Improvements in or relating to Boxes or Receptacles for Receiving Fares, Admission Fees, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 1st Feb., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Boxes or Receptacles for Receiving
Fares, Admission Fees, and the like.
We, GEORGE WILLIAM WEBSTER of 83 Bartholomew Street, Cashier, and WILLIAM
TAYLOR of 17 Crafton Street, Engineer, both in Leicester, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in the construction of boxes or receptacles
for receiving fares, admission fees and the like and is designed to prevent the fraudulent
abstraction of money therefrom.
The boxes are formed of a case of suitable material and shape and provided at the
upper end with a slot or aperture through which the coin may pass into the box.
The interior of the box is provided with preferably sloping sides and movable
platform.
After the coin has been passed through the slot at the upper end of the box it falls
on to the sloping sides down which it passes on to a movable trap or platform which
may be suitably counter weighted so that a desired number of coins may cause it to
give way and allow the money to drop on to a second movable trap or platform also
at the bottom of sloping sides but which second platform is adapted preferably to sink
under the weight of any coin and allow the money to drop into the lower part of
the box from which it can be removed in the ordinary way.
The side of the upper part of the box is glazed so that the conductor can see at a
glance the value of the coin passed through the aperture by any passenger.
Dated this 96th dor of March 1990
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
A gents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Boxes or Receptacles for Receiving
Fares, Admission Fees, and the like.
We, GEORGE WILLIAM WEBSTER of 83 Bartholomew Street, Cashier, and WILLIAM
TAYLOR of 17 Crafton Street, Engineer, both of Leicester 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 :—
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of boxes or receptacles
for receiving fares, admission fees and the like; and is designed to prevent the
fraudulent abstraction of money therefrom.
The boxes are formed of a case of suitable material, size, and shape, and provided
at the upper end with a slot or aperture through which the coin passed into the
box.
The interior of the box is provided with preferably sloping sides and movable check
valves.
After the coin has passed through the slot at the upper end of the box it falls onto
a movable trap or valve which may be counterweighted so that a pre-determined
coin or number of coins will cause it to give way and allow the money to drop on to
a second movable trap or check valve also at the bottom of sloping sides, but which
second valve is counterweighted preferably to sink under the weight of any coin and
allow it to drop into the lower part of the box from which it can be removed in the
ordinary way.
The side of the upper part of the box is glazed so that the conductor can see at a
glance the value of the coin passed through the aperture by any passanger.

page_text: The invention will be more clearly understood by reference to the accompanying
_drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the outer case of a fare receiving
box into which the internal mechanism, shown in perspective in Fig. 2 is placed.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of Fig. 2 and Fig. 4 is a transverse section through the top
plate to shew the barbed spindles.
The internal mechanism shown in Figs. 2 and 3 is placed inside the outer case A
Fig. 1 and the two parts are firmly secured together by a rod or spindle passing
through the opening A¹ in the case A, through the tube B (Figs. 2 and 3) and into
an opening in the opposite side of the outer case A and flush therewith.
The rod or spindle, not shown in the drawings, may be provided with a head
countersunk or otherwise as desired, which when the door C is-locked would be covered
thereby and hidden from view.
The two, vertical, sides D and the top plate D' Fig. 3.are preferably formed. of. one
entire, piece of metal and a top plate, E with, a flange E all round is soldered, or
otherwise secured thereto.
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The coin when placed through the, aperture E¹ passes into a compartment F
Figure 3, formed, with sloping, sides, F each provided at.its. upper end with a flange.F
by, which it is secured, to the top plate, D¹ by one or more screws. D².
The glass, through which the conductor looks to ascertain the value of the, coin
placed through the aperture E, fits in the angle plate. F and, is kept in position, by
the marginal edges, A2 of the outer case A, or the glass can be secured in position, by
other, means.
The floor of the glazed compartment F is formed by the, upper face. of a, horizontal
movable trap or valve.G,hinged, at G and counterweighted at G2 to any predetermined
extent, according to the weight of the particular coin decided uponas, the fare, to be
received, so that all lighter coins will remain on the valve.
The horizontal movable.valve, G.is adjustably counterweighted for, different weights
of coins by screws, G3, passing through slots in the hinge Gand into the, valve. G.
The nearer to or farther from the fixed centre or hinge G that, the screws, G3 are
fixed the lighter, or heavier will, the coin require to be to depress the valve G.
If the coin put through the aperture E¹ be of the predetermined weight it,
immediately upon coming into contact with the horizontal movable valve G, depresses
or lowers it and drops onto the, counterweighted inclined check-valve H, hinged
at H and opening in a direction opposite to that of the horizontal valve G above.
The plates H, H2 fixed to the-sides preferably by screws are sloped. or inclined, at
such an angle in relation to the inclined check valve H as will ensure any coin dropped
thereon, (even if the. box be held sideways when the. coin is placed therein,) sliding
downwards.onto the inclined check valve H which is preferably counterweighted at:H
so that it will give way under the weight of any current coin which will immediately.
pass into the-bottom of the box or any receiver or receptacle placed. therein.
The plate H³ fixed to the side, D. preferably by screws is provided, to limit: the
downward, movement or opening. of the check-valve H and also, in, the event, of, the.
box being inverted for attempting fraudulent, abstraction,, to prevent any coins falling,
on, the counterweighted, end H to tilt the check valve H and allow any, coins,to,.get
into, what would then be the aperture end of the box.
When the box is inverted the coins in the bottom will fall onto the plates H2 H3
and the bottom end, of, the plate H is, bent at, such an angle as will prevent, the coin,
when the box is gently tilted to one side, passing between the check-valve Hand
the lower edge H of the plate, H before the check-valve H. has time to close on, the
·latter..
If, by, any, possible, chance, a coin should have passed the inclined, check-valve, H.
from the bottom end of the box, or for some,cause. or otherrit.should not have passed
the inclined, valve H, when dropped.in from the top, the, coin would,, upon, the, box
being inverted, fall into the recesses, between the sides, of, the compartment F and.
the sides D.
The flange F is fixed at such, an angle, in relation to the horizontal valve, Gas, to
prevent the coin..passing into the glazed compartment, F, if, the box, be gradually.

page_text: tilted sideways with the object of causing the coin resting on the flange F³ to pass
into the glazed compartment before the valve G assumes its closed position.
In close proximity under the slit or aperture E' barbed spindles are carried in
the plates F and are fixed in the same direction as the length of the aperture to
prevent any instrument being inserted through the aperture to intercept or abstract
the coin.
The barbs are preferably formed of steel wire and are twisted in the manner shown
in Fig. 4 so that the part forming the eye J is made sufficiently large or heavy to
counterbalance the barbs and keep the free ends or points J just underneath the
aperture E'.
Each of the barbs is loose and is separately movable on the spindle K and is kept
apart from its neighbour by a distance tube K¹.
The points of the barbs are fixed underneath and bear such relation to the
aperture as to engage with and prevent the withdrawal of any paper or other flexible
strip that might be introduced through the aperture with a view of intercepting or
abstracting the coin.
Any suitable lock may be applied to the door C.
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. In a fare or the like receiving box a movable horizontal trap or valve such
as G adjustably counter-weighted to sink under the weight of any predetermined
coin or coins.
2. In a fare or the like receiving box the employment of a check-valve such as H
substantially as and for the purpose described.
3. In a fare or the like receiving box the combination with a valve such as G
loaded to a pre-determined weight of an unloaded check-valve such as H substantially
as herein described.
4. In a fare or the like receiving box the combination with the check-valve such
as H of plates such as H1, H2 H3 substantially as and for the purpose herein described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
5. The improved fare or the like receiving box constructed and operating sub-
stantially in the manner and for the purpose specified and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 24th day of December 1889.
GEORGE WILLIAM WEBSTER.
WILLIAM TAYLOR.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicants.