IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR INDICATING THE NUMBERS OF PERSONS, AND ASCERTAINING THE AMOUNTS PAID BY THEM IN THEIR PASSAGE TO OR FROM TRAM CARS AND OTHER VEHICLES OR PLACES
Year: 1877

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Henry Beuttell and George Beuttell at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 29th December 1877.
HENRY BEUTTELL, of No. 82, Loughborough Road, Brixton, in the County of
Surrey, Commercial Traveller, and GEORGE BEUTTELL, of the said No. 82, Lough-
borough Road, Engineer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR INDICATING THE
NUMBERS OF PERSONS, AND ASCERTAINING THE AMOUNTS PAID BY THEM IN THEIR
PASSAGE TO OR FROM TRAM CARS AND OTHER VEHICLES OR PLACES."
In carrying out our improvements we, as heretofore, employ arms on an axis
capable of free rotation in one direction, whilst it is prevented by click or other stop
or such like means from motion in the opposite direction, the bars acting in four or
other suitable radial directions as barriers to admit of the free passage of persons in
one direction, whilst another axis with other suitable radial arms acting as barriers
is employed for the passage of persons in the opposite direction, the number of such
arms or barriers being regulated to admit of the passage of only one person at a
time. On this axis, which we will call the main axis, is applied a wheel with pro-
jections and inclined surfaces corresponding in number respectively with the arms
to operate as the required barriers. These projections are each capable in succession
of being operated upon by a spring stop to prevent the rotation of the main axis,
and which stop is required to be released before this main axis with its barriers can
make a partial rotation for the passage of a person. For this purpose there is applied
to the main axis a toothed wheel, the teeth of which are taken into by the teeth of
another toothed wheel or pinion on another axis, with a small arm carrying a roller,
or which is otherwise suitably formed so that when an attempt is made to effect a
partial rotation to the main axis, and consequently to the axis of such small arm,
the tendency is to a movement of such small arm.
There is also provided a receiver or carrier capable of receiving a surface to act
as a temporary abutment, which when present will on the attempt being made to
effect a partial rotation of the main axis cause the receiver or carrier to be moved
to operate by links and leverage on the stop to release it from the projection, and
admit of the partial rotation of the main axis, but so soon as such lifting of the stop
has taken place to admit of such partial rotation of the main axis for the passage of
one person, the temporary abutment then falls into a general receiver, and the

page_text: further operation with the apparatus is prevented until a fresh temporary abutment
is applied.
The temporary abutments are all'of uniform dimensions, and only such will act,
and each should have in some way indicated upon it the amount of the fare or price
of admission, and each is passed through a suitable inlet or opening for it to conduct
it into position for operation; this opening is also guarded by a moveable guard.
The wheel with the projections and inclines is connected to the main axis with
spring connection so as to admit of slight motion to the axis as the parts come into
operation without injury to them. Springs also act on other of the parts to aid
their operation, and most of the operating parts, with the receiver, are secured from
being tampered with by cover, lock and key, or otherwise.