Improvements in Machines for Dating or otherwise Marking Tickets and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Dating or otherwise Marking Tickets
and the like.
1, SARAH ROBINSON, Spinster, of 25, St. Thomas' Street, in the City and County
of Newcastle-on-Tyne, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
1
This invention relates to machines for dating or otherwise marking tickets
and the like. It concerns that type of machine wherein the marking means
are situated between the adjoining ends of two levers or arms arranged toggie-
joint fashion in the open side of a vertical semi-cylindrical casing or hollow
frame and adapted to admit of the insertion and withdrawal of the ticket or
thing to be marked between them, so that on inserting the ticket or thing the
levers or arms are moved inwardly thereby pressing the ticket or thing into
contact with the marking means, return to initial positions being effected by
gravity on the withdrawal of the ticket or thing. The adjoining ends of the
levers are shaped to diverge or slope in opposite directions from the rear to the
front side and on the incline so obtained on the lower lever a plate is fixed
whose function is to support the ticket or thing while being operated upon.
The invention consists in arranging this supporting plate so that as the toggle
levers or arms are moved inwards in the act of inserting the ticket or thing it
is raised by an inclined plane device whereby the ticket or thing is pressed into
firm contact with the marking means thereby ensuring very efficient marking.
The invention has been specially devised for dating machines with the object
of attaining the direct marking of the ticket or thing by indentation and so avoid
the use of the usual inking ribbon with the accompanying complication and
disadvantages.
In exemplification of how my invention may be carried into practice I will
explain its application to a railway ticket dating machine. In such a machine
I employ no inking ribbon but arrange the type to operate directly upon the
ticket to indent it for which purpose I prefer to adopt cut steel type either n
the form of bars or located upon a disc or discs or disposed in any suitable way.
The ticket supporting plate I pivot at its front edge to the adjacent edge of
the lower toggle lever while I form its rear part after the manner of a cam to
co-act with a roller supported in standards secured at the bottom of the casing
or otherwise appropriately. In this way when the ticket is inserted the toggle
levers are pushed inwardly as ordinarily whereupon the said cam portion engages
the roller consequently the supporting plate is lifted, the
forced firmly against the type and the required marking accrues.
On withdrawing the ticket, the plate resumes its original position
or
next operation by gravity
the
ticket is
if desired under the
ready for
influence of a suitably disposed spring. It will be seen that the cam and roller
constitute an inclined plane contrivance various forms of which may be evolved
and adopted to be actuated by the operation of the toggle levers without departing

page_text: from the nature of my invention; for example an inclined portion or portions
may be formed or fastened on the ticket supporting plate to co-operate with a
part or parts on the upper lever; or there may be an abutment in the casing or
frame for operating the plate; or the same end may be obtained by a system of
levers connecting with the toggle levers and an inclined portion or portions or
cam or cams within the casing.
The application of my invention to perforating, embossing, stamping or other
marking machines is accomplished in the same way as described above in regard
to a dating machine the only difference between the various machines being in
the marking means which will be of the customary kind.
Dated this 19th day of April 1899.
Improvements in Machines for Dating or otherwise Marking Tickets
and the like.
I, SARAH ROBINSON, Spinster, of 25, St. Thomas' Street, in the City and County
of Newcastle-on-Tyne, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement;-
This invention relates to machines for dating or otherwise marking tickets
and the like. It concerns that type of machine wherein the marking means
are situated between the adjoining ends of two levers or arms arranged toggle-
joint fashion in the open side of a vertical semi-cylindrical casing or hollow
frame and adapted to admit of the insertion and withdrawal of the ticket or
thing to be marked between them, so that on inserting the ticket or thing, the
levers or arms are moved inwardly thereby pressing the ticket or thing into
contact with the marking means, return to initial positions being effected by
gravity on the withdrawal of the ticket or thing. The adjoining ends of the
levers are shaped to diverge or slope in opposite directions from the rear to the
front side, and on the incline so obtained on the lower lever a plate is fixed
whose function is to support the ticket or thing while being operated upon.
The invention consists in arranging this supporting plate so that as the toggle
levers or arms are moved inwards in the act of inserting the ticket or thing, i
is raised by an inclined plane device, whereby the ticket or thing is pressed into
firm contact with the marking means thereby ensuring very efficient marking.
The invention has been specially devised for dating machines with the object
of attaining the direct marking of the ticket or thing by indentation, and so avoid
the use of the usual inking ribbon with the accompanying complication and
disadvantages.
In exemplification of how my invention may be carried into practice I will
explain its application to a railway ticket dating machine, and in so doing I
will refer to the accompanying drawings, which show two forms of my invention,
Figs. 1 and 2 illustrating one form, and Figs. 3 and 4 the other.
Figs. 1 and 3 are central vertical sections, and Figs. 2 and 4 are views at right
angles thereto respectively, looking to the right.
A is the casing or frame and B, B are the hinged levers or arms, these parts

page_text: being disposed and adapted for use in the usual way. C is the marking means in
connection with which I employ no inking ribbon, but arrange the type to
operate directly upon the ticket to indent it, for which purpose 1 prefer to adopt
cut steel type, either in the form of bars, or located upon a disc or discs, or dis-
posed in any other suitable way; in the drawings the use of bars secured to the
arm or lever B is illustrated.
Dis the ticket supporting plate, which, according to the arrangement repre-
sented in Figs. 1 and 2, pivot at its front end d to the adjacent edge of the
lower toggle lever B', while I form its rear part after the manner of a cam to
co-act with a roller E supported in standards e, e at the bottom of the casing,
or otherwise appropriately. As shown, the hinging of the plate D is effected by
a pin passed through lateral lugs on the plate and on the lever B', and the cam
portion is obtained by securing a properly fashioned part to its underside.
In this way when the ticket is inserted, the toggle levers B, B are pushed
inwardly as ordinarily, whereupon the said cam portion engages the roller E,
consequently the supporting plate 1) is lifted, the ticket is forced firmly against
the type C and the required marking accrues. On withdrawing the ticket, the
plate resumes its original position ready for the next operation by gravity,
along with the levers B, B', or, if desired, under the influence of a suitably dis-
posed spring.
It will be seen that the cam and the roller E constitute an inclined plane
contrivance various forms of which may be evolved and adopted to be actuated by
the operation of the toggle levers without departing from the nature of my
invention; for example an inclined portion or portions may be formed or fastened
on the ticket supporting plate to co-operate with a part or parts on the upper or
lower lever; or there may be an abutment in the casing or frame for operating
the plate; or the same end may be obtained by a system of levers connecting with
the toggle-levers and an inclined portion or portions or cam or cams within
the casing.
As an instance of these modifications, one is shown in Figs. 3 and 4, which I
will now describe. In this case, the plate D is not pivoted to the upper edge of
the lower lever 131, but to the lower edge of the lever B, the pivoting being
accomplished as before. At each side of it, a cam portion is provided of a
hook shape, and between the said portions I situate a T-shaped piece F, that is
secured by pin f to a link G fastened at one end to the hinge pin b of the
levers B, B, and at the other to the lower end of the lever B'. Thus the piece F
constitutes a projecting part of the lever B', and the portions, of the plate 1)
co-act with it by embracing the lateral arms f¹, fi thereof.
Thus, when the levers B, B' are operated on the insertion of a ticket, the
arms f, f of the piece Fact on the cam portions d', d, and lift them, thereby
raising the plate D for the purpose aforementioned.
The application of my invention to perforating, embossing, stamping or other
marking machines is accomplished in the same way as described above in regard
to a dating machine, the only difference between the various machines being in
the marking means which will be of the customary kind.
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. A machine for dating or otherwise marking tickets and the like constructed
with a supporting plate for the ticket or thing so arranged that as the toggle
levers or arms are moved inwards in the act of inserting the ticket or thing, it is
raised by an inclined plane device, whereby the ticket or thing is pressed into
firm contact with the marking means, thereby ensuring very effective marking,
substantially as herein before described in reference to the accompanying draw-
ings.
2. In machines for dating or otherwise marking tickets and the like, the

page_text: combination of a pivoted plate for supporting the ticket or thing to be marked,
and an inclined plane device for raising the plate to obtain efficient marking.
3. In machines of the kind referred to, the combination of a plate for sup-
porting the ticket or thing to be marked pivoted at its front edge to one of the
levers or arms of the machine, and furnished at its rear with a cam portion or
portions, with a roller or equivalent part or parts on the casing or frame of the
machine, or a projection or projections or equivalent part or parts of or on one of
the levers or arms thereof, for raising the plate, all arranged and operating
substantially as herein described in reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 19th day of February 1900.
J. A: HARVEY,
Chartered Patent Agent,
3, St. Nicholas' Buildings, Newcastle-on-Tyne.