Improvements in Cab Fare Registers.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 25th Mar., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICALL
Improvements in Cab Fare Registers.
1, WILLIAM PIGOTT, a Citizen of the United States of America, residing at
25 & 26 Honore Building, Chicago, in the County of Cook and State of Illinois
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:-
My present invention relates to improvements in fare registers of the class
specially designed for use in registering fares collected by the drivers of hacks,
hansom-cabs, or similar vehicles used for carrying passengers, but of course it is
capable of being used in a variety of other ways, and for various purposes, which
will readily suggest themselves.
Those engaged in rendering passenger service with vehicles of the class in which
this invention is particularly adapted to be used usually charge two different rates
of fare for two distinct kinds or classes of service-to wit, distance or mileage
service and hour or time service. In the first class the amount charged for
depends upon the distance to be travelled, with perhaps an additional charge for
any detention of the vehicle by the passenger, while in the second class a fixed
charge is made for the first hour and an additional charge at certain fixed rates
for each succeeding hour or any fraction thereof.
The object of my invention is to provide means whereby the exact amount of
fares collected by the driver for service of either kind inentioned may be
accurately registered so that the total amount received for each days service
may be ascertained from the register when the receipts by the driver have been
properly registered, or in the event of a false return by the driver, or upon his
failure to properly operate the register whenever a fare is collected to provide
means whereby such false return or irregularity in operating the register may
be readily detected by the owner of the vehicle. To this end I have devised
first, novel and improved means for registering the total amount of fares collected
by the driver, and, second new and improved means for registering the number of
engagements or trips made by the driver, combined with, third, novel fare and
trip indicating mechanism in such manner that whenever a new fare is indicated
at the sight-opening 1 a new trip or engagement will be registered in the trip-
register 21 and shown on the trip-indicator at the sight-opening 2, so that at the
close of each day's work the register will show, first, on the dial 1' the total
amount of fares collected by the driver; second, on the dial 2' the total number.
of trips or engagements made for either time or distance service, and, third, the
amount collected for the two classes of service, the different amounts being
determined by the difference between the total amount registered on the dial 11
The fare-indicating
and the amount registered on the time-service dial 3.
mechanism is so arranged that the driver in order to indicate to the passenger
the amount of fare which he is entitled to collect must also simultaneously
register a corresponding amount on the total fare registering-dial, and at the
same time register the number of the new engagement on the concealed trip-
registering dial 2¹. The trip registering mechanism is adapted to register only
a single engagement for either distance or time service irrespective of the
amount of fare collected for such service, and is so organized that it cannot be
operated for registering purposes after making a trip-register until the indicator
mechanism is returned to its original position for registering a subsequent trip
whereby each engagement made and each fare collected must be accurately
registered, or the failure to register the same will be clearly indicated at the
close of the day by the condition of the register so that the owners of cabs and

page_text: mke vemieres may not be cheated or defrauded out of their just earnings by the
false returns of dishonest drivers.
I accomplish the several results stated by novel and improved mechanism which
I will now proceed to describe, preferred forms of which are illustrated in the
accompanying drawings, in which-
Figure represents a section of a cab, showing my improved register in
position.
Figs. 2 and 3 are rear views of the register detached from the cab, showing the
bell-ringing mechanism and the mechanism for operating the hour-movement in
different positions.
Figure 4 is a face view of the cover, and
Fig. 5 a vertical longitudinal section of the same on line 5-5 of Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the register showing the clock dial and the trip and
total registering dials.
Fig. 7 is a top view of the register detached from the cab.
Figs. 8 and 9 are inside views of the ratchet plate, showing the stop-movement
for limiting the throw of the crank-handle for operating the register in different
positions.
Fig. 10 is a face view of the ratchet-plate and
Figure 11 a section of the same on line 11-11 of Fig. 9.
Fig. 12 is a front view of the register with the cover or face-plate removed.
Figure 12 is a detail showing the shape of the angular slots in the top and
bottom edges of the casing, and
Fig. 13 is a vertical longitudinal section of same on line 13-13 of Fig. 12,
looking in the direction of the arrows.
Fig. 14 is a similar section on the same line looking in the opposite direction.
Figure 15 is a section taken on the line 15-15 of Fig. 12 and
Fig. 16 a similar view on same line, showing the parts in reverse position.
Fig. 17 is a front view of the operating mechanism, and
Fig. 18 a vertical section of the same taken on line 18-18 of Fig. 17.
Fig. 19 is a detail sectional view taken on line 19-19 of Fig. 14; and
Fig. 20 a section on line 20-20 of Fig. 19.
Fig. 21 is a transverse section taken on line 21-21 of Fig. 12.
Fig. 22, a section on line 22-22 of Fig. 21.
Figs. 23 and 24 are detail views showing the clock mechanism in different
positions.
and
Fig. 25 is a detail showing the pawl and ratchet mechanism of the time-register,
Fig. 26 is a face view of the cover and hinged side plate.
Similar letters and figures refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
A represents the inclosing casing, to which is attached a removable face plate
or cover B, at one side of which is hinged the side plate C, which forms a door or
cover for the registering-dials which are located at one side of the casing.
The cover B is attached to the casing by locking mechanism constructed as
follows:
On the inner side of an inwardly-projecting flange on the outer edge of the
cover B, Fig. 5, opposite the hinged side plate C, are pins or studs a which enter
perforations in the side plate of the casing, and similar pins (not shown) projecting
inward from the top and bottom flanges of the cover enter angular slots a', Fig. 12,
in the top and bottom edges of the casing A forming bayonet-joint connections at
these points, which joints are made fast when the cover is in position on the casing
by the pins impinging against the inclined portions of the angular slots a Figs. 12
and 12. Inside the casing at the back is a vertically-adjustable bar a², Fig. 12,
having projecting portions a³, which engage hooks, fixed to the door C, as
indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 7, and adapted to enter slots a', Fig. 6, in the
casing so as to lock the door in place. The bar a is connected to a rod 1, which
is pivoted to a hinged lever b¹ Fig. 13 having an inclined or wedge-shaped end

page_text: which is engaged by a key which fits an opening in the top of the casing and
corresponding openings in the ears of a bracket 6, between which the flange of the
key is rotated so as to bear upon the inclined end of the lever, and thereby depress
the same so as to raise the bar or slide a² and unlock the door. A spring arm 6ª
rests against the free end of the lever 6' in such a position that when the key is
removed the spring will lift the end of the lever and cause the pointed projections
on the bar a' to engage the hooks upon the door C and lock the door and cover
upon the casing.
To place the cover in position upon the casing, the pins a which project inward
from the side flange of the part B are placed in the perforations in the side plate of
the casing and similar pins upon the top and bottom flanges of the cover are placed
in the angular grooves or slots a' and then by moving the cover end wise the pins in
the slots a¹ will impinge against the inclined edges of the slots, and thereby draw
the part B of the cover inward until it fits snugly against the casing. There-
upon the part C may be turned upon its hinges until the hooks enter the slots a*,
Figs. 5 and 7, and by pressing the hooks against the inclined ends or projections on
the bar the latter will rise until released by the hooks, whereupon the outer end
of the lever b' will be thrown upward by the spring 63, and thereby depress the
bar a², thus causing its pointed ends or projections to engage the hooks 6 and lock
the cover to the casing. To remove the cover this operation is reversed.
11, Fig. 6, represents the total-registering dial having a long pointer 2³, a short
pointer and two sets of figures arranged in circles, one within the other. The
figures on the inner circle represent dollars only, and those on the outer circle
represent dollars and fractions thereof to the amount of $3.00.
2 is the trip-register dial having a single pointer and bearing the numerals
1, 2, 3, 4 &c., to any desired number of trips or engagements made by the driver. :
3' is the dial of the hour-register, having figures corresponding to the amount to
be charged for service by the hour, the spaces between the hours denoted on the
dial being divided into four equal parts, so as to represent a similar division of time.
In actual use the register is preferably arranged at one side of the front upper
portion of the cab or similar vehicle, to the back of which is attached the ratchet
plate or notched plate E, Figs. 8, 9, 10 and 11, supporting the stop mechanism for
the crank handle F and the gearing connecting said crank with the operating shaft
of the register mechanism. This stop-mechanism may be constructed as follows:
The crank-handle F is pivoted to a bracket i fixed to an arbor je which is
journalled centrally in the ratchet or notched plate E and carries a gear wheel j¹
the teeth of which are engaged with a gear wheel k, journailed on a stud or arbor
which projects from the inside of the ratchet-plate. Fixed to the hub of the gear
wheel is a pinion which engages with the teeth of a gear wheel 1, to which are
attached two pins 11, 12, arranged in such relation to spring-pressed pivoted
levers M, M that at the commencement of the revolution of said wheel 1, starting
from the zero-point, the pin l, Figs. 8 and 9, will engage the open slot in the end of
the lever M and move the same on its pivot so as to draw inward the pin the pin M',
(which limits the backward throw of the crank-handle F.) as shown in Fig. 8, so
as to permit the crank-handle to pass this point as its forward movement continues
until such movement is arrested by the pin M³. (Shown in Fig. 9.) The pin M³
is pivoted to the lever M² whose open slotted end is engaged by the pin as the
wheel revolves, whereby the continued movement of the crank-handle F will
cause the pin M³ to project into the path of the crank at a certain predetermined
point in the revolution of the wheel, which point, with the construction shown, will
be reached when the crank-handle shall have made seven and three-fourths revolu-
tions. The reverse movement of the handle will effect a reverse movement of the
parts and cause the pin M³ to be withdrawn and the pin M' to be moved outward
when the crank handle approaches the zero-point so as to prevent said crank from
moving backward beyond this point.
Figure 8 represents the described stop mechanism, showing the parts in the

page_text: position they occupy when the crank-handle and register mechanism are at the
zero or starting point.
Figure 9 shows the position of the parts when the crank-handle has reached the
point at which its further movement in a forward direction is arrested by
the projecting pin M³. A detent upon the crank handle F engages notches
formed in a rim or flange upon the periphery of the ratchet-plate E which is
provided so as to divide the circle described by the flange into four equal parts.
A spring holds the crank-handle normally in engagement with the flange of the
ratchet plate, while a projecting lip pupon the detent carried by the crank
handle engages the inner edge of the rim and prevents breakage when the handle is
too forcibly disengaged from the notched flange either maliciously or carelessly in
registering a fare. The teeth of the gear-wheel; engage with a gear wheel j
fixed upon the operating-shaft G, which is journalled at one end in a bearing
attached to the ratchet plate and extends to a convenient point at the back of the
register, (being preferably concealed by the lining of the vehicle) where it is
detachably connected to a shaft-extension G' Figs. 2 and 3 journalled in
bearings attached to the back of the casing A. The detachable connection
referred to between the shafts at this point is preferably made by means of a
tongue-and-groove connection one shaft being provided with a spline or tongue
adapted to fit the slotted tubular end of the adjacent shaft, so as to permit the
two shafts to be readily engaged or disengaged at will.
The extension or continuation of the shaft G carries a bevel wheel I fixed on an
arbor or shaft journalled in the back of the casing and carrying a larger bevel-
wheel K. The shaft-extension G also carries a disc g, having four cam shaped
teeth or projections adapted to operate a vertically-movable slide L for the
purpose of ringing a bell as will be hereinafter described. The teeth of the bevel-
wheel engage a correspondingly-beveled pinion which is adapted to engage a
gear-wheel O, placed loosely upon a shaft (, and having fixed thereto a single-
toothed disc P, Figs. 17 and 18. The shaft O also carries a loose chain-
wheel Q, a fixed chain wheel R, and a gear-wheel P, which latter is engaged by
a gear-wheel 9, keyed to the arbor which carries the pinion k¹. It will thus
be seen that when the crank F is turned it will revolve the wheel I by means
of the beveled gearing connecting said wheel with the shaft operated by said
handle, and the train of gearing also connected with said wheel I, being operated,
the shaft will revolve and carry with it the fixed chain-wheel R and gear-
wheel while the gear-wheel O and disc P revolve independent of the shaft.
On said O is also keyed a pinion pl Fig. 17, which engages the teeth of a
gear-wheel S, Figs. 15, 16, and 17, which revolves upon an arbor fixed to the
side of the casing, and operates the trip mechanism, as hereinafter described.
Journalled in the frame C2, (which supports the operating and indicating
.mechanisms,) beneath the shaft O' is a companion shaft T, (Fig. 17) which carries
a fast chain wheel T' fixed thereto (hereinafter referred to as the fixed chain wheel)
and loose chain wheel T. The chain-wheels T R carry an endless chain St,
Figs. 12, and 26, to which are fixed face-plates r, on which are marked the figures
by which the amount of fare to be collected is indicated to the passenger, and,
as will be readily understood, the chain is advanced to expose successive figures
by the movement of the fixed chain-wheel R which revolves with the shaft O₁
the chain-wheel T meanwhile turning loosely upon its shaft T. The endless
chain S has preferably marked thereon the figures 25 50 75 00 in indicating
fractions of a dollar.
Adjacent to the chain S' is a companion chain S2, Figs. 12, 18 and 26, carried by
the chain-wheels Q and T, and having marked on similar face-plates thereof the
figures 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7, the figures in the present case being preferably limited to
cight in number, placed equidistant apart on the face of the plates r and denoting
dollars. This chain S³, as will be seen, will be advanced by the revolutions of the
fixed-wheel T but will not be affected by the wheel Q, which rotates loosely upon

page_text: the shaft O. As best seen in Figs. 17 and 18, the disc P has a single tooth p
which is adapted to engage notches in the periphery of the disc V, hinged to au
intermediate shaft W, journalled in the side of the frame C, which supports the
fare-indicating mechanism. Keyed to the said shaft W is a gear-wheel V', which
engages a pinion s, Figs. 17 and 18, fixed to the shaft T, so that when the disc V
is rotated it will cause the chain-wheel T' and consequently the chain S³, to rotate
through the medium of the pinions and gear-wheel-V: The latter movement is
accomplished at each complete revolution of the chain S¹ by means of the tooth p
of the wheel P taking into one of the notches of the wheel V and moving
the same therewith until the tooth is disengaged by the notch, whereupon the
curved peripheral portion of the wheel P will engage the concave portion of
the periphery of the wheel V until the chain S₁ has made another complete
revolution, at which time the tooth p will engage another notch and the same
operation will be repeated. It will thus be seen that when the crank-handle F
is operated the operating-shafts G, G', will rotate and impart motion to the
shaft by means of the described intermediate gearing, which motion will be
communicated to the indicator-chains. By giving the crank-handle a quarter of
a turn the chain S₁ will be moved so as to expose the sight opening 1, Figs. 1, 4
and 26; the figure 25 in the cent column. A half turn will expose the
figure 50 and so on until a complete revolution is made, bringing into action
the toothed and notched discs P V and gearing connecting the same with the
chain-wheels carrying the chain S³, so as to advance the latter chain a single step
and expose the figure 1 at the sight opening 1 in the dollar column. As shown in
Figure 26, the chain S₁ has made two and one-fourth revolutions, and the
chain S2 has advanced two steps indicating $2.25 as the amount of fare to be
collected. A reverse movement of the crank-handle will simply return the
indicating mechanism to the zero or starting point in proper position for registering
a new fare.
I will now describe the mechanism which I preferably use for registering the
total amount of fares collected. The outer circle on the dial 1' Fig. 6, is divided
into twelve equal parts, at which are placed the figures 25, 50, 75, 100 &c., in the
order shown, the next to the last space in the circle bearing the figures $2.75, and
the inner circle is spaced so that there will be nine figures indicated thereon, the
first figure denoting $3.00, the second $6.00, and so on up to $27.00 which
represents the full capacity of the register shown in the present case, although it is.
manifest that the capacity of the register may be varied and that different rates
of fare may be indicated and registered by simply adopting different sets of figures.
A spur wheel is fixed upon the shaft O', Figs. 12, 17 and 21, so as to revolve
therewith, and carries on one side thereof two spurs or pins and on the
opposite side two similar pins or spurs ² 2. A rocking plate or dog Y,
Figs. 12 and 13, pivoted to a bracket attached to the casing A. carries a pivoted
click or pawl y', whose lower end projects into the path of the spurs x so that
as the wheel is rotated in a forward direction the spurs a' will strike the
click twice at each revolution of the wheel rocking the dog upon its pivot
each time and causing the pawl c¹ to engage with the toothed wheel at each
movement, so advancing the long pointer on the dial 1' a single space. The
pawl c is of any suitable construction and is pivoted to the plate Y being
held against the wheel by a spring. The pointer is fixed upon the shaft or
arbor Z, Fig. 13, on which is keyed the ratchet-wheel the teeth of which are
engaged by a spring-pawl y, which prevents backward movement of the ratchet..
On the reverse movement of the spur-wheel the spurs a strike the side of the
click and simply move the same upon its pivot without moving the dog, the
click being returned to its normal position by a spring e', as shown in Fig. 13.
The short pointer of the dial 1' is made fast to a sleeve which rotates upon the
shaft or arbor Z, and to which sleeve is fixed a ratchet wheel f¹, Fig. 22, which is
secured against backward movement by a spring-pawl h. The arbor Z carries a
pin, which is adapted to engage the end of a spring-pressed dog j' which is pivoted.

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to the dinl-case and carries a hook o' which is held in spring pressed engagement
with the teeth of the ratchet f. By this mechanism, as the long pointer 23
approaches a complete revolution the pin it revolving with the arbor Z, that carries
the long pointer, will engage the dog and cause the hook o¹, Fig. 22, to move the
ratchetone tooth thereby rotating the sleeve and the short pointer z secured
thereto one space on the dial which registers $3.00 collected. The operation will
be repeated at each complete revolution of the long pointer to the full capacity of
the register, each revolution of the long pointer being equivalent to one space on
the inner circle of figures and each space in the outer circle denpting 25 cents.
As will be seen by reference to Fig. 26, a notice may be placed on the cover of
the register informing the passenger that he is to pay only the amount indicated
at the sight-opening 1, and the rates of fare for both distance and time service are
indicated in the notice at the side of the register.
To direct the attention of the passenger to the amount indicated, and also to
indicate to the driver that the proper registry has been made, I provide means
whereby each quarter revolution of the crank-handle will cause a bell to ring.
This mechanism is best shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 6 of the drawings, wherein A.¹
represents a vertically-movable slide, which is held normally in position by a coiled
spring A and carries a pin B which on the downward movement of the slide
strikes a pin B, attached to a rocking dog B', which carries a bell-hammer B* and
rocks the dog on its pivot until the pin B is released by slipping past the pin B³
whereupon a spring B throws the dog back into position and rings the bell as will
be seen by reference to Figs. 2 and 3. The downward movement of the slide A'
is accomplished by the cam-toothed disc g striking the dog , which is pivoted to
an arm projecting from the upper end of the slide A' and held in position by a coil-
spring, so that, as shown in Fig. 6, the slide will be depressed only when the
cam-toothed disc (which is on the extension G' of the shaft G, to which the crank-
handle F is attached) is moved by the forward movement of the crank-handle F,
the spring permitting the dog to yield to the pressure of the cam-teeth on
the reverse or backward movement of the crank-handle.
"
In order that each engagement or trip made by the driver may be registered, so
as to serve as a check on the driver in the event of any irregularity in operating
the register, I provide what I conveniently term a "trip-register or "tell-tale
device which is operated by mechanism which may be constructed as follows: A
: gear wheel C is keyed to the shaft O' and engages with the idler c³, Figs. 12
and 17 pivoted on an arm which is hinged to one of the side plates of the frame C²,
which idler engages a pinion et fixed on an arbor having suitable bearings arranged
as shown in Fig. 12 and carrying a crown wheel D¹, which engages a pinion D³,
secured on the upright shaft D2, Figs. 12 and 13, by a spline-and-groove connection,
so as to permit the shaft to slide vertically therein. The shaft D' is movable
vertically in bearings attached to the back plate of the trip register casing, as
shown in Figs. 12 and 13 and carries about midway thereof a grooved pulley d³,
adjustably secured thereon by a set screw, Fig. 13, and adapted to be engaged by
a pin d' attached to one end of a rocking lever E', the opposite end of which is
connected by a ball-and-socket joint to the short arm or an elbow-lever E³, pivoted
at e to the back plate of the trip-register casing. The elbow-lever E' carries at
its upper end a spring pressed click e adapted to be struck by the pins on the
spur wheel when the latter rotates in a forward direction, so as to rock the elbow-
lever E and depress the shaft D' by means of the connections E', d' and d', which
support the shaft D³ vertically in its bearings but on the backward movement of
the spur wheel the pins strike the upper edge of the click which yields and
allows the pins to pass without effecting any movement of the elbow-lever and its
connections. A ratchet wheel is fixed upon an arbor or shaft f*, which carries
the pointer of the trip-registering dial 2', said shaft being journalled in suitable
bearings in the trip-register casing, Figs. 12 and 13, and forming the pivotal centre
on which the lever E' rocks. A spring pressed pawl e, pivoted to the rocking-
lever E', engages the teeth of the ratchet wheel f³, and, as shown in Fig. 13,

page_text: moves the ratchet wheel a single tooth forward each time the lever E' is rocked
by the lever E, so as to lower the shaft D. By means of the described train of
gearing connecting the pinion D³ on the shaft D' with the gear wheel C on the
shaft the forward movement of the crank-handle F and intermediate mechanism
revolves the shaft D and one of the pins ² on the spur-wheel x, coming into
contact with the click e³, throws the lever E2 forward through its connections with
the shaft D2 lowers the latter and thereby, as already described moves the pointer f³
one space on the dial-face 21. This combined movement brings into action the
governor D with which the shaft D' is provided, as shown in Figs. 12 and 13.
The rotation of the shaft D2 causes the governor-arms to be thrown outward by
centrifugal force, and so long as the forward movement of the shaft continues the
governor arms by resting between the governor and the lower shaft bearing, will
prevent the shaft from rising during its further rotary movement so that no
additional movement of the ratchet wheel and pointer can be effected until
the shaft D2 ceases to rotate and resumes its normal position to which position it
will be returned by the action of a spring bearing against an auxiliary arm g' of
the lever E2 as shown in Figure 13. In its normal or raised position the arms of
the governor on the shaft D² are embraced by the loose sleeve or thimble Es and
held against outward movement so that the shaft may then be rotated in a back-
ward direction for the purpose of returning the crank-handle F to the zero-point,
but any subsequent movement of the shaft in a forward direction will result in
registering a new trip or engagement as above set forth. It will thus be seen that
the initial movement of the crank-handle F in a forward direction will register a
single engagement on the dial 21 of the trip-register or tell-tale device, and that
while this movement of the crank handle continues, for the purpose of indicating
the amount of fare to be collected and simultaneously registering the same on the
total registering dial, the trip register will not be affected, whether the amount
collected be twenty-five cents, fifty cents, or more, up to seven dollars and seventy-
five cents which is the highest amount that can be registered for a single engage-
ment with the exact arrangement of mechanism described herein, although it is
apparent that a different limit may be fixed by obvious modifications of the figures
upon the several dials and fare-indicating mechanisms.
In order that the driver may not fail to register the exact amount of fare
collected without being detected, as has been done with fare registers heretofore
in use, I provide a fare-indicator slide or door for closing the sight opening of the
fare-indicator, which slide may be raised for the purpose of exhibiting the figures
upon the indicator chain, only when the crank handle F is rotated in a forward
direction, starting from the zero-point, said slide or door being adapted to close
the said opening 1 immediately on the reverse movement of the crank-handle, but
incapable of further movement to expose the figures of the sight opening until the
crank handle has been returned to the zero-point. For accomplishing this result
have devised the improved mechanisin which I will now describe and which may
be constructed as follows:
H', Figs. 15 and 16 represents a shaft journalled in suitable bearings in the
frame C2 at the rear of the casing, and on this shaft is fixed a cam-shaped disc H²,
on the hub of which is a cam 2 bearing against a spring attached to the frame,
as shown. The shaft H' has also fixed thereon a crank arm I connected by a link
or rod with the slide K* so that when the shaft H' is rotated the slide K* will be
raised or lowered.
To rotate the shaft H', spring-pressed pawls k² k³ are adapted to engage the
teeth of a ratchet wheels attached to the gear wheel S Figs. 15 16 and 17, in the
following manner : The ratchet wheel s¹, Figs. 15 and 16 has a continuous toothed
peripheral portion except at a single point, where it is provided with an elongated
tooth 3 and a depression . Fig. 16 represents the parts in the position they.
occupy with the sight opening 1 closed by the slide K* and the crank-handle and
fare-indicating mechanism at the zero-point. When the crank handle is moved

page_text: forward operating the train of gearing connecting it with the shaft O' and causing
the shaft O to revolve the pinion p' upon the latter causes the gear-wheel S
to revolve in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 16 carrying with it
the ratchet wheels and the pawl which is shown in engagement with the
tooth, thereby causing a partial revolution of the shaft H, and by means of
the crank-arm and rod elevating the slide K so as to expose to view the
figures shown at the sight-opening 1. The shaft H' continues to revolve until
the projecting portion of the cam which bears upon the spring h³ is thrown
suddenly forward like the click of a knife-blade, which movement will cause the
bulged portion or belly of the pawl k² to impinge against the teeth of the
ratchet wheel and disengage the pawl k2 while the pawl is forced into engage-
ment with the teeth of the ratchet wheel by the spring which presses thereon,
as shown in the drawings. Fig. 15 represents the parts of the mechanism just
described in the last mentioned position, and, as will be seen, the pawl k³ will
remain in one-way engagement with the ratchet teeth and allow the ratchet wheel
to revolve in a forward direction; but the moment the motion of the ratchet
wheel is reversed the pawl ³ will pull upon the cam H thereby causing a partial
rotation of the shaft H¹ in reverse direction, and consequently lowering the
slide K. During the latter movement the cam operates to disengage the
pawl in the same manner that it caused the release of the pawl k³. The latter
pawl, however cannot be brought into position to act upon the slide K* until the
tooth is made to engage therewith which necessitates the return of the parts to the
position shown in Fig. 16, which position can be attained only by operating
the crank handle F, so as to restore the fare-indicating mechanism to the zero-
point. Thus it will be seen that before the driver can exhibit a new fare at the.
sight opening 1 he must first move the indicating mechanism in a backward direction
to the zero point.
For the purpose of indicating the number of engagements or trips of the driver,
60 as to correspond with the number of engagements registered by the trip-register,
I provide trip indicating mechanism which may be constructed as follows: An
arm projecting from the shaft H' is pivoted at its outer end to a lever L,
Fig. 14, which carries at its lower end a pin 13, (shown in dotted lines Fig. 14,)
adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet wheel m, and impart a partial rotary
movement thereto each time the lever L' is moved upward. The shaft m' carries
an indicator wheel N1, Figs. 12, 14 and 19 upon the periphery of which are ten flat
surfaces or faces bearing in the order mentioned the numerals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 890.
These numerals may be exhibited in the order given at the sight-openings 2,
Figs. 4 and 26 so as to indicate to the driver the number of trips or engagements
made. To accomplish this result, the shaft m' has a gear wheel m², Fig. 19 keyed
thereon in engagement with a gear-wheel m³, fixed upon an arbor which also
carries a fixed disc n having a single tooth n', Fig. 20, which at each complete
revolution of the shaft is adapted to engage one of the series of notches in a disc n³,
fixed to the hub of an indicator wheel or segment N2, having a series of flat peri-
pheral surfaces or faces bearing the numerals 123 &c., in the same order as the
companion wheel N. When the tooth n' engages a notch of the disc n³, the latter
will be moved a sufficient distance to carry forward the segment or wheel N2 and
exhibit at the sight opening 2 one of the numbers carried by the segment but as
the tooth is disengaged by the notch the curved peripheral portion of the disc n
engages one of these concave faces on the periphery of the disc n³ and prevents
further movement thereof until the disc n and indicator wheel N¹ have made a
complete revolution, in the manner described in respect to the toothed and notched
discs P V. It will thus be seen that the segment N' will move one-tenth of a
circle at each complete revolution of the indicator-wheel N³, and that the Figure 1
on the segment N2 will not be moved so as to appear at the sight-opening 2 until
the cipher on the indicator-wheel N' is brought opposite said opening, and there-
upon the same operation of exhibiting the numerals on the indicator-wheel in proper

page_text: order will be repeated until said wheel has again made nine-tenths of a revolution,
when the further movement of the segment Ñ³ one-tenth of a circle will be accom-
plished in the manner already described.
To prevent undue movement of the indicator wheel N¹, and to hold the same in
position to properly expose the numerals thereon at the sight opening 2, a star-
wheels, Figs. 14 and 19, having V-shaped teeth, is made fast to the ratchet
wheel m and held against undue movement in either direction by frictional engage-
ment with a spring-pawls. It will also be observed that as the movement of the
shaft H' is controlled by the mechanism that operates the slide K', which, for con-
venience, I term "crab mechanism" the movement of the lever L' can be effected
only when the parts are in position for raising the slide K¹.
To permit the reversal of the trip-indicating mechanism, the lever L' Fig. 14 is
provided with a foot-plate 16, which as the lever descends rides upon a cam 17,
Figs. 12 and 14, that throws the lower end of the lever forward so that the pin
thereon will not engage the teeth of the ratchet until the lever begins to move
upward.
When a cab is engaged by the hour it is desirable to correctly register the time
occupied in rendering such service, and for this purpose I provide a clockwork of
ordinary construction, the movement of which may be arrested when the cab is not
rendering time service, and which will not actuate the pointer of the time-fare-
registering dial until the first hour of engagement has elapsed. The purpose of
this is to register the first hour's engagement at the time the cab is first called into
service, for the passenger making such an engagement will be required to pay for
one full hour whether the cab is used the entire hour or not, and if the operation of
the time-fare register were solely dependent upon the movement of the clockwork
the time-fare-registering dial might show only a fraction of an hour, whereas the
driver might have received pay for a full hour.
The clock mechanism shown is of ordinary construction having the usual main-
spring and suitable train of gearing transmitting motion to the balance wheel w*,
Figs. 23 and 24, and such mechanism is contained in the barrel fitted in the lower
portion of the casing, as shown in Fig. 12.
Upon the shaft or arbor w of the clock mechanism is placed a disc to having an
elongated notch 2 in its periphery the shoulders upon which are adapted to be
engaged by a pin 103 on the cog-wheel to', which is fitted on the shaft w so as to
revolve therewith only when the pin on the wheel w* engages the shoulder at
the front end of the elongated slot w³ on the disc w¹. The disc w' is fixed on the
shaft to in frictional contact with the cog-wheel w so that the initial movement of
the clockwork may be made without affecting the cog-wheel whereupon the clock
mechanism will begin to work without actuating the pointer of the time-fare-
registering dial until one hour has elapsed after which the disc w' and cog-wheel w
will revolve together as one wheel by reason of the pin-and-shoulder engagement,
and thereby actuate the pointer 10 of the dial 3¹.
To effect the initial movement of the pointer w³ of the dial 31 and at the same
time exhibit at the sight opening 3 a notice to show that the vehicle is engaged by
the hour I provide actuating mechanism which may be constructed as follows:
A thumb piece or crank-lever R' is secured to a crank-arm R2 Figs. 8, 9, 10 and 11
projecting from a rock-shaft R³ through a slot in the flange of the ratchet or
notched plate E so as to be in easy reach of the driver from his seat, and said rock-
shaft is extended to the back of the register at the front of the vehicle as shown in
Fig. 1 where it is detachably joined to a short shaft or arbor R' journalled in
brackets attached to the back of the casing A, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. A
crank arm S³ fixed on the arbor R is pivoted to a jointed slide S₁ which moves
vertically in guides attached to the casing and carries at its lower forked end a
pint which engages the open slotted end t of the long arm of a crank-lever t³,
Figs. 13, 23 and 24, fixed to a rock shaft 3 journalled in bearings fixed to the rear
inner wall of the casing. The short arm of the crank-lever t' is pivotally connected.
by a link 5 to the short arm of a rocking lever 6 whose long arm is pivoted to a
B

page_text: rod or bar 7, which is attached to the slide 8, that carries the notice "By the
hour," Fig. 4, to be exposed at the sight-opening 3 to the view of the passenger
engaging the vehicle for time service, and it will be seen that the upward move-
ment of the slide St will cause a similar movement of the slide 8 by means of the
described lever and link connections with the rock-shaft t³. The rock shaft ³ also
carries a rigid arm 9 on which is placed a sleeve which carries a steel spring 10
which projects through a slot in the clock barrel, Figs. 23 and 24 and rests upon
the balance-wheel w when the slide 8 is lowered so as to prevent the clock
mechanism from actuating the time-fare register; but when the slide 8 is raised
the forward movement of the arm 9 causes the spring 10 to release the balance
wheel and at the same time to give an initial movement thereto so as to put the
clock to work. The latter movement also actuates the pointer on the dial
face 3', advancing the same one hour by means of the crank-arm 11, Figs. 13 and 25,
secured to the rock-shaft and carrying a spring-pressed pawl 12 which engages
the teeth of a ratchet-wheel 13, Fig. 25, on the arbor which carries the pointer of
the dial 31. A spring 14 engages the ratchet-wheel 13 on the side opposite the
pawl 12 so as to permit the ratchet to move in a forward direction, but prevent any
backward movement.
The dial 3' is divided into twelve equal parts indicating the same division of time
as the face of an ordinary clock-dial except that the hour spaces are divided into
four equal parts instead of five so as to represent four equal divisions of the hour.
The purpose of this is to arrange the figure upon the dial so as to accommodate
the register to any rate of fare that may be fixed upon; but as no charge is
ordinarily made for less than a quarter of an hour the four equal divisions of the
hour spaces will be convenient in determining whether or not a charge has been
made for the fraction of an hour. When the slide 8 is raised so as to exhibit to
the passenger the notice of service by the hour, it is desirable to ring a bell for
the purpose of directing the passenger's attention to this notice, and also to indicate
to the driver that the slide has been properly raised and the clock mechanism put
to work. For this purpose I attach to the slide S a bar or rod B Figs. 2 and 3,
which on its upward movement strikes a click B, pivoted to the dog B, and rocks
the latter on its pivot until the rod is released by the click, whereupon the spring 13³
forces the dog back into position and causes the bell-hammer to strike the bell.
On the downward movement the click B8 yields to the rod against the pressure of
a spring B' which forces the click into position for engagement with the rod on the
up stroke.
It should be noted that the described connections between the disc w and the
cog-wheel w of the clock mechanism permits the disc to be moved forward at any
time so as to move the pointer of the time-fare-register a full hour irrespective of
the position of the pin at the time the clock movement shall have been arrested,
and when the pin upon the cog-wheel is thrown to the rear of the clongated slot
the clock mechanism will run a full hour before the pin reaches the front of the
said slot and the time required by the cog-wheel to engage the disc, so as to move
the dial-pointer, being equivalent to one hour denoted on the face of the dial of the
hour register.
For the purpose of winding the clock a hole is provided in the bottom of the
casing through which a key may be inserted to engage the square end of the
spindle 18, Fig. 13, which carries a bevel wheel 19 the teeth of which engage with
a bevel-wheel 20 fixed upon the shaft which connects with the main-spring of the
clock mechanism, whereby the clock may be wound without the necessity of
removing the cover.
From the foregoing description the operation of my invention as an entirety may
he readily understood. Supposing the sight-opening 1 to be closed by the slide K*,
and the register operating mechanism to be at the zero point, with the crab-
mechanism in the position shown in Figure 16, the trip-indicator mechanism in the
position shown in Fig. 14, and the stop-movement for the crank-handle F in the
position shown in Fig. 8, if now the crank-handle F be given a quarter turn, this

page_text: novement will impart a rotary movement to the shaft G bringing into action a
ooth upon the cam-disc g and ringing the bell as before described. The same
novement will also rotate the gears H, I, K, ', O, shaft O' and chain wheel R,
hereby moving the chain S₁ a sufficient distance to expose the number 25 at the
sight opening 1. The crab gears q', p', P¹, S will also operate the "crab" Fig. 16,
and raise the slide K so that the amount of fare (twenty-five cents) indicated at
the sight opening 1 may be exposed to the view of the passenger. This action of
the crab shaft on the rock shaft H' will also have the effect to elevate the lever I'
so as to revolve the indicator wheel one tenth of a circle and cause the spring
pawls to slip one tooth upon the star wheel thereby exposing the figure 1 on
the face of the trip-indicator wheel N' at the sight opening 2, and thus indicate
the number of the engagement. At the same time one of the spurs .¹ on the spur
wheel X by engaging the click upon the dog Y will rock the dog, and by means of
the ratchet-wheel a' and pawl c¹ move the long pointer on the total registering
dial one step so as to register the amount (twenty-five cents) indicated at the sight-
opening 1. One of the spurs.² on the spur wheel will also engage the pawle³,
and thereby rock the elbow-lever E³, and through the rocking dog E and con-
nections with the shaft D' lower the latter and at the same time move the ratchet
wheel one tooth forward thereby also moving the arbor on which the pointer f³
is fixed so as to register a single trip or engagement.
As already stated it will make no difference whether the crank handle be given
a partial revolution or rotated in a forward direction to expose the highest number
shown by the indicator mechanism, or any intermediate number, the result upon
the register will be the same for a continuous movement of the crank-handle-that
is to say, every forward movement will register a single trip and indicate the
number of such trip at the sight opening 2, while the total registering dial will
accurately register twenty-five cents for each quarter revolution of the crank-
handle;
but when the forward movement of the crank-handle ceases the shaft D²
will immediately assume a position for registering another engagement. The
reverse movement of the parts, as already described will not affect the registers or
trip indicators so that the fare-indicator and operating mechanism may be returned
to the zero point after registering each fare, and in the event of any backward
movement of the crank-handle, the crab mechanism immediately operates to raise
the slide K* and necessitates a return of the operating mechanism to the zero-point
before it is possible to actuate the slide so as to exhibit at the sight opening 1 the
amount of the fare shown on the indicating mechanism whereby it will not be
possible for the driver to add a fare to a fare-as, for instance twenty-five cents to
fifty cents and inake return of a single fare of seventy-five cents, when in fact he
has actually collected one dollar and twenty-five cents, (which has been done with
registers heretofore in use) without being detected by the tell-tale trip-register,
which would show that two engagements had been made for the single fare. In
case of an hour engagement the trip register would of course only register a single
engagement the amount for which received by the driver would be shown by the
total registering dial corresponding to the amount exhibited to the passenger at the
sight opening 1.
I do not of course wish to be understood as limiting my invention to the exact
details of construction described herein, as various modifications of the con-
structions shown may be readily made without departing from the spirit of my
invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a fare-register, the combination, with the inclosing casing, of the fare-
indicating device comprising an indicator-chain movable freely in either forward
or backward direction, and mechanism, substantially, as described, for operating
the same, an operating shaft in gear with said mechanism, having an operating-

page_text: handle arranged in proximity to the driver's seat, a total-fare registering dial, and
mechanism connecting the same with the operating-shaft of the indicating device,
whereby the dial-pointer will be moved on the forward movement only of the
indicator-chain, substantially as described.
2. In a fare register, the combination of the fare-indicating device, the total-
fare-registering dial, the operating mechanism, and a rotatable operating shaft in
gear with said operating mechanism, having a suitable handle arranged in proximity
to the driver's seat, and stop mechanism for automatically limiting the movement
of the said shaft, substantially as described.
3.—In a fare-register, an indicating device, a total-registering dial, mechanism
for operating the same, an operating-shaft in gear with said mechanism, and stop
mechanism adapted to be automatically projected into the path of the handle of
the operating-shaft, so as to limit the movement of said shaft in either forward or
backward direction, substantially as described.
4. In a fare register, the indicating device, a total-registering dial, mechanism
for operating the same, a rotatable shaft in gear with said operating mechanism,
a crank handle fixed to said shaft, a ratchet-plate, suitable gearing carried by said
ratchet-plate in gear with said shaft, and a pivoted lever carrying a stop pin
adapted to be projected into the path of the crank-handle to limit the movement
of the operating-shaft, substantially as described.
5. In a fare-register, the combination, with fare indicating and registering
devices and mechanisin for operating the same, of an operating-shaft in gear
with said mechanism, a ratchet plate, suitable gearing having bearings on said
plate and in gear with said shaft, and a pair of pivoted levers, each pro-
vided with a stop pin whereby the movement of the shaft in either direction
forward or backward may be arrested at a predetermined point, substantially as
described.
6. In a fare register, an indicating device movable freely in either forward
or backward direction, mechanism for operating the same, a total-registering dial,
mechanism, substantially as described, for operating the dial-pointer on the forward
movement only of the indicator mechanism, and a trip-registering dial or tell-tale
device adapted to register a single trip or engagement on the initial forward move-
ment of the indicator mechanism, substantially as described.
7. In a fare-register, the combination, with a fare-indicating device movable
freely in either forward or backward direction and mechanism for operating the
same, of a trip-register or tell-tale device in one way geared with said operating
mechanism, whereby a single trip or engagement will be registered on the forward
movement of the indicating mechanism, substantially as described.
8. In a fare-register, the combination, with a fare-indicating device and
mechanism for operating the same, of a trip-register or tell-tale device in one-
way gear with the operating mechanism of the fare-indicator, substantially as
described.
9. In a fare-register, the combination, with a fare-indicating device, mechanism
for operating the same, a total-registering dial in one-way gear with said operating
mechanism, and a trip or engagemeut register also in one-way gear with the
operating mechanism of the indicating device, whereby a trip or engagement and
also a fare will be registered on the initial forward movement of the fare-indicating
device, substantially as described.
10. In a fare-register, a fare-indicating device and mechanism for operating the
same in combination with a trip or engagement indicator in one-way gear with the
operating mechanism of the fare-indicating device, substantially as described.
11. In a fare-register, a fare-indicating device and mechanism for operating the
same in either forward or backward direction, in combination with a trip-indicator
and mechanism for operating the same connected with the operating mechanism of
the fare-indicator, so as to operate the trip-indicator on the forward movement only
of the fare-indicating mechanism, substantially as described.
12. In combination with a fare-indicator and mechanism for operating the same

page_text: in either forward or backward direction, a trip indicator, a trip-register or tell-tale
device, and a total-fare-registering dial, each in one-way gear with said operating
mechanism, substantially as described.
13. In a fare-register, an inclosing casing, a sight opening in said casing, a fare
indicator, mechanism for operating the indicator in either forward or backward
direction, so as to exhibit the fare at said sight-opening, and mechanism, sub-
stantially as described, whereby the slide will be raised to exhibit the fare
only when the indicator mechanism is operated, starting from the zero-point, sub-
stantially as described.
14. In a fare-register, a fare-indicator and mechanism for operating the same,
in combination with a movable slide or cover for covering the indicator sight-
opening, and mechanism for operating the slide, geared with the operating mechanism
of the indicator, whereby the slide will be raised on the initial movement in a
forward direction of the indicator mechanism and lowered immediately on the
reverse of this movement, substantially as described.
15.-In a fare register, the combination, of a fare-indicator, a trip indicator, a
trip-register and a total-registering dial with operating mechanism, substantially as
described, adapted to simultaneously operate the fare and trip indicators and the
trip and total registering dials when the fare-register is moved in a forward
direction, substantially as described.
16. In combination with a fare-indicator, a trip-indicator, a trip-register, a
total fare-registering dial, an operating shaft, and mechanism for simultaneously
operating the fare and trip indicators and the trip and fare registering devices on
the forward movement of the operating shaft, a bell, and operating mechanism,
substantially as described, adapted to be operated on the forward movement
of the indicator and register mechanisms so as to ring the bell, substantially as
described.
17. In a fare register, the combination, with a clock mechanism of a time-fare-
registering mechanism in gear therewith, actuating mechanism under the control of
the driver for operating said time-fare-registering mechanism in a forward direction
independently of the clock mechanism, and intermediate gearing adapted to permit
the pointer of the time-fare-register to be moved an hour's space on the dial
irrespective of the position of the parts of the clock and dial movements at the
time the movement of the clock is arrested, substantially as described.
18. In a fare register, the combination, with a time-fare-registering dial
and ordinary clock mechanism for moving the pointer of the dial in a forward
direction, of mechanism under the control of the driver for operating the dial-
pointer independent of the clock mechanism, and simultaneously setting the clock
in motion a cog-wheel arranged loosely upon the shaft which carries the dial-
pointer, a disc fixed on said shaft in frictional engagement with said cog-
wheel and means whereby said wheel and disc are made to engage each other,
so as to cause the clock mechanisin to actuate the dial pointer at a fixed period
of time, subsequent to the initial movement of the clock work, substantially as
described.
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19. In a fare-register, the combination of an indicating device, mechanisin
for operating the same in either direction forward or backward, a total-fare-
registering dial in oneway gear with said operating mechanism, a time-fare-
registering dial and mechanism for operating the same, an inclosing casing having
sight-openings therein for exhibiting the rate of fare for time service and notice
of such service, and a movable slide adapted to be raised so as to expose such
notice of time service at one of said openings, and mechanism connecting the
same with the mechanism for operating the time-fare-registering dial, substantially
as described.
20. In a fare-register, the combination with a fare-indicating device and
mechanism for operating the same freely in either forward or backward direction,
of a trip-registering dial, a ratchet-wheel on the arbor of the dial-pointer, a rocking
lever, a rocking dog pivotally connected to an arm of said lever, and a pawl on the

page_text: rocking dog engaging the teeth of the ratchet-wheel, a vertically-movable rotary
shaft carrying a grooved pulley which engages a pin on the rocking dog and a
spur-wheel in gear with the operating mechanism of the indicating device, adapted
to operate the pointer of the trip-registering dial on the forward movement only of
the fare-indicating mechanism, substantially as described.
21. In a fare-register, the combination, with the fare-indicating devices, the
total-fare-registering dial, and mechanism for operating the same, of a trip
register in one-way gear with the operating mechanism of the fare indicating and
registering devices, a spur wheel on the main shaft of said operating mechanism,
a rocking elbow-lever having one of its arms arranged in the path of the spurs
upon said wheel, a rocking dog loosely connected at one end to the other arm
of said elbow-lever, a vertically-movable rotary shaft loosely connected with the
other end of said rocking dog, a governor, and a sliding thimble or sleeve
arranged on said shaft whereby the governor arms will be closed on the backward
movement of the shaft and opened on the forward movement thereof so as to
register a single trip during the continued forward movement of the operating
mechanism, substantially as described.
22. In a fare-register, the combination, with an indicating device consisting of
an endless chain carrying face plates on which are placed numerals to be exhibited
at the sight-openings in the register-casing, and operating-mechanism under the
control of the driver, whereby the indicator-chain may be moved freely in either
direction forward or backward, of an enclosing casing having a sight-opening
therein for exhibiting the numerals upon the indicator-chain and a movable cover
or slide connected with the operating mechanism of the indicator-chain so as to
uncover said sight-opening on the forward movement of the chain with the
operating mechanism at the zero-point, substantially as described.
23. In a fare-register the combination with the enclosing casing having a sight
opening therein, of the fare-indicating device comprising an endless chain carrying
face plates having numerals or figures thereon denoting units or fractions of a
dollar, and a companion chain geared thereto and carrying similar plates having.
numerals marked thereon denoting dollars, together with mechanism for moving
said chains in either forward or backward direction, so as to successively expose the
numerals thereon at said opening, the units-chain being adapted to make a complete
revolution at each step or movement of the companion chain, substantially as
described.
24. In a fare-register, an indicating device comprising a pair of endless chains
supported upon fixed and loose chain wheels arranged in pairs on shafts which are
geared with the operating-shaft of the register, an intermediate shaft supporting a
disc having a series of notches in its periphery which are adapted to be engaged
by a single toothed disc fixed on one of the chain-wheel shafts, and gearing
connecting said chain wheel shafts with said operating shaft whereby one chain
will be moved a single step or space at each complete revolution of the other
chain, substantially as described.
25. In a fare-register, the combination, with the casing having a sight-opening
therein, of a trip-register and operating mechanism and a trip-indicator consisting
of a rotary wheel having flat peripheral faces or surfaces bearing numerals to
exhibit at the sight opening the number of the trips registered, together with
operating mechanism in one-way gear with operating mechanism of the register,
whereby said wheel will be rotated on the initial forward movement of the
register-operating mechanism, substantially as described.
26. In a fare-register, the combination, with the enclosing casing, the fare and
trip indicating devices, the trip and fare registering devices, the trip and total-fare
registering dials, and mechanism for operating the same, of a cover adapted to be
removably attached to said casing and mechanism, substantially as described for
locking the cover in position upon the casing said cover being provided with sight
openings which are adapted to expose the fare and trip indicating devices,
substantially as set forth.

page_text: 27. In a fare-register, the combination, with the register-casing, of the removable
face-plate or cover, the side plate or door hinged to said cover, hooks or staples
attached to said side plate, a spring-actuated locking device adapted to engage the
hooks on said door, openings in said casing to receive said hooks, and means for
disengaging said locking device from said hooks so as to release the cover,
substantially as described.
28. In a fare-register, the combination with the fare indicating and registering
mechanism, of the operating-shaft, the ratchet-plate, and the crank-handle pivoted
to a bracket which is secured to an arbor journaled in said ratchet-plate and in
gear with said operating shaft said ratchet plate having a notched rim or flange
which is engaged by a detent and lip upon the crank-handle, whereby displacement
of the crank-handle in operating the shaft is prevented, substantially as described.
29. The combination, in a fare-register, of the fare indicating device, the enclosing
casing the sight-opening in said easing, the movable slide or cover mechanism for
operating the indicating device, and crab-mechanism for operating the slide,
consisting of a gear-wheel in engagement with the operating mechanism of the
register, a ratchet-wheel connected with said gear wheel, a rock shaft, a disc on
said rock-shaft, spring pressed pawls pivoted eccentrically to said dise and adapted
to be thrown into engagement with said ratchet-wheel, and a cam on said rock-
shaft adapted to effect the disengagement of the pawls, substantially as described.
30. The combination, in a fare-register, of a fare indicating device, the total
registering dial mechanism for operating the same, the enclosing casing and the
sectional operating shaft connected with said operating mechanism, the sections of
the shaft being united by a slip-joint connection which will permit the parts to be
joined together or separated by sliding one within the other, whereby the register-
casing may be removed from the cab without disengaging the gearing which
connects said shaft with the register mechanism, substantially as described.
31. The combination, in a fare-register, of the fare-indicating device, the total-
fare-registering dial, mechanism for operating the same, the enclosing casing
having a sight-opening therein, the vertically adjustable slide or cover for said
sight-opening and the crab-mechanisms for operating the slide comprising a gear
wheel in engagement with the operating mechanism of the fare indicating and
registering devices, a ratchet-wheel having a continuously-toothed periphery except
at a single point and a single tooth reversely arranged at said point, a rock shaft
connected with said slide, a spring-pressed pawl pivoted to said rock-shaft and
adapted to engage the continuously toothed portion of said ratchet-plate, a second
spring-pressed pawl adapted to engage only the single tooth upon said plate, and a
spring-pressed cam upon said rock-shaft adapted to effect the disengagament of
said pawis whereby said slide will be raised only on the forward movement of the
indicator mechanism starting from the zero-point and will be lowered immediately
on the reversal of this movement, substantially as described.
32. In a fare-register, the combination, with the enclosing casing containing the
operating mechanism of the register, of the sectional operating-shaft in gear with
said mechanism having an operating handle arranged in proximity to the driver's
seat, one section of said shaft having a tongued end adapted to engage the
correspondingly-grooved end of the adjoining section, whereby said sections may
be separated so as to permit the removal of the register casing substantially as
described.
33. In a fare register, the combination, with fare indicating devices and operating
mechanism for the same, of clock mechanism and a time-fare-registering dial
geared to said clock mechanism, a bell a rocking-spring-actuated dog supporting a
bell-hammer, a slide connected with the time-fare-registering mechanism, and
intermediate mechanism, substantially as described for operating the slide on the
forward movement of the shaft which actuates the indicator mechanism, whereby
the dog may be actuated by the movement of the slide so as to ring the bell
simultaneously with the operation of setting in motion the mechanism which
actuates the time fare registering dial, substantially as described.

page_text: 34. The combination, in the fare-register, of the casing, the trip-indicator,
mechanism for operating the same, the lever, the ratchet-plate adapted to engage
said lever, a foot-plate attached to the lever, and a cam adapted to engage said
foot-plate, so as to throw the lever out of engagement with the teeth of the
ratchet wheel on the downward movement of the lever, and thereby permit the
indicator wheel to be reversed substantially as described.
35. In a fare-register, the combination, with the trip-indicator, mechanism for
operating the same, the ratchet-plate, the notched disc, the spring engaging said
disc, the lever carrying a pin which engages the teeth of said ratchet wheel, and
the cam for throwing said lever out of engagement with said wheel, whereby the
trip-indicator is adapted to be reversed, substantially as described.
36. In a fare register, a trip-indicating device comprising a rotary shaft, an
indicator wheel mounted on said shaft, a ratchet-wheel, connections between said
ratchet-wheel and the register-operating mechanism for imparting motion to
the shaft on the forward movement of said operating mechanism, a disc fixed on
said shaft, having V-shaped notches in its periphery, and a stationary spring-pawl
having a tooth which is adapted to engage the notches of said disc, so as to hold
the indicator-wheel against undue movement by frictional contract between said
notched disc and the tooth of said pawl and permit the same to be adjusted in
either forward or backward direction against the pressure of said spring-pawl,
substantially as described.
Dated this 12th day of Octohor &D 1901