Improvements in Machines for Indicating and Registering Fares and for Printing and Issuing Tickets or the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 9th June, 1899 -Accepted, 19th Aug., 1899
Improvements in Machines for Indicating and Registering Fares and
for Printing and Issuing Tickets or the like.
I, WILFRED IGNATIUS OHMER, of Main Street, Dayton, in the State of Ohio,
one of the United States of America, 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 :-
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This invention relates to machines for indicating and registering fares and for
printing and issuing tickets or the like, and consists in certain improvements
upon the indicating, registering and printing machine which formed the subject
of the Application for Letters Patent dated 12th March, 1898 (date claimed under
Sect. 103 of "The Patents Designs and Trade Marks Acts" 3rd Dec., 1897)
No. 6117 same comprising new constructions and arrangements of certain
features of the above invention and a novel additional feature, viz., mechanism for
printing half-fare units, as half-penny etc.
In the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference letters indicate corre-
sponding parts, Fig. 1'is an exterior perspective view of the casing for enclosing
the mechanism. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the delivery side of the apparatus,
the casing being removed. Fig. 3 shows a printed ticket. Fig. 4 is an elevation
of the rear of the machine with the casing removed; Fig. 5 being a corresponding
plan thereof. Fig. 6 is a section of the machine, taken on the line x-r in
Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 7 is a detached view,
partly in section, of the time-operating and printing mechanism. Fig. 8 is a
detached view of the printing plate. Fig. 9 is a section taken on the line y-y
in Fig. 4 and looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 10 is a detached
view in perspective of the inner side of the specific fare indicating wheel, together
with the operating clutch mechanism therefor, and also showing the manner
in which such clutch mechanism is thrown into and out of engagement. Fig. 11
is a detached view in perspective of the ticket delivery roller and mechanism for
operating the same. Fig. 12 is a face view of the specific fare indicating plate
detached. Fig. 13 is a vertical section of the dating rings or wheels.
In the prior application above referred to no provision was made for printing
half-fares, and there were no means for indenting the surface of the ticket.
Neither were there any means for feeding and delivering the ticket lengths,
whether the ticket roll was large or small, smoothly and evenly in regular
lengths, but with the present machine this is accomplished, thereby permitting
of printing advertisements on the reverse side of the ticket strip before such
strip is rolled up and placed in the machine, the advertisement printing
mechanism heretofore employed being omitted. Therefore, while the general
objects are somewhat similar, the various details and general organisation of the
improved device differ very materially from the device shown in the former
application. Before describing in detail the various parts of this invention, I
will indicate some of its uses. This invention is particularly designed for use
by the conductors of street-cars and similar conveyances, particularly where the
fare is paid upon the ear, and is designed to give the passenger a receipt or issue

page_text: a ticket for the fare paid, while, at the same time, the amount of the fare is
registered, so that at the end of the day or run the total amount of the fares
received will be exhibited. The car lines upon which this device is to be used
are supposed to be divided up into stations, that is, certain distances which may
be travelled for a certain number of fare-units, such, for example, as from a
central point or station to station 1, for one penny, and from station 1 to station 2
for two pence, from station 2 to station 3 for three pence, etc., the line, in the
example illustrated, being divided into ten stations. Of course it will be under-
stood that the units paid to travel from one station to another may vary, but for
cach unit so paid the fare registering mechanism of the machine will be brought
into operation, and a bell will be rung. Thus, if the conductor fails to register
each unit in the fare from one station to another the bell will not be rung as
often as it should, and the ticket to be printed will not indicate the correct fare
paid, and, consequently, the conductor's error is liable to be quickly detected. In
some instances, there may be but one fare for short and long distances travelled,
and in such case the ticket issued by the machine is good for travelling over the
entire line.
The operative mechanism is enclosed in a suitable casing E provided with open-
ings for viewing the various particulars and for the passage of the exteriorly
disposed operating parts: the said mechanism being mounted in a frame or
structure consisting of a front plate E¹ and a rear plate E2 connected together
by means of cross-bars and plates E3 and E respectively.
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I will first describe the time printing mechanism and the manner in which the
same is operated; reference being had more particularly to Figs. 4, 5 and 7.
The main shaft of the clock mechanism A is furnished with a mitre pinion
which meshes with a similar pinion a¹ carried by a driving. shaft a supported
at one end by a bracket a³ and at the other extremity in a bearing in the upright
bar a. The inner end of the said shaft a carries a mitre pinion a which meshes
with the mitre pinion as on the shaft a', which I will designate the minute shaft,
as it carries upon its outer end a minute hand character, as shown at a8. This
character is adapted to be rotated by the shaft a at the correct speed to indicate
the minutes. The bevel wheel a is also mounted upon the minute shaft and is
adapted to mesh with the bevel wheel a¹ carried by the screw or pin all. Another
bevel wheel meshes with the bevel wheel alox integral with the wheel a¹0
and is connected with the sleeve or tubular shaft a13, which I term the hour shaft
as it carries at its lower end the hour indicating character a", the said minute
shaft a rotating within the tubular hour shaft a3 and the gear wheels between
the latter shaft and the minute shaft being so arranged as to give the correct
relative speed to the hour shaft. These minute and hour characters extend
through a hole or opening in the printing plate A¹ which is screwed or other-
wise secured to the bar a and also to the bracket A2, it being understood that
the bracket projects downwards from a cross-plate E³ which also serves to support
the bar a. A suitable clock dial A³ is formed upon the plate A¹ (see Fig. 8);
the dial characters as also the characters representing the hands of the clock being
slightly above the normal surface of the dial, so that they will properly print
upon the paper strip, hereinafter referred to. Towards one side of the clock
dial A on the printing plate A¹ is mounted the letter "M" and in a similar
position on the opposite side of the plate is a slot A through which is caused
to appear one or other of the letters "A" and "P" as it is desired to indicate
ante- or post-meridian. The changing of the letters "A and "P" is effected by 5
means of a shaft A5 which projects into the plate A¹ and extends un through
the cross plate F: a pointer A6 being provided outside the casing E whereby the
position of the letters "A." and "P" may be indicated. As illustrated in Fig. 1
the pointer A indicates that the letter "A" is in printing position. Near the
lower end of the shaft A is secured a stud A' which engages in a slot A8 in 5
the upper end of the "A" and "P" segment Aº, the latter being pivoted to the
plate A. The lower end or periphery of the segment A' has the letters
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A
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and formed thereon, the curvature of the said segment being such that while
the one letter is in the printing position the other letter is out of such position.
When the pointer A indicates the letter "P" on the casing (see Fig. 1), the
stud A conies into contact with a hook A" projecting outwardly from the bar a',
and when the pointer indicates the letter A the stud A will strike against the
bar a. Thus the shaft A is limited in its movement by reason of the stud or
projection A coming into contact with the hook or bar A", and when the said
stud is thrown to its extreme limit in either direction the character "A" or "P"
will be brought into printing position in the slot A in the printing plate A¹.
It will be seen that with this printing mechanism not only the hour and minute
are indicated, but also whether it be ante-
or post-meridian.
sequently, the exact time of issue of the ticket is notified on the
ticket when subjected to the time printing mechanism above referred
to. A milled nut or collar axis mounted on the shaft a² whereby the setting of
the clock printing mechanism and the clock may be effected, so that they will
both indicate the proper time; the nut being used particularly when the clock
has run down or when setting the latter. It will be understood that in some
cases the clock may be dispensed with and the time printing mechanism be set
by hand by means of the nut a2, but I prefer to employ the clock.
Con-
I will now refer to the fare printing, indicating and registering mechanism
whereby the exact amount of fare is brought into printing position on the fare
printing device and the fare units are registered, a succession of such units being
also brought into indicating position, according to the number of units indicated
on the ticket for each ticket issued by the machine, such indicating device being
returned to zero before another ticket is issued.
From Fig. 9, particularly, it will be seen that a guide-plate b, is screwed or
otherwise secured to the bracket A2 by means of screws b¹. Between the bracket
and guide-plate is mounted a plunger 62 which is normally held in its raised
position by a spring secured to the cross plate E. On the lower euil of this
plunger is mounted a pivoted detent 6 controlled by a spring b whereof one end
is screwed or otherwise secured to said detent and which presses at its outer end
against the plunger, it being understood that the plunger is notched to receive
said detent and spring. This detent is adapted to engage with a ratchet b
carried by a unit fare printing wheel which is mounted upon a stud shaft 68
projecting from the bracket A². Within the periphery of the said printing
wheel is mounted a spring b³ which is secured at its outer end to the printing
wheel and at its inner end to the stud shaft, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 9.
This spring is for the purpose of returning the printing wheel to its normal
position, atter a ticket has been printed, and when released by the pawl or
detent 610, which is accomplished by a bell-crank lever ". At the same time
that the pivoted detent 6 engages with the ratchet to operate it one. unit,
the pawl 62, also pivoted to the plunger 2, engages with a ratchet-wheel b
formed on the face of the unit registering wheel, see Fig. 5. It will be
observed that there is a series of registering wheels, as indicated at 615, 16, 17
and 618 respectively; the registering wheel indicating units while the register-
ing wheels 5 to 618, respectively, indicate tens, hundreds, thousands and tens of
thousands so that a number as high as, or even higher than, 99,999 may be
recorded or registered. On the inner side of the registering wheel 6+ is formed
a notched plate 619 with which engages, by one tooth at a time, a transferring
gear-wheel 620, the latter being mounted loosely upon a shaft 621 and of a width
sufficient to engage with a gear-wheel b projecting from the adjacent face of
the wheel 65. Thus, as the gear-wheel 20 is rotated one notch the tens' wheel
will be rotated one number, or from naught to one. In the same manner each
of the wheels of higher denomination is operated, it being understood that,
when such wheel makes a complete revolution, the notch in its plate will be
engaged by a tooth of a transferring gear-wheel also mounted on the shaft 621
and which meshes with the next registering wheel of higher denomination and

page_text: so cause it to rotate one number. Each registering wheel bears the numerals
from naught to nine inclusive, but the numeration may obviously be extended.
A spring detent 623 carried by the front plate E¹ engages with the ratchet-
wheel to prevent its backward movement but which, at the same time, will
permit the ratchet to readily move forward. The stud 62 projects from the
plunger and has pivoted thereon a detent 65 which is normally held in position
to engage with a ratchet-wheel 62 by means of a spring 627 carried by the stud 62.
Thus, as the plunger is pressed downward, the ratchet-wheel 626 is rotated and
since it is rigidly connected with the shaft 628 carrying the specific fare indicating
plate B, this latter plate is also rotated. It will be seen that on the face of this
plate is arranged numbers from naught to nine, inclusive, and that a notch B
is formed in the periphery thereof between each of these numbers; a detent Ba
rigidly mounted upon a sleeve B3 being arranged to engage one of the said
notches and so hold the said plate from turning round, but which must be moved
out of engagement before the plunger 2 can descend. The sleeve B is rigidly
mounted upon the rock shaft 13 and is adapted to be partially rotated thereby.
A crank B secured to the shaft B is connected by means of the rod or bar B
to the bell-crank lever B which is pivoted in a bracket B8 projecting inwards
from the plate E¹. A little push button 1 is connected with the upper arm
of the bell-crank lever B6 and when this button is pressed the rock shaft B is
operated and the detent 332 thrown out of engagement with the specific fare indica-
tor B. The plunger b² may then be depressed, so that, not only the units printing
wheel and the registering mechanism but also the specific fare indicator plate may be
operated. In order to prevent this indicator plate from rotating backward after
the fare unit has been indicated thereon, 1 provide a double detent to which is
adapted to engage with the ratchet 626 and is held in engagement therewith by
means of a spring B" (see Figs. 2, 6, 9 and 10). Beneath the double detent Bio
a sleeve B is mounted loosely upon the rock shaft B', a lug B3 on one end of
the said sleeve engaging with another lug B projecting from the sleeve B. The
other end of the sleeve 12 is reduced and fits in a bearing B which projects
from a bracket B16 wherein is mounted the outer end of the shaft B. This
reduced portion of the sleeve projects a short distance through the bracket BIG
and has mounted upon it a crank B17. The lower end of the detent B10 rides
upon a helical wedge 118 and when the sleeve is partially rotated in one direction,
in a manner hereinafter appearing, the detent 130 will be thrown out of engage-
ment with the ratchet 62, and, consequently, the specific fare indicating plate
may be returned by means of its spring to naught which figure will be visible
through the orifice in the cover or casing E, see Fig. 1. In order that the
sleeve B2 may be partially rotated in the opposite direction to permit the
spring B to cause the pawl B to engage with the ratchet the crank B17
is connected with the crank B19 by means of a rod 1320. An extension from the
detent is adapted to come into contact with the crank B19 whereby it is turned
upon its pivot or stud B which extends inwards from the plate E¹.
Having traced the operation of the fare printing wheel, the registering
mechanism and the specific fare indicating plate, I will now refer to the printing
device for the fraction or half-unit, such as, in English money half-pence or in
American money, five cents &c.
Upon the upper end of a rod B is mounted a thimble or milled head B23 for
depressing the said rod which is notched at 132, and is mounted in studs B35
projecting from the bracket A². The lower end of this rod carries a slotted
head 136 (see Fig. 9) through which projects a screw B27 adapted to screw into
the long arm B of a bell-crank lever pivoted on a bracket B projecting
upwards from the plate A The short arm 1330 of this bell-crank lever carries
the half-unit character (in the present instance "1/2" penny) as indicated upon
the representation of the printed ticket, Fig. 3. As the rod B is pressed down-
ward a detent B31 engages in the notch B2 and holds the rod down, the half-unit
character thus being caused to enter into and project through the slot B³ in the

page_text: printing plate A', which is sufficiently elongated for that purpose, it being
understood that the unit printing wheel or device also projects through said slot
into the printing position. The spring detent 1331 is released from the notch B
by means of an arm B engaging with a pin B which projects from the detent B³¹
This arm is carried by the pivoted lever 610 and, when the said lever is operated
by the bell-crank lever 6 so as to be disengaged from the ratchet of the fare
printing wheel, the detent B31 is also disengaged from the notch B. This
permits the spring B whereof one end is secured to the slotted enlargement on
the lower end of the half-penny rod and the other end to the lug B on the
stud 13 to instantly return the half-penny rod to its normally raised position
thereby rocking the bell-crank lever upon its pivot B2 and withdrawing the
half-penny (or half-unit) printing character from the printing position.
'
I will now refer to the dating and station printing mechanism more particularly
observable in Figs. 2, 4, 5 and 13. Upon the shaft C, which has a bearing at
one end in the plate E and at the other end in the bracket C, is mounted a
sleeve which carries a dating ring or wheel C from one face of which projects
a ratchet C. The sleeve C2 is provided at its outer extremity with a turning
plate or nut C (see Figs. 4, 5 and 13). Upon this sleeve is mounted another
sleeve C which carriers a 'tens' dating ring or wheel C and on the face of the
latter is provided a ratchet C. The said sleeve C is furnished at its outer
extremity with a turning plate or nut C. It will be observed that this 'tens'
ring is furnished with numbers from 1 to 3, inclusive, and with dashes, one of
such dashes being shown on the wheel C7, Fig. 2. The plate C8 is numbered on
its exposed face to correspond with the succession of numbers on the tens
wheel C. By turning the plate 08 the proper number on the tens' wheel is
brought into the printing position in the printing plate A' and by turning the
plate or nut C³ the month wheel C is also brought into the printing position for
the required month. A unit ring or wheel C is mounted on a sleeve C which
carries at its outer end a turning plate C provided on its outer face with numerals
which correspond with the numbers on the periphery of the unit ring or wheel,
see Fig. 4. This unit ring or wheel is also provided with a ratchet C. Upon
a cross bar (2 is mounted three spring pawls C, C** and Cxx which project
downwards sufficiently to engage with the respective ratchets C, C and Cx
and prevent them moving backward, but which at the same time permit them
to be moved forward by means of the respective turning plates or nuts as desired.
The station wheel C is mounted on the sleeve C and has formed on its face the
toothed wheel C13*. This station printing wheel is adapted to project slightly
below the printing plate adjacent to the projection C which bears the letters
"S TA," the said letters being an abbreviation of the word station. Instead
of the station wheel indicating a number it may be arranged so as to print the
name of the station or stage in the journey; the wheel being of a width sufficient
to accommodate the increased number of letters. The date wheels may also be
otherwise disposed so that the date may appear either at the top of the ticket or
at the bottom. The station printing wheel is adjusted by means of the pivoting
pointer C whereof the lug C15 is adapted to engage in notches formed in the
indicating plate C. The spindle or pivot of the pointer is furnished with a
mitre wheel C which meshes with another mitre wheel C18 mounted on the
shaft C; the latter shaft being also furnished with a toothed wheel C20 which
meshes with the toothed wheel C¹³ pertaining to the station printing wheel C¹³.
The indicating plate C¹ is marked with a cipher and numerals up to 9, and
when the pointer C¹5 18 turned to the figure which indicates the
station to which the passenger is going, the toothed wheel causes
the station printing wheel to rotate and thus to bring the proper
station number into printing position. It will now be understood how
the month, day of the month and station printing mechanisms are operated in
order to present the proper printing characters in the plate A¹.
The means whereby the time indicating characters, individual fare indicating

page_text: characters and dating and station characters are inked will now be described so
that the said characters may be properly impressed upon the strip of paper
through the instrumentality of suitable press mechanism. It will, howeover, be
understood that the plate may carry other printing matter such as that shown in
Fig. 3 preferably placed between the fare and the date and station indications.
In the example given, the matter consists of the words London General
Omnibus Co., Ltd.," but any other words may be used. From the bracket E
extend lugs C (see Fig. 4). In these lugs is carried a shaft Cupon which is
mounted a frame (which carries at its lower end a pivotally mounted holder C
of semi-cylindrical form wherein is rotatably mounted an inking roller C com-
posed of felt or other suitable ink absorbing material. To the holder Cis
connected one end of a spring (2 the other end of said spring being connected
with the frame 02. (Any kind of spring located otherwise than shown may be
used.) This inking roller is adapted to work over the surface of the printing
plate A which is upwardly curved at its rear end to facilitate the passage of
said roller. From the inking roller frame projects an arm C to which is
connected a link C whereof the lower end is connected with a toothed seg-
iment supported in one arm of a bracket C secured to the front plate E. in
the other arm of the said bracket is supported one end of a shaft U" the other
end of the said shaft being carried by the rear plate E2. Upon the shaft C³ is
mounted a toothed segment C adapted to mesh with the segment 02. Another
segment is also mounted upon the shaft C1 and is adapted to mesh with a
segment C on the shaft C whereon is mounted the operating handle C. Upon
the operating shaft C is mounted two other toothed segments C and C. When
the main shaft CS is operated by means of the handle or lever C in a manner
hereinafter appearing, the toothed segment (4 will cause the segment C through
the medium of the segments C and C to draw down the pitman or connecting
rod and thereby cause the inking roller to travel across the face of the print-
ing plate, thereby inking the various printing characters. The movement of the
handle C from its forward position to its vertical position, as indicated by
dotted lines, in Fig. 6, will cause the said inking roller to travel to its forward
limit across said printing plate, while when the lever is returned from the said
vertical position to the forward position, the inking roller will be withdrawn to
the curved end of the plate. In this position the inking roller will be out of
the path of the printing plunger which acts to press the ticket into printing con-
tact with the printing plate, as will hereinafter be seen.
I will now describe the manner in which the ticket strip or roll of paper is
held in and conveyed from the machine. It will be observed from Fig. 4, par-
ticularly that, upon the plate E¹ is mounted a slotted or split cylindrical recep-
tacle c.
The end of the paper from the roll c' is passed through this slot and
laid beneath the printing plate A¹ and between the feed and delivering rollers c³
and, hereinafter more particularly referred to. Upon the handle or lever (3
being thrown over to the forward position, the segment C which engages with
the sliding toothed plunger rod c* is raised. The inner end of the shaft C35 is
supported in a bifurcated bracket C*; the toothed segment C being mounted
in said bifurcation. Thus, as the shaft C is rocked, the press plunger is raised
or lowered. On the upper end of this press plunger is carried a press plate c**
whereof the pressing face is provided with an elastic cushion for pressing against
the paper stripe and maintaining the same in contact with the printing plate
and the characters therein. To the lower end of the plunger rod c is connected
the slotted arm of a bell-crank lever, the other arm of the bell-crank lever
carrying a pivoted detent c which is normally held in position by a spring
so as to engage with the ratchet-wheel supported on the shaft mounted in
brackets c. This ratchet forms a portion of the unit ticket registering
mechanism for registering the number of tickets issued by the machine. As the
printing plunger is raised, in the manner above described, the bell-crank lever
is rocked, with the effect that the detent c engages with the said ratchet-wheel c

page_text: and rotates the same one tooth, thus indicating 1 on the periphery of the first
ticket registering wheel, it being understood that its periphery carriers numbers
from naught to nine inclusive, as particularly illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. When
this first wheel has made a complete revolution a notch in the plate c" which pro-
jects from the units registering wheel c¹ will engage with a tooth of a travelling
gear 3 loosely mounted upon a shaft c¹ supported in the brackets c¹ and effect
the rotation of such gear one tooth, and, since it is engaged with a gear c¹ which
projects from the 'tens' ticket registering wheel c¹6, it, too, will rotate one tooth
and will consequently exhibit the number "1" on its periphery, it being under-
stood that such periphery is also provided with numerals from naught to nine
inclusive. In a similar manner, when the 'tens' ticket registering wheel has
made a complete revolution its count will be transferred to the next adjacent
registering wheel 17 and so on as high as desired. I will refer now to the
feeding and delivering rollers for drawing the paper strip from the receptacle and
for ejecting the same through the slot in the side of the casing.
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The toothed segment C38 carried by the main driving shaft, as above referred to,
engages with the spur-pinion c¹8, mounted upon a shaft 19 carried by the plates E¹
and, respectively. The feeding and delivering drum c³, above referred to, is
loosely mounted upon said shaft c¹. This drum carries a detent 20 which is held
normally against the shaft c¹ by means of a spring. A lug or projection
on the hub or sleeve of the pinion 18 is adapted to be engaged by the detent c20
and thereby effect the rotation of the feeding and delivering drum 3 in one
direction only. When the direction of rotation of the shaft 19 is reversed, the
detent will ride over the lug without causing the feeding and delivering rollers
to rotate. This is of great practical importance as the roller will not act to
feed the paper at such times. For the purpose of preventing this roller from
rotating when the operating lever is in its normal position, I provide the roller
with a stud or lug, which is adapted to come into contact with a flange c
formed on the inner face of the toothed segment C, see Fig. 6. The flange 24
has only sufficient length to stop the feeding and delivering rollers when the
operating lever is in its normal position, but when such operating lever is moved
away from such position the flange 2 is moved out of the path of the stud c
and consequently permits the roller to revolve. A stud 2 on the opposite end
of the feeding and delivering roller by engaging with the bell-crank lever b
effects the release of the detent 60 from the fare printing wheel b; the detent B³
being at the same time disengaged from the notch 132 in the rod 122. In this
manner, the half-units fare indicating printing mechanism is released from the
printing position and the units fare printing wheel is rotated back to zero or
naught after printing each ticket. It will be observed that a short distance
above the feeding and delivering roller is mounted another shaft whereon
is secured the roller 2 having a roughened surface formed by a number of teeth
or pyramidal projections and being arranged in contact with the surface of the
lower roller 3. This roller c³ is preferably covered with elastic material so that
the teeth or roughened surface of the roller will sink into the same. Thus,
while the ticket strip is being fed forward between these two rollers it is not
only prevented from slipping, but its entire surface becomes indented or
pebbled," as it were. This enables the ticket to be severed from the remainder
of the strip much more readily than if the indentations were not formed therein,
the teeth or projections on the roller frequently piercing the paper slightly.
Thus it will be understood that these feeding and delivering rollers not only
perform the function of positively and accurately feeding and delivering tickets
but they so act on the ticket that it may readily be severed from the rest of the
ticket strip. It has been found in actual practice that these rollers work so
perfectly in conjunction with each other and feed the ticket strip so regularly and
evenly, that the printed matter arranged on the underside of the ticket strip will
always register' truly beneath the ticket being printed. In the prior machine
herein before referred to, it was necessary to employ printing mechanism for
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page_text: printing upon the underside of the ticket strip at the same time the ticket was
being printed, but this I have overcome, the machine being thereby simplified, at
least, to that extent, as this printing may now be done in the ordinary way before
the ticket roll is placed in its receiver.
Upon the plate E', behind the ticket roll receiver, is mounted a bell d as
shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4. A bell-crank lever d, pivoted at d², carries at
one end the hammer which is held normally against the bell by means of w
spring The upper end of the bell-crank lever carries a stud which
is adapted to be engaged by a trip-piece d³ pivoted in a bell-crank lever de
(Fig. 6). To the upper end of the trip-piece is connected one end
of a spring whereof the other end is connected with the bell-
crank lever d; the latter being pivoted upon the stud B21 and having
its upper end bifurcated to engage the stud 624 (Fig. 9) carried by the plunger 63.
Thus, as the plunger is depressed to register a fare unit, the bell-crank lever de
will be operated to cause the trip-piece d to rock the bell-hammer *, the bell
being rung whenever a unit is registered.
I will now refer to the means for rocking the shaft B which carries the
detent Ba so as to cause the latter to engage with the specific fare indicating
plate and so prevent such plate rotating until just before another fare is to be
registered. It will be observed that from the side of the press printing plate 4*,
adjacent to the plate E', projects a step 7 (Fig 10), which, upon the printing
plunger rising, engages the stud or screw d on the sleeve 13, with the result
that the shaft 334 is turned and the detent B2 caused to enter one of the notches
in the plate B. Thus the lug B on said sleeve is caused to engage with the
lug B on the sleeve B12, and to partially rotate said sleeve whereby the helical
wedge disengages the pawl B10 from the ratchet-wheel 6. As heretofore referred
to, before the specific fare indicating wheel can be returned to naught or zero
the rock shaft 13 must have been partially rocked to withdraw the detent B
from one of the notches B. This is accomplished by means of the push button B
which operates the bell-crank lever B6 and, through the connecting rod B', the
crank B5 and shaft B4.
When the plunger 62 is pushed down, one arm of the pivoted detent 625 engages
with the crank 1310 and is pressed downward thereon. This downward movement
of the crank B19 is transmitted to the crank 137 which is rigidly mounted on
the sleeve B2, and which is thereby partially rotated as also said sleeve. In
this manner the helical wedge is so far turned about the shaft B as to readily
permit the spring B to cause the pivoted detent B10 to engage with the ratchet 620
whereby the specific fare indicating wheel will be prevented from turning back-
ward, but must make a forward movement each time the plunger is operated so
that at each operation of said plunger a unit of higher denomination will be
brought into view through the opening in the casing E.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I claim :-
1. A machine for printing and issuing tickets or the like and for indicating and
registering fares, constructed or operating substantially as herein described,
and having, in conjunction with the variable unit fare printing device, a fractional
or half-unit fare printing device, capable of being brought into printing position
in the printing plate alongside the variable numerals of the unit fare printing
wheel.
2. A machine for printing and issuing tickets or the like and for indicating
and registering fares, constructed or operating substantially as herein described,
and wherein the printing plate is furnished with a dial having an hour and a
minute hand, synchronously connected with the clock or time mechanism, and
provided with means for setting the hands; suitable characters being added for
indicating ante or post meridian.
3. In a machine for printing and issuing tickets or the like and for indicating

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registering, the fares; same comprising a fare printing wheel in conjunction or
not with a half-unit fare printing device, means for holding the fare printing
wheel stationary during the printing operation and for locking the fare indicating
wheel until another fare is to be indicated, and counters or indicators for register-
ing the units of fares as also the total amount of fares; mechanism being also
provided for releasing the specific fare indicating wheel and fare printing wheel
and returning the same to zero before indicating a fresh fare, substantially as
set forth.
4. In a machine for printing and issuing tickets or the like and for indicating
and registering fares, the herein described means for dating the tickets issued
and for indicating the station or stage in the journey to which such ticket is
available; same comprising a month wheel, units and tens wheels, means for
manipulating and setting the same, and a station wheel in conjunction with a
setting device and outer indicating plate, substantially as set forth.
5. In a machine for printing and issuing tickets or the like and for indicating
and registering fares, the herein described means for inking the printing plate;
same comprising a swinging frame or bell-crank operated, by means of a connect-
ing rod and toothed segments, from a rocking shaft furnished with a lever
arranged on the exterior of the casing, substantially as set forth.
6. In a machine for printing and issuing tickets or the like and for indicating
and registering fares, the herein described means for holding and feeding the
paper strip; same comprising a slotted or split cylindrical receptacle for the roll
of paper and feed and delivering rollers, one of the latter having its surface
formed of india-rubber or other soft and elastic material, while the
surface of the other roller is formed with pyramidal projections or
teeth, whereby the ticket strip is fed in regular lengths and its surface simul-
taneously indented, substantially as set forth.
7. In a machine for printing and issuing tickets or the like and for indicating
and registering fares, the herein described means for pressing the paper strip into
contact with the printing plate; same comprising a plunger or rack and press-
plate operated, by means of a lever arranged on the exterior of the casing, through
the medium of a toothed segment engaging with the plunger or rack, sub-
stantially as set forth.
8. In a machine for printing and issuing tickets or the like and for indicating
and registering fares, the combination, with the plunger for operating the specific
fare indicating and printing wheels, of a bell-crank lever connected with the
plunger and carrying a spring detent which operates a pivoted bell-hammer, sub-
stantially as and for the purpose set forth.
9. A machine for printing, issuing and enumerating tickets or the like, for
indicating fares, and for registering the amount received in respect thereof,
constructed and operating substantially as described with reference to the accom-
panying drawings.