US853127A - Voting-machine. - Google Patents

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PATENTBD MAY '7, 1907.

S. R. SHOUP. VOTING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED FEB. 9.1906.

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PATENTED MAY 7, 1907.

S. R. SHOUP. VOTING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED rms. 9,1906.

`PATEMED MAY 7, 19o?.

s. R. SHOUP. VGTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 9,1906.

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sAizrUEL R. snonr, or WLMINGTON, DELAWARE.

c vVOTING.-

. Specification of Letters Patent.

MACHINE.

. Patented May', 19o?.

l Original application filed February 8, 1902, Serial'No. 244,775. Divided and this application filed Febrnary 9,1906. Serial No. 300.322.

To all wil/m it may concern,.- Be it known that I, SAMUEL R. SHOIUP, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Wilmington, Delaware, have invented certain Improvements inVoting-Machines, (being a division of my application iiled Feb'- 1 ruary 8, 1905,v Serial No. 244,77-5,`) of which the following is a specication.

4My inventionl relates lto /voting machines lo and consists of certain improvements in that class of mechanical counting mechanism whereby I am., enabled to reduce the number of operative parts, facilitate the operation of registering a vote enable a person to vote a straight.or cut ticket, and Yea and Nay on special questions, and at the same Y time provide means to -prevent fraudulent votingv of any kind whatsoever; the structure being so designed that the operation of the zo mechanism necessary to register al vote in whole or part, locks and prevents the movement of similar mechanism for further voting until reset-by theu election oflicers. My invention is fully shown inthe accomz 5 panying drawings, in which: Figure 1, is a sectional elevation of my improved voting /machind showing the same in one position, and taken onthe line a-a, Fig. 2; Fig. 2., is

a sectional plan view, taken on the line b`-b,

3o Fig. 1; Fig. 3, is a sectional view on the line `a-(r, Fig. 2, 4oi' a portion of the structure,.

showing the position oi the several parts of the mechanism after the operation oi voting a straight ticket has been performed; Fig, 4,

is a similar view, showing,the position 0i the y several parts of the mechanism after a cut ticket has been voted; Fig. 5, is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing part oi the mechanism'i in diagram, `and showing also the manner in 4o which the movable parts are reset after each /yote'has been made; Fig. 6, is a diagrammatic plan view, taken on theline cc, Fig.

1, `and Figs. 7 to 10, are views illustrating details of my invention.

- In the drawings, 1, 2 and 3, represent spindles arranged in rows or series and carrying knobs or handles 4 on the outside of the machine tobe turnedby the voter for the purpose oiiregistering a vote. f In the present 5o instance these` spindles are arranged in two sets; the main set comprising three horizontal rows of iive spindles each, and the other set comprising two spindles 5 and 6, with the 'usual knob or handle 'for the yea and "nay" vote on. special questions, respectively.

co-acting mechanism'are, arranged to vote what is termed a straight ticket. In practice there will be as many operative spindles as there are political parties, and each spin- Vdle, representing the full ticket ,of the respective parties, is to be turned a full half revolution for the purpose of registering asingle vote. In like manner the spindles 2 and 3, are to be turned for registering a vote, .but unlike thenuppe'r row they serve for sectional parts ofthe ticket only. As an 'instance of one form or arrangement of voting, the spindles 2 may actuate mechanism for eral presidential candidates, and the spindles 3, as arranged herein, are for voting for two or more candidates, as the case may be, when two`or more candidates are to be voted for for the Asame oHice, as, for instance, whena number of councilmen, trustees or other municipal officers of a similar character are to be voted for. The spindles 5 and 6 are employed for the yea and nay votes upon special questions, and the mechanism con- Carried by the spindles 1, 2 and 3, as well mental pinions 10, 11 Vand 12, and a notched wheel, 13. The wheels 13./ are each provided with two notches 14 at diametrically opposite points, and these are engaged at certain intervals by the' long teeth 15 of pinions 16 mounted on independent lspindles 17, of whichther'e is one coacting with a registering pile carried by-each oi the spindles 1., 2, 3, 5 /and 6, of the apparatus, said pinions 16 having in addition to the set of long teeth 15 for such engagement, ya set Vof .short teeth 15a, which, with said long teeth 15, mesh with va unit wheel 18 of the registering pile or countthe spindles 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6;, These spindles to mesh with and operate wheels 2O and 21 of the counting mechanism employed for registering the number of votes cast. This counting mechanism is similar to that shown and described in my Patent No. 694,682;

, arrangement with the other mechtrolled thereby is precisely similarto theA mechanism operated bythe/other` spindles.

as the spindles 5 and 6,- are a series ofseg-J ing mechanism arranged on or adjacent to [o0l 17 .carryother pinions 16fand 16h, arranged v dated March 4, 1902, and its special adapta-y The spindles 1 of theupper row` and their 1 registering votes for the electors of the sevanism forms part of my pending application for patent for improvements in voting machines, before referred to. l

The pinions 10, 1l and 12 I have termed segmental pinions, as they may be provided with two sets of two teeth 22, as shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 6, or two sets of single teeth 22'l as shown in F ig. 7, arranged on the periphery oll the same at diametrically opposite points7 and these teeth are adapted to engage slidable bars 23, 24 and 25 suitably guided on brackets 26 carried bythe front plate orn the machine. These bars are provided with sectional rack portions 27 at intervals, comprising recesses arranged in sets of two forming between them a single tooth 28 for engagement with the teeth of said segmental pinions. These segmental pinions are mounted on their respective spindles in various positions so that their teeth are disposed at various points with relation to each other and the teeth of the other pinions, but the racked portions of the bars 23, 24 and 25 with which these teeth engage are arranged in line so that'while any one of said pinions may engage any one of said bars, its time of engagement will differ from the engagement of all the other pinions with said bars. These bars are moved by giving any one of the respective operating knobs or handles controlling one of the spindles a full half turn, and the actual engagement of the pinions with said bars will vary .within certain limits depending upon the position of the teethof the pinions arranged to engage such special set of bars. Vhen one of said sets of bars 23, 24 and 25 has been successively moved by such engagement it will be impossible to move another bar, or, in fact, to move any of the knobs or handles on the same row, as such movement has displaced the other teeth of the bars with respect to the segmental pinions. As a means of preventing accidental movement" of the sliding bars, I'provide spring bolts 29 mounted in boxes 30 secured to the wall of the structure and adapted to engage notches 31 in said sliding bars, when they are in the normal inactive position ready for operation.

The purpose of having a number of pinions and a number of bars, in most instances three, is to provide for various combinations of the co-acting parts, each of which after being actuated and causing the registration of such actuation will lock the rest of the knobs or handles on the respective rows. For instance, the first spindle 1 will have its segmental pinion 10 so disposed that the teeth of the same will engage the recesses in the slidable bar 23 and upon giving such knob or handles a full half turn, said bar will be.`

moved to the left the full distance provided for to lock certain mechanism to be fully described hereinafter for preventing the turn` ing of the other knobs or handles. In the case of the other knobs or handles of the same row, the movement of the sliding bar will displace the other racked portions of the same, bringing the plain sections of s aid bar opposite the teeth of the other segmental pinions 10, and thereby preventing any engagement. At the same time and in proper sequence as the movement of the handle continues, the other bars 24 and 25'will be moved by the engagement therewith of the pinions 11 and 12 on the spindle of the knob turned such engagement following that of the pinion l() and moving said bars 24 and 25 the necessary distance which also brings theplain sections of said bars opposite the point where the teeth of the pinions of the other spindles of the same row would engage. In diagram, F ig. 8, I have illustrated the movement of one set of these bars by the successive engagement of the several pinions 10, 11 and 12, carried by any one of the spindles. To prevent retraction of these bars after they have been moved and prevent the registration of another vote on the same row, asA

such sliding movement is designed to coact with means for operating the counting mechanism one unit, I provide pawls 32 adapted to engage notches 33 in said bars after they have been moved. These pawls are carried by a vertically movable bar 34, which is raised by the election o'l'licers when it is desired to reset the horizontally slidable bars 23, 24 and 25, after a citizen has registered his vote. In addition, I employ a cam bar 35 mounted adjacent to the pawl carrying bar 34 and having cams 36, into the spaces between which the horizontally slid- .ing bars 23, 24 and 25, are moved. These cams have angular faces 37, and the sliding bars are beveled at 33 so that after they have engaged said cams, which means, except in the instance of the upper set of bars controlled by the spindles 1, that they have been moved the .proper distance which is also sul'icient to prevent the lifting of said cam bar 35, they may be readily retracted by the lowering of said bar. The sliding bars controlling the straight ticket, however, instead of passing into the spaces between the cams 36 of the bar 35, engage an upper cam 39 carried by the same, and when sai'd bars are moved by the operation of the spindles controlling the same, they raise said cam bar,

and as the slidable bars are held by the pawls 32', the cam bar will be maintained in the lraised position. A series of guards 4() are disposed adjacent the cams 36, and when the cam bar 35 is raised these guards are brought in line with theother sets of slidable bars, thereby preventmg movement ol the same, so that when a citizen registers a vote for the straight ticket of any one of the political parties, it will not only be impossible to vote any other straight ticket, but it will also be impossible to vote any sectional. part ol IOO IIO

any other ticket. The bars controlling the yea and nay vote, however, are not affected by the actuation of the other parts ofthe machine as they may be operated after either method'of voting the other portion of the ticket.

The third series of spindles, indicated at 3, in the present embodiment of my invention,

carry fouiysegmentalpinions, the additional i on the second spindle engaging the bar h,y

\ and so on.

This arrangement permits vot-- ing for se'veral candidates in such ,cases where two or more from a number are to be selected, as, for instance, when, as often happens in smalltowns, a number of councilmen or school directors are nominated, two or three only of whom are to be elected. In Asuch case, in this arrangement of my .improved mechanism,I each candidate will have an independent spindle and the segmental pinions carried by said spindles and 'the sliding bars having recesses for engagement by 'these wheels, will be provided with other racked portions as desired ,L in the present instance an eXtra set `271fis added so asto permit the operation of one or two ofsaid spindles, whereby votes may be cast for one or two of the candidates, asthe case may be. By providing theibars with other racked portions, any number of candidates may be Ivoted by the movement of said bars, means being provided to-permit the extended move-'` ment ofl the same. For instance in voting for two candidates, the bars 2,3, 24 and 25` will only be moved a certainV distance bythe turning of the spindle while the bar-25a, for

instance will be moved the same distance. By turning another spindle the pinions ,10, 11 and 12 will engage, the racked portions 27a,

i moving the bars 23, 24 and 25 the same distance as before while another bar 25C, for instance, will be moved by one of the pinions upon-special kquestions may be registered.

These spindles carrysegmental pinions for operating the-slidable bars in the same inanner as the other spindles, which bars are independent of the cambnai but are reset thereby in the usual manner. i

In Fig. 8 I have illustrated in diagram. the' carrying bar 35.

Lit is desired to reset the machine.

manner in which the slidable bars 23, 24 and 25 are moved. Section A represents the bars at rest in .the retracted position, section B shows slidable bar 23 partially moved toward 'the cani bar 35, representing the lirst part of themovement of one of the spindles carrying the segmental pinions 10, 11 and 12 section C shows slidable bar 23 fully moved and bar .24 partially moved 5 section D shows slidable bars 23 and 24 fully moved and bar 25 partially moved, and section E shows bars 23, 24 and 25 fully moved into engagement with the cam bar 35, a result accomplished by the engagement of the segmental pinions 10, 11 and 12, with the racks of the slidable bars, upon giving one of the spindles the full After half turn required to register a vote.

each citizen has inished the operation of voting, it/will be necessary to shift or reset the slidable bars and all of the mechanism controlledby or controlling the/same, excepting the counting or registering mechanism, which, of course, retains the position in which it has been placed by the previous voter. For the purpose ofoperating thisshifting mechanism, I provide the slidable plate 45, having cam slots 46 and 47 engaging pins 48 and 49; the former attached to the pawl carrying bar 84, while the latter is attached to the cam This arrangement permits independent vertical movement of the 'cam carrying bar, such movement being imparted when the upper set of theslidable bars controlling the straight" votes are moved, and simultaneous movement of both bars when p The slidingpl'ate 45 is under the control of the election officers, and movement of the same eX- cept as they desire, is prevented by suitable mechanism. This plate 45 may be connected in'any suitable. manner with a lever or other controlling means adjacent to the proper election oflicer, or it may be combined with the door leading to the booth so that when a voter leavesthe latter the action oivopening or closing the door, or both, will operate the plate 45 and reset the slidable bars.

In order that the mechanism will be ready for operating each lsucceeding vote, I provide necessary since a certain amount of lost motion must be provided for in the operation of the spindles and if attempts were made to turn a spindle after a vote had been regislOO IZO

tered, the teeth of the pinion would be displaced-and not in the normal position for engagement with the racked portion of the bars.

The vmeans for retracting the bars consist ol extensions Sfrl carried by the cams 36 which serve when the cam bar is lowered to I n retract the sliding bars the extra distance. carrying bar. To return the bars, I provide a frame 5() havbars on the outward movement of the sliding plate 45 which raises the pawlcarrying bar. On the inward movement of the platefi, the pawl carrying bar is lowered and the vwalls of its cam slots acting upon the pins 51, move the frame 5() `forward and with it the bars 23, 4 and 25, to the-position shown in Fig. 1.

To prevent retractive movement of the spindles and the pinions and counting wheels carried thereby, pawls are provided suitably mounted in the frame carrying the mechanism.. These pawls engage the pinions 10. To assist the retraction of the upper set of sliding bars, as well as those of the third set to which double movement is imparted, I may employ the fiat springs 56 carried by the cam carrying bar 35 and disposed in the pathof said sliding bars. I may also employ the. weight 57 to assist in raising the cam carrying bar after it has been lowered to retract said sliding bars.

Instead of employing segmental pinions such as those illustrated at 10, 11 and 12, with sets of two teeth, I may employ pinions such as illustrated at 10"L in Fig. 7', having teeth of enlarged size set diametrically opposite each other. The rack bars will be correspondingly recessed to receive these teeth.

To provide for the resetting of the counting wheels after the entire vote has been cast and it is desired to prepare the machine for another election or Jfor further use, the spindles 17 carrying thepinions 16, 16a and 16b 'for operating the registering piles are supported by slidable frames 6() suitably mounted, and connected together and spaced apart by the spindles 17 which are normally positioned with said pinions in engagement with the counting wheels. These frames maybe moved laterally to withdraw said pinions from such engagement and permit the wheels of the registering pile to be turned to the Zero point. 'lhey are held in the vengaging position by plates 61 itting over the spindles 1, 2 and 3, which plates are Jfastened to the frame by screws 62. The frames are suitably supported and locks are provided to prevent their movement by unauthorized persons.

My improved mechanism may be based upon a unit system, and so constructed and u added to the rest of the machine -as desired,

it only being necessary to provide a correspondingly lengthened cam-bar and pawl- The machine is arranged to be accessible from one end to the other to reset the numbering or counting mechanism after the voting has linished, and at the back of the machine, I provide a door 63, preferably of metal, which covers a glass door 64 through which the numbering mechanism -may be viewed and the number of votes totaled without opening the machine, although said glass door is provided with a lock and is hinged so that access to the interior of the casing may be gained by persons properly authorized.

In Fig. 10, I have shown diagrams et a series of the setsof bars 23, 24 and 25, showing their position after being moved by the several spindles. F and G respectively, represent in side elevation andplan, a set of bars in the normal inactive position, ready for loperation; I-I, shows the ell'ect of movement imparted by the gears on the first spindle of the machine, for instance, I, the movement imparted by the gears on the second spindle of the machine, and so on.

Although I have described the system of interlocking bars and means for operating the same in connection with a voting machine, it is obvious that the same mechanism can be applied for controlling an in'linite number of mechanical devices wherein parts of the same character are arranged in series or sets, each of which may be operable singly and when operated or in operation will lock out of action or operation all of the other parts. My claims, therefore, are not limited to the mechanism of a voting machine, but are intended to cover broadly this 'feature of my invention.

I claim:

1. The combination of a plurality of' sets of slidable elements each having engaging means, and a series of rotatable elements each lhaving a plurality of engaging elements, each of said rotatable elements being independently capable of coacting with said engaging means to operate the slidable elements, the arrangement of the engaging elements of each rotatable element differing from all the others and the relation of the parts being such that when one of the rotatable elements is operated to actuate a set of y each having a plurality of engaging elements,

each of said rotatable elements being independently capable of coacting with the engaging means on said slidable elements to o erate the latter, the engaging means carried by the slidable elements serving to lock IOO IlO

the rest of said rotatable elements against operation when one of said rotatable elements has been operated.

3. The combination of a plurality ci sets of successively `slidable elements each having engaging means, and a series of rotatable elements each having a plurality ofengaging elements, each of said rotatable elements being independently capable of coacting with the engagin means on said slidable elements to operate t e latter successively, the engaging means carried by .the slidable elements serving to lock the rest'of said rotatable elements against operation when one of said rotatable elements has been operated.

4. The combination of a plurality of sets of slidable bars having engaging means, a series of rotatable spindles, and a plurality of engaging means carried by each of said spindles coacting With the engaging means of said bars to move the same, the relation of the parts being such that when one of said spindles is turned to eiiect the' movement of t e bars, the engaging means of the latter will lock the other spindles against turning.

5. The combination of two or more rotatable spindles, segmental pinions carried by each of said spindles, the arrangement of each set of pinions dilierin from all the others, and two or more slida le bars having notches bearing the same relation to each other, the relation of the parts being such that only one spindle may be turned at each o eration and after said spindle is turned all t e other spindles Will be locked out of engagement With the slidable bars. f

6. The combination of two or more rotatable spindles, segmental pinions carried by said spindles, andytwo Yor more slidable bars having notches, said notches bearing the same relation to each other while the pinions are dis osed in diiiierent relation to each other, t e relation of the coacting parts being such that only one spindle may be turned at each operation and after the turning of said spindle all the other spindleswill be locked -r out of operative engagement witl the slidable bars..

7. The combination in a voting machine, of a set of slidable bars, a spindle, and a plu- 1 rality of means one for each bar carried by said spindle for moving said bars successively. j

8. The combination in a voting machine, of a plurality of sets of slidable bars having engaging means, va series of spindles, and a plura ity of engaging means for said bars car- Aried by each of said spindles, the engaging means carried by the spindles being so ar,- ranged as to move the individual bars of said sets successively.

A9. The combination ina voting machine, of a casing, a series of'slidable bars mounted therein, .segmental pinions arranged to engage said slidable bars, said pinions being held against movement arranged to move said bars successively, and means for turning said pinions.

10. The combination in a voting machine, of a plurality of sets of slidable bars having engaging means, and rotatable means for moving said bars, the engaging means carried by said bars serving to lock the rest of therotatable means therefor after such movement.

11. The combination in a'voting machine, 0f ,the slidable bars having a series of recesses between which teeth are formed, a spindle, means 'carried by said spindle and adapted to engage the teeth Whereby the latter may be moved, and means for holding said bars afterthey have been moved.

12. rlhe combination in a voting machine, of the slidable bars having a series Aof recesses between which teeth `are formed, a

spindle, segmental pinions carried by said spindle and adapted to engage the teeth whereby the latter may be moved, and pawls for holding said bars after they have been moved.

13. The combination in a voting machine, of. a casing, a series of sliding members mounted therein, teeth carried by said members, a spindle, segmental gears thereon adapted to engage said teeth upon turning the spindle whereby the bars may be moved,

. a vertically movable bar engaged by the slidions carried by said spindle and adapted to engage and move said bars, and a slotted bar to be ,engaged by said sliding bars when movedby the spindles.

16. The combination in a voting machine, of a casing, a series of `slidable members mounted therein, teeth carriedA by said members, a spindle, segmental gears secured thereto adapted to engage saidl teeth upon turningthe spindle whereby the bars may be moved, a slotted bar engaged by the sliding bars, and pawls for preventing the retraction of said sliding bars, said slotted bar being j by the engage/ment of the slidable bars.

17. The combination in a .voting machine, of a casingfa series of sets`of slidable bars mounted within said casing, a series of spindles, segmental pinions carriedby each of said spindles and adapted to engage and move said sets of bars, and a slotted bar to be engaged by said sets of slidable bars when IOO I'Io

moved by the spindles, one of said sets ol' slidingl bars serving to raise the slotted bar and prevent the movement of the others.

18. The combination in a voting machine, of a series of slidable bars, means ior moving said bars, a bar having slots in line with said slidable bars, said slots having upper inclined faces and. one of said i'aces lying in a plane to be cngagedby one set ol the slidable bars for the purpose of raising said slotted bar.

19. The combination in a voting maehinef of a plurality oi sets oi slidable bars, means for moving said bars, a bar having slots in line with said. slidable bars, said slots having upper inclined walls forming cams, the uppermost slot of said bar having its face in a plane to be engaged' by the uppermost set oi slidable bars when the latter are moved whereby said slotted bar is raised to prevent' the movement and engagement therewith of the other slidable bars, and means i'or depressing said. slotted bar to .reset the slidable bars.

20. The combination in a voting machine, of a plurality of sets oi' slidable bars, means for moving the same, a locking bar slotted to receive said slidable bars, one ol' said sets of bars being movable to raise said bar and thereby prevent thel movement oil the other bars into engagement with the slotted bar, and means for depressing the. latter to reset the slidable bars.

21. The combination in a voting machine, of a plurality of slidable bars, means for moving ythe same longitudinally, a movable bar having slots in line with said slidable bars, the slots of said bar having upper inclined walls, and means for depressing said slotted bar whereby the slidable bars may be returnedto their normal position., the slidable bars having beveled ends.

22. The combination in a voting machine, of a plurality of slidable bars, means for moving the same successively, a slotted and movable bar to receive said slidable bars, said slotted bar when engaged by one set of said slidable bars preventing the movement of the others, means for locking the slidable bars, and means for simultaneously releasing and returning said slidable bars to their original position.

23.y The combination ina voting machine, of a casing having 'a series of slidable members, teeth carried by said members, a spindie, segmental gears carried by said spindle and adapted to engage said teeth whereby the bars may be moved, a slotted bar engaged by the sliding bars, means for preventing the retraction of said slidable bars, and means for releasing the same and moving them out of the slotted bar.

24. In a voting machine, the combination of the slidable bars, means for moving the same, means for holding said bars against retraction movement when once moved forward, a slotted bar for preventing the mowment of certain sets oi" bars after certain other bars -have been moved, a bar carrying said slidable bar locking means, and means for raising said bar and the slotted bar to cause the return oi" the. slidable bars in the resetting of the machine.

25. The combination in a voting machine, of a series ol" sets of slidable bars, means for moving the same, a slotted bar, which, when engaged by one set of said sliding bars raises the same'and prevents the movement ol the other slidable bars, means for locking the sliding bars, and means for simultaneously releasing said locking means and lowering the slotted bar whereby the slidable bars may bc returned to their original position.

26. The combination in a voting machine, of a plurality of slidable bars, n'ieans lor moving the same longitudinally, a vertically movable bar having slots in line with said slidable bars, said slots having inclined upper walls, and a bell-crank lever for depressing said slotted bar whereby the slidable bars may be returned to their normal position by the engagement of' the inclined walls of the slots therewith.

27. The combination in a voting machine, of a plurality of slidingba rs, means ior moving the same, a locking bar, which, when locked by one set of said sliding bars will prevent the movement of the others. pawls ali'ording a supplement lock i'or the slidable hars, and means acting on said locking bar to sinnlitancously release said pawls and return the slidable bars to their original position.

28. In a voting machine, the combination of a plurality of' slidable bars, means lor moving the same, pawls for holding said bars against retraetive movement when once moved forward, a vertically movable locking bar for preventing the movement of certain sets of said slidable bars a iter the one set has been moved, a bar 'carrying said pawls, and means for raising said pawl bar and depressing the loc-king bar to eii'ect the return of the slidable bars in the resetting of the machine.

2). The combination in a voting machine, of a spindle, segniental gears carried by said spindle and having two sets of two teeth each,

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and slidable bars arranged to be moved by i the engagement of the teeth of said segmental pinions.

30. The combination in a voting machine, of a spindle, segmental pinions carried by said spindle, two sets of two teeth oppositely' disposed on said pinions, slidable bars, and racks on said bars to be engaged by said segmental pinions.

31. The combination in a voting machine, of a series of slidable bars, a spindle, segmental pinions mounted on said spindle, said bars having racks to be engaged by the teeth of said segmental pinions, said pinions being of a spindle, a series of slidable bars, segmenta pinions carried by said spindle and serving to actuate said bars, a aWl carrying bar, awls carried thereby to ock said slidable ars when once moved, a cam bar with which said sliding bars coact, an actuating bar, and links connecting said actuating bar with the paWl carrying bar and the cam bar, whereby said actuating bar may cause. the

aWl carrying and ca m bars to eect the reease of and return of the slidable bars.

33. The combination in a voting machine, of a set of slidable bars, a spindle, means carried by said s indle for moving said bars successively, :an means for reventing the accidental movement of said bars.

34. The combination in a votin machine, of a series of slidable bars, means ger moving the same longitudinally, a bar having slots in line with said slidable bars, the slots of said bar having inclined Jfaces, a pin mounted on said slotted bar, and a cam plate engaging said pin whereby the slidable bars may be returned to their normal position.

35. The combination in a voting machine, of a series of sliding bars, means for moving the same, a locking bar, which, When locked by one of said sliding bars will prevent the movement of the others, pawls for locking the sliding bars, a plate carrying said pawls, a pin mounted on said plate, and a cam plate engaging said pin for simultaneously releasing said pawls and returning the bars to their original position.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this speciiication, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

SAMUEL R. SHOUP.

Witnesses: Y A

HENRY HORNATIN, JOHN STELJEs.

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