An Improved Apparatus for Collecting Money in Omnibuses or other Vehicles, or in Shops and like Places.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 10th May, 1893-Accepted, 12th Sept.. 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Collecting Money in Omnibuses or
other Vehicles, or in Shops and like Places.
ARTHUR THOMAS WING FAGG London General Omnibus Company Crown
Terrace, Upper Holloway N. Collector to above Company do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention relates to an apparatus designed for the collection of moneys, and
consists of two boxes, one within the other. The inner box preferably of a square
shape, the outer box preferably of an oblong shape, standing or being fixed
upright. The inner box placed open within outer, into which it slides by suitable
grooves and flanges. Lid of inner box is hinged and opens upwards, door of outer
box is hinged and opens at its bottom end, or on one side. Lid of inner box is
furnished with suitable spiral spring which forcibly closes it, also with a spring-
catch lock.
To adjust the apparatus for action the inner box is placed in position in the
grooves, and the lid is opened forcibly and held back by a bolt at the back of outer
box, preferably in the top right-hand corner, which bolt can be withdrawn from
the outside. This bolt passes through a hole in a flat narrow spring-steel plate,
which slides horizontally in a slide on one of the sides of outer box on its inside,
and is of like length to the breadth of such side of outer box, and is furnished at
its front end with a square hole into which an ordinary spring door-catch attached
to outer door falls when said door is shut. When outer door is shut the aforesaid
bolt holds the flat spring-steel plate in position, preventing the door from opening.
The door shuts flush with the front, and has no key or handle actuating the catch.
On the withdrawal of bolt the spring-steel plate is released, but not until the lid of
inner box is first released. On the outer door being pulled the spring-steel plate
slides outwards, and the door opens. The inner box is now detachable in its locked
condition.
Moneys are designed to be dropped through slots at top of outer box, and to
temporarily rest on a hinged slab under a glass plate until projected into inner box
by a lever which is moveable from the outside, and which depresses slab. The
slab is furnished on its underside with a slotted metal arm, which releases aforesaid
bolt only when slab is in a downward position, this being effected by a round hole
terminating the slot, such hole only coming into juxtaposition with bolt-which is
also slotted when slab is at its lowest point. The apparatus can neither be set
nor detached except the slab is in such downward position.
The outer door is furnished with an inset of glass through which the inner box´
and mechanism can be viewed.
The moveable bolt is padlocked in position by the person appointed to set and
have charge of the apparatus. The key to such padlock is joined to a small metal
guard which fits over lock of inner box, preventing lid from shutting and locking
before it is duly set. Such guard also projects outwards from inner box, preventing
outer door from shutting until it is removed.
The apparatus is constructed of wood or metal or both.
I claim for it the power to collect moneys in view of the person paying, which
moneys can only be removed in bulk, and when locked in inner box. I design it
for use in omnibuses, tramway cars, or other vehicles; or in shops and elsewhere.
Dated this 22nd day of September 1892.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Collecting Money in Omnibuses or
other Vehicles, or in Shops and like Places.
I, ARTHUR THOMAS WING FAGG of the London General Omnibus Company
Limited, of Crown Terrace Upper Holloway London N. Collector to said Company
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 an apparatus for the collection of moneys, and it consists
of two boxes placed one within the other, the lid of the inner box being provided
with spring hinges and a spring lock, so that when the said lid is released it auto-
matically closes and locks itself. The outer box is provided with a hinged receiving
slab or tray and with a sliding bolt adapted to retain the lid of the inner box open,
the mechanism controlling and operating the said bolt being so arranged that
before the door of the outer box can be opened to remove the inner box containing
the money received, the lid of the inner box has become closed and locked, the
object being to provide for the removal of the money in bulk and locked up so that
it cannot be tampered with.
I attain this end by the construction shown by the accompanying drawing, in
which-
Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of my improved collecting box with the
door thereof removed.
Figures 2 and 3 are views in sectional side elevation, the former showing the
box as in use for collecting and receiving moneys, and the latter with the door of
the outer box partially open ready to remove the inner box, the lid of which is
closed.
Figure 4 is a view in plan of the apparatus.
Figure 5 is a view in plan of the inner box, and
Figure 6 is a view in section on line " 3366
x," ," Figure 3.
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Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
The outer box A may be made of any suitable size and shape and it is provided
with a sloping top having a slot "a" for the introduction of the moneys, and an
insert of glass through which the receiving slab or tray can be seen. Inside the
box at the top part thereof is hinged a slab or tray B of the usual type to receive
the moneys placed in the box through the slot "a," the said slab or tray being
provided with a lever B' or its equivalent passing through the back or side of the
box, whereby it may be tilted to transfer the moneys on it or in it into the inner
box C located at the bottom of the box A. The box A has a door at its front,
which is preferably hinged at the bottom of the box as shown by the accompanying
drawing and it has an insert of glass through which the interior of the box can be
viewed. The inner box C has projections "c,' c," on its sides adapted to engage
with recesses in the sides of the box A so as to retain it in its position therein, and
a spring "a" may if desired be fixed to the back of the box A to bear against the
box C and so prevent it shaking or rattling. The lid of the inner box C is
provided with any suitable form of spring hinges or their equivalents, and with a
snap lock so that when the said lid is released it closes and locks itself automatically.
When the inner box C is placed in position in the outer box A, the lid is held back
or open
by means of a sliding bolt D adapted to be operated from the outside of
the box A. The bolt D passes through a hole in the side of the outer box A and
also through a hole ", e in a flat spring plate E adapted to slide under suitable
guide plates "a¹," a" on the inside of the box A. The spring plate E is
furnished at its front end with a projection "el" adapted to engage with a
catch "a" on the adjacent side of the lid of the box A thereby forming a lock for
the said door. When the door of the box A is shut it is flush with the front of
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page_text: the box and it has no contrivance whereby the catch or lock can be operated from
the outside, but the said door may also be provided with an ordinary lock if
desired.
In order that the inner box C cannot be removed from the outer box A until all
the moneys in or on the slab or tray B have been transferred to the inner box C,
a link F carried by the slab or tray B is adapted to work over the spring plate E,
the said link being adapted to slide through a notch "d" in the bolt D and so
prevent the withdrawal of the said bolt until the slab or tray B is tilted downwards,
when a slot or recess "f" in the link F allows the bolt D to be completely
withdrawn. When the bolt D is withdrawn the door of the box A is pulled
partially open until the projection "e" on the end of the spring plate E can be
released from the catch " on the door, thereby allowing the said door to be
open sufficiently wide to withdraw the inner box C containing the moneys from the
outer box.
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The bolt D is provided with an eye "d" adapted to coincide-when the bolt is
engaging with the door of the inner box C-with an eye "a" fixed to the outside
of the box A so that the sliding bolt may be locked in that position by means of a
padlock or its equivalent.
I wish it to be particularly understood that I do not limit myself to the precise
details of construction herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawing, but that I hold myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as
fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The respective combination of parts forming an improved apparatus for collecting
money in omnibuses or other vehicles or in shops and like places, substantially
as hereinbefore respectively described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawing.
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1000
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.1.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.