Improvements in Registering Mechanism, Specially Applicable to Ticket Punches.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 27th Apr., 1889—Accepted, 22nd June, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Registering Mechanism, Specially Applicable to
Ticket Punches.
I, ARTHUR WARNER of No. 15 Highbury Crescent, London, N. Gentleman, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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In the Specification of the invention No. 497 dated 12th January 1887 filed in
the joint names of myself, James Parthenay Rock and Walter Henry Davis for
Improvements in Registering mechanism specially applicable to Ticket Punches,"
we have described a method of registering the number of tickets issued, and values
thereof, said values being governed by the different widths of the tickets, which
latter control the travel of a tongue piece connected with an unlocking plate. Thus,
one of the two sets of registering dials moves a distance limited by the travel of
said tongue piece on the insertion of a ticket into the slot provided for the purpose.
The actual total value of the tickets being obtained by subtracting the value shown
upon one set of dials from that shown upon the second set.
Now in accordance with my present invention the object I have in view is to
enable the exact total value of issued tickets in English or other monies to be
registered on one set of dials, whilst the other set of dials registers the number of
tickets issued; to obtain which I proceed as follows: -I employ a locking plate,
which may be of circular, or other suitable shape, arranged upon the spindle upon
which the mechanisin is mounted. In said locking plate is cut a slot, the upper edge
of which forms the arc of a circle, the centre being the centre of the spindle upon
which it is mounted. Upon a supplementary spindle secured to the ends of two
arms fixed upon the first mentioned spindle is loosely mounted a pawl having a
nose piece attached thereto by means of a light flat spring. The object of arranging
the pawl in the manner above described is obvious, inasmuch as the pawl being
held against the outer edge of the circumferential slot by a spring, said pawl could
not in its forward motion engage with the ratchet wheel, or, if this were possible,
there would be no play to allow of its disengaging therewith on the return stroke,
this however is obviated by the loose nosepiece aforesaid.-Upon the inner side of
said pawl is secured a pin which moves within the slot in the locking plate afore-
said, and is pressed firmly into a small rounded recess formed at the rear end of
the upper edge thereof by means of a spiral or other spring placed upon the
supplementary spindle between said pawl and one of the arms aforesaid.
On the depression of the thumb lever, the locking plate, pawl and tongue piece
(of similar construction to that described in the Specification No. 479 aforesaid) are
moved forward until the latter is checked by a ticket which has been previously
inserted into a slot provided for the purpose, this stops the progress of the locking
plate, and on a further depression of the thumb lever, the pin in the pawl is forced out
of the recess in the circumferential slot of the locking plate, whereupon the nose piece
engages with, and moves forward a ratchet wheel during the remainder of its travel.
Said ratchet wheel which has twelve, or multiple of twelve teeth cut thereon
vided with a suitable number of pins fixed at equal distances apart, which engage in
succession, during the rotation of the ratchet wheel, with the second indicator wheel ;
thus, upon the ratchet wheel making a portion of a revolution, one of the pins engages
with the adjacent wheel, moving it forward one point. A pin or projection upon this
latter wheel engages with a third wheel, which is moved one point upon a revolution
of the second wheel.
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In order to prevent the pawl moving the ratchet wheel more than the desired
distance, I may form upon the nose piece above described a horn, or equivalent which,
when the work of rotation of the ratchet wheel has been completed, is engaged by a

page_text: pin or projection upon the frame by which the pawl, as it continues to advance, is
forced out of gear with said ratchet wheel and at which moment the punching of the
ticket is performed.
By the means above described, it will be seen that I am enabled to indicate, in the
one operation of depressing the thumb lever, the total accumulated value of the tickets
issued, on one set of dials, either in English or other money, and on the second
indicator, the number of tickets issued, this latter indicator or register being arranged
on the decimal system, that is, that each dial has marked thereon the units from
to 9.
The apparatus above described is adapted to register English money, but may he
adapted for registering other monies, values or quantities.
Dated this 25th day of July 1888.
JAMES STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers, 20, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in Registering Mechanism, Specially Applicable to
Ticket Punches.
I, ARTHUR WARNER of No. 15 Highbury Crescent London N. Gentleman, 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
In the Specification of the Invention No. 497 dated 12th January 1887 filed in the
joint names of myself, James Parthenay Rock, and Walter Henry Davis for "Improve-
ments in registering mechanism specially applicable to ticket punches," we have
described a method of registering the number of tickets issued, and values thereof,
said values being governed by the different widths of the tickets, which latter control
the travel of a tongue piece connected with an unlocking plate. The actual total
value of the tickets being obtained by subtracting the value shown upon one set of
dials from that shown upon the second set.
Now, in accordance with my present Invention the object I have in view is to
enable the exact total of value of issued tickets in English or other monies to be
registered on one set of dials, whilst the other set of dials registers the number of
tickets issued; to obtain which I proceed as follows, reference being also had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, the same letters indicating the same parts in
each view, Figures 1 and 2 represent a sectional view of either side of the device
Figure 3 showing a plan view of same.
I employ a locking plate A Figures 1, 2, and 3, which may be of circular or other
suitable shape, adapted to the spindle B upon which the mechanism is mounted. In
said locking plate is cut a slot a Figure 1, the upper edge of which forms the arc of a
circle, the centre being the centre of the spindle upon which it is mounted, at the
front end of said circular upper edge is a small notch in which notch when the
machine is at rest, a pin 9-attached to pawl d hereinafter described-is kept by
the action of spring i. On the depression of the thumb lever C the pawl, and conse
quently the locking plate, by the action of the pin g resting in, notch h, is moved
forward until the locking plate is checked by the stoppage of the tongue piece ;-the
pin g owing now to the increased resistance and therefore increased power brought to
bear upon it leaves notch and traverses circular slot a depressing pawl d so that it
engages with ratchet wheel D and completes its journey and thus driving the ratchet
wheel D; the notch being of the necessary configuration so as to produce the above
result.
Upon a supplementary spindle 6 Figures 1, 2, and 3 secured to the ends of two
arms c, c, Figure 3, upon the first mentioned spindle is loosely mounted a pawl d,
Figures 1 and 2 having a spring nose piece e attached thereto.
On the depression of the thumb lever C Figures 1 and 2 the locking plate A pawl d

page_text: and tongue piece ; Figures 1, 2, and 3 of similar construction to that described in
the latter Specification No. 497 aforesaid are carried forward until the latter is
checked by its contact with the edge of a ticket previously inserted into a slot k
Figures 1 and 2 provided for the purpose, the pin g secured to the pawl is then forced
out of the notch h in the upper edge of the circumferential slot of the locking plate;
this movement causes the pawl to engage with and consequently to drive for the
remainder of its travel, the ratchet wheel D Figures 2 and 3 secured to one of a set of
indicator dials. Said ratchet wheel which has twelve or multiple of twelve teeth cut
thereon, is provided with a suitable number of pins m fixed at equal distances apart
which engage in succession, during the rotation of the ratchet wheel, with the
second indicator wheel n, thus, upon the ratchet wheel advancing twelve teeth, one
of the pins m engages with the adjacent wheel, moving it forward one point. A
pin or projection o upon this latter wheel engages with a third wheel p which is
moved one point upon a revolution of the second wheel.
By the means above described I am enabled to indicate in the one operation of
depressing the thunb lever the total accumulated value of the tickets issued on one set
of dials either in English or other money and on the second set of indicator dials l, n, p,
(one of which is fixed to spindle B and actuates n¹ and p', in a manner similar to that
described for actuating dials n and p) the number of tickets issued, this latter
indicator or register being arranged on the metric system, that is, that each dial has
marked thereon the units 0 to 9.
The apparatus above described is adapted to register English money but may be
adapted for registering other monies values or quantities.
Although I have described this device as suitable for use with tickets, it yet allows
when tickets are dispensed with, of my adopting the obstructor or cam referred to
in Specification No. 497 of my Invention of prior date hereto aforesaid, and which
obstructor or cam forms the subject of the tenth claim in said Specification.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
First: In registering mechanism the locking plate herein described with its
concentric slot a and notch h substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Second-The spring pawl d herein before described having loose spring nose
piece and pin g engaging in notch in circular slot in locking plate referred to in
preceding claim, thus keeping the pawl out of gear with the ratchet wheel until,
on the stoppage of the locking plate by the tongue and the consequent forcing of
the ping out of the notch aforesaid, it is forced into gear with said ratchet wheel
substantially as set forth.
DJ 1.
تيمم
2
1000
p 2003.
JAMES STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers, 20, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.