Tram Cars, and similar Conveyances.
Year: 1885

page_text: Tram Cars, and similar Conveyances.
I EDWARD BELLIS of 184 Cemetery Road Sheffield in the County of York
Tramway Superintendant do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
AN IMPROVED PASSENGER INDICATOR AND RECORDER FOR OMNIBUSES TRAM CARS
AND SIMILAR CONVEYANCES to be as follows::-
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This Invention relates to an improved apparatus for indicating and recording or
checking the number of passengers carried and the distance or distances travelled
by them in or on omnibuses tramway cars and similar conveyances.
The Invention consists principally in priuting or indicating on a way bill at
certain points of the route or journey the total number of passengers who have
mounted upon or entered the conveyance, and also the total number of those who
have got off the conveyance, and the way bill will show the actual number of
passengers on the conveyance at the time of printing or indicating on the way-bill,
as well as the number of passengers who have got on and who have got off between
the different points on the route or journey of the conveyance, as well as the
distances travelled by them.
This improved apparatus or machine consists of a box case or receptacle fitted in
a convenient part of the conveyance which contains a drum on which a way-bill is
rolled or fitted; beneath the drum are two sets of numbering wheels, each wheel is
worked or moved round by a separate lever; the lever in connection with one set
of wheels is worked or moved round as each person gets on the conveyance the
lever in connection with the other or second set of wheels being worked or moved
round as a passenger gets off the conveyance, thus the total number who have
mounted upon or entered the conveyance will be shown by one set of wheels and
the total number who have got off will be shown by the other set of wheels.
At certain points or stations on the route these numbering wheels are pressed
upwards so that the numbers come in contact with the way-bill on the drum and
those numbers are printed marked or recorded on the way bill.

page_text: The indicator portion of the apparatus or machine consists of two metal plates or
discs having figures all round one side or surface of the plate, which figures are
arranged to be seen through an opening faced with glass or a small window; the
lever which works the numbering apparatus as a passenger gets on or enters the
conveyance also moves these plates round so that the numbers thereon are carried
forward, while the other lever being worked when a passenger leaves the con-
veyance, moves the plates the reverse way, so that the numbers are carried
backwards and thus the number on the plates seen through the opening or
window in front of the apparatus represents the number of passengers on the
conveyance at all times of the route or journey.

page_text: An Improved Passenger Indicator and Recorder for Omnibuses,
Tram Cars, and similar Conveyances.
I EDWARD BELLIS of 184 Cemetery Road Sheffield in the County of York
Tramway Superintendant do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
"AN IMPROVED PASSENGER INDICATOR AND RECORDER FOR OMNIBUSES TRAM CARS
AND SIMILAR CONVEYANCES," and in what manner the same is to be performed, to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement in
writing, and on reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, that is to say :—
This Invention consists principally in printing or indicating on a way-bill, at
certain points of the route or journey, the total number of passengers who have
mounted upon or entered the conveyance, and also the total number of those who
have got off the conveyance, and the way bill will show the actual number of
passengers on the conveyance at the time of printing or indicating on the way bill,
as well as the number of passengers who have got on, and who have got off between
the different points on the route or journey of the conveyance, as well as the
distance travelled by them.
In order that the practical carrying out of my invention may be fully understood
it is illustrated on the accompanying sheet of drawings, the same being marked
with figures and letters of reference corresponding with those in the following
description
Figure 1, is a perspective view of the indicator and recorder, showing in dotted:
lines the main parts of same. Figure 2, is a side elevation with the plate of the
outside framework removed. Figure 3, is a back elevation of the indicator and.
recorder. Figure 4, is a detailed sectional view of one set of type wheels; both
sets being alike one set only is shown; and Figures 5, 6, 7, and 8, are detailed
views of the units tens and hundreds wheels; and Figure 9, is a plan of the
lever B, or B¹
The same letters of reference indicate like parts in all the Figures.
A, is the units disc, A¹, the tens disc; a, the leaves of the disc A; a¹, the teeth.
of the disc A, gearing with the teeth of the disc A¹-B, C, D, E, F, are the set of
levers worked by the passengers mounting. B, C, D, E, F, the set of levers
worked by the passengers dismounting. G, the numbering wheels, denoting the,
number of passengers mounting. G³, the numbering wheels denoting the number of
passengers dismounting. b, is the pawl of the lever B, or B¹; 6¹, its stop. b³, the
return spring. H, is the letting off drum, I, the winding on drum. K, the way
bill on a band; L, the ink ribbon, M, the platen, N, the radius lever or rod carrying:
the platen, O, the escapement, P, the escape wheel, Q, the pawl and ratchet gears for
winding up the spring drums, O¹, the handle for working the escapement, R, the slot.
in the side of the frame, through which slot the handle passes which operates the.
rod end and enables the platen to be carried down onto the way bill, and presses it.
onto the numbering wheel. g, is the units type wheel, gl, the tens type wheel,
and g³, the hundreds type wheels. S, is the opening or window in the outside case.
of the apparatus through which the way bill is seen, and 8, the window through
which the indicator is seen. 1,2, are hinged doors, and 3, 4, are the locks,

page_text: my improved indicator and recorder consists of a box case or receptacle made of
metal or other durable material, which is fixed or fitted in a convenient part of the
conveyance-It contains a drum, or drums.
On the accompanying sheet of drawings two drums are shown, as in practically
working out the details of my invention I have found that two drums will be
necessary for the purpose, one being the letting off drum H, and I, the winding on
drum. On these drums a way bill K, is rolled or fitted on a band; beneath the
drums are two sets of numbering wheels G, G; each wheel is worked or moved
round by a separate lever, the levers being shown at B, C, D, E, F, and B¹, C¹³, D¹,
E, F; the lever in connection with one set of wheels G, is worked or moved
round as each person gets on the conveyance, the lever in connection with the
other or second set of wheels G¹, being worked or moved round as a passenger gets
off the conveyance, thus the total number who have mounted upon or entered the
conveyance will be shown by one set of wheels and the total number who have
got off will be shown by the other set of wheels.
The waybill K, is pressed towards the figures on the numbering wheels by
means of the platen M which is pressed downwards, the same action of the
platen M, winding the way bill on the drum H.
The indicator portion of my apparatus consists of two metal plates or discs A, A¹,
having figures all round one side or surface of the plate, which figures are arranged
to be seen through an opening 8, faced with glass or a small window, the lever
which works the numbering apparatus as a passenger gets on, or enters the
conveyance, also moves these plates or discs A, A¹, round so that the numbers
thereon are carried forward while the other lever being worked when a passenger
leaves the conveyance moves the plates or discs the reverse way so that the
numbers are carried backward, and thus the number on the plates or discs seen
through the opening or window 8, in front of the apparatus represents the
number of passengers on the conveyance at all times of the route or journey. The
levers B, C, D &c, when drawn down to move the numbering wheels G, and G¹,
are forced back by a suitable spring b³, or springs,-fixed to both the levers
inside the case.
In Figure 1, is seen the opening or window S, in front of the outside case of
the apparatus, through which the way bill K, is seen, and 8, is an oval or circular
shaped window through which the indicator of the number of passengers is
seen; the parts marked 1, 2, are made hinged doors, the door 1, being made
capable of being opened for the purpose of changing the way bill when necessary,
and the door 2, being used for reaching the numbering, wheels and indicator plates
when necessary. Both doors have locks 3, and 4, attached.
The outside case is made of wood or other suitable material sufficiently large
to hold the metal case containing the whole apparatus.
A pair of ordinary clock pallets O, are fitted between the radius lever or rod N,
carrying the platen M, and the escape wheel P, the pallets work on a pin or
stud o, and allow the toothed wheel to escape or move each time the radius lever
or rod N, is moved towards the way bill K; a handle O¹, is fitted to the top of
the pallets O, it projects through, the outside of the apparatus, through the slot
or opening R, which on being moved at any point effects the printing on the
way bill.
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The action of the escapement is as follows:-
The handle O¹, which passes from the outside of the frame to move the upright
radius lever or rod N; and to carry the way bill round for printing, has the
pallets O, rigidly fixed to the end over the escape wheel P; this handle moves in the
slot or opening R, of the outer case, but' it can also be moved or turned round
slightly to the right and to the left so giving to the pallets O, a motion the
same as given by the vibrating of an ordinary pendulum.-The escape wheel P,
is not fixed rigidly to the drum H, but it is secured to the drum by a pin passing
through a hole in the end of the drum, the escape wheel P, being kept under
the pallets O, by a spiral spring, and when necessary to change the way bill the
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page_text: escape wheel P, is pressed towards the drum H, and free from the pallets O, the
drum H, can then be moved as required. The printing ink is supplied by &
ribbon L, about of an inch wide and reaches the necessary distance over the
figures on the numbering wheels.
Having now particularly described the nature of my invention and the best
manner in which the same is to be and can be performed I wish it to be
understood that I do not limit myself to the precise details as hereinbefore
described, and as illustrated on the accompanying sheet of drawings, because it
will be evident to the skilled practical mechanic that modifications or variations
can be made therein without deviating from the principles or main features of my
invention; and I also wish it to be understood that I do not claim the several
parts of this apparatus separately as new; and in conclusion I declare that what
I claim is:
1. The general construction arrangement and combination of working parts
constituting as a whole a novel and useful passenger indicator and recorder for
omnibuses tramcars and like conveyances, substantially as herein before is specified
and as illustrated on the drawings.
2. The arrangement of the two distinct sets of numbering wheels, the one set
representing the passengers who have got on and the other set those who have got
off the conveyance.
3. The arrangement of the drums on which the way bill is carried and the
attachment thereto by which the way bill is pressed towards the figures on the
numbering wheels.
4. The indicator plates which being worked forwards by the lever attached
to one set of numbering wheels, and backwards by the lever attached to the
other set of numbering wheels, show the number of passengers remaining upon the
conveyance.
5. And, I also claim arranging the figures,-recorded on the way bill,—in two
columns, the one showing the number of passengers who have mounted upon, and
the other the number who have got off the conveyance, allowing of calculations
showing the number of passengers remaining at each printing or other station, as
well as the number who have got on and the number who have got off between
each of such stations, and proving the number of different fares carried and paid
for on each journey.
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