IMPROVEMENTS IN " " BELL PUNCHING APPARATUS FOR PUNCHING TICKETS
Year: 1886

page_text: We WILLIAM HENRY BAILEY, of the Albion Works, Salford, in the County of
Lancaster, Brassfounder, and JOHN DUNCAN, of Roselea, Pollokshields, in the
County of Renfrew, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN "
"
BELL PUNCHING APPARATUS FOR PUNCHING TICKETS, 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 improvements in the construction of what are known as
"bell punches," the object of our improvements being to make a simple apparatus,
either portable or fixed for punching tickets and simultaneously registering the
number or value of the fares or admission money received.
And in order that our Invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect we will describe the accompanying Sheet of Drawings, reference being
had to the figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a side view. Fig. 2 a plan. Fig. 3 a side view, partly in section, of
a portable "bell punching" apparatus made according to our Invention. Fig. 4 is
a side view, partly in section, of an alternative arrangement of the same. Fig. 5
is an elevation and Fig. 6 an edge view, partly in section, of a fixed bell
punching" apparatus made according to our Invention and Fig. 7. is a view of a
slight modification of the same.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
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In Figs. 1 to 3.-a is the body or frame of the portable bell punching apparatus
to which is pivoted at a¹ the handle or lever b which is kept normally raised in the
position shown in Figs. 1 and 3 by means of the spring c. The body a is divided
at a forming a slit or opening for the reception of the ticket to be punched; the
solid part of the punch d is fitted in a recess in the upper jaw and pivoted to the
handle b, the hollow die d¹ being fixed in a recess in the lower jaw; e is a catch or
stop piece which is pivoted to the handle b and rests upon a steel or other hard
metal block or ledge a³ to prevent the handle b with the punch a from being
pressed down until the ticket has been pushed back into the slit or opening a² far
enough to move the catch e off the ledge a³; the catch e jis held in its normal
position on the ledge a³ by a small spring e¹. When this has been done the handle b

page_text: can be pressed down towards the body a thereby causing the punch d to perforate
the ticket and the portion thus cut away falls down through the hollow die d' into
the case or holder f which is secured to the body a by means of the undercut
The bell or
groove a and a lead rivet or seal g, or in other convenient manner.
alarm gong as well as a suitable registering apparatus is fitted inside the body a
and is actuated when the catch e is moved off the ledge a³ and the handle b is
depressed by means of the spring trigger h in the usual well known manner.
In Fig. 4, the only alteration is that instead of having the punch d and the
catch e in two separate pieces as in the arrangement just described with reference
to Figs. 1 to 3, they are made in one piece which is pivoted at i¹ to the handle b;
this piece i may be used either without a spring as shown, the catch taking up its
normal position on the ledge a³ by gravitation when the spring c raises the handle b,
or if preferred a small spring may be employed to keep the catch in its normal
position.
In Figs. 5 and 6- is the stationary frame in which is formed the slit or
opening for the reception of the ticket; k is a drawer or holder fitted in the
frame below the hollow die d¹ and secured by a lock and key or otherwise; e² is
the catch or stop piece which rests upon the block a³; the catch e² is, weighted at e³
and is pivoted or connected at e' by an arm to the spindle of the punch d. The
spindle of the punch d has a knob d² and is fitted with a spring by which the
knob d is upheld. The front of the frame is provided with suitable apertures (see
Fig. 5) through which appear the figures of the registering apparatus which is
fitted inside the frame.
When the ticket is inserted into the slit j¹ the catch e' is pushed off the block as
and by pressing down the knob d² the punch d is actuated and the ticket perforated
As soon as the
the portion removed falling through the die d¹ into the drawer k.
ticket is withdrawn from the slit the spring raises the knob d² and punch d
thereby allowing the weighted catch e² to resume its normal position on the
block a³.
Fig. 7 shows a simple modification of the arrangement of stationary apparatus
illustrated by Figs. 5 and 6.
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 portable bell punching apparatus, the combination with a hard metal
block or ledge such as a³ of the spring catch or stop piece e, substantially as herein
described with reference to Figs. 1 and 3, for the purpose specified.
2. In a portable bell punching apparatus, the use and application of a punch
and catch combined in one piece, substantially as described and as shown on
Fig. 4.
3. In a stationary punching apparatus, the combination with the punch of a
catch or stop piece, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth with
reference to Figs. 5, 6 and 7.