US1159771A - Fare-register. - Google Patents

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To all whom itmay concern;

Be it known that we, JAYl/I. JorrNsoN Q and HIUGoJ. BAUR, citizens of the United statesandresidents of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements in Fare-Registers; and we do hereby declarethat the following is a full,

clear, and; exact description of the same,

reference being had to the accompanying draw ngs, and to the'numbers of reference marked thereon, which forms part of this.

. istering'and counting mechanisms for street cars and other purposes,= filed April 5 1909, Serial No. 487,970, in which the fares as deposited are counted and registered and the coins of different denominations aresepa rated each into anzindividual compartment,

asset forth in the application for United States Letters Patent. of Jay. M. Johnson for coin counting and registeringmechanisms,

filed June 26, 1909, Serial-No. 5.04:,510.

, The object of this invention isto afford a fare register of theclassdescribed in which;

the registering of the coin elfectedautomatically and mechanically and'to afford a construction in which opportunity for error 1 is reduced to a minimum.

, It is also an object of the invention to afford 'aconstructlon 111 which each coin ,when passed lnto the machine serves to actu ford a construction in which the coins when;

delivered into; the coin boX' are safely'retainedtherein beyond a possibility, of removal by dishonest employees or others and also to afford .a construction inwh'ichre sistance due to friction is reduced to a mini-I mum and 111 which the hlgll6Sbp0SS1lQl8-SpeCl and accuracyof operation is assured with minimum expenditure of power.

The invention embraces many novel, features and consists in the mattershereinafter described and more fully pointed outand Specification of Letters Patent. :a neatibn filed March 2, 1910. Serial No. 5%,801.

- In the drawings: Figure 1 is a transverse section taken through the casing, showing parts of the mach ne 111 elevation. Flg. 2 1s 'Patented ews, 1915.

an enlarged section on-line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a face view of the carrying wheel with the mechanism above the same removed.

Fig. 4 is a view in rear elevation of the mechanism removed from the case. Fig. 5 1 1S an enlarged fragmentary view in elevation of a part of the trip mechanism for the fare box. Fig. 6 is a section on line 66'of- Fig. 4, with parts omitted. Fig. 7 is a section on line 77 of Fig. 1, with parts omitted.

Fig. 8 is a section on line 88 of Fig. 6, with the frame plate omitted. Fig. 9 is a section on line 9--9 of Fig. 6, with parts omitted. Fig. 10 is a section on line 1010 of F g. 5. Fig. 11 is a section on line 11-11 of Fig. ii, with the center shaft and actuating mechanism in elevation. Fig. 12 is a section on line l212 ofFig. 13. Fig. 13 is an enlarged section on line 1313 of Fig. 12.

Fig. 1 1 isan enlarged sectional detail of a part of the fare box.

omitted. Figs. 16 and 17 are detailed views illustrating the. construction of, the coin chute inthe fare box. Fig. 18 is a face view clined at a sufficiently steep. angle of inclinae,

tion for the purposes of the machine. Secured on the inclined faces of said frame members is a frame plate 2, on which the counting and registering mechanism is supported. ;Said frame plate 2, as shown, is

ported the coin carryingwheel whereby the coin are carrled tocountlng position. Said ;carrying wheel'is journaled 'on said'frame plate 2, by means of a shaft 4, journaled" .in a central rearwardly and downwardly dirccted hub 5, and comprises a circular disk 6, integral with or otherwise rigidly secured on shaft 41, to which is secured a rim 7, by

means of screwslor otherwise. Said rim comprises a relatively "thin plate of metal Fig. 15 is a section taken on line 15-15 ofFig. 2, with parts "of the coin'chutes leading from the counting v I v countersunk upon its face to afford a recess r of uniform depth in which is rotatably sup.-

Y conveniently steel, having pocketsarranged in its periphery equal distances apart. As shown, each of said pockets is adapted to carry more than one size of coin. For this purpose, the bottom of the pocket is cut on an arc of a smaller radius than the outer portion of the pocket, thus permitting a large coin to be held considerably extended from the pocket and permitting a smaller coin to fall farther into the pocket and to project but a slight distance beyond the same at its edge. Keyed on said shaft 4, at the rear side of the frame plate is a worm gear 8, which meshes with a worm 9, secured upon a shaft 10. Said shaft is the driving shaft of the machine and may be operated either manually or by means of a suitable motor, as desired, and by its rotation acts to continuously rotate the carrying wheel.

Adjustably secured by threading or other wise upon the externally threaded hub 01' boss 5, of the frame plate 2, is an anti-frietion or ball bearing 11, on which is secured to rotate freely therewith, a spur gear 12, and a ratchet wheel 13, and n ounted upon the frame plate at any convenient point is a spring pressed detent 1-1, (see Fig. 4) the head of which at all times engages the ratchet wheel 13, above mentioned to hold said gear and ratchet from throwing inac curately because of the momentum of the moving parts.

Journaled on the frame plate is an accumulating shaft 15, which is provided with a bevel gear 90, meshing with a bevel gear 91, on a shaft 92, and a gear 16, is provided on said shaft 92. which meshes with gear 12, as shown in Figs. 2 and 1-. Said shaft 15, is provided at its outer end with a bevel pinion 17, which meshes with a corresponding bevel pinion 18, which drives the veeder or other suitable recorder 19, secured at the top of the frame plate.

As shown, the machine is designed to register pennies, nickels, and dimes, and for this purpose, as shown, counting stations are provided around the periphery of the carry ing wheel, indicated by 20, 21 and 22 respectively, being appropriated to nickels, pennies and dimes respectively.

Referring first to the mechanism for recording nickel or five cent pieces: 23, inclicates a frame or bar rigidly secured on the frame plate and extending upwardly. Journaled in the lower part of said bar or frame and closely adjacent the frame plate is a shaft 24', provided at its outer end with a star wheel 25, having five hooked teeth 26, thereon, which project through a slot in the frame plate beyond the periphery of the carrying wheel. At its opposite or inner end said shaft is provided with a bevel pinion 27, which meshes with a corresponding bevel pinion 28, driving a shaft 29, on which is a mutilated gear 30, as shown, provided with five teeth arranged at equal distances apart and projecting into position to mesh with a pinion 31, journaled on said beam or bar 23. Said pinion 31, meshes with the master gear wheel 12, so that as said mutilated gear is revolved the pinion 31, is intermittently rotated in turn characteristically rotating the master 12, and thence the accumulating shaft 15, and veeder 19. Set in advance of said star wheel 25, is a guide plate 32, bolted on the main frame plate and projecting over the channel or passage for the coin and to the periphery of the carrying wheel and serving to hold the coin down after the periphery thereof engages the star wheel and in the construction shown the machine being designated to count nickel fares, each nickel passing beneath the guide and engaging the star wheel 25, of necessity rotates th shaft 21, one fifth of a revolution. In consequence, the mutilated gear 30, is provided with five teeth spaced equal distances apart, each of which serves to rotate the pinion, master gear and accumulator shaft sufliciently to mark up one fare on the veeder.

A brake is provided on the counting shaft to obviate any inaccuracy on account of momentum. Secured on the shaft 21, is a live pointed star wheel as shown in large detail in Fig. 8, and mounted upon the frame bar 23, is a spring pressed arm 34-, provided with a roller 35, at its lower end which at all times engages the star wheel 33, as shown in Figs. 6 and 8, and which serves as a brake therefor, and owing to the deep indentations between the teeth of said star wheel 33, serves to instantly lock the same from further movement after it has been thrown characteristically by the mutilated gear.

Slightly at the rear of the nickel registering mechanism is the penny recorder, said coin being the next smaller size of coin after the nickel. As shown, said penny recording mechanism is supported upon a frame bar 36, corresponding with the frame bar 23, and beneath which. and adjacent the frame plate is journaled a shaft substantially identical in all particulars with that before de scribed with reference to the nickel counting shaft and on the outer end of which is a star wheel 37, in advance of which is the guide plate 96, similar to the guide plate 32, before described, but which permits pennies and dimes to pass beneath the same.

The mutilated gear 39, on the penny shaft is provided with but a single tooth (see Fig. l) inasmuch as the star wheel is provided with five teeth as before described, in consequence, necessitating an entire revolution of the shaft to count five cents upon the veeder, or, in other words, to actuate the master gears to register one count upon the veeder. Said shaft is short and the star wheel 37, is arranged closely to the periphery of the carrying wheel and is designed to amun1cating immediately with a tortuousintercept only the pennies presented thereto by the carrying'wheel andto permitdimes to pass without registering thereon. In a like manner. to that before described, a, brake suchas shown in Fig. 8, is provided to hold said shaft from. throw or incorrect movemeclianisni and at the rear thereof is the mechanism for registering dimes. This is i ldentlc'alf 1n. all respects wlththe counting "mechanisms just described and is. likewise provided with its five pointed star wheel d0, 1 on the outer end ofthe shaft 411, therefor, as

shown, in Fig. 7 Said shaft is provided with a star brakewheel 12, and-detent lever lat, such as before described and illustrated in Fig.8. A bevel pinion 45, at theinner end of said shaftmeshes with a correspond ing bevel pinion 46, on a shaft 426?, on the upper end of whichis rigidly secured the 'mutilated gear 17, in this instance also provided WltlTfiVG teeth spaced equal distances.

apart. Said mutilated gear 47, meshes with the pinion d8, on the shaft 48 and rigidly secured on'said shaft is a larger plnion 49,

which meshes with the master gear 12. The

relative size of the pinions 4.9 and 18 are as: f two to one so. that although the shaft is iotated by one-fifth ofa revolution by a dime passing beneath the gulde 21, and engaging the star wheel'37,'nevertheless, owing to the arrangement of the two to one gears asbefore describedeach dime causes a rotation of the master gear twice as great as occae sloned by each nickel in registering, and 111 V consequence, records two fares upon the ac:

cumulating veeder.

The mechanism beforedescribed is rigidly mounted upon a base plateroO, as shown in Fig. .2, upon which is also. supportedand' rigidly"secured the inclosing casing 51., of cast metal or other suitable material and in the bottomof the case so formed is provided a drawer 52, provided with a plurality of compartments for hickels, pennies and dimes V V respectively,- and as shown, nearthe front end of each of said compartments the base plate is cutaway to afford an aperture98, therethrough to admit the counted coins into the. respective compartments. As shown also, a fare boX or receptaclels mounted on andrigldly secured to the top of the casing 51, and is adapted tov receive the fares when deposited therein by the conductor or passenger, Said fare box, as shown, is substantially rectangular and nearly cubical and embraces posts .54; at each corner thereof rigidly engaged-on the casing and secured between the posts are plates of glass, mica.

7 celluloid or other suitable materialindicated 7 Connected the top of the fare box is a hopper 56, open atv its lower end and com channel or passage through which the coin is discharged into the bottom" of the box.

As shown,inlFigs. 15, 16, and 17 saidchannel or passage is formed by means of a plus ralityx of metallic or other suitable side 76 plates 56,57, 58, 59, 60, and 6 1,affording opposite sides of the passage and the remainside'g walls of which are afi'orded by suitably shaped or cut strips of mica, celluloid or glass or other transparent material.

As shown, the inclined side plate 60, pro

manner the engaged faces of the plate 58, and the hinged door 62 at the bottom of, said passage are provided with complemental teeth, asshown in Fig. 16, which intermesh, thus precluding the unauthor-u ized removal of coin from the machin'e through said passage, as, for instance, by theinsertionof a'cord bearing adhesive ma; terial. and adapted to engage a coin in the bottom of the boX. p

At the bottom of the fare box is provided an inclined floor 68, which, near, its bottom, on is provided with a downwardly opening door- 64, adapted to drop the coin therethrough as hereinafter more fully described. Secured around the carrying wheel at the sides and bottoms of the frame plate is an upwardly extending wall 66,-aif0rding a hopper i nto which the coin are delivered from the fare box by gravity. As'shown, supported on the wall of said hopper and theface of the carrying plate are chutes corresponding in number with the number of dimensions of coin to be handled by the machine, and in this instance,indicated respectively by 67, 68, and .69, and appropriated inthe order named for nickels, 1015 pennies and dimes. Said chutes comprise bottom-and top plates. As shown, the bot tom and top plates 70. and 71 respectively of said chutes are each constructed of a sinis materially longer than the bottom plate. Said chutes are arranged as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, to over-lie the carrying wheel with the, mouths of. said chutes directed d0wn wardly, as shownin Fig. 2, to the respective compartments in the drawer. As shown 1 also, a shaft 99, is journaled beneath'thefare box and a trap door 64:, is secured thereto as shown in Fig. 14:. An inclined floor 72, is secured beneath the fare box into which I the trap door opens, and said wall extends to the wall ofthe casing, as shown in Fig. 2, and is intended to serve as a receptacle .for articles dropped into the boX that the gle plate of metal of which the top plate 71, 110

normally supporting a door 75, positioned to discharge the coin therefrom direct to the hopper 66. The opposite arm 76, of aid bell crank extends downwardly into close 'relation with the shaft 10, into position to be struckby a tappet arm 77, secured on said shaft, and as shown, a spring 78, is secured on said arm and the frame plate and acts normally to hold said arm 76, downwardly in position'to support the door and the coin thereon.

The door 75, as shown in Fig. 14, is constructed in two sections each pivoted to a hinge rod 88, adapting the corresponding ends of the sections to dropdownwardly. An arm 89, is secured to one section and returns the other section to normal therewith after each opening. Should refuse matter or material other than coin be inserted in the box, it is readily dumped by the inechanism illustrated in Figs. 2, 5, and 1a. For this purpose, as shown, a spring pressed latch 79, is slidably engaged through the top of the casing alongside the fare box and is provided with a spring 80, secured thereon which normally holds said plunger or latch in an elevated position. A member through which said plunger 79, extends, has one arm 81, directed laterally therefrom into position to engage the outer end or extremity of the arm 7%, of the bell crank before described. On the opposite side of the plunger the member is provided with an arm 86, which extends downwardly and is obliquely directed at the bottom to provide a cam face which engages a cam 100, formed by flattening the end of shaft 90, for the trap door 61 and a strong spring 82, holds said cam 100, against the bottom of the arm 81, thereb normally closing the trap, door. It will be noted that the arm 86, bears against cam 100, and that arm 81, is spaced a distance above bar 74. Giving to this construction the door 64, starts to close aperture 101, before door 75, starts to open thereby allowing the refuse matter to drop onto plate 72.

The operation is as follows: Coins are dropped into the fare box and the rotation of the driving shaft 10, serves to intermittently open door 75, to drop said coin to the hopper 66, to be taken up by the carrying wheel selectively and delivered to the counting means. Inasmuch as the carrying wheel is capable, (owing to the construction of the recesses in the periphery thereof) to carry any of several sizes of coin securely held therein, it follows that either pennies, dimes or nickels are indiscriminately selected by and received into the pockets in the carrying wheel and thence moved upwardly to counting position. The periphery of the carrying wheel is made as thin as the thinnest coin to be carried thereby. To 0bviate the possibility of an additional coin finding its Way into a pocket, a spring controlled pivoted stripper arm 84, is suitably engaged in a recess and is so positioned to engage any excess coin in any pocket in the periphery and strike the same back into the hopper but the same. is so positioned as to permit any coin singly carried in a pocket to pass beneath the same. Having passed the stripper plate, the coin, if less than a nickel, will pass beneath the guide 32, andwill not be engaged by any of the teeth of the star wheel for said mechanism. Should, however, a nickel be presented, the periphery thereof is brought positively against one of the teeth in the star wheel 25, rotating the same against the resistance of the spring de'tent 3i, the roller 35, of which is engaged at all times between the teeth of the star bral-te wheel 33. In consequence, when the counting mechanism has been actuated sutliciently by the pressing of the nickel against the teeth of said star wheel, then the friction roller 35,has passed the point of the sta' brake wheel 33, and is entering the incline on the opposite side thereof. In consequence, the spring on said detent sna PS the roller somewhat violently to normal, completing the movement of the star wheel and causing the next succeeding tooth of the star wheel to snap the coin out of the seat in the carrying wheel. from whence it slides down the appropriate chute to its receptacle or drawer. In a similar manner the other mechanisms operate, that for pennies permitting the five pennies to iass before registering. In each event, however, the coin is snapped from the pocket and delivered into the appropriate chute where it falls by gravity to its compartment. Owing to the two to one arrangement of gears for ti o dime wheel, each dime registers two fares. All of said pinions are meshed directly with and deliver an impulse to the master gear sufficient to actuate the same eharacteristically to register. The pinion driving the accumulator shaft is also at all times meshing with the master gear and also has geared relation with the veeder or counter. In consequence, each partial revolution of the master gear produces characteristic movement in the veeder correctly counting the coin delivered to the box.

As shown in Figs. 12 and 18, the ball bearing is slightly modified and comprises a sleeve 105, secured on the hub 5, which is provided with a cone bearing face 106. Acone member 107, is threaded on the outer end of the sleeve and the balls are secured between said cones and rings 108, integral with a cylinder 109, to which is integrally secured the master gear 110.,

Of course, we are aware that numerous details of this construction may be varied, and we have attempted to show but one practical illustration of our invention and that the commercial form in which the same 3 a I k V v y 7 l is going extens vely into use. We therefore do' not purpose limiting ourselves otherwise than necessitated by the prior art,

but purpose claiming broadly a counting and separating mechanism for C0111 in which the coins may be dumped indiscriminately and are selectively removed and sorted and delivered, each to a specialplace of deposit.

' We claim as our lnventlon: v

1. In a'fare register a fare boX toreceive the coin indiscriminately mixed, a rotative carrier adapted to engageand move the coins one by one to discharge position, a

' gear wheel journaled' co-aXial'ly with said carrying wheel, mechanisms arranged about the perlphery of the carrying wheel embracing parts projecting into the path of the coin carried in said wheel and adapted to be actuated thereby, mutilated gears driven by said parts, pinions driven by said mutilated gears and meshing with the first named gear,

a registering mechanism and a gear for driving the same meshing with sa1d first named gear. a a a 2. In a fare re lster a fare box to receive the coin indiscriminately mixed, a rotative carrier adapted to engage and move the coins one by one to discharge position, a gear wheel journaled co-axially withsaid carrying wheel, mechanisms arranged about the periphery of =thecarrying wheel embracing part s projecting into the path of the coin 'carriedfln said wheel and adapted to: be actuated thereby, mutilated gears driven by said parts, pinions driven by said mutilated gears and meshing with the first named gear,

a re isterin mechanism a ear for drivin b 7 b h the samemeshing with said first named gear, and mechanlcally operated meansfor dumping the coin from the fare-box to the carrying wheel by rotation of the carrying wheel.

p 3. Afffare counter andregister embrac-. ing a receptacle to receive; coin indiscriminately mixed, a rotative shaft, a rotative. carrier's'ecure'd thereon and having pockets in its periphery each adapted to hold but a single ,coin'of any of the denominations, re-

ceived-'inthe receptacle, a master gear j our naled on said shaft, registering mechacnism, driven'thereby a toothed wheel jour-j naled at the rear of the carrying wheel and at an angle withthe'pla-ne thereof and projecting into close relation with itsperiphcry and adapted to be rotated by engage ment with the coin therewith, a mutilated gear driven from said toothed wheel, a pinion intermittently driven thereby and meshing with the master gear and yielding detents acting to limit the rotation o'fthe master gear with each impulse ofsaid pinion.f

' 4. Ina fare register the combination with a rotative carrying mechanism adapted to l engage the coin selectively from an indiscriminate mass, of a master 'gearjournaled to rotate independently of, the fcbnve' ing I mechanism, independent actuating means therefor geared thereto, one for each denomination of "coin to be counted and each 'afl'ordin'gapart projecting into the path of the coinimoved by the carrying mechanism,

anda registeringmechanism also geared to I said master gear.

5. In a fare register a rotatiyccarrying wheel adapted to selectlvely engage and i move lndlscriminately m xed coin from a mass one by one, a single-register, mechanlsmsfor separating the coins into their denominations and actuating the reg ster by one of said mechanisms for eachcoin each mech'anlsm appropriated .to a' particular de nomination of coin and embracing a rotative element projecting into thepath of the moving coin, a single master gear driven th'erby and connected to drive said register, and

a tripping device actuated simultaneously with the actuation of the register and act ing to discharge the coin registered to a place of deposit for that denomination;

6. In a fare register the combination with: a carrying and separatingv wheel and its] shaft for rotating the-same, of a master gear j ournaled' on said shaft, a registering m'ech anismdriven by said gear and mechanisms" adapted to be actuated onlyby, and appro,

priated each to but one denomination of coin and operatively connected with said gear,

each to rotate the sanie thereby'.actuating;. 7 the register to an extent: characteristic only for that particular denomination, and an.

ejecting device for discharging the' coin from i the wheel as registered.v i 7 J In a fare register ashaft, a coin jcarrfying wheel rotatable therewithya gear journale'don the shaft, mechanisms appropriated to different coin denominations and actuated by the respective coins carried by said wheel,

gears meshing with the aforesaid gear and;

actuated'bythe respective mechanism and a register operated from-thefirs't named gear.

8. .In a fare register a shaft, a coin carrying wheel rotatable therewith, a gear journaled on the shaft, mechanisms approprie I ated t0 difi'erent coin denominations and ac-, tuated-by the respective co ns carriedby said wheel, gears meshing with the aforesaid n1sm,';a register operated from, thefirs't named gear, a fare box, a door closing the same, andflmechanism operated with the ro- .te itly opening the; door to discharge the coin to the carrying wheel.

91' In a fare reg1ster"for coins of various denominations a. shaft, a' carrying wheel proportionto their respective coin Values,

gear and actuated by the respective mecha-q 1 tation of the carrying wheel for, intermit-v and an accumulating registering ,mechanism operated by rotation of the master gear.

10. In a fare register a shhft, a carrying wheel rotatable therewith, a master gear on the shaft rotatable independently thereof, mechanisms operated by coin carried by the carrying wheel for rotating the master gear, a registering mechanism operated by rotation of the master gear, a brake for each of saidmechanisms, and a brake for the master,

gear.

11. In a fare register a shaft, a carrylng wheel rotatable therewith, a master gear on the shaft rotatable independently thereof, mechanisms operated by coin carried by the carrying wheel for rotating the master gear, a registering mechanism operated by r0tation of the master gear, independent coin chutes for receiving the different denominations of coin, and means discharging each coin as registered from the carrying wheel to its appropriate coin chute.

12. In a fare register a shaft, a carrying wheel rotatable therewith, a master gear on the shaft rotatable independently thereof, mechanisms operated by coin carried by the carrying wheel for rotating the master gear, an accumulating registering mechanism operated by rotation of the master gear, independent coin chutes for receiving the different denominations of coin and means actuated by the passing coin for discharging the coin from the carrying wheel to its appropriate chute, a hopper extending partly around the carrying wheel, a fare box having an opening to deliver to the hopper, a

door for closing the opening and mechanism.

for automatically openin the door when the carrying wheel is rotated.

'18. In a fare register a shaft, a carrying wheel rotatable therewith, a master gear on the shaft rotatable independently thereof,

' mechanisms operated by coin carried by the carrying wheel for rotating the master gear,

a registering mechanism operated by rotation of the master gear, independent coin ch'utesfor receiving the different denominations of coin and means discharging each coin from the carrying wheel embracing a part of the mechanism which the coin actuates, a hopper extending partly around the carrying wheel, a fare box having an opening to deliver to the hopper, a door for closing the opening, mechanism for automatically, opening the door when the carrying wheel is rotated, a receptacle for receiving refuse material, a door normally closed and adapted when closed to afford communication between the fare box and hopper and when open to afford communication between the refuse receptacle and fare box, and mechanism for simultaneously actuating both doors to deliver into the receptacle only.

14. A fare register comprising carrying a gear operated by each and meshing with the master gear, a pinion meshing with the master gear and driven by rotation thereof and a registering mechanism operated by said pinion.

15. A fare register comprising carrying and separating elements for the com, a master gear, mechanisms, each adapted to be operated by the coin of one denomination, only while actuated by the carrying element, a mutilated gear operated by each of said mechanisms and meshing with the master gear, a pinion meshing with the master gear and driven thereby, a registering mechanism operated by said pinion, a brake for the master gear, and a brake for each coin actuated mechanism. 16. A fare register comprising a separat- 1ng and carrying element for the coin, a master gear, mechanisms, each adapted to be operated by the coin of one denomination carried by said element, a gear operated by each mechanism and meshing with the master gear, a pinion meshing with the master gear and driven by rotation thereof, a r egistering mechanism operated by said pinion, a brake for the master gear, a brake for each coin actuated mechanism, a chute for each coin denomination, a drawer having an independent compartment for each chute and means ejecting the coins from the carrying element to the respective chutes.

17. In a fare register an actuating shaft, a worm thereon, a driven shaft, a worm gear thereon meshing with the worm, a coin carrying wheel secured on the shaft, a ball bearing on said driven shaft, a master gear secured thereto, actuating mechanisms opcrated by the coin carried by said wheel adapted to rotate the master gear proportionately to their fare values, and a registering mechanism operated from the master gear.

a worm thereon, a driven shaft, a wormgear thereon meshing with the worm, a coin carrying wheel secured on the shaft, a ball bearing on said driven shaft, a master gear secured thereto, actuating mechanisms operated by the coin carried by said wheel and adapted to rotate the master gear proportionately to the fare value of the coin, a

registering mechanism operated from the 18. In a fare register an actuating shaft,

secured thereto, actuating mechanisms operated'by the coin carried bysaid Wheel adapted to rotate the master gear, a registering mechanism operated fromthe master gear,

gravity discharge chutes' for the'coi'n, a

drawer for receiving the coin from the.-

chutes, a hopper for-holding the coin forthe carrying wheel to "receive the same, and a receptacle for refuse not to be counted, 20, In a fare register, a-registering mechanism, a master gear, a ratchet gear rigidlyconnected thereto, a pawl to preventreversal thereof, mechanism'operated by said master gear for actuating the registering mechanism and a plurality of'coin operated nie'cl'ianisms allhaving a geared connection With the master gear; a v

21. In a fare register,aregistering-mechanism, a master gear, mechanism operated thereby for .actuatingzthe registering mechanism, a plurality of coin operated gmechanisms all having a geared connection With the master gear,- andeach adapted to rotate the master gear a'distance dependent upon the amount to be registered and an inclined rotatable disk for moving the coins to se lectively operate-the mechanisms.

' 22. In a device of the class described an inclined face plate, a coin carrying disk rotatably mounted in a recess therein,fmeans projectingthrough said plate and adapted to be contacted and actuated by coins of a certain denomination carried by said disk, a'

plurality of mechanisms, one for each" of said means, mounted on the rear surface of said plate -to be driven thereby, a shaft,

means transferring the movement of each of raid mechanisms to'said shaft, said project: ing means so spaced upon said plate relative said movable disk as to preclude simul. taneous operation thereof by the respective coins carriednon the disk, a register adapted to be driven by saidshaft to total the count of the coins, a orm gear connected tosaid movable disk, a Worm'shaft for driving the same, and means associated with said shaft to intermittently admit a charge of'coins upon said'movable disk.

231 111 a d e' ice of the class described a v supporting plate, a coin carrying disk mounted to rotate in "a recess'therein, coin engag'ing means projecting through apertures in said 'plate,each one thereof adapted to engage coins o f. 'certafin denomination carried by said disk,"a register, a shaft con nected to drive the same, a master gear freely joiirnaledcoaxially With said disk, mechanisms in train W th s'aidmaster gear andadapted to be" actuated by, said coin engaging ineaiis,-and itWOllll and gear adapted" to rotate said 0111 carrying diskr V 2%. A coinseparating and counting mechanisin embracing a hopper to receive a mass of indiscriminately mixed coins, a carrying element to. convey said coins one by one from said mass of indiscriminately mixed coins, a

Worm gear connected thereto, a Worm shaft for driving the sa-me,"- register actuating mechanisms arranged around said carrying mechanism in pos tion to be selectively actuated by the respective coins in accordance.

With-their denomination, and adapted. to eject the coins from the carrying element simultaneously Withtheiractuation by said coins, means mounted coaxial With said worm gear adapted to 'bedriven by said actuating mechanisms, and a registeroper'a- 'tively connected'to be actuated independently and characteristically by each of said register actuating mechanisms through said, means. I

25.1n a machine of the class described separating and counting mechanisms 6111- bracing a hopper-adapted to receive coins indiscriminately mixed, a plurality of count' ing mechanisms, one for each denomination of coin, a rotatable carrying mechanism adapted to engage and carry coins one by one from the mass into operative relation With the respective counting mechan sms, a i. Worm gear connected to said carrying mechanism, a WOllTlSilflffi for driving the same, means mounted coaxial With said Worm gear to receive the drive from said counting mechanisms, a register adapt-ed to be actuated by each of said counting mechanisms through said means, and mechanism asso: ciated with each register actuating mechanism for discharging the coin from the carrying mechanism after the-count is registered. v Y 7 26. A coin separating and counting mechanism embracing a hopper, a rotative carrying element having the periphery thereof projecting thereinto and adapted to carry theprevious'mixed coin therefrom one by one, a worm gear connected to: said carrying element, a Worm shaft for driv ng the same,

actuatingmechanisms arranged peripherally around the carrying element, a register, an

. actuating shaft therefor, and a gear mounted on the end of each shaft in position to be engaged by a coin of suitable diameter as the same. passes the Wheel, a mutilated gear adapted tobe driven by each of said shafts, one gear'fo-r each shaft, aniaster gear driven therefrom, and a single register actuated from said master gearadapted tOIeCOI'd the count for each coin' selectively and independently. i V

28. In a machine of the class described a carrying element for carrying a plurality of indiscriminately mixed coins, a Worm gear connected thereto, a Worm shaft for driving the same, a plurality of contact elements,

each adapted to be actuated by a coin of certain denomination as the carrying element moves the coins therepast, a totalizing gear therefor coaxial with said Worm gear, a register, and operative connections between the respective actuating elements and the register, whereby each actuates the register to register its count independently of the other elements.

29. In a machine of the class described mechanisms appropriated to different money denominations, one gear mounted to receive the drive from all thereof, a register actuated thereby, a carrying element adapted to gather and advance a plurality of coins from an indiscriminately mixed mass adapting the coins While on said carrying element to selec- Y tiyely actuate the proper mechanisms, and a worm and gear connection for driving said carrying element.

30. In a machine of the class described mechanisms appropriated to different money denominations, a register actuated thereby, a carrying element adapted to gather and advance a plurality of coins from an indiscriminately mixed mass adapting the coins While on said carrying element to selectively actuate the proper mechanisms, a master gear adapted to be driven by each of said respective actuating mechanisms independently and acting to transfer the count to the total register, and worm and gear driving connections for operating the machine.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto subscribed our names in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

JAY M. JOHNSON. HUGO J. BAUR. lVitnesses LAWRENCE REIBs'rEIN, K. E. HANNAH.

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