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T. MANGAN 8c J. T. WILSON. AUTOMATIC CHANGE AND FARE BOX. No. 351,989. C Patented No v. 2, 18-86.

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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. T. MANGAN 8v J. T. WILSON. AUTOMATIC CHANGE. AND FARE BOX. No. 351,989. Patented Nov 2, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

THOMAS MANGAN, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, AND JOHN T. l/VILSON,

OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

AUTOMATIC CHANGE AND FARE BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 351,989, dated November 2, 1886.

Application filed November 23, 1885. Serial No. 183,710. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, THOMAS llIANGAN, of New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, and JOHN T. \VILSON, of

- Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Automatic Change and Fare Boxes, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accom- 3 panying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View of our automatic change and fare box through line X of Fi 2. Fig. 2 is a front View of the same with the inner side exposed. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the rotary change-holder; Fig. 4, avertical central section oi the holder; Fig. 5, a front View of the slide or chute; Fig. 6, an end view of the same; Fig. 7, a perspective view of the trip-lever, and Fig. 8 is O a front elevation, showing in detail the indicator.

The object of our invention is to provide an automatically-changing farebox, so as to dispense with the customary method of depend ing upon the driver for making change, and it also provides for receiving the correct fare in one of the same boxes; and to this end it consists of an ordinary box having on its front face an independent section designed to re ceive a series of rotating cylindrical holders on a shaft having therein a series of pockets or receptacles. Dilferent apartments of each one of these pockets are designed to have therein change up to a certain denomination 5 corresponding with thedenomination of coin, and the other rotating cylinders providedwith change corresponding with the other denominations of coin. Forwardly from these rotating cylinders a slide or chute is provided, havo ing a series of vertical openings therein of a size in cross-section corresponding in diameter with the different denominations of coin, so that as the coin is deposited. in the box it slides down this chute and passes through one 4 5 of the openings corresponding with the denominations oi coin until it strikes alever and trips the inner end, which operates a second lever engaging with a rotating cylinder having the change corresponding with the denomination of coin deposited, permitting it to revolve by means of a spiral spring on its axis, causing it to dischargeits contents into a chute communicating with a receptacle on the outside of the lower part of the box, in reach of the passenger, all of which will now be set forth in detail.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the box carrying the mechanism, having on its rear side the apartment B, for receiving the correct fare from the passenger, and coininuni- 6O eating with an opening, 0, in the upper part of the box. Fo-rwardly this box has an opening or mouth, I), and just within a box beneath this opening D a chute or slide, 1*], provided with a series of vertical openings of a size in 6 horizontal cross-section to correspond with the dilierent denominations of coin. The opening F, corresponding with the smallest denominations of coin, is designed to be placed at the head of the chute, next to the opening or mouth 0 D, and the other openings increasing in size according to the denominations succeeding each other down the chute, so that when the coin is dropped into the opening D it will pass through the one of the openings corresponding in size with the denomination. The upper edges of these openings are designed to be provided with a forwardly projecting tongue, G, slightly downturned at the end. The first and smallest opening, F,-at the head of the series in the chute, is designed to receive the dime coins in circulation for which change is desired. The second opening, F, of the series is designed to be of such a size as to receive an ordinary nickel and communicate with the chute extending from the opening 0 in the upper part of the box. This second opening may necessarily have to be disposed within the chute in order to reach the chute from the opening 0, as shown by the dotted lines F, but not interfere in any manner therewith. The remaining openiugs of the series in the chute are designed to be vertically dis posed, as shown in the drawings.

The special object of the opening F is that 5 when, as occasionally happens, aniclrel coin is dropped into the changeopeniug l) instead of the opening 0, it will not operate the de vice, and thus give change, instead ofgoinginto the regular fine-apartment.

Centrally within the boX we provide a horizontal cross shaft or bar, H, rigidly secured to the inner sides of the box. Upon this bar is placed a series of independent rotating cylinders, I, each one having a centrally-enlarged opening to receive a spiral spring, I, coiled around the bar H, one end being attached to the stationary bar and the other to the cyliu der, so that the said cylinder may be wound up on the bar, and when so wound up and re leased the spring will cause the cylinder to rotate. The periphery is provided with a series of partitions, J, radiating therefrom. Each cylinder is placed within a fixed shell, K, secured at its upper side to a cross-piece, L, and at the lower parts by means of transverse pieces M. Each of these bands or shells K is designed to correspond in width with each of the cylinders I, and is provided at the upper part, near the transverse piece L, with an opening, N, so that change up to a certain amount or denomination of coin maybe deposited in the apartments 0, formed by the partitions J. At the lower part of this band an opening, 0, is provided, so that when the cylinder l is rotated, whenever one of the apartments 0 passes over the said opening 0 in the lower part of the shell, the change in that apartment will be discharged and pass down through a chute, P, drop into a receptacle, Q, on the outside of the box, where it can be reached by the passenger. The outer edges of the partitions J are designed to strike against the end of a lever, B, as it rotates, connecting outwardly with a second lever, which second lever is provided with a spring to hold it normally against the cylinder, and to restore it alter being tipped to that position.

In order that the change-cylinder may be properly rotated we have the outer lever, S. The forward end of this lever S has an enlarged surface formed crown-shaped, and is in the position immediately beneath the openings of the chute E. The inner end. of this lever S rests beneath the forward end of the lever B, before described, so that when the forward end of the lever S is depressed the rear end of the lever B will likewise be depressed and clear the outer edge of the partition J, when the coiled spring I will cause the cylinder-I to rotate until the spring-lever R has been restored to its normal condition of impingement on the cylinder.

The independent cylinders being p aced side by side on the shaft or bar H, each cylinder is provided beneath it with the same train of levers as has just been described, the forward ends of the levers S projecting over the months or hoppers T, terminating in a horizontal pivotal plate, forming a cover, so as to discharge into an apartment, B, beneath.

Just within the rear side of the box a starwheel, a, is journaled, with cogs to engage with a vertical slide-rod, I), having at its upper end a pointed lug, 0, so disposed as to move along a graded scale, d, in the side of the box. This wheel a is provided with a series of radiating arms, 0, at such a distance as to engage successively with the partitions J of the cylinder I, so that the rotation of the cylinder will be indicated on the dial. Laterally from the cylinder Ia frame, F, is provided, having a handle, 9, at its upper end within convenient reach of the operator, and so disposed as to come in contact with a small lid, h, fitted to the opening 0 in the lower side of the band K. This is so disposed that when the handle g is operated rearwardly the lid It may close up the aperture 0', as shown.

A coin of any denomination larger than the fare desired is placed in the opening D, and, sliding down the chute E, enters the first opening of its size, and, dropping down, strikes the lever S beneath, which, releasing the cylinder, permits it to rotate far enough to allow the coin within the apartment 0 to pass down through the opening 0, through the chute P, and thus drop into the receptacle Q. The change thus deposited in the receptacle Q always corresponds in amount with the size of coin deposited into the opening D. The passenger then places the proper fare in the opening 0 at the top of the box, said fare striking a bell, O, beneath the opening.

As it is impossible to place more than one coin of any denomination at one time,the cylinder cannot be rotated more than the distance of one plate ateach impulse. The operation consequent on placing any sized coin through the opening Din its passage through the openings F and striking the levers S is the same in every case, and the amount of change delivered from the apartment 0 of any cylinder always corresponds with the size of the coin deposited, so that the proper change is always provided.

e do not confine ourselves in the use of the device simply to its application to cars, and it is obvious that it may be adapted to offices and counting-rooms with equal facility.

We are aware that heretofore in fare-boxes there has been used a semicircular shield about the change receptacle also, in voting -1nachines a rotating cylinder slot-ted along its length has been used.

What we claim as new is 1. In an automatic change and fare box, a rotating cylinder having on a stationary shaft a central opening to receive a spiral spring coiled around the shaft,and secured thereto at one end and the other attached to the cylinder, so that when the spring is wound up it will cause the cylinder to rotate, the periphery being provided with a series of partitions forming apartments, the whole to rotate within a circumferential band, substantially as herein set forth.

2. In an automatic change and fare box,a cylinder provided centrally with a spiral spring,

and so disposed as to rotate upon the shaft within a stationary circumferential band provided near the top with an opening for theintroduction of change into the peripheral apartfor its discharge ments of the opening below,

into a chute communicating with a receptacle on the outside of the box, substantially as herein set forth.

3. In an automatic change and fare box, a cylinder, as described, provided cent-rally with a coiled spring and rotating upon a shaft with a stationary circumferential band having a change-opening near the top, in combination with a chute or slide provided with a series of vertical openings of various sizes in horizontal cross-section corresponding with the different denominations of coin, so that when the coin is placed within the box it will slide over the smaller openings and be received by the opening corresponding in size with the coin, substantially as herein set forth.

4. In an automatic change and fare box, a vertically movable indicator operated upon and moved by the radial partitions of the retatory coin-receiving cylinder, so that as said cylinder revolves in discharging coin its par titions will cause said indicator to move along the graduated scale. and thus show the exact amount of money discharged, all substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of the vertical cylinder provided centrally with a spiral spring for re tating the same, provided outwardly with ase' ries of peripheral apartmentsto receive there in the change through an opening in the up per part of the band and discharge the same through an opening beneath into the chute,

with a stationary band and the lid and lever for closing up the opening in the lower part of the said band while filling the cylinder, sub stantially as herein set forth.

6. The combination of the vertical cylinder provided centrally with a spiral spring for rotating the same, provided outwardly with a series of peripheral apartments, to receive there- 40 in the change through an opening in the upper part of the band and discharge the same through an opening beneath into the chute, and the stationary band, with the wheel having a series of radiating arms so disposed as to engage with the successive partitions of the cylinder, and connecting with a vertical indicator along the scale to indicate the amount of change discharged, substantially as herein set forth.

7. The combination of the rotating cylinder having centrally the spiral spring and outwardly a series of peripheral apartments to receive therein the change, the stationary band having openings above and below, the star- 5 5 wheel engaging with the cylinder, so as to 0p crate the vertical indicator, with the train of levers, substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our hands, this 14th day of October, 1885, in the presence of witnesses.

THOS. MANGAN. JOHN T. \VILSON.

\Vitnesses:

G. D. ZERBE, DUGALD McKrLLor.

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