US769537A - Balloting-machine. - Google Patents

Balloting-machine. Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US769537A
US769537A US197633A US1904197633A US769537A US 769537 A US769537 A US 769537A US 197633 A US197633 A US 197633A US 1904197633 A US1904197633 A US 1904197633A US 769537 A US769537 A US 769537A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
lock
plates
arms
balloting
machine
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US197633A
Inventor
William M Dougherty
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Individual
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US11016102A external-priority patent/US756602A/en
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Priority to US197633A priority Critical patent/US769537A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US769537A publication Critical patent/US769537A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • GPHYSICS
    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07CTIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C13/00Voting apparatus

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to certain improved interlocking devices by which a voter is prevented from operating more than one of the counters at the same time.
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a balloting-machine having my improvement applied.
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1
  • Fig. 3 is a plan viewof one of the sections or lock-plates.
  • lock-plates 53 To prevent two or more of the arms 12 from being drawn down simultaneously, I provide the lock-plates 53. These lock-plates are one for each numbering device or counter and are mounted horizontally, so that all of the lockplates of one horizontal row are in alinement. The ends of said lock-plates are beveled, as indicated at 53, and these beveled ends are reduced and overlapped, as indicated best in Fig. 2. It will be observed that by reducing the ends of the loclvplates shoulders are formed which limit the independent sliding movement of the locl; plates. Suitablymounted springs 54L are provided for each lockplate, these springs engaging studs 53" on the lock-plates yieldingly to hold them in the intermediate position. (Shown in Fig. 2.) 55 indicates pins or screws Which are passed through longitudinally-disposed slots 53 in the lock-plates, and by means of these devices (No model.)
  • the lock-plates are mounted to have a limited horizontal movement independently of each other.
  • the beveled ends 53 of the loch-plates lie immediately under the arms 12, as shown in Fig. 2. hen one of the arms is drawn downward, it engages the beveled edges 53 below it and divides the lock-plates into two divisions, the shoulders (formed by the reduced ends of the lock-plates) engaging in pairs and causing the two divisions of lockplates to move as units toward the respective ends of the row of numbering devices.
  • This allows the said arm which has been operated to move down wholly unobstructed; but it displaces the lock-plates with respect to the other arms, and as these arms are in a raised position it will be impossible to move them downward so long as the first arm is lowered.
  • the springs 54 serve to hold the lock-plates in the position shown in Fig. 2; but they yield to permit the lock-plates to move toward either end, as their operation may require.

Description

PATENTED SEPT. 6, 1904.
W. M. DOUGHERTY. BALLOTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1904.
N0 MODEL.
wlmsssss:
. UNITED STATES Patented September 6, 1904.
\VILLIAM M. DOUGHERTY, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.
BALLOTlNG-MACHINE.
SPECIFIOATIQN formingpart of Letters Patent No. 769,537, dated Sep er 6, 1904..
Original application filed June 4, 1902, Serial No. 110,161. Divided and this application filed March 11, 1904. Serial 1'0 all w/wm zit may concern.-
Be it known that 1, WILLIAM M. DOUGH- ERTY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Balloting-Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.
This application is a division of my application for patent on balloting-machines filed June 4t, 1902, Serial No. 110,161.
The present invention relates to certain improved interlocking devices by which a voter is prevented from operating more than one of the counters at the same time.
This specification is an exact description of one example of my invention, while the claims define the actual scope thereof.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.
Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a balloting-machine having my improvement applied. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a plan viewof one of the sections or lock-plates.
12 indicates the arms which operate the counters, one of which counters is indicated in outline in Fig. 1.
To prevent two or more of the arms 12 from being drawn down simultaneously, I provide the lock-plates 53. These lock-plates are one for each numbering device or counter and are mounted horizontally, so that all of the lockplates of one horizontal row are in alinement. The ends of said lock-plates are beveled, as indicated at 53, and these beveled ends are reduced and overlapped, as indicated best in Fig. 2. It will be observed that by reducing the ends of the loclvplates shoulders are formed which limit the independent sliding movement of the locl; plates. Suitablymounted springs 54L are provided for each lockplate, these springs engaging studs 53" on the lock-plates yieldingly to hold them in the intermediate position. (Shown in Fig. 2.) 55 indicates pins or screws Which are passed through longitudinally-disposed slots 53 in the lock-plates, and by means of these devices (No model.)
the lock-plates are mounted to have a limited horizontal movement independently of each other. The beveled ends 53 of the loch-plates lie immediately under the arms 12, as shown in Fig. 2. hen one of the arms is drawn downward, it engages the beveled edges 53 below it and divides the lock-plates into two divisions, the shoulders (formed by the reduced ends of the lock-plates) engaging in pairs and causing the two divisions of lockplates to move as units toward the respective ends of the row of numbering devices. This allows the said arm which has been operated to move down wholly unobstructed; but it displaces the lock-plates with respect to the other arms, and as these arms are in a raised position it will be impossible to move them downward so long as the first arm is lowered. If it be attempted to move all of the arms 12 down simultaneously, it is clear that there will be no relative movement of the lock-plates 53, and consequently all of the arms will be locked. The springs 54: serve to hold the lock-plates in the position shown in Fig. 2; but they yield to permit the lock-plates to move toward either end, as their operation may require.
Various changes in the form, proportions, and minor details of my invention may be resorted to at will without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. Hence I consider myself entitled to all such variations as may lie within the intent of myclaims.
Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a balloting-machine, the combination with the swinging arms to register the ballots, of the lock-plates having beveled and reduced contiguous ends lying adjacent to the arms, said contiguous ends of the lock-plates being overlapped at their reduced portions.
2. In a balloting-machine, the combination with the swinging arms which register the ballots, of the lock-plates having beveled contiguous ends lying adjacent to the arms and said lock-plates having limited independent sliding movement, and springs respectively engaged with the lock-plates for holding said lockplates independently yieldingly in position.
3. In a balloting-machine, the combination of the swinging arms which register the ballots, lock-plates having beveled contiguous ends lying adjacent to the arms, said lockplates having limited independent sliding movement, for the purpose specified, and each lock-plate having a stud thereon, and springs supported independently of the lock-plates, said springs having arms lying on opposite sides of the studs and serving to hold the lockplates yieldingly in central position.
4. In a balloting-machine, the combination with the arms which register the ballots, of the lock-plates having beveled contiguous ends lying adjacent to the arms, the said contiguous ends of the lock-plates being overlapped and having shoulders to limit their independent movement.
5. In a balloting-machine, the combination with the arms which register the ballots, of the lock-plates having beveled contiguous ends lying adjacent to the arms, the said contiguous ends of the lock-plates being overlapped and the lock-plates having limited, independentlyslidable movement, and a spring for each lockplate, said springs respectively yieldingly holding the lock-plates.
6. In a balloting-machine, the combination with the movable arms which register the ballots, of the lock-plates having beveled and reduced contiguous ends lying adjacent to the arms, said contiguous ends of the lock-plates being overlapped at their reduced portions and the lock-plates having independent sliding movement, and a spring for each lock-plate, said springs respectively yieldinglyholding the lock-plates.
In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.
W'ILLIAM M. DOUGHERTY.
WVitnesses:
AMELIA J. DOUGHERTY, Mrs. ROBERT R. POTEET.
US197633A 1902-06-04 1904-03-11 Balloting-machine. Expired - Lifetime US769537A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US197633A US769537A (en) 1902-06-04 1904-03-11 Balloting-machine.

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11016102A US756602A (en) 1902-06-04 1902-06-04 Balloting-machine.
US197633A US769537A (en) 1902-06-04 1904-03-11 Balloting-machine.

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US769537A true US769537A (en) 1904-09-06

Family

ID=2838023

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US197633A Expired - Lifetime US769537A (en) 1902-06-04 1904-03-11 Balloting-machine.

Country Status (1)

Country Link
US (1) US769537A (en)

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US769537A (en) Balloting-machine.
US1158644A (en) Voting-machine.
US603514A (en) Half to william wolff
US1201174A (en) Locking mechanism for closures.
US995331A (en) Voting-machine.
US900905A (en) Interlocking member for voting-machines.
US1194332A (en) Voting machine
US761358A (en) Voting-machine interlock.
US2303396A (en) Voting machine
DE472151C (en) Tabulating machine controlled by punch cards
US995330A (en) Voting-machine.
US1189840A (en) Indorsed-candidate lockout for voting-machines.
US688424A (en) Voting-machine.
US1085838A (en) Interlock between groups for voting-machines.
US980390A (en) Grouping mechanism for voting-machines.
US778965A (en) Calculating-machine.
US2230884A (en) Voting machine
US509896A (en) Switch
US1104536A (en) Machine for punching jacquard-cards for embroidery-machines and the like.
US391919A (en) Railway-signal
US1031171A (en) Voting-machine.
US1080157A (en) Interlocking mechanism for voting-machines.
US156645A (en) Improvement in plate-keys for locks
US473405A (en) Type setting and distributing machine
US1788284A (en) Hugo e