Improved Means or Apparatus for Checking the Receipts of Money or Fares on Public Conveyances and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Apr., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 8th Jan., 1900-Accepted, 10th Mar., 1900
Improved Means or Apparatus for Checking the Receipts of Money or
Fares on Public Conveyances and the like.
I, JAMES RUFUS LAYTON, of 49, Strode Road, Willesden Green, in the County
of Middlesex, Gentlenian, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
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The object of my invention is to provide means whereby the receipts of fares
on public conveyances and the like are checked, and dishonesty of conductors
or other servants prevented or detected in a better manner than heretofore.
An apparatus constructed according to my invention comprises a receptacle
or compartment to contain tickets, from which compartment the said tickets
can be discharged one at a time into position to be stamped or have holes punched
therein to indicate not only the amount of fare paid but also between what two
points or stations on the route the passenger was taken up, whilst
at the same time the mechanism by which the ticket is stamped
or punched will also cause a ticket to appear to indicate to
passenger the amount to be paid a counting device being also operated
which will indicate the number of tickets disposed of and the amount received. A
convenient arrangement for carrying out my invention consists of a box having
a compartment to contain a pile of any desired number, say one hundred, tickets
which may be all of the same colour. In the bottom of one side of this com-
partment is an opening of sufficient size to admit of only one ticket at a time
passing therethrough. The lowermost ticket of the pile of tickets is the only
one that can be discharged from the ticket compartment, the discharge being
effected by depressing a button the stem of which presses on one arm of a bell
crank lever, the other arm being provided with a claw which engages the rear
edge of the said lowermost ticket so as to slide the said ticket through the opening
in the compartment into position to be punched or stamped. Beneath the ticket
compartment is pivotted a frame on one part of which is fitted to slide a punch
or stamp which can be moved, into any position required, along the frame to
punch or stamp a ticket at a part thereof to indicate at what part of the route
the passenger, who is to receive the ticket was taken up. There is also pivotted
beneath the ticket compartment a number of levers each carrying a stamp or
punch for stamping or punching the tickets at the required parts to indicate
the amount of fare paid by the passengers, there being in connection with each
of the said levers a plunger corresponding to the different fares, which plungers
are operated by the conductor or attendant. Each of these plungers bear on the
rear side of the frame which carries the sliding stamp or punch hereinbefore
referred to so that by the act of depressing any one of the said plungers a ticket
will not only be stamped or punched to indicate thereon the amount of fare
paid, but also the part of the route for which the fare was paid.
The stamped or punched ticket may be discharged from the apparatus by the
act of sliding the next ticket from the ticket compartment into position to be

page_text: punched and this may be effected by the plunger before described or by means of
a claw in connection with the frame carrying the sliding stamp or punch or by
other moving part of the apparatus, which will effect the sliding of the lowermost
ticket of the pile from the ticket compartment when the stamps or punches return to
their normal positions. Each plunger in connection with the fare indicating
punches may be arranged to operate a pawl and ratchet wheel, connected with a
counter so as to rotate the counting mechanism more or less according to which
plunger is operated, and thereby record on the dials of the counter the amount
received by the conductor or attendant.
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agents.
Improved Means or Apparatus for Checking the Receipts of Money or
Fares on Public Conveyances and the like.
I, JAMES RUFUS LAYTON, of 49, Strode Road, Willesden Green, in the County
of Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
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The object of my invention is to provide means whereby the receipt of fares
on public conveyances and the like are checked and dishonesty of conductors or
other servants prevented or detected in a better manner than heretofore and to
dispense with the necessity of tickets of different colour as at present to indicate
different fares.
An apparatus constructed according to my invention comprises a box or
chamber containing an arrangement of stamps or punches for indicating by a
single operation on each ticket delivered to a passenger not only the amount of
fare paid but also between what two points or stations on the route the passenger
was taken up whilst at the same time the mechanism by which the ticket is
stamped or punched will also cause a counting device to be operated which will
indicate the number of tickets disposed of and the amount received. Inside the
box or chamber there is pivotted a frame, on one part of which is fitted to slide
a punch or stamp which can be moved, into any position required, along the
frame to punch or stamp a ticket at a part thereof to indicate at what part of the
route the passenger, who is to receive the ticket, was taken up or to what station
on the route the passenger is entitled to travel. There is also pivotted inside the
box or chamber a number of levers, to be operated by the conductor or attendant,
each lever carrying a stamp or punch for stamping or punching the tickets at
the required parts to indicate the amount of fare paid by the passengers, there
being in connection with each of the said levers a plunger corresponding to
the fare to be paid by the passenger. These plungers bear on the rear side of the
frame which carries the sliding stamp or punch herein before referred to, so
that by the act of depressing any one of the said levers a ticket will not only be
stamped or punched to indicate thereon the amount of fare paid, but also the
part of the route for which the fare was paid.
Each plunger in connection with the fare indicating punches may be arranged
to operate a pawl and ratchet wheel, connected with a counter so as to rotate the
counting mechanism more or less according to which plunger is operated, and
thereby record on the counter the amount received by the conductor or attendant.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood I will further describe

page_text: the same with reference to the accompanying drawings premising however that
I do not limit my invention to the details of construction illustrated and described.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of an apparatus constructed according to my
invention, Figure 2 is a front elevation. with the front plate removed. Figure 3
is a transverse section on the line 1-1 Figure 2. Figure 4 is a longitudinal
section on the line 2-2. Figure 3 and Figure 5 is a transverse section on the
line 3-3 Figure 2. The apparatus shewn in the drawings is arranged for use
on tramcars or like public conveyances travelling on a route divided into dis-
tances for which seven different fares are charged, from which apparatus it will
readily be seen how the said apparatus can be modified to suit routes divided
into greater or less number of distances, or for use for checking receipts for admis-
sion to different parts of a place of resort. A is a box to be under the control
of the conductor of a public vehicle, or person appointed to receive payment.
In the interior of the box A is pivotted a frame consisting of two rods or
bars bb connected at their ends to transverse bars which are themselves
pivotted to brackets 3 standing up from the bottom of the box. The front bar b
of this frame has fitted to slide thereon a block e carrying a stamp or punch c¹
for indicating on the tickets to be delivered to the passengers in a vehicle the
place where such passengers entered the vehicle. Mounted loosely on a rod d
in the box A are a series of levers in number corresponding to the number
of different fares payable on the route. Each lever carries at one end a
stamp or punch its other end being acted on by a spring to keep the said
lever in contact with a plunger d', there being a plunger for each lever. The
plungers are fitted to slide in tubular guides and are connected at their
upper ends to levers e mounted on a rod e¹ carried in brackets on the exterior
of the box A., On each lever c, or on the box opposite each lever is marked the
fare to be indicated, on the tickets by the depression of the said levers. The
tickets are preferably all the same colour and may be numbered consecutively
as usual, and on each ticket is printed the names of the several places or stations
on the route for which different fares are charged, the said tickets being also
preferably marked, on the divisions thereof, the several fares to be paid. The
block carrying the stamp or punch is moved along the bar by means of
a forked piece fitted to slide along a pivotted rod or bar 66 and provided with
a knob or handle which projects through a slot or opening in the box A,
by means of which handle the stamp or punch c¹ can be moved into any desired
position along the bar to stamp or punch the ticket to indicate thereon the
part of the route at which the passenger entered the vehicle.
Notches in number corresponding to the number of different stations are
provided at one edge of the opening into which notches the handle 67 is
caused to engage to retain the stamp or punch in the position to which it has
been moved, the engagement of the handle with the notches being effected by a
spring 8 connected to an arm on the pivotted rod or bar 6. In the front
of the box A is a slot or opening a through which the ticket to be punched is
pushed up to a stop the said ticket being then in position to be stamped, or
punched. The ticket being in this position and the punch c¹ having been moved
into the position corresponding to the part of the route, marked on the ticket,
where the passenger who is to receive the ticket, entered the vehicle, or to
where the said passenger is entitled to travel, the lever e corresponding to the
fare to be paid is then depressed, so as to force the plunger in connection there-
with downwards, the lower end of which plunger depresses the rear end of the
corresponding lever and elevates the forward end thereof to which forward end
a punch or stamp is pivotted, and is thus caused to slide upwards in its
guide and stamp or perforate the ticket at the part marked with the fare to be
paid. The rear end of the lever when being depressed acts on the rear bar
or rod 6 of the frame which carries the adjustable stamp or punch c¹ causing.
the said frame to turn on its pivots and elevate the punch c¹ so as to perforate
the ticket at the part printed with the names of the stations between which the

page_text: passenger entered the vehicle or to where the said passenger is entitled to travel.
When pressure is removed from the lever'e the parts will be returned to their
normal position by the springs c².
It will thus be seen that by a single depression of a lever e not only the amount
to be paid but also on what portion of the route the passenger entered the vehicle
or to where the said passenger is entitled to travel will be indicated on the
ticket. For recording the amount of money taken in exchange for tickets a
counting device of any suitable construction is provided to be operated at each
complete depression of either of the levers e a counter being also provided if
desired to be operated at each depression of the levers e to record the number
of tickets disposed of. The device shewn in the drawings for recording the
amounts received comprises a ratchet wheel f fast on a short shaft or spindle f
on which is also fixed a dial or numbered disc which is caused to rotate with the
said ratchet wheel. The dial in connection with the wheel f is preferably
marked with a scale from 1 to 99 the said wheel being provided with a tooth or
projection which at each complete rotation of the wheel will impart partial
rotation to another wheel f' carrying a dial for indicating hundreds, detents
engaging the ratchet wheels f and ft to prevent them from turning backwards.
A spring pawl f³ carried on one end of a rock shaft g gears with the ratchet
wheel so that by rocking the shaft g in its bearings a motion of partial rotation
will be given to the ratchet wheel and also to the numbered disc to a greater or
less extent according to the extent of rotation given to the rock shaft g. Extend-
ing along the rock shaft g is a plate or projection g with which pins or projec-
tions on the plungers dare by the depression of the levers e, caused to come
into contact. The said pins being arranged in succession at a greater distance
from the projection, the pin on the plunger connected to the lever e for indi-
cating the minimum fare being situated furthest from the projection g¹ and the
pin on the plunger connected to the lever e for indicating the maximum fare
being situated nearest to the said projection g' so that when the last named lever
is depressed the rock shaft g will be turned to its maximum extent and through
the pawl fimpart to the counter mechanism an extent of motion which will
add to the total amount previously indicated on the disc or dial the amount last
received. In like manner each of the other levers e when depressed will actuate
the counting mechanism to a greater or less extent according to the fare indicated
on the ticket and add such amount to the previously indicated total on the counter
A registering device may also be provided for recording the number of tickets
disposed of. An arrangement for this purpose is shewn in the drawings and is
similar to that for recording the amount of money received, it being operated
at each depression of either of the levers e. h is a ratchet wheel in connection
with the gear of the registering device with which ratchet wheel engages a
spring pawl carried on one end of a lever 2 pivotted to the interior of the
box A, the opposite end of which lever is depressed by the frame which carries,
the punches, so that each time the said frame is rocked on its pivots by the
depression of either of the levers e the ratchet wheel will receive a motion of
partial rotation to the extent of one tooth and so operate the registering device
as to indicate by a pointer an advanced number each time a ticket is stamped
or punched.
The punches for perforating the tickets to indicate the fares are preferably
of different shape to the punch for indicating the place where the passengers
are taken up or to where they are entitled to travel. Printing stamps may be
employed for printing on the tickets instead of perforating the said tickets in
which case any suitable arrangement of inking mechanism may be provided, for
instance an inking ribbon may be arranged over the faces of the stamps so that
by operating the stamps the ribbon will be forced against the ticket inserted in
the apparatus, and impress the said ticket with marks corresponding to the faces
of the stamps.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. In apparatus for checking the receipts of money or fares on public con-
veyances, or for admission to places of resort, the combination of a stamp or
punch for indicating on a ticket the fare or amount of money to be paid, a stamp
or punch for indicating, on the same ticket, the place on the route where the
passenger entered the vehicle or the place to which they are entitled to travel
or the part of a place of resort the person who is to receive the ticket is to occupy
and means for operating both stamps or punches simultaneously by a single de-
pression of a lever or the like substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. The combination with the subject matter of the previous claim of a register-
ing device for recording the amount of money received, the said registering
device being actuated by the same mechanism which operates the stamps or
punches substantially as herein before described.
3. The combination with the subject matter of the first claim, of a registering
device for indicating the number of tickets disposed of, the said registering
device being actuated simultaneously with, and by the mechanism which operates
the stamps or punches substantially as herein before described.
4. The combination of parts constituting the apparatus for checking the receipt
of money or fares on public conveyances and the like substantially as herein before
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated thie 8th day of January 1900.
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47. Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agents.