Improvements in Time-recording Apparatus for Coin-freed Insurance Machines.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Oct., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 5th July, 1900-Accepted, 1st Sept., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Time-recording Apparatus for Coin-freed Insurance
Machines.
I, WILLIAM THOMAS CARTER, of Sherborne Villa, Norfolk Road, Maidenhead,
in the County of Berks, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
:-
My invention relates to apparatus for recording the time, at which any opera-
tion takes place in automatic apparatus for the supply of insurance tickets.
According to my invention I provide a clockwork apparatus and a roll of
paper or tape, or a disc or a cylinder or the like in connection therewith, and
a lever which is operated either by the insertion or weight of a coin or a disc
of metal or other device having weight or movement. This lever has attached
thereto a pencil or a pen, preferably a fountain pen, or other device for making
a mark or a perforation and whenever, for example, a coin is put into the
apparatus the lever is operated by reason of a part of it projecting into a slot in
the coin shoot and being moved or pushed by the coin. Or the pen or the like
may be operated by a drawer, a push rod or other moving or movable part of the
apparatus. Further the pen or the like may be operated electrically by the coin
or by an electro magnet which is energised by a current when a contact is made
either by the coin itself or by some part operated by the coin or say by pulling
out a drawer, a push rod or the like.
If a tape be used on which to record the time of entry of the coin into the
apparatus or the time of pulling out the drawer or the like as the case may be
a suitable apparatus is constructed as follows:-The said tape marked with
divisions of time or dates or both is conveniently mounted on a roller and un-
wound by a drum or wheel in connection with the clockwork there being an
idle or jockey roller or rollers which keeps or keep the tape in proper contact
with the drum to allow of the same feeding the tape in a regular manner and
to keep it in the proper position to allow of the pen making the marks at the
proper places. Every time a coin is put into the apparatus and the pen is operated
by counting the number of dots in the apparatus it is easy to decide the occasion
on which a particular mark was made if the tickets be numbered and all tickets
be arranged for delivery in their proper order.
FAL Ja of October 1800
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Time-recording Apparatus for Coin-freed Insurance
Machines.
I, WILLIAM THOMAS CARTER, of Sherborne Villa, Norfolk Road, Maidenhead,
in the County of Berks, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion, 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 apparatus for recording the time at which any opera-
tion takes place in automatic apparatus for the supply of insurance tickets.
According to my invention 1 provide a clockwork apparatus and a roll of
paper or tape, or a disc or a cylinder or the like in connection therewith, and
a lever which is operated either by the insertion, or weight, of a coin or a dise
of metal or other device having weight or movement. This lever has attached
thereto a pencil or a pen, or other device for making a mark or a perforation and
whenever for example a coin is put into the apparatus the lever is operated by
reason of a part of it projecting into a slot in the coin shoot and being moved
or pushed by the coin. Or the pen or the like may be operated by a drawer,
a push-rod or other moving or movable part of the apparatus. Further the pen
or the like may be operated electrically by the coin or by an electromagnet which
is energised by a current when a contact is made either by the coin itself or by
some part operated by the coin or say by pulling out a drawer a rod or the like.
Figs. 1 and 2 are respectively back and side elevations of a simple form of
apparatus in which the time is recorded on a continuously moving roll of paper
or tape.
Fig. 3 is a section through a portion of apparatus in which the time is recorded
on a continuously moving disc.
Fig. 4 shewing a plan of the disc.
Fig. 5 is an elevation partly in section of a portion of apparatus in which the
time is recorded on a continuously moving cylinder.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 in which a tape a is used on which to record the
time of entry of the coin into the insurance apparatus or the time of pulling
out the drawer or the like in such apparatus as the case may be, a suitable
suitable apparatus is constructed as follows:-The said tape marked with divi-
sions a¹ of time, each division as shewn representing a minute, or of dates or of
both is conveniently mounted on a roller b and unwound by a drum or wheel c
secured on the spindle of a clock d. An idle or jockey roller, or rollers, e
carried by a spring, or springs, e¹, keeps, or keep, the tape a in proper contact
with the drum c to allow of the latter feeding the tape in a regular manner and
to keep it in the proper position to allow of the pen or other marking device
making the marks at the proper places. To further ensure the proper position
of the tape a I provide a spring finger f, which affords sufficient pressure only
to simply keep the said tape in contact with the drum e at the point where the
aforesaid marking device acts on the tape for which purpose the end of the
finger is forked (not shewn on the drawings) the marking device acting on
the tape between the two prongs of the fork.
The marking device I prefer is a pricker g mounted on a swinging lever or
arm pivoted at 1 and normally held off the drum c against a stop h² by a
spring h³. The angle of motion of the lever h required, in order to perforate
the tape a, can be regulated by an adjusting screw h the point of which strikes
the stop h³. The lever his provided with an eye or projection 6 or other suit-
able means of connection, in a known manner, with the coin release apparatus,

page_text: whether operated directly by the coin or indirectly by a push rod or with a
drawer or other moving or movable part of the aforesaid insurance apparatus
provided always that such known means permits of the release of the lever has
soon as the tape has been perforated. Or further the lever h may be extended
beyond the pivot such extension being operated in a known manner by an
electro magnet which is energised by a current when a contact is made either by
the coin itself or by some part operated by the coin or say by pulling out a drawer
a push rod or the like.
Referring to Figures 3 and 4 I provide a clockwork apparatus to drive a
spindle which revolves say once in every twelve hours and on which is
mounted a disc el having in this particular instance a spiral groove which runs
from or near the periphery in a curve towards the centre so as to allow of using
a comparatively small disc. To this disc c¹I attach a paper disc a² having
hours and divisions of hours printed thereon which disc is held on the disc c¹ by
means of a nut and a circular spring clip d. There is a swinging lever or
arm h very similar to that described with reference to Figure 1 and provided
with an eye or the like. This lever however is mounted on a fulcrum h
which is capable of being shifted nearer the centre of the disc a² by means of
bevel wheels and do, shaft 10 running in bearings and 2. At the other
end of the shaft there is a pinion which gears with a spur wheel /
mounted on a screwed shaft which has a nut h suitably guided and to an
extension on which is pivotted the lever h. In order to permit of bringing the
pricker g on the lever back to the periphery of the disc when a new disc is put
in the apparatus, the spur wheel is suitably attached to the shaft by means
of a nut which when unscrewed permits of the shaft being revolved in
the opposite direction by hand and thus bringing back the nut and with it
the lever h. The nut d¹ is 'then again tightened and motion is transmitted by
the clockwork as aforesaid. The movement of the nut 8 towards the disc c¹
may be limited by cutting away the screw thread on the shaft as shewn.
Referring to Fig. 5, which is an elevation partly in section of another modi-
fication, it will be seen that the spindle d of the clock which revolves, say, once
in every hour, or other division of time, is provided with a longitudinal groove
or featherway and surrounding the said spindle is a hollow screw d¹ having a
feather 6 This hollow screw works in a screwed hole in a standard and is
at one end attached to a helically grooved cylinder (or it may be plain) on
which is mounted a cylindrical roll or paper a³ which is kept in place by a spring
clip The end of the spindle d, or, as shown, the other end of the cylinder c²
is supported by a centre y which is mounted on a hinged standard y provided
with a flange 2 and a spring y³ to normally hold the centre in position. When
the end of the cylinder itself is supported this standard y and another standard y'
supporting the cylinder are both mounted on a carriage having wheels y running
on rails There is as before a lever operated in any convenient manner and
provided with a pricker g or the like. When a roll of paper has to be detached
and a new one substituted, the hinged standard y is turned down at right angles
and the roll is withdrawn, a fresh roll is substituted the spring clip is raised
and allowed to fall on the roll, thus nipping it and holding it in position. The
set screw of the coupling is slackened and the screw 15 is caused to revolve
by hand thus bringing the cylinder back to its starting place.
Every time a coin is put into the apparatus and the pen is operated, by count-
ing the number of dots in the apparatus it is easy to decide the occasion on
which a particular mark was made if the tickets be numbered and all tickets be
arranged for delivery in their proper order.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. In automatic coin-freed insurance machines, the combination with apparatus

page_text: which permits of the delivery of ticket on the insertion of a coin, of means for
recording the time at which the operation takes place on a continuously moving
tape or the like.
2. The construction of apparatus for recording time on a tape substantially
as described and shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings.
3. The construction of apparatus for recording time on a disc substantially
as described and shown in Figure 3 and 4 of the drawings.
4. The construction of apparatus for recording time on a cylindrical roll sub-
stantially as described and shown in Figure 5 of the drawings.
Dated this Fifth day of July 1900.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.