US1076584A - Fare-box. - Google Patents

Description

G. B. KOHLER.

FARE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27, 1908.

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G. B. KOHLER.

FARE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27, 1908.

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FARE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27, 1908.

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G. B. KOHLER.

FARE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27, 190B.

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GEORGE B. xontnn, or PHILADELPHIA, rnnnsuvam, assronoagrorna a. o.

BRILL COMPANY, OF BHIPADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A COKEQBATIQN 0]? REM-- sizrvanm.

Fania-Box.

Specification of Letters.1atent.

Patented Oct. 215-1913.

Application flledJuly 21,1208, ,Serial No.445AQ9.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, GEORGE B. KoHLnR, a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have inventor} certain Improvements in Fare-Boxes, -.e which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in fare boxes for use particularly in collecting fares upon passenger cars of the type known as pay-as-you-enter cars, although it will be understood that the struc ture .fonmingthe subject of my invention can he 'used generally .for the collection of fares, admission fees or tickets in any place.

My present invention relates to certain improvements in the fare box illustrated and claimed in the application for patent filed byEzra S. Bucknam, on the 28th day of April 1908, under Serial No. 429,698, and also relates to certain improvements which will be fully described hereafter.

One object of my present invention is to make a box which cannot be tampered with, and which will receive fares collected by a number of conductors; the receipts from each conductor being directed to a different compartment in a fare receptacle wherein such compartments are connected together, or loose, as desired.

A further object of my invention is to provide a separate compartment for certain, classes of tickets, and for conductors re-, ports.

In the accompanying drawings: Fig.ure

l, is a perspective view of my improved fare.

box with the drawer and 'fare receptacle mounted therein detached; 'Fig. 2, is a vertical sectional view on the line 2-2, Fig. 3; Fig. 3, is a vertical sectional view on the line 3-3, Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow-3; Fig. 4:, is a vertical sectional view on the line 3-8, Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow 4.; :-Fig. 5, 1s a detached perspective view of the drawer; Fig. 6, is a detached perspective view of the fare receptacle mounted in the =drawer;.Fig. 7 is a detached perspective view of the chute; Figzg 8, is aperspective view of a detail of the in vention; and Figs. 9 to 16, are views il lustrating details of my invention.

A is the casing. of the fare .box, in the present instance quadrangular in cross section, onthertop of which is moun-teda. fare receiving sectionB, glazed on all four sides as shown at I); being somewhat similar in construction to the fare receiving section of the stnuoturenshown in the; application for patent filed by Ezra S. Bucknam and myselafi April 28th, 1908, .Serial- No. 429,738..

W1th1n the-fare receiving section B inchned platiomnssb are arranged at an ..angle-, as shown in Fig. 2, and extending section from onaside art the fave, vreceivin to the other, and at the bottom of t e same, is a metallicplate. B, beveled internally {toward thediseharge opening 5 of said-receptacle. This plate forms the base of the fare receiving section, and overlaps acap- A of the body. portion A, which cap may be of metal and is fastened to the base in any suitablemanner. Theycap has a flange a overlapping the :sidesof the bodypoitien A; being secured thereto in any suitable manner. In the present instance, the body portion A is made of wood, but it will be understood that it may be made of metal or other suitable-material, without departing from the essential features of the invention...

an ,arm 0 movableon a fixed pivot a, so-

that when-the sliding plate. C is moved by operating the lever G the plate G will be pushed cfionward and drawn down by the arm 0 to the position shown in Fig. 9. A

spring 0 serves to'retunn the parts to their. .normal position when the operating lever is released, .as shown in Fig. 3. It will be noticed that .theplate C :is slightly! curved soas to work in the are of a circle and when it is shifitedto the position shown in Fig. 9

it strikesnn abutment b on the base B which serves .to limit its,movement.

The above described farereceiving section and discharge mechanismare fully set forth in a divisionof this application filed by me on the 13thiday of .October 1909,1111- der Serial Number-522,397;

' In the body of .the tare-box A is a drawer D, andmotmted this-drawer is a fare receiving receptacle E having vtour .oolnpart- I ments 6', e, e, e. Each of these compartments is provided with an openmg e, and these openings aline with openings a in a transverse partition A within the fare box,

The drawer D is dis osed in the bottom part of the fare box; t e latter having an opening D whereby said drawer may be inserted. This drawer has a solid back D carrying a lock d with spring bolts d for engagement with a suitable keeper, to be described hereinafter, whereby it may be held in the closed position. In order to open the drawer, it is necessary to adjust said keeper so as to release the bolts, a matter fully de scribed hereinafter, and in order to allow the drawer to open slightly as soon as said keeper has released the bolts, I prov de springs 03 at the back of the drawer, which bear against the back of the box when the drawer is in place.

At the front of the drawer is a handle d by which it can be withdrawn, so that as soon as the keeper is actuated releasing the bolt, said springs will force the drawer out a given distance, after which itcan be pulled out to the full extent by grasping the handle 03. In order to prevent the entire withdrawal of the drawer D, I provide pins (1 which project into rooves a. in the partition A as clearly s own in Figs. 3 and 4, and these pins will strike against the front of the box when the drawer is pulled out to its limit of movement. As a further means of preventing the withdrawal of the drawer, I provide a spring bolt d mounted in the partition A and arranged to engage a notch d in the back portion D of the drawer when the latter is pulled out. Should it bedesired to remove the drawer entirely from th box, as in case repairs are necessary, this can be done by partially withdrawing the drawer,

.and then inserting a thin plate between the head of the bolt (1 and the bottom of said drawer, so that the notch d in the drawer will pass said bolt. After this has been done, the plate is withdrawn, and the outer or front end of the drawer is raised, tilting the drawer at an angle, which action allows the rear bottom edge of the drawer to clear the lower edge of the opening D in the box, and at the same time enables the pins (1 to clear the slots a. Under ordinary circumstances, however, entire removal of the drawer is unnecessary, and the latch d prevents such action.

The fare receptacle E is provided with a cover E in which the apertures e are formed, and directly below this cover is a slide E In order that such slide may be moved, it carries projections e to be engaged by means hereinafter described, and

the cover is slotted at e for the movement of said projections. The slide E has a series of openin s e which, when in the open position shown in Figs. 3 and 4, aline with the openings 6 in the receptacle E, but when in the other position said slide will close said openings. The slide is held, when in the closed position, by a bolt 1 of a lock F which is carried by the receptacle E, as shown in Fig. 10, and this look can only be actuated by a ke in the hands of a proper person to open the box. When the bolt of the lock is withdrawn the slide can be moved to the open position, as shown in Fig. 6, and then the contents of the receptacle can be discharged. I

The fare receiving receptacle, which is shown in section in Figs. 3 and 4, and in perspective in Fig. 6,is provided in the present instance with four compartments.

In the structure shown in Fig. 3, the walls of these compartments form a part of the receptacle and are fixed therein. It may be.

and the slide E are arranged to be wholly withdrawn so that the small boxes forming the compartments can be lifted out of the same. The cover and slide of the removable type are clearly shown in Figs.'11 and 11*. The cover E of this form of the fare re ceiving receptacle, which is removable, as well as the slide E when the latter is in the closed position, are secured by the lock F, as shown in the sectional view, Fig. 10; the bolt f of which engages a recessed keeper f on said cover plate. In order to lock the slide E when pushed over to close the openings e in the cover leading to the fare receiving receptacle, said slide is provided with a spring arm f having a hooked end f which springs over the bolt when said slide is closed;'the construction providing for such action being clearly shown in Figs. 11 and 11*. This arrangement necessitates a little space at the side of the slide and to guard the same and prevent coins being shaken into the same, the slide is provided with a guard f.

G is an adjustable chute for directing the fares, such as coins or tickets, into. the several compartments of the receptacle E. This chute is mounted on trunnions g, g, and is jclosed on all four sides; being open at top and bottom, and guides g, g are preferably used to direct the fares into the chute after they leave the platform C. These guides may be of the type shown in Fig. 3, or as shown in Fig. 4. One of the trunnions 9 of the chute projects through the wall of the box and has a handle 9, provided with an indicator ggas illustrated in Figs. 1

and 7. On the outside of the box, I provide marks 1, 2, 3 and t in the present instance, which marksindicate the difi'erent compartments in the receptacle E, so that a conductor when turning the handle 9 to shift the chute G will know the chute into which his fares will be directed. The chute is moved in one direction only by the conductors and locked so that it cannot be returned, and, in some instances, it might, through carelessness, be carried past the point. In order to obviate this I provide a series of spring pawls g", as shown in Fig. 15, which engages the indicator so that the conductor must first push a pawl in and then turn the handle 9 which will carry the indicator past the depressed pawl and in contact with the next projecting pawl. These pawls thus prevent the accidental shifting of the chute and at the same time they serve as guides in limiting the movement of the same.

Carried by the chute is a segment G having teeth g which are provided with abrupt shoulders on one side and have inclined faces on the other, and adapted to engage these teeth is a bolt h mounted on a pivoted carrier H, such carrier being shaped as shown in Fig. 8, and having trunnions h, 11. whereby it may be pivotally mounted in the body portion of the fare box. The bolt has a projection h" which can be acted upon by a key, inserted in a key-hole h, to withdraw the bolt when desirable, so as to allow the chute G to be operated independently of the bolt.

By having the teeth on the segment G with an abrupt shoulder on one side and an inclined face on the other, the chute is free to be moved bythe conductor from No. 1 position to the successive positions 2, 3 and 4, but such chute cannot be turned in the reverse direction owing to the engagement of the bolt 12. with such abrupt shoulders.

Torsion springs g on the trunnions g, g tend to hold the chute in its normal position, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, so that when it is moved into thesecond, third and fourth positions the teeth will be held against the bolt h on the carrier H, and thus the chute will be held rigidly in position. A spring stop 9 is preferably used to limit the movement of the chute when in the first position, as shown in Fig. 3, but this stop is not absolutely necessary.

The trunnion h of the carrier H has a handle it disposed on the outside of the box so that said carrier can be operated at this point. The carrier is slotted underneath throughout its length as at it so as to engage the pins 6 on the slide Eflwhereby the latter may be operated to open or close the several compartments in said receptacle E.

Mounted on the carrier H opposite the bolt [2. is a projection it cut away at one side to engage the bolt 7' of a lock J, mounted at one side of the body of the farebox, which bolt serves to prevent the shifting of the carrier H and the consequent operation of the slide E Unless a key is first inserted in the lock J and the bolt 7' withdrawn, it is impossible to operate the carrier II to move the slide E and close the openings leading into the several compartments of the fare receiving receptacle.

As noted above the drawer l) is prevented from being withdrawn by spring bolts (Z situated at the back of the drawer, as .illustrated in Fig. 2, which bolts engage a keeper k depending from the carrier II, and this keeper is notched at it so that when said carrier is turned to shift the slide 11 the keeper will clear one bolt and the notch will aline with the other bolt and the drawer can then be withdrawn. \Vhen the carrier is in its normal position the keeper prevents the withdrawal of the drawer, but if the drawer has been Withdrawn and the keeper is set to its normal position the drawer may be closed, as the bolts being spring controlled will yield and pass the keeper, the bolts and keeper having beveled faces to assist such action.

It is desirable to prevent operation of the lock retaining the drawer l) in place until the lever has been operated to cause the bottom C of the fare receiving section to be moved to the dumping position. sures the dumping of all fares introduced into the fare receiving section of the box into the fare receptacle before the drawer can be removed. Otherwise it might be possible to leave fares on said bottom C and after the withdrawal of the drawer the hand pull could be operated to move the lever and dump said plate, whereupon the money would fall into the space from which the drawer was taken and could then be ab stracted without being accounted for. To prevent this action the bolt j is shouldered at one side as at j and arranged to engage this shoulder is a sliding bolt m, clearly shown in Fig. 13, carried by an arm M which is movable in a guide m and is pivotally connected at m to an arm M depending from the link 0 This arm M is moved laterally by said link every time the hand pull is operated and such action is communicated to the bolt m-which is thus carried away from engagement with the bolt j; it being necessary to hold the hand pull out to maintain the bolt m in the disengaged posi- This in tion while the lock J is operated. The arm M is notched at m to pass the trunnions g of the chute. By thus connecting locking mechanism with the bottom dumping lever,

:it is impossible to actuate the look without first shifting said lever.

With such form of structure, it will be possible to hold such lock against movement by a sliding bolt such as m connected and openated in the same manner as the bolt m, and mounted on top of the lock casing.

It is desirable to number the fare receiving receptacle E and inorder that such num-- ber may be examined without opening the drawer D containing the same, the latter is provided with a glazed opening d By this arrangement it'becomes unnecessary to number the drawer D and hence there is no danger of the number being worn off by careless handling or hardusage.

When exchange and other tickets are used, I preferably provide a separate compartment N in the box A, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and this compartment has a door 1:. which is held closed by a lock 41,. In the front of the fare box is a slot n through which envelops containing the exchange or other tickets, for instance, or conductors reports, can be placed in said receptacle N, whereby they may be kept for reference independently of the fares in the receptacle E.

By the foregoing construction it will be seen that my im roved fare box is very simple and yet e ective for the urpose for which it is intended, and that it cannot be readily tampered with.

WVhen the fare is placed in the receiving section B it drops down from one platform to the other onto the plate C and after the conductor has examined the fare he operates the hand pull connected to the lever C turning the pivoted plate and at the same time closing the opening by the sliding plate C, in the manner shown in Fig. 9. When the hand pull is released, the plates resume their normal position, as shown in Fig. 3, the fare in the meantime passing into the chute G and thence into the proper compartment in the receptacle E.

Vhen the car is on its first trip the parts are in the position illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, the chute being opposite the compartment 0' of the receptacle E. After this conductor has made the number of trips required and a second conductor takes his place the latter grasps the handle 9* and turns the same until the indicator g is opposite No. 2, releasing one of the spring pawls g to permit such operation, and the bolt. 72. is snapped back of the first tooth of the segment G; bringing the chute into osition so that it will direct the fares into t e compartment e and this is performed successively as each cond uctor takes his place on the car until the; end of the last run of the last conductor, when the fare receptacle is to be removed. At the end of the day or other specified period of time, the four compartments have been used, and the proper person pulls the handle 0" and then operates by a key the lock J The handle [1. of the carrier is turned so as to cause the keeper k to clear one, and bring the notch h of the same in line with the other of the bolts d of the drawer, the springs d on the drawer will cause it .to spring open, after which the drawer can be pulled out to its full extent, being limited by the pins at, (Z and the spring latch (i the receptacle in the meantime being closed by the movement of the carrier H and the slide E being locked in its closed position by such movement. The receptacle E can thenbe removed from the drawer and taken to the treasurers ofiice and the contents removed in' any suitable manner; care being taken that the contents of each compartment are handled separately.

In order to enter and Withdraw the drawer with the fare receiving receptacle in place, the upper edge of the opening D of the box is notched at e for the passage of the ins 6 The tickets and reports contained in the receptacle N can be removed at the same time and as these tickets and reports are usually in envelops marked independently by the several conductors there is no trouble in identifying the same.

The box may be permanently secured to the floor or the sides of a car if desired, or

may be detachably secured; in the latter case hooks O are used which may enter recesses in the floor of the car, and a bolt can be used to retain the parts in position.

I claim 1. The combination ina fare box, of a body portion; a removable drawer mounted in the fare box; a receptacle in the drawer; said receptacle having a sliding lid; a pivoted chute; and a carrier connecting the lid of the receptacle with the chute.

:2. The combination in a. fare box, of a body portion; a fare receiving section at the upper end of the box; a drawer mounted in the bottom of the box; a receptacle in the drawer; a sliding cover for the receptacle I the pin on the sliding cover; and a handle projecting through the body of the box for turning the carrier; said carrier having a bolt arranged to engage the teeth on the segment. v p

3. The combination in a fare box, of a body portion; a fare receiving section at the upper end of the box; a drawer mounted in the bot-tom of the box; a receptacle therein; a sliding cover for the receptacle having a projecting pin; a pivoted chute having a toothed segment; a pivoted carrier located between the segment and the top of the drawer and slotted for the reception of the pin on the sliding cover; a handle projecting through the body of the box for turning the carrier; said carrier having a bolt arranged to engage the teeth of the segment; said bolt having a projection; and the box having a key hole through which a key can be inserted to withdraw the bolt to allow the chute to be operated independently of the bolt.

4. The combination in a fare box, of a body portion; a fare receiving section mounted on said body portion; meansfor discharging fares from the fare receiving section; a drawer having .a series of compartments mounted in the body portion beneath said discharging means; a chute to receive the fares from the fare discharging means and to conduct them into any one of the said compartments; a spring for holding the chute in its normal position; a toothed segment carried by the said chute; a handle for operating the chute; and a spring bolt for engagement with said segment to prevent the backward movement of the chute.

5. The combination in a fare box, of a body portion; a fare receiving section mounted thereon; means for discharging fares from the fare receiving section into the body of the box; a drawer under the discharge means and arranged to be partially removed from the box; a receptacle mounted in the drawer; a series of compartments within the receptacle; a slide arranged to close the openings in the several compartments; a chute plvoted to the fare box and located between the fare discharging means and the drawer and arranged to move in line with any one of the compartments; means for retaining the chute in the position to which it is adjusted; and means for moving said chute in one direction; with a releasable means for preventing movement in the opposite direction.

6. The combination in a fare box, of a fare receiving section; a fixed chute having a toothed segment; a fare receptacle in the bottom of the box having a sliding cover; a projecting pin on the cover; a carrier pivotally mounted in the box having a longitudinal slot for the reception of the pin on the slidin cover and having at one end a spring bot engaging the segment on the chute, the other end being notched; a lock on the casing having a bolt engagin the notched portion of the carrier; a handle on the outside of the box attached to the pivot of the carrier; a slidin bolt controlling the movement of the bolt 0 the lock; an operating lever for discharging fares into the box; and means connecting the operating lever with the sliding bolt.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE B. KOHLER.

Witnesses: v

Jos. H. KLEIN, WM. A. BARR.

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