US773267A - Turnstile-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus. - Google Patents

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PATENTED OCT. 25, 1904,

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 19, 1904.

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wa zamea/ WMW/ No. 773,267. PATENTED OCT. 25, 1904.

I B. H. SPEAR. TURNSTILE CONTROLLED TICKET PRINTING AND DISGHARGING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 19, 1904.

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No. 773,267. PATENTED 007?. 25, 1904 E. H. SPEAK.

TICKET PRINTING AND DISGHARGING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.19,1904.

TURNSTILE CONTROLLED NO MODEL. 3 SHBETS-SHEET 3- Ji E 1 fl: Z! 2Z v 1 I I flu- 02 6 02 Patented October 25, 1904.

PATENT OEETcE.

EDWVIN HUDSON SPEAR, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TURNSTlLE-CONTROLLED TICKET PRINTING AND DlSCHARGlNG APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 7 '7 3,267, dated October 25, 1904.

Application filed January 19, 1904. Serial No. 189,717. (No model.)

To ail 1072,0771, if; ntcty concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN HUDSON SPEAR, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Turnstile-Controlled Ticket Printing and'Discharging Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to turnstile-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus.

The invention aims to provide an apparatus of the class referred to which is operable by the passage of a person through the gate or entrance-way of an inclosure, causing thereby the printing and discharging of a ticket, which is to be taken up by the person after passing through the gate or entrance-way.

The apparatus is adapted for use at places of amusement, particularly race-courses, and in connection with its use for race-courses it will be stated that the cost of admission to certain parts of the race-course is a certain price and to other parts a different price, and at times the persons admitted to the various parts of the race-course are admitted to the same inclosure and later pass again to their respective places. A hen the persons leave their respective places, they are presented with tickets which may be termed identification-tickets, and these tickets indicate the place or portion of the race-course from which'the persons have come and to which place or portion of the race-course the persons are compelled to return. tification-tickets prevent the persons from entering any portion of the race-course on their return from the general inclosure, except that portion of the race-course which they left to go to the general inclosure. The identification-tickets are usually distributed by two or more ticket distributors stationed at the gate or entrance-way to the various inclosures; and it is the object of this invention to employ the apparatus hereinafter more specifically described at the gate or entrance-way, dispensing with the employment of a gateman or ticket distributer and enabling, but one ticket to be issued to a person on leaving their respective inclosure.

The invention further aims to provide a These iden-' forming a part of this specification, wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in Which Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the apparatus. Fig, 2 is a sectional plan. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cutters, and Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the rotatable sleeve forming a part of the turnstile.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters, 1 denotes a rotatable sleeve provided with radially-extending arms 2, said sleeve and arms forming substantially a turnstile. The sleeve 1 is mounted upon a detachable support 3, secured to a standard or other suitable supporting device 3 through the medium of the holdfast devices 3. (Only one shown.) The support?) is provided with an annular flange 3 grooved on its upper face to form a ball-race, in which is mounted the bearing-balls 4. The rotatable sleeve 1 is formed with an inwardly-extending oii'set t, having at its lower end the ratchet-teeth 5 and upon its upper face carrying a toothed concentric rack or crown-gear 6. The offset 4* is also provided with locking-lugs 4:", the function of which will be hereinafter referred to. The sleeve 1 in its upper edge is provided with a groove forming a ball-race, in which is mounted the bearing-balls 4, and the sleeve 1 is likewise grooved in its bottom edge to form a ball-race for the bearing-balls 4:. The top of the support 3 has mounted thereon the spring-actuated pawls or dogs 7, which are adapted to engage the ratchet-teeth 5 of the sleeve 1 and prevent back rotation of said sleeve 1. The support 3 is also provided with a pillar-block r. to which is adapted to be secured, by theholdfast devices 4:, a casing to be hereinafter referred to, in which is mounted the ticket printing and cutting mechanisms. The support 3 is also provided on its top with the locking-bolt 8, which when operated in one direction engages a locking-lug 4:" and prevents the operation of the turnstile. The locking-bolt 8 extends through the pillar-block at and is operated through the medium of a lock mechanism a The lock mechanism a is carried by the bottom of the casing 10 and connects with the bolt 8, the lock mechanism being operated by a key, the keyhole-opening at being provided for such purpose.

ithin the casing 10 is adapted to be arranged the means for printing and discharging tickets, and said means comprises a supply mechanism and inking mechanism, a printing mechanism, cutting mechanism, a feeding mechanism for the printing mechanism, and a feeding mechanism for the cutting mechanism, said various mechanisms being operatively connected together and operating in conjunction with one another. The casing 10 is formed with a hinged cover 11, opening 12, through which the ticket is discharged, and a cup or receptacle 13 to receive the ticket. A suitable lock of any suitable construction, as at 18, is provided for securing the cover 11 in its closing position.

The supply mechanism consists of a spindle 9, loosely journaled in a bracket 9, secured within the casing 10, and upon said spindle is adapted to be mounted a roll of material from which the tickets are made. This roll is indicated by the reference character 9' and consists, preferably, of a roll of paper. The roll of material 9" automatically unwinds as the apparatus is operated.

The feeding mechanism for the printing mechanism comprises a pair of feed-rollers 14 1 k, suitably journaled in the bracket 9 and arearranged at the rear of the casinglO. The said feed-rollers 1 L 1% are adapted to feed the paper toward the printing mechanism. The shaft of the feed-roller 14 carries on one end a pinion 1 T", which gears with a like pinion on the shaft of the roller 14:, so that when the roller 14: is rotated motion will be imparted to the roller 14:. .The shaft of the roller lt also carriesa sprocket-wheel 1a", which is engaged and operated in a manner as hereinafter referred to.

The inking mechanism for the printing mechanism comprises a reservoir 15, in which operates the ink-feed roller 16, and further comprises an inking-roller 17. The rollers 16 and '17 are journaled in the side of the receptacle which forms the reservoir 15, and said receptacle is suitably supported by the bearing-bracket 9. The reservoir 15 is adapted to contain the ink, as indicated at 15.

The printing mechanism comprises a pair of printing-rollers, (indicated by the reference characters 18 and 18,) the roller 18 being arranged in close proximity to the inking'roller 17. The roller 18 is journaled in the bracket 9 and is provided with a pinion 18 meshing with a pinion 18, carried by the roller 18. The latter is carried by the main operatingshaft 18 of the ap 'iaratus, which extends across the casing 10 and is arranged in close proximity to the bottom thereof. Arranged in close proximity to the printing- rollers 18 and 18 is a guide-roller 19 for the material, said roller 19 being journaled in the bracket 9.

The feeding mechanism for the cutting mechanism consists of a pair of feed- rollers 20 and 20, which are journaled in the bracket 9. The roller 20 carries a pinion 20' meshing with alike pinion, carried by the roller 20. The shaft of the roller 20 carries a sprocketwheel 20 to receive the means for imparting motion to said rollers 20 and 20.

The feed-rollers 1 1 and 14 and 20 and 20 are operated by the following means: The main operating-shaft 18 carries on one of its ends a pair of sprocket-wheels, (indicated by the reference characters 20 and 20,) and these sprocket-wheels are connected to the sprocketwheels 14 and 20 as follows: The sprocketwheel 2O is connected to the sprocket-wheel 1 1 through the medium of the chain 20", and the sprocket-wheel 2O is connected to the sprocket-wheel 20 through the medium of the chain 20 It will be evident that owing to the connection of the parts together in such manner that when the shaft 18 is rotated mo tion will be imparted to the rollers 14 and it and E20 and 20, and owing to the fact that the printing-roller 18 is carried by the shaft 18 and said roller 18 gearing with roller 18, it is evident that motion will also be imparted to the printing-rollers simultaneously with the imparting of movement to the feed-rollers hereinbefore referred to. From the operation of the printing-rollers it is evident that the inking-roller, as well as the ink-feed roller, will also be operated.

The cutting mechanism is arranged in close proximity to the feed- rollers 20 and 20, said rollers acting as a feeding mechanism for the cutting mechanism, and said latter mechanism, which is arranged also in close proximity to the discharge-opening 12, consists of a radially-extending series of cutting-blades 21, (as shown, six in number,) having their inner ends detachably or otherwise connected to a hub 22, which is rotatably mounted on a longitudinally-extending axis supported by the casing 10. The rear side of the hub 22 is providcd with beveled teeth 23, the function of which will be hereinafter referred to.

The operating mechanism for the cutting mechanism consists of a reciprocating cutteractuating arm 24 in the form of a flat spring, which is adapted to engage the inclined faces of the beveled teeth 23 to cause the rotation LOU of the cutting-blades. Said operating mechanism also comprises a reciprocatingstop-arm 25, which is adapted to engage the abrupt faces of the teeth 23 to arrest the movement of the cutting-blades. Preferably the arm 24 is of greater length than the arm 25, and said arm 24 is arranged above the arm 25. The actuating-arm 24 is reciprocated through the medium of an oscillatory lever 27, the said arm 24 being pivotally connected at its rear end to said lever 27. as at 27. The stop-arm 25 is actuated through the medium of the lever 27, and for this purpose the lever 27 projects forward at its upper end, as at 27, and to said forwardly-projecting end 27 is pivotally connected the upper end of a rock-arm or auxiliary lever 28, the connection being indicated by the reference character 28, and is slightly loose to allow of the movements of the levers 27 and 28, yet at the same time per- I mitting of said movements being positive. To the lower end of said lever 28is pivotally connected, as at 28, the inner end of the stop-arm 25. The lever 28 is fulcrumed intermediate its ends, as at 28. The lever 27 is fulcrumed upon a stud 28, carried by the bracket 9, and the lower end of said lever 27 terminates in a yoke 29. which is operated through the medium of an eccentric 30, mounted upon the shaft 18.

The manner in which the arms 24 and 25 operate is as follows: WVhen the arm 24 on its forward movement is riding upon theinclined face of a tooth 23, the arm 25 is moving rearwardly and is being drawn off from the abrupt face of a tooth, and on the rearward movement of the arm 25 the arm 24 moves in a forward direction, so it will engage the abrupt face of a tooth and arrest the movementof the cutting-blade. Such operation is evident, owing to the factthat on the forward movement of the lever 27 the arm 24 will be carried therewith and move in a straight path, owing to the pivotal connection between the rear end of the arm and the lever 27, and on the rearward movement of the lever 27 it will carry the arm 24 therewith in a straight path. On the forward movement of the lever 27 it will cause the upper end of thelever 28 to swing forwardly and the lower end of the lever 28 to move rearwardly, and consequently impart a rearward movement to the arm 25, and on the rearward movement of the lever 27 it will cause the upper end of the lever 28 to swing rearwardly and its lower end to be moved forwardly, imparting a forward movement to the arm 25. The connections 28 and 28 are pivotal ones, and consequently the operation just set forth in relation to the arm 25 and lever 28 will be had when the lever 27 is operated.

The arm 24 operates between a pair of guides 30, carried by the bracket 9, and the arm 25 operates through a keeper orguide 30, carried by the bracket 9. The operating mechanism for the cutting mechanism is arranged at one side of the bracket 9, so as not to interfere with the operation of the various mechanisms hereinbefore referred to thatis to say, the feeding mechanisms, the inking mechanism, and the printing mechanism, which are arranged Within the bracket 9.

Motion is imparted to the shaft 18 through the medium of the gear-wheel 31, which is carried thereby and which meshes with the crown-gear 6. The gear-wheel 31 extends through an opening 32, formed in the bottom of the casing 10. The shaft 18 is journaled in the bracket 9 and also has one end journaled in the bracket 33, secured to the bottom of the casing 10.

A registering mechanism is arranged within the casing 10 and is indicated by the reference character 34. This mechanism may be of any preferred construction, and the casing 10 is constructed with a sight-opening to enable the reading of the register. The register mechanism is operated through the medium of a lug 35, carried by the stop-arm 25. This lug is adapted to engage a spring-return actuating-bar 36, which, engaging with a gear or pinion 37, imparts movement thereto for actuating the registering mechanism. The spring-return actuating-bar 36 is provided with stops 38 and 39 and is supported by the bracket 40, secured to the case in which is aroperate the shaft 18, and the latter in turn will cause the operation of the feeding mechanisms and printing mechanism, the latter in turn imparting motion to the inking-roller and the ink-feed roller. When motion is imparted to the feeding mechanism,it will be evident that the roll of material will unwind and the strip of paper fed to the printing mechanism be printed and to the cutting mechanism, so that said strip as it is fed forward can be cut into tickets, the tickets being discharged through the opening 12 into the receptacle 13, so that after a person has passed the apparatus he can reach into the receptacle and obtain his ticket. When the shaft 18 is operated, motion will be imparted to the lever 27 owing to the opertion of the yoke through the medium of the eccentric, and the arm 24 will move in a forward direction. The actuating-arm 24 is a flat spring, and when it is moved forward by the movement of the lever 27 it slides on the bevel side of the tooth 23 and is raised up, thus acquiring a certain tension, as the cutter is held stationary by the rigid stop-arm 25. This arm during the forward movement of the actuating-arm 24 is being gradually withdrawn from under the teeth 2 and at the proper moment is entirely clear of engagement with the tooth 23 and allows the arm 2%, which is now in a state of tension against the upper side of the tooth 23, to drive the tooth downward, and thus operate the cutter-blade so as to instantaneously sever a ticket from the strip of material. It is necessary to have the ci'itting-blade move quickly so as to avoid the buckling of the material, which would occur if the blade was in operation during the entire time that a ticket is being passed from the machine. The action of the arms 24 and 25 is reciprocatory, the arm 25 acting as a stop, so that the spring-arm 24 may acquire sufficient tension to drive the blade. On the forward movement of the arm 25 the registering mechanism will be actuated. \Vhen the lever 27 again moves forwardly, the stop-arm 25 will be withdrawn and the arm 2% will engage one of the teeth 23 and further rotate the cutter. This operation will be continued as long as necessary.

It is obvious from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, that a turnstile-controlled appa ratus is set up which will be operated on the passage of a person past the turnstile and which will automatically print and discharge a ticket. The arrangement and the operation of the various mechanisms with respect to each other are such that but a single ticket will be printed and discharged for each person passing through the gate or entrance way in which the apparatus is arranged.

in reference to the operation of the various mechanisms it may be well to state that the ratio of the gear 31 to the crank-gear 6 is four to one that is to say, four revolutions of the gear 31 equals one revolution of the gear 6.

charging apparatus for the purpose set forth can be readily understood from the foregoing 1 description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and it will furthermore be evident that changes, variations, and

modifications can be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention or I sacrificing any of its advantages, and i therefore do not wish to restrict myself to the details of construction hereinbefore described, and set forth in the annexed drawings, but reserve the right to make such changes, variations, and modifications as come properly within the scope of the protection prayed.

[ laving thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A tu rnstile-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus operable by the passage of a person comprising a printing mechanism, a cutting mechanism, mechanisms for feeding a strip of material to said printing and cutting mechanisms, and a turnstile operatively connected with and adapted when rotated to operate said mechanisms causing thereby the printing and discharging of tickets.

2. In a turnstile-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus operable by the passage of a person, mechanism for printing and cutting tickets, in combination with a turnstile operative] y connected with and when rotated operating said mechanism causing thereby the printing and discharging of tickets.

3. A turnstile-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus comprising means for printing and cutting tickets, in combination with a turnstile operable on the passage of a person, said turnstile operatively connected with said means and adapted when operated to operate the said means, causing thereby the printing and discharging of tickets.

4. A turnstile-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus comprising a casing, ticket printing, cutting and feeding mechanisms suitably arranged therein, means arranged within said casing for operating said mechanisms, and a turnstile arranged exteriorly of said casing, operatively connected with and adapted when rotated to operate said means.

A turnsti le-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus comprising a casing, ticket printing, cutting and feeding mechanisms suitably arranged therein, means arranged within said casing for operating said mechanisms, a turnstile arranged exteriorly of said casing, operativel y connected with and adapted when rotated to operate said means, and means for preventing the operation of said turnstile.

6. A turnstile-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus comprising a supply mechanism, a printing mechanism, an inking mechanism, a feed mechanism for said printing mechanism, cutting mechanism, feed mech anism for said cutting mechanism, said feeding and printing mechanisms operative] y connected together, operating means for said mechanism, means for operating the operating means for the cutting mechanism and for operating said printing mechanism, causing thereby the operation of said feeding mechanism, and a turnstile operatively connected with said means, said turnstile operable on the passage of a person and adapted when operated to operate the said means.

7. A turnstile-controlled ticket printing and l discharging apparatus comprising means for printing a strip of material, mechanism for cutting said strip into tickets, a shaft for operating said means for printing upon said strip of material, operating means for said cuttingmeans, operating means for said mechanism operatively connected to said shaft, and a turnstile operatively connected to said shaft and operable on the passage of a person and when operated adapted to operate the said shaft, causing thereby the operation of said means and said cutting mechanism.

8. A turnstile-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus comprising an automatically operated printing mechanism, means for automatically feeding a strip of material to said printing mechanism, a cutting mechanism, means for automatically feeding said printed strip of material to said cutting mechanism, said cutting mechanism adapted to cut said strip into tickets, means connected with the printing mechanism and with said feeding mechanisms for automatically operating them, a shaft for operating said printing mechanism, means connected With said shaft for automatically operating said cutting mechanism, and a turnstile operatively connected with said shaft, said turnstile operable by the passage of a person and when operated adapted to operate said shaft.

9. A turnstile-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus comprising means for printing upon a strip of suitable material, mechanism for cutting said strip of material into tickets, means for operating said cutting mechanism, means for locking said cutting mechanism after it has been operated, operating mechanism for the operating means for the cutting mechanism and for releasing the locking means therefor, and operating means for said printing means and said operating mechanism, said operating means for said printing means and operating mechanism operable by the passage of a person.

10. A turnstile-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus comprising means for printing upon a strip of suitable material, means for cutting said printed strip into tickets, a reciprocating actuating-arm adapted to engage With and operate said cutting means, a reciprocating stop-arm for arresting the movement of said cutting means, means for operating said actuating-arm and said stopa rm in opposite directions, causing thereby the release and operation of said cutting means, means for operating said printing means and the operating means for said arms, and a turnstile operatively connected With said means for operating the printing means and said nected With said mechanism and adapted when rotated to operate the same, said turnstile rotated 0n the passage of a person.

12. In combination, a cutting mechanism, means for feeding a printed strip of suitable material to said mechanism, said mechanism adapted to out said strip into tickets, means for operating said cutting mechanism, and a turnstile operatively connected with said feeding and operating means and adapted when operated to operate the said means, said turnstile operable on the passage of a person.

13. In combination in a turnstile-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus, a ticket printing, cutting and discharging mechanism, and means for operating said mechanism, said means comprising a rotatable sleeve provided with radially-extending arms and a gear, said gear being operatively connected with said mechanism.

14. In combination in a turnstile-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus, a ticket making and discharging mechanism, means for operating said mechanism, said means com prising a rotatable sleeve provided with radially-extending arms and a gear, said gear being operatively connected With said mechanism, means for preventing a back rotation of said sleeve, and means for preventing the operation of said sleeve.

15. In a turnstile-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus, a ticket-making mechanism, and means for operating said mechanism, said means comprising a shaft provided With a gear, an oscillatory lever operated by the shaft, a pair of reciprocating arms operated by said lever, and a rotatable sleeve provided With a plurality of radiallyextending arms and a gearadapted to mesh With. the gear upon said shaft, said shaft adapted to be operated when said sleeve is rotated.

16. In a turnstile-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus, a ticket-making mechanism, and means for operating said mechanism,said means comprising a shaft provided with a gear, an oscillatory lever operated by the shaft, a pair of reciprocating arms operated by said lever, and a rotatable sleeve provided With a plurality of radially-extending arms and a gear adapted to mesh with the gear upon said shaft, said shaft adapted to be operated When said sleeve is rotated, combined With means for preventing back rotation of said sleeve, and means for locking said sleeve to prevent the rotation thereof.

17. A turnstile-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus comprising means for printing upon a strip of suitable material, and mechanism for cutting said strip into tickets, said mechanism consisting of a plurality of blades fixed to a center and further comprising a plurality of beveled teeth, and means engaging With said teeth for operating said cutting mecl'ianism, combined with an operating mechanism for said operating means for the cutting mechanism and said printing means, said operating means consisting of a rotatable sleeve having a plurality of radiallyextending arms and operatively connected with the operating means and said printing mechanism.

18. A turnstile-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus comprising means for printing upon a strip of suitable material, cutters, said cutters adapted to cut the said printed strip into tickets, a reciprocating mechanism for operating said cutters, combined with a turnstile for operating said reciprocating means and said printing mechanism.

19. A turnstile-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus comprising means for printing upon a strip of suitable material, rotatable cutters, said cutters adapted to cut the said printed strip into tickets, a recipro eating mechanism for operating said cutters, combined With a turnstile for operating said reciprocating means and said printing mechanism.

20. A turnstile-controlled ticket printing and discharging apparatus comprising means for printing upon a strip of suitable material, cutters, said cutters adapted to cut the said printed strip into tickets, a reciprocating mechanism for operating said cutters, and a rotatable sleeve gearing with said reciprocating mechanism and said printing means for operating them, and a plurality of radiallyextending arms carried by said sleeve adapted to be engaged for imparting to said sleeve, causing thereby the operation of said reciprocating mechanism and said printing mechanism.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWIN HUDSON SPEAK. Witnesses:

ELIZABETH SPEAR, HERNANDO DE So'ro.

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