US1114851A

US1114851A - Automatic fare-register.

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Publication number: US1114851A
Application number: US77368413A
Authority: US
Inventors: Adolphus D Branham
Original assignee: AUTOMATIC REGISTER Co
Current assignee: AUTOMATIC REGISTER Co
Priority date: 1913-06-14
Filing date: 1913-06-14
Publication date: 1914-10-27
Anticipated expiration: 1931-10-27

Description

A. D. BRANHAM.

AUTOMATIC FARE REGISTER.

APPLIQA'MON FILED JUNE 14.1913.

Patented Oct. 2?. 1914.

/m/E/vmfr A. D Bramh am l STATES. PATENT OFFICE.

To'all whom it may concern.'

Anonrnns n. BBANIIAM, or s'r. LoUIs, MISSOURI, AssIGNoiz. 'ro AUTOMATIC REGISTER mm, OF DOVER, DELAWARE, A CORPORATION 0F DELAWARE.

AUTOMATIC FARE-REGISTER.

Beit known thatI AnoLPHUs D. BRAN- BAM, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at the cityvof' St. Louis, Stateof Missourn'have invented a certain new and useful Automatic Fare-Re 'ster, of which the following is such a full, c ear, and

\ Y 'exact description aswill enable any one skilled in the:v art to which it appertains to makev and use the saine, reference" being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

- ,'My` invention relatesv to a fare register registering mechanism 13 may be of any :which will automatically regist'er the coins passing through same, preferably by means of an electrically operated registering mechanism.

My invention consists of various novel features and details of construction, all of which are described in the following specification and pointed out in the claims appended hereto. l

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one form of re 'stermade in accordance with my invention, Figure 1 is a front elevation; Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is an enlarged horizontal section showing a detail of construction; Fi 5 is an enlarged section on the line 5 5 o Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the parts shown in Fi 4 and 5.

Eike marks of reference refer to .similar parts in the several views of the drawings.

10 represents the upper part of the casing which contains the coin controlling and contact making devices, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

11 represents the lower part of the casing contaimng the cash drawer .12, the registering mechanism 13 and the battery 14. The

l siutable form and will not be described in detail as it forms no part of my'invention except in combinationl with the other parts Y of the device.

, The upper portion 10 of the casing is provided with a cap 15 having a coin slot 16 O f such size as to permit the passage of the proper coins, .in the resent instance, five and ten-cent pieces. he coins, after passing downv through the Slot 16, strike all i11- Speoioation of Letters Patent. Alipucmon mea :une 14, 1913.: serial No. 773,684.

clined plane 17,

vof the ledge 22. This I referably of i 'striking the inc 'ned plane 1%, the coins :slide down into a narrow space between a. .front plate 18 and a rear plate 19. The

.frontplate 18 is preferabl 'made' of glass the coinswhile lso as to allow inspection o passing through the device. The inclined .plate 17 terminates at such a point at the rear of the plate 18 that the coins will fall over into the space between the lates 18 and 19 by the action of ravity, t us minimizing the liability of t e' coins becoming wedge in this space. The coins, afterenter- -ing the space between the plates 18 and 19, fall upon an inclined led e 20 along which the roll downwardly an drop upon a secon inclined ledge 21. The plate 19, ad-

`jacent to this second ledge 21, is provided with a number of openings 22 to allow the discharge of any particles of grit or dirt which might enter the device and interfere ,with the proper action of the coins. Adjacent to the end of the ledge 21, the plate 19 vhas pivoted to it a movable member 23 which normally forms an upward extension member 23 is provided with a weight 24 which holds it in its normal position, and it is also supplied with a tail-piece 25 which is adapted to be thrown upward by the weight of the coin passing over the extension 23 so as to form a coin detent. As the coin leaves the extension 23, it comes into contact with an end 26 of a contact makin device which will be more fully describe hereinafter. After making contact with the end 26, the coin will drop on to a third ledge 27. In the case of a fivecent piece, the ledge 27 will carry the coin toward the right hand side of the machine and drop the same on to an inclined plane Patented oct. 2 7, 1914.

ass'. After 28 which is normally held in position by a i In order tov prevent the clogging of the machine by the insertion of a coin intermediate in width between a five and ten cent piece, I form one edge of the slot 32 of a pivoted rail 34 which is held in position by means of a light spring 35, best shown in Fig. 6.

Secured to the rear face of the plate 19 is a block 37 of fiber or other insulating material. Pivoted to this block 37 is a. contact 38 which is held against a stop 39 by a. light spring 40. 41 is a lever also secured to the block 37 and carrying the end 36' hereinbefore referred to, which end projects through the opening 42 into the space between the plates 18and 19. The end 26' of this lever 41 is held against the plate by means of a coil spring 43. Below the contact 38 and the lever 41 is a second contact 44 and lever 45 which are similar to the contact 38 and lever 41. The lever 45 carries the end piecev 33, hereinbefore referred to, which end piece projects through the opening 46 in the plate 19. The contacts 38 and 44 are connected by means of a conductor 47 and the levers 41 and 45 are connected by o means of a conductor 48. The conductor 47 is connectedtby means of a binding post 49 with the conductor 50 leading to one terminal of the registering device 13, and the conductor 48 is connected by means of a binding post 51 with a conductor 52 leading to one terminal of the battery 14.

The operation of my device 1s as follows: When a coin is dropped into the machine, 1t first passes down along the ledges 20 and 21 and is discharged against the end 26 of the lever 41. This causes the lever 41 to move on its pivot and bring its end into contact with the contact piece 38, thus closing the circuit through the registering device 13 and battery 14, so as to operate the registering device to register a fare. In case two coins are dropped into the machine at the same time, the tail-piece 25 will be raised up into the path of the second coin so as to preserve an appreciable interval of time between the contact of the first and second coins with the v end 26'of the lever 41. In case the coin is a five-cent piece, it will be carried past the end 33 of the lever 45 without coming into contact therewith. In case the coin is a tencent piece, it will drop through the slot 32, thus coming into contact with the end 33 of the lever 4.5 and closing the circuit to register another fare.

In case a coin of a thickness between a ve and ten-cent piece, for example a worn one-cent piece enters the passage 32, it will move the rail 34 laterally and pass through the machiney without blocking the same.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent of the United States is:

1. In a fare register, the combination with a registering mechanism, of a movable member in the path of the coin and controlling said registering mechanism, an upwardly inclined chute, a pivoted member orming'a downwardly extending continuation of said chute, said member having a tail-piece forming a coin detent.

2. In a fare register, the combination with a registering mechanism, of a movable member in the path ofl the coin and controlling the registering mechanism, a d ownwardly inclined coin chute, a pivoted member forming an upwardly extending continuation of said chute, said member having a tail-piece forming a coin* detent, said member being weighted to normally hold said tail-piece out of operative position.

3. In a fare register, the combination with registering mechanism, of a contact device controlling said registering mechanism, a second contact device also controlling said registering mechanism, and means for preventing coins of a predetermined thickness actuating said second contact device.

4. In a fare register, the combination with a registering mechanism, of a movable member in the path of the coin and controlling the registering mechanism, a second mov- Vable member also controlling the registering mechanism, and means for preventing coins of a predetermined thickness from coming in contact with said second movable member.

5. In a fare register, the combination with Aan electrically operated registering mechanism, of a movable member in the path of the coin, a second movable member also located in the path of the coin, means for preventing coins of a predetermined thickness from making contact with said second movable member, a switch in circuit 'with said registering mechanism and controlled by said first named movable member, and a second switch also in circuit with said registering mechanism and controlled by said second movable member.

6. In a fare register, the combination with a registering mechanism, of a movable member in the path of the coin and controlling said registering mechanism, a second movable member also controlling said registering mechanism, and an inclined support for receiving the coin after contact with said irst movable member, said inclined support having a passage for dropping coins of less than a predetermined thickness into contact with said second movable member.

7. In a fare register, the combination with a registering mechanism, of a movable memi ber in the path of the coin and controlling said registering mechanism, a second movable member also controlling said registering mechanism, an inclined support for receiving the -coin after contact with said rst named movable member, said inclined support having a passa e for dropping coins of less than a pre etermined thickness into contact with said second movable member, and a laterall yielding rail carried at one side of said inclined support and forming a part of the coin supporting surface.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and aixed my seal in the presence o the two subscribing witnesses.

ADOLPHUS D. BRANHAM. [11.5.]

Witnesses:

W. A. ALEXANDER, G. W. SHORE.