Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Jan., 1887.
Complete Left, 10th Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 13th Dec., 1887
I HENRY POTTIN, of Passage des Princes, Paris, in the Republic of France,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists in constructing an apparatus by means of which the
conductor or other employé of a tramear or an omnibus or the like, is enabled to
perforate the tickets he issues to the passengers, each of the said tickets being
perforated with as many holes as pence are paid for it. It will thus be obvious that
by this plan one kind or series of tickets will be sufficient to check a number of
different fares.
I also provide for perforating the said ticket with the number or other designating
mark of the vehicle or conductor using the said apparatus, further my apparatus is
furnished with one or more trains of registering wheels or dials acting in com-
bination with a set of ratchet wheels and suitable propelling pawls, so that at a
glance, one is able to tell the actual amount paid to the conductor whether the fares
may have been penny ones, twopenny, threepenny, fourpenny, fivepenny or sixpenny
or otherwise, also at any time by inspecting the tickets so punched the conductor can
be recognized.
In carrying out my invention I construct my apparatus partly of metal, but the
handle or stock in order to ensure lightness and firmness of grip is preferably made
of wood or other suitable material; the mechanism is contained within a metal case
or covering, one end of which is arranged to hold the train or trains of registering
and counting wheels. The numbers on their respective peripheries are seen through
suitable interstices cut through the exterior of the said metal coverings; the said
interstices are covered by a hinged lid locked so as to hide the totals if desired.
Acting in combination with these counting wheels are a set of ratchet wheels cut
with say ten teeth each; corresponding propelling pawls or clicks move by a step-
by-step motion these said ratchet wheels to which are attached the counting or
numbered wheels; these pawls or clicks are pivotted on shoulders or arms projecting
from or near the centre of a set of spring keys adapted to be operated by the thumb
of the conductor. These keys are provided at their lower ends with perforators;
when any of the keys are depressed it will be seen that simultaneously with the

page_text: action of the lowering of the pawl or click and its shoulder that the ticket which is
placed in the opening immediately below the keys, will be perforated. This aperture
is provided with a hard metal plate or matrix furnished with holes through which
are driven out the small pieces detached in the operation of perforating the tickets.
I also provide under the handle or stock of my apparatus, a lever or trigger so
arranged as to operate a piston; this said trigger is pivotted near its centre and is
kept in its normal position by a spring; on the other end of this lever is an arm
which, until the trigger is pressed, serves to keep locked all the keys which operate
the counting mechanism working in connection with this arm, pišton and a small
cross-bar, is the punch which perforates the ticket with the number or other device to
designate the number of the vehicle or conductor this perforator works in
connection with the hard metal plate or matrix hereinbefore mentioned and if desired
on pressing this trigger it can be made to sound an alarum on any suitable bell or
other devices for making audible signals and in some cases I prefer to have a locking
arrangement so that after the conductor has finished his days operations with the
apparatus, be by turning a key in the said lock can effectually prevent any clerk or
other custodian of the punch tampering with it after it has passed from the
conductor's control.
It will be obvious that my apparatus may be employed in all cases where it is
required to check the receipt of money paid in exchange for tickets.
Dated the 10th des
T1007
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I, HENRY POTTIN of Passage des Princes, Paris, in the Republic of France,
Engineer, 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 consists in constructing an apparatus by means of which the conductor
or other employé in charge of a tramcar or an omnibus or the like is enabled to
perforate the tickets he issues to the passengers with as many holes as pence are paid
for it or with a figure representing the amount of the fare. It will thus be obvious
that by this plan one kind or series of tickets will be sufficient to check a number of
different fares.
I also provide for perforating the said ticket with the number or other designating
mark of the vehicle or conductor using the said apparatus and for registering the
total number of tickets used. Further, my apparatus is furnished with one or more
trains of registering wheels or dials acting in combination with a set or sets of toothed
wheels and suitable propelling pawls so that at a glance one is able to ascertain the
total amount paid to the conductor in penny, twopenny, threepenny, fourpenny, five-
penny, or sixpenny fares or otherwise also at any time by inspecting the tickets so
punched the conductor can be identified.
In order to enable the invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe
how the same can be carried into practice by reference to the accompanying drawing
in which
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a ticket perforating and registering apparatus con-
structed according to my invention.
Figure 2 is a plan of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a longitudinal section on line A. B of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a horizontal section on line C, D of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a transverse section on line E, F of Figure 2.
Figure 6 is an end view of the apparatus.
In carrying out my invention I construct my apparatus wholly of metal; or in
order to ensure lightness and firmness of grip the handle or stock may be made of
wood or other suitable material; the mechanism is contained within a metal case or
casing formed of two plates N, N¹; one end of this case is arranged to hold the
train or trains of wheels c which register the fares paid and the numbers or figures
on the peripheries of the said wheels are visible through interstices at A cut in the
upper part of the said metal case; the said interstices as hereinafter explained are
provided with a hinged lid which can be locked so as to hide the totals if desired.
Acting in combination with the last mentioned trains of registering wheels c, are
toothed wheels a and a¹ which are cut with ten teeth each corresponding propelling
pawls or clicks b move (by a step-by-step motion) the wheels a which through the

page_text: toothed wheels a¹ operate the registering wheels c; the pawls or clicks bare pivotted
to bell crank levers d mounted on the arbor n and operated by spring keys e, e¹ and e²
adapted to be pressed down by the thumb of the conductor. When pressure is
removed from the said spring keys, springs v fitted beneath their heads carry them
back to their normal or raised position. The keys by means of the said bell crank
levers operate pistons or rods having at their outer ends perforators or punches f,f,f';
An aperture f³ is provided for the insertion therein of the ticket to be punched and
the aperture is furnished with a hard metal plate or matrix g having holes through
which are driven out the small pieces detached in the operation of perforating the
tickets.
I also provide under the handle or stock H of my apparatus a lever or trigger h
which operates a piston or rod i; j is a spring for keeping the trigger in its normal
position. The rod i is connected with a small spring which normally engages with
the toothed wheels a¹ so as to prevent them being rotated until the trigger is pulled,
thus serving to keep locked the keys which operate the before described registering
mechanism. The rod i is provided with a punch which perforates the ticket with the
number or other device by which to identify the particular vehicle or conductor; this
perforator works in connection with the hard metal plate or matrix g.
On pulling the trigger it is made to sound a bell as hereinafter described. In
some cases I prefer to have a locking arrangement so that after the conductor has
finished his day's operation with the apparatus, he, by turning a key in the said lock,
can effectually prevent any clerk or other custodian of the punch tampering with it
after it has passed from the conductor's control.
The arrangement for recording the total number of tickets delivered, is placed at
the lower part of the apparatus and in the lower part of the casing containing the
mechanism is an opening at B through which the numbers or figures on the counting
wheels (which are marked w) can be seen. This arrangement is for the purpose of
ensuring that the exact number of tickets delivered should be recorded. The arrange-
ment of the mechanism is substantially the same as that of the before described
registering wheels c, that is to say, it consists of a set of numbered wheels w in com-
bination with wheels x and a¹ and is actuated by a pawl y on the projection m of the
trigger h.
The two plates N. N' forming the casing are connected together by the arbors n, o
and the screw p. The piece
on which is mounted the bell meclianism and also
the matrix g for receiving the perforators of the four pistons is connected to the
body of the apparatus by screws r which are screwed into the under part of the
plates N.N'.
The cap or end piece s for receiving the bell is perforated to allow of the sound of
the bell being more distinctly heard and is provided with openings through which
pass out the small pieces cut out of the tickets by the perforators. The bell and
its mechanism is held in the centre of the cap or end pieces by means of a screw t.
I will now proceed to describe the operation of the improved apparatus.
The conductor on receiving a fare inserts a ticket in the aperture f³ and on pulling
the trigger towards the butt or handle of the apparatus the rod i will be forced
forward and the pawl y will move the wheels x and x¹ one tenth of a revolution, and
the unit wheel of the train of counting wheels marked w will also be rotated one
tenth of a revolution and the previous number shewn on the said wheels w will there-
fore be increased by one, at the same time a projection on the rod i comes against and
operates the bell hammer and causes the bell 7 to be sounded and at the same time
perforates the ticket with the number of the vehicle or the like.
This movement of the rod i also removes the small springs k from contact with the
toothed wheel a¹ and allows of any or all of the spring keys being operated.
If the fare paid be a penny the conductor presses say, the key which by means of
one of the bell crank levers d and pawls 6 causes the corresponding wheels a and a
and consequently the unit wheel of the particular train of registering wheels c to
make one tenth of a revolution when the total previously indicated on the periphery
of the said train of wheels will be increased by one, at the same time the rod carrying

page_text: the cylindrical punch is pushed forward and the punch perforates one hole in the
ticket. On this operation being completed and the trigger and the key e² being
released the pawls y and return to their normal positions-the operations are now
complete and the ticket is punched with one hole to represent one penny received,
and with other perforations or marks by which the car or the conductor can be sub-
sequently identified and the total previously indicated by the wheel w of the ticket
counting mechanism has also been increased by one, and an audible signal given by
means of the bell when the trigger was pulled.
Each time the first or unit wheel of anyone of the trains of registering wheels c
completes a revolution it causes, by suitable known means (such as by means of a
lateral projection) the next or
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tens wheel to make a tenth of a revolution and
thereby indicate the tens, this "tens" wheel in its turn, on completing a revolution
causing the next or "hundreds" wheel to make a tenth of a revolution and thereby
indicate the hundreds as will be well understood. The seis of registering wheels c
will each indicate up to 999 before it is necessary to replace them at zero.
Should a twopenny fare be paid the conductor pulls the trigger has before (having
first inserted the ticket in the aperture ³) and depresses say the key e¹ which
punches two holes in the ticket, its rod being, for this purpose, provided with two
punches and causes the unit wheel of the second train of registering wheels .to make
one tenth of a revolution and thereby adds one to the previous total of twopenny
fares.
Should a threepenny fare be paid, the ticket is inserted and the trigger i pulled as
before described, the key say that marked e is then depressed and the ticket will
thereby be perforated with three holes corresponding with the three cylindrical
punches on the rod operated by the said key e and the unit wheel of the train of
wheels c for registering the payment of threepenny fares will be moved one tenth of
a revolution and the previous total will consequently be increased by one.
On a fourpenny fare being paid the same operation is repeated, but the keys e and e²
must be depressed whereby the ticket will be pierced with four holes and the train
of wheels for registering the payment of threepenny fares, and the train of wheels for
registering the payment of penny fares will be respectively rotated through one
tenth of a revolution and in each case the previous total will be increased by one
thereby registering the four pence paid.
For registering a fivepenny fare the keys e¹ and e must be depressed and five holes
will be punched in the ticket and the train or set of wheels for registering the payment
of the twopenny fares and also the train or set of wheels for registering the payment
of the threepenny fares will respectively be rotated one tenth of a revolution and in
each case the previous total will be increased by one thereby registering the fivepence
paid.
The receipt of a sixpenny fare is registered in a similar manner by depressing the
key e twice; should it be desired to register still higher fares it will be obvious that
it will be merely necessary to construct the apparatus with extra keys and trains or
sets of registering wheels.
In order to check the receipts of the conductor the totals of the registering wheels o
appearing under the openings A in the casing are read off and, say for example, that
the punch when handed in by the conductor shews the numbers indicated in figure 2
then he would have to account for the following:

page_text: of a suitable key can be turned into position between the wheels and the openings A
through which they are viewed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
claim is
1. A ticket punching and registering apparatus adapted to so perforate the ticket
as to shew the amount of the fare paid and at the same time to register the amount
of such fare and add it to the amount (if any) already recorded substantially as
herein before described.
2. In ticket punching and registering apparatus the employment of mechanism for
placing a distinctive mark or number upon each ticket for indicating the number of
the car upon which, or the number of the conductor by whom, such ticket was issued.
3. In ticket punching and registering apparatus the combination of mechanism for
indicating the number of tickets of each class issued with mechanism for indicating
the total number of passengers carried, substantially as hereinbefore described.
4. The combination of parts forming my improved ticket perforating and registering
apparatus substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawing.
Dated the 10th day of Navamban 1007