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view, partly in section, of the same; Fig. 7, & transvorse section of the samo through the main operating-shalt; Tig. $,an enlarecd de- tail of the preferred form of polarized relay aud resetting mechanism therefor; Fig. 9, a dotail of one of the impression-rojlers and reg- istering cirenit-closers; Fig. 16, a plan of one of the rogisters; Fig. 11, asection through the escapement-wheels of the registers; Fig. 12, a side view of the same; Fig. 13, a front view; Hig. 14, a longitudinal scetion through one of the registor-shafts, illustrating particularly the restoring mechanism therefor; Fig. 15, a detail porspective view of ono of tie escape- mont-wheels and its coéperating ratchet; Fie. 16, an enlarged side view, partly in section, of one of the registers; and lig. 17, a diagram. of tho ontire apparatus, showing particularly the cirenits and illustrating sixteen transinit- ting-stations used in connection with two sets of contact-plates of four each.

In all of the above views corresponding parts are represented by the same numorals of reference.

Each transmitter comprises 4 metal box 1, living a removable back 2.

3 is an ordinary Yale lock, the barvel 4 of which is provided on its back plate with a stud 4, adapted to engage with studs 5’ 4’ on the cireuit-closing disk 6, which is mounted to retate on the back plate 2 and has a raised portion which coéperates with tho contact- piece 7 or 8, according to the position to which the disk may he moved. A pair of levers 9 9 and a spring 10 tend to turn the disk to a contral position when the disk is released, as willbe explained. The levers 9 are provided with hooks on their ends, which limit tho movement in either direction to which the disk may be turned,

Mounted below the lock 3 aro preferably restoring-magnets 11, thoarmature 1Zof which carries a lug 13, adapted to be engaged be- hind ears 14 14 on the disk. The armature 12 is also provided with an extension 15, hay- ing a slot 16 therein, and each Gisk is pro- vided with two pins 1717, one of which is adapted to pass through the slot 16 as the disk is moved in one direction or the other. The armature 12 of the restoring-maguet is preferably mounted ou a roek-shaft 1S, from which a lover 19 extends downward, said le- ver connecting at its lower ond with a spring which normally elevates the armature 12. A reloase-shaft 20 carries asmall ccecntric eam 21, (see Tig. 8,) which engages the lever 19, and said shaft may be operated from the out- side of the casing by a milled wheel 22. By turning the milled wheel 22 tho armature 12 will be depressed, releasing the disk 6 and permitting if to return to its uormal position, as will be explained, when the voter desires tochange his vole before it has been recorded.

In the front of the casing is an opening 24, }

behind which is a sereen 24, carried on an arm 25 from the disk 6G. ‘he sercen 24 ear- ries the words “Yes” and No” aud tho

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abbreviation ‘*O, 1.” or any other desired ar- raugoment to indicate the character of tho vote, aud preferably also the fact that the vote has been received when the disk returns to its normal positiou.

Thereceiving apparatus, in the broad sense, comprisos a polarived relay or a pair of re- lays, which control a suitable recording or reg- istering mechanism, or both. This receiver, in the embodiment of the invention illustrated, comprises a suitable base 26, arelay 27, one or more sets of contact-plates 25 and 20, and eo- operating devices controlled by the relay for effecting tho dosired indieation of the vote. Mounted in suitable bearings supported by the base 26 is a main shalt 30, carrying a cam 31, whieh vertically reciproeates a slide-head 32. Pivoted in the slide-head 32 is a tongue 85, adapted to be brought into codperative relation with an oscillating framo 34: or 33, one controlling the recording of affirmative and the other of negativevotes. ‘The polarized re- lay which] prefer to uso is a well-known modi- fication of a British postalrelay and comprises the controlling-magnets 36, which wove armi- tures 37 87 in one direction or the other, aacording to the polarity of the eurrent, and magnets 38 perianoutly energized for mag- netizing the armatures. Tho armatures 37 are carried on a rock-shaft 39, {rom the front of which deponds an arm 40, connected by a link 4] with the tougue 33. Normally—i. 2, when no current cnergizes the polarized relay—the armatures 37 oceupy an intermo- diate position between the poles of the mag- nets 36 and the tongue 33 occupies a corre- sponding position between the twe frames 34 and 34, so that a downward movement of the slido-head 32 will not operate either frame. When, however, the magnets 36 have been energized by a current of one polarity or the other, the aruulures 37 will be moved in the proper direction to carry the tongue 33 over the frame 34 or 35, as the ease may be, so that a vertical downward movement of the slide- head 32 will operate the particular framo which hasthns been selected. Aftertheslide- head has becu. moved down the armatures 37 are vesbored to their normal position midway between the poles of the magnets 36 by a re- storing-arm 42, working between cams 43 43 on a Qrui 44, the latter being keyed to the When two sets of contact- plates 28 and 29 are used, the shafts 45 and ‘LO thereof are operated through suitable goar- ing, as illustrated, so that the collecting de- vice of tho set 28 will move over the antire stretch of contact-plates during the time that the vollecting device of the set 29 is moving fromoane platetoanother. The driving mech- anism for thus operating the shafts 45 and 46 may derive its power from the shalt 80, as shown. When the receiving apparatus con- templates mechanism for effecting a positive record of the vote, the oscillating frames 54. and 35 carry impression-rollers 47, which co- operate with type 48, removably carried on the

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