US790905A - Ticket-punch. - Google Patents

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CINCINNATI WYOMING GLENDALE HAMILTON O 0 0V MHIDLETUWN O O O CRRLISLE MIHMISBURF DAYTON COLUMBUS PATENTED MAY 30, 1905.

R. H. LAING.

TICKET PUNCH.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23. 1904.

NITED STATES Patented May 30, 1905.

ROBERT H. LAING, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

TICKET-PUNCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 790,905, dated May 30, 1905.

Application filed February 23, 1904. Serial No. 194,934.

Figure 1 is a top plan view. Fig. 2 is a side elevational view showing the punch secured to a counter or like support. Fig. 3 is a front elevation. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional elevation on about the line 1 1 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the movable punch-block, the punches proper being illustrated in dotted lines. Fig. 6 is a view of the operating-shaft, and Fig. 7 is a view of a punched railroad-ticket.

This invention relates to improvements in ticket-punches, my primary object being to provide a simple and efficient punch of such character that the name to be designated by the punch-marks is visible to the operator during the act of punching.

To this end and also to improve generally upon devices of the character indicated the invention consists in the matters hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, A represents a counter or other support to which the present punch is adapted to be secured. This punch comprises a head 1, above which is an abutment member 2, said abutment member and head being preferably a single casting and being connected at what may be termed the rear of the head, a slot 3 being left at the front of the punch between said head and abutment member. A

fastening-tongue 4 extends rearwardly from the head and is adapted to be secured to the counter A or other support in any suitable manner. The movable punch-block 5 recipticket is inserted in the slot 3 ready to be punched the station to be indicated can be seen through said sight-opening 7, it thus being possible for the operator to accurately place the ticket in position to be punched.

As illustrated in the drawings, the abutment member 2 has a relativclylarge opening 8 extending from top to bottom thereof, the walls of this opening being preferably inclined upwardly and outwardly, as illustrated, and a die-plate 9 is secured to said abutment member to extend across the bottom of said opening 8, said die-plate having formed therein the before-mentioned sight-opening 7 and being also preferably provided with openings 10, adapted to receive the perforating members 6.

The head 1 is provided with a slot 11 at its forward portion, said slot extending from the top to the bottom of the head and opening upon the front thereof, whereby the slot can be conveniently produced by a cutting-tool. The side sections 12, which lie upon opposite sides of the slot, are provided with openings 13, in which is journaled the operating-shaft 14, said shaft extending beyond the head at one end and having a handle 15 of any suitable construction connected thereto. The shaft 1 1 at the point which is coincident with the before-mentioned slot 11 when the shaft is in position is reduced to present the connector 16, said connector being eccentrically placed upon the shaft. The slidable punchblock 5 fits in the said slot 11 between the side supports 12 and is provided with a trans verse slot 17, in which the eccentric connector is received, so that as the shaft 1 1 is oscillated the eccentric connector raises and lowers the said punch-block 5 in a manner which will be readily apparent. A top plate 18 ex tends across the topof the head 1 and is provided with openings for the passage of the perforating members 6, said top plate being connected to the head 1 in any suitable manner, as by means of the end ears 19. An angle-plate 20, having one arm fitting in said slot 11 between the side supports 12 and its other arm extending horizontallly below the punch-block, has its horizontal arm secured to the head and serves to close the front and bottom of said slot 11.

I am aware that minor changes in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of my device can be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without in the least departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

- Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as .new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. In a punch, a head having a slot extending from top to bottom thereof and opening upon one side of said head, an angle-plate closing the bottom of said slot and the open side thereof, and a punch-carrying block slidable in said slot and received in the angle of said angle-plate; substantially as described.

2. In a ticket-punch, a head having a vertically-slotted portion and a ticket-receiving slot at right angles thereto, an abutment, a punching member in the vertically -slotted portion and beneath the abutment, a portion of the punchingmember having an open side, a rock-shaft carried by the head and having an eccentric portion in the open-sided punching member, and means for limiting the downward movement of and for supporting the punching member and for closing the open vertical side thereof; substantially as described.

3. In a ticket-punch, a head having a vertically-slotted portion and an abutment thereabove, a vertically-reciprocating punching member in the slotted portion, and a removable L-shaped device for guiding and supporting the reciprocating punching member; substantially as described.

4. In a ticket-punch, a head, a body portion provided with a ticket-receiving slot, a slot in the body portion, a reciprocatory punchingblock in the slotted portion, and a removable L-shaped plate for retaining the block in the slotted portion said plate closing one side and one end of the slot; substantially as described.

5. In a ticket-punch, a head, a body portion provided with a slot, a reciprocatory punching member working longitudinally in the slot and having an open side, an eccentric in the open side of the reciprocating member, means for operating the eccentric to impart movement to the reciprocating member, and a securing device for limiting the downward movement of and for maintaining the reciprocating member in operative position and for closing the open side thereof; substantially as described.

6. In a ticket-punch, a head, a body portion provided with a ticket-receiving slot,a slotted body portion, a perforated removable plate closing one end of the slotted body portion, a reciprocating punching member in the slotted portion and having means insertible through the perforation in the plate, said reciprocating punching member having an open side, and means for closing the open side of the reciprocating punching member and for supporting it within the slot; substantially as described.

7. In a punch, a head having a slot open at the bottom and at one side of said head, an angle-plate secured to the bottom of the head and having one leg disposed so as to close the bottom of the slot and the other leg disposed for closing the side of the slot, and a punchcarrying block slidable in the slot and having a slot open at one side adjacent to one leg of the plate, and a crank-shaft in the head, the crank of which engages the slot in the punchcarrying block; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature,in the presence of two witnesses,this 18th day of February, 1904:.

ROBERT H. LAING Witnesses:

GEORGE BAKEWELL, CoRA BADGER.

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