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the cirenit-closer has been moved to effect the transmission of a yote of one kind, it may be released to return the parts to their nor- mal position, and therefore onabdle the mem- ber to correct any error in yoting.

At the receiving apparatus IT employ a se- ries of contact-plates which eorrespond to the several stations. ceiving contact-plates is used, as would be the case in apparatus for small bodies, the cirenit from cach transmittcr will connect with a partienlar econtact-plate. If acollect- ing device is now caused to successively en- gago the several coutact-platos, it will be brought jiuto circuit successively with the several stations, and a polarized relay con- nected to the collecting devico will be oper- ated in one sense or the other, according to the polarity of the current transmitted from the stations, or bo inoperative in case any of the transmitters have not been operated. The armature of the polarized relay coutrols the operation of an indicating mechanism by means of which aa indication of the votes will be secured. Whon a permanent record of the votes is desired, the indicating mech- anism preferably comprises a moving surface, such asa drum or tape, carrying the names of the individual members, or numbers cor- responding thereto, arranged in two separate and distinct series, au impression-roller for forging a paper strip into cngagemen twith the suceessive type of cithay series, and means controlled by the relay for operating said im- ssion-roller. With such an apparatus the ament of the armature of the polarized rolay in one direction effects the operation of the impression-roller corresponding to the

negative strip, and vice versa, so that a per- |

manent reeord will be secured of the names of all members voting affirmatively and an- other distinct record of all members voting

negatively. When the indicating mechanism comprises a registering or totalizing device, two eireuit-closers will be used, one control- ling the operation of a negative totalizer and the other the operation of an affirmativo to- talizer, which cirenit-closers are directly controlled or operated by the relay, so that upon the reception of an affirmative vote the eireuit-eloser Cor Lhe affirmative register will be operated, and vice versa. When the re- coiving apparatus comprises menns for per- mauently recording as well as registoring the votes, both of these devyiees will prefer: ably be used, the circuil-closor for tho regis- ters being operated in connection and stniul- taueously with the movements of the impres- sion-rollers.

In apparatus for use with numerically large assemblies Lhe provision of a setof receiving eontact- plates, one corresponding to each

-member, would be undesirable on account of

the bulk and wires necessary. When the ap- paratus is employed forsuch purposes, i there- fore prefer to make use of two sets of eontact-

plates, with each of whieh a collecting device | for

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ecoiperates. The eollocting device of one set of contact-plates moves the distance between two plates during the time thaé the collecting device of the other setof contaet-plates moves the ontire circuit of the plates, With this ar- rangement the several transmilting devices will .he arranged in groups, eireuits leading from tho several contact-plates of one set to the transmitters of corresponding distinet groups and eireuits leading from corvespond- ing transmitters of all the groups to the sev- eral plates of the other set. The movement of the eolleeting devices of one of the sets from plato to plate selects the transmitters of the respective groups, while the movement of the collecting device of the other set selects successivoly the transmitters of such VOUS, Ly this expedient I materially s simplify ae eheapen the cost of the apparatus. Thus as suming an assembly of four hundred mem- bers and that a singlo contact-plate for each inember is employed, four hundred contict- plates and a eerresponding namber of cirenit- wires will be necessary. By the new arrange- ment only forty contact-plates and sixty wires require to be employed. ‘This part of the apparatus, comprising a pair of coéper- ating selecting apparatus for permitting the operation of electrical devices exceeding in number the sum of ajl the plates, canbe ulil- ized in other arts—as, for example, in the art of printing-telegraphy—and T shall therefore clatin the same hkroadly.

My register, when the same is used, presenta novel featares. Each register comprises plurality of number-disks, the units-dislk be- ing oporated by suitable step-by-step mech- anism from the receivi irenté maker and the tens and hundreds disks, when uscd, be- ing preferably operated from ov in connection with the disks of lower order. In order that the yoling may aes oe with great rapidity, atarate preferabl ly of many times per seeoncd, the number-disks should be made as small and light as possible. When of this charac- ter, they obviously could be observed only from short distances. I therefore prefer to use the number-disks like lantern-slides, per- mitting the numbers to be refleeted by a light upon asuitable screen and enularged to the proper degrec.

The foatures of the apparatus to which T have above generally alluded are those which are broadly characteristie of it, Vheir de- tails of construction and operation will be more clear from referenee to the accom pany- ing drawings, which form a part of this speei- fieation, and to which attention is uow di- rected.

in the drawings, Wigure 1 is 2 vertical see- tional view through one of the transmitters; Vig. 2, a section on the line 2 22of Irig.1; Pie. 3, a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1 looking toward the left; Big. 4, a front view; Wig. 4, a plan of tho reeciy ing and registering mech- anism, showing the same as having a capacity - fou: hundred members; ig. 6, a front

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