US946650A - Transfer-slip. - Google Patents

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E. W. WUNGH.

TRANSFER SLIP,

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, 1909.

946,650, Patented Jan. 18,1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD W. \VUNCI-I, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

TRANSFER-SLIP.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD IV. VVUNGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Transfer-Slips; and I do 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.

This invention relates to a transfer slip, such as is used in connection with streetrailway systems and has for its object to provide a transfer slip which may be used for as many transfers of the passenger as he or she may be entitled to, and may require.

IVith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of a transfer slip embodying my improvements, and Fig. 2 is a similar view showing another form of making the slip.

Referring to the drawings for a more particular description of the invention, 1, indicates one side of the slip, upon which is printed in the spaces, 2, the names of the respective stations. 3 indicates the other side of the slip upon which is printed a time-table.

In carrying out the invention the side, 3, of the transfer-slip is spaced from the side port-ion, 1, leaving a vertical or longitudinal space 4, between the same which is marked off by the lines, 5, into a number I of spaces to correspond with the names of the stations printed upon the side portion, 1, of the slip.

In using a slip such as I have shown, should the passenger board a car and ask for a Broadway transfer the transfer is given him and punched in the space in which is printed Broadway. If while on the Broadway car the passenger desires a transfer for a Fillmore car the transfer is punched in the space, 4:, at a point directly opposite the word Broadway, and also punches opposite Fillmore indicating that the transfer is canceled or void so far Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 3, 1909.

Patented-Jan. 18, 1910.

Serial No. 493,615.

as Broadway is concerned and is good on the Fillmore line. Upon boarding a Fillmore car the passenger asks for a transfer on the Main street line the conductor punches the space, 4, at a point directly opposite the word Fillmore and punches the space in which the word Main, is printed thus indicating that the transfer is void so far as the Fillmore line is concerned but is good for a ride upon the Main street line. Should the passenger ask for a transfer for the Hertel line the above operation is repeated. In this manner the passenger can go from one line to another at the permissible transfer points, but should he attempt to make a circuit of the line or return to the starting point on the original fare paid the transfer slip showing the several stations punched by the conductor, will show that the passenger is not entitled to another transfer. Thus the passenger cannot make a round trip or circuit on one ticket and the car company is thus protected.

Should the company decide that a passenger is entitled to a limited number of transfers the transfer slip will enable the conductor to readily see or ascertain when a passenger has had the number of transfers to which he is entitled by the company. The successive transfer slip also furnishes a complete record of the journey of the passenger and gives a very desirable record in case of a controversy with the passenger.

The blank space, 6, at the bottom of the transfer slip is to be punched by the conductor who takes up the transfers. It is to be further observed that by using a transfer slip such as I have shown and described, one

slip is all that is necessary where three or four slips are ordinarily used, which will amount to no inconsiderable sum where millions of these slips are used yearly.

From the foregoing it is thought that the advantages of my transfer system will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

What I claim is:

A transfer slip having the names of the respective transfer stations printed on one side of its face in a vertical row or column, and a time table on the opposite side thereof withits side portions spaced apart to provide a longitudinal space therebetween, said space being subdivided by transverse lines into a number of spaces alining with the re spective transfer stations, said slip also hav- 1 In testimony whereof I have hereunto set ing the names of the respective months in my hand in presence of two subscribing Witthe year printed in a horizontal row at the nesses.

bottom, leaving a horizontal cancellation ED'WARD W. WUNGH. space between the names of the months and Witnesses:

the bottom of the time table and column of \VM. M. DE CEU,

transfer stations. HARRY H. THOMPSON.

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