US2169466A - Fare register - Google Patents

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Aug. 15, 1939. c. E. HARTRICK FARE REGISTER 5 Sheets-Sheet J Filed Aug. 28, 1936 Aug. 15, 1939. HARTRlcK 2 ,169,466

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FARE REGISTER Filed Aug. 28, 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Aug. 15, 1939 PATENT OFFICE FARE REGISTER Charles E. Hartrick, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Chicago Motor Coach Company, Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application August 28, 1936, Serial No. 98503 Claims.

The invention relates generally to fare registers and more particularly to fare registers of the type used in motor coaches.

Heretofore fare registers of various types have been made. Some of them have been portable and arranged to be carried in the hand of an operator or conductor. Those intended for more permanent mounting on a stanchion have generally been large and cumbersome and have required an appreciable amount of pressure to insert and register a coin or token. As a result of the efiort required on the part of the passenger to insert a coin in the register, considerable time is frequently required, thus resulting in delays in loading the passengers onto the coach.

It has accordingly been an object of this invention to provide a fare register of new and improved construction, which may be operated by a passenger with practically no effort and wherein the pressure required to insert and push a coin into the register is exceedingly low.

It is another object of the invention to provide a fare register of this type wherein the parts operated by the coin in its passage into the register are pivotally mounted on jewel type bearings and carry rollers which actually engage the coin and facilitate its passage through the mechanism.

Another object is to provide a fare register with such pivotal mountings and roller construction with parts so mounted as to facilitate the movement of the coin into the slot and actually assist the movement by exerting a force behind the coin after it has moved into the slot to a predetermined extent.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fare register embodying two registers, one for full fare coins or tokens which may be automatically operated by the insertion of the coin or token, and the other a half fare register which may be manually actuated by the operator of the coach, and to embody such a duplex mechanism in a compact unit.

It is a further object of the invention to provide such a fare register so that it may be enclosed in a case of streamlined appearance which harmonizes with the interior trim of present day coaches.

It is another object of the invention to provide a fare register of new and improved construction having a casing provided with openings which permit the sound from the fare register bell to pass out in three different directions and insure that the bell of the mechanism is so mounted as to permit a maximum amount of the sound waves to pass through said openings, thus enabling an operator to hear when a fare is registered at any part of the coach.

Another object is to provide in such a fare register a new and improved means for mounting the registers in a case which will enable an experienced mechanic to install and remove the mechanism without difficulty, but which at the same time makes it extremely difficult for an inexperienced person to tamper with or remove the mechanism from the case.

Other objects are to provide in such a fare register a casing having a top wall inclined at a convenient angle and provided with a slot through which the coin is inserted; to position the indicators for the counters so that the numerals are visible to an operator or driver sitting behind the fare register; to provide an inspection device at the rear portion of the casing positioned at a convenient angle and provided with a glazed opening through which the operator or driver, without moving from his seat, can examine the coins which have been deposited in the fare register, together with a simple gate mechanism which the operator may readily actuate by the fingers of one hand while that hand is so positioned as to receive the coins discharged from the inspection device, and to provide in such a fare register a coin actuated mechanism which inclures that a bell will ring each time a coin is deposited no matter how slowly the coin is moved into the slot, and which prevents the counter from being operated by a coin which is partially inserted and then withdrawn from the coin slot.

Other objects and advantages will become readily apparent from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a rear elevation of a preferred form of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation (looking at the left hand side of Fig. 1), partly in central section through the lower portion of the case.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front elevation.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional View looking in the same direction as in Fig. 2, with the internal mechanism shown in elevation and the case in section on a line extending approximately through the coin slot.

Fig. 4a is a fragmentary section along the line la-4a of Fig. 4.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section approximately along the line 55 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a front view of the fare registering mechanism removed from the case, the bell for the full fare register being removed also but indicated in dotted outline.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary section along the line 'l-'I of Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary section through the case and mechanisms approximately along the line 8-8 of Fig. 6 with the parts in their normal or inoperative positions, the recoiled or cocked position of certain of the full-fare counter actuating and bell ringing mechanism being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary section through the coin slot showing the position of the parts when a coin has been partly inserted into the slot.

Fig. 10 is a similar view showing a coin inserted farther into the slot and in the position beyond which the mechanism forces the coin on through the slot.

While there is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter described in detail a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that this is to be considered as an exemplification of the principles of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention to the specific form and arrangement shown. The scope of the invention will be pointed out in the appended claims.

As illustrated herein, the invention comprises generally an upper case 26 and a lowercase 2| forming an enclosure or housing, within which the coin slot and fare registering mechanism illustrated in Figs. 4 to 10 is mounted, the lower case 2| having a socket 22 at its lower end for mounting the case on the upper end of a stanchion 23, the socket being slotted at 26 so that the case may be secured to the stanchion by means of a bolt 25. The cases form a housing or casing of slender, streamlined appearance and is arranged to be positioned so that an inclined top wall 26 extends downwardly in the direction of the passenger inserting a coin in a slot 21, so as to facilitate the insertion of the coin. An inclined chute 23 is formed in the lower case through which the coins pass to an inspection compartment 23 in which the coins are readily visible to the operator or driver (sitting behind the fare register) through a glazed opening or window 36. Also visible to the operator from the rear of the fare register are counters 3| and 32, these counters as hereinafter more fully described being arranged to register half fares and full fares, respectively.

The two cases are preferably secured together by means permitting the use of a seal so as to prevent or at least indicate unauthorized opening of the casing. As illustrated herein, and more particularly in Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 6, the upper portion 26 of the case has a depending tongue or locking member 35 extending downwardly through a slot 36 in the chute 28 which forms the bottom of the lower case. The member 35 has a slot 31 in its lower end through which a threaded stud 38, secured to the lower case 2i, extends. The locking member has a counter-bore 39 into which a shoulder 56 on a castellated nut 4! fits to secure the member to the lower case 2|. The nut 4| is provided with diametrical drilled openings, any one of which may be registered with a diametrical opening through the stud to permit a wire 52 to be inserted and locked with a lead seal 43. In addition to this means for securing the upper case to the lower case, a base plate 44 for the counter actuating mechanism has a tapped lug 45 which projects downwardly into the lower case 2| adjacent the rear wall 2| thereof and is secured thereto by means of a cap screw 46. This secures the mechanism and case parts rigidly together.

The registering mechanism in the preferred form of the invention comprises generally a pair of counters 3| and 32 of the Veeder type, the counter 3I being used for registering half fares and the counter 32 for registering full fares. Each counter has associated therewith a bell, the half fare counter 3i being provided with an associated bell 5I and the counter 32 having associated therewith a bell 52, larger in size and of a pitch different from that of the bell 5I. The half-fare counter BI is herein arranged to be operated manually by the operator or driver of the coach by means of a push button 53 which is mounted on the end of a rod 54 extending through a suitable aperture 55 in the base 45 (see Fig. 7), and attached to a slide member 56 by means of a threaded portion engaging in threaded lugs 56 (Fig. 5) on the member 56. This construction permits the removal of the rod 54 in order to permit the base it to be withdrawn from the case 26. The slide member 56 has'a cam slot 51 formed therein in which a pin 58 carried on the end of an operating arm 59 for the counter 3I engages so that during an in and out movement of the slide member 56 the arm 59 of the counter is rotated through 360 to register a single half fare. During the in movement of the slide member 56 a striker 60 for the bell 5|, pivotally mounted on a pin 66, is moved to a withdrawn or cooked position by means of a hook GI (pivotally mounted on the slide member 56 by a pin 6| which hook is then in engagement with the end of an arm 62 formed integrally with the striker 60. At the rear end of the in or cooking movement of the slide member 56, the hook 6| rides off of or over the end of arm 62 and permits a coil spring 53 to swing the striker 66 against the bell 5|, the striker being limited in its movement toward the bell by a stop 64 which engages a shoulder 65 on the striker. The hook M is tensioned by means of a leaf spring 66, being limited in its movement by a stop pin 68, and the slide member 56 is returned to its extended position by means of a coil spring 67 (Figs. 4, 5 and '7) anchored at one end to a post 69 on the member 56 and at its other end to a stationary post 69. A guard bracket 53 is mounted on the case26 adjacent the push button 53 so as to prevent accidental operation of the push button by the operator in his movements around the fare register.

The half fare mechanism and parts of the full fare mechanism are mounted on a U-shaped bracket I20, Figs. 4 to 7, which is secured to the front face of the base 44. The full fare bell 52 is mounted on a post I2I extending from the U-shaped bracket so as to position the bell adjacent the front wall 20 of the upper case 2|] in back of sound emitting openings I22 in the front wall and between the sound emitting openings I23 in the side walls. The side legs I24 and I 25 of the U-shaped bracket are spaced laterally and connected by the end member I 26 which has the slot I2! therein (Fig. 7) for supporting the rear end of the half fare operating member 56. The bell 5| of the half fare mechanism is secured to a bracket which has a vertical portion, I28 (Figs. 4, 6 and '7) extending. downwardly from the leg I24 of the U-shaped bracket and has a horizontal portion I29 secured to the leg I25 of the U- shaped bracket. An L-shaped bracket I30 (Figs. 4 to 6) is secured to the horizontal bracket portion I 29 and has an eye member I3I to which one end of the spring 63 is secured, the other end of the spring 63 being fastened to an eye I 32 (Fig. '7) on the arm 62 of the half fare bell striker 60.

The mechanism within the case 20, including the counters 3| and 32, the associated bells 5| and 52, and the actuating mechanism for operating said counters and bells, is embodied in. a unitary structure mounted on the base 44 which structure may be removed bodily from the case 20 by withdrawing it downwardly from the position illustrated in Fig. 4. To facilitate assembly and separation of the fare registering unit into and from the case, the upper end of the base 44 is preferably secured to the rear wall of the case 20 by a spring tensioned clamp device. As illustrated herein this device comprises a pair of laterally spaced cam surfaces I49 (Figs. 4 and 8) formed on the base 44 on opposite sides of a slot MI and a coacting clamping member I42 slidvably mounted on a post I43 anchored to the rear wall 20' of the case 29. A coiled spring I44 surrounds the post I43 intermediate the clamping member I42 and a washer backed up by a cotter pin I45, to urge the clamping member toward the rear wall of the case. Thus, as will be most readily apparent from Fig. 4, as the base 44 is moved upwardly into the case the cam surfaces I 40 ride under the clamping member I42 to the interengaged position illustrated wherein the upper surface of the coin slot plate 92 abuts the inner surface of the top wall 26 of the case. In order to position the unit accurately in the case and particularly to aline the coin slot 92' in the plate 92 with the coin slot 21 of the case, a pair of dowel pins I45 (Fig. 5) project inwardly from the lower portion of the rear wall 2|! of the case and are adapted to interengage with corresponding holes I41 (Fig. 6) in the base 44. When the registering unit has been inserted in the upper vcase 20 and the upper case placed in position upon the lower case, as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, the cap screw 46 may be inserted through an aperture 4'! in the upper portion of the rear wall 2| of the lower case 2| and into engagement with the threaded lug 45 formed integrally with the base 44, thus securing the registering unit rigidly to the case.

The full fare counter 32 has a counter arm III on the end of which is mounted a pin II, and is arranged to be actuated by coin operated mechanism. In the form of the invention shown herein, this mechanism comprises a three arm bellcrank lever I3 and a main lever 86. As illustrated most clearly in Figs. 4, 6 and 8, the pin engages in a slot I2- in one arm of the bellcrank lever I3 which is carried on a shaft I4 supported between a pair of jewel type bearings I5 (Fig. 6) mounted in a pair of lugs I6 on the base 44. A second arm 11 on the bellcrank I3 carries a hammer I8 on a bronze reed I8 for striking the bell 52, the bellcrank being moved through its striking stroke by means of a pull-back or coil spring I9 which is secured at one end to the arm 11 and at its other end to a spring post 8|] secured to the base 44.

The mechanism for operating the full fare counter 32 and its associated bell 52 is mounted on the base 44 and a hollow bracket integral with the upper portion of the base to form an extension thereof and is arranged, when operated by a full fare coin, to swing the bellcrank I3 from the full line position illustrated in Fig. 8 to the dotted line position of Fig. 8. The main lever 86 of the full fare counter actuating mechanism is herein bifurcated at the upper end and carries a pair of pivot pins 81 mounted in jewel type bearings 88 positioned in the side walls 85' of the hollow bracket 85. The lever 86 at its lower end has a slot 89 in which a pin 90 rides, the pin 90 being carried on the upper end of an arm 8| of the bellcrank lever I3 so as to form a pin and slot connection between the lever 86 and the bellcrank lever. The upper end of the main lever 86 carries a roller 9| positioned just beneath the coin slot plate 92 and adjacent one end of the coin slot 92 so as to be in the path of a coin inserted into the slot, as illustrated in Figs. 3, L) and 10. Opposed to the roller 9| for engaging the opposite edge of the coin as it is inserted in the coin slot is a roller 93 which is rotatably mounted on a shaft 94 secured at its opposite ends to the bracket side walls 85'. As illustrated herein the roller 93 is restrained against longitudinal movement on the shaft 94 by the side walls of a recess 95 in the coin slot plate 92.

During the normal operation of the mechanism by a coin of suitable size, the coin passes between the rollers 9| and 93 and in so doing swings the main lever 86 in a. counter-clockwise direction (Figs. 8, 9 and 10) from the full line position of Fig. 8 t0 the dotted line position therein. During this movement the coin passes through the bifurcated upper portion of the main lever 86 and is normally discharged in the upper end of a coin chute 95 which conducts the coin around the actuating mechanism and discharges it into the chute 28. As soon as the widest portion of the coin passes between the rollers 9| and 93 the main lever 86 starts a return movement in a clockwise direction, caused by the contraction of the pull-back spring 19, and during this movement the roller 9| swings in above the widest portion of the coin and exerts a force thereon assisting the movement of the coin downwardly through the mechanism. This return movement of the lever is independent of the passenger depositing the coin, and since during this return movement the coin has already been released by the passenger the speed of the return movement of the lever is determined by the pull back spring- I9 with the result that the return movement of' the lever 96 is always sufficiently fast to insure proper striking of the bell 52.

In order to guide the coin as it passes through. the coin slot and maintain the coin in a single plane as it passes between the rollers 9| and 93;. the hollow bracket 85 is preferably provided with integral bosses 91 which have end faces of zippreciable area defining a passageway equal in width to that of the coin slot 92' so that the coin cannot tip or become askew.

In order to prevent operation of the counter and bell by the insertion of a coin sufficiently far to swing the main lever 89 to its dotted line position and then withdrawing the coin, the invention provides a means for holding or latching the main lever in such cocked position until a proper coin is actually inserted through the coin slot and permitted to discharge into the coin chute. As illustrated herein the means for holding the lever 86 in a cooked position (which means may be termed a cocking mechanism) comprises a pivoted safety catch or latch I09 which is alined in the plane of and arranged to cooperate with a pawl IOI formed as an extension of one leg of the bifurcated portion of the lever 86 (see Figs. 4a, 6, '7, 9 and 10). The latch I00 is mounted on a pivot pin I02, the ends of which are supported in jewel like bearings I 93 (Figs. 4, 4a. and 6) on the opposite walls of the hollow bracket 85 and is normally urged in a counter-clockwise sit coin chute.

direction (Figs. 8 to 10) by means of a coil spring )4 secured at one end to an eccentric portion Iflli of the latch and at its other end to a spring eye 35 anchored to the bracket 85.

Normally the latch I60 is maintained in the position shown in Fig. 8 by the engagement of the end of the pawl liil with a cam surface 106 on the adjacent edge of the latch. As a coin passes through the coin slot 21, and in between the rollers 95 and 93 the pawl 10! is swung in a counter-clockwise direction away from the cam surface I86, thus permitting the latch to swing in a counter-clockwise direction to the position illustrated in Fig. 9 wherein the pawl it! engages in one of a plurality of notches or ratchet teeth I01 formed in the edge of the latch. If the coin is then withdrawn from the position shown in Fig. 9, the return or counter operating and bell striking movement of the main lever is prevented, the main lever being held in its cocked position by the cocking mechanism formed by the pawl l0! and notches fill. However, if the coin is inserted more fully into the coin slot to the position illustrated in Fig. 10, the coin engages a roller 03 on the latch iiiil and maintains the latch out of engagement with the pawl NH. It is in this position that the coin is generally released by a passenger and comes under the control of the pull back spring l9 so that the coin then continues to move downwardly toward the In order to prevent the latch device from operating during the further movement of the coin, a second roller 969 is mounted on the latch we so as to be engaged by the edge of the coin as the coin passes downwardly. To prevent the coin from moving sidewardly through the bifurcated portion of the main lever 86 after it passes below the roller 9!, a coin guide lever I!!! is pivotally mounted on a pin l l l anchored in the side walls of the hollow bracket 85 and is positioned so that its lower end l H) extends between the legs of the bifurcated portion of the main lever 85 and so that its upper end HG may en gage the roller 9 i. As the coin moves downwardly from the position shown in Fig. 9, it passes between the lower portion of the coin guide lever and the roller Hi9. Since the pull back spring '79 and the levers through which it operates govern the movement of the main lever 86 at this time, the coin in passing between the guide lever Hi3 and roller I69 serves to hold the latch H30 in the position illustrated in Fig. 10. This mechanism for holding the latch back when a coin is actually passed through the slot is preferable since the latch Hit can move very quickly under the action of the spring HM, where as the much larger and heavier mechanism associated with the main lever 86 moves more slowly as the counter is operated, and if the latch were not held back until the pawl llll engages the cam surface Hit, as shown in Fig. 8, the pawl it! would engage in one of the notches I8? and prevent the operation of the counter and bell even though a coin is deposited.

As illustrated herein, the pivot shaft iii for the coin guide lever Hll is spaced laterally from the pivot bearings 88 of the lever 85 and preferably is located above the shaft bearings 88 so that the lower end i N3 of the guide lever swings at a rate different from that of the adjacent portion of the lever 88 as the coin passes between the guide lever and the roller I89 of the latch. In operation this arrangement facilitates the passage of the coin past the cam lever and latch and on toward the coin chute, and functions to insure operation of the counter and bell during such passage of the coin by preventing the latch device from operating to hold the main lever in a cooked position. As the main lever 86 moves into its final position, as shown in Fig. 8, the relative location of the pivot points for the main lever and the guide lever Hi3 permits the lower end MD of the guide lever to move toward the left in Fig. 8 a slight amount sufiicient to insure the release of the coin after the pawl [0| has engaged the cam surface I06 and in sliding along the cam surface has swung the latch back to the position of Fig. 8, thus completely releasing the coin and permitting it to drop into the coin chute. Since the coin chute 96 is cut away at (Fig. 8) to permit the lever 86 to swing partly into the chute when actuated by a coin, a small bracket or kicker member 95" is secured to the lever 86 so that as the lever swings back to the position shown in Fig. 8 to pass a coin into the chute the member 95" engages the edge of the coin and prevents the coin from falling out through the opening 96 in the chute.

In order to provide a register operating mech-. anism which may be caused to function with a minimum amount of effort on the part of a passenger depositing a coin, the main lever 86 and the bellcrank l3 (and also the latch Hit) which comprises the elements operated by a coin inserted in the slot 27 are not only pivotally mounted on the base M but in addition are provided with practically frictionless bearings and are tensioned by relatively light springs. The efficient bearing structures combine with easy operating pin and slot connections between the many respects have the bearing qualities of jewels and provide frictionless bearings. The bearings 88 and H33 for the main lever 86 and latch I00 are mounted in the side walls of the hollow bracket 85 and have collar portions 88' and I03 which are held against the outer faces of the bracket walls 85 by means of clamp members 555 and screw devices it! (Fig. 4). The bearings 75 for the bellcrank 73 are of similar construction, being inserted through bores in the lug l6 and secured therein by clips I52 and I53 (Fig. 6).

It is particularly desirable in a fare register of this type to have the bell of the full fare mechanism sound clearly and loudly when a coin is deposited through the coin slot. For this reason the mechanism hereinbefore described, which insures proper operation of the bell striker regardless of how slowly a coin may be inserted into the coin slot, is important. In addition to this means for insuring proper operation of the bell the invention, as herein disclosed, associates the bell 52 of the full fare mechanism with sound emitting openings in the casing so as to project a maximum amount of sound through the casing. Thus, as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, the bell 52 is of large size and positioned with its convex surface facing a plurality of openings I22 and I23 in the front and side walls of the upper case 20 so that the sound may travel out of the casing These pins are in three different directions. The openings are protected by a suitable screen I22 so as to prevent the insertion of any instrument for tampering with the fare registering mechanism. Furthermore, the hammer it is arranged to strike against the interior or concave surface of the bell to insure as loud a sound as possible each time a coin is deposited. A stop 8! is provided for the arm Bl of the bell crank.

In the preferred form of the invention, the inspection chamber 2% (Figs. 1, 2 and and the glazed opening 30 associated therewith are pref erably inclined so that coins in the inspection chamber are readily visible to a driver sitting behind and somewhat above the register. To facilitate ready removal of coins from the in spection chamber, a gate member Hit is slidably mounted on the lower case 25 at an angle of approximately 20 to the horizontal and is normally maintained in a partly closed position by means of a coil spring iti. An operator, by inserting his hand under the discharge opening I62 of the inspection chamber and pulling bacl: on the gate by means of his fingers can thereby readily discharge coins from the inspection chamber into the palm of his hand, the particular inclination of the gate facilitating this removal of coins through an aperture I63 in the gate the inclination of the window 3i! greatly iaci1i--- tating inspection of the coins from the drivers seat.

I claim as my invention:

1. A fare register having, in combination, with a coin slot, a counter, means for operating said counter comprising a lever pivotally mounted intermediate its ends adjacent said slot to be swung in one direction by a coin inserted through the slot, spring means for swinging said lever in the opposite direction to actuate said counter, and a latch device for preventing the spring from swinging said lever when actuated by a coin which is withdrawn from said slot comprising a latch member pivotally mounted on the opposite side of said slot, a pawl and ratchet, one element of which is carried on said lever and the other on said member to form the interengaging parts of the latch device, and spring means for normally tensioning said latch member towards its lever engaging position.

2. A fare register having, in combination, with a coin slot a counter, means for operating said counter comprising a lever pivotally mounted intermediate its ends adjacent said slot to be swung in one direction by a. coin inserted through the slot, means for swinging said lever in the opposite direction to actuate said counter, and a latch device for preventing said means from swinging said lever when actuated by a coin which is Withdrawn from said slot comprising a latch member pivotally mounted on the opposite side of said slot, and a pawl and ratchet, one element of which is carried on said lever and the other on said member to form the interengaging parts of the latch device, spring means for normally ten.- sioning said latch member towards its lever engaging position, and means on said latch member engageable by a coin as it passes into the fare register to withdraw said latch device.

3. A fare register having a case provided with a coin slot and a. register for registering the coins passed through said slot into the case, comprising a main register actuating lever pivotally mounted in said case adjacent said slot and at one end thereof and having a bifurcated portion aligned with said slot and through which a coin partially passes, a first roller on the end of said lever adjacent said slot arranged to be engaged by a coin inserted into the slot so as to swing said lever in one direction, a second roller mounted on said case at the other end of said coin slot for engaging the opposite edge of a coin, a latch member pivoted on said case below said second roller and having a pair of rollers normally cooperating with said second roller to define one edge of a coin passage, a coin guide lever pivotally mounted on said case adjacent said main lever with one end positioned to engage said first roller on said main lever and its other end swingable into the bifurcated portion thereof to cooperate with said first roller in defining the opposite edge of a coin passage, interlocking means on said main lever and latch member for preventing said latch member from swinging into said coin passage when no coin is inserted in said slot and effective to prevent said main lever from actuating said counter when a coin is partially inserted into said slot and withdrawn, said coin guide lever and the rollers on said latch member being engageable by a coin as it passes into the case to maintain said latch device in an inoperative position, said coin guide lever being pivotally mounted eccentrically of said main lever so that the end thereof projecting into the bifurcated portion of the main lever is withdrawn from the edge of the coin more rapidly than the adjacent portion of the main lever.

4. A fare register having a case provided with a coin slot and a register for registering the coins passed through said slot into the case, comprising a main register actuating lever pivotally mounted in said case adjacent said slot and at one end thereof, a roller on the end of said lever adjacent said slot arranged to be engaged by a coin inserted into the slot so as to swing said lever in one direction, means mounted on said case at the other end of said coin slot for engaging the opposite edge of a coin, and defining one edge of a coin passage, a coin guide lever pivotally mounted on said case adjacent said main lever with one end positioned to engage the roller on said main lever and its other end cooperating with said roller in defining the opposite edge of a coin passage, said coin guide lever being pivotally mounted eccentrically of said main lever so that the coin engaging end thereof is withdrawn from the edge of the coin more rapidly than the adjacent portion of the main lever.

5. A fare register having a case provided with a coin slot and a register for registering the coins passed through said slot into the case, comprising a main register actuating lever pivotally mounted in said case adjacent said slot and at one end thereof, means on the end of said lever adjacent said slot arranged to be engaged by a coin inserted into the slot so as to swing said lever in one direction, means mounted on said case at the other end of said slot for engaging the opposite edge of a coin, and defining one edge of a coin passage, a coin guide member pivotally mounted on said case adjacent said main lever with one end positioned to engage the main lever. and its other end cooperating with the lever in defining the opposite edge of a coin passage, said coin guide member being pivotally mounted eccentrically of said main lever so that the coin engaging end thereof is withdrawn from the edge of the coin more rapidly than the adjacent portion of the main lever.

CHARLES E. HARTRICK.

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