Improved Means for Checking or Controlling the Receipt of Money by Omnibus Conductors and others.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 10th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 12th Nov., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by HENRY POTTIN, of 35, Rue Lepeletier, Paris, in
the Republic of France, Civil Engineer.]
Improved Means for Checking or Controlling the Receipt of Money
by Omnibus Conductors and others.
1, BROWNE WOLSEY WEBB, of 36, Carleton Road, Tufnell Park, in the
County of Middlesex, Electrician, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows :-
My invention relates to improved means for checking or controlling the receipt
of money by the conductors of omnibuses and tramway-cars, and others.
For this purpose I provide an apparatus wherein for each of the different fares
there is an independent counter or registering apparatus arranged to be worked by
a lever or a push-piece operated by the conductor or other money-taker. These
levers or push-pieces are combined with a corresponding number of bells in such a
manner that, when the lever or push-piece for recording the lowest fare is operated,
one of the said bell's will be sounded, and, when the lever or push-piece for the
next fare is actuated, two of the said bells will be sounded, and so on. The said
bells are preferably so made that they will have different sounds. By these means,
a passenger, when he has paid his fare, can readily ascertain, by the sounding of
the bell or bells, whether the conductor records such payment, the apparatus being
so constructed that the conductor cannot sound the bell or bells without either
previously or simultaneously actuating the corresponding counter or registering
apparatus.
To prevent accidental operation of the said levers or push-pieces, each of the
same has combined therewith a spring catch or stud which locks it in place, so
that, before either lever or push-piece can be operated, the corresponding catch
must be disengaged therefrom. Each of the said catches is preferably so arranged
that its disengagement and the operation of the lever or push-piece can be effected
with one hand.
Instead of using two or more bells, I sometimes provide the apparatus with a
single bell, and with means whereby, when the lever or push-piece for the lowest
fare is operated, the said bell will be sounded once, and, when the next lever or
push-piece is operated, the said bell will be sounded twice, and so on.
My improved apparatus may be advantageously constructed in such a manner
that the bell or bells must be sounded once for a penny fare, twice for a twopenny
fare, thrice for a threepenny fare, and so on.
In some instances I attach the registering and alarm apparatus above mentioned
to the side of a bag or other receptacle, which may be slung by a strap over the
conductor's shoulder, or may be otherwise suitably supported.
By my invention, I am enabled to dispense with the use of tickets and ticket-
punches; therefore both of the conductor's hands are left free.
Dated this 26th day of February 1892.
D. YOUNG & Co.,
11 & 12, Southampton Buildings, London, W:C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Checking or Controlling the Receipt of Money
by Omnibus Conductors and others.
I, BROWNE WOLSEY WEBB, of 36 Carleton Road, Tufnell Park, in the County
of Middlesex, Electrician, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to improved means for checking or controlling the receipt
of money by the conductors of omnibuses and tramway-cars, and others.
For this purpose, I provide an apparatus wherein, for each of the different fares
to be paid, there is an independent counter or registering apparatus arranged to be
worked by means of a lever or push-piece operated by the conductor or other
money-taker.
These levers or push-pieces are combined with a corresponding
number of bells in such a manner that, when the lever or push-piece for recording
the lowest fare is operated, one of the said bells will be sounded, and, when the
lever or push-piece for the next fare is actuated, two of the said bells will be
sounded, and so on. The said bells are preferably so made that they will produce
different sounds. By these means, a passenger, when he has paid his fare, can
readily ascertain, by the sounding of the bell or bells, whether the conductor
records such payment and whether the amount paid is correctly recorded, the
apparatus being so constructed that the conductor cannot sound the bell or bells
without either previously or simultaneously actuating the corresponding counter or
registering apparatus.
To prevent accidental operation of the said levers or push-pieces, each of the
same has combined therewith a spring catch or stop-lever which locks it in place,
so that, before either lever or push-piece can be operated, the corresponding catch
or stop-lever must be disengaged therefrom. The said catch is preferably so
arranged that its disengagement and the operation of the lever or push-piece can be
effected with one hand.
Instead of using two or more bells, I sometimes provide the apparatus with a
single bell, and with means whereby, when the lever or push-piece for the lowest
fare is operated, the said bell will be sounded once, and, when the next lever or
push-piece is operated, the said bell will be sounded twice and so on.
t
My improved apparatus may be advantageously constructed in such a manner
that one bell must be sounded for a penny fare, two bells for a twopenny fare, and
three bells for a threepenny fare, and so on; or so that a single bell must be
sounded once for a penny fare, twice for a twopenny fare, thrice for a threepenny
fare, and so on.
.
In some instances, I attach the registering and alarm apparatus above mentioned
to the side of a bag or other receptacle, which may be slung by a strap over the
conductor's shoulder, or may be otherwise suitably supported. By my invention,
moreover, I am enabled to dispense with the use of tickets and ticket-punches.
Therefore, with my improved apparatus, both of the conductor's hands are left free,
that is to say, he does not require to hold anything in his hands.
In the accompanying drawing I have shown how my said invention may be
conveniently and advantageously carried into practice.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of one form of my improved apparatus, the cover
or casing being removed.
Figure 2 is a plan of the said apparatus, the cover or casing being shown in
horizontal section.
Figure 3 shows a portion of Figure 1, the parts being shown in a different
position.
Figure 4 is a front elevation, drawn to a reduced scale, showing my improved

page_text: apparatus combined with a bag provided with a strap whereby it may be slung
from the shoulders.
Like letters indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawing.
a is a metal plate to which the various parts of the mechanism are attached; bis
a cover or casing for enclosing the mechanism.
c, c, indicate two sets of registering mechanism which may be of any well-
known or suitable construction. These sets of mechanism are connected respec-
tively by gear-wheels d, d, e, e¹ with ratchet-wheels, f¹. The said ratchet-wheels
are arranged to be rotated step by step by means of the levers g, h, respectively,
which levers are provided with pawls g, h, adapted to engage with the said
ratchet-wheels.
j, k are the bells which are of different sizes and are secured to a bracket at
attached to the plate a, the bell k being arranged within the bell j, and the two
bells being placed at a suitable inclination relatively to each other, as shown in.
Figure 2, so that the hammer will serve as hereinafter described for striking one
or both of the said bells. The said hammer is pivoted at to the plate a, and is
provided with two arms 13, 13, having at their outer ends antifriction rollers 1, 1.
The arm of the said hammer is, moreover, provided with a pin or stud 1º,
which projects between two springs m, n, secured to a bracket a² attached to the
plate a.
The lever g is pivoted at g2 to the plate a and is provided with a retracting
spring p coiled around its pivot. The said lever g is provided with a pin or stud 93
which projects over the end of a catch or stop-lever 7. This catch or stop-lever.
is pivoted at ¹ to the plate a and is provided with a retracting spring q whereby
it is held in the position shown, so that it will prevent the movement of the lever g.
The said stop-lever q is, moreover, provided with a finger-piece q³ so that it may
be readily turned about its pivot to move it out of the path of the stud 3 and thus
permit the movement of the lever g. A pawl or catch is pivoted at to the inner
end of the lever g and is acted upon by a spring ². This catch 'r bears against a
stop y projecting from the lever g, and is so arranged that, when the stop-lever 7.
is moved from beneath the study and the outer end of the lever g is depressed, the
catch will act upon the roller and thus turn the hammer about its pivot and
at the same time press upward the spring m through the medium of the stud 16.
When, in this novement, the catch moves from beneath the roller, the spring m
will, by its reaction, cause the hammer to strike the bell j. When the lever g is
released, its spring p will effect its return movement, and, in this movement, the
catch will be turned about its pivot in passing the roller 1, and will then be
brought back to its normal position by its spring ².
"'
To facilitate the operation of the lever g, I prefer to provide the plate. a, with a
projection a³ so that, while the forefinger of the operator is held against the finger-
piece to keep the stop-lever 7 disengaged from the stud g³, it may be pressed
upward against the said projection a³ and a convenient purchase thus obtained for
depressing the lever g by means of the thumb.
The lever is pivoted at 2 and is provided with a retracting spring s. It is,
moreover, (like the lever g) provided with a pin or stud³ which projects, over a
catch or stop-lever t. This catch or stop-lever is pivoted at t¹ to the plate a and is
provided with a retracting spring t² and with a finger-piece t³, and a projection at is
also provided on the plate a beneath the lever h, all for the purposes above described
with reference to the lever g and stop-lever 4. The inner end of the lever is
adapted to act, both in its upward and in its downward movement, upon the roller 15,
and thus actuate the hammer as hereinafter described. The said lever h is
provided at its inner end with a bent arm which extends into the space between
the springs m, n, and normally bears against the spring n as shown in Figure 1.
When the stop-lever t is moved out of the path of the pin or stud h³ and the outer
end of the lever is depressed, the arm is moved away from the spring n and
comes against the spring m and raises the latter. When the parts have been brought
into the position shown by the full lines in Figure 3, the inner end of the lever /

page_text: acts upon the roller and turns the hammeril from the position shown by the full
lines in Figure 3 into the position shown in Figure 1, the arm at the same time
further raising the spring m.
When the inner end of the lever h moves from
beneath the roller, the spring n will, by its reaction, cause the hammer to strike
the smaller bell k, the parts then occupying the position indicated by the dotted
lines in Figure 3. The lever, on being released, is returned to its original
position by the reaction of its spring s. In the return movement of the said lever,
the arm depresses the spring n and allows the spring m to act upon the pin
or .stud and move the hammer from the position shown by dotted lines in
Figure 3 into the position shown by full lines therein. The inner end of the
lever then acts upon the roller and turns the hammer about its pivot so
as to put in. tension the spring m, until the said lever moves from above the
said roller, when, by the reaction of the spring' m, the said hammer will be
caused to strike the larger bell j.
It will be seen, therefore, that, in each operation of the lever 9, the registering
mechanism e is moved one step by the pawl g' and the bell j is sounded; whilst,
in each operation of the lever h, the registering mechanism c¹ is moved one step
by the pawl, and both of the bells k, j are sounded.
To facilitate the carrying and manipulation of the apparatus, I prefer to combine
it, as shown in Figure 4, with a bag u provided with a sling or strap
whereby it may be suspended from the conductor's shoulders. The apparatus
can thus be kept in a convenient position without being held in the hand of the
conductor.
It is obvious that I can, if desired, dispense with the smaller bell, and so
arrange the parts of the mechanism that, when the lever g is operated, the
larger bell will be sounded once, and, when the lever is operated, this bell
will be sounded twice.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
First. An apparatus for the purpose above specified, comprising two or more
sets of registering mechanism worked by separate levers which are arranged to
strike different numbers of strokes upon a bell or bells, substantially as herein-
before described.
Second. The spring catch or stop-lever combined with the lever for operating the
registering mechanism and for sounding the bell or bells, substantially as, and for
the purposes, above specified.
Third. The hammer arranged in combination with the levers and bells, so- that
it serves for sounding one or both of the said bells, substantially as hereinbefore
described.
Fourth. The improved apparatus constructed substantially as described with
reference to Figures 1, 2, and 3 of the drawing and operating as, and for the
purposes, above specified.
Fifth. The combination of my improved apparatus with a bag provided with a
sling or strap, substantially as described with reference to Figure 4 of the drawing,
for the purpose specified.
1004,
BROWNE WOLSEY WEBB.
D. Young & Co.,
11 & 12, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.