Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Delivering and Recording the Number of Tickets Sold for Admittance to Public Vehicles, Theatres, and other Public Buildings or Places.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 21st July, 1888
Complete Snecification Left, 18th Apr.. 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 8th June, 1889
Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Delivering and
Recording the Number of Tickets Sold for Admittance to Public
Vehicles, Theatres, and other Public Buildings or Places.
We, THOMAS WARBURTON REDFORD of 12 Halstead Street, Haulgh, Clerk, and
ALFRED HOLDEN of 26 Grosvenor Street, Surveyor, both of Bolton in the County
of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a simple and effective apparatus for
delivering tickets and recording the number given out or sold for admittance to
tram-cars, omnibuses, and other public vehicles, theatres, and other public buildings
or places, and consists in disposing in a suitable casing or box a reel or its equivalent
This reel or its equivalent
provided with centres and mounted in suitable bearings.
contains tickets in a continuous length which pass therefrom through guides to a
pair of grip rollers from whence the tickets pass through a guide to the outside of
the casing or box. On the outlet for tickets is fixed a metallic serrated or other
plate for cutting off the ticket after it has been delivered outside, which is per-
formed by the conductor previous to handing it to the person paying for it. On a
centre or shaft in the casing or box is mounted loosely a lever carrying a pivoted
pawl"
"which operates a ratchet wheel fixed on the said centre or shaft.
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In lieu of the loosely mounted lever and pivoted "pawl" other well known
mechanical appliances may be employed. The "pawl" is kept in contact with the
pawl"
ratchet wheel by a spring or its equivalent. The lever carrying the pivoted
extends to the outside of the casing or box through a slot or passage and is the
point operated upon to actuate the machine to deliver the tickets and record the
number given out. After this lever has been operated to deliver a ticket and is
released by the attendant it is immediately re-set for the next operation by a spring
or its equivalent. On the shaft or centre carrying the ratchet wheel is fixed a spur
wheel gearing into a pinion on one of the grip rollers, by which the latter is turned
sufficiently to unwind from the reel or its equivalent enough to form a ticket. The

page_text: pinion on the grip roller gears into a corresponding pinion on the other grip roller
by which a simultaneous motion is given to operate on the paper or ticket and
push it through the opening over the serrated or other cutting plate to the outside.
To
A ratchet wheel and stationary "pawl" are provided to prevent the machine being
moved backwards. This apparatus is provided with a bell which rings every time
a ticket is presented; the same being operated in any convenient manner.
check the number of tickets given out by the machine a suitable index is provided,
the same being operated by worm and other gearing from any suitable part of the
mechanism. The machine may be constructed with one or more complete arrange
ments or compartments to give out varying classes of tickets, each being recorded
separately.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.

page_text: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Delivering and
Recording the Number of Tickets Sold for Admittance to Public
Vehicles, Theatres, and other Public Buildings or Places.
We, THOMAS WARBURTON REDFORD of 12 Halstead Street, Haulgh, Clerk, and
ALFRED HOLDEN of 26 Grosvenor Street, Surveyor, both of Bolton in the County
of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of our said 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 to provide a simple and effective apparatus for
delivering tickets and recording the number given out or sold for adinittance to
tram-cars, omnibuses, and other public vehicles, theatres, and other public buildings
or places.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation through line A' B¹ in Fig. 2-Fig. 2 is a plan of
same with outer casing removed-Fig. 3 is a front end view of the ticket delivering
end of our improved machine-Fig. 4 is a side elevation with the side plate C
removed so as to show the index, bell, and the means employed for operating the
machine-Fig. 5 is an outside elevation of our invention, and Fig. 6 is an outside end
view of the front side of same.
The box or casing is composed of the plates A, B, C, bottom A2, and the lid or
cover B³, held together by the ferrules D, bolts E, and nuts F, or by other well
known means.
The bottom A is provided with the hinge C, to which is pivoted the
lid or cover B by the pin D'. The box or casing is fitted with a lock to prevent the
machine being tampered with when using the same for delivering and recording
tickets.
The lid or cover B³ is fitted with the handle E to carry the machine by a strap or
its equivalent from the conductor or person selling tickets. Between the plates A
and B is loosely mounted on the ferrule D the tube G carrying the arm or lever H
with the centre I. On the centre I is placed the roll of tickets J which pass there-
from to the guides K and L. When the centre I is provided with a roll of tickets it
rests in the bearing F disposed on the plate B, and is of such a construction as to
allow of the same being turned with the lever H outside the radius of the box or
casing, when the lid or cover B' is open, to mount the roll of tickets thereon.
The roll of tickets J is provided with the perforations M which slip onto the teeth
of the wheels N mounted on the centre O. The perforated tickets J are held on the
teeth of the wheels N by the teeth of the wheels P, which gear into the tooth of the
wheels N. The wheels P are fixed on the centre Q mounted in the levers R;
the latter being pivoted to the centre S supported from the plates A and B. To
ensure of the wheels P gearing with the wheels N, and to prevent the same being
lifted by the attendant pulling at the tickets outside the machine one of the levers R
is provided with the hole G³, in which fits the pin H' attached to the spring I'
mounted on the plate B, and secured thereto by the screws or pins J. The plate B

page_text: is slightly concaved or cut out at the point opposite the top end of the spring I³, to
allow of the latter being pressed back to remove the pin H³ from the hole G when
necessary to raise the wheels P for the purpose of charging the machine with tickets.
On the centre O is fixed the spur pinion U gearing into the wheel V; the latter being
mounted on the centre W. On the centre W is also mounted the lever X carrying
the pivoted "pawl" Y to operate upon the pins Z on the wheel V and rotate the same
when moved in the direction indicated by the arrow. The "pawl" Y is pivoted to
the centre W₁ which is circular in the lever X and square on each side of the said
lever to carry the "pawl" Y and the arm Y¹. To the arm Y' is attached the spring G¹
which is provided to maintain the position of the "pawl" Y to operate upon the
pins Z on the wheel V. The lever ✗ carrying the pivoted "pawl" Y extends through
the slot or passage H¹ in the bottom A to the outside of the box or casing, and is
provided with the handle K' to actuate the machine. After the lever X has been
operated to deliver a ticket and is released by the attendant or conductor it is imme-
diately re-set for the next operation by the spring G¹. To prevent the machine being
moved backwards for the purpose of fraud the "pawl" Mis pivoted to the plate B,
and is held in position by the spring N₁. The spring N' allows the "pawl" M' to
yield sufficiently for the pins Z to pass when the machine is operated to deliver tickets
through the opening or slot K³. On the outside of the bottom A³ and immediately
under or over the opening or slot K³ is fixed the serrated or other knife-edged plate T¹
for cutting off each ticket after being delivered outside.
This machine operates as follows:-When it is desired or necessary to issue a ticket
or tickets the attendant operates the lever X in the direction indicated by the arrow,
which causes the "pawl" Y to operate on the pins Z and rotates the wheel V.
The latter wheel operates the wheel U and centre O carrying the wheels N. The
rotating of the wheels N pulls or unwinds the perforated tickets J from the roll on the
centre J, and passes them as required through the 'opening or slot K³ and over or
under the serrated or other knife-edged plate T¹ to the outside. The stroke of the
lever X is such that a full length of ticket will be delivered from the machine.
After a ticket has been delivered through the opening or slot K³ it is cut off by the
attendant pressing it against the serrated or knife-edged plate T¹.
To check the number of tickets given out by the machine an index consisting of the
wheels M, M, M5, M6, and the pinions N is provided, and is operated by the
pinion 0 gearing into the wheel V. Each wheel is marked with ten numerals, the
wheel M³ to indicate units, M' tens, M' hundreds, and M thousands. Any other
suitable kind of index may be employed as desired.
The machine is fitted with the bell P³ to ring each time the lever X is operated to
push a ticket through the opening or slot K³, and is operated upon by the hammer Q
attached to the lever R. The latter extends in the path of the pins Z on the wheel V,
and as the latter is rotated each pin Z depresses the lever R³ and raises the hammer Q³,
which; as soon as the lever R³ is released therefrom, is forced onto the bell P³ by the
spring S operating on the lip or projection T on the lever R³.
To ensure of the bell P³ giving a clear ring the fall force of the blow of the
hammer Q3 is somewhat retarded by the lever R³ coming in contact with the fixed
pin V³, disposed so as not to prevent the hammer Q striking the bell P³. The pin V³
also supports the hammer Q3 when the lever R³ is not in contact with the pins Z.
Although we have shown only one complete machine for one class of tickets we
would have it understood that we do not confine ourselves to the same, as it may
be made to give out any number or various classes of tickets by simply repeating
the same, and placing them side by side, each class being recorded separately, as
shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The improved method of issuing or delivering tickets, perforated lengthwise,
from a roll mounted in a box or case, according to the sums received, and 'for

page_text: recording on the index the number of tickets issued or delivered, and calling
attention thereto by the ringing of a bell each time the machine is operated, by
the means and appliances operating substantially as hereinbefore described and as
shown on the drawings.
2. The combination, construction, and arrangement of mechanism forming our
improvements in apparatus for issuing or delivering tickets, perforated lengthwise,
from a roll mounted in a box or case, and for recording the number of tickets
issued or delivered, and calling attention thereto by the ringing of a bell each time
the machine is operated to issue tickets, substantially as described and as shown on
the drawings....
3. In combination with a roll of tickets, perforated lengthwise, mounted in a box
or case the use of the wheels N on the centre O to issue a given length of perforated
ticket when operated by the handle X and the intervening mechanism, substantially
as described and shown.
4. In combination with the wheels N mounted on the centre 0 the use of the
wheels P on the centre Q mounted on the levers R, and the means for preventing
the same being lifted when the box or case is locked, substantially as described and
as shown on the drawings for the purposes specified.
5. The use of the lever H with the centre I and the bearing F applied and
operating substantially as described and shown on the drawings for the purpose
specified.