US1449801A

US1449801A - Machine for printing railway tickets and the like

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Publication number: US1449801A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1923-03-27
Anticipated expiration: 1940-03-27

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Mar. 27; 1923. 1,449,801.

A. ZOLLIN ET AL.

MACHINE FOR PRINTING RAILWAY TICKETS AND THE LIKE.

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UNHTED STATES ADOLF Z6LLIN, OF BADENWEILER,

arana-r caries.

AND EDUARD SCHREIBER, OF GU NDELFINGEN,

GERMANY. I

Application filed August 29, 1922. Serial No. 585,039%.

1' 0 all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that we, Anonr ZoLLIN and EDUARD SOHREIBER, citizens of the German Republic, and residing at Badenweiler and Gundelfingen, respectively, in Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Machine for Printing Railway Tickets and the like, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to a machine for printing railway tickets, tickets for theaters,

concerts or the like in the ticket office when they are to be issued. Railway tickets are to be printed by this machine with the name of the end station of the journey, the class. the price and the date of issue. One of the objects of the invention is to reduce the number of manipulations for the different operations, so that the printing ofthe ticket requires less time than is necessary at pres ent to take the ticket from the pile. Only two manipulations are necessary, a pressure with the finger to adjust the die required for the printing and further the depression of a lever to effect the printing and the severing of the ticket from the strip of paper. In order to accomplish this the dies for all the stations of the line are arranged upon the circumference of a drum, one such drum being provided for each class, which has an automatically acting clockwork which is wound up again after each impression.

The drum is adjusted by the depression of keys in such a manner that at the depression ofa new key the previously operated key is automatically returned to the initial position, the die drum being thus liberated to ado-pt the new position with the aid of clockwork. It in this manner the desired die has been brought into the range of the printing device the hand lever is depressed whereby the die is inked, the paper strip advanced and the ticket printed and severed from the strip.

A form of construction of the machine designed tor the printing of railway tickets is shown by way of example on the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the machine designed for printing tickets for four classes. the printing device for the third class being removed.

Fig. 2 shows the machine in side eleva sion, the end wall being removed.

Fig. 3 is a cross section on line AB of Fig. 2. v i

Fig. 4 illustrates the lever arrangement upon the rear wall of the casing designed for the winding up of the station drums for the four classes situated in front of the device and for the winding up of the adjustment drum mounted upon the same shaft as thestation drums.

Figs. 5 and6 show respectively in side elevation and in front elevation the arrange-- ment of. the key board for the adjustment mechanism. I

Fig. 7 shows a single key of the adjustment mechanism on an enlarged scale in longitudinal section.

Fig. 8 shows the development of the drum of the adjustment mechanisms having stop holes,

Fig. 9 is a vertical section through the middle of the printin'gand severing device on line C-D of Fig. 10.

Fig.'10 is a front elevation of the printing mechanism, the cover plate being removed. j I

Fig. 11 is a plan view showing the severing device arranged under the cover plate and the printing pads.

Fig. 12 is a section through the severingv device and Fig. 11. v

13 shows in section the severing device in another position.

Fig. 1a is a section through the printing mechanism on line GH of Fig.15,I the operating lever being shown in the position in which it stands after the printing.

printing pads on line of Fig. 15 is a rear elevation of the boxes designed to receive the printing-mechanism Figs. 16 to 18 show constructional details of mechanisms for the control of the ardboardor control'strip. F ig. 16 is a section on line J-K of Fig. 17 Fig. 17 is a section on line L-M of Fig. 16 and Fig. 1 8 is section on line OP of Fig. 17.

Fig. 19 shows in section the ink reservoir with roller connectedwith the clamping device for the paper strip.-

Fig. 20 is a perspective viewof the ink v ingrreservoir, and 1 p Figs. 21 to 24-illustrate the locking device for the printing mechanism. Fig. 21 is a side elevation, Fig. 22 a front elevation,

Figs. 23 and 24 are two sections onenla-rged scale, the first illustrating the locking position and the second the released position.

The following are the principal parts of the machine:

I.-The drums carrying the station dies with the automatic windin up device, (Figs. 1 t0 4).

lI.-The adjustment mechanism for the station die drums (Figs. 5 to 8).

IH.-The printingand severing mecha nisms (Figs. 920).

lV.The locking device for the printing mechanism designed to pr vent that, the operation of the printing mechanism being started, it can he stopped without the printing of the railway ticket being completed (Figs. 21 to 24:).

[.Staton cZ-z'e drum with automatic winding up.

The form of construction of the improved printing machine shown by way of example is designed for instance for four classes (Fig. 1). Consequently tour drums 72a, Z2, 0, (Z are provided which carry the station dies (Fig. 4:). These four drums 72a, 7), 0 and (Z are mounted upon a common shaft 71 in a casing 70 in such a manner that their peripheries project into apertures 74C of the front wall of the casing to be accessible at the printing of the ticket or the inking rollers as well as for the paper strip. At these apertures 7 4 of the wall 5 of the casing 70 the arrangements for receiving the printing mechanism and the box-shaped double casing 3 and L- with hand lever 10 are removably mounted.

In order to enable the adjustment of the station die drums 72 for the desired station a cylinder 73 is keyed upon shaft 71 (as can be seen from Figs. 3 and at) between the station drums 7 2a, 7), c, d said cylinder being designed for the adjustment mechanism which will he hereinafter described. As the adjustment of the station die drums re quires each time a more or less great revolution of the station die drums, an automatically acting drive for the shaft 71 is required. This drive can either consist of a clockwork or or a weight.

As, if a clockwork is rived this clo ' would have to he wound up rrom time to time, an improved weight rotated inechanism is used, according to this invention. which at each printing ot a railwa ticket effects automatically the raising of the weighted lever required for the driving of the station die drums. The arrangement is such that, without regard to the amplitude of the part-revolution which the station. die drums execute at each printing of a ticket, always the full effect of the weighted lever is atdisposal which serves for driving the shaft 71.

This is realized by the arrangement shown in Figs. 2 to d which consists ot a weighted lever 76 tide-ruined at 75 anal having an adjustable weight '77. This weighted lever 76 holds in its fork-shaped hearing part a spring controlled pawl 78 which engages with a d l: 79 having a wedge-shaped groove in such a manner that it the weighted lever 76 is lowered the grooved disk '79 is drawn along in the same direction. A spur wheel. 80 is rigidly connected with the L oved i 9 and meshes with a pinion 8i on shaft 71. The ratio oi tra ission oi the spur wheel 80 and pinion S1 sele d that at the greatest possible part revolution of the spur wheel thi pinion can. execute under all conditions somewhat. more than a complete revolution in this manner it is absolutely certain that at the adjustm t of the drum for anv die w r the drum can exe no the rcvolut necessary for its pr r adiusr sent he it a part revolution or compl to reve ion.

The control oi? the we hted lever 76 is effected by the arms connected with the printing n'levhanisni and designed to control the locking: device for t e printing mechanism which will he !lCSC1'.J8(l hereafter. ln or iii to ensure that the weighted lever 76 can be controlled from any of printing mechanisms for the tour classes a special lever transmission isprovided, the

lined axle is h edlv connected by an articulated rod and lay an interm diaiw link 86 with the wei lirted lever 76 so that, it said lever arm 84 is re ed the we 'hter lever 76 can he moved lrllO the highest position (shown in dotted lines) with the aid of the arm connected with the print/"mg:- mecha nism for the first class. in order to enable the weighted lever '74) to he controlled also by the arm 8? of the printing; niccnanism for the second class. a second two-armed lever 85% tulcrumed at 87 is provided which, by a link 91. is hingedlv connected with the shorter of the two arms ot lever 84-. In this manner it is possible to control the weighted love;- 7!; each time the printing mechanis l ns or :c first class and for the second class are operated. A. similar lever arra e ent as described is arr nged in inverse sen e n the range oi? the a. 91:. for the print mechanisms for the third and fourth class tickets in order to ensure that at the operation oi these printing: mechanisms the we ght-ed lever 76 be controlled also. printing; mechanism a lever 90 t'ulcrumed at 89 is connected by link 91a with a lever 93 fulcrumed at 990 The connection of the two lever systems 8&2 and 88 with 90 and 93 is effected by positive connection of the ends of the two levers 8S and 90 by means of L. 2 iCia Lil guide slot 95 and pin 94. In this manner the weighted lever 7 6 can be controlled always in the same sense from the arm 82 of each of the printing mechanisms for the four classes.

[[.-AZjustment mechanism for the station dies.

The adjustment cylinder 73 keyed upon shaft 71 serves for adjusting the drums 72a, 6, c and (Z which carry the station dies. This cylinder 73 has in its circumference adj usting holes 96 arranged as shown by the development Fig. 8. These adjusting holes are distributed. over the surface of the adjusting cylinder 73 in such a manner that if a key 99 engages with one of the holes of the cylinder the station die designated by the key is adjusted.

In the form of construction shown each drum 72a, 6, 0 and (Z is arranged for 100 station dies so that the adjustment cylinder 73 has 100 holes. Consequently the correspondin number of keys 99 must be provided (Fig. 1). Upon each key the name of the station is marked in a similar manner as the characters are marked on the keys of a typewriting machine.

The special construction of the keys is novel which permits in combination with an auxiliary device, that if a key is being depressed, the key which has been depressed previously is released automatically. The special construction of the key is shown in the sectional view Fig. 7, and Figs. 5 and 6 show the auxiliary devices which cooperate with the key. Each key consists of a bolt 98 acted upon by a spring and mounted in a sleeve 97. This bolt 98 carries at one end the key 99 and at the other end a cone 100. In the boring of bolt 98 the adjusting pin 101 is movably mounted and acted upon by a helical spring 102 in such a manner that it always projects from the cone 100.

The auxiliary device consists of a segment 103 pivotally mounted upon shaft 71. A11 abutment rail 103a serves for limiting the lowest position of said segment. The segment 103 has right angular holes 104 for the reception of the cone 100 of the keys. These holes 104- are arranged upon the se 'ment 103 displaced with regard to one another in such a manner, that-each key or the cone 100 of each key can come in engagement only with the hole 104 designed for this key. These holes. 104 are large enough to leave sufficient play for the seg ment 103 if a key is depressed so that the key which has been previously depressed and which was retained in segment 103 by the edge of the cone being held by the hole, can now securely jump back through the action of its spring. If a new key is depressed the operation is as follows:

be moved back through the action of its spring. The adjusting pin 101 of the key.

which has just been depressed will bear upon the outer surface of the adjusting cylinder until this pin can engage with the corresponding hole 96 as soon as the weighted lever 76 causes the revolving motion ofthe adjustment cylinder 73 which happens if the previously depressed keyis being released. The correct adjustment of the drum for the station to be printed is thus effected and any accidental rotation of the station die drums is prevented.

I[[.P1inting and severing device.

The printing and severing devices are illustrated in Figs. 9 to 18. The printing mechanism consists, as can be specially seen from Figs. 9, 10, 14 and 15, of two

frames

3 and 4 which are pivo-tally mounted upon bolts 2, the frame 3 being remova-bly-mounted upon the end wall 5 of the casing 70 which is designed for the drums with the station dies, the frame 4 having a lid 6 at its front end upon which on the one hand the counter plate 7 .of the printing device designed for pressing the paper strip against the station dles and on the other hand th severing device are arranged.

This severing device for the printed ticket consists of a spring controlled knife carriage mounted upon, the lid 6 of the.

movable frame 4, said carriage being displaced in a direction opposite to the direction in which its spring acts by a stud 16 fixed on frame 3 with the aid of a lever 15 at the instant when frame 4 is made to register with frame 3 by the depression of the hand lever 10. At this moment the printed ticket is cut off the paper strip 27 which is pressed against a counter-plate of the severing device.

In the lower part of the box-shaped frame 4 a hand lever 10 is pivotally mounted upon the two pivot pins 9, a nose 11 of said lever being acted upon by a spring 12 so that it is always held in the position shown in Fig. 9. The two arms of lever 10 have each another nose 13 the upper curved part of each nose rolling, if the hand lever 10 is operated, upon the rollers 14 arranged upon the outer side of the frame 3; In this manner it is possible to make frame 4 pivot connected the one with the other at 21.

around its axle so that if the hand lever 10 is moved in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 9, said frame 4 adopts the position shown in Fig. 14, in which it embraces entirely the inner frame 3. This movement serves for two purposes, first to press the paper strip by means of counterplate 7 against the adjusted station die of the corresponding drum 72a to d and secondly to operate the severing device 8 shortly before the completed movement as the lever 15 which controls the knife is acted upon by the two pins 16 arranged upon the inner side of frame 3 in such a manner that the knife carriage is raised. ,By the movement of the frame 4 through the intermediary of the hand lever 10 the following operations are further to be effected.

1. The inking of the station die, and

2. The advance of the paper strip 27 upon which the printing has to be effected for the length of the railway ticket and further the feeding of the control strip 27a. This is effected with the aid of two toggle joints which are arranged at either side between the two

frames

3 and 4.

These toggle joints are composed each of a lever arm 18 fulcrumed at 17 in frame 3 and of a lever 20 fulcrunied at 19 upon the inner side of frame 4 (Figs. 9 and 10).

These two

levers

18 and 20 are hingedly The levers 18 are connected by articulated rods 22 with the carriage 23 guided upon guide rails 24 adapted to slide between the two rails 55 in frame 3. This carriage 23 consists, as can be specially seen from Figs. 16, 17 and 18, of two parts separated by a gap 28 through which the paper strips 27 and 27a are fed which come from the

slits

26 and 25. The two parts of carriage 23 are generally pressed the one upon the other by the action of a spring 29 so that the paper strips 27 and 27 (t are held between said parts. As the paper strips 27 and 27a are to be held only at the descending movement of the carriage 23 if they have to be advanced. for the printing of the railway ticket, an arrangement is provided which is designed to release the paper strip 27 and the control strip 27a. before the carriage 23 begins to ascend. With this object in view the bolt 30 which is acted upon by spring 29 is pushed back by a cam 31 shortly before the carriage has arrived at its lowest position so that the gap 28 is enlarged. A clamping device 32-33 (Fig. 17) serves to maintain the parts of the carriage at the position of enlarged gap during the ascending movement so that the two paper strips are not pulled up with the carriage, said clamping devices retaining the bolt 30 and consequently the clamping rail 32a of the carriage 33 until the carria e has arrived at its highest position. t this moment the clamping device is released as the projecting stud 33 (Figs. 18 and 14) strikes against the axle 2 which serves at the same time as abutment (Fig. 9). The paper strip 27 and the control strip 27a can now again be clamped between the two parts of carriage 23 under the influence of spring 29. A sec ond holding device is provided to securely hold the

strips

27 and 27a in the position to which they have been brought by the descent of the carriage, this second holding device gripping the paper strips directly after the descent of the carriage and holding the same during the printing and severing. This holding device consists, as shown in Figs. 9, 10, 14, 19, of a transverse piece 35 which is movably suspended to shaft 37 by means of two arms 36. These arms 36 are under the influence of pressure springs 38 designed to hold the paper strip guided below the blade springs 34 over a support 39 until this holding device 34 to 38 is released. As the paper strips 27 and 27% must be held at this point only during the ascending movement of the carriage 23 but remain free if the carriage descends, a releasing device for this clamping device is provided. This releasing device consists of a blade spring 40 (Figs. 10 and 14) which reaches under a projecting nose 41 of the transverse piece 35 and holds this piece with the blade spring 24. In order to ensure that, also in this case, the release is effected in proper time shortly before the upward movement of the carriage has come to an end the following releasing device is provided:

Upon the second articulated rod 22a a stud 43 (shown in Fig. 10 in dash lines) is mounted which is designed to grip under the right hand side nose 44 of the transverse piece 35 shortly before the highest position is reached. Simultaneously with the lifting off of the transverse piece 35 and the release of the paper strip resulting therefrom the blade spring 40 becomes free to grip under the nose 41 of the transverse piece 35 whereby the clamping device 34 rests open until the same is released again by the button 41 at the downward movement of the carriage.

The printing of the railway ticket is effected in two operations.

At the printing of one railway ticket the preliminary impression for the next follow ing ticket is already made. At this preliminary printing the text which remains always thesame, as station of depart, class and the consecutive number and the date are printed. This is the first operation. At the second operation the name of the station of destination and the price are printed on the ticket. At the same time the control strip is printed in two operations. It is not necessary that the station of depart be printed upon the control strip as there cannot be any doubt as regards the origin of the strip. In

accordance with the railway tickets the control strip is printed at tlie'iirst operationwith the consecutive number and at the second operation with-the name of the station of destination and the prlce; As the printing is divided into two printing-steps two The printing mechanism for the second operation consists ofthe dies of the drums 72a,

printing mechanisms are required.

the two parallel rails so that it can QXB cute under the influence of the guide curves 49 at the up and down movement at the same time a movement in horizontal direction. This is necessary for the inking and in order to bring the die into the printing position required for the printing of the

strips

27 and 27a. For inking this die 47 which comprises the numbering devices 46 the station of depart, the date and class, the inking receptacle 50 with inking roller 51 is provided. The receptacle. 50 designed to receive the printing pad is oscillably mounted by means of trunnions 52 (Figs. 19 and'20) upon the support 39 for the pressing device 35 and it is controlled by a small spiral spring 54 19). Thismovable arrange ment of the printing pad is necessary to make free at the top position the way for thefprinting die 47 which is moved toward the right under the influence of the guide curve 49 as soon as it has reached its lowest position. With this object in view the ink receptacle 50 has a lateral stud 57 (Fig. 20) which atthe downward movement is in contact with-the sliding rail 55 and-pushes back the inking roller 51" so that the'path' for the printing die 47 is made free for the ascent.

For inking the die mounted in the'drum a second inking device 58 is provided which has an inking roller 59 connected by means of elastic'connecting rods 60'with the guide ribs 24 designed to' communicate a reciproeating movement to the other parts of the device. In order to ensure that the inking roller 59 comes in contact with the adjusted die only for a short moment during the downward movement of the same curved guides 61 are arrangedfor this-inking roller in the inner frame 3, these guides being arranged so that shortly before thecompletion of the downward movement the inking roller 59 is pressed against the adjusted station die and effects the inking in rolling over said die. At the next moment the inking having been done the inking roller isflifted oii whilstthe station die continuesi w d scend so that the path forthe printing'pad 56 is made free. 62- and 63 are merelypr'otecting plates-which, "elastically arrangedleave between them-a gap which is only'so large that the paper strips can be brought in contact with the drums.-

' The operation of the numbering mechanisms 46 is eifectedwith the, aid of the,

spring controlled feeding bolts 64 mounted;

upon the abutment 7 two of such feeding bolts 64 being provided'as can be seen from Fig. 11, one for the numbering device-for the railway ticket" and the; other for the numbering device for the control strip.

It may-furtherbe' remarked that in the form of construction shown by way of ex ample the freely accessible paper rollsand strips ought to be locked up in the practical use n order to prevent the fraudulous ma-f nipulation, specially of the control strip.

[ V. L007cing ale vice m im rintin a pamtus.-

' In order to'preventthat a movement of the hand lever 10 or" the'prin'ting device once started can be stoppedwithout completion of theprlnting of a ticket a special locking device is provided. This locking device'is shown in Figs; 21 to24, Figs. 21' and 22 showing the same in elevation seen, from two different sides, Figs. 23 and 24 beinga longitudinal sec tionwhich show the locking deviceat about the locking position and Fig. 24 in the released position. This locking deviceicon sists essentially of a rod l05suspendedto the top plate ofboX 70 and designed to serve '105 as guide for a casing 106. This casing can be" moved up" and down by the t w'o levers 82; 82 rigidly conneoted' with the" frame 4 of'the printing device which=has to'be moved; The upward movement can take place at any time, but the downward move ment only, if the forward movement and consequentlytheprinting of the ticket have been'completed. With this object in view a locking pawl 108 controlledby a spring'lOi' is pivotally mounted in a recess of rod 105.

This locking pawl 108 places itself-against the inner wall of casing 106 in such'a man ner that the axial displacement of said casing upon therod in downward direction is impossible.

In order-to permitthe downward movement of the casing after the printing has been completed a separate locking .for 'the i pawl 108isprovided which consists of 1'3. ring 110 controlled by a spring '109 and designed to grip behind a nose 111 of the lo'cking pawl 108 when, after the casing 106has arrived at its highest position, the locking pawl 108 is slightly raisedby striking roe double the size, Fig. 23'showing the same in against the cross pin 112 (confer position Fig. 24). The locking pawl 108 is thus released. The reinsertion of the locking pawl 108 is effected by the adjusting screw 113 screwed into the casing 106 and serving abutment for the ring 110. By this short contact the locking ring 110 is pressed downward against the action of spring 109 before the casing 106 arrives at its lowest position, the locking pawl 108 being thus released.

dvVe claim 1. Machine for printing, before the issue of the same, railway tickets and the like with continuously varying text comprising in combination a main shaft, several printing drums upon said shaft, station dies mounted upon said drums, an automatically acting winding-up device for said printing drums, an adjustment mechanism for adjusting said printing drums according to the desired text, a key board the keys of which adjust the position of the adjustment device, a printing and severing mechanism for each drum, a cardboard strip for each drum for the tickets to be printed, a control strip for each drum for controlling the tickets printed and issued, and a hand lever for operating said printing and severing mechanisms in two steps so that at the first step the two strips. are advanced and at the second step the two strips are printed and the printed ticket is severed from the strip.

2. Machine for printing railway tickets and the like comprising in combination a frame, a main shaft revolubly mounted in the frame, several printing drums one for each class mounted upon said shaft, station dies mounted on said drums, an adjustment cylinder mounted upon said shaft between said printing drums having as many perforations as there are station dies, a pivotally mounted weighted lever designed to revolve said shaft, a key board comprising as many keys as there are perforations in the adjustment cylinder, the key which is being de pressed engaging with the perforation of the cylinder which corresponds to the sta tion die to be printed, a cardboard strip for each drum for the tickets to be printed, a paper strip for each drum for the control of the impressions made, means for intermittently feeding these strips, a severing apparatus for each drum for cutting off the printed ticket, a hand lever for operating said printing and severing mechanisms, a rod and lever system connecting said weighted lever with said hand lever so that the same is raised after each printing operation.

3. Machine for printing railway tickets and the like comprising in combination a frame, a main shaft revolubly mounted in the frame, several printing drums one for each class mounted upon said shaft, station dies mounted on said drums, an adjustment cylinder mounted upon said shaft between said printing drums having'as many perforations as there are station dies, a pivotally mounted weighted lever, a ratchet mounted upon the pivot pin of said weighted lever, a pawl hingedly mounted upon said lever engaging with said ratchet, a toothed wheel of much smaller diameter than said ratchet keyed upon said ,main shaft and meshing with said ratchet, a key board comprising as many keys as there are perforations in the adjustment cylinder, the key which is being depressed engaging with the perforation of the cylinder which corresponds to the station die to be printed, a cardboard strip for each drum for the tickets to be printed, a paper strip for each drum for the control of the impressions made, means for intermittently feedin these strips, a severing apparatus for each drum for cutting off the printed ticket, a hand lever for operating said printing and severing mechanisms, a rod and lever system connecting said weighted lever with said hand lever so that the same is raised after each printing operation.

4. In a machine for printing tickets as described the rod and lever system for connecting the hand lever with the weighted lever comprising a lever projecting from each printing and severing mechanism, four two-armed levers pivotally mounted and designed to be acted upon each by the lever of the corresponding printing and severing mechanism, links for hingedly connectin said two-armed levers with one another, an a rod and link connecting said weighted lever with said set of two-armed levers.

5. In a machine for printing tickets as described the means for locking and releasing the adjustment cylinder consisting of a segment loosely mounted upon the main shaft so that its curved wall covers the perforated adjustment cylinder, having holes which are larger than those of the adjustment cylinder but correspond with the same in position, the keys of the key board having each a central boring, a cone at the end of each key designed to engage with the corresponding hole of the segment to hold the segment and to release the same if at the depression of another key the segment is slightly moved and a spring controlled rod in said body of each key designed to engage with the corresponding perforation of the adjustment cylinder to lock the same in the adjusted position.

6. In a machine for printing tickets of the type described the keys consisting each of a spring controlled bolt having a central boring at its lower end, the key board marked with the name of the station to which the type corresponds, a perforated cone at the lower end of the key, a spring 1 controlled coupling pin in said b'oring of the bolt designed to engage with the corre sponding hole of the adjustment cylinder for stopping the same. said cone being designed to retain the key in the operative position by its engagement with an oblong hole of the segment upon the adjustment cylinder.

7. In the machine for printing tickets of the type described the printing and severing mechanism consisting of an inner fixed frame and of an outer movable frame pivotally connectedwith said fixed frame, a spring controlled hand lever pivotally mounted upon said movable frame, a curved extension at the upper end of said hand lever, an abutment roller upon said fixed frame, the printing pads fixed upon the inner surface of the lid of said movable frame and the severing mechanism, said printing pad serving to advance the cardboard strip for the tickets to be printed and the control strip and said severing mechanism serving to cut off the ticket which has been printed if the movable frame is pressed upon the fixed frame with the aid of said hand lever.

8. In the machine for printing tickets of the type described the mechanism for inking the printing die'if the movable frame is pressed upon a fixed frame comprising in combination with the fixed frame and with the movable frame two toggle levers between said frames composed each of a lever pivotally mounted upon the fixed frame and of a lever pivotally mounted upon the movable frame, means for pivotally connecting said two levers the one with the other, a carriage movably mounted at the upper end of the fixed frame composed of two parts between which the passage for the ticket strip and for the control strip is formed, rods connecting said toggle levers with said carriage.

9. In the machine for printing tickets of the type described the severing device for the ticket strip comprising in combination with the fixed frame and with the movable frame, a knife carriage arranged upon the lid of said movable frame, a stud upon the movable frame designed to act upon said knife carriage, alever designed to push said stud forward if the movable frame is being pressed upon the fixed frame.

10. A locking device for the printing apparatus comprising in combination with the fixed frame the movable frame and the hand lever for operating said movable frame a suspended rod, a casing positively connected with said movable frame guided upon said rod, a spring controlled pawl upon said rod bearing against the inner surface of said casing and designed to prevent the axial displacement of said casing, an abutment for releasing said locking pawl, a spring controlledlocking ring for said pawl, and a second abutment designed to act upon said locking ring for releasing the pawl shortly before the completion of the downward movement of said casing.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ADOLF ZOLLIN. EDUARD SCHREIBER. Witnesses:

ELISE 'SCHAAF, KARL HERM.