US2060922A - Device, more particularly manifold writing device for issuing tickets or the like - Google Patents

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D. BLACK Er AL DEVICE, MOREPARTICULABLY MANIFOLD WRITING Nw. 17, 193s. H,

DEVICE`FOR ISSUING TICKETS OR THE LIKE Eiled Sept. l0, 1934 5 SheetS-Sheec l TH. D. BLACK E-r AL DEVICE, MORE PARTICULARLY MANIFOLD WRITING DEVICE FOR ISSUING TICKETS OR THE LIKE Nov. Y1v',v 1936.

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' DEVICE, MORE PARTICULARLY MANIFOLD WRITING y DEVICE FOR ISSUING TICKETS OR THE LIKE Filed Sept. l0, 1934 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Nov. 17, 1936.

. H. D. BLACKl x-:r AL, ZGSw-f DEVICE. MORE PARTICULARLY MANIFOLD WRITING DEVICE FOR ISSUING TICKETS OR'THE LIKE Filed Sept. l0, 1934 5 Shee'S-lle; 4

Nov. 17,1936.

LACK ETAL I 2,060,922

D. B DEVICE, MORE PARTICULARLY MANIFOLD WRITING DEVICE FOR ISSUING TICKETS OR THE LIKE Fle'd Sept. l0, 1934 n '5 Sheets-Sheet` 5 @WWM @Wwf

Patented Nev. 11,1936

, UNITED STATES DEVICE, MORE PARTICULARLY MANIFOLD WRITING DEVICE FOR ISSUING TICKETS OR THE LIKE Horace Drummond Black, London, and Christopher Frederick Webb, Eastcote, England, as-

signors to Bell Punch don, England Application In 18 Claims.

This invention is for improvements in or relating to devices more particularly to manifold writing devices for issuing tickets, bills, receipts and the like (hereinafter referred to as tickets) upon which certain data is inscribed by'the operator prior to issue, and in which it is usual for one or more copies to be recorded upon one or more superimposed duplicate forms, and in which, if. necessary, one duplicated form is retained in the device for the purpose of identifying and checking transactions made by means of the device. In such devices the tickets are arranged in the form of 'a fan-fold strip or roll in a magazine contained in the machine, and are fed forwardly and delivered externally to the device one at a time with each operation of the device usually by pin feed mechanism.

The device which constitutes the subject matter of this invention is of the type wherein the tickets or the like are arranged in the form of asingle strip or two or more superimposed strips in a magazine and are fed by means of a pin wheel or the like engaging with perforations'in the strip so as to feed at least one ticket from the strip, or from each of the two or more superimposed strips upon each actuation of the device.

According to the present invention there is provided a device of the type referred to, wherein means arranged to feed the ticket strip through the device is actuated by a yieldingly controlled mechanism which is automatically released by a trigger action to feed a ticket from the device.

Again, according to the invention there is provided a device of the type referred to, wherein means arranged to feed the ticket strip forwardly through the device is operable by a mechanism which is arranged to be moved in one direction against the tension of a spring by a manually. operable trigger device and is arranged to be released automatically therefrom, after the said trigger device has been displaced a predetermined distance, to move under the action of the spring in the reverse direction and thereby cause the ticket strip to be fed forwardly through the device.

The invention will bemore particularly ydescribed with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

l Figure 1 illustrates a front elevation of the device with the cover of a casing in section;

Figure 2 illustrates a side elevation of the device with the side of the cover of the casing cut away; y

Figure 3 illustrates a front elevation of the Company Limited, Lon- September 10, 1934, Serial No. 743,470 Great Britain March 5, 1934 device with the cover of the casing and a cover plate for the actuating mechanism removed;

Figure 4 is a plan view of the device;

Figure 5 illustrates a portion of the actuating mechanism shown in Figure 3 but in a different position;

Figure 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Figure 2 and illustrates a detail of the mechanism shown in Figure 1;

Figure 'l illustrates diagrammatically a modiiication of a portion of the actuating mechanism,

and 1 Figure 8 illustrates diagrammatically a further modification of a portion of the actuating mechanism.

Referring to Figures 1 to 6 of the drawings,l a cover I of a casing of a manifold writingdevice is illustrated as hinged to a base plate 2 by means of a hinge 3. The cover I is provided on the exterior thereof with a ticket punching device A known per se and anactuating hand lever 5 which is connected 'by means of a spindle 6 to actuating mechanism disposed on the base plate 2. A cover plate l is arranged to protect the actuating mechanism shown in Figure 3 and is provided with a vertical partition 8 which divides the space between the plate 1 and the inner side of the cover I into two compartments.

A series of tickets arranged in a strip are disposed in a fan folded manner within vthe right hand compartment (Figure 1) together with a duplicated strip therefor. The superimposed strips are fed over a roller 9, around a drum II between the latter and a guide I0, and thereafter over a platen I3 preferably provided with a milled surface. The superimposed strips are fed over the platen in such a manner that astrip of carbon paper or inked fabric I4 is disposed between the ticket and the duplicate strip. Consequently any inscription made upon the ticket to be issued which is accessible for this purpose through an opening I5 in the casing, is duplicated upon the strip of duplicating paper which is thereafter fed by a drum I2 and guide 16 into the left hand compartment (Figure l) and folded in a fan-like manner, whilst the tickets are issued from the device through a slot I6 in a side Wall of the casing I.

The drumv Il which is arranged to engage respectively through the medium of pins I l with the ticket strip and the duplicating strip so as to feed the ticket and the duplicating strip over the platen I3, and the drum I2 which is arranged to receive only the duplicating strip and feed the same into the left hand compartment also by the means of pins I9 disposed upon the said drum, are driven respectively from a Maltese wheel I9, the periphery of which is toothed to mesh with a pinion wheel 20 and with two pinion wheels 2| and 22 which are secured on the shafts of the pin drums II and I2 above referred to. wheel I9 is arranged to'be engaged by a pin wheel 29 operated in a manner hereinafter described so as to rotate the Maltese wheel I9 through an angle of 60 upon each actuation of the pin wheel the rotation of the Maltese 'wheel I9 effecting throughthe intermediary of the plnions 2| and .22a half revolution to each of the drums II and i2. The pairs of pins I1 and I9 are diametrically opposed on the drums I I and I2 and consequently the half revolution of each of the latter feeds the length ofone ticket through the device.

The pin wheel 22 is operated by a trigger mechanism which comprises a hook shaped lever 24 arranged to pivot about a pin 32 disposed in an extension of a lever 26. 'I'he hook shaped lever 24 is capable of movement in a direction parallel to the lever 26 due to the provision of a slot therein which` accommodates the pin 32. The lever 26 is pivoted at 25 and carries at the outer end thereof a roller 21 arranged to engage with the leading end of the hook shaped lever 24 so that the movement of the lever 26 in an anti-clockwise direction moves the hook shaped lever 24 also in an anti-clockwise direction until a nose 2B .formed on the leading end of the said hook shaped lever 24 engages with a pin 29 and is thereby moved in a radial direction so as to be disengaged from the roller 21 -carried on the said lever 26. The hook shaped lever 24 is then returned to the normal position thereof by a spring 30 operatively connected thereto. The lever 26 is arranged Vto be rotated by means oi the hand lever 5 (Figures 1,` 2, or 4) located on the outside of the casing I and connected to the lever 26 by means of the spindle 6. The hook shaped lever 24 is provided at the-free end thereof with a surface 24a which as the lever 26 Ais moved from the initial to the loaded position rides over the surface of a pin 22a carried on the pin` wheel 23, thereby malntaining the pin wheel in a definite position, but when the nose 29 of the leading end o! the lever 24 engages with the fixed pin 29, the surface 24a of the lever 24 hasy moved clear of the pin 22a on the pin wheel 22 and consequently the movement of the hooked lever 24 in a radial direction takes place without engagement with the pin 23a of the pin wheel 22. The hooked lever 24 is displaced radially to the positionshown in Figure 5 land when this lever is released by the nose 29 passing beyond the end oi. the roller 21- it engages with the pin 22a on the pin wheel 22 and thereby car ries the pin wheel 22 with it and rotates the same through an angle of The rotation oi the pin wheel 22 through an angle of 120 causes the Maltese wheel I9 to move through an angle oi' 60 and, as hereinbei'ore stated, the Maltese wheel I 9 thereby effects a half revolution of each of the drums II and I2 arranged to i'eed the ticket and vthe duplicating strip over the platen l2 and also the duplicating strip into the left hand compartment. i i

The lever 26 which is operable to move the hook shaped lever 24 from the normal to the rotated position may be provided at the outer end thereof with a yielding head piece so as to enable the said lever 26 when returned under the influence of a spring 24 to the initial position upon the release of the handle 5, to snap under the nose 28 on the lever 24 so that .it is thus eet in The Maltese position in readiness for the device to be actuated again. In the arrangement shown however, when the lever 26 restores under the action of the spring 24, the nose 26 rides up against the tension of the spring 20 until the roller 21 is restored to the position shown in Figure 3 and then returns under the action of the spring III to the position shown inFigure 3. An arm 25 is provided on the hook shaped lever 24 and this engages the stop 26` on the return motion `oi the lever and thus limits the degree of movement of the latter.

The pinion 2U hereinbeiore referred to which makes one complete revolution for every revolution oi' 60 bythe Maltese wheel I9, oscillates an arm connected to a striker 21 which strikes the gong 22, the gong thus being sounded every time the Maltese wheel is rotated to issue a ticket.

A locking device operable from the exterior of the casing is provided for the purpose oi' rendering the machine inoperative when so desired. 'I'his locking device comprises a bar 29 pivoted on a further bar 4I) which latter is pivoted on the base plate 2 -of the machine by means oi' the pivot pin 4i. The end of the bar 4I) adjacent the pivot 4I is curved so as not to interfere with the pinion 20. The bar 39 is arranged to be moved in a l direction towards Athe pin 29 by means of a projection 42 o`n a plate 42, which projection engages with a slot in the bar 99. The plate 42 is rotated by a pin, not shown, which projects through the back wall of the casing of the machine and moves in an arcuate slot. The plate 43 is spring urged to the position shown in Figure 3 but when this plate is rotated, a pin 44a carried on a plate spring 44 riveted to the plate 42 enters the hole 45 (Figure 1) in the cover plate 1 and prevents the restoration of the plate 42. The plate 42 is released by inserting a shaft pointed instrument in the hole 45 and releasing the pin 44a. 'I'he plate 42 and the bar 29 are then restored under spring control to the position shown in Figure 3. The bar 29 is provided at the free end thereof with a pin 46 which when the bar is in an operated position is located in the path of the nose 22. As the bar 39 is ilush against the side wall o! the cov'er I, it consequently cannot rotate about its pivot and hence the pin 46 prevents thenose 22 moving to the extreme operative position when the lever 26 is rotated. The nose 22 oi the lever 24 is not released from the roller 21 and the Maltese wheelv I9 is not actuated.

In the modification of the present invention. illustrated in Figure 7, the Maltese wheel -I2 is replaced by a star wheel 46 having three teeth each separated by an angle of 120".` The star wheel 46 is arranged to be engaged by a rod 4I which moves longitudinally and is provided at the free end thereof with two rollers 59 and 5I. The roller 5I is arranged to engage with a guide block 52 which governs the path of movement oi the rod 49 and the other roller 52 is arranged to engage with the free end of one of the teeth of the star wheel 42 in a manner hereinafter specined. At the end of the rod 42 remote from the star wheel 49 the same is connected by means of a pivotal` link 52 with a second link 54 pivotally connected to a lever 55 arranged to be operated by the exterior hand lever 5 of the device. The rod 42 is provided at the pivoted end thereof with a depression 56 wherein the end of the pivotal link 52 is normally held by means oi' a spring 51, connected to the pivotal link 54 and the lever 56, which normally tends to press the end oi the pivotal link 52 into the said depression. The rod 42 is maintained in the inoperative position by means of a tension spring 59 and the pivoted end of the said rod 49 is shaped so as to roll over an eccentric 59 secured to the base plate 2 of the device for a purpose hereinafter specified. I The operation of the device is as follows: When the lever 55 connected to the hand lever 5 of the device is moved in an anti-clockwise direction, the pivotal link 54 presses the pivotal link 53v against, the depression 56 inthe rod 49 and at the same time moves the rod 49 in a longitudinal direction away from the teeth of the star wheel v45 in a downward direction. The rod 49 in so moving is guided in its course by a pin 60 on the base plate 2 and the guide block 52 until the pivotal axes of the two pivotal links 53 and 54 are in line, whereupon the lower end of the rod 49 engages with the eccentric 59 so as to bring the pivotal connection, between the two pivotal links Abelow the line joining the other two pivotal axes of the two pivotal links, thus releasing the rod 49 and permitting it to move upwardly under the I tension of the spring 58 so that the roller 50 on the free end thereof engages with the next tooth of the star wheel 48 and'moves it through 120. In order to prevent the star wheel from being moved as the rod 49 is being moved downwardly the star wheel 48 is provided with a pawl 6I which 'arrests the movement thereof after the rod 49 has ceased to operate and holds it in a position which, when the rod 49 is released, ensures that the free end of the latter engages with the nextA succeeding tooth of the wheel 48.

A modification of the device just which is illustrated' in Figure. 8,consists in a hook shaped lever 52 being connected to a hand operated lever substantiallysimilar in construction and operation to the lever 5 previously described, the hook 63 of the lever 62 being arranged to engage with a hook 64 formed on the end of the rod 49 above referred to. T'he movement of the rod 49 is controlled by a trunnion block 61 arranged to slide in a groove formed in the base plate 2 of the device in such a manner that when the hooked lever 62 has been moved a predetermined distance, the trunnion block 61 on the rod 49' causes the two hooked projections 63 and 64 to move out of engagement with one another and release the rod 49 so that it engages with the next lever 62 is provided with a pivoted free end 69 arranged to yield against the influence of a spring 19 when the hand leverlis returned to the normal position thereby permitting the hooked shaped ends 85 and 64 of the lever 62 to engage once more with one another.

It is to be understood that although the Maltese wheel and the star wheels hereinbefore referred to have been described as being connected through the medium of pinion wheels 2l and 22 with the feed drums II and I2 of the ticket mechanism, it is to be understood that the Maltese wheel I9 and the star wheels 48 may be @directly connected to said drums.

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the drum, and the other arm of which is arranged to extend into the path over which the duplicated strip is fed. The lever 12 is spring urged by means of a spring 14 so that during one half of a revolution of the drum I2 the arm 13 of the lever 12 extends into the interior of the drum I2 through the slot 1I thus allowing the other arm to lie substantially tangentially to the surface of the drum I2 and thereby permitting the feed 4of the duplicated strip in one direction. For the remaining half revolution of the drum no slot occurs and the arm 13 of the lever is displaced by the surface of the drum I2 against the influence of the spring 14 so as tobring the second arm of the lever-12 into a substantially radial position, where the duplicated strip is deflected in a direction at right angles to the normal direction of the strip. It is found that with a simple arrangement of this character, the duplicated strip is fed in a fan-folded manner into the left hand compartment of the device.

Thus, it will be seen `that with the trigger mechanism hereinbefore referred to which is loaded through the medium 'of the handle 5 disposed on .the exterior of the device, an operator can only actuate this exterior handle 5 so as to load the trigger mechanism for actuation but the actual actuation and feeding of the ticket strip through the device is thereafter completely outof the operators control as this is effected solely upon the release of. the trigger mechanism once ithas been moved a predetermined distance,

thus ensuring that the operator cannot manipulatively interfere with the ticket feed mechanism. Again due to the fact that the ticket feed is operated by a trigger mechanism, the operator can tear off the ticket which has been issued from the device Whilst the exterior handle 5 is being returned to the initial position and thus it will be seen that the device can be operated much more rapidly than if the feeding of the ticket through the device was dependent upon the operator alone and required the operator to move the handle both from the initial position to the operative position and back again.

It is obvious that thedevice can be used as a simple ticket issijng machine without necessarily employing the, plicate retaining facilities described.

What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:- l

l. A strip ticket issuing machine comprising a ticket strip supply magazine adapted to accominodate a supply of. at least one ticket strip, a feeding device for the strip provided with means arranged to engage with perforations in the strip so as to feed said strip forwardly at least one ticket length upon each vactuation of the machine, a pivoted lever manual means for displacingsaid lever in one direction, a second lever operable under spring control to actuate said feeding device and pivotally connected at one end thereof to the said pivoted lever, a hook shaped lever disposed on the other end of said second lever which is arranged to engage with the free end of. the said pivoted lever so that the two levers are rotated together during the initial displacement in the said direction of the pivoted lever and means for releasing the saidA hook shaped projection from the free endof the pivoted lever during the displacement of the latter so that the second lever is free torotate under spring control and actuate the feeding device.

2. A strip ticket issuing machine comprising a ticket strip supply magazine adapted to accommodate a supply of at least one ticket strip, a feeding device for the strip provided with means arranged to engage with perforations in the strip so as to feed said strip forwardly at least one ticket length upon each actuation of the machine, a pivoted lever manual meanslor displacing said lever in one direction, a second lever operable under spring control to actuate said feeding device and pivotally and slidably connected at one end thereof to the said pivoted lever, a hook shaped projection disposed on the other end of said second lever which is arranged to engage with the free end of the said pivoted lever so that the two levers are rotated together during the initial displacement in the said direction of the pivoted lever, a nose on said hook shaped projection, and a stationary pin, fixed relatively to the machine, which is arranged to engage with the said nose during the displacement of the pivoted lever andcause the said nose to ride up so that the hook shaped projection is released from the free end of the pivoted lever and the said section lever is free to rotate under spring control and actuate the feeding device.

3. A strip ticket issuing machine comprising a ticket strip supply magazine adapted to accommodate a supply of at least one ticket strip, a pin wheel, a radially slotted Wheel operable by -said pin wheel by the slots therein being engaged by the pins of the pin wheel, two feeding drums Y .ed to accommodates supply of at least two superimposed ticket strips, a feeding mechanism for the strip provided with means arranged to engage with perforations in the strips so as to feed each of said strirqgforwardly at least one ticket length upon each actuation of the device. means for feeding at least one strip to the interior of the machine and at least one strip to the exterior of the machine, a normally ineffective spring Vmeans operatively connecting the spring to the feeding mechanism to actuate the latter, and trigger mechanism operable to load saldspring and `thereby render it effective to actuate the feeding device when fullyloaded to release it.

5. A manifold` writing device for issuing tickets comprising a ticket strip supply magazine adapted to accommodate a supply of at least two superimposed ticket strips, a pin wheel, a vradially slotted wheel operable by said pin wheel by the slots therein being engaged by the pins of the pin wheel, two feeding drums provided with projections arranged to engage with perforations in the strips and operable by said radially slotted wheel so as to feed each of'said strips forwardly at least one tlcket length upon each actuation of the machine, one of said drums having associated therewith means for feeding at least one strip to the interior of the machine and at least one aooamza` strip to the exterior of the machine, a normally ineffective spring means operatively connecting the spring to -thepin wheel for actuating the latter and trigger mechanism operable to loeid said spring and thereby render it effective to actuate said pin wheel and when fully loadedA to release it.

6. A strip ticket issuing machine comprising e ticket strip supply magazine adapted to accommodate a supply of at least one ticket strip. a feeding device provided with'means arranged to engage with perforations in the strip so as to feed said strip forwardly at least one ticket length upon each actuation of the machine, a normally ineffective spring means operatively connecting the spring to the feeding device to actuate the latter, a pivoted lever arranged to be rotated under manual control, a rodconnected to said spring and arranged to be displaced longitudinally by said pivoted lever for the purpose of tensioning the said spring, linkwork connecting said p rod and pivoted lever, and means for rendering said linkwork effective during the rotation of the lever to allow automatically the restoration of the rod and enable the spring to become effective to drive said feeding device.

'l. A strip ticket issuing machine comprising a ticket strip supply magazine adapted to ec normally ineffective spring means operatively connecting the spring of the feeding device to actuate the latter, a pivoted lever arranged t0 be rotated under manual control, a hook shaped projection on the free end of said lever, a rod connected to said spring, a hook shaped projection on one end of said rod arranged to engage withthe hook shaped projection on the free end of the lever so that the rod is dispiaceable longitudinally against the tension of the spring when the lever is rotated, and means for automatical- 1y disengaging said hook shaped projections during the rotation of the lever so that the rod restores and the spring becomes elective to drive said feeding device.

s. A strip ticket issuing machine comprising a ticket strip supply magazine adapted to accommodate a supply of at least one ticket strip, a feeding device provided with means arranged to engage with perforations in the strip so as to feed said strip forwardly at least one ticket length upon each actuation of the machine, a pivoted lever arranged to be rotated under manual oontrol, a normally ineffective spring, a rod arranged to actuate said feeding device, connected to seid spring and displaceable longitudinally by said pivoted lever against the tension of the spring. linkwork connecting said rod and pivoted lever, means for rendering said linkwork en'ective` during the rotation of the lever to allow automatically the restoration of the rod, a guide block for guiding the rod during the longitudinal movement thereof. a star wheel operatively connected to said feeding device, and a roller disposed on the free end of said rod arranged to engage with said star wheel and effect rotation thereof upon the restoration of said rod, yfor the purpose of actuating said feeding device.

9. A strip ticket 'issuing machine comprising a ticket strip supply magazine adapted to accommodate a supply of at least one ticket strip, a

feeding'device provided with means arranged to 7l' engage with perforations in the strip so as to feed said strip forwardly at least one ticket length upon each actuation of the machine, a pivoted lever arranged to be rotated under manual control, a hook shaped projection on the free end of said lever, a normally ineffective spring, a rod connected to said spring, a hook shaped projection on one end of said rod arranged to engage with the hook shaped projection on the free end of the lever so that the rod is displaceable longltudinally against the tension of the spring when the lever is rotated, a guide block for guiding the rod during the longitudinal movement thereof and for automatically disengaging said hook shaped projections during the rotation of the lever so that the rod restores, a'star wheel operatively connected to said feeding device and a roller disposed on the free end of said rod arranged to engage with said star wheel and effect rotation thereof upon the restoration of said rod, for the purpose of actuating said feeding device. 10. A strip ticketV issuing machine comprising a ticket strip supply magazine adapted to accommodate a supply of at least one ticket strip,

means normally inaccessible from the exterior of the machine for feeding forwardly from the,

supply of strip at least one ticket length thereof at each actuation of the machine, and yieldingly controlled trigger operated driving mechanism for said feeding means operable from the exterior of the machine. Y

1l. A strip ticket, issuing machine comprising a ticketA strip supply magazine adapted to accommodate a supply of at least one ticket strip, means normally inaccessible from the exterior of the machine for feeding forwardly from the supply of strip at least one ticket length thereof at each actuation of themachine, a normally ineffective spring means operatively connecting the spring to the feedlng means to actuate the latter, and trigger mechanism operable from the exterior of the machine to load said spring and thereby render it effective to actuate the feeding means and when fully loaded to release lt. Y

12. A manifold writing device for issuingv4 tickets comprising a ticket strip supply magazine adapted to accommodate a supply of at least two superimposed ticket strips, means normally inaccesible from the exterior of the device for feeding forwardly from the" supply of strip at least one ticket length of each strip at each actuation of the device, a spring-loaded trigger .operated driving mechanism for said feeding means operable from the exterior of the device, and means for feeding the leading end of at least one of the superimposed strips to the exterior of the device and at least one to the interior of the device, upon each actuation of the feeding means.

13. A strip ticket issuing machinecomprising a ticket strip supply magazine adapted to accommodate a supply of at least one ticket strip, a feeding device for the strip normally inacces- 35 sible from the exterior of the machine and provided with means arranged to engage with perforations in the strip so as to feed said strip forwardly at least one ticket length upon each actuation of the machine, and yieldingly con- 70 trolled trigger operated driving mechanism for said feeding device operable *from the exterior of the machine.

14. A strip ticket issuing machine comprising a ticket strip supply magazine adapted to accom- 75 modate a supply of at least one ticket strip, a

feeding device for the strip normally inaccessible from the exterior of the'machine and provided with means arranged to engage with perforations in the strip so as to feedl said strip forwardly at least one ticket length upon each actuation of the machine, a normally ineffective spring means operatively connecting the spring to the vfeeding device to actuate the latter, and trigger mechanism operable from the exterior of the machine to load said spring and thereby render it effective to actuate the feeding device and when fully loaded to release it. y

i 15.A A manifold writing device for issuing tickets comprising a ticket strip supply magazine adapted to accommodate a supply of at least two superimposed ticket strips, a feeding mechanism for the strip normally inaccessible from the exterior of the device and provided with means arranged to engage with perforations in the strips so as to feed each of said strips forwardly at least one ticket length upon each actuation of the device, a spring loaded trigger operated driving mechanism for said feeding mechanism operable from the exterior of the device, and means for feeding the leading end of at least one of the superimposed strips to the exterior of the device and at least one to the interior, upon each actuation of the feeding mechanism.

16. A strip ticket issuing machine comprising a ticket strip supply magazine adapted to\ accommodate a supply of at least one ticket strip, a feeding device for the strip normally inaccessible from the exterior of the machine and provided with means arranged to engage with perforations in the strip so as to feed said strip forwardly at least onev ticket length upon each actuation of the machine, ayieldingly controlled mechanism arranged to actuate said feeding device and a trigger device operable from the exterior of the machine to load said mechanism and then automatically release it for actuation of the feeding device.

17. A strip ticket issuing machine v comprising a ticket strip supply magazine adapted 'to accommodate a supply of at least one ticket strip, a feeding device for the strip normally inaccessible from the exterior of the machine and provided with means arranged to engage with perforatolls in the strip so as to feed said strip forwardly at least oneticket length upon each actuation of the machine, a spring-loaded mechanism operable to actuate said feeding device, a

ltrigger. device manually operable from the exterior of -the machine for moving the said mechanism in one direction against the tension of its loading spring, and means for automatically releasing the mechanism after the trigger device has been operated a predetermined distance solthat the said mechanism moves under the action of the spring in the reverse direction and thereby actuates the said feeding device. A

18. A strip ticket issuing machine comprising a ticket strip supply magazine adapted to accommodate a supply of at least one ticket strip, a feeding device for the strip normally inaccessible from the exterior of the machine 'and provided with means arranged to engage with perforations in the strip so as to feed said strip forwardly 'at least one ticket length upon each actuation of the machine, a pivoted lever, manual meansl accessible from the exterior of the machine for displacing said lever in one direction, a second lever, means operatively connecting the second lever to the feeding device so as to be capable of operating the same upon move- `cally releasing the second lever from the dnt towards the end of the stroke of manual dllplacement thereof whereby to cause the second lever to actuate the feeding device.

HORACE DRUBDON'D BLACK. CHRISTOPHER FREDERICK WEBB.

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