IMPROVEMENTS IN REGISTERING AND ALARM APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING FRAUD BY THE CONDUCTORS OF OMNIBUSES AND TRAMWAY CARS, AND FOR SIMILAR PURPOSES
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Robert Lake, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake,
& Co., Patent Agents, Southampton Buildings, London, for the Invention.
of "IMPROVEMENTS IN REGISTERING AND ALARM APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING
FRAUD BY THE CONDUCTORS OF OMNIBUSES AND TRAMWAY CARS, AND FOR
SIMILAR PURPOSES." A communication from abroad by Walter Rathbone
Bacon, of the City and State of New York, United States of America, now
residing in Paris, France.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Robert Lake at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 25th March 1879.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London. "IMPROVEMENTS IN REGISTERING AND ALARM
APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING FRAUD BY THE CONDUCTORS OF OMNIBUSES AND
TRAMWAY CARS, AND FOR SIMILAR PURPOSES." [A communication from abroad by
Walter Rathbone Bacon, of the City and State of New York, United States of
America, now residing in Paris, France.]
This Invention relates to improved apparatus for recording or registering the
number of persons entering a tram-car, omnibus, or similar public vehicle, which
apparatus may also be used for theatres and other places of amusement, its object
being to provide improved means for checking or ascertaining the amount of money
which has been or should have been received by the conductor or other person to
whom the fares or admission fees are paid, thus preventing fraud; an alarm being
sounded each time a record is made.
The said Invention is carried into practice as follows, that is to say:-
I provide a box or case preferably made of metal and of convenient form and
dimensions to be carried upon the person of the conductor by means of a strap or
cord attached to eyes or loops provided outside the said box or case, the said strap
or cord being passed around the neck of the conductor, or the apparatus may be
secured to him in any other convenient manner. The said box or case is made in
two parts which are securely fastened together, but are removable from each other
to facilitate inspection or repairs of the mechanism. Within the said box or case

page_text: there are two dials, hereinafter called the front dials, placed one above the other,
the lower dial fitting upon a tubular piece through which passes a spindle designed
to receive the upper dial. The upper dial is secured to the said spindle by means
of a pin, so that when the spindle revolves the dial is carried with it. The lower
dial carries upon its under surface a ratchet wheel which is operated by a pawl
hereinafter described, the said pawl causing the ratchet wheel and consequently the
dial attached thereto to revolve. The upper dial has upon its face the figures from
1 to 9 and the cypher 0, these figures representing units.
The lower dial has upon its face the figures from 1 to 9 which represent tens,
therefore these two dials are capable of recording from 1 to 99. The two dials are
placed concentrically to each other, the figures and cypher on the upper dial being
placed at a radius nearer the centre than the figures on the lower dial, and apertures
are provided in the former so that the figures on the latter may be seen through
them. There is a sliding bar or plate arranged to have an up and down movement,
and this bar or plate, which is operated by the conductor or other money receiver,
carries several pawls and other pieces designed to actuate various parts of the
mechanism at the proper times to secure the desired movements of the recording
devices.
At the lower part of the case or box a bell crank lever is pivotted, which lever is
connected at one end to a moveable arm extending outside the box.
The said arm
is somewhat curved outward so as to be of convenient form to be pressed by a
finger of the conductor, a corresponding but 'stationary arm being placed at a short
distance from the first named or moveable arm to form a support for this thumb
when the moveable arm is being operated. To the other end of the bell crank
lever a connecting rod is attached, the latter being secured at its other end to the
aforesaid sliding bar or plate. By pressing the said moveable arm the sliding bar
or plate is caused to slide downward, and the said bar or plate is caused to slide
upward again to its original position by means of a spring, which operates when
the said moveable arm is released after the latter has travelled its full distance. 'A
peculiar device is provided to prevent the possibility of the conductor or other
money receiver setting back the said arm after moving it only a part of the
distance it has to travel in order to make a record. This device consists in a piece
pivotted to the interior of the box and having two short arms or projections which
engage alternately with notches or indentations on one side of the aforesaid sliding
bar or plate in such a manner that as the said moveable arm advances one of the
said projections catches in the notches successively and prevents the sliding bar or
plate moving upward until it has completed its downward movement and a record
has been made. The piece with the two projections at one of its ends is so shaped
at its other end as to present two edges inclined at an angle to each other which
slide against the point of a spring-pressed pawl or dog. So long as the sliding bar
is descending this pawl presses against the upper angular edge and keeps the lower
projection in the lower notches, but as the bar reaches the full extent of its down-
ward movement the piece rises so as to bring its lower angular edge in contact
with the pawl or dog, so that the sliding bar or plate is released and is free to slide
upward under the action of the aforesaid spring. As this takes place the piece
with the two projections is caused to take up its first position again to be ready
for the next operation.
At the lower part of the aforesaid spindle carrying the upper disc or dial there is
a ratchet wheel having ten teeth, and this wheel is caused to rotate a tenth part of
a complete revolution every time the said sliding bar or plate completes its down-
ward movement by means of a pawl pivotted to the said sliding bar or plate and
engaging with the teeth of this ratchet wheel. Consequently the said spindle and
the disc or dial thereon participate in this movement, and the figures and cypher
on the dial are so arranged that a higher number is shewn at each movement
through an aperture provided for the purpose in the front of the box or case.
Whilst this dial is travelling from 1 to 9 the lower dial remains stationary, but at
every tenth movement of the upper dial the lower one moves one tenth part of its

page_text: revolution, and thus the figures on its face represents tens beside the units on the
upper dial. The said lower dial is caused to move once for every ten movements
of the upper dial in the following manner, that is to say:-The aforesaid pawl
which operates the toothed wheel on the spindle is made with two faces or points,
one more forward than the other; the forward and lower point engages with and
actuates the pawl on the spindle, and the rear and upper point engages with the
ratchet wheel herein before mentioned attached to the under part of the lower dial.
This rear point is however prevented from engaging with the ratchet wheel it is
designed to operate excepting at every tenth movement, the spindle ratchet wheel
keeping it out of gear. One of the teeth in the ratchet wheel which is on the
spindle is cut much deeper than the others, so that when this part of the said
wheel reaches the pawl a spring at the rear of the latter presses it forward far
enough for the rear point to engage with the ratchet wheel on the under part of
the lower dial, and to move the latter forward one tenth part of its revolution
when the moveable arm is operated.
A bell or gong is provided at the lower part of the case, and this is caused to
sound every time a record is made by means of a projecting piece on the sliding bar
or plate, which piece operates a hammer to strike the bell or gong.
I also provide a number of small wheels through each of which a pin or spindle
passes, which pins or spindles revolve with the wheels and bear at one end in a
plate provided for them within the box or case, and at the other end in the rear
face of the case, with the outside surface of which they are flush. Around each of
these outer spindle ends the figures from 1 to 9 and the cypher 0 are cut in the
metal forming the rear face of the case or box, so that a number of dials are thus
formed each one of which is divided into ten equal parts. These outer spindle ends
have each a slot or notch in them, which slots serve as pointers or indicators: Two
of these small dials correspond with the two front dials, that is to say, they move
with them and record the same numbers, but the other small dials are intended to
indicate higher numbers, that is to say, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands,
hundreds of thousands, and so on, according to the number that may be used. The
first wheel, namely, the one which carries the spindle indicating tens, is moved one
tent of its revolution at every complete downward movement of the aforesaid
sliding bar or plate by means of a dog attached to the latter in such a position that
it engages with ratchet teeth on the said wheel. This wheel also carries a projection
which moves the next wheel one tenth part of its revolution every time the first
wheel completes one revolution, and each one of the wheels of the series excepting
the last one operates upon the next one to it in the same manner, that is to say,
every time one wheel completes a revolution it causes the next wheel to it to move
one tenth of its circle of rotation. It will therefore be obvious that a very large
number may be recorded on the apparatus.
The two first named or front dials indicate as far as 100, and may be set back at
the end or commencement of every journey, as hereinafter described, but the two
corresponding small dials on the rear face of the box or case are not affected by
such setting back, and therefore the record remains the same on these two small
dials (until the apparatus is again operated) as it was on the two front dials when
they were set back. The figures on the two front dials are comparatively large,
and may be readily seen through the aforesaid aperture in the front part of the box
or case.
Within the front part or cover of the box or case I provide a plate or disc capable
of revolving upon a pivot. This plate has upon it the words "up" and "down"
so arranged that by rotating the said plate each of these words may be shewn
alternately through an aperture in the front part or cover of the box. This disc or
plate, also the two aforesaid front dials, are each provided at their edges with
indentations, and are so relatively arranged that when it is desired to set the two
front dials back to zero they and the said rotating plate move together in such a
manner that on the plates arriving in the position to shew zero through the number
aperture the word "up" becomes replaced by the word "down," or vice versa, as the

page_text: case may be, in the aperture provided to shew these words. This arrangement is
specially intended for use with tram cars and omnibuses, so that the number of
passengers carried on each journey may be shewn at the front of the apparatus, the
total for the day, week, month, or otherwise being recorded at the rear, as above
explained. The setting back of the front dials and the "up" and "down" plate
is effected by means of a pawl or dog, which is arranged to fit in the aforesaid
indentations in the said dials and plate, and is operated by means of a button or
stud carried outside the case or box and operating a lever to which the pawl is
attached. A catch engages with the pawl to hold it in place, the said catch being
removed from engagement with the pawl when desired by means of a stud pro-
jecting through the cover of the box, The edges of the front dials and of the
rotating plates are so curved and the indentations so cut that whatever may be
their relative position when the apparatus has to be set back the word "up" or
"down" will always appear at the same time as the front dials shew zero. The
setting back is effected by operating the stud or button in connection with the
lever carrying the pawl backward and forward until the desired position of the dial
and plate is indicated through the apertures.
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In some instances I modify the construction of the apparatus as follows, that is
to say I provide three rotatory dials, each having the figures 1 to 9 and the
cypher 0 on its face; the first of these dials represents units; the second, tens ; and
the third, hundreds. The first dial, namely, the unit dial, moves a tenth part of
its entire revolution every time a lever which is provided for the purpose is
operated; the second dial moves one tenth part of its revolution every time the
first dial is completing one revolution; and the third dial moves one tenth part of
its entire revolution when the second dial is completing one revolution. The second
dial is operated by a projection on a disc below and moving with the first dial, and
the third dial is operated by a projection similarly placed with regard to the second
dial, corresponding cavities being provided in discs provided beneath the second
and third dials, one of such discs being beneath each of the last named dials.
Upon the spindle carrying the first or unit dial there is a toothed wheel gearing
with another toothed wheel on a spindle, and the said second toothed wheel gears
with another toothed wheel on a spindle which carries the first of a series of ‹lials
hereinafter described. The aforesaid unit dial is operated by means of a pawl
carried upon the above named lever, which is to be operated by the conductor or
other money receiver every time a fare or fee is paid. Each operation carries this
dial forward one figure, and at the same time the said three toothed wheels rotate
the second and third of these wheels turning loosely on their spindles.
Four or any other suitable number of smaller dials are placed beneath the three
first named dials, the first one of these smaller dials representing units: the second,
tens; the third, hundreds; and the fourth, thousands.
The object of these smaller dials is to provide means for transferring the numbers
which have been registered on the upper dials when the latter are required to be set
back to commence again at zero. The three first named or upper dials register as
far as 999. It is intended that these dials shall be set back at stated times or after
certain journeys or otherwise before the number of 999 is likely to be reached, and
the act of setting back causes the numbers which were recorded on the upper dials
to be transferred to the lower ones, so that at the end of a day, week, or otherwise,
the total number of units registered will be recorded on the said smaller dials
however many times the upper dials may have been set back. The setting back is
accomplished by applying a key to the spindle on which the aforesaid second toothed
wheel is placed, motion is thus given to the first and third toothed wheels and to
the dials connected with them, that is to say, to the first named or upper unit dial
and to the lower unit dial, namely, the first of the small dials. The effect of this
.operation is that the first or upper unit dial and the two other upper dials are
moved back to zero, and at the same time the lower unit dial is carried forward
as many units as the upper unit dial is moved backward, the lower unit dial also
actuating the next lower dial to it and so on, that is to say, the record which is

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thus effaced from the upper dials is transferred to the lower ones.
smaller dials are connected in the same manner as the three upper dials, so that
when the first or unit dial has made a complete revolution the second dial moves
one tenth part of a complete revolution and so on throughout the series. Suitable
means are provided for causing the mechanism to stop when the upper dials shew
zero as they are being set back, so that the person who effects this operation may
not continue to turn the key when the desired point has been reached.
Upon the
spindles of the two unit dials there are suitable ratchet wheels and pawls in order
that the said dials may move only as required. The lower dials do not move when
the record is being effected upon the upper dials, but only when the record is
being transferred, therefore the toothed wheel on the spindle of the lower unit dial
rotates loosely around the said spindle when a record is being made on the upper
dials.
A gong is provided and a hammer is caused to strike it every time the upper
unit dial moves forward, the hammer being raised by means of a ratchet wheel on
this spindle and allowed to fall when one tooth has passed a projection on the
hammer arm. The mechanism is secured to a strong metal plate, and a cover is
placed over the whole, the cover being provided with apertures through which one
figure of each dial may be seen. The figures on the upper dial are made large so
as to be readily seen, and the figures on the lower dial are covered with a sliding
bar and are designed to be read only by the persons who have to check the receipts
of the money receiver, that is to say, they are not seen by the conductor. The
sliding bar is locked and cannot be moved by the conductor or other money taker.
It will be seen that the act of setting back and obliterating the record on the
upper dials transfers this record to the lower covered dials, and it is impossible to
set back without this result.
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I provide a plate held by springs and with three projecting pins, the latter being
designed to exert an elastic pressure on the three upper dials, an indentation being
made in the edge of each dial for one of the pins to fit in alternately, this arrange-
ment being for the purpose of preventing the said three dials or either of them from
rotating too far when the lever is operated. The apparatus last herein described
is chiefly designed to be fixed in or upon a tramcar or omnibus; and in such a
position that the numbers recorded on the three upper dials may be plainly seen.
The aforesaid lever may have a chain, cord, or strap attached to it and carried to a
suitable position to be operated by the conductor but not within the reach of a
passenger.

page_text: placed at a radius nearer the centre than the figures on the lower dial c; aper-
tures are provided in the former, so that the figures on the latter may be seen
through them; e represents a sliding bar or plate arranged to have an up and down
movement, and this bar or plate which is operated by the conductor or other money
receiver carries several pawls and other pieces designed to actuate various parts of
the mechanism at the proper times to secure the desired movements of the recording
devices, as clearly shewn in the Drawings.
At the lower part of the case or box a bell crank lever fis pivotted. One of the
arms of the said lever is connected to or provided with a movable arm f¹ extending
outside of the box. The said arm is somewhat curved outward so as to be of con-
venient form to be pressed by a finger of the conductor or other money taker, a
corresponding but stationary arm g being placed at a short distance from the first
named or movable arm f' to form a support for his thumb when the said movable
arm is being operated. To the other arm of the bell crank lever a connecting
rod is attached, the latter being secured at its other end to the aforesaid sliding
bar or plate e. By pressing the said movable arm f¹ the sliding bar or plate e is
caused to slide downward, the said bar or plate being returned to its original or
normal position by means of a spring f*, which operates when the said movable
arm f' is released after the latter has been moved and caused to travel its full
distance. A peculiar device is provided to prevent the possibility of the conductor
or other money receiver setting back the said arm after moving it only a part of
the distance it has to travel in order to make a record. This device consists in a
piece pivotted at h* to the interior of the box a, and having two short arms or
projections h¹, h², which engage alternately with notches or indentations e², e³, on
one side of the aforesaid sliding bar or plate e in such a manner that as the said
movable arm f¹ is pressed towards the stationary arm g, thereby drawing down the
bar or plate e, the projection h2 catches in the notches e³ successively, and prevents
the sliding bar or plate e moving upward until it has completed its downward
movement, and a record has been made. The piece h with the two projections h¹, h²,
at one of its ends is so shaped at its other end as to present two edges h³, h*,
inclined at an angle to each other, and against which edges the point of a spring-
pressed pawl or dog i engages. So long as the sliding bar e is descending this pawl
presses against the upper angular edge h³, and keeps the lower projection h² in the
lower notches e³, but as the bar reaches the full extent of its downward movement
the piece h rises so as to bring its lower angular edge in contact with the pawl
or dog i, so that the sliding bar or plate e is released, and is free to slide upward
under the action of the aforesaid spring f*. As this takes place the piece h with
the two projections h1, h2, is caused to take up its first position again to be ready
for the next operation.
At the lower part of the aforesaid spindle d carrying the upper disc or dial b
there is a ratchet wheel d³ having ten teeth, and this wheel is caused to rotate a
tenth part of a complete revolution every time the said sliding bar or plate com-
pletes its downward movement by means of the pawl e', which also actuates the
ratchet wheel c', and which is pivotted to the said sliding bar or plate e, and
engages with the teeth of this ratchet wheel. Consequently the spindle d and the
disc or dial 6 thereon participate in this movement, and the figures and cypher on
the dial are so arranged that a higher number is shewn at each movement through
an aperture as provided for the purpose in the part a' of the box or case a. Whilst
this dial 6 is travelling from 1 to 9 the lower dial remains stationary, but at every
tenth movement of the upper dial b the lower dial c moves one tenth part of a
revolution, and thus the figures on its face represent tens beside the units on the
upper dial. The said lower dial c is caused to move once for every ten movements
of the upper dial in the following manner, that is to say :-The aforesaid pawl e¹,
which operates the toothed wheel d² on the spindle d, is made with two faces or
points e, es, one of which e¹ is more forward than the other. The forward and
lower point e engages with and actuates the ratchet wheel d² on the spindle d, and
the rear and upper point e³ engages with the ratchet wheel c' attached to the under

page_text: part of the lower dial c. This rear point e³ is however prevented from engaging
with the ratchet wheel c¹, excepting at every tenth movement, the ratchet wheel d²
keeping it out of gear. One of the teeth however in the ratchet wheel d³ is cut
much deeper than the others, so that when this part of the said wheel reaches the
pawl a spring at the rear of the latter presses it forward far enough for the rear
point to engage with the ratchet wheel c', and move the lower dial c forward one
tenth part of a revolution when the movable arm e is operated.
A bell or gong j is provided at the lower part of the case, and this is caused to
sound every time a record is made by means of a projecting piece or pawl e on the
sliding bar or plate e, which piece e operates a hammer to strike the bell or gong.
I also provide a number of small wheels k, which constitute a permanent register or
record, and through each of which a pin or spindle c¹ passes, which pins or spindles
revolve with the wheels, and bear at one end in a plate * provided for them
within the box or case, and at the other end in the rear face a² of the case with the
outside surface of which they are flush; around each of these outer spindle ends the
Figures from 1 to 9, and the cypher 0 are cut in the metal forming the rear face
of the case or box, so that a number of dials are thus formed, each one of which is
divided into ten equal parts. These outer spindle ends have each a slot or notch ²
in them, which slots serve as pointers or indicators. Two of these small dials
correspond with the two front dials, that is to say, they move at the same time as
the said front dials, and record the same numbers, but the other small dials are
intended to indicate higher numbers, that is to say, hundreds, thousands, tens of
thousands, hundreds of thousands, and so on, according to the number that may be
used. The first wheel, namely, the one which carries the spindle indicating units, is
moved one tenth of its revolution at every complete downward movement of the
aforesaid sliding bar or plate e by means of a pawl or dog e7 attached to the plate
in such a position that it engages with ratchet teeth on the said wheel. This wheel
also carries a projection ³, which moves the next wheel one tenth part of its
revolution every time the first wheel completes one revolution, and each one of the
wheels of the series, excepting the last one, operates upon the next one to it in the
same manner, that is to say, every time one wheel completes a revolution it causes
the next wheel to it to move one tenth of its circle of rotation. It will therefore
be obvious that a very large number may be recorded on the apparatus.
The two dials b, c, indicate as far as 99, and may be set back at the end or
cominencement of every journey, as hereinafter described, but the spindles of the
two corresponding small dials of the permanent registering mechanism on the rear
face of the box or case are not affected by such setting back, and therefore the per-
manent registering mechanism shews the total number of units previously recorded
by the front dials b, c, before they were set back. The figures on the two front
dials b, c, are comparatively large, and may be readily seen through the aperture a³
in the front part of the box or case.
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Within the front part or cover a¹ of the box or case a I provide a plate or disc
capable of revolving upon a pivot . This plate has upon it the words "up" and
down," so arranged that by rotating the said plate each of these words may be
shown alternately through an aperture a in the front part or cover of the box, and
the words shewn will indicate the direction in which the vehicle is travelling.
This disc or plate, also the two aforesaid front dials, are each provided at their edges
with indentations or notches, and are so relatively arranged that when it is desired
to set the two front dials b, c, back to zero they and the said rotating plate 7 move
together in such a manner that on the plates arriving in the position to shew zero
through the aperture a³ the word "up" becomes replaced by the word "down," or
vice versa, as the case may be, in the aperture a*. This arrangement is specially
intended for use with tramcars and omnibuses, so that the number of passengers
carried on each journey may be shewn at the front of the apparatus; the total for
the day, week, month, or otherwise being recorded at the rear, as above explained.
It is impossible for the conductor to set back the dials without altering the indi-
cation of the direction in which the vehicle is travelling. The setting back of the

page_text: front dials and the "up" and "down" plate is effected by means of a pawl or
dog m,
which is arranged to fit in the aforesaid indentations in the said dials and
plate, and is operated by means of a button or stud n outside the case or box,
and operating a lever m¹ to which the pawl m is attached. A catch o' engages with
the pawl to hold it in place, the said catch being removed from engagement with
the pawl when desired by means of a stud o projecting through the cover of the
box. The edges of the front dials, and of the rotating plate are so curved, and the
indentations so cut that whatever may be their relative position when the apparatus
has to be set back, the word "up" or "down" will always appear at the same time
as the front dials show zero. The setting back is effected by operating the stud
or button m in connection with the lever m' carrying the pawl m backward and
forward until the desired position of the dials and plate is indicated through the
apertures. Instead of the words "up" and "down" I may use other suitable words,
such for instance as "north" and "south."
In some instances I modify the construction of my improved apparatus, as shewn
in Figures 7 to 11 of the accompanying Drawings, that is to say, I provide three
rotating dials p, p', p², each having the figures from 1 to 9 and the cypher 0 on
its face; the first of these dials p represents units, the second p¹ tens, and the
third p² hundreds. The first dial p, namely, the unit dial, moves a tenth part of
its entire revolution every time the lever q, which is provided for the purpose, is
operated; the second dial p¹ moves one tenth part of its revolution every time the
first dial is completing one revolution, and the third dial p² moves one tenth part of
its entire revolution when the second dial is completing one revolution. The second
dial p² is operated by a projection q'on a disc q* upon the spindle of the first dial p,
the said disc being arranged below and moving with the said first dial, and the third
dial is operated by a projection q² similarly formed upon a disc q³ upon the spindle
of the second dial, corresponding cavities being provided in discs beneath the
second and third dials, one of such discs being arranged upon each of the spindles
of the said second and third dials. Upon the spindle carrying the first or unit
dial p, there is a toothed wheel s gearing with another toothed wheel s¹ on a
spindle 82, the toothed wheel s¹ gearing with another toothed wheels on a
spindle 8, which carries the first of a series of dials hereinfter described. The
aforesaid unit dial p is operated by means of a pawl q' carried upon the lever q,
which is to be operated by the conductor or other money receiver every time a fare
or fee is paid. Each operation carries the said dial p forward one figure, and at
the same time the three toothed wheels 8, 81, 83, rotate, the wheels 8 and 8 turning
loosely on their spindles.
Four or any other suitable number of smaller dials t, t1, t2, t³, are placed below the
three first named dials, the first one, t, of these smaller dials representing units;
the second, t¹, tens; the third, t2, hundreds; and the fourth, 3, thousands. The
object of these smaller dials is to provide means for transferring the numbers which
have been registered on the dials p, p, p², when the latter are required to be set
back to commence again at zero. These three upper dials p, p', p³, register as far
as 999. It is intended that these dials shall be set back at stated times or after
certain journeys or otherwise before the number of 999 is likely to be reached, and
the act of setting back causes the numbers which were recorded on the said dials
p, p', p², to be transferred to the lower ones, so that at the end of a day, week, or
otherwise the total number of units registered will be recorded on the said smaller
dials, however many times the upper dials may have been set back. The setting
back is accomplished by applying a key to the spindle 83 on which the toothed
wheels is placed; motion is thus given to the toothed wheels 8 and 83 and to the
dials connected with them, that is to say, to the unit dial p and to the unit dial t.
The effect of this operation is that the unit dial p and the dials p', p², are moved
back to zero, and at the same time the unit dial t is carried forward as many units
as the unit dial p is moved backward, the unit dial t also actuating the next dial t¹
to it, and so on, that is to say, the record which is thus effaced from the dials
P, p, p, is transferred to the lower dials t, t, t², t³. The dials t, t', t², t³, are

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connected in the same manner as the three dials 1, p', p², so that when the first or unit
dial t has made a complete revolution the second dial t¹ moves one tenth part of a
complete revolution, and so on throughout the series. Suitable means are provided
for causing the mechanism to stop when the upper dials shew zero as they are being
set back, so that the person who effects this operation may not continue to turn
the key when the desired point has been reached. Upon the spindles of the two
unit dials p and t are arranged suitable ratchet wheels and pawls, in order that the
said dials may move only as required. The dials t, t¹, t, t³, do not move when the
record is being effected upon the upper dials, but only when the record is being
transferred, therefore the toothed wheel 83 on the spindle 84 of the unit dial t rotates
loosely around the said spindle, when a record is being made on the upper dials.
A gong u is provided, and a hammer u¹ is caused to strike the said gong every
time the unit dial p moves forward, the hammer being raised by means of a ratchet
wheel on its spindle, and allowed to fall when one tooth has passed a projection q³
on the hammer arm. The mechanism is secured to a strong metal plate v, and a
cover wis placed over the whole, the said cover being provided with apertures w¹,
through which one figure of each dial inay be seen. The figures on the upper dials
are made large so as to be readily seen, and the figures on the lower dials are
covered with a sliding bar y, and are designed to be read only by the persons who
have to check the receipts of the money receiver, that is to say, they are not seen
by the conductor. The said sliding bar y is locked and cannot be moved by the
conductor or other money taker. It will be seen that the act of setting back and
obliterating the record in the upper dials transfers this record to the lower covered
dials, and it is impossible to set back without this result.
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In connection with the aforesaid dials p, p, p², I provide a plate z held by
springs and with three projecting pins 22, which are drawn towards and exert an
elastic pressure on the said dials. An indentation is made in the edge of each dial,
as shewn, and when the said dials are returned to zero the said pins enter these
indentations, thereby withdrawing a pin on the plate from one or the other of
the notches in a plate 2*, which can then be moved in order to indicate the words
'up or down," or otherwise the said plate 2* being again locked in position
when the first dial p moves from its zero position as the edge of the dial pacts
upon one of the pins upon the plate z and draws the pin ³ into one of the aforesaid
slots in the plate *, thereby locking the same in position until the wheels p, p', p²,
are again set back to zero, when the said plate 2* may be again inoved to indicate
a different direction of the travel of the vehicle to which the said apparatus is
attached. The apparatus last herein described is chiefly designed to be fixed in or
upon a tramcar or omnibus, and in such a position that the numbers recorded on
the three dials p, p¹, p², may be plainly seen. The aforesaid lever q may have a
chain, cord, or strap attached to it and carried to a suitable position to be operated
by the conductor, but not within the reach of a passenger.
Having thus fully described the said Invention as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondent, and the manner of performing the same, I wish it understood
that I claim with reference to Figures 1 to 6 of the Drawings,--
First. An apparatus for recording fares or other payments provided with a
movable arm for actuating the registering mechanism, and with a stationary arm
adjacent to the said movable arm, both arms projecting from the lower part of the
apparatus, as above set forth.
Second. In an apparatus for recording fares and other payments, the combination
of the movable arm and sliding bar or plate provided with pawls to actuate the
various parts of the mechanism at the proper times to secure the desired movements
of the recording devices, substantially as above set forth, and as shewn in the
accompanying Drawings.
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Third.. The combination in an apparatus for recording fares and other payments
of the sliding bar or plate provided with pawls as above specified, and the pivotted
picce provided with projections arranged in connection with notches formed in the
said sliding bar or plate, and with inclined surfaces with which a pawl engages, the

page_text: said pivotted piece being designed to prevent the return movement of the said
plate or bar and parts in connection therewith before the mechanism has been
properly actuated and the bell or gong sounded, substantially as above set forth,
and as shewn in the accompanying Drawings.
Fourth. In an apparatus for recording fares and other payments the combination
of the sliding bar or plate and its actuating devices, with the front dials and with
a series of permanent registering wheels, in such a manner that the movements or
records of the said permanent registering wheels are 'effected at one and the same
time as those of the said front dials, but are irrespective or independent of the
same, substantially as above set forth,' and for the purposes specified.
Fifth. An apparatus for recording fares and other payments provided with front
dials to indicate the number of records of the said apparatus, the said dials being so
arranged that they may be set back to zero at the end of a journey or otherwise
without affecting the record of the series of permanent registering wheels, substan-
tially as above set forth.
Sixth. In an apparatus for recording fares and other payments a series of per-
manent registering wheels provided with spindles which extend through the case of
the said apparatus, the outer end of each spindle being flush with the rear surface
of the same and provided with a slot or notch, which slots or notches in combina-
tion with a series of figures in the case around the said spindles serve as a per-
manent register to indicate the total number of records made by the apparatus,
substantially as above set forth, and as shewn in the accompanying Drawings.
Seventh. In an apparatus for recording fares and other payments a disc upon
which are words to indicate the direction in which the vehicle is travelling, in com-
bination with the front dials and mechanism for operating the same simultaneously
in such a manner that the front dials cannot be set back to zero without causing
the disc to rotate and indicate a change in the direction, and the disc cannot be
caused to indicate such change of direction without causing the front dials also to
be set back to zero, all substantially as above described, and as shewn in the
Drawings.
Eighth. In an apparatus for recording fares and other payments, the disc pro-
vided with the necessary indications to denote the direction in which the vehicle is
travelling,, the front dials, the permanent registering wheels, and the mechanism for
actuating the said disc in conjunction with the front dials, all arranged and com-
bined in such a manner that when the said disc is moved to indicate a change of
direction and the front dials are moved back to zero their movement will have no
effect upon the record of the permanent registering mechanism, substantially as
above set forth and for the purposes specified.
Ninth. The apparatus, consisting of the parts constructed, combined, and
operating as described with reference to Figures 1 to 6 of the Drawings, for the
purpose specified,
And with reference to Figures 7 to 11 of the Drawings.
Tenth. An apparatus for registering fares or other payments in which the record
of each unit is effected by operating a lever in connection with a train of wheels
carrying dials, the said wheels and dials being so arranged that they can be set back
to zero when required, as, for instance, at the end of a journey, or whenever the full
number of units represented upon the said dials has been registered, these wheels
being also combined with a plate (having upon it words indicating the direction in
which the vehicle is travelling, or other words) in such a manner that the said
plate can only be shifted when the dials indicate zero, all substantially as described,
and as shewn in the Drawings.
Eleventh. The combination with the registering wheels adapted to be set back to
zero at the end of a journey or otherwise, and the mechanism for operating the
same, of another set of registering wheels and dials to which the record on the first
set of dials is transferred each time the latter are set back to zero, the parts being
so relatively arranged and operating in such a manner that the second set of wheels
and dials is permitted to remain in a state of rest while the first set is turned in

page_text: one direction for recording, but is caused to turn simultaneously with the latter to
receive the transfer when the first set of wheels is turned in the opposite direction,
all substantially as above described, and as shewn in the Drawings.
Twelfth. The apparatus, consisting of the parts constructed, combined, and
operating as described with reference to Figures 7 to 11 of the Drawings, for the
purpose specified.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Robert Lake, have hereunto set my
band and seal, this Twenty fifth day of September, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and seventy nine.