US1055452A - Voting-machine. - Google Patents

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Patented Mar. 11', 1913.

J. H. DEAN. VOTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. l1, 1910.

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JAMES H.- DEAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 EMPRE VOTING MACHINE COMPANY, OF JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEWYYORK.

VOTING-MACHINE.

Specicationof Letters Patent.

Original application led July 25, 1905, Serial No. 271,216.' Divided and this applicationiled .August` 11, y

1910. Serial No. 576,615.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JAMES H. DEAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Voting-Machines, of which I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description, re erence being had to the accompanying drawings, formingjpart of this specification.

. he object of my invention is to provide an improved so called straight ticket Voting machine that is capable of ready conversion into a machine in which straight ticket voting is eleminated, restrict-ing the voter to voting his keys individually or one at a time.

In the accompanying drawings I have deemed it unnecessary to show any more of the machine than is necessary t'o secure the disclosure of this particular invention, it being understood that my present invention is a modification of the machine described in my prior application No. 238,388, and that this particular-application is a divisional application vof my prior application No.l 271,216, Patent N0.971,e6e.-

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a View ofthe machine invertical cross section, the section being taken inside of the front plate of the counter -section frames, the parts being shown as far as possible in elevation. Fig. 2 is a view of the machine in vertical cross section, being taken through the upper part of the inclosingcasing at the rear, showing in elevation the various parts whereby the straight ticket shafts, the actuator shafts, etc., are connected and operated.

As shown in Fig. l, the machine comprises a plurality of keys 160 arranged in party lines and in office lines transverse thereto. Parallel to each of the party lines of keys is mounted a straight ticket rock shaft 210. On this rock shaft are carried the hubs 207, each of which hubs is rovided with the lugs 212 whichengage wit-ii the rocker arms 205.

These rocker arms 205 are mounted on the hubs 207 to rotate thereon except as otherwise limited by the engagement of the lugs 212 therewith. These rocker arms engage with the keys 160 so as to movey therewith in the manner explained in the application 238,388 above referred to. Each of the keys the yoke or carrier 192 and 193 by which said yoke is moved along the shaft 200 to position the actuator controlled 'thereby with reference to the units wheel of the counter -on which it operates. The counter actuators are carried on and oscillated with the shafts 2,00 which are oscillated for the pur ose of oscillating the counterl actuators to rive the'counter. 'On the end of each of the shafts 210 is mounted a straight ticket key, shown in dotted lines, by, which the shaft is rocked for the purpose 'of turning the rocker arms 205 mounted thereon to cause the voting of the keys 160 connected therewith. These shafts 210 are shown in section in Fig. 2. Mounted on the end of each of these shafts is a crank 275 having a pin 276 thereon which engages with the re# cess 277 carried in the slidin lbar 278. The endwise motion of this bar, ue to the rocking of the bell crank 287 by the'cam plate 291, causes the rocking of the shafts 210 for the purpose of `resettin and 'locking the keys. I The bar 278 is riven by the bell crank l287 through the4 stud 286 mounted on said bar. The bar 278 is provided with slots 279, by means of which it en ages the studs 280 mounted on the frame o the machine, and by the length of the slots 279 the endwise movement of the bar 27 8 is limited.

It is apparent from the position shown in Fig. 2 that the bar 278 can travel in veither direction` from the lposition shown therein, bv an amount equal to substantially half the length of the slot 279.

'It will be understood that in Fig. 2 the parts are shown reversed in position from right to left from the position in which the corresponding parts are shown in Fig. 1', this being due to the position of the section line and the direct-ionI from which the view' of the .figure is taken. v

vWhen the bar 278 is moved toA the left from the position shown in Fig. 2, the shafts 210 will be rocked to reset the keys, forcing them up and holding them in raised position. When the .bar 278 is in the position shown in Fig. 2, the shafts 210 can be rocked through one-half of their ordinary angular movement, permitting the voting of any of .the keys, and permitting the voting halfway of any of the straight ticket keys. It will be understood of course that the .straight ticket key consists simply of ailever with a'handle thereon, the lever being keyed to the end ofy the shaft 210.

, Connected' to the sliding bar 278 is the bracket 281, to which in turn isconnected the latch 282. This latch 282 moves lforward and back with the bar 278. In this latch is a hole 2823, forming a convenient handle for the operation of it. In the latch are also provided the holes 282b and 282d. In one of these holes a padlock 28?;a is shown. This padlock limits the travel of the latch 282 and prevents it from being pushed all the way in. This in turn limits the travel of the bar 278, prevent-ing it from passing beyond the position shownin Fig. 2, and this in turn limits the angular movement of the rock shafts 210 and prevents the straight ticket keys from moving 'the shaft far enough to cause movement of the individual candidate keys. This angular movement of each of the shafts 210 is sufficient the machine.

to move the lugs 212 on the hubs 207 from one end of the segmental recess on the rocker varm 205 tothe other end without disturbing the position of the rocker arm. This, how# ever, will not interfere' with the full voting movement of the keys individualy. By readlock 283% the latch 282 can b e pushed al the way in, thus permittin the rock shafts 210 to move to their ful angular movement, causing the movement to voted position of all the keys connected thereto. If the padlock is fastened in the hole 282% the bar 278 will be held at the left hand end of its movement, as illustrated b Fig. 2, holding all of the individual candl-j date keys locked in their raised position. It will thus be'seen that the releasing latch 282 is capable of twodistinct functions: first, that of lockin the machine entirely against o eration, an second, locking the straight ticket keys against voting operation, permit-' ting the voting operation of the balance of It will be understood -`of course that the oscillation of thestraight ticket shaft in the reverse direction .by the movement ofy theA bar 27 8 is secured for the purpose of resetting and locking the keys. Thismovement of the bar 278 is secured by the bell crank 287 and the parts coperating therewith, as above described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and patentable is as follows:

1. A voting machine comprising in combination a plurality of ballot keys arranged by their shift to control the mechanism whereby the voters ballot is registered or recorded, a straight-ticket shaft or bar connected with said ballot keys and whereby said keys may be moved to cause them to perform their full functions and may be restored to normal position and means whereby the movement of said straight-ticket shaft may be restricted in one direction while leaving said shaft free .to restore said keys to normal position.

2. The combination in a voting machine of keys arranged in party rows, a Astraightticket shaftfor each party row of keys, said shaft being capable of moving the keys of its row to voted and unvoted position, auX- iliary means to limit the movement of the shaft to prevent the operation of the keys to voted position thereby, leaving said keys lfree to be moved separately to voted position and leaving the shaft free for operation to reset the keys.

v3. The combination in a voting machine of keys arrangedl in rows, a shaft for each row, connections between each shaft and the keys `of its row whereby the shaft can ,move its keys to voted and unvoted position, auxiliary means t'o limit the movement of said shaft by which said shaft is limited to mov,- ing its keys to their unvoted position.

4. The combination in a voting machine of keys arranged in rows, a shaft for each row, connections'between each shaft andthe keys of its row whereby the shaft can move its keys t'o voted and unvoted position, cranks on the end of each of said shafts, a sliding bar engagingvsaid cranks, a latch connected to said bar, a 'casing for said voting machine through which said latch projects, holes through said latchthrough which a b olt can be inserted to restrict the movement thereof to lock the keys and shafts against movement, or to release' the keys and restrict the shaft to a partial movement.

. JAMES H. DEANL Witnesses 'HARRY L. CLAPP,

KATHARINE GERLACH.

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