IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR REGISTERING THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS IN OR ON VEHICLES, AND DISTANCES TRAVELLED
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Harry Tec, of Wimbledon, in the County of Surrey, for
the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR REGISTERING THE
NUMBER OF PASSENGERS IN OR ON VEHICLES, AND DISTANCES TRAVELLED."
Sealed the 24th January 1879, and dated the 30th October 1878.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Harry Tec at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 30th October 1878.
HARRY TEE, of Wimbledon, in the County of Surrey. "IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPARATUS FOR REGISTERING THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS IN OR ON VEHICLES,
AND DISTANCES TRAVELLED."
The improvements consist of a train of wheels, actuated by an additional or
ordinary car wheel placed in the centre of wheel base or otherwise, transmitting
motion to horizontal and vertical rods situated behind each seat in the vehicle,
combined with the semicircular or other movement of a needle, or pencil, or marking
contrivance, and a chart of card, paper, or similar device on which the said contri-
vance marks the place where the occupant of the seat sat thereon and got therefrom;
when not in use, each seat is folded back or up and can be lowered by levers
operated from the door of the vehicle or otherwise. The wheels and rods should
be metal, fashioned like clock movements, but of sufficient strength to resist the
wear and tear.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Harry Tee in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 30th April 1879.
HARRY TEE, of Wimbledon, in the County of Surrey. "IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPARATUS FOR REGISTERING THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS IN OR ON VEHICLES,
AND DISTANCES TRAVELLED."
The improvements consist of a train of wheels, actuated by an additional or
ordinary car wheel placed in the centre of wheel-base-or-otherwise, transmitting
motion to horizontal and vertical rods situated behind each seat in or on the vehicle,
combined with the semicircular or other movement of a needle, or pencil, or
marking contrivance, and a chart of card, or paper, or a similar arrangement on
which the said contrivance marks the place where the occupant of the seat sat
thereon and got therefrom; when not in use, each seat is folded back or up and can
be lowered by levers operated from the doors of the vehicle or otherwise. The
wheels and rods should be of metal, of sufficient strength to resist the wear and tear.
This Invention, which consists in the checking the distances travelled and the
registering of the money value of same by means of the revolution of one or more
wheels or the axle of the vehicle to which it is applied, is performed by having an
ordinary train of wheels in connection with said wheels or axles for reducing with
the view of recording the revolutions of the wheel or axles of the vehicle, said
reduced motion being transmitted by horizontal or vertical rods to a rod revolving
behind or near the seats on each side of the car, and which rod drives an arm
carrying a needle or pencil of a registering apparatus attached to each seat. All
the seats are divided and movable so that each can be put up or down at the will
of the conductor, who without leaving his station at either end of the car can by
means of one lever work each seat on either side. When any seat is put down the
immediate effect is to cause a card representing a chart of the line divided into
columns of. fares to be pressed against the travelling needle or pencil at the back of
the seat, and thus the needle marks the exact distance travelled while the seat is
down whether the said scat be occupied or not. The conductor will for his own
sake take care that no seat is put down unless wanted by a passenger. The needle
or pencil, the seat being down, will move from right to left one journey and mark
same, at the end of which the card will drop a specified distance, leaving a clear
space for the next journey to be marked or registered underneath, and upon
changing the position of the horses and reversing the car the needle will travel
from left to right, acting as before, a new card being placed to each seat every
morning or when necessary by a responsible person. The apparatus being perfectly
self-acting the card need not be seen or changed until the completion of the day's
work, when the receipts will be compared with the register by the same or other
confidential officials and should be found to agree. The accompanying Drawing
will illustrate a practical and convenient mode of constructing the apparatus, but I
do not bind myself to the exact shapes and proportions shown, as they may be
altered to suit various requirements, notably the card or chart can be adapted to
any fares or routes, the train of wheels and the play of the pointer being made
proportional thereto. In the Drawings like letters represent like parts. In Figures
1 to 11, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section; Figure 2, cross section; and Figure 3,
sectional plan showing arrangement of gearing under car, also arrangement for
lifting seats, to be done by the conductor; Figures 6 and 7 are enlarged views, being
sectional elevation and section of seats, and showing vertical gearing; Figures 4 and
show details of an automatic or counterbalanced arrangement that may be
applied to the car seat; Figures 8 and 9 show respectively plan and elevation of a
horizontal mode of gearing; Figures 10 and 11, elevation and plan, enlarged detail
of seat lever hinge. 1 to 8 are train of gearing wheels; K, shaft; a, square part on
shaft; b, hinged lever for lifting seat; b, slot in lever; c, rod which is to move
longitudinally to operate each seat; b, bracket to support lever. In Figures 12

page_text: to 17, Figure 12 is a front elevation; Figure 13, side view; and Figure 14, plan of
indicating or registering apparatus fixed behind each seat and geared by the worm I
on the shaft K, as shown in previous Figures; Figures 15, 16, and 17 are details of
guide frame for holding card or chart L. A are plates or frame-supporting mechanism ;
B, shaft which supports quadrant and indicator; C indicator; D and D', bell crank
in one piece for operating indicator C; d, spring; E, standard bearing pin for pivot;
e, pivot pin; F, guide frame; G, lever, which when pressed by seat brings F perpen-
dicular and presses against pencil; g, spring; H, quadrant (toothed); I, worm
wheel gearing into quadrant; J, toothed slide; K, worm shaft; k and k', wheel and
pinion from car axle; L, paper record or chart. It will be observed that the chart
or paper record L is shown divided into four fares of equal values, and that parts
of circles are traced thereon at the moment the chart shows, for one particular seat,
4, completed journeys, the first, a 4d. fare; the second, a 1d., another of 2d, viz.,
part 2d. and part 3d., and another part 3d. and 4d., equal 2d., in all 5d.; the third
journey, 4d.; the fourth journey, 2d.; the fifth journey, half completed and so
far 2d.
In witness whereof, I, the said Harry Tee, have hereto set my hand and seal,
100
HARRY TEE. (L.S.)