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1,219,058 switch of the member. This will result in breaker relay the current passes through the

the magnet N of the locking relay being de energized, so that the pivoted armature 28 will drop, thus breaking the engagement be tween the contacts 24 and 25 at the relay, thereby opening the member's voting cir: cuit and extinguishing the signal lamp N at the member's desk or seat, and likewise the indicating lamp N on the indicator board. In other words, the member's voting circuit is broken by disengaging the con

tacts 15 and 16 at the member's voting

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conductor 77, armature 72, contacts 73 and 74, which are now in engagement, conduc tor 68, conductor 69, the locking relay No, conductor 70, lamp N and conductor 71 to the return R'. Of course, when the contacts 61 and 62 are out of engagement, the bat tery circuit to the member's switch is broken, and although the member may depress the switch it will not perform any function. 75 That is to say the member cannot vote again. In order to enable a member to correct his vote he will have to go to the clerk at the central station, and the clerk may then open the error Switch N' by depressing the latter 30 So as to move the contact block 78 of the Switch. Out of engagement with the contact plate 19, thereby opening the battery circuit to the bireaker relay and consequently to the locking relay N', deemergizing these two re 35 lays and permitting their respective arma tures to drop back to normal inoperative position, thereby putting the member's unit or apparatus in condition for voting.

key from the Switch N, and the Spring 18 will draw the pivoted armature 1 back again to bring the contacts 15 and 16 into engagement. The member may now insert hiskey in the switch Y, or that Switch for voting “yea,” and vote precisely as hereto fore described for the “nay” Switch. N. in this case, however, of course, the "yea" vote will be indicated, recorded and registered. To prevent a member voting, more than one way on the same question, the modified While we have herein shown and de construction shown in Fig. 5 may be em scribed the preferred embodiment of our ployed. In this case a breaker relay X is in invention, We wish it to be understood that cluded in the locking circuits of the three switches of the member's voting unit. in We do not limit Ourselves to all the precise this case the main feed wire is shown at F. details of construction herein set forth by and the main return at R.'. When one of the way. of illustration, as modification and va 95 member's switches, for instance, the switch riation, may be made without departing N9, used for voting “nay,” is closed, the from the spirit of the invention or exceed current will pass from the main feed wire ing the Scope of the appended claims. F2, through the conductor. 60 to the contact Of course, it will be understood that the plate 61, which is normally in engagement system may be enlarged by the addition of with the contact plate 62 on the pivoted voting units to any extent desired, and that armature 63, the spring 64 holding the two furthermore, the recording and counting contact plates in engagement. Current pass. devices may be of any character desired. ing through the two engaging plates will Furthermore it will be understood that 05 flow along the conductor 65 to the member's when desired votes may be indicated and “nay' switch N9, and when the latter is de counted without recording, or may be pressed the contact block 66 thereof will en simply indicated without either recording gage with the contact block 67, so that the or counting. Of course, the various cir current may pass through the conductor 68 cuits and parts of the apparatus may be and conductor 69 to the locking relay N', varied in their construction and arrange 0. energizing the latter, the current then pass ment to suit the particular conditions under ing from the magnet of the relay N. which the device is to be used. through the conductor 70, and the member's What we claim is: lamp N to the conductor 71 and so to the 1. In a device of the kind described, a return R'. When the relay N is energized primary circuit including a voter's circuit the pivoted armature 72 thereof is attracted closer, a visual signal and a relay magnet, so that the contact plate 73 of the armature a secondary circuit closed by the energiza is brought into contact with the contact plate tion of Said magnet and including said 74 at the end of the conductor 68. The re visual signal, and vote recording means

sult is that although the member may im operable by said secondary circuit. mediately release the button switch N to 2. in a device of the kind described, a permit the latter to open, the current will primary circuit including a voter's circuit pass from the main conductor F through closer, a visual signal and a relay magnet, a the conductor 76 and through the normally secondary circuit closed by the energization 60 closed error switch N thereof at the clerk's of said magnet and including said visual desk, the current passing from the conduc signal, said secondary circuit also includ tor 76 through the breaker relay X energiz ing a secondary magnet and vote recording ing the latter and attracting the armature means operable by the closing of said sec 63, thus breaking the engagement between ondary circuit. 65. the contact plates 61 and 62. From the 3. In a device of the kind described, a pri 55