US2929644A - Ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

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March 22, 1960 c. F. WEBB TICKET ISSUING MACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 13, 1955 INVENTOR CHRISTOPHER FREDERICK WEBB March 22, 1960 c. F. WEBB 2,929,644

TICKET ISSUING MACHINE Filed Jan. 13, 1955 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR CHRISTOPHER FREDERICK WEBB March 22, 1960 c. F. WEBB 2,929,644

TICKET ISSUING MACHINE Filed Jan. 13, 1955 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR CHRISTOPHER FREDERICK WEBB March 22, 1960 c. F. WEBB 2,929,644

TICKET ISSUING MACHINE Filed Jan. 13, 1955 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR. CHRISTOPHER FREDERICK WEBB ATTORNEYS struct'ed in in a ticket exterior of the machine, while a second ticket is disposed United States Patent TICKET ISSUmG MACHINE Christopher Frederick Webb, London, England, assignor to General Register Corporation, Long Island City, N.Y., a corporation of New York Application January 15, 1955, Serial No. 431,690

Claims priority, application Great Britain January 28, 1954 4 Claims. (Cl. 282-16) This invention is for improvements in or relating to ticket issuing machines of the type in which a web of material is fed in uplicate from a supply thereof in such a manner that one web is exposed through an aperture in the face of the machine and arranged to be written upon, while a duplicate web is fed beneath duplicating material, the two webs being thereafter fed so that the exposed web bearing the written matter is delivered to the exterior of the machine, while the other web, carrying the duplicate record or" the exposed web, is fed to a storing chamber.

The present invention has for its object the provision of a machine of the type referred to which is more compact and simple in its operation than machines of the same character hitherto propose According to the present invention, there is provided a portable ticket issuing machine of the type referred to, wherein the length, breadth and thickness of the machine is such as to enable it to be inserted into the normal waistline pocket of an operators jacket and this, together with the weight tiereof, permits the machine to be clasped between the thumb and fingers of one hand of the operator and held in a position in which that portion of the web of material is exposed through the aperture in the face of the machine is directed uppermost and free to be written upon with the aid of the other hand of the operator, and wherein the web of material is arranged to be fed through the machine by the operation of means actuatable by the operator.

There is also provided a portable ticket issuing machine of the type referred to, wherein the mechanism, by which the web of material is fed in duplicate from a supply thereof so that one web is exposed through an aperture in one face of an external casing, while the duplicate web is fed beneath duplicating material and thereafter the exposed and duplicate webs are fed respectively to the exterior of the casing and to a storing chamber within the casing, is carried by a frame arranged to pivot about the same axis as the sections of the casing pivot.

The expression tier et hereinbefore referred to is intended to include any form of strip of material bearing written or printed matter which has to be issued in duplicate by an operator for the purpose of the customer or passenger retaining the written portion of the web of material, while the duplicate record is stored within the machine, which can only be opened, without damagdescribed with particular reference to travel tickets,'is

7 equally applicable for bills issued in restaurants, shops and the like.

The invention will be more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 illustrates in perspective a machine conaccordance with the present invention, whereis illustrated as having been delivered to the in the window of the machine in a position in which it can be written upon;

Figure 2 illustrates in, perspective a front view of the machine in an open position, indicating the various portions of both the web and the feeding mechanism.

Figure 3 illustrates in perspective a rear view of the machine illustrated in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a detailed view of the spool upon which the record or duplicate web of material is wound;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view showing one end portion of the spool alone; and

Figure 6 is a longitudinal section looking at the near side of the machine as viewed in Figure 2, parts being removed for the sake of clarity.

Referring to the drawings, the present invention comprises a portable ticket issuing machine of the type in which a web of material is fed in duplicate from a supply It thereof in such a manner that one web 2 (Figures 1 and 2) is exposed through an aperture 3 (Figure 1) in the face 4 of the machine and is arranged to be written upon, while a duplicate web 5 is fed beneath duplicating material 6, the two webs 2 and 5 being thereafter fed so that the exposed web 2, bearing the Written matter, is delivered to the exterior of the machine (Figure 1), while the web 5' bearing the duplicate record of the exposed web 2 is fed to a storing chamber 7 (Figure 3.).

The length, breadth and thickness of the machine illustrated in Figure l is such that it is capable of being inserted into the normal waistline pocket of an operators jacket and this fact, together with the comparatively small weight of the machine, permits it to be clasped, as illustrated in Figure 1, between the thumb and fingers of one hand of the operator and held in a position in which the exposed portion 2 of the web of material, which can be seen through the aperture 3 in the face 4 of the machine, is directed uppermost so as to be written upon with the aid of the other hand of the operator and where in the duplicate web of material, as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3, is arranged to be fed through the machine by the actuation of a handle 8 (Figures 1 and 2) rotatable so as to drive a train of meshed gears 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 (Figure 3) which'insure that feed pin rollers 14' and 15, adapted to engage with perforations i6 and 17 in the longitudinal side edges of the duplicate web so. as to feed the two webs of material in such a. manner that one web 2 extends as illustrated in Figure l to the exterior of the machine, while the second web 5 is fed upon a spool 18 (Figure 3) mounted in the machine, so as to be disposed between the feed pin. rollers 14 and 5.

The supply of duplicated web of material, as illusttrated in the accompanying drawings, comprises a fan folded web of material, but it will be appreciated that it could comprise a duplicated web of material mounted upon a spool.

The operation of the machine is as follows:

A stack of fan-folded duplicated web 1 is inserted into the space i? disposed at the lower end of the machine beneath the feed pin roller 14 and between side plates 24 and 25. The leading end of the duplicate web 1 is fed upwardly between the rear one of the outer casing members and a spring loaded plate 29 pivotally mounted on a shaft 3-3 mounted in plates 24 and 25, and having rollers and a flange at the free end thereof. The web 1 is extended forwardly and reversely looped downwardly over the flange and rollers aforesaid and then upwardly under the feeding roller 14. The bias applied to the plate 2% is in a direction to press the Web into engagement with the surface of the feeding roller 24. The feeding roller 14- is provided at each end thereof with a series of pins designed to engage with corresponding-perforations 16 and, 17 formed in the longitudinal edge: of: the

duplicated web of material. The duplicate web is drawn upwardly and the leading portions separated from one another and respectively disposed upon opposite sides of afpiece:of duplicating material 6,' for example carbon paper, fixed in position by a bar 6. extending along the "lower edge thereof. Thereafterthetwo webs 2 and 5 are brought together and brought into engagement with a series of pins mounted upon a pin feedingroller dis- J posed atthe delivery-end of the machine. Disposed between the feeding p'in rollers 14'and 15 is a bearing plate 21 positioned by means of ears 21 retained in slots 21" in the'side plates 24 and 25, and arranged to support the duplicated web of material and the duplicating material, while the exposed portion of the web is being written upon. When the two webs are arranged in position, a frame 22 hingedly mounted to plate 25 is swung and clamped in position, so as to hold the webs 2 and 5 of ma terial in contact with the pins and with the bearing plate 21, as shown in Figure 2.

The lower end 23 of the frame 22 is pressed into a partially circular formation so as to clamp around the surface of the feeding pin roller 14 and thereby hold the .web of material in contact with the roller 14 in such a 'manner that it will not become disengaged from the pins formed upon the said roller.

It will be observed from Figures 2 and 3 that the mechanism hereinbefore described is carried upon two longitudinally extending opposite side plate members 24 andv 25 which are adapted to pivot about the same hinge pin 45 as the two rectangular dish-shaped mating members 26"and 27, which constitute the casing for the machine.

Referring particularly to Figure 3 of the drawings, it will be observed that the mechanism for issuing tickets from the machine can be raised into an elevated position relative to the longitudinal dish- shaped members 26 and 27 and held in that position by a latch which comprises an arm 28 pivotally mounted to the inside of the side wall 26' of the member 26 and formed with a goose-neck slot 29 therein arranged to engage with a pin 30 mounted on the side frame 25, thereby holding the mechanism in an elevated position to enable the machine to be loaded and unloaded.

Thedriving means for the pinions 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 comprise the handle 8 which is connected to the spindle 39 of the pin feed roller 14 through a bushing 40. The pinion 9 is mounted concentrically upon the spindle 39. The rotation of the handle 8 is arranged to cause the pinion 9 to rotate the pin feed roller 14 and deliver the exposed portion of the duplicated web of material through the window 3 of the machine, while the duplicate portion of the web is fed beneath the duplicating material 6, whereupon the duplicated webs are thereafter picked up by the pins of the pin feed roller 15, which is driven through the medium of the pinions 10, 11, 12 and 13. The pinion 13 is fixedly secured to the pin feed roller 15 and thereby adapted to drive the same and so feed the duplicated web forwardly at the same speed as the pin feed roller 14. The leading edge of the exposed web of material 2 is fed through a slot 31 at the top of the longitudinal dish-shaped member 27, while the duplicated record is carried over the pin' feed roller 15 downwardly at the rear of the machine, where it is Wound upon the spool 18. Mounted upon the side of the frame plate member 24 adjacent to the handle 8 is a stop 32, carried upon the free end of a spring 33 which, when the machine is closed, as indicated in Figure 1, extends through the aperture 44 formed in the longitudinal dishshaped member 26, the stop 32 being provided to insure that the operator of the machine can only issue one ticket for each actuation of the stop 32 by the handle 8. Each time the handle 8 approaches the stop 32 it acts to cam the latter out of its path. Consequently, the operator scan, in. issuing single tickets, operate the machine extremely fast, without the danger of over feeding an unnecessary length of exposed web of material.

The aperture 3 formed in the longitudinal dish-shaped member 27 is provided with a cover plate 36 pivoted about one edge thereof upon hinges 37 and provided at the other edge thereof with a catch 38 arranged, when the lid is in they depressed position, to close the aperture 3 and present a substantially flush surface to the exterior portion of the member 27. The handle 8 is provided with a bifurcated end which is pivotally connected to the bushing 49 fixed on the spindle 39 so as'to permit the handle 8 to be swung downwardly and into an inoperative position as indicated by the dotted line 41 in Figure l, with the right-angled'hand portion 42 of the handle 8 extending through the slot 43 formed in the longitudinal dish-shaped member 27 of the machine.

Referring to Figure 4 of the drawing, there is illustrated in greater detail the spool or roller 18 for receiving the duplicated record of the exposed web of material previously referred to in Figure 3. The spool comprises a hollow cylindrical member 45, throughwhich extends for at least a portion of its length a slot 46 adapted to receive the end of the duplicated record of the web 5. The spool is provided (as shown in Figure 5) at one end with detents 47, arranged to extend into apertures 48 formed in a circular flange or plate 49 provided on a bushing 50, which is removably rotatably mounted upon a stud 50 carried upon the side member 24 of the frame of'the ticket issuing mechanism. The stud 50 carries the pinion 11 of the train of gears 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13, the said pinion 11 being mounted upon the said bushing and pressed into engagement with the plate 49 by means of a spring washer 51. The other end of the spool is provided with a spindle extending axially therefrom,

upon which is rotatably mounted a bushing 52 arranged to be seated in an aperture in the plate member 25 of the frame of the ticket issuing mechanism.

A compression spring 53 is arrangedto extend between a shoulder on the said spindle and the bushing 52, thereby providing means whereby when the spool in inserted in the machine, the notched end thereof is pressed into detachable locking engagement with the plate 49 which, in turn, bears against the gear 11, which engages with the spring washer 51 and thereby frictionally mounts the spool relatively to the gear 11 The above construction is provided so that as the duplicated record of the exposed portion of the material is wound upon the spool 45 and increases in diameter, allowance is made for any variations in the peripheral speed of the web which would place undue tension on the duplicating record of the exposed material.

A ticket issuing machine as set out above can be constructed so as to issue tickets substantially 3 /2 inches x 2% inches, the machine being only substantally 4 inches in width, 6 inches long and 1% inches thick, and if the exterior cover of the mechanism is made from a synthetic resin and the mechanism itself largely made from a light metal, the whole device, together with the duplicated web, can weigh as little as 14 ounces and is, there fore, easily accommodated inthe normal waistline pocket of an operators jacket, which is substantially 6 inches wide and 8 inches deep and can be easily held in one hand while entries are entered upon the exposed surface of the web with the other hand.

Thus, it will be seen that according to the present invention there is provided a ticket issuing machine which is extremely simple and compact in its construction, thus enabling it to be made extremely light and small, so as to enable an operator to normally carry the same in his pocket and yet, without difiiculty, hold the machine in one hand while writing out tickets in the other.

What is claimed is:

1. A portable ticket issuing machine comprising a casing, means including a pressure plate for mounting a web. of material within said casing, means including two pin feed rollers for feeding said web of material through the machine and out through an opening in said casing, said pin feed rollers being disposed at opposite ends of said pressure plate and so positioned that the pressure plate lies tangentially of corresponding surfaces of said rollers, manually operable means external to said casing for driving said feeding means, and an aperature in said casing positioned over a portion of said web therein over said pressure plate through which said web may be written on by an operator.

2. A portable ticket issuing machine comprising a casing, means including a pressure plate for mounting webs of material within said casing, means including two pin feed rollers for feeding said Webs of material through the machine and for feeding one of said webs out through an opening in said casing and for winding another of said Webs on a storage spool within said casing, said pin feed rollers being disposed at opposite ends of said pressure plate and so positioned that the pressure plate lies tangentially of corresponding surfaces of said rollers, said storage spool being mounted behind said pressure plate and between said pin feed rollers, manually operable means external to said casing for driving said feeding means, and an aperture in said casing positioned over a portion of said web therein over said pressure plate through which said web may be written on by an operator.

3. A portable ticket issuing machine comprising a casing, means for mounting webs of material within said casing including a storage spool, means for feeding said webs of material through the machine, one of said webs being fed out through an opening in said casing and another of said webs being fed to said storage spool, said feeding means including pin feed roller means, and a train of gears interconnecting said roller means and storage spool and operable for actuating said roller means and storage spool independently of said Webs, and means for frictionally driving said spool from one gear of the train thereof including a revoluble element, one end portion of said storage spool being carried by said element,

6 and said one gear being mounted upon said element for shifting and turning relative thereto, and spring means for pressing said'one gear against said element for frictionally gripping the same for turning of said element and storage spool.

4. A portable ticket issuing machine comprising a casing, means for mounting Webs of material within said casing including a storage spool, means for feeding said webs of material through the machine, one of said webs being fed out through an opening in said casing and another of said webs being fed to said storage spool, said feeding means including pin feed roller means, and a train of gears interconnecting said roller means and storage spool and operable for actuating said roller means and storage spool independently of said Webs, and means for frictionally driving said spool from one gear of the train thereof including a stud element, a bushing element removably revolubly fitted over said stud element, one end of said storage spool being detachably secured to said bushing element, and said one gear being slideably revolubly fitted over said bushing element, and spring means for pressing said one gear against said bushing element for frictionally gripping the same for turning of said bushing element and storage spool.

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