Ticket issuing machine

Claim 2

A ticket issuing machine comprising means for feeding ticket stock to a printing location, means for separating tickets from said ticket stock, means for delivering said tickets to an issuing location, printing means including a plurality of printing wheels, each having numerical information embossed on its periphery, selecting means for adjusting the positions of said printing wheels to determine selected numerical information to be printed on a ticket to be issued, and means for effecting printing by said wheels on said ticket to be issued of said selected numerical information before said ticket is delivered to said issuing location, means for producing an electrical impulse each time a ticket is issued, a plurality of output terminals, a single pole, multiple contact switch associated with each of said printing wheels, each of said switches having a wiper, means positioning the wiper of each of said switches for connection to a different contact for at least all but one of the possible selections of numerical information on the corresponding printing wheel, means connecting the wipers of said switches to said means for producing an electrical impulse, and means connecting each of said contacts to a different one of said output terminals.

Claim 3

In combination, first and second ticket issuing machines, each comprising means for causing the machine to operate through a ticket issuing cycle, means operable in a ticket issuing cycle for printing selected numerical information from a group of possible selections on a ticket at a printing location and for feeding a ticket from the printing location to an issuing location subsequent to printing, means for selecting the numerical information to be printed, means operable in said cycle and responsive to the selection made by said selecting means for producing a signal in an output channel, the signal being unique for each selection made by said selecting means, means connecting the corresponding output channels of said machines together and to a common channel, and interlock means for preventing the simultaneous transmission of signals from both machines to said common channel.

Claim 4

In combination, first and second ticket issuing machines, each comprising means for causing the machine to operate through a ticket issuing cycle, means operable in a ticket issuing cycle for printing selected numerical information from a group of possible selections on a ticket at a printing location and for feeding a ticket from the printing location to an issuing location subsequent to printing, means for selecting the numerical information to be printed, means operable in said cycle and responsive to the selection made by said selecting means for producing a signal in an output channel, the signal being unique for each selection made by said selecting means, means connecting the corresponding output channels of said machines together and to a common channel, and interlock means for preventing the simultaneous transmission of signals from both machines to said common channel.

Claim 5

In combination, first and second ticket issuing machines, each comprising means through which an operation-initiating signal may be introduced, means for storing said signal until a ticket issuing cycle is begun, means responsive to said signal for causing the machine to operate through a ticket issuing cycle, means operable in a ticket issuing cycle for printing selected numerical information from a group of possible selections on a ticket at a printing location and for feeding tickets to an issuing location from the printing location subsequent to printing, means for selecting the numerical informatiOn to be printed, means operable in each cycle and responsive to the selection made by said selecting means for producing a signal in an output channel, the signal being unique for each selection made by said selecting means, means connecting the corresponding output channels of each machine together and to a common channel, and interlock means preventing a stored operation-initiating signal introduced in either machine after the initiation of a cycle in the other machine from initiating a ticket issuing cycle until a time subsequent to the transmission by the other machine of the signal produced during its ticket issuing cycle, and thereafter allowing said stored operation-initiating signal to initiate a ticket issuing cycle.

Claim 6

In combination, first and second ticket issuing machines, each comprising means through which an operation-initiating signal may be introduced, means for storing said signal until a ticket issuing cycle is begun, means responsive to said signal for causing the machine to operate through a ticket issuing cycle, means operable in a ticket issuing cycle for printing selected numerical information from a group of possible selections on a ticket at a printing location and for feeding tickets to an issuing location from the printing location subsequent to printing, means for selecting the numerical informatiOn to be printed, means operable in each cycle and responsive to the selection made by said selecting means for producing a signal in an output channel, the signal being unique for each selection made by said selecting means, means connecting the corresponding output channels of each machine together and to a common channel, and interlock means preventing a stored operation-initiating signal introduced in either machine after the initiation of a cycle in the other machine from initiating a ticket issuing cycle until a time subsequent to the transmission by the other machine of the signal produced during its ticket issuing cycle, and thereafter allowing said stored operation-initiating signal to initiate a ticket issuing cycle.

Claim 7

In combination, first and second ticket issuing machines, each comprising means through which a selected one of a group of operation-initiating signals may be introduced, each selected signal corresponding to a desired number of ticket issuing cycles, means for storing the selected signal until the last of the selected number of ticket issuing cycles is begun, means responsive to the selected signal for causing the machine to operate through the selected number of ticket issuing cycles, means operable in a ticket issuing cycle for printing selected numerical information from a group of possible selections on a ticket at a printing location and for feeding tickets to an issuing location from the printing location subsequent to printing, means for selecting the numerical information to be printed, means operable in each cycle and responsive to the selection made by said selecting means for producing a signal in an output channel, the signal being unique for each selection made by said selecting means, means connecting the corresponding output channels of said machines together and to a common channel and interlock means preventing a stored operation-initiating signal introduced in either machine after the initiation of operation of the other machine from initiating operation until a time subsequent to the transmission by the other machine of the signal corresponding to the last of its selected number of ticket issuing cycles, and thereafter allowing said stored operation-initiating signal to initiate an operation.

Claim 8

In combination, first and second ticket issuing machines, each comprising means through which a selected one of a group of operation-initiating signals may be introduced, each selected signal corresponding to a desired number of ticket issuing cycles, means for storing the selected signal until the last of the selected number of ticket issuing cycles is begun, means responsive to the selected signal for causing the machine to operate through the selected number of ticket issuing cycles, means operable in a ticket issuing cycle for printing selected numerical information from a group of possible selections on a ticket at a printing location and for feeding tickets to an issuing location from the printing location subsequent to printing, means for selecting the numerical information to be printed, means operable in each cycle and responsive to the selection made by said selecting means for producing a signal in an output channel, the signal being unique for each selection made by said selecting means, means connecting the corresponding output channels of said machines together and to a common channel and interlock means preventing a stored operation-initiating signal introduced in either machine after the initiation of operation of the other machine from initiating operation until a time subsequent to the transmission by the other machine of the signal corresponding to the last of its selected number of ticket issuing cycles, and thereafter allowing said stored operation-initiating signal to initiate an operation.

Claim 9

In combination, first and second ticket issuing machines, each comprising means through which a desired number of ticket issuing cycles may be selected, means operable in each ticket issuing cycle for printing selected numerical information from a group of possible selections on a ticket at a printing location, and for feeding tickets to an issuing location from said printing location subsequent to printing, means for selecting the numerical information to be printed, means operable in each cycle and responsive to the selection made by said selecting means for producing a signal in an output channel, the signal being unique for each selection made by said selecting means, means connecting the corresponding output channels of said machines together and to a common channel, and means responsive to said means through which a desired number of ticket issuing cycles may be selected for causing a machine on which a selection is made to operate through the selected number of cycles and for delaying operation of the last-mentioned machine until a time subsequent to the transmission of signals by the other machine if a selection was previously made on said other machine.

Claim 10

In combination, first and second ticket issuing machines, each comprising means through which a desired number of ticket issuing cycles may be selected, means operable in each ticket issuing cycle for printing selected numerical information from a group of possible selections on a ticket at a printing location, and for feeding tickets to an issuing location from said printing location subsequent to printing, means for selecting the numerical information to be printed, means operable in each cycle and responsive to the selection made by said selecting means for producing a signal in an output channel, the signal being unique for each selection made by said selecting means, means connecting the corresponding output channels of said machines together and to a common channel, and means responsive to said means through which a desired number of ticket issuing cycles may be selected for causing a machine on which a selection is made to operate through the selected number of cycles and for delaying operation of the last-mentioned machine until a time subsequent to the transmission of signals by the other machine if a selection was previously made on said other machine.

Claim 11

In combination, first and second ticket issuing machines, each comprising means through which a desired number of ticket issuing cycles may be selected, means operable in each ticket issuing cycle for printing selected numerical information from a group of possible selections on a ticket at a printing location, and for feeding tickets to an issuing location from said printing location susequent to printing, means for selecting the numerical information to be printed, means operable in each cycle and responsive to the selectiOn made by said selecting means for producing a signal in an output channel, the signal being unique for each selection made by said selecting means, means connecting the corresponding output channels of said machines together and to a common channel, and means responsive to said means through which a desired number of ticket issuing cycles may be selected for causing a machine on which a selection is made to operate through the selected number of cycles and for delaying transmission of signals by the last-mentioned machine until a time subsequent to the transmission of signals by the other machine if a selection was previously made on said other machine.

Claim 12

In combination, first and second ticket issuing machines, each comprising means through which a desired number of ticket issuing cycles may be selected, means operable in each ticket issuing cycle for printing selected numerical information from a group of possible selections on a ticket at a printing location, and for feeding tickets to an issuing location from said printing location susequent to printing, means for selecting the numerical information to be printed, means operable in each cycle and responsive to the selectiOn made by said selecting means for producing a signal in an output channel, the signal being unique for each selection made by said selecting means, means connecting the corresponding output channels of said machines together and to a common channel, and means responsive to said means through which a desired number of ticket issuing cycles may be selected for causing a machine on which a selection is made to operate through the selected number of cycles and for delaying transmission of signals by the last-mentioned machine until a time subsequent to the transmission of signals by the other machine if a selection was previously made on said other machine.