to in the foregoing.
The pinion-wheel 73 carried by a shaft 64, moves through one tooth each hour,
and the teeth of the pinion 73 and the spur-wheel 74 are so numbered that the said
spur-wheel 74 and its shaft 75 completes a rotation once in each day, and the spur
wheel 74 being made twice the diameter of the pinion-wheel 73. This being the
case the cam 76 actuates the bell-crank lever 77 once in twenty-four hours and
thereby operates the finger 78 once each day. Hence the ratchet-wheel 79 is.
moved through one tooth every twenty-four hours and the shaft 80 carrying the
day-wheel 83 is actuated once a day. This positions the characters upon the
band 84 so as to print the days of the month.
Adjacent to the wheel 85 and the band 84 designating the days of the month, is
a band 86, which passes over a small wheel 87 at the bottom of the stamp, arranged
upon the same shaft 119 as the wheel 85, and adjacent thereto. This band 86 also
passes over a small wheel 88 (Figures 3 and 16) upon a shaft 89 journalled in the
side frames of the stamp, and which may be extended through one of the sides of
the frame so as to be manually operated. The band 86 has characters upon it
indicating the twelve months of the year.
This band I actuate by hand instead of by automatic means, inasmuch as it
only has to be set once a month, and for the further reason that some months
having more days than others, it is advisable that the stamp be adjusted by
hand in order to avoid complication of mechanism. Automatic mechanism could
of course be devised to compensate for the difference in the length of the months
and to operate the month band, but such mechanism would add unnecessarily to
the mechanism of the stamp.
Between the several bands indicating the minutes, hours, days and months,
I arrange permanently the numbers designating the year (Figures 6 and 18).
This number or any of the digits thereof may be arranged so as to be removable,
whereby the number representing the year can be changed at the end of each

page_text: year. It is possible of course, to provide mechanism which will automatically
change the number indicating the years, but as such mechanism would only be
called into requisition once a year, such adjustment can be made by hand without
much trouble.
On the bottom of the stamp as clearly indicated in Figure 6, may be placed more
or less permanently other characters by changeable dies to print any matter desired,
such as the word "paid or the like (see Figure 18).
By using bands to transmit the motion from one wheel to another and having
at the same time the bands carry the characters to be printed, I am enabled to
bring the parts of the stamp together in a very small compass and to produce a
stamp that is less complicated and bulky than previously-constructed time stamps.
By also placing the time wheels upon different shafts controlled by suitable
mechanism, I am enabled to bring the time wheels much nearer together in an
axial direction, and to make the stamp more compact still, bringing the printing
thereof within yet smaller compass. "Where the type-wheels used to print the
characters, the printed matter could not possibly be gotten in as small a compass
as shown herein. In order to carry a sufficient number of characters, a type-
wheel must of necessity be of considerable diameter and if type-wheels be made
of large dimensions, it is impossible to group them closely enough together to
print in a small compass. The flexibility of bands allows the printing to be
brought as closely together as desired, which need not be as far apart as the
distance between the printing herein indicated, but can be gotten in even smaller
compass. Characters on bands also print more clearly, an insertion of other dies
and substitution of other characters is easier than with wheels. The importance
of printing in small area is obvious when it is remembered that unless the printing
of a stamp be gotten into small compass the stamp is useless for performing certain
services as for instance, stamping upon the coupons of railway tickets, postmarking
letters, and many other like purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. A time-stamp comprising an impulse-receiving mechanism, a one-minute wheel
operated thereby, printing characters controlled by the said minute wheel repeated
in three series from zero to nine inclusive, a ten-minute wheel arranged adjacent to
the one-minute wheel, connections intermediate the impulse receiving device and
the ten minute wheel for actuating said ten minute wheel once in every ten-minutes,
and printing characters governed by the ten-minute wheel and repeated in five
series from zero to five.
2. A time-stamp having an impulse-receiving device, a one-minute mechanism
operated thereby to register the minutes, a cam having six inclines, gearing inter-
mediate of said cam and the one-minute mechanism, an escapement controlled by
said cam, and a ten-minute wheel governed by said escapement.
3. A time-stamp comprising an impulse-receiving mechanism one-minute wheel
operated thereby, printing characters controlled by the said minute-wheel repeated
in three series from zero to nine inclusive, a ten-minute wheel arranged adjacent to
the one-minute wheel, connections intermediate the impulse-receiving device and
the ten-minute wheel for actuating the said ten-minute wheel once every ten
minutes, and printing characters governed by the ten-minute wheel repeated in five
series from zero to five, and an hour-wheel actuated by mechanism intermediate
the same and the impulse-receiving device, and controlling printing characters from
one to twelve repeated in two series, and operated once each hour.
4. A time-stamp comprising an impulse receiving mechanism, a one-minute wheel
operated thereby, printing characters controlled by said minute wheel repeated in
three series from zero to nine inclusive a ten-minute wheel arranged adjacent to the
one-minute wheel, connections intermediate the impulse receiving device and the

page_text: ten-minute wheel for actuating said ten-minute wheel once every ten minutes, and
printing characters governed by the ten-minute wheel repeated in five series from
zero to five, an hour wheel actuated by mechanism intermediate the same and the
impulse-receiving device, controlling printing characters. from one to twelve
repeated in two series and operated once each hour, and a meridian wheel.
moving with the hour wheel, and controlling the printing characters A and P,
the former repeated twelve times and the latter eleven times, with a blank space
between the two, with the character M fixedly arranged adjacent to the said
meridian wheel and adapted, together with the A's and P's of the meridian wheel
to print A.M. and P.M.
5. A recording stamp comprising a series of travelling recording flexible bands:
located side by side, and means for actuating said bands one from another, said
means being arranged about the assembled bands, so as not to interfere with the
proximity of the one band to the other, substantially as described.
6. A time-stamp, comprising minute and hour recording flexible bands located
side by side, and impulse receiving and storing mechanism for actuating said bands
one from the other, said impulse receiving and storing mechanism being arranged
about the series of bands, so as not to interfere with the proximity of the one band
to the other, substantially as described.
7. A time-stamp comprising two minute-recording flexible digit-bands and an
hour-recording flexible band located side by side, and impulse-receiving and storing
mechanism for actuating one of the digit bands from the other and the hour
recording band from the second digit-band, said impulse-receiving and storing
mechanism being arranged about the series of bands, so as not to interfere with the
proximity of the one band to the other, substantially as described.
8. A time-stamp comprising an impulse receiving and storing mechanism
automatically and intermittently operated, a minute wheel carried by a shaft
controlled thereby, a flexible band passing over said minute wheel and positively
geared to the same and a small wheel at the bottom of the stamp, the said band
carrying numbers to represent the minutes an hour wheel upon an independent or
second shaft controlled by gearing intermediate the impulse-receiving and storing
mechanism, and a second flexible band passing over said hour wheel and positively
geared thereto and a small wheel at the bottom of the stamp the said second band
carrying printing characters to represent the hours, the axes, of said wheels and,
shalts being arranged substantially parallel, whereby the printing of the minutes.
and hours may be effected within a small compass, and the time registered by the
stamp will not be interfered with by printing.
•
9. A time-stamp comprising an impulse-receiving and storing mechanism
intermittently and automatically operated, a minute wheel carried by a shaft
controlled thereby, a flexible band passing over said minute wheel and positively
geared thereto and a small wheel at the bottom of the stamp, the said band
carrying numbers to represent the minutes, an hour wheel upon a second or
independent shaft controlled by gearing actuated by the impulse-receiving and
storing mechanism, a second flexible band passing over said hour wheel and
positively geared to the same and a small wheel at the bottom of the stamp, the said
second band carry printing characters to represent the hours, a meridian wheel
rigidly fixed upon the last mentioned shaft, and a third flexible band passing over
the said meridian-wheel and positively geared to the same and a third small wheel
at the bottom of the stamp, and carrying suitable printing characters, the axes of
said wheels and shafts being arranged substantially parallel whereby the minutes,
hours and meridian characters may be printed within small compass, and the time
registered by the stamp will not.be interfered with by printing..
10. A time-stamp comprising an impulse-receiving and storing mechanism, an
hour wheel carried by a shaft operated thereby,. a flexible band passing over said
wheel and positively geared to the same and a small wheel at the bottom of the
stamp, the said band carrying printing characters to represent the hours, a day

page_text: wheel upon a second or independent shaft controlled by the impulse-receiving and
storing mechanism, and a second flexible band passing over said day wheel and
positively geared to the same and a second small wheel at the bottom of the stamp,
the said second band having printing characters thereon to represent the days, the
axes of said wheels and shafts being arranged substantially parallel, whereby the
hours and days may be printed within small compass and the time registered by
the stamp will not be interfered with by printing.
11. A time-stamp comprising an impulse-receiving and storing mechanism
intermittently and automatically actuated, an hour wheel controlled by a shaft
operated thereby, a flexible band passing over said hour wheel and positively geared
to the same and a small wheel at the bottom of the stamp, the said band carrying
printing characters to represent the hours a meridian wheel upon said shaft
controlled by the impulse-receiving and storing mechanism, a second flexible band
positively geared to said meridian wheel and a second small wheel at the bottom of
the stamp, the said second band carrying suitable printing characters, a day wheel
also upon a second or independent shaft controlled by the impulse-receiving and
storing mechanism, and a third flexible band passing over said day wheel and
positively geared to the same and a small wheel at the bottom of the stamp, the
said third band having printing characters to represent the days, the axes of all of
said wheels being arranged substantially parallel, whereby the hours, meridian
characters and days automatically registered by the stamp may be printed within
small compass, and the time registered by the stamp will not be interfered with by
printing.
12. A time-stamp comprising an impulse-receiving and storing mechanism, a
minute wheel controlled by a shaft operated thereby, a flexible band carrying
printing characters to represent the minutes positively geared to said minuto wheel
and a small wheel upon a shaft at the bottom of the stamp, an hour wheel upon an
independent or second shaft governed by the impulse receiving and storing
mechanism a second flexible band positively geared to said hour wheel and a small
wheel on the aforesaid shaft at the bottom of the stamp, the said second flexible
band carrying printing characters to represent the hours, a meridian wheel upon the
hour wheel shaft, also governed by the impulse-receiving and storing mechanism a
third flexible band positively geared to the same and a third small wheel on the said
shaft at the bottom of the stamp, the said third flexible band carrying suitable
meridian printing characters, a day wheel upon a third shaft controlled by the
impulse-receiving and storing mechanism, a fourth flexible band positively geared
to said day wheel and a fourth small wheel upon a second shaft at the bottom of the
stamp, parallel and adjacent to the aforementioned shaft at the bottom of the stamp,
the said fourth band having printing characters to represent the days, the axes of
all of said wheels being arranged substantially parallel, whereby the minutes, hours,
meridian characters and days automatically registered by the stamp, may be printed
within small compass, and the time registered by the stamp will not be interfered
with by printing.
13. A time-stamp comprising an impulse receiving mechanism, a one-minute
wheel operated thereby, a band travelling over said one-minute wheel and having
the digits thereon repeated in three series a small wheel at the lower end of the
stamp over which the said band passes, a ten-minute wheel arranged adjacent to the
aforesaid one-minute wheel, mechanism intermediate the said ten-minute wheel and
the said one-minute wheel for actuating the said ten-minute wheel once in every ten
minutes, a band travelling over said ten-minute wheel having the numbers from zero
to five repeated thereon in five series, and a small wheel at the lower end of the
stamp adjacent to the previously-mentioned small wheel, over which second
mentioned small wheel the said latter band travels.
14. A time-stamp comprising an impulse receiving mechanism, a one-minute
wheel operated thereby a band travelling over said one-minute wheel and having
the digits thereon repeated in three series, a small wheel at the lower end of the

page_text: stamp over which said band passes, a ten-minute wheel arranged adjacent to the
aforesaid one-minute wheel, mechanism intermediate the said ten-minute wheel and
the said one-minute wheel for actuating the said ten-minute wheel once in every ten
minutes, a band travelling over said ten-minute wheel having the numbers from zero
to five repeated thereon in five series, a small wheel at the lower end of the stamp
adjacent to the previously-mentioned small wheel over which second mentioned
small wheel the said latter band travels an hour wheel governed by the impulse-
receiving mechanism and a band upon the hour wheel having numbers thereon from
one to twelve repeated in two series and passing over a third small wheel at the
bottom of the stamp adjacent to the small ten-minute wheel at the bottom of the
stamp.
15. A time-stamp comprising an impulse-receiving mechanism, a one-minute
wheel operated thereby, a hand travelling over said one-minute wheel and having
the digits thereupon repeated in three series, a small wheel at the lower end of
the stamp over which said band passes, a ten-minute wheel arranged adjacent to the
aforesaid one-minute wheel, mechanism intermediate the said ten-minute wheel
and the said one minute wheel for actuating the said ten minute wheel once in
every ten minutes, a band travelling over said ten-minute wheel having the
numbers from zero to five repeated thereon in five series, a small wheel at the
lower end of the stamp adjacent to the previously-mentioned small wheel over
which second-mentioned small wheel the said latter band travels an hour wheel, an
escapement therefor, a cam controlling said escapement and actuated by the afore-
said mechanism between the one-minute and the ten-minute wheels, and a band
upon the hour wheel having numbers thereon from one to twelve repeated in two
series and passing over a third small wheel at the bottom of the stamp.
16. A time-stamp comprising an impulse-receiving mechanism, a one-minute
wheel operated thereby, a band travelling over said one-minute wheel and having
the digits thereon repeated in three series, a small wheel at the lower end of the
stamp over which said band passes, a ten-minute wheel arranged adjacent to the
aforesaid one-minute wheel, mechanism intermediate the said ten-minute wheel and
the said one minute wheel for actuating the said ten-minute wheel once in every
ten minutes, a band travelling over said ten-minute wheel having the numbers
from zero to five repeated thereon in five series, a small wheel at the lower end of
the stamp adjacent to the previously-mentioned small wheel over which second-
mentioned small wheel the said latter band travels an hour wheel controlled by
the impulse-receiving mechanism, a band upon the hour wheel having numbers
thereon from one to twelve repeated in two series and passing over a third wheel
at the bottom of the stamp adjacent to the small ten minute wheel at the bottom
of the stamp, a meridian wheel also controlled by the impulse-receiving mechanism,
and carrying a band with the characters A and P thereupon, the former repeated
twelve times and the latter eleven times with a blank space between the two, and
corresponding with the numbers upon the hour wheel, a fourth small wheel at the
bottom of the stamp over which said latter band travels and adjacent to the one
minute band and the character M permanently affixed to and arranged adjacent to
the meridian band at the bottom of the stamp.
17. A time stamp comprising an impulse-receiving mechanism, a one-minute
wheel operated thereby, a band travelling over said one-minute wheel and having
the digits thereon repeated in three series, a small wheel at the lower end of the
stamp over which said band passes, a ten-minute wheel arranged adjacent to the
aforesaid one-minute wheel, mechanism intermediate the said ten-minute wheel and
the said one-minute wheel for actuating the said ten minute wheel once in every
ten minutes, a band travelling over said ten-minute wheel having the numbers from
zero to five repeated thereon in five series, a small wheel at the lower end of the
stamp adjacent to the previously-mentioned small wheel over which second-
mentioned small wheel the said latter band travels, an hour wheel, an escapement
therefor, a cam controlling said escapement and actuated by the aforesaid
mechanism between the one-minute and the ten-minute wheels, a band upon the
B

page_text: hour wheel having numbers thereon from one to twelve repeated in two series and
passing over a third wheel at the bottom of the stamp adjacent to the small ten-
minute wheel at the bottom of the stamp a meridian wheel controlled by the same
escapement which governs the hour wheel, and carrying a band with the
characters A and P thereupon, the former repeated twelve times and the latter
eleven times with a blank space between the two, and corresponding with the
numbers upon the hour-band, a fourth small wheel at the bottom of the stamp
over which said latter band travels and adjacent to the one-minute band, and the
character M permanently affixed to and arranged adjacent to the meridian band at
the bottom of the stamp.
18. A time-stamp comprising an impulse-receiving mechanism, a one minute
wheel operated thereby, a band travelling over said one-minute wheel and having
the digits thereupon repeated in three series, a small wheel at the lower end of
the stamp over which said band passes, a ten-minute wheel arranged adjacent to the
aforesaid one-minute wheel, mechanism intermediate the said ten-minute wheel and
the said one minute wheel for actuating the said ten-minute wheel once every ten
minutes, a band travelling over said ten-minute wheel having the numbers from
zero to five repeated thereon in five series, a small wheel at the lower end of the
stamp adjacent to the previously-mentioned small wheel over which second-
mentioned small wheel the said latter band travels an hour wheel controlled by
the impulse receiving mechanism, a band upon the hour wheel having numbers
thereon from one to twelve repeated in two series and passing over a third small
wheel at the bottom of the stamp adjacent to the small ten-minute wheel at the
bottom of the stamp, a meridian wheel also controlled by the impulse-receiving
mechanism and carrying a band with the characters A and P thereupon, the
former repeated twelve times and the latter eleven times with a blank space
between the two, and corresponding with the numbers upon the hour band, a fourth
small wheel at the bottom of the stamp over which said latter band travels and
adjacent to the one-minute band, the character M permanently affixed to and
arranged adjacent to the meridian band at the bottom of the stamp, a day wheel
governed by the impulse receiving mechanism, and a band passing over said day
wheel having numbers thereon from one to thirty-one and travelling over a small
wheel at the bottom of the stamp arranged parallel with and contiguous to the
aforesaid small wheel at the bottom of the stamp.
19. A time-stamp comprising an impulse receiving mechanism, a one-minute
wheel operated thereby, a band travelling over said one-minute wheel and having
the digits thereon repeated in three series, a small wheel at the lower end of the
stamp over which said band passes, a ten-minute wheel arranged adjacent to the
aforesaid one-minute wheel mechanism intermediate the said ten-minute wheel and
the said one-minute wheel for actuating the said ten-minute wheel once in every
ten minutes, a band travelling over said ten-minute wheel having the numbers from
zero to five repeated thereon in five series, a small wheel at the lower end of the
stamp adjacent to the previously mentioned small wheel over which second-
mentioned small wheel the said latter band travels, an hour wheel, an escapement
therefor, a cam controlling said escapement and actuated by the aforesaid mechanism
between the one-minute and the ten-minute wheels, a band upon the hour wheel
having numbers thereon from one to twelve repeated in two series and passing
over a third small wheel at the bottom of the stamp, adjacent to the small ten-
minute wheel at the bottom of the stamp, a meridian wheel controlled by the same
escapement which governs the hour wheel and carrying a band with the characters A
and P thereupon, the former repeated twelve times and the latter eleven times
with a blank space between the two, and corresponding with the numbers upon the
hour band, a fourth small wheel at the bottom of the stamp over which said latter
band travels and adjacent to the one-minute band, the character M permanently
affixed to and arranged adjacent to the meridian band at the bottom of the stamp,
a day-wheel, an escapement governing the same, mechanism intermediate the day-
wheel and said latter escapement for controlling said day-wheel, and a band

page_text: passing over said day-wheel having numbers thereon from one to thirty-one and
travelling over a small wheel at the bottom of the stamp arranged parallel with
and contiguous to the aforesaid small wheel at the bottom of the stamp.
Dated this 27th day of September 1892.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.