Improvements in Apparatus for Collecting the Fee for the Use of Closets or other Enclosed Places.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Aug., 1886.
Complete Left, 13th May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 5th July, 1887.
Improvements in Apparatus for Collecting the Fee for the Use of
Closets or other Enclosed Places.
I JAMES GOZNEY of Nursery Mount Hunslet Leeds in the County of York
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
The object of my Invention is to ensure the collection of the money charged for the
use of closets and other enclosed spaces without requiring the presence of an attendant.
which I effect by arranging the fastening of the door or its equivalent so that it is
released for admittance to or exit from the closet or space by putting a coin or token
into an opening from which after releasing the fastening it falls into a locked
receptacle.
I will describe an arrangement of mechanism according to my Invention as applied
to a closet door for releasing it by means of a coin or token from the outside from
which its application to analogous uses will be readily understood. I prefer to arrange
the door so that when unrestrained it will close.
On the edge of the door opposite the hinged edge I fasten a bar or piece projecting
a little from the edge of door so that it will engage with a hinged "tumbler
situated in the jamb of the door or equivalent fixed part and supported with the other
mechanism in a suitable plate. As the door closes the "tumbler" is pushed over so
that a swing bolt engages with it to secure the door. Attached to the swing bolt there
may be a pin projecting to inside the closet so that a person can move back the swing
bolt to let himself out of the closet but there are no means of moving this bolt from
the outside of the closet except by means of a coin or token inserted into a slit large
enough for the particular coin or token to pass through a shoot guiding it onto (or

page_text: into a hopper attached to) the end of a centered arm or lever whose movement is limited
by a stop. In order to release the coin or token only when the door is pushed open
the following arrangement may be provided. Working on the same centre as the said
arm is a rocking lever one end of which forms the bottom of the hopper the other end
carrying a counterbalance weight. An arm on the rocking lever engages with the
swing bolt. When a coin or token is dropped into the hopper, the hopper and rocking
lever are both moved and consequently by the arm attached to the latter the swing
bolt is pushed clear of the notch in the tumbler and the door can be pushed open.
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When the coin or token is to be released only when the door is pushed open
provide means for giving a further movement to the bottom of the hopper only
which may be effected as follows:-At the side of the tumbler I form
inclined groove in which a pin on the swing bolt engages so that as the tumbler is
pushed over it draws the swing bolt still further to one side and with it the
rocking lever. The movement of the hopper has followed that of the rocking lever
only until the hopper arm reaches its stop when the bottom of the hopper is moved
away from it by the continued movement of the rocking lever alone due to the
engagement of the pin in the inclined groove and the token or coin escapes into a
receptacle provided for its reception. When the door closes the aforesaid tumbler is
returned thereby to its normal position and the counterbalance weight restores the
rocking lever to its original position to engage with the tumbler and lock the door and
in doing so its lifts the hopper away from the stop ready to receive another coin or
token. The side of the hopper may be provided with a slit rather less than the
diameter of the specified coin or token so that if a smaller coin or token be used it
will pass through without effecting the swing bolt. It will be evident that the coin
or token may be made to bear directly on the end of the arm and that the arrange-
ments for moving away the bottom of the hopper to release the coin or token may be
dispensed with.
I may insert in the door of the closet a small pane of Glass so that a person outside
can see if the closet is engaged and inside I place a swinging shutter so that any one
inside can raise this shutter to cover the pane when it will rest against a stop and
display to the outside the word "engaged" the stop is so arranged that the opening
of the door will push it over and cause the shutter to fall away from the
pane of glass.
When it is desired to admit a person freely to a closet or other enclosed space and to
make it necessary to pay before leaving I arrange the door and locking arrangement as
previously described except that the slit for receiving the coin or token is on the
inside of Closet or enclosed space instead of outside and the pin for liberating swing
bolt is done away with or may be on the outside. I further attach a pawl or catch to the
side of Closet or other enclosed space so that when the door is opened wide enough to
allow a person to pass out this pawl or catch will engage in a notch provided for the
purpose on the door and so prevent the door from closing. The door will then
remain open until a person steps on the floor of the closet. In this case the floor or
part of it has a small movement on hinges and is connected to the pawl aforesaid so that
the movement of the floor will move the pawl and allow the door to close. When it is
undesirable to have a moving floor the same object may be attained by having a
moveable seat to the closet working on hinges and connected to the aforesaid pawl so
that the act of sitting will liberate pawl and allow the door to close, or the same
object may be attained by a lever worked by hand or by other equivalent arrange-
ment. The floor or the seat whichever is used for this purpose can be brought
back to its original position when the weight is removed by a Counterbalance weight
or spring. It may be arranged for the door to open outwards or inwards as most
convenient.
It will be evident that I can apply my Invention to any enclosed space room
compartment or cage where it is desired to make a money charge and that such
enclosed space cage or the like can be made to contain any object of interest or use
or such enclosed space cage or the like may be attached to or form part of such object
of interest or use in such a way that the said object cannot be made use of or gained

page_text: access to without entering the enclosed space or cage and consequently incruring the
necessity of a payment either on entering or leaving.
In this way I can enclose in or attach to a cage or room a weighing machine a
height measuring machine a strength testing machine and various other objects for
the use of which payment is required the necessity of entering a cage or enclosed
space to gain access to the object will ensure the automatic collection of the fee.
In using a cage for this purpose I may provide a step or platform on which it is
necessary to tread so as to liberate the door or actuate mechanism which will allow or
cause it to close. This may for example be done by a catch or pawl in the same way
as I have described with regard to a closet or I may cause the movement of the step or
platform to give a positive closing to the door.
Dated this 13th day of Angust 1886.
J. HENRY JOHNSON,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields,
Agent for the said James Gozney.

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Collecting the Fee for the Use of
Closets or other Enclosed Places.
I JAMES GOZNEY of Nursery Mount, Hunslet Leeds in the County of York Engineer
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 my Invention is to ensure the collection of the money charged for
the use of closets and other enclosed spaces without requiring the presence of an
attendant.
I will describe my Invention as applied to a closet from which its application for
analogous uses will be readily understood.
For the collection of the money charged there are two modifications of my
Invention
in one of which it is necessary to pay before obtaining admission to the closet or space
and in the other it is necessary to pay before the seat can be used or before leaving
the closet or other enclosed space.
For closets I prefer to use the first modification-The door or barrier to the
entrance of the closet or space may be fitted to turn on hinges or to rotate on pivots
or in any other suitable way, and means may be provided (such for example by a
spring or its equivalent) so that when unrestrained the door or barrier will always
close itself.
On the edge or other suitable part of the door is provided a bar or latch so as to
project from the door and engage with a hinged tumbler supported with the other
mechanism hereinafter described on or in the jamb of the door or other suitable part
of the entrance-As the door closes the tumbler is pushed over so that a swing bolt
can engage with it to secure the door.
A person can let himself out of the closet by simply disengaging the latch from the
notch in the tumbler but there are no means of disengaging this latch nor the swing
bolt from the tumbler from the outside of the closet except by means of a coin or
token inserted into a slit large enough for the particular coin to pass into a shoot
which will guide it on to the end of a centered arm or lever or into a hopper attached
thereto so as to cause the said lever to turn on its fulcrum its movement being limited
by a suitable stop-Working on the same centre as the lever before referred to is
another rocking lever one end of which forms the bottom of the hopper which the
coin enters the other end of the said lever carrying a counterbalance weight. An
arm on the last mentioned rocking lever engages with the swing bolt so that when a
coin is dropped into the hopper, the hopper and rocking lever are both moved and by
the arm attached to the latter the swing bolt is pushed clear of the notch in the
tumbler so that the door can be opened.
When the coin is to be released only when the door is opened I provide means for
giving a further movement to the bottom only of the hopper which may be effected as

page_text: follows At the side of the tumbler I form an inclined groove in which a pin on the
swing bolt when moved out of the notch by the weight of the coin engages so that as
the tumbler is pushed over by the act of opening the door it draws the swing bolt still
further to one side and with it the rocking lever-The movement of the hopper has
followed that of the rocking lever only until the hopper arm reaches its stop when the
bottom of the hopper is moved away from it by the continued movement of the
rocking lever alone due to the engagement of the pin in the inclined groove and
the coin escapes into a receptacle provided for its reception. When the door closes
the aforesaid tumbler is returned thereby to its normal position and the counter
balance weight restores the rocking lever to its original position to engage with the
tumbler and lock the door and in doing so it lifts the hopper away from the stop
ready to receive another coin-The slit in the hopper through which the coin passes
is of such a size that if a smaller coin be used it will pass through without effecting
the swing bolt and consequently the door will remain locked. The coin may be made
to bear directly at the end of the arm and the arrangement for moving away the
bottom of the hopper to release the coin may be dispensed with.
I may insert in the door of the closet a pane of glass so that a person outside can
see if the closet is engaged and inside I place a swinging shutter so that by a person
entering the closet this shutter is caused to cover the pane when it will rest against a
stop and display to the outside the word "engaged" the stop is so arranged that the
opening of the door will push it over and cause the shutter to fall away from the pane
of glass.
When it is desired to admit a person freely to a closet or other enclosed space and
to make it necessary to pay before leaving I adopt the second modification of my
Invention In this I arrange the slit for receiving the coin on the inside of closet or
enlosed space instead of outside. I attach a pawl or catch so that when the door of
the closet or other enclosed space is opened wide enough to allow a person to pass out
this pawl or catch will engage in a notch or with a projection provided for the
purpose and so prevent the door from closing--The door will then remain open until
a person steps on the floor of the closet or enclosed space which floor or part thereof
has a small movement on hinges and is connected to the pawl so that the moveinent
of the floor will disengage the pawl from the notch or projection and allow the door
to close When it is undesirable to have a hinged or moving floor the same object may
be attained by having the seat to the closet working on hinges and connected to the
aforesaid pawl so that by the act of sitting the pawl will be disengaged and allow the
door to close or the same object may be attained by a lever worked by hand or by
other equivalent arrangement. The floor or the seat as the case may be, is brought
back to its original position when the weight is removed by a counter balance weight
or spring The door may be arranged to open outwards or inwards or in a vertical
plane as most convenient.
It is evident that my Invention is applicable to any enclosed space, room com-
partment or cage where it is desired to make a money charge and that such enclosed
space, cage or the like can be made to contain any object of interest or use or such
enclosed space cage or the like may be attached to or form part of such object of
interest or use in such a way that the said object cannot be made use of or gained
access to without entering the enclosed space or cage and consequently incurring the
necessity of a payment either on entering or leaving-In this way I can enclose in
or attach to a cage or room a weighing machine, a height measuring machine a
strength testing machine and various other objects for the use of which payment is.
required the necessity of entering a cage or enclosed space to gain access to the object
will ensure the automatic collection of the fee.
In using a cage for this purpose I may provide a step or platform 8n which it is
necessary to tread so as to liberate the door or actuate mechanism which will allow or
cause it to close. This may for example be done by a catch or pawl in the same way
as I have described with regard to a closet or I may cause the inovement of the step
or platform to give a positive closing to the door.
And in order that iny said Invention may be fully understood I shall now proceed

page_text: more particularly to describe the same and for that purpose shall refer to the several
figures on the annexed sheets of drawings the same letters of reference indicating
corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 represents in elevation the inner side of a hinged door or barrier to a
closet or other enclosed space fitted with my improved locking and releasing
mechanism and Figure 2 is a horizontal section of the same Figures 3 and 4 are
views at right angles to each other of the locking and releasing mechanism drawn to a
larger scale.
Figures 5 and 6 are views at right angles to each other illustrating an arrangement
of yielding or hinged floor or platform for preventing egress from the closet except by
means of a coin as hereinafter described.
Figures 7 and 8 are respectively a vertical section and a horizontal section
illustrating my Invention applied to a rotating door or barrier and Figures 9 and 10
are details thereof drawn to a larger scale.
Referring to Figures 1 to 4 A represents the hinged door of a closet or other
chamber or enclosed space to the inner side of which door is pivoted a bar or latch B
the end of which projects beyond the edge of the door so as to engage, when the
door is shut in a notch B¹ in a sneck or tumbler C fitted to oscillate in a recess or
opening in a plate D fixed in the jamb E of the door.
The tumbler C is also provided with another notch F with which when the door is
shut a swing lever G engages to prevent the door being opened.
To obtain access to the closet or enclosed space it is first necessary to disengage the
swing lever G from the notch F which is effected in the following manner.
His a lever fitted to turn or rock on centres I and provided at its free end with a
hopper K for the reception of a coin inserted from outside the closet or chamber
through a slit or opening and conducted into the hopper by a shoot or trough L.
The lever H with the hopper K is elevated by a counterweighted lever M fitted to
turn on the same axis as that on which the lever H turns-One end of the lever M
carries a weight and its opposite end forms a movable bottom to the hopper K and
prevents a coin of the predetermined size placed in the hopper from passing
therefrom until released by removing the bottom of the hopper as hereinafter
described.
When the coin is placed in the hopper the weight thereof causes the levers H
and M to turn on their axes I until the lever H comes against a fixed stop N an
arm on the lever M at the same time acting on the swing lever G forces the said
lever out of the catch F on the tumbler and thereby leaving the door free to be
opened By the act of opening the door the latch B by pressing on one side of the
notch B in the tumbler C causes the said tumbler to turn on its centre and in so
doing an inclined or cam slot P in the tumbler by acting on a projection Q on the
swing lever G will cause the end of the lever M to descend still further and away
from the hopper, into the position shewn by dotted lines in Figures 3 and thereby
release the coin from the hopper from which it will fall into a receptacle placed in
position to receive it.
The door may be closed automatically by means of a spring or springs or equivalent
means and as it closes the latch B without being raised will press against one side of
the notch B in the tumbler C and cause the said tumbler to rock on its centre into
its former position and then the swing lever G will by the counter weighted lever M
be caused to engage the notch F in the tumbler and thus prevent the door from being
opened except by placing a coin in the hopper as before described.
The door of the closet or enclosed space may be opened from the inside by simply
raising the latch out of the notch B' and then pulling the door open.
To indicate whether or not the closet or enclosed space is occupied or engaged I
provide in the door an opening covered with glass as at R Figures 1 and 2 and inside
the door behind the pane of glass I pivot a shutter having two arms S S¹ each of
which is sufficiently large to cover the opening in the door and having thereon
respectively the words "engaged" and "disengaged."
When the door is opened by a person entering the closet or chamber a spring

page_text: bolt T hinged at U to the frame of the door way or entrance and working in a
guide V presses against the edge of the shutter causing it to turn on its pivot so as to
bring the arm S bearing the word "engaged" opposite the opening R as shewn in
Figure 1 in which position it is retained by a detent W engaging with the said arm.
When the person leaves the closet he raises the latch B from the notch B¹ thereby
causing a tail or end B' of the latch to press upon a projection W¹ on the detent W
causing the said detent to disengage the shutter which will then turn on its pivot and
bring the arm S¹ containing the word "disengaged" opposite the opening R in the
door as shewn by dotted lines in Figure 1.
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X is a bar or guard attached to the outer side of the door to prevent the door from
being accidentally or otherwise left open when a person leaves the closet it being
necessary for the person leaving to press against the bar or guard X and thereby
ensure the closing of the door.
Figures 5 and 6 illustrate an arrangement which admits of free access to the closet
or enclosed space but which in order to leave again requires a coin to be placed in the
hopper to act in a similar manner to that horeinbefore described with reference to
Figures 1 to 4 for obtaining access to the interior.
I have shewn in the drawing two doors or barriers A A¹ arranged to open and
close in a vertical plane (but they may be otherwise arranged) and when closed they
meet in the centre of the opening or entrance to the chamber.
The door or barrier A is fixed on one end of a rocking shaft A³ working in
bearings B beneath the floor of the chamber near one side of the opening or
entrance a and the other door or barrier A' is hinged beneath the floor near the
opposite side of the said opening or entrance-The lower part of each of the barriers
or doors or the hinge thereof is provided with a projecting toothed arm or quadrant or
segment b. the two segments gearing with each other as shewn in Figure 6 so as
to cause the two barriers or doors to move simultaneously.
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c is a hinged platform (which may be part of the floor of the chamber) upon which
a person entering the chamber or enclosed space is compelled to step whereupon the
weight of the person will cause the platform to press upon a projection
rocking shaft thereby causing the rocking shaft to turn in its bearings and the doors
or barriers to close the opening or entrance to the chamber the said doors meeting in
the centre as shewn by dotted lines in Figure 6 whilst at the same time an arm f,
projecting from the rocking shaft is brought into position for the swing lever G to
engage with one side thereof so as to prevent the doors being opened the swing lever
entering a notch in the plate h and being locked in this position by means of a tipping
lever as in the arrangement described with reference to Figures 1 to 4-In.. order to
unlock the doors or barriers the swing lever must be first disengaged from the arm f
and to effect this a coin must be placed in the hopper K through a slit provided for
the purpose in the interior of the chamber the weight of which coin will cause the
tipping lever M to release the swing lever G from the arm and then the doors or
barriers may be readily opened by the person standing on the platform to allow him
to pass out.
engaging
The doors or barriers are maintained in their open position by a detent
the opposite side of the arm to that engaged by the spring lover when the doors
are closed the said detent being released from the arm when a person steps on to the
hinged platform to which the detent is connected by a rod g so as to admit of the
doors closing as hereinbefore described.
Instead of the doors or barriers being arranged to move in a vertical plane as
hereinbefore described swinging doors may be employed operated from the rocking
shaft A2 by means of bevel gearing.
Figures 7 and 8 illustrate my Invention as applied to a rotating door or barrier
which may be of a cylindrical form as shewn or if desired, it may consist of a number
of bars or wings similar to an ordinary turnstile.
A is the door or barrier which as shewn in the drawing is arranged to rotate, in the
direction indicated by arrows, in bearing i at the top and bottom thereof the bottom
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page_text: one only being shewn on the drawings-The pivots kon which the door or barrier
rotatos are carried in arms l attached to or formed in one with the door or barrier-
The lower pivot carries a pawl m arranged to engage with the teeth of a circular
rack n to prevent the door or barrier being turned in the wrong direction.
On a suitable part of the door or barrier is a projection B (see Figure 9) which
engages another projection B' on the tumbler C thereby preventing the door or
barrier being rotated until the tumbler is released which may be effected by means
of a coin in the manner bereinbefore described or by other equivalent arrangement of
mechanism, and which when thus released will permit of a person, desirous of
entering the enclosed space, rotating the barrier in the direction of the arrows and in
so doing the projection B by acting upon the projection B' will cause the tumbler to
turn on its centre until the projection B passes over the projection B¹, whereupon
the tumbler will be automatically returned by the balance weight p, to its normal
position and again locked so as to prevent the projection B again passing the
projection B except when released by the introduction of a coin as before described.
The person having placed the coin in the receptacle provided for its reception enters
the cylindrical door or barrier which he may then rotate in the direction of the arrows
by means of the handle 9 to enable him to pass out there from into the enclosed
space. It is obvious that instead of a cylindrical door or barrier any desired number
of arm or partitions may be used in place thereof so as to divide the rotating barrier
into a number of divisions or compartments each division being provided with a
projection to act upon the projection B¹ on the tumbler, so that it will be necessary
to place a coin in the receptacle provided for the purpose of releasing the tumbler,
after each projection on the rotating door or barrier has passed the projection B¹ on
the tumbler. It is also obvious that the locking and releasing mechanism may be
considerably modified without departing from the nature of my Invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
First: In the collection of fees for the use of closets or other enclosed spaces means
whereby a coin is caused to operate mechanism so as to release the fastening of the
door or barrier to the closet or other enclosed space substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Second: In the collection of fees for the use of closets and other enclosed spaces
the combination with a bar or latch attached to the door or barrier thereto of a
hinged tumbler having notches or projections therein or thereon with which the bar
or latch and a swing lever engage to prevent the door or barrier being opened and
means for releasing the tumbler by a coin substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Third: In apparatus for the collection of fees for the use of closets and other
enclosed spaces the combination with a bar or latch on the door or barrier of the
hinged tumbler Chaving notches or projections B₁ and F and an inclined groove Pį
the swing lever G, levers H and M and arm 0, the whole, being constructed and
arranged to operate substantially in the manner herein before described and illustrated
by the accompanying drawings.
Fourth: In apparatus for the collection of fees for the use of closets and other
enclosed spaces the combination with a bar or latch on the door or barrier, hinged
tumbler C, and swing lever G, of the lever H carrying at its free end a hopper or
receptacle provided with a slit which will allow a coin of less than a predetermined
size to pass therefrom without operating the releasing mechanism substantially as
herein before described.
Fifth The combination with mechanism for releasing the fastening of a door or
barrier to a closet or other enclosed space by means of a coin, of automatic
mechanism for indicating whether or not the closet or enclosed space is engaged
substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Sixth-In the collection of fees for the use of closets or other enclosed spaces, the

page_text: combination with rotating doors or barriers of means for releasing the same by the
introduction of a coin substantially as hereinbefore described.
Seventh-Closets or other inclosed spaces to which free ingress may be had but in
which a person entering the same, or using the closet will cause the door or barrier to
close so as to prevent egress except by introducing a coin to act on mechanism for
releasing the door or barrier substantially as hereinbefore described.
Eighth-In closets or other enclosed spaces a yielding floor or platform, which when
depressed by the weight of a person entering the closet or other enclosed space will
effect the closing of the door or barrier in combination with mechanism for releasing
the door or barrier by means of a coin substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 19th C
1007
J. HENRY JOHNSON,
Agent.