US970178A - Fare-box. - Google Patents

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E.. S. BUGKNAM & G. B. KHLER.V

FARE BOX. APPLIoATIoN FILED MAN, Vmog.

Patented sept. 13,1910.

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FARE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 1908.

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Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

E. S. BUCKNAM 6r, G. B. KHLER.

FARE BOX.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 6, 1908.

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' FARE Box.

APPLIOATION IIILED HAY 6, 1.808.

Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EZRA S. BUCKNAM AND GEORGE B. KOHLER, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,

ASSIGNORS T THE J'. G. BRILL COMPANY, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A

CORPORATION 0F PENNSYLVANIA.

FARE-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

Application led May 6, 1908. Serial No. 431,113.

.larly of the type known as pay-as-you-enter cars, although the invention can be used -for collecting fares or admissions and tickets yfor any v urpose. The o ject of our invention is to so construct a fare box that it cannot be tampered with, yet the mechanism is so simple as not to readily get out of order. This object we attain in the following manner, reference bein had to the accompanying drawings, in w ich s y Figure 1, is a vertical section on the line 1 1, Fig. 2, illustrating the mechanism of our improved fare-box; F ig. 2, isa vertical sectional view on the line 2 2, Fig. 1; Fig.

- 3, is a vertical sectional view on the line 3 3, Fig. 2looking toward the front of the box; Fig. 4, is a view of the upper portionof the box similar to Fig. 2, showing the 'arts moved to aosition to discharge the are into the box; ig. 5, is a detached sectional'perspective view showing partof the frameofthe box, the drawer and the mechanism connected therewith; Fig. 6, is a perspective view'of the drawer; Fig. 7, is a perspective view of the fare receptacle; Fig.

8, is a longitudinal sectional view through the fare receptacle; Fig. .9, is a sectional plan view on the line 9 9, Fig. 8; Fig. 10, 1s a perspective view showing the weighted valve mechanism for closing the chute leading from thefare receiving section to the fare receptacle; Figs. 1l and 12, are detail views of the lock for the fare receptacle; Figs. 13, 14 and 15, are Yviews of the latch whichprevents the closing of the drawer when the fare receptacle is not in position; Fig. 16, is a sectional plan view on the line 16 16, Fig. 1.

Referring in the first instance to Figs. 1 and 2, A is the body of the box, which may be of any hei ht desired so that it can either ceiving section B consistinr of a frame a with a transparent sheet o glass b on all four sides firmly set in the frame. In this receiving section are inclined deflectors B also of glass bounded on three sides with metal stri s b2 and arranged at such an incline an at such a distance a art that the coinorticket dropped into t e box will travel ina ziczag path onto a platform C. The upper edge b3 of the fare receiving section 1s very narrow and beveled on the 4side so that no coin or ticket can be placed on top of the fare receiving section, but must be placed in the fare receiving section. The

lower end of said section is beveled at b* and .the bevel is at such an incline that a coin cannot be pressed against the edge of the section when a device is introduced to manipulate and remove the coin.

The platform C at the base of the receiving section is situated some distance from the lower edge of the said section and is so mounted that the edges are some distance from the sides of the box', so that a coin dropped on the latform cannot be manipulated and with rawn. If it is touched it will slide 0H the latform at either end on either side into tlie chute leading into the 'fare box, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

Fitting up against the receiving section is a slide or cho per C', which is moved across the opening 1n the bottom of said section when the platform C is tilted to discharge the coin' into the box, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, and if a coin should be placed in the receiving section when the slide is in its closed position, as in Fi 4, it cannot be manipulated against the sldes of the section, owing to the inclined portions b terminating in a sharp edge at the slide.

n order to operate the slide and the tilting platform C, we provide a rock shaft C2 which has a handle Cs lprojecting through a slot a in the body A, and on thls shaft is a spring c which tends to return the handle C to its normal position and the mechanism to its normal osition, as shown in Fig. 2. On the shaft 2 is an arm c which is'adapted to a slotted projection c2 on the slide C and the platform C is ivoted to the slide at c3.

D is a chute lea ing from' the fare receiving section to the fare receptacle and the upper end of this chute is enlarged, and on the sidewalls of this enlarged portion are curved guides d in which travel lugs c4' attached to each side of the platform C, so that as the handle C3 is moved it moves the slide forward, at the Sametime tipping the platform as indicated in Fig. d, discharging the fare into the chute leading to the fare receptacle. f

By the above described construction after the fare has been deposited onto the platform C there is no chance for the fare to be removed by any manipulation, so that every fare placedv in the :tare box must be discharged into the fare receptacle.

The fare receiving section and the mechanismvconnected therewith forms the subject of a separate application for patent filed on the 28th day of April 1908 under v i \Serial Number 429,738, and, therefore, we

h ave not claimed this particular mechanism in this application.

rlhe chute D extends from the lower portion of the fare receiving section B to a point directly above the drawer E containing the removable receptacle F for the fares.

This chute is' contracted' at the lower end,

being or sucient width to allow for the free passage of coins or tickets and is provided with two valves d2 lpivoted at d3, as shown clearly in Fig. '10. The pivot rods are bent as shown so as to form arms to which are attached levers d* lhaving weights d1 and pivoted together by a in d5; this pivot pinds is. adapted to a slot. 6 in a guide plate secured to the exterior of thel chute D and attachedA to the pivot pin is a rod d* which passes through a guide is and on this i rod is a weight alg. By this arrangement as are mounted weights p2, sov that when 'the ves box isl tilted these va will close, V`llbe chute ,D rests directly upon a plate D extendiiig across the-box and securedv to 'thel side walls as shown in Figs. l and 2, The drawer E'is adapted to ano ening in the box and rests upon a plat orm A'; the drawer bein .held in its closed position by a latch at t e rearof the drawer, so that it will be impossible to `manipulate the latch by any mechanism introduced at the front of the drawer.

The fare receptacle F that when the 'drawer is opened it can be removed and taken to the proper place and opened; themechanism ofv the fare boxibeis detachable soy ing .soarranged that when the fare receptacle is 1n position and the drawer closed the fare box'will be automatically opened and the opening will bev in direct line with the chute, so that the fare deposited in the box will pass directly into the fare receptacle, but the moment the drawer is opened, however, the fare box will be' automatically closed and locked and will remain locked until opened by the proper person. The drawer cannot be entirely removed; lugs e being provided on the rear of the drawer which lstrike against the front of the casing A when the drawer is pulled out, and in order to lock the drawer in position we rovide a shaft I having a handle z' shap so as to be readily turned, and this shaft is` adapted to bearings in the casing and has at the rear end a segmental arm i', -which forms a keeper for the bolt e2` of the spring latch e; the parts being lso arranged that when the drawer is pushed in the bolt e2 will spring past the keeper I' and thus be locked in position and cannot be released until the-keeper is turned to such a position as to clear the bolt. @n the shaft l is an arm front of the box and this arm has a pin-fit adapted to a vertical slot k in a slide K adapted to ways a', a2 secured to the casing A of the fare box.

J is a lock having\a bolt ,j which is so situated as to be projected vin front of the slide so as to prevent ijs moving on the Ways a', a2. The slide is lotted at k to allow for the passage of the shaft l. \It will be i mounted at the seen that when the mechanism of the lock J secured to oneend of the receptacle is a lock N having a bolt n. The bolt has `tw() projecting Amembers beveled on the yinner side, as shown inFig. 11, and carried by the slide F isa kee r n having two spring members "11,2 with eveled headswhich, when the slide is moved tothe closed position,

will ride upon the beveled portions of the bolt n and spring past the boltvinto the locked position as shown in Fig. 12.

On the slide F and projecting through the opening f in the present instance is a lug f. This lug is actuated by a projection k2 on the slide Kl so that whenthe slide is moved' from the osition shown in Fig. 5.

tothe closed position on 'turning the shaft I the slide F will be closed, then Nthe vlug 1s directly opposite a groove as in the casing A and slideway a', and the'notch [cs in the 13@ brings the catch down so that the wings slot as.

-la-tch P pivoted at p slide K is directly in line with this roove so that the drawer can be opened an the lug on the fare receptacle ca-n pass through the Thus it will be seen that when the lug j" is not opposite the groove a3 it will be impossible to open the drawer. l

When the slide is forced closed by the lug on the slide K it forces the spring members al? on the lug into' engagement with the projecting portions of the bolt N, thus locking the slide in the closed position before the drawer can vbe opened.

In order to prevent the spring members being maliciously fastened together so as to prevent them catching back of the projected portion of the plate ln., we provide a partition plate n. projecting from the casing between the two members of the plate n and the edge of this partition is sharpened so that it will cut any object used to hold the two spring members together. Thus it will be impossible to tamper with the lock N and prevent it locking the slide in its closedv position.

In order to prevent the drawer being closed and locked without the fare receptacle F being closed in position, we provide a and having wings p and a beveled portion p2, and on this portion of 'the latch is a weight p3. On the other end is a hooked arm p* and on the drawer, as shown in Fig. 6, is a. plate e3 having de pressed portions c4 formmg stops e. The latch P is pivoted to the plate D in line with the plate E8 on the drawer and when the latch is in its normal position the weight will ride on the depressed portion and striiie against the shoulder e5, Fig. 14, preventing the closing of the drawer, but if the fare receptacle F is in position in t-he drawer then the edge of the fare receptacle will strike the bevel portion p2 of the latch and raise it, allowing the drawer to be completely closed and locked by the latch e, as shown in Fig. 15.

The'hooked arm 79* on' the lever P is to prevent Vthe withdrawal of the drawer when the fare box is inverted, as the weight p3 will force the arm p* into a hole e in the drawer, Fig. 6.

The operation of the fare box is as 'fol-r lows There may be any number of the fare receptacles F and one of these is placed inthe fare box A when a conductor starts on a trip, with the slide F open, as in Fig. 7. After the fare receptacle is laced in the drawer E the drawerv is force in position, the lug f assing through a slot a4 in the casing A andv slideway a' and through the notch k in the slide K, assuming the position shown in Fig. 5. The spring bolt c2 of the latch e will spring back of the keeper v" on the 1shaft I and the drawer will be locked in position, the bolt j of the lock J being prothe bolt j of the lock J, t en turns the handle z' of the shaft I so as to turn the segmental keeper i to a positionclear of the bolt e2 of the latch e', and at the same time moves the slide K over to its other extreme position; the lu k2 on the slide pushing the lugf on the s iding cover F of the receptacle l, forcing said cover to the closed position and locking it. When in this closed position the lug f is on a line with the slot a and the drawer can be opened, the lug f passing through the notch 11: on the slide K and through the slot a in the casing; the lugs e at the rear of the drawer preventing it being entirely removed. The receptacle F is then removed from the drawer, taken to the proper office, unlocked and the contents removed, after which another receptacle is placed in position in the drawer. When the fare is drop ed into the fare receiving section B, it sli es from one inclined slide B to another and finally onto the latform C and then, after it is inspected y the conductor, 'it can be discharged into the chute D by simply moving the handle C, which tips the platform to the position indicated in Fig. 4, and closes the opening by moving the slide c across the opening.

When the` platform is in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, there is a small s ace entirely around' the platform so thatif) any instrument is inserted into the fare receiving section to withdraw a coin, for instance, the coin cannot be cornered or held against any abutment, but will im-V mediately slip over the edge of the platform into the chute, and if a coin is insertedV floor are plates fv, and these plates are undercut to receive lugs w projecting from the bottom of the fare box, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.` The lugs are passed through an opening fv in the floor and the box moved bodily forward, so that the lugs w will underlie the plates a and the bolt w', Fi s. 1 and 16, is forced into an opening in t e floor, thus lockin the box rigidly to the door, yet, when esired, it can be readily removed.

1. The combination in a fare box, of a Y casing Ahaving a tare receiving section, a

' closure for said opening, means for locking the drawer in its closed position, and means actuated by the locking mechanism of the drawer to move the closure of the :tareV receptacle to its llocked position before the drawer can be withdrawn.

2. The combination in a fare box having a fare receiving section, of av drawer mounted in the casing, -a fare. receptacle mounted` in the drawer, and means for preventingthe closing of the drawer unless the fare receptacle is in place. f

3. The combination in a fare box, of a fare receiving section, a drawer mounted insaid tare box, 4a fare receptacle mounted in the drawer, a latch carried by the drawer, a movable keeper mounted in the fare box and adapted to be engaged by 'the latch, and means for actuating the movable keeper to release the drawer.,

4. The combinationyin a fare boxlhaving a fare receiving section, of .a drawer, means `for locking the drawer, a fare receptacle mountd in. the drawer, a closure for the fare receptacle, a slide mounted in the fare box and arranged to engage the closure,

- means for reciprocating the slide and actuating the keeper ci' the drawer lock, so that when the means are moved to release the drawer the slide will close the receptacle.

5. The combination in a fare box having a are'receiving section, of a drawer, a fare receptacle mounted in the drawer, said fare receptacle having an opening, a slid ing closure for said opening having a lug, a slide mounted in ways in the fare box, and ag-projection on the slide, so that when the slidemoves into the osition to release the drawer.. it will close t e sliding closure.y

6. The combination in a fare box having 'a fare receivingsection, of a drawer, a fare receptacle mounted in the drawer, means for closing the. tare receptacle, a lock for the said receptacle, a latch at the backof the drawer, a shaft, a keeper on the shaft with which the latch engages, a slide at the front or the box, an arm on the said shaft for actuating the slide, a lug on the receptacle closure, a projection on the slide engaging the lug, and means for locking the slide in 1 one position, so that when the keeper of the lock is withdrawn on turning the shaft the slide wiil move one position to the other and the drawer will be released and the closure for the box locked in its closed position.-

'Z'. The combination in a fare box having a fare receiving section, o a drawer, a fare .receptacle mounted in the drawer having an lshaft and engaged by -when the ovaire opening, a slide for closing said opening, a lug on the slide, two slots 1n the box, one in line with the lug when in one position and the other in line with the lug when in the other position, and means tor shifting the slide and its lug from one position to the other after the drawer is in position.

8. rlhe combination in a fare box having a fare receiving section, of a drawer, a fare A receptacle mounted in the,4 drawer having an o ening in its upper ortion, a slide for c osing said opening, a u on the slide, two slots in the casing for the passae of the lug, a latch at the rear of the rawer, a shaft, a segmental keeper mounted on the the latch, a slide mounted'in ways at the front of the box and having a` projection, an arm on the shaft adapted to reciprocate the slide, a notch on 'the slide arranged to aline with either of the slots in the box, a lock for locking the shaft; the arts being so arran ed that shaft is turned te re ease the drawer the slide connected therewith moves from one position to the other, pushing the closure slide to its closed position and in alinement with a slot in the casing so that the drawer can be removed.

9. The combination in a fare box, of a casing having a fare receiving section, a drawer mounted 1n the casing, said casing having two slots above the drawer spaced a given distance apart, a fare receptacle.

mounted in the drawer, a slide for closing the opening in the fare receiving'receptacle, a lug on the said slide, the parts being so arranged that the drawer can be inserted in' the fare box with the slide open, the .lug alining with one slot, and when the slide is moved to close the opening in the fare receptacle it will aline with the other'slot so that the drawer can be removed.

10, The combination of a door, undercut plates in the door, a fare box, lugs projecting trom the bottom of the fare box and arllt ranged to engage the plates, with a bolt on the box entering a cavity in the door, preventing the' longitudinal movement of the fare box and the disengagement of the lugs. 11. rlhe combination in a fare box,of a

1 casing having a :tare receiving section, a drawer mounted inthe casing, meansfor preventing the .entire removal of the drawer,

`a latch at the back of the drawena shaft having a segmental .keeper engaged by the latch and extending to the front of the box, a handle on said shaft by which it is turned,

a tare receptacle detachably mounted inthe drawer, a slide for closingl the opening in the fare receptacle, a lock for locking the slide- 17g ai shaft forI guiding; the slide, e lock so situnames 'to this specification\,A in the presence ated that. when its bolt` is projected it will of two 4subscribing witnesses.4 prevent the slide moving,y thus locking the EZRA S BUCKNAM several ants, but ou the withdrawal of the t f bolt thhaf eenv be turned' and will actuateA GEORGE" B" KOHLER" the slide and' close the opening in the fare Witnesses: receptacle and will, release the drawer so Jos. H. KLEIN, that it can bey opened. WM. A. BARR.

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