Improvements relating to Printing and Numbering Machinery or Apparatus, Chiefly Designed for Use in the Manufacture of Tickets, Labels, and the like.
Year: 1886

page_text: Improvements relating to Printing and Numbering Machinery or
Apparatus, Chiefly Designed for Use in the Manufacture of
Tickets, Labels, and the like.
1. HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent Agents.
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows :-
My invention relates to printing and numbering machinery or apparatus, and is
chiefly designed to provide for printing subject-matter, consecutive numbers, and serial
numbers letters or characters, and also, if desired, any cancelling or distinguishing
or other marks on sheets or continuous lengths or strips of paper, cardboard or
pasteboard, or other suitable material to form tickets, labels or the like.
My said invention comprises means for taking the curl out of the strip of cardboard
or other material as it is unwound from the roll or from a reel or drum; means for
damping the said strip, means for printing the subject-matter on the front of the said
strip, means for printing consecutive numbers thereon; means for printing serial
numbers, letters or characters thereon; means for printing thereon cancelling marks
or marks whereby different kinds of tickets can be easily distinguished one from
another, means for printing regulations, advertisements or other matter on the backs
of the tickets, and means for perforating or indenting the strip to facilitate the
separation of the tickets therefrom or of the two halves of railway return tickets.
In carrying any said invention into practice, I provide a suitable device for holding
the roll of cardboard or other material from which the tickets are to be made. This
device is so constructed that when one roll is finished, a fresh roll can be readily
inserted and secured in the said device.

page_text: The cardboard, when unwound from the roll, has a considerable curl or curvature
which would interfere with the proper working of the machine. It is therefore
necessary to provide for temporarily curving the said cardboard in the reverse direction
to take the curl out of the same.
For this purpose the said cardboard is passed over a guide roller and under a roller
of small diameter, which is carried by a lever fitted upon the stud or shaft of the said
guide roller in such a manner that it is capable of adjustment thereon to raise or lower
the roller for the purposes hereinafter specified. Suitable means are provided for
securing the said lever in any desired position on the said stud or shaft.
A trough is provided for containing water for damping the cardboard and a roller is
partially immersed in the said liquid. Another roller is fitted to rotate in sliding
bearings and is provided with means for adjusting it relatively to the damping roller.
The cardboard, after passing over a guide roller, is passed between these two rollers
and under another roller and then around other guide rollers to an impression
cylinder.
Around the said impression cylinder are arranged the following devices viz.-A
type cylinder for printing subject-matter on the front of each ticket; numbering
devices for printing consecutive numbers on the tickets; a device for printing serial
numbers, letters or characters on both halves of each ticket; a type cylinder for printing
cancelling or distinguishing marks on the fronts of the tickets; and a type cylinder
for printing on the front of each ticket, any subject-matter that may be required of a
different colour to that printed by the first-named type cylinder.
The type cylinders are of the ordinary or any suitable construction. The consecutive
numbering devices and the serial numbering device are constructed as hereinafter
described.
The cardboard is conducted around the aforesaid impression cylinder and between
another impression cylinder and a type cylinder for printing regulations, adver-
tisements or other matter upon the backs of the tickets. The cardboard is then
passed between perforating or indenting cylinders or rolls of any well known or
suitable description, whereby it is perforated or indented to facilitate the separation of
the tickets from the strip or of the two halves of a return ticket.
The cardboard is then conducted around a guide-roller to a reel or drum upon
which it is to be wound, or to any suitable cutting and collecting apparatus. When
single tickets are to be printed, one of the consecutive numbering devices is dispensed
with or not used, and the device for printing serial numbers, letters or characters must
have the type at a distance apart equal to the length of a ticket instead of that of half
a ticket.
The device for printing serial numbers. letters or characters, or that for printing
the cancelling or distinguishing marks, or that for printing the extra subject-matter
can be dispensed with if desired.
The consecutive numbering device or apparatus to which my invention more
particularly relates is of that kind or class wherein two or more sets of numerical discs
or rings are mounted upon a wheel or cylinder with the axis of each set parallel to
that of the said wheel or cylinder.
In apparatus of this kind or class as heretofore constructed, the numerical discs or
rings are arranged side by side upon a spindle or stud with the ratchet wheels between
them. When the said dises or rings are arranged in this manner, the accumulation of
ink and other matter between them is liable to cause the adherence of the discs to each
other so that the rotation of one or other of the said dises will effect that of the
succeeding disc and thereby produce incorrect numbering. According to one part of
my present invention I obviate this defect by so arranging the numerical discs or rings
and the ratchet wheels of each set that the adjacent discs or rings will be in close
contact with each other, whilst there will be a considerable space between the said
dises or rings and their ratchet wheels. For this purpose I form or fix the said discs
or rings on sleeves or spindles fitting one within another, and I key or otherwise fix
the ratchet wheels on the said sleeves or spindles.

page_text: According to another part of my said invention, I provide improved means for
operating the units disc of each set once in every revolution of the aforesaid wheel or
cylinder as hereinafter set forth.-There may be any desired number of the said discs
or rings in each set thereof.
In combination with each set of ratchet wheels I provide a series of pawls pivotted
to a lever or pawl carrier which is fitted with a capability of rotation on the bosses or
hubs of the outer ratchet wheels. The said pawls are acted upon by a spring whereby
they are caused to engage with the ratchet wheels. There are as many pawls as there
are ratchet wheels in the said set, and these pawls are made of different length, so
that they will operate the ratchet-wheels in the same manner as in the so-called "deep
tooth consecutive numbering apparatus.
Retaining pawls are pivotted to the wheel or cylinder and are acted upon by a split
or divided spring whereby they are held in engagement with the ratchet wheels.
The pawl carriers are provided with pins or sinds upon which are fitted antifriction
rollers. In one form or modification of my apparatus these studs and rollers project
from the pawl-carriers into slots in a ring or annular piece fitted to rotate upon an
eccentric which is secured to the frame of the machine. The said ring or annular
piece rotates with the wheel or cylinder and, during such rotation, is moved to and fro
by the said eccentric, thereby operating the pawl carriers in such a manner that the
ratchet-wheel of the units disc of each set will, in every revolution of the wheel or
cylinder be turned through a distance equal to the length of one of its teeth.
In another form or modification of my apparatus, the studs and rollers project into
an annular groove in a bracket secured to the frame of the machine. The said groove
is made eccentric with the shaft so as to ensure the operation of the pawl-carriers in
the rotation of the wheel or cylinder.
The apparatus, when constructed with ten sets of numerical discs is adapted for
printing single impressions, that is to say; one impression of each number. When
the apparatus is required to print in duplicate, that is to say, to print two impressions
in succession of each number, the units-dises of all the sets have each ten figures
arranged as follows, that is to say: The units-discs of the first and second sets are
each provided with the figures 1 and 6 placed alternately around the periphery
thereof; those of the third and fourth sets with the figures 2 and 7 alternately; those
of the fifth and sixth sets with the figures 3 and 8 alternately; those of the seventh
and eighth sets with the figures 4 and 9 alternately; and those of the ninth and tenth
sets with the figures 5 and 0 alternately. The other discs of each set are provided
with figures in the ordinary manner.
I sometimes provide for consecutively numbering by means of a wheel or cylinder
having only five sets of discs. In this case the units discs of the different sets are
provided with figures in a similar manner to the first, third, fifth, seventh and ninth
sets when used for duplicate numbering as above described, that is to say: The units
dise of the first set with the figures 1 and 6; that of the second set with the figures 2
and 7 and so on.
The apparatus may if desired, be adapted for triplicate numbering by arranging
three, six or nine sets of discs upon the wheel or cylinder and providing the units-
discs with figures suitably arranged for the purpose.
According to a modification of my invention, I combine with the numerical discs,
stationary plates or rings which are placed between the said discs, so that, instead of
each disc rotating in contact with another disc, it rotates in contact with a fixed or
stationary plate or ring.
In some instances stationary plates are fitted upon each stud or shaft carrying the
numerical discs and are secured to a bracket attached to the frame of the inachine.
In other instances, plates or rings are employed which are common to all the sets of
humerical discs and are secured in any suitable manner to the wheel or cylinder, or to
some other convenient part of the apparatus, so that they will rotate therewith but
will be stationary relatively to the said discs, that is to say, they will not alter their
position relatively to the said discs.

page_text: It is obvious that any ink accumulating between the numerical discs and the
stationary plates or rings cannot cause the simultaneous rotation of two of the said
discs, nor will it affect the movement of either disc unless the ink should become
absolutely hard and thus prevent any movement of the disc. Therefore, while the
apparatus is in working order, it must number correctly, as it is impossible for either
of the said discs to carry an adjacent disc around with it.
According to another modification of my invention, I employ internally toothed
ratchet-wheels and arrange the operating pawls within each set of numerical discs
instead of outside thereof as above described. For this purpose I sometimes provide
a shaft which is carried in a bearing secured in the wheel or cylinder. This shaft is
formed with a slot and a series of pawls is fitted to slide in the said slot and is acted
upon by a spring inserted in the said slot, which spring tends to push the said pawls
outward. Suitable means are provided whereby oscillating motion will be imparted
to the said shaft and pawls in the rotation of the wheel or cylinder.
By making the ratchet-wheels with internal teeth and carrying the pawls within
the said wheels and within the numerical rings or discs, I provide in a very effectual
manner for preventing fouling of the mechanism by the accumulation of ink.
It is obvious that some of the improvements above described are applicable to
consecutive numbering devices or apparatus adapted for various purposes other than
that above referred to.
Railway tickets are usually printed in series, each series comprising say ten thousand
tickets and it is customary to print certain serial numbers letters or characters, such
as A', A2, AA, A B, on the tickets of each series, so that those of one series may be
easily distinguished from those of another series.
For this purpose, I employ interchangeable printing discs or type-wheels in com-
bination with a pin or stud and means for securing the said wheels thereon or arrange
the said dises or type wheels in any other suitable manner so that they can be readily
removed or replaced.
Moreover I provide means for ensuring the placing and retaining of the said type-
wheels in their proper position.
When one series of tickets has been printed and it is desired to change one or both
of the numbers, the type-wheels are replaced by other type-wheels.
Dated this 1st day of July 1886.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton, Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements relating to Printing and Numbering Machinery or
Apparatus, Chiefly Designed for Use in the Manufacture of
Tickets, Labels, and the like.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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 rotary printing and numbering machinery or apparatus,
chiefly designed for use in the manufacture of tickets, labels and the like, and
comprises various improvements hereinafter set forth.
The main object of my invention is to improve the construction and increase the
efficiency of the machine described in the Specification of former Letters Patent
dated 16th April, A.D. 1875, No. 1384, and shown on sheet 1 of the drawings
accompanying the said Specification. But some of my improvements are also
applicable to other machines.
In the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a plan, and
Figure 2 a front elevation of my improved machine as constructed for producing
railway return tickets from a continuous length or strip of cardboard.
Figure 3 is a front elevation, and
Figure 4 a transverse section on the line, c, Figure 3, showing details of
construction. Figures 3 to 8 inclusive are drawn to an enlarged scale.
Figure 5 is a front elevation of one form or modification of my apparatus for
consecutively numbering the tickets.
Figure 6 is a section on the line x', ', Figure 5.
Figure 7 is a rear elevation of a portion of the said apparatus.
Figure 8 is a front elevation, partly in section on the line, ², Figure 6, showing
a device hereinafter described for intermittently rotating the numerical discs.
Figure 9 is a longitudinal central section, drawn to a still further enlarged scale,
of one of the sets of numerical discs and ratchet-wheels.
Figure 10 is a plan.
Figure 11 a rear elevation, and
Figure 12 a side elevation, drawn to the same scale as Figure 9, showing a
pawl-carrier hereinafter described.
Figure 13 is a front elevation of another form or modification of my consecutive
numbering apparatus.

page_text: Figure 14 is a vertical longitudinal central section of the same, showing also a part
of the printing machine to which the said apparatus is attached.
Figure 15 is a rear elevation of a portion of the said apparatus.
Figure 16 is a front elevation, and
Figure 17 a central transverse section, showing my consecutive numbering
apparatus provided with the means hereinafter described for preventing the adherence
of the discs to each other by reason of the entrance and accumulation of ink between
the same.
Fig. 18 is a vertical longitudinal section showing a further modification of my
consecutive numbering apparatus.
Figure 19 is a section on the line 3, ³, Figure 18.
Figure 20 is a section on the line a, a, Figure 18, some of the parts being
removed.
Figure 21 is a face view of one of the ratchet-wheels of the said apparatus.
Figures 22 and 23 are different views hereinafter referred to, showing details of
construction.
Figure 24 is a side elevation, partly in longitudinal central section, of my improved
apparatus for printing serial numbers, letters or other characters, and
Figure 25 is a face view of a type-wheel forming part of the said apparatus.
Figure 26 is a vertical longitudinal central section, showing a modified form of
the said apparatus.
Figure 27 is a face view of one of the type-wheels shown in Figure 26, and
Figure 28 is a transverse section on the line,, Figure 26.
Like letters indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawings.
a is the frame of the machine, which is supported upon standards a¹. b is the
roll of cardboard from which the tickets are to be made. This roll is placed upon
a pin or stud b fixed in a bracket 62 secured to the frame a. 63, 6 are arms or
cross-bars which are fitted upon the said pin or stud to prevent lateral displacement
of the roll b while the cardboard is being unwound therefrom. 65 is a thumb-nut which
is screwed upon the pin or stud b' for the purpose of clamping thereon the cross-bars
13, . When one roll of cardboard is finished, the nut is removed from the pin
or stud and the bar 64 is taken off, a fresh roll is then placed upon the said pin or
siud, the said bar is replaced, and the nut 6 is again screwed upon the said
pin or stud.
c is a guide-roller which is fitted to rotate upon a stud c¹ fixed in the frame a.
e is a roller of small diameter carried by a lever c³, which is pivotted upon the stud c¹,
so that it may be adjusted to raise or lower the roller for the purposes hereinafter
specified. The lever c³ is provided with a set-screw or other suitable means for
securing it in any desired position upon the said stud. The cardboard is conducted
from the roll over the guide-roller c and under the roller c² and then over the
guide-rollers d, d', whence it is conducted to the mechanism hereinafter describe.
The cardboard, when unwound from the roll b, has a curl or curvature which
would interfere with or obstruct the proper working of the machine. It is, therefore,
necessary to temporarily curve the said cardboard in the reverse direction to unrolĺ
or straighten the same. It will be seen that by passing the cardboard around the
roller c and then around the roller c², as above described, a curvature is imparted
thereto the reverse of that which it has on the roll b. By adjusting the lever e³, the
roller c² can be raised or lowered to increase or diminish this curvature as may be
required.
e is a trough for containing water or other liquid for damping the cardboard, and,
if desired, staining or coloring the same, as it is conducted to the printing mechanism.
e is a roller which is mounted in suitable bearings in the sides of the said trough and
is partially immersed in the liquid therein. is a roller which is mounted upon
a shaftes carried in a bearing e fitted to slide in a slot e in the frame a, as more
clearly shown in Figure 3. is an adjusting screw, which is connected with the
bearing e by means of a collar e' fixed upon the end of the said screw, and which

page_text: is provided with a lock-nutes for securing it in any desired position. The cardboard,
after passing over the roller d', is conducted between the rollers e¹, e2 and under the
rollor e. It is then passed over a drying roll and under a guide-roller and
around an impression cylinder g. The drying roll is hollow and has to be heated
by steam or in any other well-known or suitable manner. As the cardboard passes
around the roller e², it is damped or moistened and if desired, stained or colored, any
superfluous liquid being squeezed out of it by pressure between the rollers e¹,
and flowing back into the trough e. In its passage around the roll f, it is dried
sufficiently to adapt it to receive the impressions from the type-cylinders hereinafter
described. In some instances, I use two or more of these drying rolls.
or
The following devices are arranged around the impression cylinder g as hereinafter
described, that is to say:-A type-cylinder for printing subject-matter on the fronts
of the tickets an apparatus for printing consecutive numbers on the first halves of
the tickets an apparatus for printing serial numbers, letters or other characters
on both halves of each ticket a type-cylinder & for printing "cancelling
distinguishing marks on the fronts of the tickets; a type-cylinder for printing, on
the fronts of the tickets, any subject matter that may be required of a different colour
to that printed by the type-cylinder h; an apparatus m for printing consecutive
numbers on the second or return halves of the tickets; and another impression
cylinder n.
The type-cylinders h, k, I are of any well-known or suitable construction. The
consecutive numbering apparatus i, m and the apparatus for printing the serial
numbers, letters or other characters, are preferably constructed as hereinafter described.
The cardboard, after passing around the impression cylinder g, is conducted around
the impression cylinder n and between this cylinder and a type cylinder o for
printing regulations, advertisements or other matter upon the backs of the tickets.
The cardboard is then passed between perforating or indenting cylinders or
rolls p p of any well-known or suitable description, whereby it is perforated or
indenied to facilitate the separation of the tickets from the strip, or the separation of
the two halves of return tickets. It is then conducted around a guide-roller either
to a reel or drum upon which it is to be wound, or to any suitable cutting and
collecting apparatus, as may be desired. In the latter case, the perforating mechanism
is not required for the production of single tickets. Inking devices of any suitable
description are arranged in combination with the several type-cylinders above
described.
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The machine shown in the drawings is, as above stated, intended for the production
of return-tickets. When single tickets are to be produced, one set of consecutive
numbering mechanism is either dispensed with or is not used, and the apparatus for
printing serial numbers, letters or other characters must have its type at a distance
apart equal to the length of a ticket, instead of that of a half ticket.
The type-cylinder for printing the "cancelling" or distinguishing marks, and that
for printing the extra subject-matter can be dispensed with if desired. Moreover, the
type-cylinders may be otherwise arranged, and other type-cylinders or numbering
apparatus added if required. The several printing devices are connected, by means of
suitable gearing, with the driving shaft of the machine in any convenient manner.
The consecutive numbering apparatus shown in Figures 5 to 12 is of that kind or
class wherein two or more sets of numerical discs or rings are mounted upon a wheel
or face-plate with the axis of each set parallel to that of the said wheel as describe in
the said former specification.
In apparatus of this kind or class, when the numerical discs or rings are arranged
side by side upon a spindle or stud with the ratchet-wheels between them, the
accumulation of ink and other matter between the said discs is liable to cause the
adherence of the discs to each other, so that, when one of the said dises is rotated,
the succeeding disc or discs will rotate therewith and thus produce incorrect
numbering. This defect has, in some instances, been obviated to some extent by
arranging the numerical discs or rings and the ratchet-wheels of each set as herein-

page_text: after described. so that the adjacent discs or rings will be in close contact with
each other, whilst there will be a considerable space between the said discs or
rings and their ratchet-wheels, but is more completely prevented by means herein-
after described.
The first of these methods is seen by referring to Figures 5 to 12, is a shaft
provided with a journal whereby it may be supported in a bearing in the frame of
the printing machine. is the wheel or face-plate which carries the numerical discs or
rings, and which is fixed upon the shaft r.,, are the numerical discs or rings,
which are fixed upon sleeves or spindless, s¹, s² fitted to rotate one within another, as
more clearly shown in Figure 9. the central spindle s being preferably solid. The
exterior sleeve or spindle s of each set is fitted to rotate in a bearing in the wheel ¹.
,, are the ratchet-wheels by means of which the said discs or rings are
intermittently rotated as hereinafter described. The ratchet-wheels t, t are formed
integrally with the sleeves s', respectively. The ratchet-wheel is firmly secured to
the central spindle s in any convenient manner.
:
In combination with each set of ratchet-wheels, I employ a series of pawls u pivotted
to a lever or pawl-carrier u¹, more clearly shown in Figures 10, 11 and 12, which is
fitted with a capability of rotation on the bosses or hubs of the outer ratchet-
wheels t, t². The pawls u are acted upon by a spring a* whereby they are caused to
engage with the ratchet-wheels. There are as many of these pawls as there are
ratchet-wheels in each set, and the said pawls are made of different length and are
arranged to operate in combination with the ratchet-wheels as in the apparatus now
commonly termed the "deep tooth" consecutive numbering apparatus.
Retaining pawls are pivotted to the wheel and are acted upon by a split or
divided spring whereby they are held in engagement with the ratchet-wheels."
The pawl-carriers u are provided with pins or studs upon which are fitted
antifriction rollers ². These studs and rollers project from the pawl-carriers into
slots win a ring or annular piece w fitted to rotate upon an excentric w², which is
secured to the frame of the printing machine and is, therefore, stationary. The ring
or annular piece w rotates with the wheel and, during such rotation, operates the
pawi-carriers u as shown in Figures 7 and 8 in such a manner that the ratchet-wheel
of the tens-disc of each set will, in every revolution of the wheel ¹, be, turned upon or
about its axis through a distance equal to the length of one of its teeth.
In the apparatus shown in Figures 5 to 12, there are ten sets of numerical discs. I
sometimes provide for consecutively numbering by means of an apparatus having only
five sets of discs as shown in Figures 13, 14 and 15. The discs, in either case, are
provided with numbers as described in the said former Specification, either for
printing single impressions or for printing in duplicate or triplicate or otherwise. In
the apparatus shown in Figures 13, 14 and 15, there are four numerical discs, ratchet-
wheels and sleeves or spindles in each set. There may, however, be any desired
number of these discs or rings and accessory parts.
Another method of preventing one disc causing a neighbouring disc to revolve
incorrectly is by combining, with the numerical discs, stationary plates which are
placed between the said discs, so that, instead of each disc rotating in contact with
another disc, it rotates in contact with a fixed or stationary plate. By this means
great accuracy in the operation of the apparatus is secured.
In the apparatus shown in Figures 16 and 17, t, & are stationary plates, which are
of annular form and are common to all the sets of numerical discs. The said plates
are secured by screws to the wheel, or they may be secured thereto in any suitable
manner, so that they will rotate therewith but will be stationary relatively to the
said discs, while these latter perform their independent revolutions as hereinbefore
described. In some instances, I use separate plates for each set of numerical discs.
It is obvious that any ink accumulating between the numerical discs and the
stationary plates or rings t cannot cause the adherence of two of the said dises to
each other, nor can it affect the movement of either disc unless the ink should become
absolutely hard and thus prevent the rotation of the said disc. Therefore, while the

page_text: apparatus is in working order, it must number correctly, as it is impossible for either
of the said discs to carry an adjacent disc around with it.
This improvement is applicable to consecutive numbering apparatus of any kind
wherein the numerical discs require to be separated as above described.
In Figures 18 to 23, I have illustrated a modification of my consecutive numbering
apparatus wherein I employ numerical rings and internally toothed ratchet-wheels,
and wherein I arrange the operating pawls within the said rings and wheels, instead
of outside thereof as hereinbefore described. In these figures, A is a shaft which is
carried in a bearing B firmly secured in the wheel or face-plate . This shaft is
formed with a slot A', in which a series or group of pawls is fitted to slide. The
said group of pawls is more clearly shown in Figure 23. These pawls are acted upon
by a spring u inserted in the said slot, which spring tends to push the said pawls
outward. The rachet-wheels t, ¹, ², consist of rings formed with internal teeth,
as shown, for example, in Figure 21. They are secured by screws or otherwise to the
numerical rings or dises, In the rotation of the wheel or face-plate i,
oscillating motion is imparted to the shaft. A and pawls upon or about the axis of the
said shaft by means of the lever C, which is fixed upon the shaft A and is actuated by
means of a slotted ring fitted to rotate upon a fixed excentric as hereinbefore described,
or in any other convenient manner. The bearing B is slotted as at B₁ to permit the
oscillation of the pawls with the shaft A. A group of springs D, which is more
clearly shown in Figure 22, is secured to the interior of the bearing B. These springs
are formed with studs or projections D', which extend through holes in the said
bearing and enter notches in the numerical rings, as shown in Figure 20 and thus
serve as retaining pawls to prevent the movement of the said rings except when acted
upon by the pawls u.
By employing numerical rings and internally toothed ratchet-wheels and arranging
the pawls within the said rings and wheels, I provide in a very effectual manner for
preventing fouling of the mechanism by the accumulation of ink.
Railway tickets are usually printed in series, each series comprising say ten
thousand tickets, and it is customary to print certain numbers, letters or other
characters, such as A' A², A A, A B, on the tickets of each series, so that those of
one series may be easily distinguished from those of another series.
For printing these serial letters or other characters, I employ interchangeable
type-wheels adapted to be secured upon a pin or stud fitted to rotate in the frame of
the machine, in such a manner that they can be readily removed and replaced.
In Figures 24 and 25, E is a pin or stud which is adapted to be supported in a
bearing in the frame of the printing machine, and is to be connected by means of
suitable gearing with the driving shaft of the said machine.
F is a sleeve or tubular
piece, which is fitted upon the part E' of the said pin or stud, and is screwed upon
the part thereof. G G are type-wheels, which are fitted upon the sleeve or tube F
and bear against the flange F¹ thereof, and which are secured on the said sleeve or
tube by means of a nut H. These type-wheels are made with radial arms G¹, on
which the types are formed or fixed. They may, however, be made of any desired
shape. The sleeve or tube F is secured upon the pin or stud E by means of a nut K
screwed upon the part E¹ of the said stud, and a lock-nut I is fitted upon the
screw-threaded part E2 of the said pin or stud to firmly lock the sleeve or tube Fin
position thereon. By slackening these nuts and turning the sleeve or tube F in either
direction, the type-wheels G can be adjusted laterally so that the numbers, letters or
other characters will be printed in the desired position on the tickets. the said sleeve
or tube can then be locked or secured in place by means of the nuts I, K. The types
on all the arms G₁ of each of the wheels G are similar, so that, in the operation of
the printing machine, each ticket or half-ticket (according to the distance between the
arins G¹) will have a serial number, letter or other character printed thereon.
A pin or stud L is fixed in the flange F₁ of the sleeve or tube F, and is designed to
enter holes G in the type-wheels G, to ensure the placing of the said type-wheels in
their proper position on the said sleeve or tube, and to retain them in this position.
B

page_text: When one series of tickets has been printed and it is desired to change one or both
of the numbers, letters or other characters, the nut H is taken off and one or both of
the type-wheels are removed and replaced by other type-wheels.
I do not confine myself to the use of any special means either for securing the
type-wheels upon the sleeve or tube, or for ensuring the placing and retention of the
same in their proper position thereon. The means employed for these purposes may
be varied as may be found convenient.
In Figures 26, 27 and 28, I have shown a modification of this apparatus wherein
the sleeve or tube F is formed with a central collar having in each side thereof an
annular groove F³ and radial grooves F extending therefrom to the periphery of
the said collar. The type-wheels G are made of the form shown in Figure 27 and
fit into the grooves on either side of the collar F2. They are tightly clamped in
position by means of washers M, M', which are fitted upon the sleeve or tube F
outside the said type-wheels, and screw-bolts N, which are passed through holes in
the washer M and collar F2 and are screwed into tapped holes in the washer M¹.
Washers M of india-rubber or other elastic material are preferably placed between
the type-wheels and the washers M, M. The type-wheels may be changed by
removing the sleeve or tube F from the pin or stud E, unscrewing the bolts N and
removing the washers M, M¹, M².
By employing interchangeable type-wheels, I provide for removing the whole of
the type at one operation, and thus greatly facilitate the changing of the serial
numbers, letters or other characters.
All or any of the type-wheels or cylinders hereinbefore described may be so
arranged as to be capable of lateral adjustment to change their position relatively
to the impression cylinders, or to alter the position of the numbers or subject-matter
on the tickets.
My improved machine may, as above stated, be used in combination with any
cutting and collecting apparatus, or with any suitable device for winding the
continuous strip of tickets upon a reel or drum, or with a machine for folding or
otherwise disposing of the printed matter or strips, as may be desired.
Having described the various parts of my improved printing machine, I wish it to
be understood that I do not claim protection in these Letters Patent for the devices
for staining and drying, nor do I claim as new the several parts of the combinations
herein described (save and in so far as they are specifically claimed in the claims
hereinafter appearing), nor do I claim any of the improvements already described and
claimed in the Specifications of former Letters Patent granted to John Melton Black,
viz. No. 4350 dated 11th September 1883 No. 3484 dated 18th February 1884,
No. 8078 dated 6th June 1884, and No. 4427 dated 30th March 1886; but what I do
claim is as follows:-
First The combination, with one or more sets of numerical discs and ratchet-
wheels carried by a wheel or face-plate, of one or more pawl-carriers and sets of
pawls operated, in the rotation of the said wheel or face-plate, by means of a slotted
ring rotating upon a fixed excentric, substantially as, and for the purpose, set forth.
Second The improved consecutive numbering apparatus consisting of the parts
constructed and combined substantially as described with reference to Figures 5 to 12
of the drawings and operating as, and for the purpose, specified.
Third The employment, in combination with two or more numerical discs, of a
plate or plates arranged between the said dises and stationary relatively thereto, as
herein-above specified.
Fourth The combination, with a wheel or face-plate provided with two or more
sets of numerical dises, of one or more rings or annular plates arranged between the
said discs and attached to the said wheel or face-plate, substantially as, and for the
purpose, set forth.

page_text: Fifth The modification of my consecutive numbering apparatus wherein the pawls
are fitted to slide in a shaft within the numerical discs or rings and ratchet-wheels,
substantially as described with reference to Figures 18 to 23 of the drawings and
operating as, and for the purpose, specified.
Sixth The employment of interchangeable type-wheels fitting upon a sleeve or
tube which is adjustably secured upon a pin or stud, for the purposes above specified.
Seventh The improved apparatus consisting of the parts constructed and combined
substantially as described with reference to Figures 24 and 25 or to Figures 26, 27
and 28 of the Drawings and operating as, and for the purpose, specified.
Eighth The improved rotary printing and numbering machine consisting of the
parts constructed and combined substantially as described with reference to the
accompanying drawings (except the consecutive numbering apparatus described in
Figures 18 to 23) and operating as, and for the purposes, specified.
Ninth The improved rotary printing and numbering machine consisting of the
parts constructed and combined substantially as described with reference to the
accompanying drawings (except the consecutive numbering apparatus described in
Figures 5 to 17) and operating as, and for the purpose, specified."
Pateu RS
HOUT
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co..
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.