Ticket dispensing assembly for dispensing tickets from a flexible strip

US4047652A · kind A · utility

Inventor

• Ake Ehrlund

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 7, 1976
• Grant date: Sep 13, 1977
• Expiry date: Jul 7, 1996

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T225/297
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A ticket dispensing assembly for dispensing tickets from a flexible strip is described having a container made up of a casing and a cover containing a roll comprising a strip of flexible material the end of which protrudes from the container. The strip has a series of penetrated lines spaced longitudinally along the strip with each line forming an individual tongue shaped flap extending from adjacent one marginal edge portion of the strip to adjacent the other marginal edge portion of the strip and projecting forwardly in the feeding direction of the strip. The container includes means for guiding the strip and a tear-off portion where the most forward ticket of the strip is torn off from the strip, the guiding means including a tongue having a shape corresponding to that of the bottom of the strip flap in order to, during passage of the strip, first guide the strip along a predetermined path and then to guide the flap over the tongue along one path and the remainder of the strip along another path, the last mentioned path leading to the tear-off means which are arranged to tear off the forward most ticket from the remainder of the strip at the marginal strip portions.