IMPROVEMENTS IN TICKET DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR PASSENGERS, VISITORS TO PLACES OF AMUSEMENT, AND OTHER PERSONS
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joseph Jaxa Miclecki, of 42, George Street, Portman
Square, London, Engineer, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN TICKET
DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR PASSENGERS, VISITORS TO PLACES OF AMUSEMENT,
AND OTHER PERSONS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joseph Jaxa Mielecki at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 10th May 1881.
JOSEPH JAXA MIELECKI, of 42, George Street, Portman Square, London,
Engineer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN TICKET DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR PASSENGERS,
VISITORS TO PLACES OF AMUSEMENT, AND OTHER PERSONS."
This Invention of improvements in ticket delivery apparatus for passengers,
visitors to places of amusement, and other persons, relates to that kind of apparatus
wherein a series of tickets consecutively numbered and representing different kinds
of value are required to be given to persons, such as passengers by railway, tram
cars, omnibusses, or steam boats, or persons visiting places of amusement, whether
as a record of the money taken by the person giving such tickets, or to control the
number and quality of the persons receiving such tickets.
The tickets consecutively numbered and with their denominational value printed
thereon are placed in a pile against a flat bed plate of thin steel or other metal, the
front of the plate being perforated so as to expose the number printed on the
ticket; pressing on the pile of tickets is a flat plate and spring, so adapted as to be
easily removed and replaced, and arranged with a cross piece to form the resistanco
for the spring.
On the inside of the flat plate is a thin plate or tongue of steel, slightly thinner
than the thickness of the card to be given to the passenger or other person; this thin
plate is made to slide by a button or knob, attached to it, the stem of the button
working in a slot in the bed plate; when the button or knob is thrust along the
slot it takes the thin plate of steel and the lowest card of the series and pushes it
from the pile and beyond the edge of the apparatus ready to be taken by the hand
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page_text: and given to the passenger or other person. The sliding plate and knob are arranged
with a hinged knucklo and spring, the spring bringing back the knob and plate
to its original position. A stem moving from the knuckle passes a fixed stud, but on
the return stroke the stem catches this fixed stud, and then by a spring lever rings
a bell or other alarm, which shows that a ticket has been thrust from the pile. The
apparatus should be constructed with multiples of the one set of ticket, holding
receptacles and sliding plate, according to the requirements of the purpose for
which it is intended, thus for certain omnibusses the fares will be 1d., 2d, 3d., 4.,
5, and 6, there will therefore be 6 rows of tickets; each knob will bear the
denominational value 1d. to 6d. The record of tickets missing and their values will
give a complete total of the money taken. The tickets can be defaced by suitable
machinery, over which or through which each ticket can be numbered, or impressed;
or printed, to show that it passed through the delivery box.
The whole apparatus is covered in a suitable case, and it may be locked at the
receiving offices so as to be out of control or tampering by the conductor or
other person; it may be carried by a belt round the conductor in any suitable
manner.
Where the apparatus is fixed, as it might be at the ticket office of a railway
station, the springs pressing on the pile of tickets may be replaced by a weight.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Joseph Jaxa Mielecki in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
10th November 1881.
JOSEPH JAXA MIELECKI, of 42, George Street, Portman Square, London,
Engineer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN TICKET DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR PASSENGERS,
VISITORS TO PLACES OF AMUSEMENT, AND OTHER PERSONS."
This Invention of improvements in ticket delivery apparatus for passengers,
visitors to places of amusement, and other persons, relates to that kind of apparatus
wherein a series of tickets consecutively numbered and representing different kinds
of value are required to be given to persons, such as passengers by railways, tram
cars, omnibuses, or steamboats, or persons visiting places of amusement, whether
as a record of the money taken by the person giving out tickets, or to control the
number and quality of the persons, receiving such tickets.
The tickets consecutively numbered and with their denominational value printed
thereon are placed in a pile against a flat bed plate of thin steel or other metal,
the front of the plate being perforated so as to expose the number printed on the
ticket; pressing on the pile of tickets is a flat plate and spring, so adapted as to
be easily removed and replaced, and arranged with a cross piece to form the
resistance for the spring.
On the inside of the flat plate is a thin plate or tongue of steel slightly thinner
than the thickness of the card to be given to the passengers or other person.
This thin plate is made to slide a button or knob attached to it, the stem of
the button working in a slot in the bed plate. When the button or knob is thrust
along the slot it takes the thin plate of steel and the lowest card of the series and
pushes it from the pile and beyond the edge of the apparatus ready to be taken by
the hand and given to the passenger or other person. The sliding plate and knob
are arranged with a hinged knuckle and spring, the spring bringing back the
knob and plate to its original position. A stem rising from the knuckle passes a
fixed stud, but on the return stroke the stem catches this fixed stud and then by a
spring lever rings a bell or other alarm, which shews that a ticket has been thrust
from the pile. The apparatus should be constructed with multiples of the one set
of ticket holding receptacles and sliding plate according to the requirements of the
purpose for which it is intended, thus for certain omnibuses the fares will be 1d.,
2d, 3d, 4d., 5d., and 6d., there will therefore be 6 rows of tickets; each knob will
bear the denominational value 1d. to Gd. The record of tickets missing and their
values will give a complete total of the money taken. The tickets can be defaced
by suitable machinery, over which or through which each ticket can be numbered,
or impressed, or printed, to shew that it passed through the delivery box.
The whole apparatus is covered in a suitable case, and it may be locked at
the receiving offices, so as to be out of control or tampering by the conductor or
other person; it may be carried by a belt round the conductor in any suitable
manner.
Where the apparatus is fixed, as it might be at the ticket office of a railway
station, the springs pressing on the pile of tickets may be replaced by a weight.
In the Drawings accompanying and forming part of this Specification the like.
letters indicate like parts.
Figure 1 is a front or top view of the machine showing the top a in which are
the thumb pieces a¹ working in the slots a² and carrying underneath the pusher
plate a³, see Figure 2. In the top a in the plate a are made perforations a¹ in
which are fitted convex lenses to magnify the figures or other matter on the tickets,
one ticket, No. 1, being shewn thrust forward for the conductor to take to deliver
to the passenger.

page_text: Figure 2, section through portion of the box shewing the thumb piece a', the
pusher plate a³, the coiled spring b on pin b' attached to pusher plate to bring
back the pusher plate and thumb piece after a ticket has been thrust forth to its
normal position; 62, the pile of tickets; b, the coiled spring or helix pressing down
the pile of tickets; b, movable cross piece, to which is attached the coiled springs,
and which can be removed to fill in the pile of tickets; these coiled springs havo
suitable feet 65 pressing on the tickets and work in either open ended tubes or in a
skeleton frame work 66.
67 is the stud of the alarm acting on the bell lever c hinged at c².
The stud
passes the lever when the pusher plate is pushed forward, but on the return stroke
it catches the bell lever and brings it forward against the force of a spring attached
to it till it escapes over the stud and rings the bell, shewing that a ticket has been
thrust out. At d is the vertical pointed knife blade to deface the ticket as it is
thrust forward by knicking it across to any desired depth required, or even to
completely sever the ticket into two pieces.
Figure 3 is a view of the apparatus open; e, bell; e¹, e², es, hammers for each pile
of tickets, or three bells of different tone may be employed; f, lock; g, g, loops for
strap or belt of the conductor.
Figure, view of the apparatus, same as Figure 3, the bell apparatus and the
ticket holding apparatus removed.
Figure 5, end view of apparatus opened; Figure 6, another outside view of
apparatus opened, out; and Figures 7 and 8, details of ticket holding down
apparatus.
The apparatus can be suspended to the conductor or person using the apparatus
by straps passing through the loops g, and the lock f secures the contents till the
box is returned to the office to take a record of the tickets issued.
Having now described and particularly set forth the nature of the said Invention
and the manner of carrying the same into effect, I would have it understood that
what I claim is,
First. In a portable ticket apparatus holding consecutively numbered tickets
of different denominational values, the form and arrangement of apparatus,
substantially as described in this Specification and shewn in the Drawings, Nos. 1
to 8.
Second. The combination in a portable apparatus for holding tickets consecutively
numbered the lens for multiplying the impress on the tickets, the pusher plate, and
the defacing knife, substantially as described.
Third. The combination in a portable apparatus for holding tickets to be
delivered to passengers and others, the pusher plate and the defacing knife,
substantially as described.
In witness whereof,,I, the said Joseph Jaxa Mielecki, have hereunto set my
hand and, seal, this Tenth day of November, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty one.
JOSEPH JAXA MIELECKI. (L.S.)