CONTROL TICKET

• US 3,553,440 A
• Filed: 11/09/1967
• Issued: 01/05/1971
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/1967
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Robert C. Dale
• Original Assignee: Robert C. Dale
• Inventors: Dale, Robert C.
• Application Number:
  US04/681,876
• Time in Patent Office: 1,153 Days
• US Class Current: 360/131
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/04 characterised by the shape

Abstract

A multiple control ticket accommodating both interpretable information and nonvisually-interpretable, but machine-readable information. The ticket is '"'"''"'"''"'"''"'"'multiple'"'"''"'"''"'"''"'"' in the sense of having a number of detachable sections. At least one of the sections is imprinted with specified information, while at least one other section contains magnetizable material for receiving the machinereadable information. Illustratively, the magnetizable material is in the form of a coating and each coated section has an aperture for positioning a recording head with respect to the coating. The aperture is surrounded by the coating, without making contact, to facilitate fabrication of the ticket. Notches are provided to facilitate detachment of the sections and lessen the likelihood of any delamination, peeling or tearing that could damage the magnetic coating. In addition, the ticket desirably contains two apertures that are so located that the ticket can be folded over with the apertures in alignment. This facilitates ticket attachment and protects the coating.

Claims

1. An information recording device comprising a plurality of substantially rectangular ticket parts coupled together by land areas, each of said ticket parts comprising a plurality of sections, aligned sections of each of the ticket parts having a magnetizable layer supported thereon over a portion thereof, an aperture formed in the ticket section carrying the magnetizable layer with said magnetizable layer surrounding said aperture without making contact therewith, and wherein the land area between the ticket sections of the ticket parts carrying the magnetizable layer is removed along the entire length of the ticket section portion carrying the magentizable layer, so that the magnetizable layer will not be destroyed when the tickets are being separated.

2. A device according to claim 1 wherein each ticket part contains three sections, means between the sections for facilitating the separation of said sections from each other, wherein the magnetizable layer is supported on the section between the two end sections, and wherein the magnetizable layer extends from one edge of sAid section to the other edge of said section but is spaced away from the means for separating the sections.

3. A device according to claim 2 wherein a two sided feed notch is provided at the end of the edge of each of the two end sections to permit engagement of means for moving a ticket part through a machine.

4. A ticket adapted to be fabricated into a complete ticket, said ticket having a magnetizable layer over a portion thereof, said magnetizable layer having an aperture therethrough so that an area of the ticket surface devoid of an aperture and free of the magnetizable layer can be seen when looking down through said aperture so that a second aperture can be made through the ticket by passing a punch through the aperture formed in the layer without engaging the magnetizable layer.