Improvements in Apparatus for Collecting Money.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 20th July, 1891-Accepted, 22nd Aug., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Collecting Money.
I, JOSEPH KAYE, of the firm of Joseph Kaye and Sons, Limited, South
Accommodation Road, Leeds, in the County of York, Lock Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in connection with boxes for the
collection of money on tram cars, omnibuses, excess fares on railways, and the like,
and has for its object, the construction of the hopper so that money may pass more
direct into the box in such a manner that, it is more difficult to extract money
therefrom and to be enabled to construct the box so that it can be made of such
dimensions as to be carried in an ordinary coat pocket; also to prevent the hopper
being filled with money and fraud between servant and employer by the extraction
of money from the hopper or box except by an authorized person having a key for
opening the same; and to so arrange the bottom of the box that, it is secure when
the door is locked, but may be removed when unlocked so that the bottom for
holding the money may be interchangeable.
accomplish my object in the following manner-The hopper is secured within
the box casing and arranged with two bent plates mounted somewhat vertically and
opposite to each other upon fulcrum bars in such a manner that, when a coin is
deposited in the hopper, the plates will oscillate the necessary distance for the coin
to pass direct into the box, the said plates being kept in their normal position by
springs.
To the upper portion of each of the before mentioned bent plates, is jointed a
sliding plate held in a horizontal position by guides, or instead of jointing the
sliding plates, the first mentioned plates may be bent in such manner as to act as
the sliding plates also, which by either arrangement, when at rest, are some little
distance apart for allowing money to be placed in the hopper; the bottom of the
bent plates being in contact with a cross bar or a series of sharp pointed pins closes
the passages into the box at the base of the hopper.
On placing a coin through the opening between the sliding plates, it falls into a
space formed by the bent plates and the cross bar or sharp pointed pins, the weight
of the coin resting in a triangular space at the bottom, overcomes the resistance of
a spring and operates one of the bent plates a sufficient distance to allow the coin
to pass into the box, the respective sliding plate at the top is thereby operated and
closes the opening into the hopper until the deposited coin has passed into the box
below, when the spring forces the bent and sliding plate back to their normal
position ready for the reception of another coin.
On turning the box on its side and shaking it to extract coins from the box
through the hopper, should a coin be deposited on the bottom portion of one of the
bént plates, the weight of the coin will overcome the resistance of the spring, and
operate the plate on its fulcrum bar, thus causing the sliding plate to close the
opening into the hopper and thereby prevent the extraction of the coin.
In order to prevent the extraction of coins by the insertion of paper into the
hopper for holding the interior edge of bent plates back from the cross bar, the
latter and the bottom edge of the bent plates may have secured thereto sharp
pointed projecting pins so that should paper be inserted, the pointed pins will
prevent its withdrawal.
My object may also be accomplished by mounting within the hopper two bent
plates on supporting bars, and above the same, two wing plates kept in contact with
the sides of the hopper by springs. On the deposit of a coin it falls into a triangular

page_text: space, the weight of the coin causing the wing plate to yield, drops below on to a
bent plate which allows it to continue its course into the box below.
On tilting the box, the bent plates fall into such position that the openings
through the hopper into the box are closed, and by arranging the interior of the
hopper in the manner before described, the course taken by the coin is more direct,
which allows the box being made considerably narrower than when the hopper is
arranged in the usual manner.
A removable bottom may be constructed by making an inner casing to slide into
the box and securing to the former a bottom larger than the exterior of the box,
the inner casing being secured in its desired position by projections in connection
with the door or lock entering suitable recesses in the bottom which cannot be
removed except when the door is opened.
Dated this 15th day of October 1800
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Collecting Money.
I, JOSEPH KAYE, of the firm of Joseph Kaye and Sons Limited, South
Accomodation Road, Leeds, in the County of York, Lock 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 :-
This invention relates to certain improvements in connection with boxes for the
collection of money on tramcars, omnibuses, excess fares on railways and the like,
and has for its object, the construction of the hopper of the fare box, in such a
manner, as to prevent the coins placed therein being extracted.
The conductors of tramcars and the like, have been known when in the act of
collecting money with boxes as hitherto constructed, to hold the box at such an
angle as would lead to the choking of the hopper, for the purpose of extracting
the coins.
In describing my invention in detail, reference is made to the accompanying
drawings in which
Fig. 1. represents a front view of a collecting box arranged according to my
invention.
Fig. 2. is a section of same through line a. b.
Fig. 3. an enlarged sectional detail through the hopper.
Fig. 4. a similar view showing a coin passing through the hopper.
Fig. 5. a sectional detail through line c. d. of Fig. 3.
Fig. 6. a plan of the hopper.
Fig. 7. a section through a modified hopper.
Fig. 8. a section of the same through line e. f. and
Fig. 9. a section through the bottom portion of the outer casing of a collecting
box and removable bottom for the same.
The box casing A. and internal movements except in the hopper are for the most
part constructed in the manner as hitherto, the side plates B. of the hopper being
attached to the curved plate C. forming the upper portion of the box casing.
Within the space enclosed by the side plates B. B. are mounted on the respective
fulcrum bars D. D. two bent plates E. E. in such a manner that, on the deposit of
a coin through the opening F. at the top of the hopper, one of bent plates E.
is operated allowing the coin to pass into the box the bent plates E. being kept in
their normal position as shown by Figs. 2. and 3. by the respective spiral springs G.
encircling the fulcrum bars D. D. and are provided with an extension G₁ at each
end of spring, one end pressing against the side plate B. and the other against the
bent plate E.
To the upper portion of each of the before mentioned bent plates E. is jointed a

page_text: sliding plate H. held in a horizontal position by guides H' and when at rest in
their normal position, the edges of the sliding plates H. H. are a sufficient distance
apart for allowing a coin to pass into the hopper.
Below the opening F. is secured an angular plate K. provided at the bottom
edge with a number of sharp pointed projections K against which the bent
plates E. E. are pressed by the before mentioned spiral springs. On passing a coin
through the opening F. between the sliding plates H. H. it falls into the space L
or L the coin on resting in the bottom of either triangular space overcomes the
resistance of the spring G. and operates the bent plate E. a sufficient distance to
allow the coin C¹ to pass forward into the box; the respective sliding plate H. at
the top being operated, thereby closes the opening through F. into the hopper to
such an extent that, another coin cannot be deposited, until the coin C¹ has cleared
the bent plate E. when the spiral spring forces the bent plate E. and sliding plate H.
jointed thereto back to their normal position ready for the deposit of another coin.
On turning the box on its side, and shaking it to extract coins from the same
through the hopper, should a coin be deposited on the bottom portion at E' of one
of the bent plates, the weight of the coin will overcome the resistance of the spiral
spring G. and operate the bent plate E. on its fulcrum bar D. thus causing the
sliding plate H. to close the opening F. into the hopper, and thereby prevent the
extraction of coin.
As a further precaution for preventing the extraction of coins by the insertion of
a slip of paper into the hopper for the purpose of holding the bottom portion E' of
a bent plate back from the angular plate K. the bottom edges of each are serrated,.
the points of the projections being sharp, so that should paper be inserted, the
pointed projections will allow it to pass inwardly, but prevent its withdrawal.
My object may also be accomplished by mounting within the collecting box a
hopper of modified construction in which two bent plates M. M. are supported on
bars N. N. and above the same are two wing plates P. P. supported by bars Q. Q.
the bottom edges of each being kept in contact with the side plates B. B. of the
hopper by the respective springs S. S.
On the deposit of a coin, it drops into one of the triangular spaces R. the weight
of the coin causing a wing plate P. to yield, and allow the coin to drop below on to
a bent plate M. which on yielding with the weight of the coin, allows it to continue
its course.
The bottom edges of the respective plates at P¹ and M¹ are serrated and sharp
pointed for the purpose of preventing the withdrawal of paper should it be inserted,
the said edges being kept in contact with the side plates B by the respective spiral
springs S. S. and T.
The collecting box may be prepared with a removable bottom constructed by
making an inner casing U. attached to the bottom plate U¹ to slide into the
casing A. of the collecting box, and securing the former to the latter by one or
more projections W. secured to the door V. of box, entering recesses or holes
pierced through the side plate of inner casing U. thereby securing the movable
bottom in position when the door V. is closed and locked.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what' manner the same may be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. Collecting boxes provided with a hopper having plates E. and H. mounted
therein with which is combined an angular plate K. all constructed and arranged
substantially in the manner and for the purpose as herein before set forth and
illustrated by the drawings.
2. The combination of the plates B. and E. with the guide plates H. arranged
substantially in the manner and for the purpose as herein before set forth.
3. The combination of the plates B. with plates M. and P. arranged and
operated substantially in the manner and for the purpose as hereinbefore set forth.
4. Collecting box hoppers in which the internal plates are operated by the

page_text: insertion of coins the bottom edges of the plates being serrated and sharp pointed
for the purpose as herein before set forth.
5. Collecting boxes provided with a removable bottom secured to the casing A.
by one or more projections W. entering or engaging with holes formed in a plate of
the inner casing U. all arranged substantially in the manner as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 18th day of July 1891.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.