AN IMPROVED AUTOMATIC DIAL GONG TICKET PUNCH
Year: 1884

page_text: We, RICHARD WILLIAM THOMAS, of 121 Cheapside, in the City of London,
Mechanician, and PERING. CASTLE SMITH, of 4 King William Street, in the City of
London, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "AN
IMPROVED AUTOMATIC DIAL GONG TICKET PUNCH," to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to a device for punching tickets, and at the same time for
automatically recording audibly the number of units of value at which each ticket
has been sold, and optically the gross value received for each ticket issued, as also
the total number of tickets so issued.
Our device consists of a combination of punching pushes or thumb-levers, which,
operated by the thumb of the user, indicates by perforation, or a cut out figure
upon the ticket, the value for which it is issued. At the same time a gong
automatically sounded a number of times corresponding to the number of units of
value for which the ticket has been issued, and by properly proportioned gearing,
the gross number of tickets issued, and the gross value received therefor, is clearly
shown to the user or inspector.
For each amount for which a distinct ticket is to be issued, a separate punching
push or thumb-lever is provided, and the travel of each thumb-lever or push is
varied to correspond to the various values to be indicated and recorded, and a rack
or pawl attached to each of the said punching pushes or thumb levers, is thus
utilised to rotate wheel gearing through variable distances, according to the
variable throws of the said levers, and thus to record and indicate the exact values
and number of tickets.
Alternatively, the same object may be effected by varying the sizes of the
pinions or ratchet wheels, on the first shaft of the recording gearing, and main-
taining the throw of the thumb levers the same.
Each thumb-lover or punching push is provided with perforating points, or a
cutter, to punch or cut out the amount of the fare on the ticket placed in the jaws
of the machine, before delivery, and the thumb-levers or punch pushes are provided
with recoil springs to hold them normally lifted.
From the first moved ratchet or cog wheel shaft of the recording gear, the motion
is transmitted on the one side by suitable Geneva or other gearing to indicate on
a series of dials,-exposed to view, but protected by glass in the external case of
the machine,-the gross value in pounds, shillings and pence, corresponding to
the value of the tickets that have been issued as indicated on the other side of

page_text: the apparatus. The same movement of the first ratchet or cog wheel shaft of the
recording gear is utilised to operate hands upon a dial, conveniently as in the
minute and hour hand of a watch, and operated by suitable gearing, so that one
hand shall indicate, say hundreds, and the other shall indicate, say up to thousands,
automatically recording the total number of tickets that have been issued.
We provide also a gong or sounding device, which is struck by individual
hammers corresponding respectively to the thumb-levers or punching pushes.
These striking hammers are conveniently operated against the reaction of springs
by the rotation of the cog or suitable tappet wheels upon the first recording
cog or ratchet wheel shaft. As this shaft makes various degrees of angular
rotation, according to the throw of the levers respectively, a corresponding various
number of strokes upon the gong is produced to correspond with the throw of each
lever, and consequently to the value of the ticket issued thereby.
The mechanism is enclosed in a suitable case, upon the top of which are situate
the punching levers or pushes, a handle being provided at the same time, so that
the apparatus may be readily held and operated in one hand by the user. A slit
or recess is formed for the insertion of the tickets to be punched; and the money
and number recording dials are placed one on either side, or on convenient parts of
the apparatus, so as to be read at any time, by either the user or an inspector,
without opening the instrument, the dial faces being protected by glass or other
convenient covering or substance, so that, although visible, they may not be
tampered with.
Thated this 10th don f Decemben 1001
FELL & WILDING,
Agents for the Applicants. 25
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Automatic Dial Gong Ticket Punch.
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We, RICHARD WILLIAM THOMAS of 121 Cheapside in the city of London,
mechanician, and PERING CASTLE SMITH, of 4 King William Street in the city
of London, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for
"AN IMPROVED AUTOMATIC DIAL GONG TICKET PUNCH" and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
Our invention relates to a device for punching tickets, and at the same time for
automatically recording audibly the number of units of value at which each ticket
has been sold, and optically the gross value received for each ticket issued, as
also the total number of tickets so issued. Our device consists of a combination
of punching pushes or thumb levers which, operated by the thumb of the user,

page_text: indicate by perforation or a cut out figure or by some other means upon the ticket,
the value for which it is issued. At the same time, a gong is automatically sounded
a number of times correspondingly to the number of units of value for which the
ticket has been issued, and, by properly proportioned gearing, the gross number of
tickets issued, and the gross value received therefor, is clearly shewn to the user or
inspector.
For each amount for which a distinct ticket is to be issued, a separate punching
push or thumb lever is provided, and the travel of each thumb lever or push corre-
sponding to the various values to be indicated and recorded, gives a varied travel
to a ratchet, so that the travel of each of the said punching pushes or thumb
levers is utilised to rotate wheel gearing through variable distances and thus to
record and indicate the exact values and number of tickets.
Alternatively the same object may be effected by varying the sizes of the pinions
or ratchet wheels on the first shaft of the recording gearing, and maintaining the
effective throw of the thumb levers the same.
Each thumb lever or punching push is provided with perforating points or a
cutter to punch or cut out the amount of the fare on the ticket placed in the jaws
of the machine, before delivery, and the thumb levers or punch pushes are provided
with recoil springs to hold them normally lifted.
From the first moved ratchet or cog wheel shaft of the recording gear, the
motion is transmitted on the one side by suitable gearing to indicate on a series of
dials exposed to view, but protected by glass in the external case of the machine,
the gross value in pounds shillings and pence corresponding to the value of the
tickets that have been issued as indicated on the other side of the apparatus. The
movement is also utilised to move hands upon dials so that it automatically records
the total number of tickets issued. We provide also a gong or sounding device
which is struck by hammers corresponding respectively to the thumb levers or
punching pushes. These striking hammers are conveniently operated against the
reaction of springs by the rotation of the ratchet wheels. As these make various
degrees of angular rotation, a correspondingly varied number of strokes upon the
gong is produced indicating the value of the ticket issued thereby.. The mechanism
is enclosed in a suitable case upon the top of which are situate the punching levers
or pushes, a handle being provided at the same time so that the apparatus may be
readily held and operated in one hand by the user. A slit or recess is formed for
the insertion of the tickets to be punched, and the money and number recording
dials are placed one on either side or on convenient parts of the apparatus, so as
to be read at any time by either the user or an inspector, without opening the
instrument, the dial faces being protected by glass or other convenient covering or
substance so that although visible they may not be tampered with.
The accompanying drawings represent a dial gong ticket punch according to our
invention suited for indicating and recording fares of three different rates, as one
penny, two pence and three pence respectively, distinguishing the number of tickets
issued at each of these rates, and indicating the total of the fares collected for
them.
Fig. 1 is a view of one side having four dials for pence, shillings, pounds and
tens of pounds respectively, to indicate the total money value of the fares collected.
Fig. 2 is a view of the other side having three horizontal rows of openings through
which appear numbers that are marked on discs, those in the uppermost row
shewing the number of penny tickets, those in the second row the number of two-
penny tickets and those in the lowest row shewing the number of three penny
tickets. In each row there are three places of figures so as to indicate up to 999.
Fig. 3 is a plan shewing the three punching pushes for one penny, two pence and
threepence respectively. Fig. 4 is an interior view, the dials of fig. 1 being
supposed to be removed so as to shew the counting gear for the total value of -
tickets issued. Fig. 5 is a similar view on the other side shewing the gearing for
the discs that present the number of tickets of different values as in fig. 2.
Vertical sections are shewn by figs. 0 and 7, the one shewing the counting gear and

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the other the gong and its striker. Fig. 8 shews the three pushes for 1ª 2d and 3d
respectively.
Each ticket is inserted at the jaw slit J and punched cut or impressed by a
punch P which is jointed to a lever L worked by one or other of the pushes T
which is depressed by the thumb. of the operator while he holds the apparatus by
its handle H. The depression of a push T pushes down the punching lever L in
opposition to a spring F which causes the push to ascend when the pressure on
it is relieved. The punch P marks the ticket with 14, 2d or 3d as the case may be.
The depression of T besides causing the ticket to be punched performs two functions.
First, its lower end acting on a pin on a pawl lever A turns partly round a ratchet
wheel of 12 teeth on the first or penny index spindle C, and as this has to be
turned one, two or three teeth according as the penny, the twopenny or the three-
penny push is used, the pushes are made as shewn in fig. 8 of different lengths so
that while the threepenny push operates on A³ throughout its whole travel, the
twopenny push does not act on A2 till after descending a certain distance and the
penny push does not act on A¹ till after descending twice that distance. Secondly,
on each push there is a spring pawl B which at each stroke, turns a star wheel W
one tooth. These star-wheels move respectively the unit discs w¹ w² w³ fig. 5. On
the spindle C fig. 4 there is a tooth c which once in each revolution of C acts.on
one. of 20 studs of a wheel on the spindle of the shilling index, this again has a
tooth which acts on one of 10 studs of a wheel on the spindle of the pound index,
and this has a tooth which acts on one of 10 studs of a wheel on the spindle of
the index for tens of pounds. Thus every 12 pence carry 1 to shillings, every
20 shillings carry 1 to pounds, and every 10 pounds carry 1 to the index for tens
of pounds. In a similar manner the counting discs w¹ w² w³ carry- by tens, each
along its row as shewn in fig. 5. In order to make each index or number disc
attain and retain its right position, for each of the wheels and discs that have studs
projecting from them there is arranged a wire spring b.bent at its end to a flat
V-shape as is best seen at 61 in fig. 4, this springing in between two adjacent studs
so as to bring them to their true position and retain them there with a certain
amount of force.. Engaging with the ratchet wheel on C is a pawl M which
prevents its return. To this pawl is attached the striker K of the gong G. Thus
for every tooth that the ratchet wheel on C is turned there is a stroke of the gong,
which causes it to sound once for 1d, twice for 2d and thrice for 3d.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
The construction of dial gong ticket punch substantially as herein described
with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated 11
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