US2598415A - Zone ticket holder - Google Patents

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May 27, 1952 E. A. NAHM 2,598,415

ZONE TICKET HOLDER Filed May 15, 1945 Patented May 27, 1952 ZONE TICKET HOLDER Eugene A. Nahm, Baldwin, N. Y., assigner to Johnson Fare Box Company, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of New York Application May 15, 1945, Serial No. 593,939

4 Claims. l

This invention relates to means for holding and dispensing zone tickets for use in a zone transportation system.

In the case of some transportation systems, the amount of the fare to be paid by a passenger is dependent upon the zone in which the destination of the passenger is located to the endn that the fare paid shall be in reasonable proportion to the length of the ride obtained by the passenger.

In the operation of the system, the fare is paid either to the operator or into a fare box, and the operator, upon inspecting the fare, manually issues a zone ticket bearing a zone number comparable to the fare paid. This number indicates the zone of the destination or" the passenger.

The passenger upon leaving the vehicle must surrender the ticket to the operator, and, in the event the passenger has ridden beyond the zone covered by the initial fare, the operator collects an additional fare.

By serially numbering the tickets, a second use of a ticket is prevented because, if a passenger should leave the vehicle without surrendering the ticket, any operator who accepted it for another fare would have to account for a ticket which was not numbered within the end serial numbers of the tickets issued to him.

Also, by requiring the tickets and fares both to be turned in, the transportation company is given a check against the actual receipts.

However, when the tickets are serially numbei-ed, all of the tickets in a pad must be used and none may be discarded. Accordingly, it becomes necessary` to remove the stubs of an expended pad of tickets and insert a new pad while the vehicle is in motion. This necessitates that the ticket holder be readily operable with one hand to accomplish this end.

Further, since the tickets are usually dispensed when the vehicle is in motion, it is necessary that the pad and tickets be so positioned that a single ticket can be readily grasped and detached.

It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide a zone ticket holder which will hold a pad of tickets rmly in place but which is readily releasable to permit insertion or withdrawal of the pad.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide means for holding the pad away from the back wall of the holder so that the expended pad may be readily grasped.

Still another object of the invention is to provide friction means at the sides of the holder to retain all but the engaged tickets in the holder.

(Cl. 20S-40.5)

It is another object of the invention to provide a tear guide along which the scored tickets may be torn.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a ticket board upon which a plurality of ticket holders may be attached, said board being removably attached to a fare box or other support.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a plurality of front loading ticket holders which may be disposed closely adjacent each other on a board.

Another object of the invention is to provide a ticket holder which has no detachable parts and which requires no tools for the insertion or removal of tickets or ticket pads.

It is yet another object of the invention to provide a device to hold pads or stacks of tickets securely at the top, bottom, both sides and both ends.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for securely holding the stub portion of the ticket while loosely holding the removable portion.

Still another object of the invention is to provide support on all sides of a pad or a stack of tickets so that deep, wide scoring may be used between the ticket and stub to facilitate even, smooth and ready detachment.

These and other Objects will become apparent from a study of this specification and the drawings which are attached hereto and made a part hereof and in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation partly broken away showing the ticket board, the board holder, ticket holders and ticket packs in place in said holders.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a ticket holder in the open position.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the holder with a pad in place, taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring now to Figure l, the numeral I indicates generally the supporting frame for the board 3. The frame comprises two complementary channel members 5 which are provided with inturned flanges l and 9 and a bottom ange or ear II which blocks the channel. The channel members are connected by cross-pieces I3 at the top and bottom which are provided with openings I5 adapted to receive mounting fasteners. The channel members may also'be provided with similar openings I 1.

The flange 1 of each member is provided with an elongated slot I9 through which projects a leaf spring 2l which is xed to the flange as by rivets 23.

The board 3 slides in the grooves in the channel members and rests on the bottom flanges Ii. The springs 2| press the board toward the front of the channels and hold the board against rattling.

A plurality of ticket holders 2e are mounted upon the board by means of screws which are inserted in holes 2l in the back plate 29 of the holder.

A bottom ilange 3i is bent up from the back plate of the holder and is provided with a punched out tongue 33 which is disposed less than 90 to the plane of the back plate as is shown clearly in the holder of Figure 3. The

flange 3i is disposed at an angle which is greater than 90 from the back plate so that it slopes downwardly as shown in Figure 3.

The lip of the flange 3l is turned to form a hollow cylinder which is adapted to receive a wire bail 31 pivctally therein. The bail is provided with a lip or bend-39.

Two arms 4| project upwardly from the back plate and are provided with notches i3 which are adapted tc receive the bail 3l. The-arms #il extend substantially at right angles to the back plate and, as the bail is presseddown over them. the iiange 3| yields slightly and permits the-bail to enter the notches 133 in the arms.

Two friction arms also project up from the back plate 29 and each is provided with aninwardly extending spherical projection 4i' at its upper end. The projection is formed by indenting the arm from the exterior thereof. The lower corner @il of each of said arms is bent slightly outwardly to facilitate the insertion or" tickets between the arms.

On the end of the holder opposite ilange 3E, two vears 5l are bent up. The ears are separated by a rounded recess 53 which is carried down into the back plate 23. This recess permits the passage of a finger over the ends of the tickets while the ears 5i prevent the withdrawal of the pad of tickets upwardly. y

Two punched up beads are formed transversely of the plate 2S, parallel to lange -51 and serve to hold the ticket'pack away from the back so that the last ticket may be picked up quickly by the operators nger tip.

As shown in Figurue l, the tickets are usually made up in pads 55 and held by a staple 55. The individual tickets are scored as at 51 and the bail is so proportioned that it lies just below the scoring so that it will serve as a support and guide in tearing the ticket'. As the tickets are torn olf one by one, the stubs are held firmly in place by the bail and serve as a tear guide. The

ears 5I prevent upward displacement of the pad.

Operation With the ticket holder empty and the bail up, as 'shown at the lower left in Figure l, the operator can, with one linger, press upwardly on the flange 3| and with the thumb or another nger of the same hand disengage the bail 31 from the notches 43.

Thereafter a pad of tickets may be inserted, from the front of the holder, between arms M with a rearward and downward motion to seat the pad on the tongue 33, which is depressed. The pad is then pushed back between the arms 45 and the projections 4T until the last ticket rests against the beads 55. The bent corners 4e assist the insertion of the pad between thefriction arms 45. y y

To enable the last ticket to rest on beads 55, it is 4 necessary that the tickets disposed near the rear of the pack be depressed toward tongue e3 which yields to the extent required to admit the pack under the ears 5|. The tongue 33 deforms the ticket pack which is normally in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped into an oblique parallelepiped with Veach ticket projecting slightly 'above the ticket which is disposed directly be hind and contiguous to it. This facilitates the engaging and detaching of the foremost ticket.

The bail is then snapped back into the notches 43 whereit is held tightly against the stub portionjofthe -pa'd `by the curved edge lid of the notchesand the downward pressure exerted by theflange `3 i Since vthe tickets are securely coniined the holder, the tickets may be either formed in a pad or may be a stack of loose tickets. Further, the support afforded by the holder makes it unnecessary for lthe scored portion of the ticket to have much strength. Consequently, the scoring may be deep and wide so that the ticket will be easily detachable and the torn edge will be straight and clean.

Th'espherical projections 4l oder some resistancet'o the passage of the ticket, but this is overcome by the application of a small amount of force rby the operators 'iingern The beads 55 hold the last ticket away from the back of the holder so that it may be readily engaged by the rrger tip, and the recess 53 permits such access to the ticket.

The bail is'disposed just below the scoring 5l on the tickets and serves 'as a tear guide. The lip 49 on the bail extends away from the face of the ticket to provide purchase for a nger in opening the bail and also to prevent interference with a ticket which is being torn oif.

The front loading ticket holders may be mounted closely adjacent 'each other on the board 3 with just sufficient clearance to permit operation of the balls and'to permit the insertion of a linger ab'ove the tickets. With 'side or end loading ticket holders it would be impossible to mount the holders close together because the room required for inserting the ticket would be at the very minimum 'equal to 'the width or length of the ticket pad and usually move.

The ticket board is held in the guides 5 by the friction of spring 2i and is easily removable therefrom `by simply pulling it upwardly.

Itis obvious that various changes may be made in the form,'structureand arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the inven tion. Accordingly, Aapplicant does not desire to be' `lin'iited to the speciiic embodiment disclosed herein primarily for purposes of illustration; but instead, vhe .desires protection falling fairly within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim to be new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United lStates is:

1. In a tear-'ticket holder, the combination of a ticket supporting back plate, a extending upwardly from said back at one end thereof, a bail pivotally supported by said flange at the upper edge thereof for movement to and from a position against the tickets, an arm extending upwardly from said back plate at a side thereof and adjacent said iiange and a recess formed Yin Vvsaid arm to receive said bail when it occupies rsaid position, said bail serving to clamp tickets forcibly against the back plate when it is received in' 'said recess.

2.. In a tear-ticket holder, the combination of Va. ticket-supportingback plate, a iiange extending upwardly from said back plate at one end thereof, a bail pivotally supported by said flange at the upper edge thereof and movable to and from a position in which it will clamp tickets against the back plate, an arm extending upwardly from said back plate adjacent said flange at one side thereof and extending through said bail when it is in clamping position, and a recess formed in said arm on the edge opposite said flange to receive said bail, said ange being yieldable with respect to said back plate whereby said bail will be held firmly in the recess.

3. In a tear-ticket holder, the combination of a ticket supporting back plate, a yieldable flange extending upwardly from said back plate at one end thereof, a bail pivotally supported by said flange at the upper edge thereof and movable to and from a position in contact with the tickets in which it will clamp tickets against the back plate, an arm extending upwardly from a side of said back plate adjacent said flange, a recess formed in said arm to receive said bail when the latter occupies said position, said bail being yieldably held in said recess by said ange, and a ticket supporting lip extending from said back plate at the same end as said flange for contact with the lower edges of the tickets.

4. In a tear-ticket pack holder, the combination of a back plate constructed for mounting in a substantially vertical position, an ear projectlng outwardly from the base plate at the top thereof a sufficient distance to engage the top rear portion of the pack, a lip projectingoutwardly from the bottom of the plate and extending at an angle less than 90 degrees therefrom for engaging the bottom of the pack, said ear and lip serving to hold each ticket slightly higher than the ticket behind it, a support extending from the plate at the bottom thereof, outwardly beyond said lip, said support extending at an angle greater than 90 degrees from the plate, a clamping bail pivotally mounteduon said support for movement to and from a clamping position against the outer face of the pack adjacent the bottom thereof, a pair of arms extending outwardly from the opposite sides of the plate adjacent the bottom thereof and positioned to re# ccive the bail, means on the arms to latch the bail in clamping relation against the front face of the pack adjacent the bottom thereof, a pair of arms extending outwardly from the plate, one on each side thereof, and friction means on each arm, extending to and in contact with the sides of the ticket pack, to frictionally restrain the displacement of said tickets forwardly.

EUGENE A. NAHM.

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