Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Checking and Registering Fares or Charges, Chiefly Applicable for Tramcars and Omnibuses.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th May, 1890-Accepted, 23rd Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Checking and
Registering Fares or Charges, Chiefly Applicable for Tramcars
and Omnibuses.
We, THOMAS WILLIAM Duffy, of 17 Purton Street, Leeds, Engineer, and DENIS
EMBLETON, of the Yorkshire Foundry, Leeds, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature
of this Invention to be as follows:-
Our invention consists in a new method of and improved apparatus for checking
and registering fares or charges, such being especially applicable for tramcars and
omnibuses and for other suitable checking and registering purposes.
According to our invention we may issue metallic tickets or vouchers to the
passengers individually as they enter in or on the vehicle, and when the passenger
leaves the vehicle the said passenger hands such metallic ticket to the guard or
conductor who in turn returns it to the receptacle from whence it was withdrawn.
In carrying our invention into effect we employ a suitable box or case which is
provided with a door at the back. Inside the box are one or two tubes, one where
the charges are the same "inside" and "out," and two where the charges are not
alike, each of the said tubes is provided with a slide at the top and bottom, each slide
works independently of the other, and the said slides are so arranged that they can be
worked out or in from the outside of the said box or case.
The tubes and slides are placed in suitable position within the said box or case.
The said tubes are slotted from the top to or near the bottom.
The slot may be graduated and numbered showing at a glance the number of
metallic tickets that are in the tubes. Above the said tubes we provide slot holes
placed centrally, the slides working between the slot holes and the end of tubes.
We also provide a hole or slot in the bottom of said box or case that on each with-
drawal of the bottom slide one of the metallic tickets will drop out. A tube may be
fixed below the ordinary tubes so that the tickets or vouchers are visible and are
returned by the action of the slides, or by other suitable means.
The inside of front of box or case is provided with two or four dial indicators and
pointing recorders and are constructed as follows, (where the highest number required
to be indicated or recorded does not exceed nine hundred and ninety nine), we provide
a ratchet wheel with ten teeth having a hollow shank, the said shank projecting from
one side of wheel, the core to be sufficiently large to allow for a stud, another ratchet
wheel is provided also, divided into ten teeth but in this case one tooth is deeper than
the others, this is also provided with a hollow shank, but with this difference the
hollow core is so arranged that it will fit and run around the outside of the shank on
the first ratchet. This ratchet wheel is larger in diameter and the shank may be
shorter than the preceding one. There is also a third ratchet wheel constructed
similar to the preceding one and fitting and running around the outside of the second
shank larger than the last named, and the hollow shauk is shorter than the last named.
One of the teeth is deep to correspond with the aforementioned wheel. Three dials
are fixed on the ends of the said shanks varying in diameter, the said dials have the
numerals 0 to 9 painted, cut or otherwise marked thereon, and preferably in such a
manner that the said numerals may be read in a straight line.
The inner surfaces of the aforesaid ratchet wheels are provided with types or
printing devices to correspond with the dials on the front and are so arranged that
the types or printing devices shall stand out from the face of the said wheels so that
the faces of the said types or printing devices are level with each other.
The peripheries of the aforementioned dials are provided with notches corre-
sponding with the ratchet teeth.

page_text: A spring catch is arranged for each dial so as to bear on the periphery of each dial,
and to act as a brake and drop into the said notches, so steadying the dials and ensuring
the revolving of one tooth at a time of the said ratchet wheels.
The ratchet wheels, dials, and printing devices are fixed to the inside of front of
box or case by means of a stud which runs through the centre of small ratchet wheel
which forms a fixed spindle for the wheels to revolve upon.
The said spring catches are similarly arranged and fixed to the inside of front of
box or case.
The other three dial indicators, printing recorders and spring catches are similarly
arranged and are so divided on the inside of front of box or case that the types or
printing devices will all print on to one disc of paper.
We also provide a shaft or spindle supported horizontally in the centre of the said
inside front of the box or case and projecting through the said front. The outer end
of the said shaft, or spindle being provided with a ratchet wheel and spring catch.
The end of shaft projecting inside of box or case is provided with an arrangement for
carrying a disc of paper or other suitable material.
Between the tubes and sliding on the bottom of the inside of box or case we provide
a fork or its equivalent which is provided with four printing pads or cushions or their
equivalent so that when the fork is pulled forward the pads will impress on four
independent sets of types or printing devices, when the fork is released it returns by
means of a spring to its normal position.
The action of moving the said fork forward also inoves the aforesaid ratchet wheel
on the centre spindle one tooth. On the inside and fixed on the centre of the afore-
mentioned door of box or case we provide a clock movement with a revolving centre
projecting into the interior of box or case, this centre is provided with an arrange-
ment for carrying a disc of paper or its equivalent. When the aforesaid fork pulls
forward it also moves a lever which causes a mark or device to imprint on the paper
carried on the clock.
Attached to the aforementioned slides and projecting inside of said box or case are
an arrangement of levers, springs and pawls which actuate indicators and printing
recorders on the withdrawal of any of the slides.
Where it is required instead of the paper discs as aforesaid, a tape or sheet of paper
running off one roller onto another may be employed for registering, such tape being
actuated by means of the slides.
Between the aforementioned tubes and near the top of the inside of box or case we
provide a bell which is rung by the action of withdrawing any of the aforementioned
slides. Slots are made in the front of the box or case to allow the figures on the dials
to be seen.
We also provide a dial and pointer fixed to the outer end of the said
centre shaft which is intended to show where a change of fare occurs.
In order that my said invention may be more readily understood the "modus
operandi" is here appended.
When tramcars or omnibuses are arranged to carry passengers at a higher rate per
inile or stage than outside passengers, such as one penny
"out" and twopence "in,"
one of the aforementioned tubes is filled with a nuinber of metallic tickets, having the
word "inside" marked or stainped thereon, and the other tube is also filled with
metallic tickets with the word "outside" marked or stamped thereon.
When a passenger gets onto a tramcar or omnibus the conductor withdraws a
metallic ticket by means of the bottom slide underneath the tube that holds the
metallic tickets for "inside" or "out" as the case may be, the passenger retains the
ticket until about to leave the vehicle the passenger then hands the ticket back to
the conductor who returns it to the tube from which it was withdrawn by the means
of the withdrawing of one of the top slides.
The action of withdrawing a ticket from one of the tubes actuates one of the afore-
mentioned dial indicators and printing recorders, thereby indicating the number of
tickets withdrawn ou the dials in the front of the box or case, and also on the
printing types or devices in the inside.
Only one ticket can be withdrawn at a time, the action of withdrawing rings the

page_text: bell. In like manner it is impossible to return a ticket without indicating recording
and ringing the bell.
A separate indicator and printing recorder being provided for each slide.
When a change of fare occurs the conductor has to pull a knob or lever in front of
the apparatus which moves forward. The aforementioned fork carrying printing pads
and by this means printing on the disc of paper carrying on the aforementioned centre
spindle the number of tickets that has been withdrawn and put back, and also inarking
at the same time the place or time on the paper carried on centre spindle of clock
movement.
As the fork is moved forward the ratchet wheel on the centre spindle is moved one
tooth and so moves the paper round so that a fresh place is ready to be printed
upon.
This ratchet wheel is divided so as to have teeth according to the number of changes
of fare, that is to say :-If a double journey has sixteen changes of fares, eight going
and eight returning, the wheel would be provided with sixty four teeth as one quarter
of the disc of paper is required for each slide indicator and printing recorder.
At the end of the journey the box or case may be opened and the papers or discs
removed from the centre spindle and the clock movement.
On comparing the papers the number of persons that have travelled can be
ascertained, say from one penny to 8 pence by simple rule of substraction and
addition.
Any number of changes or fares or any complication of fares can be readily
ascertained in this manner.
In some cases we do not issue tickets to the passengers on entering the vehicle but
we place our apparatus in a prominent position in the inside of the vehicle, and the
guard or conductor simply pulls a lever or its equivalent for every passenger who
enters in or on the vehicle, thus actuating the aforementioned indicators and printing
recorders and ringing the bell for each passenger on or off.
Dated this 23rd day of August 1889.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Checking and
Registering Fares or Charges, Chiefly Applicable for Tramcars
and Omnibuses.
We THOMAS WILLIAM DUFFY of 17 Purton Street Leeds Engineer and DENIS
EMBLETON of The Yorkshire Foundry Leeds Engineer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to he particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Our Invention consists in a new method of and improved apparatus for checking
and registering fares or charges, such being especially applicable for tramcars and
omnibuses and for other suitable checking and registering purposes.
According to our Invention we may issue metallic tickets or vouchers to the
passengers individually as they enter in or on the vehicle, and when the passenger
leaves the vehicle, the said passenger hands such metallic ticket back to the guard
or conductor, who in turn returns it to the receptacle from whence it was withdrawn.
In carrying our Invention into effect we employ a suitable box or case, which is
provided with a door at the back. Inside the box are one or two tubes; one where
the charges are the same "inside" and "out," and two where the charges are not alike.
Each of the said tubes is provided with a slide at the top and bottom, which work
ndependantly of each other, and which are so arranged that they can be manipulated
from the outside of the said box or case. The said tubes are slotted from the top to
or near the bottom. The slots may be graduated and numbered, so as to shew at a
glance the number of metallic tickets that are in the tubes respectively. Above the

page_text: said tubes are provided slot holes, placed centrally, the slides working to and fro
between the slot holes and the ends of the tubes.
For the sake of convenience we also may provide tubes on the top of the apparatus
immediately above the said slot holes, and such tubes may be slotted in a like manner
and for a similar purpose as the interior tubes.
We also provide a hole or slot in the bottom of the said box or case, so that on each
withdrawal of the bottom slide, one of the metallic tickets will drop out. A tube
may be fixed below each of the abovementioned (interior) tubes and slotted, so that
the tickets are visible, and mechanisin may be provided for returning the tickets by
the action of the slides to the interior or external top tubes, where these are provided.
In the latter case however the bottom tubes are superfluous and may be dispensed
with, a shelf being provided instead to catch or receive the tickets as they drop out
from the interior tubes on actuating the bottom slides.
The inside of the front of the box or case is provided with two dial indicators and
printing recorders, where the outside and inside fares are alike; and with four dial
indicators and printing recorders when the outside and inside fares are different. The
dial indicators and printing recorders are constructed as follows, the highest number
required to be indicated or recorded being presupposed not to exceed nine hundred
and ninety nine. A small ratchet wheel, with ten teeth and having a hollow shank is
fitted capable of revolving on a stud, screwed into or otherwise securely fixed on the
inside of the front of the box or case. The hollow shank projects on one side of the
wheel and forms the bearing for the hollow shank of a second ratchet wheel, slightly
larger than the first, and provided also with ten teeth, but one tooth is made deeper
than the rest to such an extent, as to reach radially to the bottom of the (for the time
being) corresponding or adjoining tooth on the first ratchet wheel. The hollow shank
of this second ratchet wheel is slightly shorter than the shank of the first ratchet
wheel and forms in its turn the bearing for the still shorter hollow shank of a third
ratchet wheel, having ten teeth with one similarly deeper than the others. This third
ratchet wheel is slightly larger in diameter than the second ratchet wheel. Three
dials are fixed on the outer ends of the said three shanks varying in diameter
and having the numerals 0 to 9 painted, cut, or otherwise marked thereon, and
preferably in such a manner (i.e. radially) that the numbers may be read in a straight
line.
The inner surfaces of the aforesaid ratchet wheels are provided with types or
printing devices to correspond with the marks on the front of the dials, and are so
arranged that the types or priuting devices shall stand out from the faces of the
said wheels, so that the faces of the said types or printing devices are level with each
other.
The peripheries of the aforementioned dials are provided with notches corre-
sponding with the ratchet teeth. A spring catch is arranged for each dial, so as to
bear on the periphery of each dial, and to act as a brake and drop into the said
notches; so steadying the dials and ensuring the revolving of one tooth at a time of
the said ratchet wheels.
Each set of ratchet wheel, dials and printing devices are fixed to the inside of the
front of the box or case by means of a stud, which runs through the centre of
the small ratchet wheel and forms a fixed spindle for the wheels to revolve upon.
The said spring catches are similarly arranged and fixed to the inside of the front of
the box or case.
The other (one or three) dial indicators printing recorders, and spring catches
are similarly arranged, and are so divided on the inside of the front of the box or
case, that the types or printing devices will all print on to one disc of paper.
We also provide a shaft or spindle supported horizontally in the centre of the front
of the box or case, and projecting on both sides. The inner end of the said shaft or
spindle is provided with a ratchet wheel and spring catch, and an arrangement for
carrying a disc of printing and of carbon paper or other suitable material.
Within the box, and between the tubes when two inside tubes are provided, is a
fork or equivalent mechanism carrying two printing pads or cushions; or four where

page_text: inside and outside fares are different, and four sets of ratchet wheels and dials are
provided. When the fork or its equivalent is actuated the pads will impress on their
respective or corresponding sets of types or printing devices, and when the fork or its
equivalent is released, the motion of the same is reversed by means of a spring,
bringing it and the pads to their normal position.
The action of moving the said fork or its equivalent, also moves the aforesaid
ratchet wheel on the centre spindle round by one tooth. On the inside of and attached to
the centre of the aforementioned back door, we provide a clock movement with a
revolving centre, projecting into the interior of the box or case; this centre is provided
with an arrangement for carrying a disc of printing and of carhon paper or its
equivalent. When the aforementioned fork or its equivalent is pulled forward, it also
moves a lever or spring bar which causes a mark or device to imprint on the paper
carried by the revolving centre of the clock movement.
Attached to the aforementioned slides and projecting inside the said box or case, is
an arrangement of bracket levers, springs and pawls, which actuate the indicators and
printing recorders, i.e. the type, on the withdrawal of the corresponding slides.
Where it is required, instead of the paper discs as aforesaid, a tape or sheet of paper
running off one roller onto another may be employed for registering, such tape being
actuated by means of the slides operating on ratchet wheels attached to the tape
rollers by means of suitable mechanism.
We may also provide near the bottom or top or both of the box or case, a bell or
bells, sounded by the withdrawing of one or any of the aforementioned slides.
seen.
Slots are made in the front of the box or case to allow the figures on the dials to be
We also provide a dial and pointer fixed to the outer end of the centre
shaft in the front of the box or case, for the purpose of shewing where a change
of fare occurs.
And in order that our said Invention and the manner in which the same is to or
may be performed, may be more clearly and readily understood, reference is given to
the accompanying 3 sheets of drawings and to the letters and marks thereon, in
which
Fig. is a front elevation of the apparatus, with the front cover plate removed;
Fig. 2 is an elevation of the interior of the apparatus as seen from the back, the
back door or cover with its attachments being supposed removed;
Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on line X X Fig. 4, and
Fig. 4 is a horizontal cross section of the apparatus on lines Y Y of Figs. 1 to 3.
Figs. 5, 5b and 5° are respectively front and back views and section of one of the
dials and ratchet wheels, shewing the indicating figures on one side, and the type
printing or recording figures on the other side;
Fig. 6 is a plan of one of the slides, and
Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are respectively front elevation, side elevation, and plan of the
exterior of the apparatus to a smaller scale.
In all the drawings the same or similar_letters and figures represent the same or
similar parts of the apparatus.
The drawings illustrate our apparatus as constructed for use where the charges are
the same inside and out, so that only two dial indicators and printing recorders are
provided and requisite, for indicating the number of metallic checks or tickets with-
drawn and returned to the apparatus. The description of the use, or modus operandi,
of our Invention however, is made with reference to the case where inside and outside
fares are different, so that four sets of dial indicators and printing recorders are
requisite.
A is the box or case of the apparatus, which is provided at the back with a cover or
binged door B. C is the exterior inlet tube for the checks or metallic tickets, and
D is the interior tube for the same. E is the slide for conducting the metallic tickets F
separately one by one from the tube C to the tube D; such slide being for this
purpose but very slightly thicker than one of the metallic tickets, and provided with a
slot hole H to receive the tickets, (see Fig. 6). The dotted circles in Fig. 6 shew the
relative positions of the tubes C, D, and the slide Ẹ, when the latter is in position to

page_text: receive the bottom ticket from the inlet tube C. The dotted lines in Fig. 6 shew the
position of the slide E with reference to the tubes C and D, after the slide has been
moved in the direction indicated by the arrow, so as to bring the ticket over and to
allow it to drop into the interior tube D. I is a slit or opening in the false bottom of
the box, through which the ticket drops onto the shelf G, when the ticket has been
brought over the opening I by moving the bottom slide E¹ in the direction indicated
by the arrow in Figs. 1 to 4. The tubes C and D are both slotted at one side as
shewn from the top to near the bottom, the outer edge or slides of the slots
being graduated and numbered so as to shew at a glance the number of tickets
in each tube.
a. a¹ and all are the indicating and recording discs or dials, provided with
ratchet teeth for indicating and recording the number of tickets withdrawn from the
interior tube D, and delivered to the passengers; and c, c¹, and c¹ are the discs or
dials and ratchet wheels for indicating and recording the number of tickets given up
by the passengers on leaving, and which have been returned to the tube C and trans-
ferred therefrom back to the tube D. 6 indicates the deepest tooth in each of the
discs a, and at, and c and c¹. The numbers on the discs and c indicate units,
those on a and c tens, and those on a and c hundreds. Land N are the
fixed studs carrying the dials. The outer faces of the dials have the numerals 0 to 9
stamped, engraved, or otherwise marked thereon; whilst the inner faces of the ratchet
wheels have the numerals in type for printing. The faces of the printing types are
necessarily arranged level with each other. M are the spring catches bearing or
pressing against and in the recesses formed on the peripheries of the dials, so as to act
as brakes, steadying the dials and ensuring the revolving of the ratchet wheels by one
tooth at a time.
O is the spindle or shaft passing through and supported in a bearing in the inner
front cover of the apparatus, carrying on its inner end the small ratchet wheel P and
on its outer end the dial Q. The extreme inner end of the spindle O carries next to
the ratchet wheel P and on the inner side of the same two discs, one of carbon- and
the other of printing paper and indicated by the dotted circle R.
S is a vertical shaft carrying the two printing pad levers T and T', which together
form the previously mentioned fork equivalent. When the pad levers are moved
forward in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4, the printing pads press a
portion of the paper and carbonized paper discs between them and the types of
the ratchet wheels for the time being opposite them. U is a hand lever which bears
against the lever V, fixed to the shaft S; so that when the lever U is pulled or pushed
in the direction indicated by the arrow, the shaft S is partially rotated carrying round the
pad levers T and T', and pressing the printing pads against the printing and recording
dises and type as above described. The return move:nent is effected by the spring W
attached at one end to the short lever Z, fixed to the spindle S. The top of the box
or case A is provided with a slot to allow of the movement of the hand lever U.
d is a lever pivotted on the spindle O, and provided with a slot hole f at its upper
end; and with a spring pawl g, which gears with the ratchet wheel P. The end of
the lever fixed near the upper end of the spindle or shaft S engages in the slot
hole f.
It will be evident therefore, that the movement of the hand lever U moves
forward the lever d and thereby also the ratchet wheel P, the dial Q, and the carbon
and recording papers R. i is a retaining spring pawl for the purpose of ensuring the
rotation of the ratchet wheel by one tooth only each time the hand lever U is moved
forward.
jand are two spring pawls, attached to the slides E and E¹ respectively, and
which engage with and actuate the ratchet wheels of the dials, on pulling forward one
or other of the slides. The slides E and E¹ are moved back by the springs and
respectively. The bell m in the lower part of the box is sounded by means of the
spring hammer n, which is drawn back by the movement of the slide E¹, the latter
having a short lug or bracket o attached for the purpose. The upper side E may be
similarly connected to a bell placed on the top, or if suitable connection be provided,
one bell may suffice for both slides.

page_text: p and q are slots or slits in the front outside cover of the box, to allow of the
figures on the dials being seen and read. Q is a dial plate attached to the front end
of the spindle or shaft O, and a pointer attached to cover or a slit or opening in the
Or a pointer may
front outside cover, shew when or where a change of fare occurs.
be attached to the spindle, and the dial fixed to the cover of the box or case.
s is the revolving spindle of the clock mechanism, attached to the back door or
cover of the apparatus, within the cylindrical caseing t. The inner end of the spindle s
carries a carbon- and a recording paper disc, which are indicated by the dotted circle u.
vis a flat spring rod or lever carrying at its free end on the side next to the carton
and recording paper discs a single type, and on the same end but on the opposite side
a wedge shaped block v¹, which bears against the side of the hand lever U, so that when
the lever U is pushed or pulled forward, the type on the opposite side prints on the
The
recording paper disc, being pushed or pressed against it by the said movement.
interval between successive marks on this recording paper, therefore indicates the
interval of time between successive movements of the lever U whilst the disc types
record the number of tickets withdrawn from the interior tube and returned to the
If instead of the type on
exterior tube and thence back again to the interior tube.
the rod va printing pad be attached, and a disc with type (indicating time or names
of places on the route) be attached to the clock movement spindle s, the time or very
approximately the place when or where the hand lever U was moved (indicating a
change of fare) is recorded. If both time and place type are provided on the disc,
then the time of pulling the lever U is recorded, and the distance of this record from
the marks or names of places on the route will very approximately record or indicate
the punctuality or otherwise of the service.
And in order that our Invention may be still more clearly understood, the mode of
operating our apparatus is here appendel, for the case where the tramcars carry
passengers at a higher rate per mile or stage inside than out, and where consequently
our apparatus is presupposed as containing two inner tubes D with corresponding
mechanism.
One of these tubes is filled with a number of metallic tickets, having the word
"inside" marked or stamped thereon; and the other tube is also filled with metallic
When a passenger
tickets with the word "outside" marked or stamped thereon.
gets on to a tramcar or omnibus, the conductor withdraws a metallic ticket by means
of the bottom slide E¹ beneath one of the interior tubes D, which contains the metallic
tickets for "inside" or "out" as the case may be. The passenger retains the ticket
until about to leave the vehicle, when he hands the ticket back to the conductor, who
returns it to the corresponding tube C, and at the same time or as soon afterwards as
practicably convenient transfers it to the corresponding tube D (from which it was in
the first place withdrawn) by means of the corresponding top slide E.
The action of withdrawing a ticket from any one of the tubes actuates the corre-
sponding dial indicator and printing recorder, thereby indicating on the dial in the
front of the box or case, and also on the recording dises or rolls inside, the number of
tickets withdrawn. Only one ticket can be withdrawn at a time, and each withdrawal
rings the bell. In like manner it is impossible to return a ticket without indicating,
moving the recording type, and ringing the bell; the upper slide being supposed
connected with the same or an independant bell.
When a change of fare occurs the conductor pulls the hand lever U in front of the
apparatus, partially rotating the vertical shaft S carrying the printing pad levers, and
by this means printing on the recording paper (R) both the number of tickets that
have been withdrawn and put back, and also marking at the same time the place or
time on the recording paper (u) carried on the centre spindle of the clock movement.
The pulling of the hand lever U also moves forward the ratchet wheel P, thereby
moving round the paper (R) so that a fresh place is ready to be printed upon. This
ratchet wheel P is divided so as to have teeth according to the number of changes of
fare, that is to say :-If a double journey has sixteen changes of fares eight going and
eight returning, the wheel would be provided with 64 teeth as one quarter of the disc

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of paper is required for each one of the tour printing and recording type dials.
the end of the journey the box or case may be opened and the papers or discs removed
from the spindles O and S.
On comparing the papers the number of persons that have travelled can be
ascertained say from one penny to eightpence by simple rule of subtraction and
addition.
By varying the number of receptacle tubes and correspondingly arranging the
mechanism any number of changes or fares or any complication of fares can be
readily ascertained.
In some cases we do not issue tickets to the passengers on entering the vehicle, but
we provide a modified form of our apparatus (as hereinafter described), in a prominent
position in the inside of the vehicle, and the guard or conductor simply pulls a lever
or slides corresponding to the slides E E¹, previously mentioned, for every passenger
who enters in or on the vehicle, thus actuating the before-mentioned recorders or type
and ringing the bell.
shut.
Loosely mounted on the outer end of the spindle O on the inner side of the dial
plate Qwe provide a double ratchet wheel t having two sets of teeth, those of the one
set facing in an opposite direction to those of the other set, so that the wheel is rotated
in one direction by the pawl w, and in the opposite direction by the pawl x. The
pawl w is attached to a slotted guide y, which by means of the projection z thereon
and the notch 1 in the plate 2 attached to the slide E is caused to move with the
motion of the slide E. This connection between the slide E and the pawl w it is
evident is such, that it does not interfere with the removal of the front of the box or
case, or the fitting of this to the case as a hinged door, capable of being opened and
The connection between the bottom slide E¹ and the pawl x is exactly similar.
The notched rim 3 and the spring 4 serve to steady the ratchet wheel t, and to prevent
it being moved more than one tooth at a time. The rim 3 or the face of the ratchet
wheel is provided with numerals corresponding to the teeth, and a pointer or a slit in
the outside front cover indicates the relative position of the wheel from its starting
position; which is arranged so that the cipher o is then opposite to the pointer or slit
in the outside cover. It will be evident that the figure at any time opposite the
pointer or slit will indicate the difference between the numbers of times the slides E
and E¹ have been respectively moved, so that if the slide E is pulled every time a
passenger enters, and the slide E¹ every time a passenger gets out or off, the difference,
i.e. the number of passengers for the time being on the car is indicated.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1°. A fare registering and recording apparatus; consisting of a tube or receptacle
for the tickets or vouchers, slides for admitting and withdrawing the tickets one at a
time from the said tube or receptacle, recording type actuated by the said slides, and
impression mechanism for printing the record, all for the purpose as set forth of
registering and recording.
2º. A fare registering and recording apparatus constructed in accordance with
Claim 1° and having also either or both indicating dials and time or place recording
apparatus.
3°. In a fare registering and recording apparatus the combination of a tube or
receptacle for tickets, slides for admitting and withdrawing the tickets one at a time
to or from the tube or receptacle, and ratchet wheels provided with either or both
recording type and indicating dials and actuated severally and respectively by the
movement of the said slides.
4°. In a fare registering and recording apparatus, the combination of moveable
slides, ratchet wheels provided with recording type, and a dial for indicating the
number of passengers for the time being on the vehicle, the said ratchet wheels and
dial being actuated by the motion of the said slides.

page_text: 5°. Concentric ratchet wheels provided with printing type (also indicating dials),
one or more of which wheels have one tooth deeper than the rest, constructed and
arranged substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.
6°. The shaft or spindle S actuated by the hand lever U and carrying the levers
operating in the mauner and for the purposes herein set forth and as illustrated.
7°. A fare registering and recording apparatus constructed in accordance with
either one or a combination of the above claims, substantially as herein set forth, and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this outh df Ma. 1900
J. CLARK JEFFERSON,
2, East Parade, Leeds, Agent for Applicants.