Improvements in Ticket Holders for Railway Passengers' Use and for other Uses.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 21st June, 1890-Accepted, 26th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ticket Holders for Railway Passengers' Use and for
other Uses.
I, HELEN JANE MOUNTSTUART RUSSELL of Ashiesteel, Galashiels in the County of
Selkirk, North Britain, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows
This Invention relates to an improved device or holder for railway passengers' use
in holding their tickets, but my Invention is also applicable to other analogous
purposes.
It is desirable when railway travelling and at other times that the ticket should be
at all times at hand for delivery or for inspection and my Invention has for its object
to attain these purposes and at the same tine my device or holder prevents the ticket
being lost by the passenger.
In accordance with one form in carrying out my Invention, the device or holder
consists of a spring clip so as to resemble the holding of the ticket, as it were, between
the finger and the thumb; the said clip may be similar in outward design to the
spring clips used for holding papers, except that in accordance with my Invention the
clip is preferably of such a size that it may constitute an ornament or appendage to
the watch-chain or to any other part of the passenger's dress. The inner surface of
the jaws of the clip may be serrated or otherwise roughened or provided with analogous
forms of teeth for the purpose of assisting to retain the ticket in the clip or I may
employ a short needle which may be pressed through the ticket. With this form of
locking the ticket I may divide the clip into two portions or halves, as it were
mounting two clips side by side, the object of this arrangement being that the one
half only of the clip may be provided with the perforating needle, so that when
presenting the clip to the ticket collector the ticket may be unlocked but at the
same time prevented from falling out by its retention between the plain half of the
clip.
001 1
P
1000
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Petitioner's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ticket Holders for Railway Passengers' Use and for
other Uses.
I, HELEN JANE MOUNTSTUART RUSSELL of Ashiesteel, Galashiels, in the County
of Selkirk, North Britain, 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 :-
This Invention which relates to improvements in ticket holders for railway
passengers use, is also applicable to other analogous purposes, and has for its object
to provide a holder which not only securely grips the ticket, and prevents it from
being lost, but as the holder may be suspended by means of a chain, ribbon, or other
equivalent from the users dress, the ticket held in it is always at hand for inspection
and delivery.
In order that my said invention may be more readily understood, and easily carried
into effect, I will proceed to describe one form of a holder made in accordance with
my said Invention, reference being made to the annexed sheet of drawings, Figure 1,
of which is a perspective view of a holder with part of a ticket in it. Figure 2, is a

page_text: front elevation of a holder, having a part of a ticket in it. And Figures 3, and 4,
are side elevations of same without and with the ticket respectively,
Referring to the said Figures the ticket holder shewn may be constructed of any
suitable metal or material, and is shaped or designed by stamping, embossing or
otherwise, so as to represent an imitation horse shoe locket. The said holder is
preferably formed after the manner of a spring clip and consists in providing a suitable
frame or back plate A, which has provision a, formed on or attached to it, so as to
enable the holder being suspended from the user's watch chain or dress, this back
plate is formed with the halves of the hinges B, the other halves of which are formed
on the inside of the two front plates C, C, which are mounted or hinged in such a
position as to allow one or more tickets D, being placed between their inside
Surfaces c c², and the surface a¹, of the back plate, and they are caused to press the
said ticket or tickets firmly against the said surface a', by means of the spiral or other
springs E, E, which are held in their respective positions by means of the pro-
jections e e¹, formed on or attached to the insides of the said back and front plates.
In order to enable the ticket or tickets to be held more securely and thus prevent loss,
may provide a suitable pin or needle point F, on the inside of the front plate C, the
point of said pin passing through a suitable opening f, formed in the back plate, this
pin being for the purpose of passing through, and holding the ticket or tickets, which
can be easily released when desired by simply pressing the top end of the front
plate C, the other or retaining plate C', holding the ticket till it is withdrawn by the
collector or other person.
The inside surfaces a¹, c, and c¹, may if desired be serrated or otherwise roughened
or provided with analogous forms of teeth, so as to assist in the secure holding of the
ticket or tickets.
As a modification of the halved front plate C, C', I may if desired form it in one
piece, and use it with or without a needle point, though I prefer to make it in two as
already described.
It is to be understood that my said ticket holders may take the ornamental shape
and design of other things than horse shoe lockets, such as for example to represent a
cockle or other shell, miniature book etc., and they may be made of any suitable metal
or material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
The general arrangement, combination and construction of the various parts con-
stituting my improved ticket holder for railway passengers use and for other uses, all
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and shewn in the accom-
panying drawings.
Dated this 20th day TT00
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.