US991660A - Ticket-printing device. - Google Patents

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Patented May 9, 1911.

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TICKET PRINTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED Amm. 1010.

UNITED srarnskiainnr OFFICE.

NELSON E. SPRINGSTEEN, OF ROYAL GAK, MICHIGAN.

TICKET-PRIN TIN Gr DEVICE.

Specification of Lettei's Patent. Application t1ed April 7, 1910.

Patented May o, 1911. serial No. 553,960.

To all whom it may concern:

Be Vit known that I, NELSON-E. SPRING- s'rnnN. a citizen of the United States of An'ierica, residing at Royal Oak, I in. the county of Wayne and State 'of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful lm-` provements in Ticket-Printing Devices, ot which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a device for printing tickets or similar slips upon a strip of material and delivering thesame in a convenient manner to be torn ott' one or more at a time and the object ofthe invention is to provide certain new and useful features in the construction all as hereinafter described reference being had to the vaccompanying drawings, in which, r .Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device embodying fthe invention;` Fig. 2, a plan view of the printing end of the machine with the cover removed; Fig. 3, a longitudinal vertical section of Fig. Q.

As shown in the drawings l is a suitable cast metal base provided at one end with ears 2 between which arms 3 are pivoted to turn freely. The upper ends of these arms carry a shaft 4, upon which is mounted to turn freely a roll of paper 5 of the desired width for the tickets. The arms 3 being pivotallv attaelied to thebase, the roll is simply heldthereby in an upright position andl rests upon the base l, its own weight creating a frietional resistance to the turning of the roll when the strip is fed forward through the printing device.

The end of the strip of paper is led from the roll through a suitably covered passage 6 to the printingroll 7 which is mounted in a easing 8 upon the forward end of the base. The shaft 9 of the roll 7 is mounted in bearings 43 in the sides 'of the casing and at one end is provided with a knurled head or knob 10 outside of the casing' by means of which the roll may be turned to feed the strip of paper forward. The rollis provided upon its face with a sui ,able printing die or type 11 and below said roll is a friction roll 12 to engage the underside of the strip of paper and press the same against the die of the printing.,r roll. The shaft 13 oitl the friction roll extends through slots 14 in the sides of e easing, said slots extending upward toward the axis of the printing roll.

.An inking roll l5 having a facing 16 of -felt or other suitable material to hold the ink mounted at the rear side of the printing roll to engage the type thereon and ink the sa me. The sha'lt 17 of the inking roll is mounted in .slots in the sides of the casing, said slots being' open at the rear end so that the inking roll may be readily taken out, notches 18 being provided at the rear ends of the open slots 1t) to receive said shaft and hold the roll out of contact with the printing roll. Coiled springs are attached at one end to the outer ends of the shaft 17 and at t reir opposite ends to the shaft 13 outside of the casing and exert a force to draw said shafts toward each othelz As these shafts are mounted in slots which extend radially toward the axis of the printing roll said lshafts will be moved in said slots by the springs radially toward the printing' roll and yieldingly hold the friction roll and the inking roll in contact with the printing roll; Aln the construction shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3 the inlcing roll may be inked in any dcsired manner as by applying` ink thereto with a brush and to make thev roll more accessible for applying the ink and so that it may be readily turned, it may be moved rearwardly against the action of the springs Q0 to engage its shaft 17 with the notches 19 where the roll will be held by said notches out: of Contact with the printing roll and from beneath the easing top or cover 2l which has a pin engaging an opening in a cross bar 23 of the easing and is det achably secured to the casing at its forward side by a lock A suitable guide 25 for the strip ot' paper extends forwardly from the, printing' and friction rolls to an opening in the front side of the easing and extending outwardly from the easing side, is a suitable open guide frame 2G having slots in its edges to vreceive the edges of the strip and guide the saine. The frame is open at its under side through its outer end and is also open at its upper side except for ay cross bur i?" which unites the side members of the fran e at it.` outer end. In drawing out the strip of paper the 0perator may grasp the same between his thumb and finger within the opening in the frame and drawing the strip out to the desired length may tear it oil", the bar 27 serving as a st 'aight edge for the purpose,` the frame being entirely open at its under side gives the operator a better hold on the strip and facilitates its being drawn out.4

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i erator when the strip has been drawn out the exact length of the ticket, by the clicking noise which it makes in dropping into the notch. The flange Q8 is provided with one or more pins 31 to engage a star wheel 32 on the end of a shaft operating a suitable count-ing device 33 which is mounted in the casing` below the opening in the cover 2l. lf two dies are provided upon the printing roll,

two of the pins 31 will be provided on the flange and thus each time a ticket is printed the star wheel will be operated and the exact number of tickets recorded by the counter, such number showing through the opening in the cover of the casing.

Having thus fully described my invention what l claim is 1. ln a device of the character described,

l at one end ot the projecting ends of the shaft a casing having an open top and an opening in one side, the ends of said easing being provided with bearings and slots extending radially toward said bearings, the slots at one s .i/de ot said bearings opening' through the open side of the swing, a cover to close the top ot` the casing, a printing roll mounted in said bearings, a friction roll having a shaft extending through the slots at one side of said bearings and movable in said slots toward and trom said printing' roll, an inking roll having a shaft extending through the slots which open through tbe open side of the easing and movable therein toward and from the printing roll, coiled springs attached at one end to the inking roll shaft, and at their opposite ends to the friction roll shaft to normally hold said rolls moved in their slots toward the printing roll, and means at the outer open ends ol' the slots thereof and holding the same against the action of said springs with the roll projected.

through the open side of the casino'.

Q. A device of the character described comprising ay casing having an open rear side and a discharge slot 'for a strip of paper in itsfront side. the ends of said casing being provided with bearings and slots below said bearings extending vcrticallytoward the same and horizontal radiallyr extending slots opening at their rear ends through the `rear edges of said sides, said sides being prtwidedwith notches at the rear ends of said slots, a cover for the casing, a printing roll mounted in the bearings in the casing, a friction roll having' a shaft with the ends thereof projecting through the vertical slots to guide said roll in its movement toward' and from the printing roll, an inking roll having a shat't mounted in the horizontal slots and adapted to be moved therein into engagement with said notches with the/inking roll projected through the rear open end ot the casing', coiled springs attached olf the trie-tion roll and at their opposite'ends to the, sha'l't of the inking roll, said springs operatingl to hold both rolls in yielding contfu-t. with the printing' roll when the inking roll is in normal position and to hold the inking roll with its shaft in engagement with said notches when the same is. moved into engagement'. therewith7 and simultaneously 'torce the t'rietion roll toward the printing roll to grip astrip ot paper between them and toed it out through the discharge slot in the front ot the easing when said rolls are turned.

ln testimony whereof I atlix my signature in presence ot' two witnesses.

NELSON E. SPRINGSTEEN lVi tnes'ses Lewis E. Fmnnnus, ANNA M. Donn.

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