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PASSENGER REGISTER.

No. 249,542. Patented NOV. 15,1881.

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ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE D. PAUL, OF NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, GEORGE S. TERRY, OF SAME PLACE, AND HENRY E. REDDISH, OF BROOKLYN, N. Y.

PASSENGER-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 249,542, dated. November 15, 18 81.

7 Application filed August2'2,1881. (Model.)

To all whom at may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE D. PAUL, of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Passenger-Registers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon," which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in apparatus for registering the number of persons passing over a hinged platform situated in a restricted passage to reach a ferry-boat or train, the object of the same being to provide. accurate means of ascertaining at a glance the exact number of passengers that have boarded the train and the exact amount of passagemoney taken in at the box, thereby doing away with the ticket system and fare-boxes in use on the elevated roads. With these ends in view my invention consists in certain details of construction and combinations of parts, as will be more fully explained, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is perspective view of my improved device. Fig. 2 is a plan view with the top of the step removed. Fig. 3 is a side view. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken through the indicator and platform.

Arepresents a passage-way, sufficiently wide for one person to pass through, leading directly to the gates B, which latter can he set on or over a raised platform or immediately on the floor, as desired. In the present instance I have represented the gates B mounted on the platform 0, which latter are reached by-one step, D. The inner end, 0, of this plat form 0, or that portion inside of the passageway, is pivoted at one end to the side walls ofthe platform, and is held up in position when there is no pressure. thereon by a spring, E, adapted to bear on the under side of the pivoted platform 0 and the upper side of an arm, F, secured in any desired mannerbeneath "1. The endof the rock-shaft I on the indicator side of the platform projects outside of the side wall, a, and is provided on this projecting end with a crank-arm, J, which latter is connected at its outer end to the sliding rod K. This sliding rod works in the hollow standard L, and is connected at its upper end to one arm of the bell-crank lever M, which latter is journaled on the shaft N. The opposite end of this bell-crank lever M is provided with a spring-pressed pawl, 0, adapted to engage with the ratchet-wheel P rigidly secured to the rear end of the shaft N, which latter is journaled in a suitable bearing at the upper end of the inclined arm Q, and is provided on its front end with the small cog wheel It, adapted to mesh with either of the wheels S or S, journaled at a suitable distance apart in the sliding frame T, the latter being held up in position on the support b by the shaft N, which passes through an oblong slot in the frame T and is clamped between the plate (3 and cog-wheel R. b is an upright post, having an indicator, 1), pivoted thereto and an eccentric,

b rigidly secured to the under side of the in dicator. This eccentric b is provided with peripheral groove, in which the outer end of strap W works, while the opposite end of the said strap is connected to the inner end of the sliding frame T. When one face of the indicator or sign I) is turned toward the passengers the corresponding side of the double dial-indicatoris provided with two faces to represent two different fares. Suppose the face 0 on the indicator b to represent five-cent fares and the face 6 ten-cent fares. Now, if the face of the sign e, having five-centfares thereon, be turned outward toward the public the frame T will be moved outward, carrying with it the wheels S and S secured thereto, which causes the wheel R to mesh with the wheel S, which operates the pointer frigidly secured to the said wheel, and causes it to register one on the dial for every time the hinged platform 0 is depressed. When the sign I) is turned so that the side 0, having ten-cent fares thereon, will be toward the public, the frame T will be drawn inward or toward the said sign, thereby causing the wheel S to register with the wheel It and move its pointerf on the ten-cent indicator once for every time the step is depressed.

To prevent passengers from stepping over the pivoted or hinged platform 0 without depressing the same I provide spring-actuated gates B, adapted to remain closed and locked until the hinged platform 0 is depressed, which unlocks the gates and allows them to be pushed open while the personremains standing on the hinged platform. These gates are pivoted by their postsg in suitable bearings,g", at the sides of the platform and each post is provided, near its lower end, with an arm, 71-, extending outward therefrom in differentdirections. The extremities of these arms h are connected together by the diagonal rod Y, which causes the gates to move simultaneously in the same direction--that is to say, it causes both gates to swing-outward and inward together. The gate posts are encircled by the springs iadapted to constantly tend to close them.

The diagonal rod Y, above referred to, isprovided centrally with an opening, j, within which the curved end of the spring-pressed dog A fits when the gates are closed and pressure rclieved from the hinged platform. When pressure is brought to bear on thehinged platform 0 the free end of the operating-lever H bears upon the free end of the dog A and withdraws the curved end of the said dog from the holej and allows the gates to be opened.

My invention isespecially useful for elevated railways and ferry companies where difierent fares are charged throughout the day, as it enables the person in charge to tell at aglance the exact number of five and ten cent fares taken in on a certain trip or between certain times.

By the use of this improvement a great saving is made by dispensing with tickets, fareboxes, and attendants upon the fare-boxes, as every step on the platform 0 is transmitted to the pointers on the indicators.

The distance between the wheels S and S is sufficient to allow the wheel R to mesh with one without interfering with the other, but not sufficient for it to rest between them without meshing with one or the other.

In the drawings, B represents the office' .where the passenger pays his fare. After the fare is paid he steps into the passage-way A, which latter is justwideenough forone person to pass through with ease, thereby preventing two from stepping on the platform at one time and only registering one on the indicator. In the present instance I have shown the hinged platform raised above the level of the floor, in order to more absolutely protect it against two persons placing their feet on it at the same time; but it can be placed on the same. level with the floor, if so desired.

Instead of using mechanism for locking the gates every time they are closed, it can be dispensed with, the force of the spring being sufticient for all purposes. So, also, can one gate or 'a turnstile be used with equally good effects, the arms of the turnstilc preventing the next succeeding person from stepping on the platform until the precedingperson has stepped off.

It is evident that myimproved arrangement for operating the pointers may be used on carsteps or passageways with a single dial where only one fare is charged, so I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exact construction of parts shown and described, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes as come within the spirit and scope of my invention.

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

1. In an automatic passenger-register, the combination,with a hinged platform, of a sliding frame having two dials, two pointers, and two wheels secured thereto, and intervening mechanism for operating either pointer when pressure is brought to bear on the said hinged platform, substantially as set forth.

2. In an automatic passenger-register, the combination,with a hinged platform, of a slidin g frame having two dials, two pointers, and two wheels secured thereto, two gates secured over the said hinged platform, and intervening mechanism for unlocking both gates and operating either pointer when pressure is brought to bear on the hinged platform, substantially as set forth.

3. In an automatic passenger-register, the combination, with a hinged platform, of a sliding frame having two dials, two wheels, and two pointers secured thereto, two gates scoured over or at one end of the said hinged platform, and a pivoted sign or indicator having figures or letters on opposite faces and an eccentric below it, the said eccentric being connected to the said sliding frame by a suitable strap, and mechanism connecting the hinged platform with the said sliding frame, and gates whereby the pointer on one indicator is made to move one space, and the gates to be unlocked when pressure is brought to bear on the hinged platform, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with a sliding fram having two dials, two wheels, and two pointers secured thereto, as described, and a small wheel secured to a shaft inside of the sliding frame, between the two wheels, of a swiveled sign or indicator having letters or figures on its opposite faces, an eccentric rigidly secured to the said sign, and a strap connecting the sign to the sliding frame, whereby movement of the sign is transmitted to the sliding frame, substantially-as set forth.

5. The combination, with the hinged gates each having an arm extending outward in different directions, the said arms being connected together by a diagonal bar having a central opening,ot' the hinged platform having an arm depending therefrom, the lower end of the said arm being pivotally secured to the operating-lever, which latter is rigidly secured to a rock-shaft, and a springpressed dog having a bent extremityadapted to fit in the opening in the diagonal bar and be released therefrom by the operating lever when pressure is brought to bear onthe hinged platform, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with the hinged platform 0, arm G, operating-lever H, rock-shaft I, sliding rod K, bell-crank M, and springpressed pawl O, of the ratchet-wheel P, shaft N, cog-wheel R, and a sliding frame having two dials, two pointers, and two wheels, between which the wheel R rests, substantially as set forth.

7. Thecombination of theshort shaftN, havin g a ratchet-wheel at one end and a cog-wheel at the other end, of a sliding frame provided with two dials, two pointers, and two wheels, the space between the two wheels being of such width as to allow the small cog-wheel to engage with one wheel of the sliding frame without interfering with the other, but not sufficient to allow the said cog to move without engaging one of the said wheels, and consequently indicating it on the dial.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand.

- GEORGE 1). PAUL.

' Witnesses:

EDMUND E. PRICE, GILBERT J. MoGLoIN.

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