IMPROVEMENTS IN TURNSTILE AND FARE REGISTERING APPARATUS FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES
Year: 1884

page_text: Public Vehicles.
I WILLIAM EDWIN WILLIAMSON of N° 22 Eastbourne Road Stamford Hill in the
County of Middlesex Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN TURNSTILE AND FARE REGISTERING APPARATUS FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES to be as follows:-
My improvements in the construction of Vehicles consist of the addition to one
or both ends of the vehicle of a platform of such size and shape as will admit of a
turnstile being placed in a suitable position thereon to adinit of all passengers
entering or leaving to pass through and be registered On vehicles that are driven
in one direction only such as Omnibusses or Tramway Cars that are turned round
it is necessary only to have a platform at the rear end-On vehicles such as
Tramway Cars that are worked both ways it will be necessary to have a platform
and apparatus at each end or in the case of other vehicles and conveyances which
have more entrances such as Steam Boats it will be necessary to have a similar
apparatus at each entrance.
In the case of road vehicles I have one entrance only to the platform the step
being placed on the left hand or "near side "-I place a Turnstile upon the platform
sufficiently far over to the "off side" to allow a passenger to obtain a firm footing
upon the platform before passing through.
In order to admit of the turnstile being so fixed I form the doorway or entrance
to the inside of the vehicle at the "off" side of the end and the foot of the
staircase leading to the top opposite to it, thus compelling all passengers to pass
through the turnstile and to turn to the left for the inside and to the right for the
outside as the case may be-Passengers leaving the Vehicle do so by passing
through the same turnstile and entrance.
I use a fourway turnstile which is fitted in a frame of specially light and rigid
construction-the turnstile is made reversible and to register when revolved either
way and its revolving action only is under the control of the conductor or other
person in charge,
In a convenient position in the framework of the turnstile I place a numerical
registering apparatus consisting of a set of dials for passengers entering and a set
of dials for passengers leaving the Vehicle each set of dials enabling the number
of passengers to be taken at any part of the journey,

page_text: In order to secure perfect action between the turnstile and the numerical
apparatus I place on the spindle a right and left handed internal and external
ratchet apparatus by which the motion of the spindle when turned in one direction
is communicated to one set of numbers and when reversed it is communicated to
the other set so that passengers entering or leaving will be separately registered.
When it is desired to ascertain the amount of money to be handed over by the
Conductor the numbers are taken from the entrance indexes and those for the first
stage are charged out at the full fare for the whole journey and all the others are
charged out in like manner-
-The indexes registering the exits are also charged out
at the amount of the fare from the next point to the end of the journey-The total
amount of the latter deducted from the total amount of the other will give the
amount of the fares taken.

page_text: BOTICATION,
Improvements in Turnstiles and Fare Registering Apparatus for
Public Vehicles.
I, WILLIAM EDWIN WILLIAMSON of 22 Eastbourne Road, Stamford Hill in the
County of Middlesex Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN TURNSTILES AND FARE REGISTERING APPARATUS FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My Improvements in the construction of Public Vehicles consists in the addition
to one or both ends of the Vehicle of a platform of such size and shape as will
admit of a turnstile being placed in a suitable position thereon so as to admit
of all passengers entering or leaving the vehicle to pass through and be registered.
Fig. 1. represents the end of a tramcar or other vehicle fitted with a platform
and turnstile, A being one of the arms of the turnstile.
Fig. 2. shews a plan of the same, F the step on the near side, A, A, A, A, being
the arms of the turnstile and B the lever by which the conductor, or other
authorized person, releases the turnstile and permits the passenger or passengers to
enter or leave the car or vehicle, C the doorway by which the passenger after
passing the turnstile enters the inside of the car, and D the stairs by which he
mounts to the top.
Fig. 3 is a view shewing the inside of the ratchet wheel d¹ (Fig. 4) f. f. the arms
which engage with the notches or teeth g, g, and e¹ the paul which prevents the.
ratchet wheel turning in the contrary direction to the one shewn by the arrow.
Fig. 4 is a view shewing a part of the turnstile spindle J with the registering.
apparatus E. E. affixed, a and b shewing the mitre gearing fixed on the ratchet
wheels, by which the motion is transmitted to the registering dials or indices,
c being in this case the dial registering the ingress of passengers, and c registering
their egress, d and d being being ratchet wheels by means of which and the
pauls and e¹, the dials are worked alternately.
Figs. 3 & 4 are drawn on a larger scale than Figs. 1. and 2. and the same letters
of reference indicate similar parts in all the figures.
On vehicles that are driven in one direction only such as omnibuses or Tramway
cars that are turned round, it is only necessary to have a platform at the rear end.
On vehicles such as Tramway cars or Railway carriages that are worked both ways
it will be necessary to have a platform and apparatus as shewn at A. A. Figs. 1
and 2 at each end, or in the case of other vehicles and conveyances, which have
more entrances such as Steam Boats, it will be necessary to have a similar apparatus
at each entrance. In the case of road vehicles I have one entrance only to the
platform the step F being placed on the left or near side, and on the platform
I place a turnstile A. A. Figs. 1 & 2. sufficiently far over to the off side to allow
the passenger to obtain a firm foothold before passing through, and to give him
time to pay his fare or shew his ticket as the case may be.
In order to admit of the turnstile being so fixed, I form the doorway or entrance
(C Fig. 2) to the inside of the vehicle at the off side of the end, and the foot of
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page_text: the staircase D leading to the top, opposite to it, by this arrangement compelling
all passengers to pass through the turnstile A. A. turning to the left for the inside
and to the right for the outside, as the case may be. Passengers leaving the vehicle
do so by passing through the same turnstile and entrance.
I use an ordinary four way turnstile which is fitted in a frame of specially light
and rigid construction, the turnstile is made reversable and registers when revolved
either way by means of the ratchet wheels E. E. Fig. 4 but its revolving action
only is under the control of the conductor or other authorized person by means
of the locking and releasing lever B. Fig. 2. In a convenient position of the frame
work of the vehicle, I place a numerical registering apparatus consisting of a set of
dials for passengers entering, and a set of dials for passengers leaving the vehicle
as shewn in Fig. 4 c and c¹ each set of dials enabling the number of passengers to
be taken at any part of the journey. In order to secure perfect action between
the turnstile and the numerical apparatus I place on the spindle J a right and left
handed internal and external ratchet apparatus Figs. 3. & 4 by which the motion of
the spindle J when turned in the direction of the arrow is communicated to one.set
of numbers on the dial c and when reversed is communicated to the dial c¹; the
reversal is more clearly shewn on Fig. 3 in which the spindle J moves in the
direction of the arrow, the ratchet wheel gearing with it, gives motion to the rod k
which in its turn transmits it to the numerical apparatus in the dial c, if on the
contrary it is turned in the reverse direction the outside paul e¹, engages with the
teeth and the ratchet being held the arms ff, give way and allow the spindle to
turn without moving the dial c¹. By this means the number of passengers both
entering and leaving the vehicle are separately registered. When it is desired to,
ascertain the amount of money to be handed over by the conductor the numbers
are taken from the entrance indices and those for the first stage are charged out at
the full fare for the whole journey and all the others are charged in like manner,"
the indices registering the exits, are also charged out at the amount of the fare
from the next point to the end of the journey. The total amount of the latter
deducted from the total amount of the former will give the amount of the fares
taken.
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
1st The application of a turnstile and registering apparatus to vehicles of all
descriptions as before described.
2ndly The registering and reversing apparatus as before described and shewn on
the accompanying drawing.
3rdly The above apparatus and application as before set forth or any mere
modification of the same.