An Improved Control Apparatus for Railway, Steamer, and other Tickets.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Feb., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 13th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 13th Feb., 1889
An Improved Control Apparatus for Railway, Steamer, and
other Tickets.
I CARL MARIA DANNER of No. 84 Haupt Strasse in the City of Vienna, Austria,
Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved ticket control apparatus which is novel in its
combination of perforating and cutting for the control and also the imprinting of the
date, my said apparatus consisting substantially of the following parts:
A plate onto which the tickets are laid with the stop plate, a guide piece, a handle
with connecting rod and guide, a two-armed lever with spring movement, a roll with
helical pressure spring, a guide, a toothed adjusting apparatus with guide, a spring
tooth, a printing roller, a perforating stamp carrier or holder with 18 or more
perforating stamps which are flattened in the centre and move in vertical direction,
an upper stamp arresting plate, two side guides for the stamp carrier or holder, a
slide, a guide for the perforating stamp with two lower stamp arresting plates, a stop
plate, a matrix with base plate, a cutter with spring, a fixed cutter beam, a movable
type box with helical spring, a closing piece, two lateral springs, a base plate with two
standards and the fulcrum for the movable cutter, a wooden or iron base with divided
drawer, a sheet metal guide, a key with lever and a suitable cover.
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If it is desired to give out the tickets the control apparatus is manipulated as
follows:-
The ticket for entire or half price is laid on the upper plate or table and in the
inlet and the adjusting apparatus in which the ticket also lays moved from right to
left or vice versa with the right hand by means of the handle until the station for
which the the ticket is desired appears before the right hand cutter opening. The
slide and spring tooth, which latter gears into the toothing of the adjusting
apparatus, are hereby so operated that the ticket is adjusted from Station to
Station whilst the slide which is provided laterally with a stud or pin gearing in
the groove of the perforating stamp and is in connection with the adjusting
apparatus will lay itself over such stamps in the stamp carrier or holder which

page_text: correspond with those stations on the ticket which are not required and which are
therefore perforated so that the length of the slide will depend on the grouping
of the stations on the ticket or according to the number of stations on the same
and the number of perforating stamps must of course correspond with the number of
stations on the ticket. For a group card for 10 stations for instance 18 perforating
stamps are required for the mutation.
If the adjustment finished as above described, the handle is rapidly depressed as far
as possible whereby.the connecting rod will press the roller of a two-armed lever
gearing into a recess of the connecting rod to one side and the guide piece as well as
the ticket under the apparatus up to the stop plate by means of the long arm to the
two armed lever and its spring catch. When the ticket is introduced the guide is set
in motion in the cavity of which the two armed lever rests and by means of which the
guide is depressed onto the suspended wing of the arresting flap or plate which now
rises and arrests the ticket in such manner that all manipulation of the same is
prevented The pressure shaft presses the perforating stamp holder downwards in its
two lateral guides so that the nine stations of a group ticket for 10 stations is per-
forated and only the name of the station for which the ticket is taken remains intact,
said stamp holder being afterwards raised by means of two springs.
Through the downward movement of the stamp holder, the one armed shear blade-
like cutter, which is held up to, the cutter by a suitable spring begins to cut the ticket
and before the same is cut through the type. box which has in the meantime been
depressed by the pressive shaft and is beld against the same by a helical spring
will print the date on that part of the ticket destined for the station for which the
same is taken.
The handle is now grown free and all the movable parts with the exception of the
adjusting apparatus return to their former position, the part of the ticket for the
passenger is returned to the plate or table whilst the control part is stripped off
by a stripper and passes through an orifice into the drawer in the base, the
pieces cut out of the ticket passing off into another drawer arranged in the said
base.
The ticket is removed from the guides by means of a suitable key. If for instance
a full price ticket is taken from the station Linz to station Selker and the apparatus
has been correctly adjusted the passengers part of the ticket will show the name
Selker non perforated whilst the fields with the other stations are perforated and the
date is printed to the right and parallel to the perforations whereas the back is printed
with the word cancelled. The control ticket is also printed with the word cancelled
on the rear side which serves otherwise for tickets at half price the name of the
station for which the ticket is taken is not perforated whilst all other stations are
perforated. The date is omitted on the control ticket. The control for combined
tickets is arranged in similar manner and is composed of full and half tickets.
Dated this 13th day of February 1000
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
Associate Agent.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Control Apparatus for Railway, Steamer, and
other Tickets.
I, CARL MARIA DANNER, of No. 84 Haupt Strasse, in the City of Vienna, in the
Empire of Austria, 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:-
My invention relates to an improved ticket control apparatus, the object of which is
to simplify and facilitate the sale of tickets and the manipulations with the same, so
that it is not necessary to keep a stock of tickets for each separate station on the line,
but a number of stations can be grouped together and printed on one and the same
ticket.
If, for instance, 10 stations are grouped together on such tickets the same can be
employed for any one of the stations printed on the said tickets, which can be used
as single or return tickets; or the tickets being printed alike on both sides, can be
used for full price, half price or reduced price tickets such for instance as childrens
tickets.
The lower part of the ticket is for the passenger and is dated, whilst the upper part
is not printed with the date and serves as the control ticket. The station for which
the ticket is taken is the first non-perforated station immediately above the row of
perforated stations or the names of the stations of shorter distance from the starting
point than the station for which the ticket was taken.
The same station of destination on the control side of the ticket appears in the
reverse order, id est, the unused stations, the names of which are perforated, are
below the unperforated station. On the passengers side of the ticket the first station
above the perforations is the station for which the ticket is taken whereas on the
control side the same station is the name immediately above the perforations. For
half price tickets the side usually employed for the passengers side is used for the
control.
In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a cross section of my improved control
apparatus on the line A, B, in Fig. 3.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line C, D, in Fig. 1 with the cover.
removed.
Fig. 3 is a plan or top view with the cover removed.
Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the line E, F, in Fig. 3.
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Fig. 5 is a rear view of Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 a section on the line G, H, in
Fig. 3.
Figs. 7 & 8 represent one of my improved tickets in front and back view, (i.e.) the
full and half price sides of same.
My improved apparatus consists principally of,
1, the device for perforating the tickets.

page_text: 3, the device for stamping the date on said ticket.
4, the device for automatically feeding in the ticket.
5, the ticket adjusting device.
The perforating device consists of four plates arranged one above the other, (id est,
the bed plate g, matrix 7, intermediate plate p and the guide and stripper plate n)
the frame of the perforating stamps 12, 12, and the slide m¹.
The frame is guided in the guides m, m, which form a continuation of the plate
and can move in the said guides in the vertical plane. The perforating stamps 1, 12,
are placed loosely in the frame and are guided in the plate n. In order to prevent
the stamps 2 from sticking in the matrix qor the frame 1, or falling through the same,
the said stamps are provided with a recess in the centre of their length Figs. 1 and 3,
and are prevented from being drawn out of the frame I and plate n by means of small
plates v, v, Figs. 1 and 3 screwed to the guide plate n and the rectangularly bent
plate screwed to the frame 1, Figs. 1 and 3. These recesses also serve to limit
the up stroke of the stamps 2, the down stroke being limited by the frame striking
the end of the guides m, m, Fig. 1.
As the stamps 2, are loosely arranged in the frame 1, and will give way or retire
as soon as they reach the resistance offered by an inserted ticket, a slide m' is
arranged in the frame above the row of stamps and is of such length that it will
exactly cover the number of stamps belonging to the stations in one group.
The number of stamps 12, to the right and left of the severing device r is one less
than the number of stations in the group, so that for a group of ten stations nine
stamps are required on each side of the severing device or altogether 18. The stamps
are arranged equidistant on each side of the severing device so that when one of the
divisional lines or lines drawn between the names of each two stations comes under
the severing device, a perforating stamp will stand between two such lines on each
side of the said device, and consequently over the name of a station. The perforations
are omitted from the space which immediately precedes and follows the divisional
lines A, B on each side of the ticket, as this space bears the name of the station for
which the ticket is taken; the ticket to be retained by the passenger being that
portion showing the name of the place for which it was issued (for full or half price,)
as shown by the date stamped on the same whilst the control coupon is on the other
side, (see Fig. 7).
The slide m¹ lies over a certain number of perforating stamps so as to prevent them
from slipping back into the frame 1, as the slide fits exactly into the opening in the
frame.
The movement of the perforating apparatus or frame 7 is effected from the bar k,
which acts lever like on the frame 7. The apparatus is returned by catches 13, 13, on
each side of the frame 1, which gear into like recesses in the ends of the bar . The
movement of the bar k itself is effected through the lever c by means of the bevel
wheel segments c¹, when the lever c is moved equal to the angle shown in dotted
lines in Fig. 2. The rod d is also connected at c³ to the lever c and participates in the
movement of the same.
The arrangement of the severing device is evident from Figs. 1 and 3. The
lower arm is securely screwed to the base plate to by the screws s and is provided
with a stud or projection 2, which serves the upper cutter arm of the severing
device as a guide and prevents the same, when in open condition, from leaving its
proper position.
The upper arm consists of two parts of which the foremost part is the cutter proper
and is connected to the rear part by means of a suitable screw. The said rear part is
at its one end formed like a tooth, is in gear with a tooth on the plate 1, has its
fulcrum at w, and is pressed down by the frame 1, whilst the same is raised by the
tooth /*.
Figs. 4 and 5 represent the device for printing the date on the ticket. t is the
type box which slides in guide ways attached to the angle iron t', and is moved
upwards by the spring t². The downward movement of the type for imprinting the

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ticket is accomplished by means of the part 3 arranged above the type box t, said, box
part lying on the types and being in contact with the bark so that when the said
shaft is rotated the part 3 and the types will be depressed.
In order to exchange the types the angle iron and type box can be withdrawn
from the apparatus by loosening the screw t¹. A spring is applied to retain the
part t in contact with the shaft k when the type box t and angle iron t¹ are removed.
The impression of the type on the ticket is dependent on the control coupon.
For this purpose the matrix g is provided with a recess in which a corresponding
small plate is arranged to slide. In the position shown in the accompanying
drawings this plate q leaves so much space beneath the types that when the types are
depressed they find no bearing and cannot be pressed into the ticket. .
The plate is in connection with the under side of the lever o by a stud or
projection o see Figs. 3 & 6, said lever moving in a recess in the plate p and around
the pivot o. The slide o protruding from the intermediate plate p, operates on the
lever o.
If a ticket is introduced into the apparatus the control part of the said ticket
in will strike the slide o³, pushes the same back and with it the lever o which turns
on its fulcrum o², and moves the small plate q³ in the opposite direction and under the
types, Figs. 3 and 4 so that the same receive the necessary support for printing the
tickets. If, however, a ticket from which the control part has been severed is
introduced into the apparatus, the lever o will remain stationary and no date be
imprinted on the ticket.
The device for automatically guiding the ticket under the perforating stamps and
severing device and under the types, consists, on the left side, or in front of the
severing device, of the carriers 61, 62, 63 on the plate a, said carriers being guided in
the slots, and on the right side or behind the severing device of the peculiarly
formed carrier &, Figs. 1, 2, and 3, which is fixed to the rod and moves under
the plate a'.
The rod is provided with a rod 6 which serves the first as guide and is itself
guided in the bearing or guide . The rod 66 is furthermore guided by its connection
with the outer carriers 6, 63, 63 and 68, and by the extension of the rod 6 gliding with
its extreme end at 6º.
The movement of this ticket feeding device is attained by the lever e, which is
connected by the rod e¹ to the rod 66, Fig. 1, being moved a distance represented
by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. The movement of the lever e is caused by depressing
the rod d and is dependant on the latter. The rod d has a tooth d' which gears into
a recess on the disc e, which sits on the sleeve of the lever e and can be turned with
the latter on the bolt e carried in the bearings f, ƒ.
If the rod d is depressed by the lever c, the disc will be turned, by the tooth din
gear with the same, until the tooth comes out of gear with the disc. The rod d can
now move further downwards without influencing the lever e or disc e².
If the rod d is moved upwards the tooth d again comes into gear with the disc e
and guides the ticket introducing device back into its original position.
In order that the lever e may remain quietly in its extreme position a spring e* with
roller is provided above the fulcrum e of the lever e. A tooth e is arranged on the
sleeve of the lever e.
If the lever e is moved from one extreme position to the other the tooth e glides
under the roller e³, which is constantly pressed into the tooth e by the spring e.
As soon as the upper edge of the tooth e, has passed the centre of ea and e, one of
the tooth surfaces will always offer the roller an inclined surface, from which the
first always has the tendency to glide, but as the roller cannot make a sliding
movement the tooth e must glide from beneath the same.
The ticket adjusting device g, which glides horizontally on the rail, serves to
adjust the ticket in the proper position for severing and perforating: the same is
provided with two arms, the distance between which is equal to the entire length of a
ticket, and also with a slotted angle iron g³ to its rear
The pin m² on the slide m¹ is arranged in the slot g³ so that m¹ is dependent on the
device y
for its horizontal movement, whilst the pin m² can move vertically in the

page_text: slot g* Fig. 2. In order to be able to adjust the device g precisely it is toothed on its
lower surface, said toothing corresponding with the distance between the names of
the stations on the ticket.
g
The roller on the spring gears into the toothing of g so that the adjustment
from one tooth to another can be done readily by hand and the device held in
any position. The rear arm g¹ Fig. 2 is rigid and reaches beneath the plate a¹.
The front arm g² consists of a lever, which turns on g, glides on the plate a and
ends outside the cover in a kind of handle g³. The ticket to be operated on is laid
on the bearing plate a under the arm between 61 and 62, and is pushed forward
until it reaches the arm g¹. At this moment the arm g' catches over the end of the
ticket on the bearing plate a thus bringing the same into a compulsory guide now
that the same is clamped on one side between g¹ and g², and on the other side between b¹
and 2 and the carrier b⭑.
In the prolongation of the line of severance the plate is divided into two parts a
and a, the plate a lying in the plane of the matrix 7, whilst the lower surface of a¹
lies in the plane of the guide plate n. By this arrangement one part of the ticket,
and that part which is to serve as the passengers ticket, remains visible on the bearing
plate a, so that the name of the station can be readily read whilst the second part is
covered by the plate a'..
If a ticket is to be marked for any certain station the same is moved out or in
until the required station stands next to the severing line and if the lever cis
moved the distance equal to the angle denoted, the rod d will be moved downwards,
the lever e and the carriers moved in the abovementioned manner, and the ticket
moved by the carrier 61, 62, 6 so far between the matrix q and the stripping plate n
until the same comes in contact with p before the perforating stamps and the
types protrude from n.
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In moving the lever c to its extreme position the bar is rotated, the frame
the stamps moved downwards and those stamps covered by the slide m' driven through
the ticket whilst the others remain inactive in the frame 1.
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Simultaneously with the frame the severing device r cuts the ticket and the types
are moved downwards and pressed into the ticket. If the lever c is now released the
same will be returned to its original position by the spring u which operates on the
rod d, whereby the perforating stamps are withdrawn from the ticket, the severing
tools and types raised and the ticket released. When the lever c has nearly reached
its original position the tooth d' of the rod d comes into gear with the disc e² and
brings the lever e and also the carriers 61, 62, 64 with the marked ticket into their place
of rest. That part of the ticket between ', and 62 which serves as the passengers
ticket is led out from the bearing plate a whilst that part of the same in 64 and which
serves as control ticket falls into the box through an opening under the plate a¹ in
the bed of the said box.
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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 :
1. A control and perforating apparatus, by means of which each ticket given out
is previously laid in the carriers to on the bearing plate a and all necessary
operations executed by one movement of a lever such as, imprinting the date,
perforating the names of the stations not required and severing the ticket at a certain
predetermined place so that one part serves as the ticket for the passenger, the other
as the control ticket thus rendering it impossible to tamper with the marked ticket,
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2. In apparatus for controlling and perforating tickets, the arrangement of the
perforating stamps 12 12 in such manner that they are not fixed in the frame 1, but
loosely arranged in the same, so that only those which are held by the slide m¹ sliding
in the frame are rendered stationary and penetrate the card when the frame is
depressed, whilst those not held by the slide m¹ retire into the frame and remain
inactive, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

page_text: 3. In apparatus for controlling and perforating tickets, the arrangement of the.
slide mentioned in claim 2 in the frame 1, so as to prevent the perforating stamp
receding into the frame, the slide serving as bearing for the same, substantially as
and for the purpose set forth.
4. In apparatus for controlling and perforating tickets, the arrangement of the
ticket adjusting-device g by means of which the tickets are adjusted under the severing
device and the perforating stamps 12, and the combination of the same with the
slide m' by means of the fork g³ of the device gand the pin m² of the slide m¹, so that
each alteration of the adjustment of the ticket will produce a corresponding alteration
of the position of the slide, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
5. In apparatus for controlling and perforating tickets, the arrangement of the
carriers to by means of which the adjusted ticket is automatically brought
under the severing device, the perforating stamps, and the types, by depressing the
lever c, and is ojected after the printing is finished, substantially as and for the
purpose set forth.
6. In apparatus for controlling and perforating tickets, the arrangement of the
small plate gas sliding bearing for the typos in such manner that the types can
only then make an impression when a whole ticket in unperforated condition is
inserted in the apparatus, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 13th day of November 1888.
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
Associate Agent.