Improvements in Apparatus to be used for Indicating the Stages Travelled, and for Indicating and Recording the Number of Persons Riding in or on Omnibuses, Tramcars, and other Vehicles, or Entering. Places of Amusement and the like, together with the Amount of Fares or Fees Paid by such Persons.
Year: 1890

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus to be used for Indicating the Stages
Travelled, and for Indicating and Recording the Number of
Persons Riding in or on Omnibuses, Tramcars, and other
Vehicles, or Entering. Places of Amusement and the like,
together with the Amount of Fares or Fees Paid by such
Persons.
We, JAMES WESTAWAY of Caryton, Lewdown, in the County of Devon, Commercial
Traveller, and JOSEPH TRELIVING of 71 Pembroke Street, Devonport, in the County
of Devon, Gentleman 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 apparatus to be used for indicating and recording the
number of persons riding in or on Omnibuses, Tramcars, and other vehicles or
entering places of amusement and the like, together with the amount of fares or fees
paid by such persons, also applicable for indicating the name of the next station or
stopping place, by the use of which apparatus the risk of fraud on the part of the
conductor or other attendant is reduced, the apparatus being so arranged that any
attempted fraud is immediately apparent.
And in order that the invention may be fully understood and carried into practice,
we will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying
drawings in which similar letters indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus.
Figure 2 is a front elevation with the dial removed.
Figure 3 is a sectional elevation of the under side.
Figure 4 is a sectional elevation looking in the direction of the arrow Z shewn in
Figure 3.
Figures 5 and 6 shew front and side views of the key used for actuating the
pointer C.
The invention consists of a case A carrying a dial B with a pointer Caffixed to
the main spindle D, this dial may be covered with glass and the pointer C actuated
by passing the key G shewn in Figures 5 and 6 through an aperture in the glass and
fitting it on to the spindle D, or any other suitable device for actuating the pointer
may be adopted. The main spindle D carries an arm. E with a cross arm F carrying
two pawls Hand J in different planes (see Fig. 4). The pawl H actuates the six
toothed wheel K fixed to the sleeve T on the main spindle, and is provided with an
arm H, and the pawl J actuates the ratchet L fixed to a sleeve P on the main
spindle, and is provided with an arm J¹. Each pawl turns upon an independent
pivot pin, projecting from the cross arm F and each is kept in position by a spiral or
other spring O attached to some fixed part on the arm E. Two projecting pieces M
and N are attached to the side of the case, the piece M being in the same plane as the
pawl H and wheel K, and the piece N in the same plane as the pawl J and ratchet L.
The sleeve P also carries a pinion Q by means of which the four wheels and pinions
shown in Figure 2 are actuated. Each of the five pinions shewn in Figure 2 carries
a pointer over a dial divided so as to correspond with the teeth of the wheel upon
which the pointer is fixed (see Fig. 1). In the drawings the first dial is divided into
48 parts representing pence and the teeth on the pinion Q and first wheel are so
arranged that for every revolution of the pinion Q the wheel makes one fifth of a
revolution so that when the pinion Q has made five revolutions equal to twenty
shillings, the first wheel and its corresponding pointer have made one revolution.
The remaining three dials are made to indicate pounds, tens of pounds, and hundreds
of pounds by pinions of eight teeth gearing into wheels of eighty.
This arrangement of indicating wheels is applicable for Tramway Cars, and

page_text: Omnibuses etc. where penny fares are charged, but any other arrangement may be
substituted to adapt the invention to the requirements of the vehicle or place where
it is intended to be used. The pointer C may be turned either to the right or to the
left, as desired, being regulated in its travel by two stops S and S¹ upon the front of
the dial. The small pointer R and the sleeve P to which it is attached can only be
turned round in the direction of the hands of a clock.
The action of the apparatus is as follows:-Reference being had more particu-
larly to Figures 3 and 4:-
At starting the pointer C is turned until it indicates the number of passengers
riding in the vehicle, say from zero to 18, the small pointer moves over a corre-
sponding number of divisions on its own dial. When he pointer is turned in the
direction of the hands of a clock the arm E is also turned in the same direction
carrying with it the two pawls H and J, of these the pawl J is immediately in gear
and carries round with it the ratchet L and the sleeve P and pinion Qattached
thereto thus actuating the indicating wheels and pointers, shewn in Figures 1 and 2.
Meanwhile the pawl H rides loose over the wheel K and the arm H₁ rides up the
incline of the piece M and the pawl H is kept out of gear. If now the pointer is
turned in the opposite direction the pawl J rides loose over the ratchet L until the
pointer is at zero. At the end of each journey the pointer is to be turned from zero
back to the stop S. In doing this the arm J rides along the curved piece N, and the
pawl is kept clear of the ratchet L. The pawl H meanwhile being brought directly
into gear
with the wheel K passing one tooth of the same over the stop or break U.
If desired, the sleeve T may be provided with a pointer and an indicating dial on the
back of the case, so as to indicate how many times the pointer has been turned, from
A suitable
zero to the stop S thus indicating how many journeys have been made.
stop or break V is attached to prevent the ratchet L being turned in the opposite
direction. The sleeve T carries a disc W on the front of which, are marked the names
of the different stations or stopping places up to six or to a number corresponding to
the number of teeth on the wheel K. At the end of the journey when the pointer is
turned from zero to the stop S, the wheel K is moved round one tooth turning the
sleeve T and disc W through one sixth of a revolution and bringing the name of the
next station for example "Vauxhall" in front of an aperture made in the case.
desired the back of the case may be provided with a dial similar to the dial B and
with a pointer duplicating the motion of the front pointer C and also with an aperture
through which the names of the stations are displayed, so that they may be read from
front or back of the case. Thus the invention may be placed on an omnibus &c.
before one of the windows in which case, the next station and the number of
passengers may be read either from the street or from the inside of the bus. When
this arrangement is adopted the names of the stations are printed on both sides of the
dise W.
If
It is the duty of the operator or conductor to move the pointer C forward or back-
ward as each porson enters or leaves respectively, so that the dial B will always
indicate the correct number of persons riding in the vehicle. When the vehicle
arrives at the end of its journey, or at the end of the penny stage the operator or
conductor will move the pointer from zero to stop S and will thus bring forward the
name of the next stage, station, or stopping place.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
First. In indicating and recording apparatus the two wheels K and L working in
opposite directions by means of a double pawled arm E substantially as and for the
purpose hereinbefore set forth, and illustrated in Figures 2, 3 and 4.
2nd. In indicating and recording apparatus the arrangement of mechanism for
actuating the disc Wand for recording the number of stages or journeys by means
of the wheel K and sleeve T substantially as and for the purpose herein before set
forth and illustrated in the drawings.

page_text: 3rd. In indicating and recording apparatus the arrangement of mechanism whereby
the pointer may be turned backward without affecting the pointer R and the indi-
cating dials substantially as and for the purpose herein before set forth and illustrated
in Figures 1 and 2.
4th. The general combination of apparatus for indicating and recording sub-
stantially as and for the purpose herein before set forth and illustrated in the
drawings.
CASTLE SMITH,
Per F. W. Golby,
"Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicants.