Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 28th June, 1887
Complete Left, 28th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 11th May, 1888
I ALFRED DICKINSON Tramway Manager of Tramway Depôt, Darlaston in the
County of Stafford do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object an improved way bill frame or box which prevents the
persons using them from tampering therewith and thus greater security is obtained
against fraud.
I mount my way bill in a locked up frame or box upon two rollers in such a manner
that the rollers can only be turned in a forward direction without unlocking the frame.
The front of the box is perforated with one two or more openings in size and number
depending upon the amount of particulars required to be placed thereon for instance
the openings for a tram register may be first for the Inspectors Stamp, Second, for
the date, Third, for the number of the upper ticket at each particular station at one
price and the same for a second or third price, Fourth for the time of departure and
arrival and Fifth for the conductors signature. When this is filled up and signed at
the end of the journey the way bill may be turned from the outside forward and a new
register commenced without unlocking or opening the frame which is effected by
winding the roll on one roller and fastening the end to the other at the commence-
ment of the particular interval of work or range of observations required. If the way
bill is printed as is now the custom the face may be made of glass with perforations
for the point of the pencil and thus allowing the printed particulars to be read through
the glass or the front may not be transparent in which case the person may he instructed
in which spaces to write certain particulars or the directions may be printed outside the
face and the way bill roll may be either printed or plain. Then again instead of a
number of slots or openings there may be just one sufficiently large to expose the
room necessary for one journey or stage but generally I prefer separate openings for
each particular because the face is the better protected against alteration but the other
mode is a perfect preventative against turning back or against the inspector stamping
more than one journey at once.
The back of the frame is so constructed as to carry the surface of the paper close
up to the face as a foundation for the pencil or a separate face may be inserted so that
the paper may travel over it.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: I, ALFRED DICKINSON, Tramway Manager of Tramway Depot, Darlaston in the
County of Stafford do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention has for its object an improved way bill frame or box which prevents
the persons using them from tampering therewith and thus greater security is obtained
against fraud.
I mount my way bill in a locked up frame or box upon two rollers in such a manner
that the rollers can only be turned in a forward direction without unlocking the frame.
The front of the box is perforated with one two or more openings in size and
number depending upon the amount of particulars required to be placed thereon for
instance the openings for a tram register may be first for the Inspectors Stamp, Second
for the date Third, for the number of the upper ticket at each particular station at one
price and the same for a second or third price, Fourth for the time of departure and
arrival and Fifth for the conductor's signature. When this is filled up and signed at
the end of the journey the way bill may be turned from the outside forward and a
new register commenced without unlocking or opening the frame which is effected by
winding the roll on one roller and fastening the end to the other at the commence-
ment of the particular interval of work or range of observations required. If the way
bill is printed as is now the custom the face may be made of glass with perforations
for the point of the pencil and thus allowing the printed particulars to be read through
the glass or the front may not be transparent in which case the person may be
instructed in which spaces to write certain particulars or the directions may be printed
outside the face and the way bill roll may be either printed or plain. Then again
instead of a number of slots or openings there may be just one sufficiently large to
expose the room necessary for one journey or stage but generally I prefer separate
openings for each particular because the face is the better protected against alteration
but the other mode is a perfect preventative against turning back or against the
inspector stamping more than one journey at once.
The back of the frame is so constructed as to carry the surface of the paper close
up to the face as a foundation for the pencil or a separate face may be inserted so that
the paper may travel over it.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon which
I have illustrated the same by four figures as follows:-
Figure 1 is a front elevation of way bill frame as it is seen in ordinary practice.
Figure 2 is a sectional elevation on the line A, B.
Figure 3 is a back elevation showing the locking up arrangement.
Figure 4 is an outside elevation of the edge of the way bill upon which the lock

page_text: The frame E is made by preference of metal and the face C may be either a sheet
of glass or a perforated sheet of metal. If of glass no printing is required upon its
face as the sheets of paper S would be seen through it but if plain sheets of paper are
used, and they will do very well, a metal face with such wording as shown or other
wording is required to make the entries to be understood by a stranger. The way
bill frame is kept securely locked in any convenient manner such as with the lock K
and hasp which secures the door M. When the door M is opened the paper S may
be mounted upon the roller ¹ the other end being attached to the hand roller R which
may be turned in one direction only from the outside by the handle R the ratchet
wheel and spring catch W preventing the reversal of the roller R. Thus when the
spaces now opposite the openings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are filled and the roller R is
turned it is impossible for them to be afterwards touched. Instead however of having
the spaces one after the other as shown there may be one long slot or a number of
slots from left to right in which the way bill would be much shorter so that in this
case when the paper S had left the space 7 it would not have to pass the subsequent
spaces 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2 but the principle would be the same. The back is carried up
to D to form a support or platform to the paper S to write upon.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The improved way bill frame or box having a paper S mounted upon rollers so as
to be wound behind a slot or slots in a lock up case, substantially as and for the
purpose herein set forth and shown upon the drawings.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham,
Agent for Applicant.