US618705A - Voting machine - Google Patents

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No. 618,705. Patentedlan. 3|, I899. E. J. MEAD.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE- ERNEST JOSEPH MEAD, OF TOTNESS, ENGLAND.

VOTING-MACHINE,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 618,705, dated January 31, 1899.

Application filed October 12, 1897. Serial No. 654,949. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ERNEST JOSEPH MEAD, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Ellerslie, Bridgetown, Totness, in the county of Devon, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Votin g-lllaehines, of which the following is a full and complete specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to voting-machines; and the object thereof is to provide an improved machine'of this class whichis designed to register the votes given to each candidate at an election and which is adjustable to allow any fixed number of votes to be given by each voter, a further object being to provide a machine of this class which is adjustable for cumulative voting, or by means of which, in other words, a voter may give all his votes to one candidate or divide them, at his discretion, or which may be adjusted for noncumulative voting, so that a voter can give only a single vote to any candidate.

Among the other advantages of my improved voting-machine are the following: No voting papers or tickets are used, and the ma chine will not allow any irregularity, and there are therefore no spoiled votes, and the votes are all counted automatically, so that there can be no need of a recount, and the result of the election is shown without any material delay, a further advantage consisting in the fact that perfect secrecy is maintained and the party for whom a voter votes and the number of votes cast by him cannot be determined.

The invention is an improvement on that described and claimed by me in. an application filed in the United States Patent Office August 4,1897, Serial No. 647,088, and is particularly intended for use in elections where two or more candidates are to be voted for, and said invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the aecompanying drawings form a part, in which Figure 1 is a front view of my improved voting-machine, part of the front casin g there of being broken away, so as to show the front of the interior construction Fig. 2, a rearview thereof with the back of the casing removed;

Fig. 3, a plan view with the top of the casing removed; Fig. 4, an end view with part of the end of the casing removed, showing part of the mechanism in vertical section; Fig. 5, a perspective front view of the voting-machine complete; and Fig. 6, a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the parts of the machine adjusted for cumulative voting.

In the drawings forming part of this specification the separate parts of my improvement are designated by numerals and letters of reference, and in the practice of my invention I provide a box or casing which is pro vided with a cover A, which may be detachably secured or hinged in position, and said box or casing is also provided with a detachable front a, which is held in place by screws a or in any desired manner, the object of making the front detachable being to provide means for adjusting the machine or the operative parts thereof before each election to the required conditions, including the number of candidates, the number of votes for each Voter, and cumulative or non-cumulative voting.

The detachable front a is also provided with an opening which is provided with a hinged door or covering, which is designated by the reference-numeral 3 and which is adapted to be locked when desired, and said hinged door '3 is designed to give access to the registry devices, which are indicated by the referencenumerals 31, and the officer in charge of the election will be provided with the key to this door and may open the same to ascertain the state of the pole at intervals or at the close of the election.

The front a of the casing is also provided, as shown in Fig. 5,with keyholes 4 and 5,which enable the officer in charge to set the machine in readiness for each voter, as hereinafter described, and with a glazed aperture 6, by.

means of which the number of votes to which a voter is entitled at any time may be seen, the figure designating this number being on the face of an indicator-dial l5,which is shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, a back view being given in Fig. 2 and a front view in Fig. 1. The front of the casing is also provided with two glazed apertures 7, showing the names of the candidates, and for the purposes of description the names selected are those of Smith and Brown, and these names are on cards ICO which are inserted into grooves in the nameplates 21.

In the case of non-cunn1lative voting when no further vote may be given to a candidate his name-plate is drawn downwardly out of sight and the grooved plate 26 is shown instead, said grooved plate bearingany desired inscription, such as No more votes for this candidate. Although I have stated above that the name-plate of a candidate is drawn down out of sight when no further vote may be given to him, said plate, as shown in Fig. 1, appears in full lines in this position, but this results from the fact thatthe front casingof the machine is broken out, so that said name-plate shows in full lines; but when the machine is in use said plate will be covered by the front casing of the machine.

Thebottom of the machine is provided with two upright brackets or bearings B, in which is mounted a shaft 12, and mounted thereon is a longitudinally-movable sleeve 11, which is provided with a lever S, and said lever is free to move longitudinally of the shaft 12, and the front of the casing is provided, near the top thereof, with a longitudinal slot h, which is provided with a plurality of downwardly-directed extensions or slots 14:, and at the left-hand end thereof with a similar downwardly-directcd extension or slot 12 ,as clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2, 1, and 5, and the lever 8 projects upwardlyand outwardly through the slot 1) and is provided with a knob or handle b and said lever is adapted to be depressed into either of the slots 13 and 11 in the operation of the machine, as hereinafter described.

The lever S is designated as the voting-lever and is provided with a forwardly-d irected arm 0, as shown in Fig. i, which is adapted to operate the series of arms 20, 21., and 32, which will be hereinafter described, or the in dicator-dial 15, hereinbefore referred to, and said arms 20, 21, and 22 and the indicatordial15 and other portions of the operative parts of my improved machine are mounted on or connected with a frame mounted in the box or casing and composed of the various vertical and horizontal parts 0. The votinglever S is also provided with a supplemental forwardly-directed arm 10, which operates the registry apparatus 31, two of which are shown, said registry apparatus being substantially of the form, construction, and operation as that described in the application hereinbefore referred to.

Adjacent to each of the slots H are attached to the frame C, as shown, a series of pivoted arms 20, 21, and 22, and the series adjacent to the left-hand slot 11 are shown in the position which they occupy before voting and the series adjacent to the right-hand slot 11 in the position which they occupy after voting, this arrangement being shown in Fig. 1, and if these parts he in the position they occupybe fore voting and the voting-lever be depressed in one of the slots 11- the arm 9 thereof will strike the corresponding arm 20 and rotateit untilit engages with the correspond i ngs n-ingcatch 17, three of which are shown. This movement will rotate the other arms 31 and 22 of the series, thus bringing the arm 21 into the position previously occupied byBO or right across the line of the corresponding slot 1t. The arm 21 is held in this position because of the fact that the corresponding catch 17 holds the arm 20 stationary; but I provide the arm 21 with a hinge, as shown at 21, so that the arm 9 of the voting-1c .er 8 may be free to pass upward again through said slot 1t and be ready for the next vote, the outer hinged end of the arm 21 permitting of this operation.

The arm 9 of the voting-lever cannot pass downward through the same slot 11 again because of the fact that the hinged section of the arm 21 can move only in the upward direction, and the arm 22 is provided with a backwardly-directed pin 23, which at this time presses against a downwardly-directed arm 9, formed on or secured to a longitudinally-movable bar 3 which will be hereinafter described, as shown in Fig.

The name-plates D1- are connected by means of a hinged arm 25 with the corresponding arms 20 of the corresponding series 30, 21, and 22 in such manner that when the arm it) of either series is depressed in voting the corresponding name-plate is moved downwardly through the grooves in the plate-holders 24 below the aperture '7, thus exposing instead ofthe name-plate the back of the plate-holder or a card inserted therein with the inscription hereinbefore referred to.

The arms 20 of the series 520, :71, and 22 are detachable, and the arms 21 and 22 are formed 011 a circular head pivotally supported at (P, and said circular head is provided with a branch or projection 2W, (shown in Fig. (3,) with which the arm 20 is detachably eonnected, and when the voting is to be cumulative the arms 20 are detached from each of the series 20, 21, and 22, and the mime-plates 21 and the connection 25 must also be removed, and the name-cards of the candidates will then be inserted in the holes 20, and the arm 9 of the voting-lever will then be free to move up and down in the slots 1-1 as many times as the total number of votes allowed to each voter, this arrangement of the machine being shown in Fig. 6. 1 also provide an arm 27, which is pivoted at 27" and which extends longitudinally across the box or casing and at a slight inelination,-and this arm is provided with a forwardly-directed peg 28, which is adapted to operate in connection with the indicator-dial 15, and when the voting-lever S is depressed in one of the slots 14.; the arm 9 thereof depresses the pivoted arm inand the peg 28 on the arm 27 at the same time operates the indicator-dial 15, as shown in Figs. 1 and a, said indicator-dial 15 being moved one space every time that the voting-lever is depressed and for each vote given to any candidate, and. the means by which the peg operates the indicator-dial 15 will be her after described. The pivoted arm 27 it free end supported by a contract e 29, and at each vote this arni oper e or gong 30 by means ot a spring arm 30, which is pivoted at 31 an with a knocker 32, said spring-so n ment of the pivoted arm 2 and he s to so as to operate the hell E30, by 1119 spring 33.

The indicator-dial has on it:

through the aperture 6 in the l 15 hex or easing, thus indicating to any particular tiine, am. in the co: st shown these figures or nnniera s e z i O to 7, and the means by v 28 on the pivoted arm 27 operat eater-dial 15 consists of a series the line of a projection of the slot each of said arms 16 is hinged o the tor-dial 15, as shown in Figs. 1

Each time that a vote is given for didate the peg 28 operates in eonneetioi 30 one of the arms in and turns the indies dial 15 until said arrn engages with the sp 'i zateh 17 directly under said intlicator-dh V ,i a and this brings the next suecessivearin 1th '1 i l I me the indicator-dial into position to he operates 3 5 upon in the next downward movement of the arm 21.

Thearnis lUare hinged to theindicator-dial 5. 1 la "n is i L in such manner that they are free to swing in dering furtl oi v i ,3 f. Fir one direction, but cannot move beyond a rar n v 4.0 dial line in. the other direetioin and the different positions which these arms assnnie are shown in Figs. 1, 2, and (5.

Each downward movement of t revolves the indicator-dial throngl 5 and this operation is perfornieda and the catch 17, in connection it the arms 16 operate, allows the indicator- 15 to revolve in one direction only; hot arms 1'0 being; hinged allow the peg 2? or arm 9 of the voting-lover to pass npviar l again, as will be readily understood, so tha the votingdever is in position to he again do bressed for the next vote. 1 vever 37" i x r In case a voter should Wish not to roe V erevxh all his votes and yet to leave no time o fact that he had not used all i 1' after voting for the candidate or c of his choice if there be any nnnsedr niaypress the voting-lever down into I hand slot 123 as many times as he l remaining, and this operation will on indieatondial 15,' as hereinhetore do; i r i but the recording appzratns or ner', 1'1 a ,1 l i i v i i will not be operated. PK 1 also provideasuppleinentz maybe screwed onto or otherwise do connected with either of the arms it? of ready for voting, or in the position shown for l voter, and at the same time the arm on Smith in Fig. 1.

On referring to Fig. i, it will be observed that the hinged section of the arm 2.1 is provided with a bacl:wardly-directied extension 21 and the detachable arm 20 with a corresponding bachwardly-directcd extension 20, which will enable the arm 0 of the voting-lever to operate thereon.

Although have shown but two registry apparatus and spaces the names of but two candidates, it will be apparent that my im proved voting-machine may be of any desired length and adapted for use at elections where more than two candidates are to be voted for, and before the machines are read for use they must be adjusted to the numberof candidates. 'ihe names-of the candidates must be placed in the name-plates and the indicator-dial must be adjusted for the number of votes to which each voter entitled, and if cumulative voting is allowed the arms of the series 20,21, ant 22 and the nameplates 2-imust all be removed, as hereinbet'ore stated, and the series of arms 20, 21, and 23 must be removed from all slots which have no candidates names. It will also be apparent that the votinglever may be moved longitudinally of the slot 5 by the voter or by the otticer in charge of the machine whenever desired, and the registry apparatus 31, to which reference has heretofore been made, are substantially the same in construction and operation as the registry apparatus shown and described in the application hereinbefore referred to, and the arm 10 of the voting-lever 9 operates in connection with the jaws of the pivoted arm 12, by means of which the registry apparatus is operated, it being understood that one registry apparatus is provided for each candidate, and it will also be apparentthat any desired form of registry apparatus may be employed.

lhe operation of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the following statement thereof:

it will be apparent that the sliding bars 313 and 38 may be supported in any desired manner in connection with the frame 0, and sup posing the parts to be in the position shown under the name of the candidate Smith in Fig. 1, the voter moves the voting lever into the position shown in said figure over the left-hand slot ll and then depresses said lover. The arm 9 of the voting-lever strikes the arm 20 of the series 20, 21, and 22 and depresses the same until said arm engages with the catch 17 directly thereunder, and in this operation the corresponding name-plate Q-Lis depressed, carrying with it the name of the candidate. At the same time the pivoted arm 27 is depressed and the bell or gong is operated and the indicator-dial 15 is revolved through one point, thus showing through the opening 0 one vote less for the the voting-lever operates the corresponding registry mechanism 31 and registers one vote for the candidate, and this operation is repeated as each candidate is voted for, the voting-lever being depressed in the slot it over the name of the candidate forwhomthe voter desires to vote. Suppose there are a pluralityof: candidates and the voter only dosires to vote for one. After having voted for the candidate of his selection, as 'hereinbefore described, and desiring that the fact of his not having voted for other candidates shall not be known, the voting-lever is moved over the vertical slot 13 and is successively depressed in said slot until all the votes to which he is entitled are exhausted, this fact being shown by the indicator-dial 15, which is turned through one point each time that the voting-lever is depressed, and at the last depression of the voting-lever in the slot 13 the entire machine is locked by means of the arm 1.) on the indicator-dial 15, which forces the bar 313 to the right and locks said apparatus, as hereinbefore described. The unlocking of the machine to permit further voting by other voters has been hereinbefore described and is done by means of the keys inserted through the apertures 1- and 5 in the front of the box or casing.

My improved voting-machine is simple in construction and operation and well adapted to accomplish the result for which it is intended, and it will be apparent that changes in and modifications of the construction herein described may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a voting-machine constructed as herein described, a dial-plate provided with radial arms which are hinged to the perimeter thereof, and adapted to swingin one direction only, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a voting-machine constructed as herein described, a dial-plate provided with radial arms which are hinged to the perimeter thereof, and adapted to swing in one direction only, and a pivoted spring-supported arm which is adapted to operate said dial-plate, substantially as shown and described.

A votingmachine, comprising a casing provided with a longitudinal slot in the front thereof, and downwardly-directed slots communicating therewith, a longitudinally-movable lover pivotally supported in the casing, said lever being projected through said longitudinal slot and adapted to be depressed into said downwardly-direeted slots, a registering apparatus mounted in the casing of the machine and adapted to be operated by said lover, a series of connected radial arms mounted in the casing adjacent to one of said downwardly-directed slots and adapted to be operated by said lever, the front of the eas- ICC IIO

ing being also provided with an opening in which is mounted a vertically-movabio nameplate which is in operative connection with one of said radial arms,substaniial i y shown and described.

4-. A voting-machine, comprisine' a casing provided with a longitudinal slot in the front thereof, and downwardly-directed slots com municating therewith, a lons ritudinally-movable lever pivotally supported in the casing, said lever being projected through said longitudinal slot and adapted to be depressed into said down\vardlydirecicd slots, tering apparatus mounted in the casing of the machine and adapted to be operated by said lever, a series 1 cemiected radial arms mounted in the casing adjacent to one of said downwardly-dirooted slots and adapted to be operated by said lever, the front of the ing being aso provided with an opening in which is mounted a vcrtically-movable nameplate which is in operative connection with one of said radial arms, said last-nanied radial arms being detachable from the other arms of the series, si'ibstantially as shown and. described.'

5. A voting-machine, comprising casing provided with a longitudinal slot in thcfront thereof, and downwardly-directed slots communicating therewith, a loi'igitudinally-mow able lever pivotally supported in the casing, said lever being projected through said longitudinal slot and adapted to be depressed into said downwardly-illreoied slots, at registering apparatus mounted in the casing of the machine and adapted to be operated by said lever, a series of connected radial arms mounted in the casing adjacent to one of said downwardly directed slots and adapted to be operated by said. lever, the front o" the easing being also provided with an opening in which is mo untcd vertically-movablc nameplate which is in operative connection with one of said radial arms, said last-named radial arms being detachable from the other arms of the series, and said casing being also pro vidod with a dialplate provided. with radial arms which are hinged to the perimeter thereof, and adapted to swing in a limited are, and devices oporatel by said lever for turning said dial-plate, substantially as shown and described.

6. A voting-machine constructed as herein described, and provided with registering apparatus, and means for operating the same, said machine being also provided with d ialplate having radial arms hinged to the peri meter thereof, and adapted to swing in a limited are, a lever for operating the registering apparatus, and devices operated by said lever for turning said dial-plate, substantially shown and described.

7, A voting-machine constructed as herein described and. adjustable to the number of candidates to be voted for, said machine be ing also provided with a registry apparatus for each candidate which i s adapted. to be op-- it rogi erated each time that. aid candidate is voted for, and said machine being also provided with means for indicating the number of votes remaining to each voter after a vote has been cast and means for indicating on the exterior oi. the 0 so the names of the candidates, and devices for drawing each name from sight as soon as no further vote can be given to said candidates, substantially as shown and described.

8. A voting-machine constructed as herein described, and provided with registering apparatus, and means for operating the same, said machine being also provided with a dialplate he ing radial arms hinged to the perimeter thereof, and adapted to swing in a limited are, a lever for operating the registering ayngaratns, and devices operated by said lever for turning said dial-plate, and a gong which is operated by said devices each time that the dial-plate is turned, substantially as shown and described.

it a voting-machine comprising a casing constructed as herein described, and provided with a horizontal slot in the f rout thereof, and vertica slots communicating therewith, a voting-lev r mounted in said casing and adapted to move longitudinally thereof, and to operate in said slots, separate series of registry devices .iounted in. said casing and adapted to be operated by said voting-lever, an indicator-dial also mounted in said casing, a pivoted arm also mounted in said casin g and extending longitudinally thereof, and which is adapted to be operated by said voting-lever, said pivoted arm being adapted to operate said indicator-dial, separate series of radial arms mounted in said casing and adapted to be operated by said voting-lever, movable name plates n'iounted in openings formed in the front of the casing, and in operative connec tion with one of the radial arms of each of said series, and longitudinally-movable bars which are adapted to be operated by the indicatordial, and which are also adapted to operate the radial arms of each of said series, substautially as shown.

10. ft voting-machine comprising a casing constructed as herein described, and provided with a horizontal slot in the front thereof, and vertical slots communicating therewith, a voting-lever mounted in said casing and adapted to move longitudinally thereof, and to operate in said slots, separate series of reg istry devices mounted in said casing and adapted to be operated by said voting-lever, an indi.cator-dial also mounted in said casing, a pivoted arm also mounted in said casing and extending longitudinally thereof, and which isadapted to be operated by said votingdever, said pivoted arm being adapted to operate said indicator-dial, separate series of radial. arms mounted. in said casing and adapt ed to be operated by said votinglever, movable namo-platcs mounted in openings formed in the front of the casing, and in operative connection with one of the radial arms oi; each of said series, and longitudinally-movable bars which are adapted to be operated by the indicator-dial, and which are also adapted to operate the radial arms of each of said series,

and means for locking the separate parts of the mechanism which are adapted to be operated by keysinserted through the front of the casing, substantially as shown and described.

11. A voting-machine comprising a casing constructed as herein described, and provided with a horizontal slot in the front thereof, and vertical slots communicating therewith, avoting-lever mounted in said casing and adapted to move longitudinally thereof, and to operate in said slots, separate series of registry devices mounted in'said casing and adapted to be operated by said voting-lever, an indicator-dial also mounted in said casing, a pivoted arm also mounted in said casing and extending longitudinally thereof, and which is adapted to be operated by said voting-lever, said pivoted arm being adapted to operate said indicator-dial, separate series of radial arms mounted in said casing and adapted to be operated by said voting-lever, movable na inc-plates mounted in openings formed in the front of the casing, and in operative connection with one of the radial arms of each of said series, and longitudinally-movable bars which are adapted to be operated by the indicator-dial, and which are also adapted to operate the radial arms of each of said series, and means for lockin the separate parts of the mechanism which are adapted to be operated by keys inserted through the front of the casing and said casing being also provided with agong or bell which is adapted to be operated by the pivoted arm which extends longitudinally of said casing, substantiallv as shown and described.

1;. A votiug-machine consisting of a casing the front of which is provided with a longitudinal slot near the top thereof, and vertical slots communicating with the bottom thereof, said front being also provided with openings which are adapted to receive vertically-movable name-plates, and which correspond with all of said vertical slots with the exception of the one at the left, a voting lever mounted in said casing and adapted to move longitudinally hereof, and to operate in said slots, a plurality of registry apparatus adapted to be operated by said lever, an arm as 27 pivotally mounted in one end of said casing and extendinglongitudinally tliereofiand adapted to be operated by said voting-lever, a bell or gong adapted to be operated by said arm, an indicator-dial as which is adapted to be operated by said arm, and also by said voting-lever, separate series of radial arms as 21 and 22 which are connected and pivotally mounted adjacent to said openings in which the name-plates are placed, and one arm of each of said series being connected with the corresponding name-plate,longitudinallymovable bars mounted in said casing, and

l adapted to be operated'by said indicator-dial, said bars being also adapted to operate the radial arms of each of said series, and devices whereby the separate parts of the machine are locked against operation, substantially as shown and described.

13. A voting-machine consisting of a casing the front of which is provided with a longitudinal slot near the top there I, and vertical slots communicating with the bottom thereof, said front being also provided with openings which are adapted to receive vertically-movable name-plates, and which correspond with all of said vertical slots with the exception of the one at the left, a voting-lever mounted in said casing and adapted to move longitudinally thereof, and to operate in said slots, plurality of registry apparatus adapted to be operated by said lever, an arm as 27 pivotally mounted in one end of said casing and extending longitudinally thereof, and adapted to be operated by said voting-lever, a hell or gong adapted to be operated by said arm, an indicator-dial as 15 which is adapted to be operated by said arm, and also by said voting-lever, separate series of radial arms as 20, 21 and 92 which are connected and pivotally mounted adjacent to said openings in which the name-plates are placed, and one arm of each of said series being connected with the corresponding name-plate,longitudinallymovable bars mounted in said casing, and adapted to be operated by said indicator-dial, said bars being also adapted to operate the radial arms of each of said series, and devices whereby the separate parts of the machine are locked against operation, said devices consisting of a longitudinally and vertically movable bar as provided with spring-catches as 17, and an arm rigidly connected with the indicator-dial by which said sliding bars are operated, substantially as shown and described.

l-i. A votinganachine, comprising a casing, the front of which is provided with communicating horizontal and vertically-arranged slots or openings, vertically-movable nameplates mounted in said openings in the front of the casing, registering apparatus corresponding with said nature-plates, a lever projecting through the front of the casing and adapted to operate said registering apparatus, and said name-plates, a dial-plate provided with radial arms hinged to the perimeter thereof and adapted to swing in alimited are, a pivoted lever for operating said dial-plate, said pivoted lever being adapted to be operated by said voting-lever, and devices operated by said voting-lever for moving said name-plates, substantially as shown and described.

15. Avoting-machine constructed as herein described, and provided with a pivoted arm 27, a dial-plate 15 having radial hinged arms 16, a horizontal and vertically-movable bar provided with catches 17 adapted to 0p crate in connection with the arms of thcdial i. to turn own 2nd plate, said dial-pinto bein ndztpte '7 ell therewith, registering apparatus mounted in said machine, a pivoted and longitndinnliymovable voting-lever mounted in said liiiu" chine and projecting through the liorizontnl slot or opening and adapted to operate said registry apparatus, the front casing of the machine being also provided with openings in which are mounted vertically-movable 'till()1')lli-3 holders, a series of connected redial erins pivoteily supported adjacent to each of i d openings, one of which is conneeted with the nmne-plate holders, and one of eeeli of said. series of arms being; also provided with e hinged section, and the arm of each series with which the mime-plate holders are connected being detachable, snbstentinll y shown and deseribed.

In testimony that claim the foregoing it.

my invention have signed my n nine, in pres ence of the subscribing witnesses, this 1st day of October, 1897.

JOSAIEH Viitnesses:

.iinnnr mints 'iionzniin oiiinn'si (Julienne liENRY XVIDYER.

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