US357449A

US357449A - Cash-carrier apparatus

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Publication number: US357449A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1887-02-08
Anticipated expiration: 1904-02-08

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. S. W. BARR. CASH CARRIER APPARATUS.

Ne. 357,449. Peeeeted Peb. 8, 1887.

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CASH-CARRIER APPARATUS.

SPBCIFICAT-ION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357,449, dated February 8, 1887.

Application iled October 11, 1886.

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL W. BARR, of Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements v'in Casl1-Garrier Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates-to improvements in cashcarriers in which the carrier runs on track-wires or equivalent devices-such, for instance, as ropes, cords, &c.-and is pro pelled by pressing the wires against the rear side of the carrier obliquely to the line of travel, either by diverging or converging the track-wires according as the wheels of the carrier are made to operate outside of or between these wires. When it is necessary to turn corners laterally, or in elevating the carrier to a higher plane, the wires are arranged to pass between the carrier-wheels and are united at some distance from the respective stations, and atV the point where the bend occurs a Ycurved rod sufficiently stiff to retain its shape is employed in place of the wire,/or, that is, is connected to the wire and forms continuation of the track, such curved rods being held by lateral supports, and the carrier-frame is cut away on one side to pass such supports.

The details of construction are varied according to circumstances; but it is believed that the different modifications, as shown and described, will enable mechanics skilled in the art to successfully carry out my invention under all'ordinary circumstances.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation showing the hangers, levers, and track-wires in position for stations sending at either end, the carrier-wheels being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 shows a lever with the handle omitted, as might be the case at non-sending station. Fig. 8 is a view in perspective of a lever shown also in Fig. 1. Fig. 4. shows the construction of the bumperr where two top wires are used. Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively a view in perspective andan elevation in section and plan of the carrier.

Serial No. 215,916. (No model.)

Fig. 7 shows the bumpers attached to the hangers. Fig. 8 shows the top wire stationary and made fast to the hangers, with the lower wire attached to the levers for operating the same. Fig. 9 shows the construction where a single wire is used midway of the station. Fig. 10 illustrates the manner of turning a corner with the track. Fig. 1l shows the arrangement of levers and wires where the latter run outside thecarrierwheels. Fig. l2 shows the frame of a carrier cut away on the one side, so as to pass the lateral supports used in curves.

In Fig. l is shown the apparatus as usually constructed for ordinary purposes, except that in practice the .wires are many times longer in proportion to the length of the levers than is shown in the drawings. Brackets or hangers, usually the latter, are provided, to which are pivoted levers A. The hangers shown consist, respectively', of a curved cast-metal head, B, screwed to a tube, B', the latter having a flange, B2, attached for securing the hangers to the ceiling, together with suitable braces B3, when, from the length of the hanger, braces are deemed necessary. This form 'of hanger is convenient from the fact that the tube B may be cut of any desired length to bring the apparatus at a suitable height from the door. A

The levers A are pivoted at L to the respective hangers, and madeto operate in the same vertical plane. At a', on either side and equidistaut from the pivot a, are attached the respective track-wires C. The levers are provided With handles A for operating the same, and on opposite ends from the handles are bumpers D, to which latter are attached the curved springs c7., that by engaging the upper wheels of the carrier prevent the latter from rebounding from the bumpers. On the rightf hand side, Fig. 1, and in dotted lines, are shown the carrier-wheels in position for sending. By reversing t-he levers (which may be done from either station) the portions of the wires behind the carrier are spread apart and made to press obliquely against the rear of the wheels, while the portions of the wire in front of the carrier are brought substantially parallel, or

are made slightly to converge, the result being that the carrier is propelled rapidly along the wires, usually reaching the receiving-station but a momentl after the shitting of the levers.

In case the device is to be operated from one station only the handle at the other station may be omitted. (See Fig. 2.)

A convenient form of carrier is shown in Figs. 5 and 6, where light side pieces, E, are secured at their lower ends to a disk, E. Studs c, on which the sheaves c are journaled, pass through the side pieces, as shown. The cashbox F iits over the disk E', and has inwardlyprojecting pins, j", that may pass up through slots ci ot' the disk, alter which, by turning the box a trifle, the latter is held securely by the disk.

rlwo wires are sometimes used above, (sce Fig. 4,) in which case the upper carrier-wheel will have two grooves to correspond with the wires. The bu mpcrs are slotted at d, to pass,

' when turned down, astride the wire or wires,

as the case .may be. (See Figs. 3 and 4.) If preferred, the bumpers may be made stationary on the hangers, as shown in Figs. 7 and S. )Vith the arrangement of levers and wires shown in Fig. S the one wire C is stretched from hanger to hanger and remains stationary, while the lower wire, C, leads over sheaves c, that are pivotcd, respectively, on ythe lcv/er, as shown, and the ends of the wiresir secured to springs c', that in turn are fastened at c2 to the levers. The normal position is shown in solid lines, the handles depending.

In operating` the device the lever at station sending is moved to the position shown in dotted lines at the left hand in Fig. S, and is then returned to its normal position, the carrier meantime having sped on its way.

In drawing back the lever the springs c' elongate to make the extra length of wire required between the fastening-points on the levers. The construction shown in Fig. 8 is somewhat more complicated than that shown in Fig, l, but has this advantage, that the top wire may have greater tension than when it is attached to the working lever, and consequentlythe upper wire is straighter and irmer. rlhe parts may be arranged, as shown in Fig. 11, with the wires outside the carrier-wheels, in which case, by shifting the levers, the wires are made to converge rearward of the wheels the effect of which in propelling the car is the same as before described.

In Fig. 9 is shown a modification used principally where it is necessary to turn corners. The track-wires are united at some distance from the respective stations, so that midway but one wire is used. In such case the two wires run over sheaves c, pivoted,as shown, on the sides of the levers. Spindlcs b are rigidly attached to the respective hangers and extend rearward, as shown. A sleeve, b', and a spiral spring, Z, are mounted loosely on each spindle, the spring abutting the sleeve and hanger. The ends of the wiresare secured to the respective sleeves and are held taut by the respective springs. lVhen a leveris shifted to diverge the wires, the springs are compressed. In turning a corner a rod, G, of sufficient stiiness to retain its curved shape, is united at the end with the single wire forming a part of the track. rIlhe curved rod is held by lateral supports g, and the carrierframe is eut away on the one side,as shown in Fig. 12, to pass such supports. With such construction corners are easily turned either laterally or `vertically, there being no difiiculty in sending the carrier some distance up an incline or even up a vertical track. A carrier suitable for climbing such inclines or vertical track is considered aseparate invention, and is therefore 'not shown; but for turning corners laterally the modiiication shown i Fig. 12is all that is required.

In the construction shown in Figs. 9 and 10, wherein a single wire is connected at its opposite ends to the two wires C and C, the movement of the lever A at one end of the track does not turn the lever at the other end of the track, as is the case with the construction shown in Fig. l. lV ith the construction shown in Figs. 9 and l0 it is necessary after the operator or clerk has dispatched the car to turn the lever at his end ot the track to a horizontal position, or, that is, to the position shown at the right side of Fig. 9, so that the track will be in condition to permitof the return of the car.

What I claim is- 1. The combination, with track-wires, of a carrier with wheels adapted to travel on such track-wires and mechanism, substantially as indicated, for pressing the wires obliquely against the rear of the wheels for propelling the carrier, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a carrier, the same having suitable carrier-wheels, of trackwires leading between the wheels of the carrier and mechanism, substantially as described, for distending the wires at the sending-station and rearward ofthe carrier-wheels, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with a carrier having suitable wheels, of track -wircs leading between the wheels and extending from station to station and suitable mechanism, substantially as shown, for spreading the wires rearward of the wheels and converging or bringing parallel the wires forward of the wheels, substantially as set.forth.

4. The combination, with a carrier and wheels and track-wires leading between the wheels and extending from station to station, of pivoted levers located at the stations, the wires being attached to the levers on opposite sides of the fulcrums, the length of the respective wires being such that the levers are made to stand substantially at right angles to each other, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with track-wires, a

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carrier adaptedto travel on such track-wires, In testimony whereof I signthis specificaand mechanism,A substantially as indicated, tion, in the presence` of two Witnesses, this for pressing the wires obliquely against the 27th day of September, 1886.

rear of the carrier-Wheels for propelling the SAMUEL W. BARR. carrier, of bumpers located at the stations Witnesses:

and a spring catch for engaging the carrier, I HENRY M. WEAVER,

substantially as set forth. SAMUEL MARRIOTT.