IMPROVEMENT IN RAILWAY AND OTHER TICKET NIPPERS
Year: 1885

page_text: JOHN THOMAS KENWORTHY 5 Shrewsbury Street Old Trafford Stretford in the
County of Lancaster Railway Correspondent do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVEMENT IN RAILWAY AND OTHER TICKET NIPPERS to be as
follows:-
Moveable type is attached to the ordinary style of ticket nippers which
impresses the number of the Station, and also the date on which the ticket is
nipped or any other distinguishing sign in order to prevent tickets being used
for more than one journey.

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jaws of the said nippers or punch, by which means a ticket or card may while
being punched, be also simultaneously impressed or endorsed with each or all of
the dates of the day, month or year, or other required stamp.
For this purpose, to the jaws of the nipper or punch, I insert or otherwise
attach in such a way as to be easily removed or adjusted, dies and stamps or other
type, formed of metal india rubber or other suitable material.
To the inner side of one of these jaws preferably the lower jaw, I secure the
dies constituting the platform, and corresponding to the stamps which I attach
to the inner side of the upper jaw. These dies and stamps may either or both
of them be formed with a shank having a screw thread cut thereon to fit into
corresponding holes tapped in the jaws of the nipper.
By means of flattened projecting ends or other suitable heads the relative
positions of the stamps and dies may be altered and adjusted, or the dates
changed.
A dovetailed recess in the jaws of the nipper or other convenient method may
if preferred be employed for securing the type, or stamps and dies to the jaws of
the nipper.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I now describe the accom-
panying sheet of drawings, reference being made to the figures and letters marked
thereon; similar letters refer to similar parts through the several views.
Fig. 1 is front view. Fig. 2 side view and Fig. 3 plan of nippers complete with
stamps and dies: a, represents the body, b and b¹ the jaws of any ordinary ticket
nipper or punch. c and care the stamps and dies inserted in the jaws b and b¹
of the nipper: Fig. 4 is section on line A A. in Fig. 2 showing the inner surface
of the jaw b' the dies a¹ constituting the platform may be raised or lowered by
means of the screw threads cut thereon for adjustment with the stamps c.
When a ticket or card is placed between the jaws b and b₁ to be nipped or
perforated by the punch d. by the closing of the jaws of the nipper the stamps
and dies c and c¹ meet on the ticket and simultaneously impress the date or
stamp thereon.
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
1st To any ticket nipper or punch used for nipping or punching railway or
other tickets or cards the addition and attachment of removeable dies and stamps
or other type to the jaws of the said nipper or punch, for the purpose of stamping,
impressing, or endorsing on such cards or tickets the dates of the day month or
year or other similar stamp, simultaneously with the nipping or punching of the
said cards or tickets, substantially as herein before described.
2nd To one or both of the jaws of a ticket nipper or punch, the addition of a
removeable adjustable platform for the purpose of adjusting the relative positions
of the stamps and dies or other type used in and for the purpose of stamping,
impressing or endorsing tickets or cards substantially as herein before set forth
and described.
3rd The addition of removeable and adjustable stamps and dies and other type
as herein before described to any description of plier used for the purpose of
endorsing or stamping.