Improvements in or connected with Cancelling and Stamping Punches for Railway-and other—Tickets.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 2nd Nov., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Cancelling and Stamping Punches
for Railway-and other—Tickets.
I, PHILIPP LENTZ, Merchant of 137 Linienstr. Berlin in the Kingdom of
Prussia, Germany, 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 :-
The object of this invention is a cancelling and stamping punch for railway- and
other tickets and is distinguished from other punches in use for similar purposes,
by the peculiarity that the type used is not inserted singly into the punch but is
situated on the circumference of round discs or wheels which latter can be fixed in
relation to each single type, in any given position. The permanent cancelling parts
of the stamp such as hole-punch, conductor's control mark etc. are fixed to the
walls of the disc receptacle.
The punches at present in use have the disadvantage that the employé using the
same has always to carry a case of types about with him to enable him to inter-
change the same according to the time of day, which manipulation is both
troublesome and intricate. This interchanging of type is particularly trying
during cold weather whereto the shaking of the vehicle adds to the difficulty
and often leads to the dropping and consequent loss of the type. This drawback
is continually leading to complaints and fines so that it can be confidently asserted
that there is an actual demand for a punch with fixed and at the same time,
interchangeable type.
As can be seen from the annexed drawing the new punch in question is
constructed in such a manner that all the above mentioned drawbacks are
absolutely avoided.
Figures 1 and 2 show perspective views of this cancelling punch and parts of
same; whereas Fig. 3 shows a view of the punch with the handles broken off and
Fig. 4 shows a section of the punch through the line - of Fig. 3.
The two arms a and b, are formed in the ordinary manner of plier- or tong-
handles and kept asunder by the spring c. Attached to a is the receptacle d, for
the type wheels f. The latter are journalled on a shaft e and can revolve on same,
each wheel having as many perforations as there are type faces on same, a pin h, i+
fitted to pass through these holes in said wheels.
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The sides of the wheel receptacle d, can be formed in such a manner that one side
carries the hole-punch and the other side the permanent number of the punch (the
name "punch" given here is the popular name applied to the plier- or tong-like
instruments used for cancelling tickets, although a "punch proper is strictly
speaking an instrument for making holes only), but if required both the hole-punch
and distinguishing number of the conductor or his instrument can be made inter-
changeable. By pressure on both handles a and b the platen which is attached
to the short arm of the lever handle b, pivoted at o is pressed against the type-
receptacle d, said platen presses the ticket against the faces of the type and at the
same time against the hole punch, thus cancelling the tieket. When a change of
type is required, all that is necessary after first witdrawing the pin h is to turn the
type wheels, to the desired position of type face and then fix the wheels again by
reinserting the pin h. To prevent jamming of the tickets ou the hole punch, a spring i,
attached to the type wheel receptacle is provided which pushes the ticket off the
punch, after the cancelling of the ticket.

page_text: 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:
A plier or tong-like punching and stamping instrument for railway-and other-
tickets containing interchangeable and rotary type wheels, the receptacle for
which carries the permanent cancelling marks, as herein fully described and duly
set forth.
Dated this 8th day of A 1905
ROBERT KRAYN,
Agent for Applicant.