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J. EVANS. FARE RECEIVER AND REGISTER.

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JOHN EVANS, OF KENSINGTON, SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

FARE RECEIVER AND REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 544,973, dated August 20, 1895. Application filed October 29, 1894. Serial No. 527,181. (No model.) Patentedin New South Wales May 17, 1894, No. 5,051.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN EVANS, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, and a resident of Kensington, in the Colony of South Australia, have invented a new and Improved Fare and Ticket Receiver and Register, (for which I received Letters Patent in the Colony of New South Wales, No.5,051,dated Mayli, 1894,) of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. I

My invention relates to improvements in portable fare receivers and registers, and has for its object to provide novel and convenient means for preventing losses which result from the retention of fares by dishonest conductors of cars and omnibuses, the improvement being also available in every case where a fare, ticket, or entrance-fee is charged which it is desired should be safely stored and correctly registered.

To this end my invention consists in the construction and combination of parts, as is hereinafter described, and indicated in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete device. Fig. 2 is a partly-sectional side elevation of the device with the receiver mechanism in closed adjustment. Fig. 3 is a similar View showing the receiving mechanisminopenedposition. Fig.4isasimilarview of the device with the side of the case and some of the interior parts removed. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view of details on the line 5 5 in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a partly-sectional side elevation of the case opposite that shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, and exposing the registering mechanism within the case; and Fig. 7 is an inverted plan view of the device, the case being in section.

The main case A is preferably shaped as shown, it being semicircular, and for convenience the side shown in Fig. 1 is assumed to be the front of the case. A storage-receptacle P is connected to the case A by a short tube 0, adapted to be opened at the rear, and any safe means may be employed to hold the tube closed.

All the moving parts of the combined receiving and registering apparatus are actuated by means of the lever C, fulcrumed on the set-screw 0 near the bottom of the case, (see Fig. 4,) said screw being projected from a vertical wall-plate B, that is part of the inner case or frame. The lever 0 projects through a slot in the case A and has a knob (J on its outer end to permit of its convenient manipulation. The innerend of the leverOis loosely connected by a link C to the lower end of the upright reciprocating plate D, that is in turn connected to several working parts by cranks and other means, as is indicated in Figs. 2, 3, and 4. The plate D slides on the face of the wall-plate B and has its movement limited by the screw-studs D D that pass through slots D D formed in plate D and thence into plate B.

The wall-plate B, which carries all the working parts except those attached to the inner casing, is of a semicircular form, fitting the interior of the main case A, to which it is secured, and is held parallel thereto by the medium of a frame-piece A. The latter being fastened to the case A by any suitable means is detachably connected with the wall-plate B by the screws B B B? In order to return the lever C from a depressed condition and restore connected parts to normal positions, a spring 0 is provided, that is coiled around a pivot-screw 0 secured in plate B, one end of said spring bearing against a post 0 in plate B and the other end engaging a hook O that is on plate D.

The mechanism of the registering apparatus is connected to the sliding plate D and com prises two parts-one for the registering-dials and one for the bell-hammer.

The connections of the registering-dials are as follows: To the upper portion of the plate D is pivoted one end of a link E, the opposite end of which carries a pin E, which passes through a slot in the ratchet-wheel E and also into a cam-groove E partly formed in the plate B, the outside portion of the camgroove being produced in the plate B and the ,inner portion consisting of a projection from a small plate B that is securely fastened to the plate B. The spindle of the ratchet-wheel E passes through the plate B and is provided with teeth which gear into the units-wheel of the train of registering-dials, which dials are Me ers pivoted on the plates D D as shown in Fig. 5, these plates being fastened to the main plate B by suitable pillars and screws. In front of the dials, that are connected in sequence in an ordinary way, there is a window through which indicating-numbers on the dials may be read, as shown in Fig. 1. Abell A that is to audibly indicate when a fare or ticket is received, is struck by a hammer G when the lever O is depressed, the said hammer being raised by a deg F, that is pivoted to the sliding plate D on a screw F, and slides in a slot in the plate 13 as the plate D is moved. On the upper end of the deg F a tooth F is projected through the plate B a sufficient distance to engage with and actuate the heel of the bell-hammer G, so as to lift the hammerhead, and the dog is pressed on by a spring F, which insures the engagement of its tooth F with the hammer. The bell-hammer is thrown against the hell by a spring G that is supported and has an engagement with the hammer-heel forward of its pivot. The case A substantially incloses the bell and holes maybe madein the ease to permit the escape of sound.

The receiver ll is hinged to the main case A at H and swings in an opening in said ease, the top of the receiver being loosely connected by a link H to an arm H of a bell-crank that is pivoted at one end to the plate 13 and at the other end in a bracket B.

The pivot which fits into the plate 15 passes through a slot'in the sliding plate D, similar to the slots D D. The other arm ll of the bell-crank is provided with a pin 11", which fits into the transverse slot D of the sliding plate D and is carried by the plate as it slides up and down.

The receiver H is provided with chuteplates 11 11 transversely disposed and converging at their lower edges, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, two sides of the receiver extending down beyond the pivot 11' of the receiver for conveyance of tickets or cash introduced at the top of the same. The mouth of the part 11 is covered by a flap A that is' fastened to the top of the case A, and protects the said mouth when the receiver is in closed adjustment.

Below the receiver H, and hinged at J to the inner casing N, is the flap J that swings into a proper position to hold the ticket or money close to the window K for inspection,

this occurring when the receiver is in open' adjustment. The free end of flap J is connected by a link J to one arm J of a bellcrank that is pivoted on the plate B, the other end of the said arm being pivoted to a bracket B that is secured on the plate B, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The other arm J of a be1lcrank is provided with a pin .1, which engages a transverse slot in the plate D, andis moved up and down as said plate reciproeates.

The inner case N fits against the outer case A, and is held at the top by a pin that enters a socket on the outer case, its lower end being secured thereto by a wedge-plate N thatengages grooves N A, (shown in Fig. 2,) these grooves being respectively produced on the inner and outer casings.

Within the inner casing are pivoted two depending flaps N N", that are caused to converge at their lower ends by a loose contact with the crosspins l. 5 N. Near the center of the inner casing LT another pendent [lap N is hung, the vibration of which is limited by contact with the check-pieces N and above the flap N at the rear of the inner crosswall of the reeeiverll, is held an upright llap N pressed toward the said inner or back wall of the receiver by a weak spring.

The operation is as follows: The conductor or party operating the device turns the apparatus so that he can see the window K and then presses the knob 0 which rocks the lever C on its pivot C, and through the link C moves the sliding plate D upward, which aetuates the several connected parts as follows: The plate 1) draws the link E with the pin E up. The pin E, following the camgroove E turns the ratchet-wheel E which, through the teeth on the end of its spindle, actuates the series of registering-dials. The ratchet-wheel Eibyits pawl,is preven ted from turning backward, so that the operation that is commenced will be completed without slip or retrograde movement. The plate D also moves the dog F along the slot in the plate B, causing the tooth F to engage the heel o[:' the hammer G and rock the headot' said hammer away from the bell until the heel of the hammer'arm slips oil of the tooth F which will permit the stress of the bent spring G to return the hammer, so as to strike the hell. The sliding plate D also moves the pin ll upward,-and through the bcll-crank ll. ll and the link I-l opens the receiver ii. The plate D also moves the pin J up, which, through the bell-crank J and J and link J pushes the flap J over to the window K, as shown in Fig. 3. The passenger or other depositor new places the fare or ticket in the receiver ii, that has been outwardly projected by the movement of parts which have been describethand said ticket or fare falls through the guiding chutes and walls of the receiver, resting against the fla J and transparent wall of the window K in view of the ticket or fare collector. As soon as the fare or ticket is inspected and found correct the conductor releases the handle C and the sliding plate D is moved down, drawing the receiver 11 into the case A and withdrawing the flap J from the window K, thus allowing the fare or ticket to fall into the storage receptacle P. The downward sliding movement of the plate D completes the movement of the pin E in the cam-groove E and causes the ratchet-wheel E to make a complete revolution, and said movement also brings the dog F down past the heel of the bell-hammer G, the spring F- allowing the tooth F to fall back and slide below the toe on the hammer-heel or into the position shown in Fig. 6.

The pendent flaps that are located in the inner case N and also in the receiver H are designed to prevent the fraudulent abstraction of fares or tickets after their deposit in the receiver and subsequent passage into the receptacle P. To explain this: If it is assumed that a fare has been allowed to pass into the storage-receptacle and for its removal the apparatus is turned upside down, the flaps N N will prevent anything passing into the inner case N. If the conductor should hold a fare or ticket at the window K and then try to remove it by turning the device bottomside up, it will most likely be caught by the flap N but if'it should pass N it would pass into the case behind the receiver H, where it would probably remain until removed through the proper aperture, or if it passes into the receiver II it will be arrested by one of the chute-plates II II In service the apparatus is carried by means of a strap that passes through loops on the receptacle P, and a cross-strap (not shown) may be provided to hold the device against the body of the person carrying it when not in service.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A fare box, comprising a case, a hinged receiver adapted to swing into and out of the case, a verifying window in the case, a hinged flap arranged below the receiver and adapted to be moved toward the window, a tube on the lower part of the case, a storage receptacle connected to said tube, a registering apparatus in the case, an operating lever projecting from the case, and operative connections between the lever and the receiver, and also between the said lever and the registering apparatus, substantially as described.

2. A fare box, comprising a main case, an inner casing forming a downward passage, a storage receptacle communicating with said passage, a receiver the lower endof which is hinged to the casing at the top of the passage, a lever projecting from the main case and operatively connected with the receiver, and a registering device operatively connected with the said lever, substantially as described.

3. In a fare box, the main case provided with a channel for the passage of the fare or ticket, a hinged flap arranged in said channel, a link pivoted to the flap, a crank lever having one arm pivoted on the link, the crank lever being fulcrumed on the case, a sliding plate connected by a pin with the other arm of the crank lever, another link pivotally connected with the sliding plate, and an operating lever fulcrumed in thecase and pivoted to the second link, substantially as described.

4. A fare box, comprising a main case provided with an opening, a receiver hinged to the main case and adapted to rock in said opening, a link pivoted to the receiver, a crank lever fulcrumed in the case and having one arm pivoted to the link, a sliding plate operatively connected by a pin with the other arm of'the crank lever, an operating lever fulcrumed in the case, and a connection between the sliding plate and the operating lever, substantially as described.

. 5. A tare box, comprising the main case provided with a window, and with a channel for the passage of a fare or ticket, a movable receiver at the upper end of the said passage, the receiver also having a downward passage a hinged flap located in the channel near said window in the case, a registering apparatus arranged in the main case, a lever pivoted in the case and projecting therefrom, and operatively connected with the receiver, with the flap, and with the registering apparatus, another hinged flap in the channel above the first mentioned flap, two other hinged flaps located in the channel below the first mentioned flap, and a storage receptacle on the main case below the channel therein and communicating therewith, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN EVANS. Witnesses:

CHARLES NICHOLAS COLLISON, ARTHUR GORE OoLLIsoN.

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