Improvements in Apparatus for Recording Parliamentary and other Votes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Mar., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 21st Dec., 1898-Accepted, 25th Apr., 1899
Improvements in Apparatus for Recording Parliamentary and other
Votes.
I, WALTER HENRY HOWE, of 8, Bisham Gardens, Highgate, in the County of
London, Printer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to vote recording apparatus of the kind described in the
Specification of former Letters Patent granted to me No. 9299 of 1894.
The apparatus described in the former specification only permitted of a voter voting
for one of several candidates or for one set running together; the object of my
invention is to simplify the construction of the mechanism and at the same time to
provide means whereby the apparatus may be used for recording votes for two or more
selected independent candidates simultaneously.
According to my invention I provide as many sets of number printing apparatus as
there are candidates and I arrange adjacent to the said several sets of numbering
apparatus a reciprocating slide the movements of which are produced from a single
turnstile which the voter in entering the voting chamber moves through say a quarter
of a revolution and in leaving the voting chamber through say another quarter of a
revolution. The reciprocations of the plate is advantageously effected through the
medium of a rotary cam mounted on a shaft geared with the central shaft of the
turnstile and operating a pair of oscillating bars or vertically moving plates having
cam slots engaging with a bar on the slide, the rotary cam being designed to make
one revolution for each half revolution of the turnstile and so shaped that the
oscillating bars or slotted plates are moved in one direction and returned to their
normal position at each revolution of the said rotary cam. The cam slots in the
slotted plates are of such shape that at each up and down movement the slide is moved
the desired distance and again returned to its normal position.
In connection with each set of numbering apparatus is a pivoted catch designed to
be engaged with and disengaged from the slide so that those catches which are in
engagement with the slide when the latter is reciprocated will cause the operation of
their respective sets of numbering mechanism whilst the catches of the other
sets of numbering mechanism not in engagement with the slide will remain
inoperative.
To engage the catches with the slide I provide a series of sliding bars having
handles which are placed so as to project into the voting chamber, each of the said
bars having an inclined plane working in conjunction with its respective catch in such
a manner that when the bar is moved in the required direction the catch will be
caused to engage with the slide so that on the next reciprocation of the latter the
connected numbering apparatuses will be operated.
A locking apparatus which is advantageously composed of a series of wedges is
arranged in conjunction with the several bars so that when the number of bars

page_text: corresponding with the number of candidates for which a voter may vote has been
moved the remaining bars will be locked.
In connection with the said bars or with the pivoted catches I arrange indicators in
such a manner that when the bar for a certain candidate's apparatus is operated the
indicator will appear in proximity to the name of the candidate.
Each bar has arranged in connection with it stops which limit its movement
and against which the slide will act to return it to its normal position when the votes
are recorded.
The shaft herein before described has upon it a can for operating the printing
cylinder inking mechanism and a stop can for preventing a voter after having entered
the voting chamber from leaving the said chamber without voting. The said shaft
has also a numbering mechanism in connection with it for showing the total number
of revolutions made and consequently the number of persons who have voted.
The operation of the apparatus is as follows:-The voter after the proper formalities
have been gone through enters the voting chamber by moving the turnstile through
a quarter of a revolution during which time no motion is imparted to the oscillating
bars or slotted plates but during which the inking mechanism is operated. The voter
when in the chamber moves the handles corresponding with the names of the
candidates for whom he intends to vote and thereby shows the indicators in connection
with these names and at the same time moves the catches to engage with the slide.
The voter now leaves the chamber and in doing so rotates the turnstile through
another quarter of a revolution whereby the rotary cam is caused to reciprocate the
slide to-and-fro and at the same time operate the sets of numbering apparatus the
catches of which are connected with the slide; as the slide moves forwards to record
the votes it also returns the bars which were pulled out by the voter, and on the
return movement of the slide the catches by running down the inclines of the bars
are disengaged from the slide ready for the next voter.
Dated the 25th day of March 1898
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4. South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Apparatus for Recording Parliamentary and other
Votes.
I, WALTER HENRY HOWE, of 8, Bisham Gardens, Highgate, in the County of
London, Printer, 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 :-
My invention relates to vote recording apparatus of the kind described in the
Specification of former Letters Patent granted to me No. 9299 of 1894.
The apparatus described in the former specification only permitted of a voter voting
for one of several candidates, or for one set running together; the object of my
invention is to simplify the construction of the mechanism and at the same time to
provide means whereby the apparatus may be used for recording votes for two or
more selected independent candidates simultaneously.
According to my invention I provide as many sets of number printing apparatus as
there are candidates and I arrange adjacent to the said several sets of numbering
apparatus a reciprocating or oscillating bar or device the movements of which are
produced from a single turnstile which the voter in entering the voting chamber
moves through say a quarter of a revolution and in leaving the voting chamber
through say another quarter of a revolution. An additional set of number printing

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pparatus for printing numbers for scrutiny purposes is also connected to the oscu-
ating bar so that it prints a number each time the latter reciprocates. The
eciprocation of the bar is advantageously effected through the medium of a rotary:
am mounted on a shaft geared into the central shaft of the turnstile.
In connection with each set of number printing apparatus is a pivoted catch
designed to be engaged with and disengaged from the oscillating har so that those
atches which are in engagement with the oscillating bar when the latter is oscillated
will cause the operation of their respective sets of numbering mechanism whilst the
catches of the other sets of numbering mechanism not in engagement with the
Oscillating bar will remain inoperative.
To engage the catches with the oscillating bar I provide a series of sliding bars
having handles which are placed so as to project into the voting chamber, each
of the said bars carrying an inclined plane working in conjunction with its respec-
tive catch in such a manner that when a sliding bar is moved in the required
direction the catch will be lifted to engage with the oscillating bar so that on the next
oscillation of the latter the connected numbering apparatus will be operated.
A locking apparatus, which is advantageously composed of a series of wedges, is
arranged in conjunction with the several sliding bars so that when the number of bars
corresponding with the number of candidates for which a voter may vote has
been moved the remaining bars will be locked.
In connection with the said sliding bars I arrange indicators in such a manner that
when the bar for a certain candidate's apparatus is operated the indicator will appear
in proximity to the name of the candidate.
The cam on the shaft herein before described operates the printing cylinder
inking mechanism, and a stop cam on the said shaft prevents a voter after having
entered the voting chamber from leaving without voting. The said shaft has also
a numbering mechanism in connection with it for showing the total number of
revolutions made and consequently the number of persons who have voted.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by reference
to the accompanying drawings, in which :--
Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view shewing the arrangement of my apparatus in con-
nection with the chamber and casing enclosing the same.
Figure 2 is a sectional side elevation through the voting apparatus proper and
drawn to a larger scale than Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a front elevation of the same.
Figure 4 is a longitudinal section through the voting apparatus drawn to the same
scale as Figure 2.
Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 Figure 2; and,
Figure 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of the said Figure 2.
Figure 7 is an elevation drawn to a larger scale than Figures 2 to 6 of the mechanisın
for locking a number printing apparatus to the oscillating bar; and
Figure 8 is a plan of the same.
Figure 9 is a sectional side elevation drawn to a larger scale than Figures 7 and 8
shewing the arrangement of the number printing apparatus.
Figure 10 is an end elevation; and
Figure 11 is a plan view of the same.
Figure 12 is a section on the line 12-12 Figure 9.
Figure 13 is a plan view drawn to the same scale as Figures 7 and 8 shewing the
mechanism for preventing the operation of more than the desired number of printing
apparatuses.
Figure 14 is a section on the line 14-14 Figure 13.
Figure 15 is a vertical section drawn to a smaller scale than Figure 2 of the turnstile
I use in connection with my apparatus; and
Figure 16 is a sectional plan of the same.
Figure 17 is a section of part of the turnstile hereinafter described.
Figure 18 illustrates the way in which the record of the votes is printed; and
Figure 19 illustrates the record made in the returning officer's book,

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a is the voting apparatus proper and 6 is the turnstile through the medium of which
movement is imparted to the said apparatus, the said turnstile, as shewn, being
arranged in a chamber c having the openings d, e for the ingress and egress of the
voters respectively, the said openings being arranged in such a manner relatively with
the turnstile that a voter in passing through the chamber c moves the turnstile
through half a revolution. The shaft b¹ of the turnstile b, which is preferably sus-
pended at its upper end upon antifriction balls 62, as shewn in Figure 15, and at its
lower end simply rotates in a steadying bush or bearing 63, has fixed to it near the
lower end a gear wheel 64 which engages with a pinion 65 on the shaft f. The relative
diameters of the said wheel and pinion are such that the latter makes two revolutions
to each revolution of the former, that is to say, one revolution for each movement of
the turnstile caused by the entrance and exit of a voter to and from the voting
chamber.
The voting apparatus proper a comprises an under frame g, which in the drawing is
represented as being made of T-iron, and two side frames g¹, g¹ secured upon the said
under frame. The shaftf from the turnstile extends below the frame g it being mounted
in suitable bearings f, f and carrying the cam h by means of which movement is
imparted to the various parts of the apparatus.
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i, i are the sliding bars which are moved by the voters when recording their votes,
these sliding bars being adapted to run on antifriction rollers ¹¹, Figures 4, 7 and 8,
mounted on cross bars 2, 2 between the side frames g¹, g¹ of the framing. These
bars i, i at one end project into a recess in the wall of the chamber c containing the
turnstile and are each provided with a handle for enabling them to be operated by
the voters, the several handles ³, projecting through slots it, it in a plate 16 and
having arranged adjacent to them another plate having in it a series of openings j¹, j',
Figures 3 and 5, in which the names of the candidates are placed and a second series
of openings 2, through which indicators (fixed to the bars i, i so as to move there-
with) appear when the said sliding bars are moved; in practice the indicators are
preferably marked with a X as shewn in Figure 8.
k, are pushers to which the number printing devices are connected the said
pushers sliding in a suitable guide and 2 (Figure 5) is another pusher carrying
the scrutiny number printing apparatus. 1, are the catches pivoted to the said
pushers, and m is the oscillating cross bar or device with which the said catches
are designed to engage, m (Figure 5) is a link which permanently connects the
oscillating bar m to the pusher k² of the scrutiny number printing apparatus. The
cross bar m is carried between two levers m³, m³ pivoted to the under frame g at m² and
connected at their lower ends by links m³ to arms mt, mt upon a shaft m5 having
upon it a lever arm mo carrying a roller m which engages with the groove of the cam
h, whereby as the said cam rotates the desired amount of oscillation will be imparted
to the cross bar m.
Upon each sliding bar i is a block n having upon it the flat surface n¹, the in-
cline n² and the flat surface n³, as clearly shewn in Figure 7. Normally an antifric-
tion roller upon the underside of the corresponding catch rests upon the surface n¹,
when, however, the sliding bar i carrying the block n is moved outwards the inclined
surface n² acts against the said antifriction roller and lifts the catch so as to cause
it to engage with the cross bar m the horizontal surface n³ being moved below the
said antifriction roller so as to hold the said catch in such engagement, as indicated
by the dotted lines in Figure 7. This lifting of the catch also moves a stop o upon
the underside of the said catch above the surface of a stop plate o¹. If now oscilla-
tory movement is imparted to the cross bar m it will be obvious that the pushers k,
the catches in connection with which are in engagement with the said cross bar m
will be caused to reciprocate; the oscillating cross bar m is so arranged that it moves
above the tops of those catches which are not in engagement with it. n' is a horn
or upward extension on each of the blocks n so arranged that when its bar & is moved
forward by a voter the horn will be moved into the path of the cross-bar m so that
during the backward oscillation of the latter the said bar i will be moved back to its
normal position.

page_text: p is an impression roller which is arranged in such proximity to the several sets o
number printing apparatus that the latter in their extreme rearward position will
print upon the paper web passing over the said impression roller. p¹ indicates the
roll of paper to be printed and p² the paper upon which the printing has taken place.
5 The step by step forward movement of the paper after each impression is effected
through the medium of an oscillating lever q, Figure 2, which derives its notion,
through a rod q, from one of the side levers m' carrying the oscillating cross bar m;
the upper
end of this lever carries a pawl q2 which engages with a ratchet wheel q³
on the end of the impression roller p, it will thus be understood that at each oscilla-
0tory movement of the cross bar m a corresponding movement will be imparted to the
impression roller to move the paper web forwards. q is a detent pawl for preventing
the backward movement of the said impression roller p.
ris an oscillating carrier at both sides of the machine carrying inking rollers a¹,
working in connection with the ink distributing roller 2 and an ink fountain.
5 This carrier is oscillated after each impression to ink the rollers in the same manner
as the inking rollers of an ordinary printing machine and receives its movement from
the cam h through the medium of the lever s pivoted at sl to the base plate of the
apparatus and carrying a roller 82 which runs in the groove of the can h. The free
end of the said lever s is connected by a link 83 with an arın 4 on a shaft 85, the said
shaft s having at each end an arm se connected by a rod 87 with the oscillating
carrier r, Figures 2, 3 and 4. 8 is an arm also secured to the shafts and carrying a
weight & serving to counterbalance the weight of the parts of the inking mechanism.
The roller 2 is advantageously operated from one of the levers m¹ through the medium
of a rod r lever 75 pawl 78 and ratchet wheel r7.
In order to prevent persons fron passing through the voting chamber without voting
I provide the following arrangement, that is to say, I arrange upon the shaft fa stop
cam t, Figures 3 and 4, in conjunction with which a bolt operates. The block n
herein before described has upon it in addition to the surfaces n¹, n³ and incline n²
other surfaces t2, 3 and an incline and upon the upper end of the bolt is a cross
bar which extends over all the blocks n, n. When the parts are in their normal
position the said cross bar to rests upon the surfaces 2 so that the bolt is in the
path of the stop projection of the cam t, when, however, either of the sliding bars i is
pulled outwards the inclined surface of the corresponding block acts against the
cross bar and lifts the same together with the bolt out of the path of the said
cam t, the flat surface at the top of the incline when pulled beneath the cross bar t
holding the latter with the bolt in its raised position. It will thus be understood
that the bolt is only disengaged from the stop cam t when one or more of the
catches is in engagement with the oscillating cross bar m.
the stop cam t relatively with the bolt t¹ is that shewn in Figure 3, that is to say, a
The normal position of
position which allows of the turnstile moving through a quarter of a revolution in
order to permit the entrance of a voter into the voting chamber.
The number printing apparatus which I conveniently employ is that known as
Schreier's but I advantageously provide the following means for imparting the move-
ment to the units wheel at each reciprocation of either of the pushers . To each
pusher k (to a flange u at the end of which the number printing apparatus is attached as
shewn at ul Figures 9, 10 and 11) I pivot at u² a lever u³ having upon its underside two
bevelled lips or lugs ut, u, Figures 9 and 12, and secured to one side an arm u pro-
vided with a projection at its upper end the said lever and projection embracing
between them the usual reciprocating slide u* which is connected to the units wheel
of the numbering apparatus. Upon each of a series of plates u, fixed to the cross
olate carrying the guides k¹ of the pushers k, is pivoted what I will term a switch
am us having at its front end the inclines u, 10, and u¹¹. The operation of the
ever u³ in conjunction with this switch cam is as follows, that is to say, when the
usher k moves backward in order to bring the number printing apparatus in contact
ith the paper the lug u³ on the said lever u³ acts against the incline u on the
witch cam u.and moves the latter from the position shewn in full lines in Figure 12
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page_text: to that shewn by the dotted lines.
As the movement of the pusher
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continues, the
lug u impinges against the inclined surface u10 and moves the said switch cam
back to its original position; this movement has the effect of placing the inclined
surface u in the path of the lug 5 so that on the return movement of the pusher k
after printing, the said lug is caused to ride up the said incline and so cause the
oscillation of the lever u³ and of the arm through the medium of. which the number
wheels are operated; when the pusher is in its normal or most forward position the
lug us is in front of the incline u ready for the next operation as shewn in Figure 12.
A spring 12 which acts upon the lever u³ serves to return the said lever to its normal
position after it has been moved by the incline u¹¹.
Any suitable means may be provided for permitting of the operation of one, two or
more of the sliding bars i, i by the same person. The arrangement which I have
made use of and which is clearly shewn in Figures 13 and 14 of the drawings is
similar to that shewn for interlocking the levers of railway signals and comprises a
series of locking bars v, pivoted to the sliding bars i, i and a series of wedge
blocks w, w sliding in a transverse guide x and engaging with notches in the sides of
the locking bars v. The wedges w, w vary in length according to the number of
bars which are to be operated simultaneously, in the drawing the wedges are shewn
of a length necessary to allow any two bars to be operated whilst all the others remain
locked, it is to be understood, however, that the length of the wedges can be such
that only one bar or a greater number than two may be operated.
The operation of the apparatus hereinbefore described is as follows:-
Assume the parts to be in the position shewn in Figures 1, 2 and 3 and that there
are six candidates A, B, C, D, E, F any two of whom a voter may vote for.
If now a
voter enters the chamber c through the entrance d he moves the turnstile through a
quarter of a revolution which has the effect of causing the turnstile to close the
entrance behind him and to uncover the aperture or recess in the side of the chamber
wherein the handles ³, 13 are located whilst at the same time the stop camis
bronght round against the bolt. t. The voter now selects the handles corresponding
with the two candidates whom he desires to vote for (or one handle only if he is only
giving one of two votes) and pulls them towards him in the slots it, it, the effect of
which is to raise the corresponding catches t, into engagement with the oscillating
cross bar m, and to lift the bolt t¹ out of engagement with the stop cam t. As the
voter leaves the chamber he rotates the turnstile through a further quarter of a
revolution which causes the oscillating cross bar m to move the pushers / (the catches
of which are in engagement with the oscillating cross bar m) with their printing
mechanisms and to print the numbers upon the paper web the cross bar m at the
same time returning the bars i (that have been moved) to their normal position
by impinging against their horns n². The cross bar m then returns the said
printing mechanisms to their normal positions ready for operation by the next
voter.
The method of recording the votes is as follows, and will be understood by reference
to Figures 18 and 19.
The first voter who presents himself at a voting station has say the rate-book-
number 12345; the presiding officer having recorded this number against the
Number 1 of the consecutive numbering at the side of the page in his book, as shewn
in Figure 19, allows the voter to enter the chamber where he pulls the handles
corresponding with say candidates B and E so that as he leaves the chamber the
Number is printed under both B and E on the paper web in the apparatus and
the corresponding No. 1 in the scrutiny column. Voter No. 2. has say rate-
.hook-No. 90; he votes for candidates C and D so that the Number 1 is printed
beneath C and D whilst the Number 2 is printed in the scrutiny column. Voter
Number 3 has rate-book-No. 181; he votes for candidates Band F the result being
that the Number 2 is printed under B and the Number 1 under F whilst the
Number 3 appears in the scrutiny column. Voter Number 4 with rate-book-No. 50603
votes for A and B so that the Number 1 is printed under A whilst the Number 3 is

page_text: printed under B and the Number 4 in the scrutiny column and so on. It will thus
be understood that the last number printed under each candidate's name represents
the total number of votes which have been polled for him whilst the numbers in
the scrutiny column correspond with the numbers in the presiding officer's book
against which are inserted the rate-book-numbers of the voters so that in case of a
scrutiny the votes can be easily identified.
In cases where scrutiny is not to be provided for the scrutiny number printing
mechanism may be dispensed with. It is preferable however to retain it as a proof
of the accuracy of the record of votes, for instance (1) The sum of the totals
registered for all the candidates equals the total of the votes of the day when one
candidate only is voted for; and when more than one candidate is voted for, the sum
of the totals registered for all the candidates will be as many times greater than
the total of the votes for the day as that total multiplied by the number of
candidates to be selected; or (2) The total of the votes for the day, multiplied by
the number of candidates to be elected, will equal the sum of the totals registered
for all the candidates plus the votes which the electors for private reasons have
chosen to withhold.
In order to conceal the person within the voting chamber from view, the turnstile
at those parts which are opposite to the entrance and exit of the chamber when the
voter is within the said chamber are provided with overlapping plates, as shewn at y
in Figures 15 and 16, and the usual dividing bars y¹, y which project between the
bars of the turnstile to prevent a person walking round one side of the same are bent
at the ends as clearly shewn in Figure 17 so as to pass between the said overlapping
plates y, y.
In order to adapt my apparatus for use by cripples and other persons incapable of
walking I provide that the sliding bars i, i may be operated from a special chamber
at the rear end of the apparatus a, as shewn in Figure 1, and for this purpose I
arrange in connection with each of the said sliding bars i, i a second handle, as shewn
at z in Figures 2 and 4, the said handle being attached to a bar connected with the
bar by a suitable lever ¹. These handles z, z are arranged in conjunction with a
plate 22 having a set of openings for containing the names of the candidates and another
set of openings for shewing an indicator, similar to the openings 1, 2 herein before
described.
Adjacent to the handles ³ is a sliding door 23 (Figure 2) and adjacent to the
handles is another sliding door . These sliding doors are arranged so that they
cannot both be opened simultaneously and for this purpose they are provided with a
lock having a key common to both, and the key locks being so constructed that when
either door is open the key cannot be removed therefrom so as to ensure that when a
person is voting in the chamber c another person cannot be noticing how the voting
is taking place at the other end of the apparatus and vice versa.
In case a person
desires to vote by the handles z, z the presiding officer closes the door z³ and locks it
when he can remove the key with which he can then unlock and open the sliding
door. In order to record the vote corresponding with the handles z, z pulled, it
will be necessary for a person to walk through the turnstile but in doing so he will not
be able to see how the votes have been given having regard to the fact that the
shutter will be closed. Suitable doors, (Figure 1) are provided at the back of
the apparatus which will be opened in case of necessity to admit a bath chair or other
vehicle.
The whole of the part a of the apparatus in addition to being enclosed in the
chamber to which the doors give access is also surrounded by an independent
casing 26 so that the interior of the apparatus is in no way inaccessible.
Z is a recorder which serves to indicate the number of revolutions made by
the shaft f and the number indicated by which should correspond with the total
number of votes recorded and with the number printed by the scrutiny printing
apparatus.
Although I have described the numbering apparatus as being provided with ordinary

page_text: printing type it is to be understood that any suitable means may he provided for pro-
ducing the impression upon the record web. For instance the type may be arranged
to punch or prick the paper in which case the inking mechanism and the operating
devices therefore being dispensed with, the impression roller or its equivalent being
retained to support the paper during the punching or pricking operation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. In apparatus for recording votes, the combination of a series of sliding pushers,
number printing apparatus attached to the said pushers and adapted to be operated
by the reciprocation of the latter, a turnstile operated by the voters, means for trans-
mitting the motion of the turnstile to an oscillating or reciprocating device, catches
or the like for connecting the said pushers with the said reciprocating device and a
series of bars or the like designed to be moved by the voter and means in connection
with the said bars for causing the catches to engage with the reciprocating device,
means for interlocking the bars or the like so that only a predetermined number of
them can be operated at one time and a scrutiny number printing apparatus con-
nected with the oscillating or reciprocating device and moving therewith, substan-
tially as described.
2. In apparatus for recording votes, the combination of a series of sliding bars,
means for interlocking the said bars so that only a certain number of them can be
moved at one time, a series of sets of number printing apparatus, a turnstile, means
for transmitting the motion of the turnstile to a bar or slide and causing it to
oscillate or reciprocate, catches for enabling the sets of number printing apparatus to
be connected with the oscillating or reciprocating bar or slide, inclines upon the
sliding bars for operating the said catches to cause any predetermined number of
them to engage with the oscillating or reciprocating bar or slide, a bolt for stopping
the rotation of the turnstile after it has been moved through a certain distance. and
other inclines upon the sliding bars for withdrawing the said bolt when the
sliding bars are moved to record a vote, substantially as described.
3. In apparatus for recording votes, the combination of a turnstile operated by the
voters entering and leaving the voting chamber, a shaft operated by the said turnstile,
a cam upon the said shaft, a bar or device adapted to be oscillated or reciprocated and
levers and rods for transmitting the motion of the cam to the said bar or device, a
series of number printing apparatuses adapted to be connected with the said bar or
slide, sliding rods operated by the voter for controlling the connection between the
said bar and the number printing apparatuses, an independent set of number
printing apparatus permanently connected with the said bar and printing each time
that the bar is oscillated or reciprocated, inking apparatus also operated from the
cam through the medium of which the printing apparatuses are operated, an
impression roller against which the printing apparatuses are designed to print
which impression roller receives a step by step movement from a suitable part of the
machine and paper carrying rollers adapted to carry a paper web for receiving the
impressions, substantially as described.
4. In apparatus for recording votes, the combination with a number of sets of
number printing apparatus, of a turnstile for operating the said sets of printing
apparatus, of sliding bars for controlling the operation of the said number printing
apparatuses and of a series of auxiliary handles connected with the said bars for
enabling votes to be recorded without the voter himself operating the turnstile,
substantially as described.
5. In apparatus for recording votes wherein a series of sliding bars baving bandles
and serving to control the operation of several sets of number printing apparatus is
employed, the combination with the said bars of shutters for concealing the said
handles and so arranged that when one shutter is open the other is closed and
vice versa, substantially as described.

page_text: 6. The improved vote recording apparatus consisting of the parts constructed and
combined substantially in the manner hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing and operating as, and for the purposes, set forth.
Dated the 21st day of December 1898.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.