Improvements in Fare-boxes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 11th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 25th Mar.; 1896
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Improvements in Fare-boxes.
I, JOSEPH HENRY COLEMAN, of the Village of Tottenham, in the County of
Simcoe, Province of Ontario, Canada, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:
The object of the invention is to devise a fare-box from which it is impossible
to withdraw a fare after it has been inserted in the slot, and it consists, essentially,
in arranging needles in the path of the fare which permit of the insertion of the
fare but resist its withdrawal, and of a toothed drum, by the rotation of which
the tickets and cash fares are swept round a slotted concave into the bottom of
the box, the whole being arranged in detail substantially as hereinafter more
specifically describied.
A toothed drum is suitably journalled in a frame.
Teeth, which are preferably arranged in four sets of four teeth each, are secured ito
the drum in any suitable manner, and have their points projecting sufficiently far
to enter slots in a concave sheet which is suitably held between the frame pieces.
As the concave is made of light spring metal and is only secured to the frame
pieces at three points the liability of choking the box with fares is reduced to a
minimum as the concave will yield so as to permit the drum to sweep them into
the bottom of the box.
It will be understood that corrugations in the concave would answer the
purposes of the slots and would permit the points of the teeth passing below the
general level of the concave.
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Needles are pivoted to a bar in the frame. These needles have their points
normally projecting through slots in the upper portion of the concave. These
needles are retained in this position by means of weighted tails but are free to
rock on the bar when their points are depressed by a fare entering the box.
A "lock" is pivoted immediately contiguous to the tails of the needles. This
lock is a piece so bent us to form two arms and a weighted tail. From this
construction it follows that if the fare-box be inverted, that either one or the
other of the arms will come into contact with the weighted tails of the needles
and thus retain each needle in its normal position.
Other needles are pivoted on another bar and bent levers are pivoted on a
curved cross-bar which is slotted to form guide-ways for the weighted tails of
these bent levers, is slotted to form guide-ways for the said other needles and
slotted to permit the teeth of the drum to pass. The lower portions of these bent
clevers are curved downwardly so as to lie in the path of fares passing between
the drum and the concave.
Projections on the bent levers are in contact with the aforesaid other needles.
These needles are also normally in contact with the curved portions of the levers,.
so that their points are to one side of the path of fares entering the box. When
however the fare comes in contact with the curved portions of the levers the
levers are rocked on their pivots and thus raise these other needles: through the
medium of the projections of the bent levers, so that the points of the needles are
forced into the path of a fare entering the box,
With the points of the needles lying against a ticket partly inserted in the box
it is quite impossible to remove the ticket without mutilating it so badly as to

page_text: render it unfit for further use. If a fare is paid in money, it will drop below
two sets of needles and coming into contact with the curved portions of the bent levers
will raise one series of needles across the path it has travelled so that if the box be
inverted to shake out the coin, both sets of needles are in such position as to
prevent it passing out again from the box. When a ticket has been inserted in the
box the drum is rotated and the teeth entering the ticket, sweep it round the
concave, and thus into the bottom of the box.
A slotted stop plate strips off any tickets which may have stuck to the points
of the teeth and prevents them being carried round by the rotation of the
dram.
It will be readily understood that the slots in the concave permit of the
teeth obtaining a firm hold of the tickets inserted in the box, although as pre-
viously stated, corrugations would answer the same purpose, or a plain concave might
in many cases suffice.
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It will also be readily understood that cash fares inserted in the box will fall
between each set of teeth and will be swept round into the box without danger of
injury to the points of the teeth.
For rotating the drum a slide is suitably supported on the frame piece. An outer
frame piece or other means may be adopted to hold the slide in place.
A dog is pivoted to the slide. The point of this dog engages with a four toothed
ratchet wheel rigidly secured to the spindle of the drum.
The tail of the dog is shaped to come in contact with the upper surface of
the slide so as to limit the upward motion of the point of the dog.
A spring is provided to normally retain the point of the dog in its higher
position.
A spring pawl is connected to the frame piece so as to engage with the teeth of
the ratchet wheel.
A stop is formed on the slide which is adapted to come in contact with the
ratchet wheel and thus prevent it revolving too far when the slide is operated.
The other end of the slide passes through the far end of the box, and is suitably
bent so that it may be pivoted to a grip. The lower end of the grip is connected by a
flat spring to the inside of a handle. This spring normally tends to keep the grip
in one position. When the handle is grasped suitable pressure on the grip moves
the slide till the stop comes in contact with the ratchet wheel which has then been
moved a quarter revolution by the action of the dog. The spring pawl has then
engaged with a fresh tooth of the ratchet wheel and holds the drum stationary,
when the slide and the dog are returned to their normal position by the release of the
grip which is operated by its spring. This method of operating the drum by the
grip is an important part of my invention as it much simplifies the operation of
passing tickets through into the box.
The slot through which the fares are inserted is of course immediately above the
passage way between the drum and the concave,
The bottom of the box is hinged in the ordinary way and is provided with the usual
dock so that the box may be opened for the removal of fares.
A considerable degree of utility might be obtained by arranging the two sets
of needles similarly and such an arrangement I would consider an equivalent for
that described.
The grip might also be pivoted to the handle and have a coil spring arranged
behind it as an equivalent for the flat spring.
Instead of the pivoted needles pointed needles having a spring connection with
their point of support.might be substituted the spring connection being practically..
an equivalent for the weighted tails.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.
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page_text: Improvements in Fare-boxes.
I, JOSEPH HENRY COLEMAN, of the Village of Tottenham, in the County of
Simcoe, and Province of Ontario, Canada, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of the invention is to devise a fare box from which it is impossible
to withdraw a fare after it has been inserted in the slot, and it consists, essentially,
in arranging needles in the path of the fare which permit of the insertion of the
fare but resists its withdrawal, and of a toothed drum, by the rotation of which
the tickets and cash fares are swept round a slotted concave into the bottom of the
box, the whole being arranged in detail substantially as hereinafter more specifically
described and then definitely claimed.
Figure 1, is a perspective view of a fare hox provided with my invention.
Figure 2, is a perspective detail of the mechanism thereof.
Figure 3, is a cross-section of the same, with the parts in their normal position.
Figure 4, is a similar view showing the position of the parts when a ticket is being
inserted in the box.
In the drawings, like letters of reference indicato corresponding parts in the
various figures.
In Figs. 2, 3 and 4-A, is a toothed drum, suitably journalled in the frame
pieces B.
The teeth C, which are preferably arranged in four sets of four teeth each, are
secured to the drum in any suitable manner and have their points projecting
sufficiently far to enter the slots D in the concave E, which is shaped as shown,
and suitably held between the frame pieces B. As the concave E, is made of light
spring metal, and is only secured to the frame pieces at the three points marked m in.
the drawings, the liability of choking the box with fares is reduced to a minimum,
as the concave will yield so as to permit the drum to sweep them into the
bottom of the box.
It will be understood that corrugations in the concave E, would answer the
purposes of the slots D, and would permit of the points of the teeth passing below the
general level of the concave.
F, are needles pivoted to the bar G. These needles, of which only one is shown in
the drawings, have their points normally projecting, as shown, through the slots H,
in the upper vertical portion of the concave E. These needles are retained in
this position by means of the weighted tails I, but are free to rock on the bar G,
when their points are depressed by a fare entering the box.
J, is a lock, pivoted as shown at K, immediately contiguous to the tails of the
needles F. This lock is so bent as to form two arms a and b, and a weighted
tail c.
From this construction it follows that if the fare box be inverted, that
either one
or the other of the arms a and will come into contact with the
weighted tails I of the needles F, and thus retain each needle in its norinal
position, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3.
L, are needles pivoted as shown on the bar M.
N, are bent levers pivoted on the curved cross-bar O, which is slotted at d to form
guide ways for the weighted tails P, of the levers N, slotted at e to form guide
ways for the needles L, and slotted at f to permit the teeth C of the drum A to
pass the bar. The lower portions Q of these levers N are curved downwardly
so as to lie in the path of fares passing between the drum A and the
concave E.
R, are projections on the levers N, which are in contact with the needles L,
as shown. These needles are also normally in contact with the curved portions Q,

page_text: of the lovers, so that their points are to one side of the path of fares entering
the box. When, however, the fare comes in contact with the curved portions
of the levers N, the levers are rocked on their pivots and thus raise the
needles L, through the medium of the projections R, so that the points of the
needles are forced into the path of a fare entering the box.
In Fig. 4 a ticket is shown partially inserted in the box. It will be readily
seen that with the points of the needles lying against it, as shown, it is quite
impossible to remove the ticket without mutilating it so badly as to render it
unfit for further use. If a fare is paid in money, it will drop below the needles F
and L, and coming into contact with the eurved portions Q of the levers N,
will raise the needles L across the path it has travelled so that if the box be
inverted to shake out the coin, both sets of needles are in such positions as to prevent
it passing out again from the box. When a ticket has been inserted in the box, as
shown in Fig. 4, the drum A, is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow
in that figure, and the teeth Centering the ticket, sweep it round the concave E
and thus into the bottom of the box.
S, is a slotted stop plate, seen in section in Figs. 3 and 4. This plate strips
off any tickets which may have stuck to the points of the teeth C, and prevents
thein being carried round by the rotation of the drum.
It will be readily understood that the slots in the concave permit of the
teeth C, obtaining a firm hold of the tickets inserted in the box, although, as:
previously stated, corrugations would answer the same purpose, or a plain concave
might in many cases suffice.
It will also be readily understood that cash fares inserted in the box will fall
between each set of teeth C, and will be swept round into the box without danger of
injury to the points of the teeth.
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On reference to Fig. 2, the mechanism for rotating the drum A, will be readily
understood.
T, is a slide suitably supported on the frame piece B. An outer frame piece U
is shown in the drawing to hold the slide in place, but other means may be adopted if
desired.
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V is a dog pivoted at g to the slide T. The point of this dog engages
with a four toothed ratchet wheel A¹ rigidly secured to the spindle of the
drum A.
The tail of the dog V is shaped to come in contact with the upper surface
of the slide T, so as to limit the upward motion of the point of the dog.
B is a spring adapted to normally retain the point of the dog in the position
shown in Fig. 2.
C is a spring pawl connected to the frame piece B, and engaging with the teet!i of
the ratchet wheel A'.
D¹ is a stop formed on the slide T, which is adapted to come in contact with
the ratchet wheel. A' and thus prevent it revolving too far when the slide T is
operated. The other end E' of the slide T, passes through the far end of the box, as
shown in Fig. 1, and is suitably bent so that it may be pivoted to the grip F
as indicated at .. The lower end of the grip is connected by a flat spring G
to the inside of the handle H. This spring normally tends to keep the grip F
in the position shown in the drawing. When the handle H' is grasped, suitable
pressure on the grip F moves the slide T, till the stop D' comes in contact with the
ratchet wheel A', which has then been moved a quarter revolution by the action
of the. dog V. The spring pawl has then engaged with a fresh tooth of the
rutohet. wheel A', and holds the drum stationary, when the slide T, and the dog V
are returned to their normal position by the release of the grip F' which is operated
by the spring G. This method of operating the drum A, by the grip. F is an
important part of my invention as it much simplifies the operation of passing
tickets through into the box.
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Fig. 1, shows the outside appearance of the box, within, the upper end of which
the mechanism, shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4 is located.

page_text: 1 is a slot through which the fares are inserted, which is of course immediately“
above the passage way between the drum A, and the concave E.
The bottom of the box J' is hinged at in the ordinary way, and is provided
with the usual lock, not seen in the drawings, so that the box may be opened for
the removal of, fares..
Having explained the construction of my invention, I will now briefly describe
its operation
A ticket is inserted through the slot 1 and coming into contact with the curved
portions of the levers N, is immediately caught, as previously explained, between
the points of the needles F and L, which thus prevent its withdrawal without
mutilation.. The conductor then compresses the grip F and the ticket is swept
into the bottom of the box by the rotation of the toothed drum A. A cash fare
is passed through in a somewhat similar way, with the exception that the needles,.
instead of grasping it, merely close the passage way behind it. The locks J, which
prevent the needles F, from being withdrawn from operative position by the
inversion of the box, afford additional security.
A considerable degree of utility might be obtained by arranging the needles L
in a similar manner to the needles F, and such an arrangement I would consider an.
equivalent for that shown.
The grip F¹ might also be pivoted to the handle and have a coil spring arrangedi
behind it, as an equivalent for the flat spring shown.
Instead of the pivoted needles F, pointed needles having a spring-connection
with their point of support, might be substituted, the spring connection being
practically an equivalent for the weighted tails.
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
1. In a fare box, one or more needles arranged in the path of fares placed in the
box so as to permit of their insertion into the same, but to resist their withdrawal
therefrom, whether the box be in a normal or in an inverted position, substantially
as and for the purpose specified.
2. A fare box having a passage way for fares, in combination with one or more
pivoted needles having weighted tails adapted to normally retain the points of the
needles in the path of fares placed in the box, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
3. A fare box having a passage way for fares, in combination with one or more
pivoted needles having weighted tails adapted to normally retain the points of the
needles in the path of fares placed in the box, and pivoted locks to retain the
needles in their normal position when the box is inverted, substantially as and for
the purpose specified.
4. A fare box having a passage way for fares, in combination with one or more
pivoted needles having weighted tails adapted to normally retain the points of the
needles in the path of fares placed in the box, one or more pivoted needles having
their points normally out of the path of such fares, and means for automatically
bringing the points of the last mentioned needles into the path of or against the
fare when the latter is inserted in the box, substantially as and for the purpose-
specified.
5. A fare box, a concave and a rotatable toothed drum between which the fares
pass, in combination with one or more pivoted needles having weighted' tails
adapted to normally retain the points of the needles in the path of fares passing
between the concave and the drum, substantially as and for the purpose
specified..
6. In a fare box, a concave and a rotatable toothed drum between which the
fares pass, in combination with one or more pivoted needles having weighted tails
adapted to normally retain the points of the needles in the path of fares passing
between the concave and the drum, one or more pivoted needles having their points

page_text: normally out of the path of such fares, and means for automatically bringing the
points of the last mentioned needles into the path of or against the fare when the
latter is inserted in the box, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
7. In a fare box, a slotted concave and a rotatable toothed drum, the points of
the teeth of which enter the slots in the concave, in combination with one or more
pivoted needles having weighted tails adapted to normally retain the points of the
needles in the path of fares passing between the concave and the drum substantially
as and for the purpose specified.
8. In a fare box, a slotted concave aud a rotatable toothed drum, the points of
the teeth of which enter the slots in the concave, in combination with one or more
pivoted needles having weighted tails adapted to normally retain the points of the
needles in the path of fares passing between the concave and the drum, and pivoted
locks to retain the needles in their normal position when the box is inverted,
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
9. In a fare box, the combination of the following elements:-A concave, a
rotatable toothed drum; one or more pivoted needles having weighted tails adapted-
to normally retain the points of the needles in the path of fares passing between
the concave and the drum; one or more pivoted needles having their points
normally out of the path of such fares and one or more pivoted lovers having
their ends lying in the path of the fares and adapted to raise the last mentioned
needles when a fare presses against the said lever ends, substantially as and for the
purpose specified.
10. In a fare box, the combination of the following elements :-A concave; a
rotatable toothed drum; one or more pivoted needles having weighted tails adapted
to normally retain the points of the needles in the path of fares passing between
the concave and the drum; and pivoted locks adapted to retain the needles in their
normal position when the box is inverted, substantially as and for the purpose.
specified.
11. In a device of the class described, the combination of a slotted concave; a
rotatable toothed drum, the points of the teeth of which enter the slots in the
concave and a slotted stop plate, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
12. In a fare box, the combination of a concave; a suitably journalled toothed
drum; a ratchet wheel rigidly connected to the spindle of the said drum; a slide
suitably supported; a spring actuated dog pivoted on the said slide; a spring pawl
rigidly connected to the box and engaging with the teeth of the ratchet wheel; a
grip pivoted at one end to the slide and a spring connection between the said grip
and the handle of the box, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
13. In a fare box the combination of a concave; a suitably journalled toothed
drum; a ratchet wheel rigidly connected to the spindle of the said drum ; a slide
suitably supported; a spring dog pivoted on the said slide; a stop on the slide
adapted to come into contact with the ratchet wheel to limit its motion; a spring
pawl rigidly connected to the box and engaging with the teeth of the ratchet
wheel; a grip pivoted at one end to the slide and a spring connection between the
said grip and the handle of the box, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
14. In a fare box, a concave and a rotatable toothed drum, between which the
fares pass, in combination with one or more pivoted needles projecting through
slots in the said concave, one or more pivoted needles having their points normally
out of the path of fares placed in the box, and means for automatically bringing
the points of the last mentioned needles into the path of or against the fare
when the latter is partially inserted in the box, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
15. In a device of the class described, a concave adapted to yield to pressure
and to return to its. former position on the removal of the same, in combination
with a rotatable toothed drum, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
16. In a device of the class described, a slotted concave adapted to yield to
pressure and to return to its former position on the removal of the same, in
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page_text: combination with a rotatable toothed drum, the points of the teeth of which enter
the slots in the concave, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
17. In a fare box, mechanism for conveying fares into the interior of the box,
in combination with a slide adapted to operate the said mechanism and a grip
connected to the handle and adapted to operate the said slide, substantially as and
for the purpose specified.
18. In a fare box, mechanism for conveying fares into the interior of the box,
in combination with a slide adapted to operate the said mechanism and a grip
connected to the handle and adapted to operate the said slide, and a spring arranged
to return the said grip and slide to their normal position, substantially as and for
the purpose specified.
19. In a fare box, the pivoted needles F, having weighted tails I, in combination
with the pivoted lock J, provided with the arms a and b and the weighted tail c,
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
20. In a fare box, the pivoted needles L, and the concave E, in combination
with the curved cross-bar O, slotted at d and e, and the levers N, pivoted on the
said cross-bar and provided with curved portions Q, weighted tails P, and
projections R, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
21. In a fare box, a slotted concave and a rotatable toothed drum, the points of
the teeth of which enter the slots in the concave, in combination with one or more
pivoted needles having weighted tails adapted to normally retain the points of the
needles in the path of fares passing between the concave and the drum, and
pivoted lugs to retain the needles in their normal position when the box is inverted,
one or more pivoted needles having their points normally out of the path of such
fares, and means for automatically bringing the points of the last mentioned needles
into the path of or against the fare when the latter is inserted in the box,
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 11th day of January 1896.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.