US892876A - Ticket issuing and recording machine. - Google Patents

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I No. 892,876.

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PATENTED' JULY 7, 1908. J. F. OHMBR & E. H. BRIDENBAUGH.

'TIGKETISSUING AND RECORDING MACHINE.- APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 12,1906.

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PATENTED JULY '7, 1908. J. P. OHMER & E, BRIDENBAUGH. TICKET ISSUING AND RECORDING MACHINE.

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bro/892,876. 'PAT'ENTEDJULY v. 1908. J.- F. OHMBR & E. H. BRIDBNBAUGH.

TICKET ISSUING' AND RECORDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12, 1906.

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No. 892,876. PATENTED JUIIY 7, 1908 J. F. OHMER 65 -'E. H. BRIDENBAUGH. TICKET ISSUING AND RECORDING MACHINE.

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JOHN F. onnnn Ann ELM'ER n. BR'IDENBAUG n, or DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO onnsn rannnnorsr nn co., or ROCHESTER, NEW roan.

TICKET ISSUING AND nncomimei naonnvn.

ELMnR H. BRIDENBAUGH; citizens of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain-- new and useful Imrovement-s in Ticket Issuing and Recording Iachineaand we do declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact descri tion of the invention, such as will enable ot ers skilled in the art to whichit ap ertains to make and companying drawings, and to the letters and figuresof reference marl-:edthereon, which form a part of this specification. This invention relates-to improvements in I ticket issuing and registering machines of the t pe shown and described in Letters Patent 0. 779,557, issued to John Ohmer and Elmer H. Bridenbaugh, January 10, 1905, and the application ofsame-parties filed October 7, 1905, Serial No. 281,750,an'd the application of John F. OlunerSerial No. 285,933,

filed Nov. 4, 1905; 25:

*The, present invention comprises certain improvements .along the lines of the. constructions shown-and. described in the patcuts and .the'patent applicationsabove re ferred to, and said invention relates in means for insuring a. csitive and accurate operation of the mec anism of the machine. In a word, the means employed makeit imp'cs sibleto issue a ticket for .a specificfare or value paid and to register that ofanother specific fare or one of a difi'erent value.

The invention further comprises means for locking the feed roll to revent more than one ticket at a time being ed with each-operation of said feed roll.

The invention further provides means for separating the pressure roller from the feed r0 1 for the purpcse ofapplying the tickets for operation. there is provided an indicator designating the fare or the'value it represents, and each indicator has its corresponding reference'on the index which is visually exposed. A pointer moving along the-visually-exposed index will indicate the desired fare or value .to the detail counters so that'when said pointer indicates a s ecific fare or value on the index, the punci Will punch the same or corresponding fare or vah-e on the ticket,

l or each separate counter Specification of Letters IIPatent. .i icaaonmearebm 12, mos. Serial No. 300,537.

:use'the same, referenceeing hadto the ac',

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fare counters are mounted upon a hub which ivith the inclosing case in section.

Patented July '7, 1908. v

printed to subserve any purpose where units fi ure as a basis ofvalue or the ma be printed to indicate other data, such as tickets, transfers, pass, or otherwise. The dataon the tickets pertaining to the fare or value must correspond to the index of'the machine.

movement of the 'infachine, a continuous and The object o f';the invention isfirst, to provide means whereby, upon the initial ter corresponding therewith. The tickets complete operation must be made, and. at

the same time by the'initial movement the detail s ecificcounters and the detail specific. in ,icators and also the dial indicator are all positively locked against operation I until a ticket has been issued and registered. .Another object of the invention isto prevent movement of the operating mechan ism Iwhile the. detail counters are being moved or set to operative positions, or the indicator are moved.

:detail counters in combination with the detail indicators, the punch and the exposed The-present invention in one respect differentiates from the pending application, Serial No. 285,933, to which reference has been made to detail counters. In said pending application said detail fare counters are mounted securely to a supporting frame and the actuator is'moved concurrently with the pointer to actuate a specific counter and to indicate the corresponding-fare-on the indi- In the present invention, the detail is rotatable on a shaft so that any one of said detail fare counters may be moved to its operating position The present invention also comprises a tal counter which actuateswith any one of the detail fare counters.

Preceding a detail description of our invention,-'refere'nce is made to the accom panying drawings, of which igure 1, is a front elevation of the machine with the inclosing case removed. Figs. 2 and 3, are elevations of opposite sides Fi 4, is a sectional view on the line y-y of 1. Fig. 5, is a sectional view on the line :s:c' of Fig. 1. Fig. 6, is a top plan view, the casing appearing in section. Fig. 7,. is a sectional view on the line V-V of Fig. 1, Fig. 8, is a and it will-be registered on the specific coun- 1 detached side elevation of the assembled de- 6'0 from said frame and is e tail fare counters. Fig. 9, is a detail eleva-.

' tion of the mechanism for locking the detail counters in their set positions. Fig. 10, is an illustration of a ticket issued from the maclinic and adapted for home or domestic purposes. Fig. 1 1, is a ticket adapted to oreign use, for example, in England. Fig.

12, is a view of a rear portion of the casing showing the-sight opening through which the 0 fare counters are readable; I

In a detail description of the invention,

similar reference character's indicate corre- --sPonding'Parts.

The frame-work consisting of the various.

parts 'A, is inclosed within a suitable-casing B which is preferably opened from the rear,

and in thelower portion' of'which the ticket roll C is located. Thetickets upon this roll -may be printed in either of the orms shown in Figs. 10 and 11, or in any other form meeting the requirements of the road or trans ortation line. for which they are designe and they may or ma not be consecutivelj numbered. Thectic et stri passes upwardlyinthe rear of the machine tween anmner wallD and'anouter perforated fwall E and thence forwardly at the to of the machinezthroiigh guide walls D an E, emerging-at the front of themachine as shown In Fig. 5. The tickets are advanced or fed out off the machine, one ticket length at a time, by means of a feedfroll F which has a suitable number of peripheral teeth F to. insure a roper engagement with the ticket strip. The ticket-feeding roll is mounted upon a shaft G having suitable bearings'in the frame and upon one; endiof which a pinion G is located which ise'ngag' by a large gear Hrigidl mounted'upon shaft Upon the 40 shaft there is'rig'idly mounted a ratchet wheel H which is engaged bya pawl car ried uponvthe operating lever J, upon each l%ward movement of said operating lever. "eoperating lever is returned to its upper lapositionas shown 'in Fig. 5, by a spring J which'is coiled about the shaft H andhas one end connected in an adjacent part'of the frame-work, andthe other end projected underthepawlLmm' 0' Lea "g the operating mechanism for a moment, we will refer to the pressure roller roll and is journaled in a frame F pivoted to the adjacent sides of the-main-supporting frame. The frameF is moved against the .-down pressure of a spring F liPOIl its pivotal support by meanso an arm 4 that extends aged. by. anang'u I larlever F in the. outwar movement of the" u Yir'ardlypktended end of saidlever as :s iown iri'.Fig. 2. In the position ofthe supporting frame F as shown in Fi -1 and 2,

thepressure rolleris in operative relation "the frame.

'ceive the tooth K. on the loc 1 .(Fig, 6) which coopfrates with thefeed .of whic tail fare counters hereinafterdescribed, and

. the latter punch, towit'-a.- o crates-in connectiouwith-thenames of t e stations or 125- with the feed roll F. In elevating said pressure roller for the initial insertion of the ticket strip, the lever F is moved outwardly at the upper end to cause the lower end of said lever to engage and lift the arm F; I In order to 'preventthe Withdrawalof the" ticket stri from the machine other than in the nonna operations of. the machine in issuing tickets, We provide mechanism illustrated in Fig. 2, and consisting of a ratchet wheel K fastened to the outer face of the main s ur wheel H, an angular lever K pivoted at 1 and normally held in a position to be engaged by a lug K which rojects from the mam o crating le'ver J. he lever K has a tooth K yvhich drops onto the periphery of the ratchet wheel K when said leverisfree from contact with the lug K on the operating lever J. The forward end of said lever K is shaped to v be guided by a studK which projects from A s ring K. on the lowerend of the lever K ho ds said lever normally in -a position for its forward end to be engaged by v the lug K when the lever J moves u When the operating lever J is moved (lbwn reparatory to the upward or ticket-fee 'ng movement thereof, the tooth K engages the ratchet wheel K,. and if the operating lever J is stopped at any point of its ticket-feeding stroke, less than a complete movement there 5 of, and 'an effort is made to withdraw the ticket strip by' the fingers of one dis osed t0 tamper with th; machine, the fee roll so actuated by the 'ithdrawalof the strip, will cause the main gear Wheel Hto be rotated b the inion G on theshaft of the feed rol and 'kewise the ratchet wheel K will be rotated with said gear wheel H until a tooth in said ratchet wheel arrives in a osition to re-" lever K. 5 At this time the. feed roll is arrested-in such movement and theticket strip cannot :be further Withdrawn by the fingers. i In c'ompleting the upward move'ment of the operate 1ng lever J, t e lug K e ages the projectin' 1 end of the locking lever K- and elevates sai lever fromenga ement' the ratchet wheel K. It wi he understood that this locking lever K is dill effective when an attempt is' made to wit draw the ticket strip 115 without operating the lever J. 4

a designates a vertical series ofpunches I designed to punch selected portions of the tickets upon thedownward movement of the operating lever J, and a and a designate 12:;

two upper or horizontal punches, the former operates injconn'ection with the de other selected matter appearing on the tickets. The yer ticalseries off-punches are operated to punch the tickets by means of a series of. actuatorsb. These actuators b'are connected-by a link b"Fig. 7, more clearly 13o BESTAVAILABLE cos.

ators are operated-from a oommon'pitman c v which is operated by a'sh'oulder' on the inner end of the o. crating lever in a manner-simh lar to that s own and described .in said formerapplications. .-The punches a anda are set b hand to the desired points; but the punc a" is set in accordance with the posi-- tions of the fare pointer d which points to the fare indications on the .=indicator d; arranged on the to of the machine as shown in Fig. 6. The ,num is on theiindicator d designate the detailfare counters e which will be presently'describedin detail. The-punch a is automatically shifted through a barf to one end of which the'fare ointer d isattached-i see Figs. 5 and 6. T e lletail counters just referred to are designated'51()+1520 25 and 'l which stand for'fares of corresponding values and as per the tickets issued. These are the indications on-the indicator d" and when the pointer (l is moved to positions to indicate said characters orisaid indicator (2, the punch a is correspondingly inoved to a position to punch the fare upon a ticket thus indicated.

Referring to Fig. 6, .of the drawings, and the ticket shown in Fig. 10, the punchwould punch thc15 fare shown on said indicator and appearing on said ticket; Each fare is recorded on its own individual fare counter e. These counters are grouped around a commoncenter consisting of a shaft 9 upon which they are'mounted through anfjintervening hub h to which the counters, are uniformly attached. Inclosing the counters s0 mounted, is a housing h which extends over the spaces intervening between said-counters see Figs. 7 and 8. The fare denomination of each counter .-is; a'lsjo inscribed on a portion-k of-said housing adjacent to the respective countersg; These indicators 7!. adjaentto' the counters may be termed counter indicators as they serve to identif each counter with.its-,r e. The said indicators areinovable' with the counters upon the shaft g as the counters are rotated in a body in the operation of setting a selected counter to its operative position. The visual or stationary indicator d also corresponds with these counter indicators as will be readily understood. The arbor of each counter is novided with a'spidcr, or star wheel e w ich lies on the exterior of the counter casing Q9: and in a position to be engaged by a pin e .of a pinion c. I the fare counters 1s uniformly projecting from an arm e fixed to one side The star wheel 6 of any of tripped by the pin e when a rcspectivecounter is. moved to a position for its respective star -counter.

wheel e to be engaged by the pin 'e when the pinion e is actuated as presently de-' scribed. The pinion e is in mesh with a large spur Wheel m fast on the shaft H.

which as before stated, also supports .the

main'driving gear H, said gear m being on the inner end of the shaft and receiving its operative movement u-pon theupward or feeding movement of the main operating 'lever J. It will therefore, be understood 6 through which the detail counters are operated as before stated; the ratio movement between the spur wheel m and the pinions e and n is approximately 5 to 1. The hub 72- upon which the detail counters are mounted, is itself rigidly connected to a spur wheel L which is engaged by a pinion. L from which it receives movement to set a selected detail fare counter in operative relation with the pinion e. The pinion L is on a shaft L which extends on one side of the frame and casing and has 'upon its projected end a finger piece L by which the pinion is turnedto the desired extent to set the selected fare counter. Upon the shaft g of saidfarc counters there -is also mounted a notched disk m which serves to arrest the settin movements of the fare counters and to hod them in their set-positions. Cooperating with this notched disk is a pawl m pivoted to the frame at a point above the disk and normally pulled'in contact with the disk by aspring m hen the disk m and the assembled 1 are counters are rotated through the linger-piece L, the pawl m rides out of and into the notches in said disk and thus thesetting movements of the fare counters are arrested at the proper time and said counters are held in position un-til thc next succeeding setting operation. It will be understood that these setting operations are arrested when the selected fare counter has been niox ed to the proper position to bring the star wheel thereof in position to be'cngagcd by the pin c projected from the pinion ,e as hereinbefore described and as shown in Fig. 8.

It will be understood that the ncce'ssan movements of the detail counters are first determined by the position of the pointer relative to the fare indicator located on the top'of the n'iachine casing as shown in Fig. (5.

The movement of the pointer and the concurrent movement of the punch a lierein 4k BEST Av /g;

before referred to, are simultaneous with the movement of the detail fare counters, and such movement takes lace through mechanism now to be. descri ed] On the shaft g upon which said detail fare counters are mounted, there is an internal cam M which actuates a vertically-movable plate or bar. M through means of a pin M on the lower end of the said'plate or bar; this pin M projects into-the slot in'the cam, such slot eing of a proper curvature to elevate and Y --lower said pl at. or bar M the proper extent during the setting operations of the counters, to give an; upright lever N the necessary stated+see Figs. 1 and 6.

' until such positions have been reachedmovement for the-' urposes presently described. The lever 'is fulcrumed at N. on a bracket N" projected from the frame, and said lever has its short end N pro'e'cted through'a-slot M in the plate 'or barlt It will be seen that when. the bar or plate M is elevated or lowered as the case may be, the lever N will be oscillated to'an extent corresponding to the movement of saidplate or bar, forexample, anelevation of the plate or bar M'- will cause' said. lever to be moved inward while'the lowering of the said plate or bar will impart anoutward movement of the lever. The upper end of the-lever'Nfhas'a] Means are provided for preventing an actu ation of the. ticket-feeding and ticket-punching mechanism when the counters and fare indicating devices and the punch a are being mcved'to, their operative positions, or

through the movement of the fingeriece L These means consist of double locizing. devices-whichserve as positive means for preventing amovement of the operating lever J until the setting operations have been completed. Initially such means consists in extending the a'wl m as atrm in the path of a v ratchet wheel in which is on t ;,e adjacent end of the main shaft H; this e tension gn engages a tooth on the ratchet wheel m when the pawl m rides on the highest periphery of the disk m; at such times the main shaft H' is locked against movement. i In addition to this mechanism, there s further means pro vided for preventing the fare counters from being; operated as the main operating lever J is being loweredfand also for .reventingthe main. operating lever from LABLE COP ,s're

1 until each complete setting operation of the fare counters has taken place. This mechanthe drawings, and consists of an angular right angles; the upright portion 0 extends in proximity to the operating lever J and has "a cam or tapered portion Otwhich is engaged and when said lever O and'O"isfree}to-..be

lever projects'above arm 0. extending from the pawl m-"'see Fig. :9. When the of said pawl is in contact with the over.- prOject-ingend of the armO, and the lever 0 ing lever J only ecause the extension m of the 0'! the said operating lever J1;

pawl m nioves" down away from the-arm O :of said layer and thus permits the main ,oper ffating lever J to movethe upright portion 0 iout-pf'it'spath which it does by engaging the loam surface 0,. When the leverO and O 'is fthe arm "O deseends in contact with, the exment' until the opfiration is completed whichgstrikes ,a bell which 006 Fcent thereto and carrving-abell hammer 13. yThe pawl I crates witli ;the main 0. erating wheel from which it'was disengaged in the initial downward movement of the vmain op erating lever J by a deteiit I? normally rests upon'the end of the pawll upper position, as iii-Fig. 5; as the said lever detent 1 drops on the tooth of the ratchet in the event of an attempt to return the main operating lever to-its upper position without completing the down stroke of-said I moved to itslower' limit order that the i'pawl I may engage the next lower tooth on sing lowered l the ratchet wheel. This is a safe-guard ism is more clearlv illustrated in Fig. l, of-

leverhaving two arms 0 and 0 extending at by said lverwhen thelatter is depressed,'1

moved by 'said lever J. The arnrO ofsaid;

,thusshifted out of the pathjof said lever J tension or arm'O of thepawlrm" and thus locks the fare counters"against movee ratchet wheel m5 also .3 trips ineachoperation, a leverP pivoted adleve'r J an the ratchet wheel H int "efeeding operations of the feed roll F, is prevented from reengaging, the tooth of the ratchet and O is'thus held with the upright portion 0 thereof immediatel .in line :with the operat- A In this position, it is clear that the. operating lever cannot be depressed, mill;-

mf is in engagement .withthe ratchet virhel m but because the upright portion'() of the E angular lever is in the path of the movement v "When thesetting movements of the fare -"counters are'completed, 'thear'r'n 0 of theof-the-main lever J when the operating lever is. in its normal or is given its initial downward movement, the

pawl mf'is riding upon thed ighest pointfor points of thenotched disk iii/[in the, setting movements .pf thecfare counters, the end 0?;

This detent I wheel H which has thus beenvacated by the awll, and the saiddetent prevents said paw 'from' reengaging said ratchet tooth' lever. The said operating lever J must be BEST AvAimeLecoe:

ceasve an improper operation of the ticket Ffiunches :in the machine; the said punches are actuated to punch the tickets in the initial dbwnward movement of the main 'Gper- 5 atinglever, it vvilhtherefore he seen-that if said lever is ermitted to return to its u per position, beihre afiompletion of its (idwn stroke, the punch must be caused to nee llessly punch the ticket. With the preventa- ..13'-tive.'means just described, the possibility of j: improper operations of the punches is prevente i "The'index pointer movable'by the fig.

gers to positrhnsto-indicate the points or 13 stations to, which the tickets are issued, said. indicator being on the top of the machine and 1 .conne ctedwiththe upper punch a by I means otlhar'fl jthis feature'i's similar to 1 mechanism" shownir1'the former application :9" hereinbetore referred to.

Having described the invention in all its- I essential particulars and having referred to --certain features .whichjiar similar :tofeatures applications hereinbefore ,ilI 'now-briefi m I v y bein sapphed mth lie-nec i ckets mththeleading'e'nd: A i

l 23' upperffrontpfithe machine as shown in Fig;- j 5, the selected fare,'-ind1cati0n,j theselected; I fare cbuntenfaiid-the 'unch'a are moved to thesproper positions y turning the fingerpiece L.'; the '{operating leverJ is then de- 2 5 pressed -during whichmovment the punches punch the ticketfat; thevarious selected points. The destinationand the fare value eing punched by the two upper punches, and the lower series of punches punch' the; directions, the dates, and the months, etc.

The u per or return movement of the operating'ever-d ieeds forward the ticket thus punched and simultaneously with such feed mg movement, the detail f are counter of that particular value 'of fare is actuated through the inion e, and the total counter is )erate through its respective pinion n. he counter indicators h which are movable as before stated with the counters, are necessary 23 in enabling one counter to be distinguished from the other, or .to d(. termine the fare *value of each counter. The readings may he. taken from these counters through a sight opening in the rear, of the casing through which the counters are visible as shown in Fig. 12.

Weclaim: 1'. In a ticket-issuing nachine, a series of banks of counting .wheels revoluble upon afill common axis and upon their individual axes, single actuating device on the shaft of each bank of counting wheels, a common actuating device for. all the banks of counting wheels, said common actuating device im- 5 parting movement to the single actuating device of any of the banks oi'counting Wheels, means for moving the banks of counting wheels to bring the single actuating device of any selected hank into operative relation with the common actuating device and means for operating said common actuating device.

2, In a ticket-issuing machine, a series of banks of counting wheels revoluble upon a-' 'manentengagement with said common actuatin device means for movin the banks of counting wheels to bring the single-actuating device of any selected bank into operative relation with the common actuating device,

devices for issuing tickets, and means actu- 'ated during the issuance of a ticket to impart movement to said common actuating'device. -'3. In a t1cket-1ssuing machme, a series of haiiks of counting Wheels revoluble upon a common axis and upon their individual axes,

:aasin le-actuating device upon the shaft of each ank of counting wheels, a common actuating device for all the banks of counting.

Wheels, siidcommon actuating device imarting movement to the single actuating evice of-any bank of counters, a main oper ating member in permanent engagement with said common actuating device, means for movin any of the banksof counting wheels to hring the singleactuatin device thereof. into operative relation with t e com mon-actuating device, andan'indicator actuated through the settingl movement of said bank of counting Wheels to indicate the fare;

to be registered on said counting wheels.

4. In a ticket-issuing machine, a series of banks of counting wheels rcxoluble upon a common axis and upon thcir individual axes, a single-actuating device upon the shaft of each bank of counting wheels, a common actuating device for all the banks of counting Wheels, said common actuating device imparting moven'ient to the single actuating device of any of the banks of counting wheels, a main opcratmg member in permanent engagement with said common actuating device, means for moving a selected counter-to a position to be actuated by the common actuating device through the single actuatipg device of. said counter, means for indicating the fare to be registered upon said counter simultaneously with the movement of the counter to its 0 )erative position, and means for actuating the common actuating device."

5. In a ticket-issuing and registering machine, a group of counters, an indicator mov BEST AVAILABLE COP:

' able simultaneously with the setting movements of said group of counters to indicate the fare to be registered on a selected counter,

a punch movable simultaneously with said fare indicator to a position to punch in a ticket the fare indicated and registered, and means for simultaneously setting a selected counter, indicating the fare of said selected counter, and placing the punch in operative position with such ticket.

6.. In a ticket-issuingand registering maactuatingdevice, means for moving any of the banks of counting Wheels into a position for the single-actuating device thereof to be acted upon by said common actuating de- .vice, an indicator movable simult aneousl cate the fareto be registered upon said counter and ticket-feeding mechanism actu-' with the movement of said counter to indiated by the main 0' erating member to feed a ticket, the value 0 which is indicated upon said indicator, and which ticket is registered upon said counter;

7. In a ticket-{issuing machine, a series-of banks of 'countinggwheels revoluble u on a common axis andupon their individua 'axes', a single-actuating device u on the shaft of each bank of counting wheef, .tuating device for all the banks of counting wheels, fsaid common actuating device imparting movement to the single-actuating device of anyof the banks of counting wheels, a main operating member in permanent engagement with said common actuating device, means for moving a selected counter to a position to be operated by the common actuatingdevice through the smg1e-actuating device i of said counter, a totalizing counter to register the fares in total, and means for simultaneoukly operating the selected counter through thecommon actuating device,-and the total counter.

8. In a ticket-issuing and registering ma:

chine, a group of counters rotatable upon a common axis, indicators to indicate the fares registered on said counters, means for simul taneously settinga selected counter in an operative position-and indicating the fare of such counter, ticket punching mechanism,

ticket feeding-devices', and means for reventing an actuation of the ticket-fee ing and ticket-punching mechanisms when the counters and t1cket-punch1ng meehan smare being moved to their operative positions.

9. In a ticket-issuing and registering-ma-- a common acticket-issuing devices, an -means forfpredevices during the setting movement :of a' selected fare counter, said means-comprising terposed between the common shaftnof the ing and ticket-issuing devices.

actuating device common ,to all of said coun ters', means for setting a selected counter; operative relation with said actuating "de.-

setting movement of thefare counters'to pre-.

is not in an o erative position.

12. In a tic et-issuing'and registering machine, a plurality of specificfare counters,

-means Tor-placing aselected onesofjsaid -a punch 'to=-pimch such fare in a ticket, a

dicator, a cam rotatable with the fare courtcurrently with the setting movements of a selected fare counter. :13. In a ticket-issuing and registering machine,- a plurality of specific fare counters tuating said counters'in a body to bring a selected counter to an operative position, a main operating lever, means actuated thereby to impart movement to a selected one of said fare counters, and means for arresting said counters in their set position during the setting movements thereof, said arresting means also preventing the movement of the set to their operative positions.

14. In a ticket-issuing and registering machine, a feed roll, an operating lever therefor, and means engaging said operating lever for preventing a rotation of said feed roll independent of that imparted by the operating ever.

15. In a ticket-issuing and registering machine, a feed roll, an operating lever, means interposed between said lever and said feed chine, fare counters, a fare 'indicatoropera counters and the shaft of the counter actuatle ver connected. with said punch and said in g 10o ters, and means interposed between said cam f and said lever for imparting setting move-s" ments to the indicator and the punch con-- chine, fare counters, means for'settingj a se-; lectedfare counter to an o erative position,

ventingan operation oflsaid'ticket-issuing' a double-acting p'awl'and ratchet wheels 11. In a ticket-issuing and registering magf chine, a plurality of specific farecountei's', an

vice, a ticket-feeding ,lever, and imeails.

thrown in the path ofsaid leverduring the v l vent a ticket from being fed when a counter :5 counters iii-a position to be'actuatedtoireg f f 1ster.afare,-an-1ndicator to indicate such fare,

rotatable upon a common axis, means for ac operating lever while the counters are being- J roll for actuating the latter, and means en "gaging said operating lever and operated l through any independent movement of said BEST AVAILABLE cos:

feed roll forpreventing a withdrawal of the ticket strip independently of the operations of said feed roll through the operating lever.

I 16 In a ticket-issuing and registering machine, a feed roll, an operating lever for actuating the same, mechanism for preventing movements of the feed roll independent of the operating. lever, said mechanism being a under the Control of the operating lever duri the ticket-feeding movement of said lever and said 'feed roll.

: 1 7. In a ticket-issuing and registering machine, a fare. indicator and a fare punch movin unison, a plurality of fare counters to reg-- ister the specific fares indicated, said fare counters beingmovable in unison with the,

punch and indicator to set a selected counter, a feed roll, and means for actuating said punch to. pun'ch the fare in a selected ticket,

and means for simultaneously actuating the feed roll to feed said ticket after-such punching, and to actuate the selected counter to regnsterthe'fare so punched. 19.- Ina ticket-issuing and registering machine, detail fare counters, a punch to punch the fares from tickets ;registered; onsaid counters, an indicator tc'=-indi cate the fare punched and registered, means for placing a selected counter in o to operative positions ,in the setting of the selected counter, and-- means for simultaneously feeding a punched ticket and actuating a selected counter.

20. In a'ticket-issuing and registering machine, a plurality of detail fare counters, means for-setting a selected'counter in operative position,- a feed roll, operating devices for concurrently actuating a selected fare counter and said feed roll, and means for preventing a' setting operation of the fare counters during the o eration of feeding a ticket from said roll, anr registering the fare thereof on a selected counter.

21. In a ticket-issuing andlegistermg machine, a plurality of-detaill'farejcounters,

means for setting a selected counterlri opera tive position, a feed ro l, operating devices for concurrentlyactuatmg a selected fare counter and-Said feed roil a fare indicator to indicate the fare registered upon said selected fare counter, and means-for. preventing a set ting operation of thef are counterslandsaid rative position, means I for moving .the prime and the fare indicator fare indicator during the operation of feeding a ticket and registering the same;

22. In a ticket-issuing and registering ma.- chine, a ticket unch, a {are indicator, a plurality of detail fare counters, means for simultaneously setting a selected fare counter and said ticket punch and-said fare indifare to counter; a feed roll, and common 0 i the fare punched from said ticket. I

23. In a ticket-issuing and registering m achine, a plurality of detail fare counters, means for setting a selected fare counter in operative position, a punch to punch the fare of such selected counterfrom a ticket, a

operating lever for actuating said punch in one of its movements, means interposed between said punch and said lever for transmitting movement from the lever to the punch, means for actuating the feed roll interposed between said lever and said feed roll and op further means interposed between said lever and the selected fare counter for concurrently actuating the feed roll and the counter, and cans actuated by said lever to lock the counters in their set position during the operation of issuing and registering a ticket. I

242. In a ticket-issuing and registering inataneously actuating said feed roll to feed a ticket and said selected fare counter to regising the common shaft of the counters for preventing a setting operation of the detail fare counters during the operation of issuing a ticket and registering the fare thereof.

25. In a ticket-issuing and registering machine, a plurality of detail fare counters rotatable upon a common axis, means for setting a selected counter in an operative position, a punch and indicator to punch and indicate counter, an oscillating arm to impart uniform movement to said punch and said indispecific fare counters, anda connection beting an oscillating movement to the arm from the rota movement due to eration o the detail fare counters.

26. In a'ticket-issuing and-registering machine, a feed roll, a pressure roller cooperatcator to ositions to punch and indicate the L e registered on the selected fare rat1ve means for actuating said.punch an for si--- multaneously feeding a punched ticket and actuating the selected fare counter to register feed roll for feeding said punched ticket, an

erative thev return movement of said lever,-

chine, a plurality of detail fare counters, 1 means for setting a selected counter in operative position, a totalizing counter to register the specific fares, a feed roll, means for simulter the fareof such ticket, and means engagthe specific fare-as registered on 'a selected cator,. a cam rotatable upon the axis of the tween said cam and saidarrn fortransmitthe setting o pa i ing with said-feed roll, a pivotal support for Y i said pressure roller, meansfor maintaining 3 said pressure. roller in operative relation with BEST AVAILABLECCW".

thefe ed roll, an arm extending from said pivotal support, and an angular lever engaging said arm, said lever having its rearward end extended parallel with the back of the casing ofthe machine.

I 27. In a ticket-issuing and registering machine, a mainpperating lever, means opernominations during the feeding ofthe tickets,

means operated by said main operating lever and actuating the counter of any class of fares, means for punching the fare value from each ticket before its issuance, means actuated by said main operating lever to operate 1 said unching means, and means for indicatis punched.-

ing t e value of each ticket 28. In a ticketissuingand registeringiiw chine, means for feeding tickets having a p urality of different fare values printed thereon,

means for punching the fare-value of each ticket, means for indicating the fare value of such. ticket-before punching, a selected counter for registering each denomination of fare as indicated, and as punched from the ticket, and means for simultaneously setting the punch, the indicator'and the selected counter.

-29. In a machine of the class specified,-

, means, for feeding tickets having a plurality of different fare values rinted thereon, means for punching each ticket to indicate the fare va ue thereof, means for indicating the fare. value of such ticket before punchdenomination of fare as indicated and as ing, a selected counter for registering each punched from the ticket, means for simultaneously setting the punch, the indicator and the selected counter, a totalizing counter, and means for actuating the selected counter simultaneously with the totalizing counter.

30. In a machine of the class specified, the combination of a plurality of specific counters, a punch, a setting shaft for moving the counters and punch to actuating positions, and means to actuate the counter and punch when moved to such positions.

3] Ina machine of the class specified, the combination of a plurality of counters, a

. punch, an indicator, a setting shaft for movmg the counters, the punch and indicator to actuating positions, and means to actuate the counter and punch after being moved to such positions.

. 32. In a machine of the class specified, the

combination .of a plurality-"of'counters, a punch, 'a shaftnpon which the counters are mounted, a 's'etting shaft geared to said first =named shaft for moving the Counters and punch to actuating positions, and means to i actuate a specific counter-and the punch after being moved 'by said setting shaft.

before the same plurality of counter indicators mounted circ'umferentially around a shaft, a setting shaft geared to the shaft upon which the counters and indicators are mounted for imparting movement to said counters and indicators to operative positions, and common means for ac uating each counter when set to an operat-ive' position.

.35. In a machine of the class specified, the combination of a plurality of counters each' bank of said counters having an actuating wheel, and a pluralityof counter indicators mounted upoii' ashaft and moved axially with said shaft ,-stationary fare indicators, an

indicator pointer therefor, means for simultaneously moving the counters and counter indicators and said fare indicator pointer, and means common to all of said counters for actuating any counter brought in operative relation therewith, and said means comprising a pinion with an eccentric pin.

36. In a machine of the class specified, the combination of a plurality of counters and their indicators mounted upon a shaft and movable axially with said shaft, each bank of said conntcis having a single actuating Wheel, statr .-na1'y indicators indicating the data on the counter indicators, a pointer for said stationary indicators, and means for simultaneously moving the counters and their indicators, and the fare indicator pointer to operative positions, and common means for actuating each counter after so moved, said means consisting of a pinion having an eccentric pin adapted to engage the single-actuating wheel of any counter.

37. In a machine of the class specified, the

combination of a. plurality of counters, a plurality of indicators, one for each counter, a punch, stationary indicators corresponding to the counter indicators, a pointer therefor, and means for simultaneously moving the counters and their indicators, the punch and the indicator pointer to operative positions.

38. In a machine of the class specified, the

combination with a plurality of specific counters and a totalizing counter, a punch, a setting shaft for moving the specific counters, and the punch to actuating positions, and means to simultaneously actuate the punch and a specific counter and the total counter.

39..In a machine of the class specified, in combination with a. plurality of specific counters, a total counter, a punch, an indie comprisin a BEST AVAlLABLE COP.

cator, a setting shaft for moving the specific counters, the punch and indicator to actuat ing ositions, and means to actuate the punc ,--a specific counter and thetotal coun' ter, after a specific counter is moved to an actuating position.

40. In a machine of the class specified,-.v the "combination with a pluralit of'specific I countersand a total counter, 0 a punch, a shaft upon which thespecific' counters are mounted, a setting shaft 'geared'fto said first named shaft for moving the specific counters and the punch-to actuating positions and means to simultaneously actuate the total monaxis of rotation and movable upon 41. Ina machine of the class'specified,, the combination with a plurality of specific counters, and a'-total counter a punch,fanf h the specific;

counters are mounte a setting shaft gearedf ..to said first'named shaft for moving the specific. counters and the unch to actuat ng. ositions, and to simu taneously set the; indicator, and means for simultaneously. actuating a specific counter, the total coun-g e punch,'after said-specific counter,

counter, the punch and a specific counter,

indicator, a'shaft u on whic ter andt '42. In a machine "of the type specified, a;

plurality of banks of counters, each bank aving za single actuating device on the. shaft thereof, a common actuating device;

inion with a pin thereon for of counters and adapted to:

all of the ha actuate the single actuating device of any bank of counters brought in operative relation therewith, and each of said banks of counters having its own indicator designating the class of fares for which each bank of counters is utilized, said indicators being movable with the banks of counters to operative positions.

43. In a machine of the class specified,

the combination with a plurality of specific counters and a lurality of specific indicators, one for eac 1 counter, a total counter,

alpunch, stationary indicators, an indicator pointer therefor, and means for simultaneously moving the counters and their indi' caters, the punch and said indicator pointer. 4A. In a machine of the class, specified, the combination with a plurality of specific counters and a plurality of specific indicators, one for each counter, a stationary indicator corresponding to the counter indicators, an

indicator pointer forsaid stationary indicator, a total counter, means for simultaneously moving the s ecific counters and their indicators, I the in 'cator pointer and the punch to operative positions, and means for simultaneously actuating a specific counter, the total counter and the much;

45. In a machine oft c class specified,

the combination with a plurality of specific counters, a punch, a setting shaft, and cooperating means for moving the counters and punch to actuating positions, and a lever. with cooperating means to actuate a counter and said punch. I v 46. In a machine. of the class specified, the combination of a plurality of counters, a

punch, an indicator, a setting shaft andmeans: actuated thereby for moving the. coi rnters, .the punch and indicator to actuatcounter and punch.

47.--In a machine of the class specified, a group of counters movable about .a cornseriesof groups ofcounters, an actuatin d e'vic'e common to all of said counters an adapted to actuate any counter moved into operative relation therewith, an indicator to indicate the fares registered on said counters,

means for simultaneously moving a selected counter to an operative position and for indicatin the fare of such counter, and a station indicator and a unch simultaneously movable to indicate t e station to whioh'a ticket is issued and to shift the punch to a position to punch the ticket.

49, In a machine of the class specified, the combination of a lur'ality of counters, a shaft upon which said count crs are mounted, a setting shaft geared to said first named shaft for moving the counters punch to actuating positions, and a leverfwith cooper mg positions, and a lever for actuating the i ating means for actuating the counters and punch,

50. In amachine of class specified, the combination of a plurality of counters, a punch,

an indicator, a shaft upon which said countors are mounted, a setting shaft geared to said first named shaft for moving the counters and punch to actuating ositions, and

to simultaneously set the illCllCEtOIj and an operating lever with 0106 crating means for actuating said punch an said counters.

511-111 a machine of the class s ecified, an indicator and a punch, means or moving them simultaneously, the indicator to a position to show the destination for which each ticket is issued, and the punch to a position to punch each ticket to indicate thereon the destination, a series of banks of counters to register each class of tickets so indicated and punched, a common actuating device BEST AVAlLABLE GDP".

.to actuate any of counters moved into 7 I operative relation therewith, means for movmg a selec ted bank of counters into operative re at o'n. with said actuating device, 'and,

.haeans for a ticket and actuating said punch.

'52 In a of the class specified, the

combination of a plurality of counters, a

*plurality of indicators, one for each counter,

v and. the total counter.

a punch,- a stationary indicator with indications corresponding tothe counter indicators, a'j-pomter for said stationary indicator, I and means .for simultaneously moving the counters and counter indicators, the punch and @the indicator pointer, and a lever to simultaneously actuate a specific counter 'therebyor moving, the counters, the punch and thejndicato'r to actuating positions, and

a lever "for actuatingthe specific'counters and punch after beingm'oved to their-actuatingpositi'ons; r I

54. In a machine of the class specified", the combination with a plurality of specific counters and a total counter, a punch, an

indicator,-a shaft u on which the counters are mounted,.a setting shaft geared to said first, n med shaft for moving actuating actuated t ereby'to simultaneously 4 the counters .and'punch to actuating ositions, and to si' multan'eousl'y set the in fcator, and a lever with c0 crating means to simultaneouslyoperate t 'e'specific and the total counters.

. 55. In a machine of the 'class specified, the

,oombina'tion1 with a plurality of specific counters and atotal counter, of a plurality of indicators, .one for each of the, specific counters, 'a punch, stationary indicators corresponding to the counter indicators, an indicator pointer, and means .for simultaneously moving the, specific counters and indicators, the punch, and the indicator pointer, and a levei' for simultaneously actuating'the punch and the counters.

56. In a machine of the class specified, the combination witha plurality of specific counters,-a feed roller, a punch, a setting shaft for'moving the counters and punch to ositions, and a lever with means actuate the counters and punch.

"57. In a machine of the class specified, "the combination with a plurality of counters, a

4 'punch, a feed roller, an indicator, a setting shaft .Lfor moving. the counters, the punch,

and the indicator to actuating positions, and

a lever with cooperating means tosimul-' taneously actuate the counters, the feed roller and the punch.

In a machine of the type specified, a pluraiit'y of banks of counters rotatable in athe class specified, the.

body: upon a common axis, each bank of counters having a single actuating device upon its shaft, a common actuating device to operate any selected bank of counters through, said single actuating device,.said common actuat' device comprising a toothed member with 'pin thereon, a setting shaft geared to the common axis of said banks of counters and adapted to impart movement to the counters in a body to set a selected counter inoperative relation with the common actuating device, ticket-feeding devices, means for actuating the common actuating device of the counters, and an operating lever through which said ticketgeared to said shaft for moving the counters and punch to actuatingpositions, and a lever with cooperating means tosimultaneously actuate the counters, the punch .and the feed roller. 1i:

60. In a machine of the class specified, the combination with a plurality of counters, of a punch, an indicator, a'feed roller, a shaft upon which the :counters are mounted, a setting shaft geared to said shaft for moving the counters and punch to actuating positions, means to limit the movement of the setting shaft, and a lever for simultaneously actuating the counters and punch.

61. In a machine of the class specified, the combination with a plurality of counters and' a plurality of indicators, one for each wountr, a punch, of stationary indicators, an indicator pointer therefor, means for simultaneously moving the counters and their indicators, the punch and'the indicator pointer, a-feed roller, andian operating lever with cooperating means for simultaneously actuating the counters, the punch, and the feed roller.

62. In a machine of the class specified, the combination with a plurality of specific counters, of a total counter, an operating lever, a punch, a' setting shaft, and means cooperating therewith for moving the specific counters and thepunch to actuating positions.

- 63. In a machine ofthe class specified, the combination with a plurality of specific counters, a total counter, a punch, an opcrating lever and means cooperating therewith, an indicator, a setting 3 aft for moving the specific counters, the punch and the indicator to actuating positions.

v 64. In a ticket-issuing and registering machine, visual indicators, a pointer therefor, a shaft, and a spiral cam mounted upon said AVAILABLE om and. means interposed for imparting"movement from said cam to the indicator.

(S7. in a tieketissuing and registering machine, a setting shaft, an auxiliary shaft geared to said setting shaft, an indieator,a-

punch, a spiral cam pinned to said auxiliary shaft, and interposed means'for imparting the proper movement from said cam to the indicator and punch. (SS. in a ticket issuing and registering machine, a setting shaft, an auxiliary shaft, means intervening for arresting the movement of the. auxiliary shaft, a spiral cam pinned to.,the auxiliary shaft, an indicator, and means intervening between said spiral cam and the indicator for imparting movement therdto. '1 (it). In a ticket issuing and registering 'machine,-a setting shaft, an auxiliary shaft, means intervening for arresting the movement ol' the 'auxil iar v shaft, a spiral cam pinned to the auxiliary shaft, an indicator and a punch, and means intervening be,

tween said spiral cam and the indicator and 'punch for imparting movement thereto. v

70. In a ticket issuing and registering-machine-,1). setting shaft, an auxiliary shaft, a 4Q spiral cam on said auxiliary shaft, a punch, and means intervening between said spiral cam and punch for imparting movement thereto.

7]. In a ticket issuing and registering machine, a-scries of groups of counters each having a single-actuating device thereon, a setting shaft adapted to move a selected counter to a position to be operated, an actuatiug device common to all of said counters and adapted to operate. the selected counter through engagement with the common acluating device, a ticket punch, means for setting said ticket punch in a position to be operated, ticket-feeding mechanism, means :35 for actuating the puneh,-and means for actuating the c mnter-actuating device operated by said ticketfeeding mechanism.

72. In a tickctissuing and registering machine, a setting shaft, a punch, means and a lever with 006 crating means for actuatin the said punc i-actuatingdevice.

73. in a machine of the class specified, means to punch a ticket, means to indicate a ticket so punched, a counter to register each punched ticket, and means to prevent a second punching on the same ticket.

' 74. In a machine of the class specified, the combination with ticket-feeding mechanism and a main 0 )erating lever, of a punch to punch one of several fare denominations from printed tickets, means for indicating the fare denomination so'punched, a series of counters one for each fare denomination, and means actuated by the main operating lever to gompel a registration on the counter corresponding to the fare denomination indicated and punched.

75. In a machine of the class specified, the combination with ticket feeding devices, comprising a feed roll, a' main operating lever, and intervening gears, of means for punching each ticket to indicate the fare denomination thereof, a counter to register eaeh'tieket punched and issued,- and means for preventing a second punching of the same ticket comprising a dog engaging the main operating lever, said means preventing areturn-to the normal position of the ticket feeding devices before the issuance of the punched ticket.

76. In a machine of the class specified, ticket-feeding mechanism, a series of counters to register the tickets issued, an indicator for each of said counters, means for moving any one of said counters andits indicator to operative positions, means for operating a counter when so moved and during the issuance of a ticket, a punch and an indicator simultaneously movable. to operative positions prior to the movement of a counter to its operative position, the indicator to indicate the denmnination of fare to be registered on arounter, and the. punch to punch from .the ticket the fare denomination. In testimony whereof we ailix our signa tures, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. OHMER. ELMER ll. BRIDICNBAUGH. \Vi tnesses:

It. J. lllcthurrr, (.I. M. THEOBALD;

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