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March 5, 1963 Filed July 8, 1960 FIG. 1

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Lefloy J Lange March 1963 LE ROY J. LANGE TOTALISATOR SYSTEM 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 8, 1960 D E YN am km 75 A m T H N w s A h o w m Q; E h 4 q Q J I Q Z QQ 2?: CG H U .Q h; Hi Z: G g h 8N f E E ii; :8

H has mm LE ROY J. LANGE March 5, 1963 TOTALISATOR SYSTEM 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed July 8, 1960 mmm t tt NR Ml V w R u 4 7 g 2 4 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 C o D E 3 0 m Q 4 |l.|| I. ll Ii M 5 R 0 2 4 March 5, 1963 Filed July 8, 1960 L114 SOURCE ND United States Patent 3,080,114 TUTALTSATGR SYTEM Le Roy ll. Lange, Towson, Md, assignor to American Totalisator Company Division of Universal Controls, Inc., Towson, Md, a corporation of Maryland Filed July 8, 1960, Ser. No. 41,671 14 Claims. (Cl. 23592) This invention relates to totalisator systems and has for its principal object the provision of a new and improved system of this kind.

It is a main object of the invention to provide a totalisator system of the counter type, in which a relatively large number of ticket machines can be handled by a relatively small amount of equipment without unduly delaying operations of the ticket machines.

Another object of the invention is to provide a two channel totalisator system in which win pool and combine bets are handled over a first channel and place and show bets are handled over a second channel.

Another object of the invention is to provide a two channel totalisator system in which each channel is equipped with a bet unit containing pool selecting, value selecting and runner selecting sections, and in which there is a collector associated with and individual to each bet unit.

Another object of the invention is to provide a totalisator system having two collectors and two bet units in which combine ticket issuing machines are connected to the first bet unit through the first collector and in which the second bet unit is operated through the first bet unit independentlyoi the second collector and in which registrations of combine bets in the three pools of the system are controlled through the thus opera ed two bet units.

Another object of the invention is to provide adding machines each having three operating channels leading thereinto and in which a channel is selected by a value selecting relay in the bet unit, which relay is operated through the collector relay associated with an operated ticket issuing machine.

Another object of the invention is to provide a multichannel adding machine operable by a single pulse over a channel to effect registration in the machine of a value corresponding to the value of that channel.

Another object of the invention is to provide a high speed counter type totalisator system that is of simple design that can be manufactured and maintained at low cost without sacrificing quality and accuracy.

Further objects of the invention, not specifically mentioned here, will be apparent from the detail description and claims which follow, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings in which a preferred embodiment of the invention is shown by way of example and in which:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the system;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the first channel equipment and the ticket issuing machines and adding machines associated therewith;

FIG. 3 is a diagram similar to HG. 2 second channel equipment; and

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an adding machine.

The totalisator system of the present invention is a two channel system which in the example shown is arranged so that the first channel handles win pool and combine bets and the second channel handles place and show bets. Each channel is equipped with a bet unit consisting of three sections, a pool selecting section containing three bet relays and a combine slave relay, a value selecting section containing a relay for each value to be registered, and a runner selecting section containing a relay for each runner, preferably ten in number. Associated with each bet unit is a collector individual thereto and preferably a and showing the direct acting collector of the type shown in Levy Patent 2,179,698, issued November 14, 1939, modified for reflex operation in the manner shown in my co-pending applica tion, Serial No. 845,3 95, filed October 9, 1959.

The system includes three counter cabinets, one for each pool, each containing a total adding machine and a plurality of runner adding machines. Each of these adding machines is accessible over any one of three channels depending upon the value of the bet being registered. The adding machines are all identical and are interchange able.

The ticket machines which are of known type, shown in Black Patents 1,886,626 and 1,886,627, issued November 8, 1932, contain an acceptance relay and a plurality of keys through the operation of which keys a particular runner is selected. Each ticket machine is arranged to print tickets of predetermined value in a predetermined pool, or in the case of combine ticket machines in two or three pools.

As will be seen in FIG. 1, the pool selecting section of the bet unit provides collector start positive over conduc tor CS to the associated collector. Operation of a key in a ticket machine, such as for example $2.00 TIM W associated with the main path M of the collector,closes a circuit for the start relay associated with that TIM in the collector. When its turn is reached, the collector relay associated with that TIM operates and the bet circuit Bet W is extended from the pool selecting section of bet unit 1 through the path M of collector COLL through the TIM, to the runner selecting relay corresponding to the operated key. assumed to be R1.

A value selecting circuit W1 is also extended from the pool selecting section through make contacts on the collector relay through the operation of which the bet circuit is extended to the value selecting relay corresponding to the operated TlM which in this case will be the $2.00 relay. A control circuit W2 is then extended from the pool selecting section of the bet unit, through make contacts on the operated value selecting relay, thence to the Win total adding machine over the $2.00 channel leading thereto. A branch of this circuit extends through make contacts on the operated runner selecting relay to the corresponding runner adding machine over the $2.00 channel. Operation of both of these adding machines extends an acknowledging circuit back to the pool selecting section to mark the completion of the registration of the bet. The ticket machine is then tripped and operated to print and issue ticket and the bet circuit is opened to restore the operated devices.

in a similar manner, operation of the $2.00 TIM P to place a $2.00 bet in the place pool operates the collector associated with bet uni-t 2 to extend the place bet circuit from the place section P of the pool selecting section, through the collector, the operated TIM and the runner selecting relay corresponding to the operated key. The value selecting circuit P1 is extended to operate the value relay assumed to be the $2.00 relay. The P2 operating circuit is then ext-ended from the pool selecting section of the bet unit, through make contacts on the operated value selecting relay, thence over the $2.00 channel to the total adding machine of the place pool, with a branch of this circuitextending through make contacts on the operated runner selecting relay to the corresponding runner adding machine over the $2.00 channel leading thereto. Operation of both adding machines extends an acknowledging circuit back to the bet unit 2, marking the completion of the registration of the bet and operating the acceptance relay of the TIM to initiate an operation of the TIM to print and issue the ticket and to open the bet circuit.

As shown, place pool bets are handled over the main 3 path through the collector COLZ, and show pool bets are handled over the reflex path therethrough.

In a similar manner, operation of the $2.00 TIM S extends operating circuits to the total and selected runner adding machines in the show pool cabinet. Operation of these machines extends an acknowledging circuit back to the bet unit and the acceptance relay of the TIM is operated to initiate an operation thereof to print and issue the ticket and to open the bet circuit.

Combine tickets, for example $6.00 combines, require registration of $2.00 in the win pool, $2.00 in the place pool, and $2.00 in the show pool. Combine TlMs associated with the first channel of the system are handled over the reflex path of collector COL Operation of the $6.00 combine TIM operates the collector and when the associated collector relay operates and the collector is operating on the reflex path the combine bet circuit is extended from the combine section of the pool selecting section of the bet unit 1, through make contacts on the collector relay, through the TIM and the runner selecting relay corresponding to the operated key. The value selecting circuit C1 is then extended to operate the value selecting relay which, in the example shown, is the $2.00 relay.

A circuit is then extended from the combine selecting section of the bet unit 2 through the corresponding section of bet unit 1, through make contacts on the operated runner selecting relay of bet unit l, and through the corresponding runner selecting relay of the bet unit 2. The operated relay in the combine section of bet unit 2 closes a circuit to combine slave relays in both bet units and the operate circuit COMES is closed to register $2.00 in the total counter and selected runner counter of the win pool. An operate circuit is also extended over conductor COMB-t, through make contacts on the operated value selecting relay of bet unit 1, to the corresponding relay of bet unit 2, operating that relay. The combine section of bet unit '2 then extends an operate circuit over conductor P2 to operate the total and selected runner counters of the place pool to register $2.00 in each of these counters. The combine section of bet unit 2 also extends an operate circuit over conductor S2 to the total and selected runner counters of the show pool to register $2.00 therein. The acknowledging circuit is completed by the operation of all counters and extends from posi tive through the selected runner counter of the show pool, thence through the total counter of that pool, thence through the total counter of the place pool, thence through the selected runner counter of that pool, thence through the selected runner counter of the win pool, through the total counter of that pool, to the bet unit 1, and the acceptance relay of the combine T TM is operated to initiate an operation of that TIM to print and issue the ticket and to open the bet circuit.

It will be apparent that except when combine bets are being registered, the channel 1 over which win bets are registered operates independently of channel 2 over which place and show bets are registered.

It will also be apparent that since circuits to the value selecting relays are closed by the collector relay that is operated to close the bet circuit, both TIMs handled by each collector relay over the main and reflex paths through the collector, respectively, must be assigned toissue tickets of the same value. These tickets may be in different pools however.

It will also be noted that registration of combine bets is controlled by bet unit 1, and that although the pool selecting section of bet unit 2 and the value selecting and runner selecting sections thereof are utilized in the registration of combine bets the collector associated with the bet unit 2 is not employed. Through this arrangement when the combine bet circuit is closed by operation of the collector associated with bet unit 1, the completion of circuits necessary to eflect registration of the combine at is efiected as soon as the place and show selecting relays of bet unit 2 return to normal regardless of the position occupied by collector COL2 at the moment. This arrangement speeds up the registration of combine bets and hence speeds up the system with a minimum of interference with the placing of place and show bets by the placing of combine bets in these pools.

Of the three value channels leading intothe adding machines, one is a two dollar channel, and a single pulse over this channel registers $2.00 in the machine. The second is a five dollar channel, and a single pulse thereover registers $5.00 in the machine. The third is a ten dollar channel, and a single pulse thereover registers $10.00 in the machine. Five pulses are sent over the third value channel to register $50.00 in the machine. Since each value except $50.00 is registered by delivery of a single pulse to the adding machines, less time is required for registrations than in counter totalisators which require a plurality of pulses to etfect registrations. This further speeds up operation of the system.

As a result of this speeding up of operations, a relatively large number of ticket issuing machines can be handled by a relatively small amount of totalisator equipment without unduly delaying betting. The number of ticket machines that can be handled over a channel of the system depends upon the number of start and collector relays in the collector. In one instance Where each collector was provided with twenty-four start and twentyfour collector relays, the collector handled forty-eight ticket machines, twenty-four over its main path and twenty-four over its reflex path. The system so equipped handled a total of ninety-six ticket machines without unduly delaying betting.

Referring now to the drawings in more detail, from FIG. 2 it will be seen that the pool selecting section of bet unit 1 contains a relay All which is operated over the main and reflex paths of the collector to select the win pool, a relay B1 not used in this unit, a combine relay C1 also operated over the reflex path of the collector, and a combine slave relay CS1.

The bet unit also contains runner selecting relays indicated as ten in number, of which only relays R1 and R10 are shown. The bet unit contains four value selecting relays 2S1 operated to prepare circuits to the adding machines over the $2.00 channel leading thereto, the $5.00 relay 581 for the $5.00 channels, the $10.00 relay T81 for the $10.00- channels, and the $50.00 relay PS1 which also prepares circuits for operating the adding machines over the $10.00 channels. Associated with the relay PS1. is a $50.00 rotary switch PR1 through the operation of which the adding machines are operated five times over the $10.00 channel to register $50.00 bets therein.

Registering a $2.00 Bet on Runner Number One in the Win Pool When the totalisator is prepared for operation, the ECG contacts are closed and maintained closed throughout betting in known manner. Positive is supplied to the collector COLl over conductor CS, through break contacts 201, 202, 203 and 204. Operation of a key in the ticket machine W2 TIMM in known manner extends a circuit over start conductor STRl to the start relay of the collector associated with that TTM. When its turn is reached, the collector relay associated with the operated TIM operates in the manner fully explained in the above mentioned Levy patent and closes the bet circuit which may be traced from positive through resistance 205, break contacts 206, through the winding of relay Al, make contacts 207 on the RC0 relay, make contacts 208 on the collector relay, through the break contacts 209 of the acceptance relay of the operated TIM, through the key K1 therein, through the R1 relay to negative, through the runner lockout key HLKll. Relays Al and R1 operate over this circuit but the acceptance relay of the TIM being marginal does not operate at the moment. Operation of relay A1 opens contacts 202 thereby to remove positive from conductor CS to halt further operation of COLl.

Operation of relay A1 closes a circuit from positive through spring 210 and its break contact, make contacts 211, break contacts 212, make contacts 213 on the op erated collector relay, conductor 214, through the winding of relay 281 to negative, operating that relay.

A circuit may now be traced from positive through spring 215 and its break contact, make contacts 216, break contacts 217, conductor 218, through make contacts 210, $2.00 conductor leading to the total adding machine T in the win pool, with a branch of this circuit extending through make contacts 220, make contacts 221, over conductor 222, leading to the runner number one adding machine R1 in the win pool, over the $2.00 channel.

When both of these adding machines have been fully operated, an acknowledging circuit may be traced from positive on spring 301 and its break contact, break contacts 302, conductor 303, through make contacts 225, make contacts 226, through the acknowledging relay ACKl to negative, operating that relay. Operation of relay ACKI closes make contacts 227 extending positive through spring 228 and its break contact, over conductor 229 to the junction of resistance 205 and break contacts 206, thereby short-circuiting the resistance to increase the current flowing through the acceptance relay of the TIM, operating that relay to initiate an operation of the TIM to print and issue the ticket. Operation of this acceptance relay of the TIM also opens break contacts 209 thereby opening the circuit of Al and R1 which restore.

In a. similar manner operation of a key in TIM WZR closes the bet circuit through the relay A1, the make contacts 207 of the BCO, the make contacts R of the collector relay, to the R1 relay. The previously traced circuit for the relay 251 is closed now by the operation of make contacts 211 and the previously traced circuits to the total and runner one adding machines are closed now by make contacts 216.

Thus registrations in the win pool may be completed over either the main or reflex channels of the collector.

Placing a $2.00 Bet on Runner Number One in the Place Pool Operation of a key K1 in P2 TIM-M to select runner number one closes a circuit which may be traced from positive through resistance 305, break contacts 306, through the A2 relay, make contacts 307 of the BCO, make contacts 308 of the collector COL2, through break contacts 309' and the acceptance relay of the operated TIM, through the key Kll therein, through the R1 relay of the second bet unit to negative, through the runner lockout key I-ILKl, operating relays A2 and R1.

A circuit may now be traced from positive through spring 310 and its break contact, make contacts 311, make contacts 313 of the collector, through relay 282 to negative, operating that relay.

A circuit may now be traced' from positive through break contacts 301, make contacts 316, break contacts 317, conductor 313, make contacts 319, thence over channel 2' leading to the total adding machine T in the place pool, with a parallel branch extending through make contacts 320, make contacts 321, conductor 322, leading over the $2.00 channel to the runner number one adding machine Rl. of the place pool.

When both of the adding machines have operated, positive previously traced through conductor 303 is extended through make contacts 325, make contacts 326, conductor 327, through spring 328 and its break contact, conductor 329; through acceptance relay ACKZ to negative, operating that relay. At make contacts 330' relay ACK2 extends positive through spring 331 and its break contact, conductor 332, leading tothe junction of resistance 305 and break contacts 3%, thereby short-circuiting the resistance to increase the current flowing through the acceptance relay of the operated TIM sufficiently to operate that relay to initiate a ticket printing and issuing operation of the TIM and to open the bet circuit by opening break contacts 309.

Registering a $2.00 Bet on Runner Number One inthe Show Pool Operation of a key K1 in S2 TIM-2 closes: the circuit to the associated start relay of the collector 2 in known manner and when the associated collector relays turn is reached and that relay operates'with the collector operating on its reflex path a circuit may be traced from positive through resistance 305, break contacts 306, the B2 relay, make contacts 330 of the BCO relay, make contacts 331- on the collector relay, break contacts 332 and the acceptance relay of the operated TIM key K1 therein, through the relay R1 to negative. Operation of relay B2 closes make contacts 333 thereby extending positive through spring 310 and its break contact, make contacts 333, thence over the previously traced circuitto relay 232, operating that relay.

A circuit may now be traced from positive through break contacts 301', make contacts 335 break contacts 336, conductor 337, make contacts 338, thence over the $2.00 channel to the total adding machine T of the show pool, with a branchof this circuit extending through make contacts 339, make contacts 340, conductor 341-, of the $2.00 channel of the R1 adding machine of the show poo1,. operating that adding machine.

When both adding machines have fully operated, the acknowledging circuit is extended from positive through make contacts 342, make contacts 343, conductor 327, spring 328 and its break contact, conductor 329, to the relay ACK2 to' negative, operating that relay.

The previously traced circuit for short-circuiting resistance 305 is closed by operation of relay ACK2, thereby to operate the acceptance relay of the operated TIM to initiate a ticket printing and issuing operation of that TIM and to open the bet circuit at break contacts 332.

Registering a $5.00 Bet in the Win Pool Operation of a $5.00 win TIM, not shown, to select runner number one, closes bet circuits as above and closes an operate circuit, not shown, for the relay 581. The operate circuit for the adding machines previously traced to conductor 213 is then extended to make contacts 240 over conductor 241 and the $5.00 channel of the total adding machine in the win pool, with abranchof this circuit extending through make contacts 242, make contacts 243, conductor 244, to the R1 adding machine over the $5.00 channel. Operation of the adding machines closes the acknowledging circuit as above.

Registering a $10.00 Bet in the Win Pool In a similar manner operation of a $10.00 win TIM, not shown, completes bet circuits and an operate circuit for relay T51, and the operate circuit for the adding machines previously traced to conductor 218 is then extended to make contacts 250 and conductor 251 leading to the total adding machine over the $10.00 channel, with a branch of this circuit extending through make contacts 252, make contacts 253, conductor 254, leading to the R1 adding machine over its $10.00 channel. The operations of both of these adding machines closes the acknowledging circuit in the hereinbefore explained manner.

Registering a $50.00 Bet in the Win Pool In a similar manner, operation of a $50.00 TIM in the win pool, not shown, completes the bet circuit as above and an operate circuit for the relay PS1. The previously traced operate circuit for the adding machine traced through conductor 218 is now extended to make contacts 271 and thence over conductor 251 to the total adding machine, and through make contacts 272 and thence over the previously traced circuit through conductor 254- to the R1 adding machine.

Upon completion of the operation of both of these adding machines, the circuit of relay ACKl is completed as before and the acknowledging circuit closed by operation of springs 227 is new extended through spring 228 and its make contact, through the B Wiper of the $50.00 rotary PR and the home position contact in its bank engaged thereby, conductor 273, through the winding of the magnet FRMI to negative operating that magnet.

Operation of magnet FRMT opens the operate circuit of the adding machines by opening break contacts 217, the adding machines restore and the acknowledging circuit is thus restored and the circuit of magnet FRMi opened, permitting that magnet to restore and advance the wiper B into engagement with the first contact in its bank. It will be observed that contacts ll, 2 and 3 are multipled together, hence the above operation will be repeated three more times to move wiper B into engagement with the fourth contact in its bank, the adding machines being operated once for each step for the switch FR. When the acknowledging circuit is closed for a fifth time, it is extended through wiper B in engagement with its fourth bank contact, thence over conductor 229 to short circuit resistance 20S and thereby complete the registration of the $50.00 bet in the adding machine.

Registering $5 .00, $10.00 and $50.00 Bets in the Place and Show Pools Registering of these bets in the place pool operates circuits through bet unit 2 in the same manner as above explained when COLZ closes the bet circuit over its main path for the place pool and over its reflex path for the show pool. These operations otherwise duplicate those just described in connection with win pool bets and need not be repeated.

It will be noted that although bet unit 2 duplicates bet unit 1, I have simplified both units by showing only the parts thereof involved in the operations handled by the unit, thereby avoiding complication of the drawing that is unnecessary to a complete understanding of the invention by one skilled in the art.

Registering a $6.00 Combine In FIG. 3, I have shown a toggle switch TS which when operated in one position places positive on contact CWPS, this being the position occupied by the toggle switch when the system is set to issue $6.00 combine tickets. In some instances $4.00 or $10.00 combines are to be issued, in which case the toggle switch is moved to place positive on contact CWP thereby to efiect registration of these combines in the win and place pools only. Thus the system may be set to handle combines in either two or three pools but not in both at the same time.

Operation of a key K1 in the TIM 6 COMB operates collector 1 and when the collector relay associated with this TIM is operated the bet circuit is completed from positive through resistance Z05, relay Ci, break contacts 232 and 233, BCO make contacts, make contacts 234 on the collector relay, break contacts 235, and the acceptance relay of the operated TIM, key K1 therein, through the Winding of runner selecting relay R1 to negative, operating this relay.

It may happen that at the moment the above bet circuit is completed, relay A2 or relay B2 of bet unit 2 may be operated and the registration of a place or show bet in progress as a result thereof. As soon as this registration is completed and these relays restore, a circuit may be traced from positive through resistance 505, relay C2, break cont-acts 350 and 351, conductor 352, through make contacts 236, conductor 237, make contacts 238 closed by operation of relay R1, conductor 239, through relay R1 of bet unit 2 to negative, operating relays C2 and R1.

Operation of relay C2 closes make contacts 353 thereby closing the obvious circuit for combine slave relay CS2, which positive extends over conductor 354 and the com- 8 bine slave relay CS1 to negative, operating those relays.

Operation of relay C! as above closes a circuit from positive through spring 210 and its make contact, conductor 260, through make contacts 261 on the operated collector relay, conductor 214, through relay 2S1 to negative, operating relay 2S1.

Operation of slave relay CS1 extends positive through make contacts 262, make contacts 263, through the D conductor in cable 264, through the winding of relay 232 to negative, operating that relay.

Registration of $2.00 in each of the three pools and in the total and runner one adding machines therein is now achieved, the Win pool registration over the circuit from positive through make contacts 245 and thence over the previously traced circuits to the T and R1 adding machines or" the win pool, and the place pool registration extended by positive through make contacts 355 and thence over the previously traced circuit to the total and runner one adding machines of the place pool. The show pool registration is completed from positive through the toggle and CWPS contact therein, conductor 3%, make contacts 357, and thence over the previously traced circuit to the total and runner one adding machines in the show pool.

When all of these above adding machines have been operated, the acknowledging circuit is extended from positive through make contacts 342 in the show R1 adding machine, make contacts 343 in the show total adding machine, conductor 327, through make contacts 326 in the total place adding machine, make contacts 325 in the place R1 adding machine, conductor 3-03, make contacts 225 and 226 in the win R1 and total adding machines to acknowledging relay ACKl to negative, operating that relay. The previously traced circuit to short circuit resistance 205 is completed by the operation of ACKl and the acceptance relay of the @C combine ticket machine is operated to initiate a ticket printing and issuing operation of that machine and to open the circuit of relay C1 and R1 at break contacts 235. These relays restore and as a result the other operated relays are restored.

It will be noted that although the combine relay C2, the runner selecting relay such as R1, and the value se.ecting relay such as 252 in the bet unit 2, are operated to register combine bets, the collector COL2 is not involved in such registration. As a result of this, place and show portions of combine bets may be placed simultaneously in their respective pools the instant that the A2 and B2 relays return to normal, regardless of the position at which the collector COLZ is operating at the moment. Since it is not necessary in the registration of a combine bet to wait until COLZ arrives at a predetermined point in its chain of operation, registration of combine bets is speeded up and as a result the operation of the entire system is speeded up, and furthermore registration of combine bets is eftested with a minimum of interference with the registration of place and show bets over the second channel of the system.

In the event that the system is set to issue $4.00 combine tickets which require registration only in the win and place pools, the toggle switch is moved into engagement With contact CWP and no registration in the show pool is effected. When the win and place adding machines have operated, positive is placed on the acknowledging circuit through contacts CW? and spring 328 and its make contact and thence extended over the perviously traced circuit of the acknowledging relay ACKl.

$15.00 combine tickets may be issued and the registration thereof in the three pools is effected in the hereinbefore explained manner except that the value selecting relay 581 is operated instead of the relay 281, and the circuits to the adding Ina-chines enter over the $5 .00 channels leading thereto rather than over the $2.00 channels as above. If the system is set to issue $10.00 combines and the toggle switch is in engagement with contact CWP, registrations are eiiected only in the Win and place pools as above.

9 The Adding Machines The adding machines of this system, shown in FIG. 4, consist of an 11-point rotary switch that is equippedwith seven wipers and through the operation of this switch $2.00 value-s are registered in the machine. The adding machines also include a pair of relays through the operation of which $5.00 values are registered, and a counter which may be of the type shown in Patent 2,444,570, which counter is operated to register values in steps of $10.00 each. The adding machines include a projection indicator which may be of the type shown in Patent 2,931,027, issued March 29, 1960, which indicator functions to display the units digit of values registered in the machine.

$2.00 registrations are effected by positive placed on conductor 400 and extending through diode 401 and the A wiper of the stepping switch, through the winding of the magnet ZRM of the switch 2R to negative. It will be. noted that the first ten contacts in the bank engaged by the A wiper are miultipled together so this circuit will be completed regardless of the position occupied by this wiper. When the operating circuit is opened, magnet ZRM restores and advances the wipers of the switch one step.

Positive placed on conductor 4-00 also extends through diode 405 to the D wiper of the switch, to operate the magnet CM of the counter, as will presently appear.

$5.00 values are registered by positive placed upon conductor 410 and extended through diode 411, through spring 412 and its break contact, through the lower winding of differentially wound relay SDI to negative, operating that relay. When this positive is removed, positive is extended through spring 413 and its break contact, through the lower winding of relay 5B2, through make contacts 414, over which circuit relay 5D2 operates and relay 5B1 is maintained operated. The next positive placed upon conductor 410 extends a circuit through spring 412 and its make contact, make contacts 415, through the upper winding of relay 5B1 to negative, and since this relay is diflierentially wound the energization of both of its windings closes the relay to restore. This same positive maintains relay SDZ operated over the circuit through make contacts 416 and the upper winding of this relay to negative.

$10.00 values are registered by positive placed upon conductor 420 and extended through magnet CM to negative to operate that magnet thereby to advance the counter one step.

With the wipers of switch ER in the position shown, zero is registered in the switch. When $4.00 is registered in the switch, wiper D will engage the third contact in its bank, and if at the moment relay D2 is operated, indicating a $5.00 registration, the total of $9.00 will be registered and the counter must be operated upon the receipt of the next $2.00 value. The positive traced to the D wiper under these conditions is extended over conductor 421, through the spring 417 and its make contact, through magnet CM to negative, to'operate that magnet. When the D wiper is engaged with the fifth contact in its bank, $8.00 will be registered in the switch 2R and the receipt of another $2.00 value requires operation of the counter if there is no $500 value registered; Under these circumstances positive traced to the D wiper is extended over conductor 422, through spring 417 and its break contact, to the magnet CM to negative, to operate that magnet.

Obviously the receipt of every second $5.00 value requires operation of the counter. Positive placed upon conductor 410 is extended through diode 418 to the E wiper of switch 2R and when that wiper is engaged with any one of the first three contacts in its bank and relay 5D2 is operated, this positive is extended over conductor 421 through spring 417 and its make contact, magnet CM to negative, to operate that magnet. When the E Wiper is engaged with either the fourth or fifth contact in its 10 bank, denoting the registration of $6.00 or $8.00 in the switch, receipt of another $5.00 value requires operation of the counter and positive on the E wiper is extended over conductor 422 and spring 417 and its break contact, through the magnet CM to negative.

Acknowledging Circuit As explained hereinbefore, positive is fed into the runner adding machine over conductor 303, for example, which conductor is connected to conductor 402. With the switch in the position shown, when magnet 2RM is operated, this positive is extended through make contacts 403, through the B wiper in its home position, to conductor 404 leading to the total adding machine of the pool, or to the acknowledging relay as the case may be. When the B wiper is in engagement with the third contact in its bank, as it will be when $4.00 is registered in the switch, and there is no $5.00 registration in the machine, positive traced to the B wiper extends over conductor 406 through spring. 419 and its break contact, and thence to conductor 404 leading out of the adding machine.

When one $5.00 value is registered and relay 5D2 operated thereby, and the C wiper is engaging any one of the first three contacts in its banks, positive on conductor 402 is extended over conductor 423 through make contacts 424, through spring 41.9 and its break contact to conductor 404. When the C wiper engages either the fourth or fifth contact in its bank, denoting registration of $6.00 or $8.00 in the switch, and relay 5D1 is operated by the registration of a single $5.00 value in the machine, the total registration amounts to $11.00 or $13.00, and no circuit is completed through the C wiper; rather the acknowledging circuit is extended through the B wiper as before.

Operation of the magnet CM closes make contacts 425, thus directly connecting conductor 402 to conductor 404 to complete the acknowledging circuit directly through the adding machine.

When it is desired to read the values registered in the adding machine, indication key 1K is operated to close the obvious circuit for indication relay IND which opcrates to extend the source of operating current to the transformer.

The circuit to the lamps in the projection type indicator is controlled through the F wiper when there is no $5.00 registration in the adding machine and spring 426 engages its. break contact. Thus 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8 is indicated, dependingv upon the position occupied by the F wiper at the moment. If there is a $5.00 registration in the machine and relay 5D1 is operated as a consequence thereof, spring 426 engages its make contact and the indicator is controlled through the G Wiper to indicate 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9, depending upon the position occupied by this wiper. The units digit of the value registered in the machine can thus be read and the remaining digits read from the counter.

The adding machine is restored to normal by operation of reset key RST which closes the obvious circuit for the reset relay. At spring 413 this spring applies positive to the reset magnet RSTM of the counter, restoring the indication thereon to zero in the manner explained in the above mentioned patent. Positive through make contacts 427' is extended through diode 428, break contacts 429, through the winding of magnet ZRM to negative, operating that magnet which interrupts its own circuit at break contacts 429 and advances the wipers of the switch until the wipers engage their eleventh contact in their respective banks. As the wipers move into engagement with this contact, off normal springs close and positive is extended through make contacts 430, through the winding of the magnet to negative, holding that magnet operated. so long as the reset key remains operated. When the reset key is restored, magnet'ZRM restores and advances the wipers into the position shown.

It will be noted that during registration of values in the switch 2R, when the wipers thereof move into engagement with the eleventh contacts in their respective banks, the off normal switch will close and positive is extended through make contact 431 through break contacts 429 and the magnet ZRM to negative, operating that magnet to automatically step the wipers into engagement with the first contact in their respective banks.

It will be noted in FIG. 3 that the positive extended through break contacts 2M, 2%, 2&3, to conductor CS is also extended to wiper A of switch FR. Every fifth contact in the bank engaged by wiper A is an open contact, and the other contacts are multiplied together and connected through break contacts 25th to magnet FRMi.

Norrnally wiper A always engages an open contact; however, if for any reason another contact is engaged, when positive is applied to CS and wiper A, the switch will be operated in buzzerlike manner until Wiper A moves into engagement with an open contact.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the adding machines of the present system are of Simple construction and are operated to register all values except $50.00 by the transmittal or a single pulse to the machine. As a result of this, speed is gained without sacrificing quality. The bet units which are of simple construction are operated to complete circuits for the registration in their respective pools, and in the case of combine bets both bet units are operated under the control of the first bet unit and collector associated therewith and without waiting for the collector associated with the second bet unit to arrive at predetermined points in its chain of operation. As a result, the system of the present invention is able to handle a relatively large number of ticket issuing machines with a relatively small amount of simple equipment without unduly delaying the operation of the ticket machines and hence delaying betting.

While I have chosen to illustrate my invention by shot ing and describing the preferred embodiment of it, I have done so by way of example only, as there are many modifications and adaptations which can be made by one skilled in the art within the teachings of the invention.

Having thus complied with the statutes and shown ahd described my invention, what I consider new and .desire to have protected by Letters Patent is pointed out in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a totalisator system; a bet unit containing pool selecting means consisting of two relays, value selecting means and runner selecting means; two groups of counters each containing a total adding machine and a plurality of runner adding machines, each of which adding machines is operable over a plurality of channels; a plurality of ticket issuing machines, each arranged to issue tickets of a predetermined value in a predetermined pool, and each having a plurality of keys operable one at a time to select a particular runner; a collector containing two paths; means responsive to the operation of a key in a ticket machine for operating said collector to close a circuit through the runner selecting means, the ticket machine and the first pool selecting relay over the first path through the collector to select the first group of counters when the tickets issued by the ticket machine are in the pool corresponding thereto and to close a circuit through the runner selecting means, the ticket machine and the second pool selecting relay over the second path through the collector to select the second group of counters when the tickets issued by the ticket machine are in the pool corresponding thereto; means responsive to the operation of said pool selecting means for operating the value selecting means corresponding to the value assigned to the connected ticket machine; and

means responsive to the operation of said pool selecting means, said runner selecting means and said value selecting means for operating said total adding machine and 12 the selected runner adding machine to register therein the value assigned to said operated ticket machine.

2. In a totalisator system; a bet unit containing pool selecting means, value selecting means and runner selectins means; a plurality of ticket issuing machines associated with said bet unit, each arranged to issue tickets of predetermined value in a predetermined pool, and each having a plurality of keys operable one at a time to select a particular runner; a collector operable in response to an operation of a key in a ticket machine to close a circuit over which are operated the pool selecting means corresponding to the pool to which the ticket means is assigned and the runner selecting means corresponding to the operated key; means responsive to the operation of said pool selecting means for operating the value selecting means corresponding to the value assigned to the connected ticket machine; a group of counters corresponding to the operated pool selecting means and containing a total adding machine and a plurality of runner adding machines, each of which adding machines is operable to register two dollars upon its receipt of a single pulse over a two dollar channel, is operable to register five dollars upon its receipt of a single pulse over a five dollar channel, and is operable to register ten dollars upon its receipt of a single pulse over a ten dollar channel, said value selecting means comprising a relay for each of said channels operable to select that channel; and means responsive to the operation of said pool selecting means, said runner selecting means and said value selecting means for operating said total adding machine and the selected runner adding machine to register therein the value assigned to said operated ticket machine.

3. A totalis-ator system as specified in claim 2, in which the bet unit contains a fifty dollar value relay and a stepping switch operable upon operation of said value relay to send five pulses over the ten dollar channels of the adding machines thereby to register fifty dollars in rose machines.

4. A total-isator system as specified in claim 1 in which each adding machine comprises: a stepping switch having a magnet and a plurality of wipers; a first circuit incoming to said machine over which said magnet is operated to effect registration of two dollars in the machine; a pair of relays; a second circuit incoming to said machine, over which said relays are operated to efi ect registration of five dollars in the machine; an electromagnetically ope-rated counter; and a third circuit incoming to said machine, over which the magnet of said counter is operated to effect registration of ten dollars in said machine.

5. An adding machine as claimed in claim 4, in which there is means including a first wiper on said switch and bank contacts engaged thereby for extending said first circuit to said magnet when the addition of two dollars to the amount registered in the machine requires an operation of the counter.

6. An adding machine as claimed in claim 4-, in which there is means including a second wiper on said switch for extending said second circuit to said magnet when the addition of five dollars to the amount registered in the machine requires an operation of the counter.

7. An adding machine as claimed in claim 4, in which there is an indicator in which there are a plurality of lamps selected one at a time by one of a pair of wipers on said switch and in which there is a means for lighting a selected lam-p, including a circuit controlled by contacts on one of said relavs to light that lamp and thereby indicate the units digit of an amount registered in the machine.

8. An adding machine as claimed in claim 4, in which an acknowled ing circuit incoming to the machine is extended through and out of the machine over one of a pair of wipers on said switch and contacts on said relays.

9. An adding machine as claimed in claim 8, in which contacts closed by an operation of the magnet extends 13 the acknowledging circuit through the machine independently of said wipers and relay contacts.

10. In a totalisator system, a plurality of combine ticket issuing machines each assigned to issue combine tickets of predetermined value and each having a plurality of runner selecting keys; a pair of bet units each containing a combine bet and a combine slave relay, a plurality of runner selecting relays and a plurality of value selecting relays; a collector associated with each bet uni-t; win, place and show pool counter groups each containing a total and a plurality of runner adding machines each operable over a plurality of incoming channels; means responsive to the operation of a runner selecting key in one of said ticket machines for operating the collectorassociated with the first bet unit to establish circuits over which the combine and combine slave relays, the selected runner relays corresponding to the operated key, and the value selecting relays cor-responding to one-third of the value of tickets issued by the operated ticket machine, in both bet units are operated; and means responsive to the operation of said relays for operating the total and selected runner adding machines in each poo-l, over the incoming channels selected by the operated value selecting relays to register the value of said ticket one-third in each pool.

11. A totali-sator system as specified in claim 10, in which each bet unit contains an acknowledging relay and in which operation of said adding machines completes a circuit for the acknowledging relay of the first bet unit to operate that relay and in which operation of said acknowledging relay closes a circuit that causes the operated ticket machine to operate and to open the circuit over which the first mentioned operated relays were operated, thereby causing the release of all of said operated relays.

12. In a totalisator system: a pair of bet units each containing runner selecting relays, value selecting relays,

a combine bet relay, and a combine slave relay; a plurality of combine ticket issuing machines each containing a plurality of runner selecting keys and each assigned to issue combine tickets of predetermined value; a collector individual to each bet unit; win, place and show pool counter groups each containing a total adding machine and a plurality of runner adding machines each of which adding machines is operable over a plurality of incoming channels; means responsive to the operation of a runner selecting key in one of said ticket machines for operating the collector individual to the first bet unit to close a circuit through the combine and selected runner selecting relays in the first bet unit to operate those relays; means responsive to the operation of said combine relay for closing a circuit through said operated collector to the value selecting relay of the first bet unit corresponding to that portion of the value assigned to the operated ticket machine that is to be registered in the win couner; means also responsive to the operation of said combine relay for closing a circuit through the combine and selected runner relays in the second bet unit; means responsive to the operation of said second combine relay for operating the combine slave relays in both bet units; means responsive to the operation of said slave relay in the first bet unit for operating the value selecting relay of the second bet unit that corresponds to the operated value selecting relay of the first bet unit; and means also closed by said slave relays for opera-ting the total and selected runner adding machines in the win, place and show pools over the incoming channels selected by said operated value relays to effect registrations in said machines.

13. A totalis-ator system as specified in claim 12, in which each bet unit also contains a pair of pool selecting relays and in which the circuits of the combine bet relay in each bet unit extends through contacts on the pool selecting relays closed when the relays are in normal position thereby to prevent operation of the combine bet relay of the second bet unit so long as either pool selecting relay in that unit is openated.

14. A totalis ator system as claimed in claim 12, in which the combine ticket machines are assigned to issue tickets that require registration only in the win and place pools and in which a toggle switch associated with the second bet unit is operated to eliminate the show pool from registrations controlled by the second bet unit.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,121,164 Robinson June 21, 1938 2,195,267 Bush Mar. 26, 1940 2,432,324 May Dec. 9, 1947 2,479,681 Handley Aug. 23, 1949 2,605,967 Stone Aug. 5, 1952

Claims (1)

1. IN A TOTALISATOR SYSTEM; A BET UNIT CONTAINING POOL SELECTING MEANS CONSISTING OF TWO RELAYS, VALUE SELECTING MEANS AND RUNNER SELECTING MEANS; TWO GROUPS OF COUNTERS EACH CONTAINING A TOTAL ADDING MACHINE AND A PLURALITY OF RUNNER ADDING MACHINES, EACH OF WHICH ADDING MACHINES IS OPERABLE OVER A PLURALITY OF CHANNELS; A PLURALITY OF TICKET ISSUING MACHINES, EACH ARRANGED TO ISSUE TICKETS OF A PREDETERMINED VALUE IN A PREDETERMINED POOL, AND EACH HAVING A PLURALITY OF KEYS OPERABLE ONE AT A TIME TO SELECT A PARTICULAR RUNNER; A COLLECTOR CONTAINING TWO PATHS; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE OPERATION OF A KEY IN A TICKET MACHINE FOR OPERATING SAID COLLECTOR TO CLOSE A CIRCUIT THROUGH THE RUNNER SELECTING MEANS, THE TICKET MACHINE AND THE FIRST POOL SELECTING RELAY OVER THE FIRST PATH THROUGH THE COLLECTOR TO SELECT THE FIRST GROUP OF COUNTERS WHEN THE TICKETS ISSUED BY THE TICKET MACHINE ARE IN THE POOL CORRESPONDING THERETO AND TO CLOSE A CIRCUIT THROUGH THE RUNNER SELECTING MEANS, THE TICKET MACHINE AND THE SECOND POOL SELECTING RELAY OVER THE SECOND PATH THROUGH THE COLLECTOR TO SELECT THE SECOND GROUP OF COUNTERS WHEN THE TICKETS ISSUED BY THE TICKET MACHINE ARE IN THE POOL CORRESPONDING THERETO; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE OPERATION OF SAID POOL SELECTING MEANS FOR OPERATING THE VALUE SELECTING MEANS CORRESPONDING TO THE VALUE ASSIGNED TO THE CONNECTED TICKET MACHINE; AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE OPERATION OF SAID POOL SELECTING MEANS, SAID RUNNER SELECTING MEANS AND SAID VALUE SELECTING MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID TOTAL ADDING MACHINE AND THE SELECTED RUNNER ADDING MACHINE TO REGISTER THEREIN THE VALUE ASSIGNED TO SAID OPERATED TICKET MACHINE.

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