Fares in Hansom Cabs and other Public Vehicles.
Year: 1885

page_text: Fares in Hansom Cabs and other Public Vehicles.
I, THOMAS STARTIN of Benacre Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN MONEY OR TICKET RECEPTACLES FOR THE TAKING OF FARES IN HANSOM CABS
AND OTHER PUBLIC VEHICLES to be as follows:-
"
My invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in a combined
money or ticket receptacle and lamp for hansom cabs, cars omnibuses tramcars and
other public vehicles.
By my invention, the said money or ticket receptacle is much simplified in its
construction, and being combined with a lamp, many advantages are obtained over
those of the ordinary construction..
The combined money or ticket receptacle and lamp consists essentially of an
upright rectangular box or case divided vertically about its middle; the one part
forms the receptacle for the money or tickets, while the other the lamp, the latter
being preferably made narrower than that of the former.
I will first describe the money and ticket part.
At the back of the case and near the top thereof, a slit or aperture is made
through which money or tickets are passed into the box by passengers from the
inside of the vehicle. The roof of the receptacle is glazed and slopes downwards
from the front to the back. The back or that side presented to the driver has a
glazed aperture near its top; thus allowing the driver or conductor to look either
through the roof or through the side aperture to see if the fares placed therein are
correct.
The fare receptacle is divided horizontally about its middle by means of a sliding
plate or drawer, provided with a coiled spring on its underside, which automatically
closes the drawer on being liberated, after the driver or conductor has allowed the
fares to drop in the receptacle below, which latter receptacle is only accesible by
the opening of a hinged door which forms the back to the receptacle, the said door
being kept under lock and key, and can only be opened by a duly authorized
person.
The drawer which slides from out of the side of the receptacle has a knob for
operating it; and the fares are removed from the top of the slide on its withdrawal,
by an inclined plate sloping from the top downwards and outwards.

page_text: The combined receptacle and lamp is attached within a suitable aperture cut out
of the back of the vehicle by means of ears through which screws pass.
The lamp side of the case is provided with a lamp burner and oil reservoir, and
semi-circular top, with the smoke deflector; and further, the back or side presented
to the outside of the vehicle is provided with a colored glazed aperture near its top,
which constitutes a danger signal, while the front side coming inside the vehicle,
has a standing out rectangular glazed frame, through which light is emitted from
the burner of the lamp to the inside of the vehicle. This standing out glazed
frame or lantern allows light to pass into the vehicle through its sides and front,
thereby rendering it most convenient for passengers to examine their intended
fares; and also to illuminate the slit or entrance through which the fares are
passed into the receptacle.
A hinged door is provided at its end for gaining access to the lamp.
The top of the vertical partition or division between the lamp part and the fare
part is pierced and glazed, in order to admit light from the lamp burner to the fare
receptacle; thus the lamp lights the fare receptacle, which can be viewed either
from the top or from the back by the driver or conductor-It also lights inside the
vehicle by passing out of the glazed standing out frame or lantern; and further, it
lights the danger signal which is in the same plane as the before named glazed
frame or lantern.
Fare receptacles herein before described, are compact, simple in their construction,
efficient in lighting or illuminating and cheaply produced.

page_text: Fares in Hansom Cabs and other Public Vehicles.
I, THOMAS STARTIN of Benacre Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
JN MONEY OR TICKET RECEPTACLES FOR THE TAKING OF FARES IN HANSOM CABS
AND OTHER PUBLIC VEHICLES," and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :--
My invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in a combine l
money or ticket receptacle and lanp for hansom cabs, cars, omnibuses, tram-cars
and other public vehicles.
By my invention, the said money or ticket receptacle is much simplified in its
construction, and being combined with a lamp, many advantages are obtained over
those of the ordinary construction.
The combined money or ticket receptacle and lamp consists essentially of an
upright rectangular box or case divided vertically about its middle; the one part
forms the receptacle for the money or tickets, while the other, the lamp, the latter
being preferably made narrower than that of the former.
I will first describe the money and ticket part.
At the back of the case and near the top thereof, a slit or aperture is made,.
through which money or tickets are passed into the box by passengers from the
inside of the vehicle. The roof of the receptacle is glazed and slopes downwards
from the front to the back. The back or that side presented to the driver has a
glazed aperture near its top; thus allowing the driver or conductor to look either
through the roof or through the side aperture to see if the fares placed therein are
correct.
The fare receptacle is divided horizontally about its middle by means of a
hinged spring plate or door, which automatically closes on being liberated, after
the driver or conductor has allowed the fares to drop in the receptacle below,
which latter receptacle is only accessible by the opening of a hinged door which
forms the back to the receptacle, the said door being kept under lock and key, and
can only be opened by a duly authorized person.
The fares are removed from the fare box, by the pulling outwards of a knob or
handle, which allows the moneys at the bottom of the fare receptacle to drop into
the tin below.
The combined receptacle and lamp is secured within a suitable aperture, cut out
of the back of the vehicle, and is also secured by means of ears through which
small screws pass.
The lamp side of the case is provided with a lamp burner or burners and oil
reservoir of the usual kind; and further, the back side of the case of the combined
lamp and fare box, has colored glazed apertures which constitute danger signals.
The front of the lamp, or that part coming inside the vehicle, is made to stand out
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page_text: lantern like, which consists essentially of a rectangular glazed frame, through
which light from the lamp burners passes to the inside of the vehicle.
This standing out glazed frame or lantern allows light to pass into the vehicle
through its sides and front, thereby rendering it most convenient for passengers to
examine their intended fares; and also to illuminate the slit or entrance through
which the fares are passed into the receptacle.
A hinged door is provided at its end for gaining access to the lamp.
The top of the vertical partition or division between the lamp part and the fare
part, is pierced and glazed; in order to admit light from the lamp burner, to the
fare receptacle; thus the lamp lights the fare receptacle, which can be viewed
either from the top or from the back by the driver or conductor. It also lights
inside the vehicle by passing out of the glazed standing out frame or lantern; and
further, it lights the danger signal which is in the same plane as the before named
glazed frame or lantern.
Fare receptacles herein-before described, are compact, simple in their construction,
efficient in lighting or illuminating and cheaply produced.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying Drawings
the manner in which the same is to be performed.
Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a combined money or ticket receptacle
and lamp for hansom cabs, cars, omnibuses, tramcars and other public vehicles.
Figure 2 is a back elevation of the same, showing the back lights upon a larger
scale which are presented at the outside back of the vehicle, and also the roof.
light through which the driver looks into the money box to see that the proper
fare has been deposited therein. Figure 3 shows a horizontal section of the lamp
through the dotted lines A B figure 2, thus exhibiting the inside of the money
receptacle; the plan of the burners, and the various glazed outlets and inlets
through which light respectively passes into the vehicle through the back of the
vehicle, and into the money receptacle, all from the same light or lights. Figure 4
represents a part section and part elevation on the dotted lines C D figure 3, and
figure 5 is a complete section on the dotted lines E F.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures
of the drawings.
a is the main body of the combined fare receptacle and lamp, b is the fare or
money box, wherein money is deposited through the slit or spout c, the mouth or
entrance to which is situated within the inside of the vehicle. 68 is an inclined
side or bottom, hinged at top and terminating at bottom at the junction of another
incline 63, which forms one with the other a V bottom where the money deposited
in the box is accumulated. d is a puller rod attached to the door bottom 6, and d'
is a spout through which the said rod is outwardly drawn, the return movement
of the parts being effected by the spring joint or hinge 6 of the door. 7 is a
money tin wherein the money from the money box above, drops, on the inclined
side or bottom b' being opened or drawn outwards. This tin is inaccessible to the
driver, as it can only be got at by the opening of a locked door f, the key of which
is kept by a properly authorized person. g is a glazed roof or aperture forming
the top of the money receptacle b, and through which aperture the driver or
conductor looks at the fares, to see if the proper amount placed therein is correct
The said fare receptacle is lighted through the glazed partition aperture h from
the lighted lamp i situated within the burner chamber j. The projecting or
standing out front k of the chamber is provided with two glazed apertures 1 m,
which light into the vehicle. The burners are provided with the usual oil
reservoir n.
The standing out glazed aperture or lantern k allows light thus to pass into the
vehicle through its glazed sides, thereby rendering it most convenient for passengers
to examine their intended fares, and at the same time to illuminate the slit c and
the interior of the vehicle. o is a door at the back of the lamp chamber for
gaining access to the burner, and p is a glazed aperture or danger signal, and so
is q, both of which are presented to the outside or to the back of the vehicle,

page_text: By constructing a combined fare receptacle and lamp in one, a great advantage
is thereby obtained, as the light from the lamp lights both the interior of the
vehicle, the fare receptacle and also the danger lights at back.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
First. A combined fare receptacle and lamp so constructed and arranged, that
the inside of the fare receptacle and vehicle, and also the back or side danger
lights are illuminated or lighted from the lamp or the burners of the lamp.
Secondly. A combined fare receptacle and lamp, consisting mainly of a body a,
fare receptacle b with glazed roof g and fare slit c, and which said receptacle is
lighted by the glazed partition piercing h, dividing the lamp from the other
part jk, which latter projects lantern like into the vehicle, and is provided with
glazed apertures 1 m, while the back of the lamp is provided with glazed
apertures pq. The parts being constructed and arranged, substantially. as
described and illustrated.