Improvements in the Construction of Turnstiles, and Recording Apparatus therefor.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Sept., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 10th June, 1895-Accepted, 27th July, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Turnstiles, and Recording
Apparatus therefor.
I, SAMUEL ALFRED NELSON DELUCE, Mechanical Engineer, of Holly
Cottage, Bramhall, Cheadle Hulme, in the County of Chester, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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My invention relates to the construction of turnstiles, used in places of amusement
(and elsewhere) for the admission of the public; and for recording the number of
people admitted through the said turnstiles. The object of my invention is to so
improve the checking foot-lever that a "rush or entrance of two or more persons
for one payment will be prevented, to combine a ratchet and pawl motion, and to
so construct a recording apparatus that will prevent the numbers being turned in
the opposite direction to that in which they have been recorded.
My apparatus is constructed as follows:-Upon or near the lower end of the
revolving vertical spindle which carries the ordinary arms of the turnstile, I rigidly
fix a circular boss, having on its top face a series of gradual rises corresponding
with the number (say four) of the arms of the turnstile connected by sudden
vertical drops. On its bottom face I also have a series of gradual rises, the same
being identical with those of the top face, but inverted; the lines or curves forming
the gradual rises, being parallel to each other on its periphery. On the outer
surface or periphery of the said circular boss, and preferably at its centre between
the top and bottom faces, I place ratchet teeth, the same being shrouded to give
them greater strength. In these gradual rises works the forked ends of a foot-
lever, to which a spring is attached, fixed to the base of the turnstile. The said
circular boss having top and bottom guiding surfaces with a fixed distance of
forked ends of foot-lever will prevent the possibility of the turnstile being rushed
round by two or more persons for one payment, the attendant having to raise the
lever up the vertical drops, before any one can pass through. Upon the base of
the turnstile and near the said circular boss, I fix a slotted bracket for the forked
lever to slide in, in its upward and downward action, to take the side strain from
the latter and prevent breakage by the too rapid or forcible action of the turnstile
by persons who are being admitted. In one side of the slotted bracket, I bore a
hole to receive a spiral spring, through which I place a straight pawl having a
sliding key or made square in section, to prevent its turning round, this pawl
engaging with the ratchet teeth on the periphery of the said circular boss, and with
the aid of the forked lever sliding in the slotted bracket, locks the turnstile until
released by the attendant raising the lever. Upon the top of the revolving vertical
spindle of the turnstile, I place my recording apparatus, having discs with
numbers on their periphery threaded on a horizontal shaft, and worked by a pair
of bevil wheels, one of the bevil wheels being connected in any convenient manner
to the top of the said revolving vertical spindle. On the back face of either bevil
wheel, which ever I prefer to use, I recess and place at the longest possible distance
from the centre a pawl and spring, the same being contained in the recess of the
said bevil wheel and engaging with a ratchet wheel that works concentrically with
the aforesaid bevil wheel. This I arrange so that it is not possible to turn the

page_text: indicated numbers in the opposite direction to that in which they have been.
recorded.
Dated this 8th day of September 1894.
SAMUEL ALFRED NELSON DELUCE,
Holly Cottage, Bramhall, Cheadle Hulme.
Improvements in the Construction of Turnstiles, and Recording
Apparatus therefor.
I, SAMUEL ALFRED NELSON DELUCE, Mechanical Engineer, of 8 Elleray
Road, Irlams o' th' Height, Manchester, formerly of Holly Cottage, Bramhall,
Cheadle Hulme, in the County of Chester, 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 invention relates to the construction of turnstiles, used in places of amusement
(and elsewhere) for the admission of the public, and for recording the number of
people, admitted through the said turnstiles. The object of my invention is to so
"rush or entrance of two or more persons
improve the checking foot-lever, that a
for one payment will be prevented, to combine a ratchet and pawl motion, and to
so construct a recording apparatus that will prevent the numbers being turned in
the opposite direction to that in which they have been recorded; and the same
will be readily understood from the following description on reference to the
accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of the turnstile.
Fig. 2 is a sectional plan taken about the line A-B.
Fig. 3 shows plan of recording apparatus Fig. 4 is an elevation of recording
apparatus.
Fig. 5 is an inverted plan of bevil wheel showing ratchet, spring, and pawl
motion.
Upon or near the lower end of the revolving spindle "A" which carries the
ordinary arms of the turnstile, say four a¹, a², a³, a³, I rigidly fix a circular boss
having on its top face a series of gradual rises corresponding with the number (say
four) of the arms of the turnstile connected by sudden vertical drops. On its
bottom face I also have a series of gradual rises, the same being identical with
those of the top face, but inverted; the lines or curves forming the gradual rises,
being parallel to each other on its periphery. On the outer surface or periphery
of the said circular boss b and preferably at its centre e between the top and bottom
faces, I place ratchet teeth, the same being shrouded to give them greater strength.
In these gradual rises works the forked ends of a foot-lever d to which a spring is
attached, fixed to the base of the turnstile. The said circular boss having top and
bottom guiding surfaces with a fixed distance, of forked ends of foot-lever d will
prevent the possibility of the turnstile being rushed round by two or more persons
for one payment, the attendant having to raise the lever up the vertical drops,
before any one can pass through. Upon the base of the turnstile and near the said
circular boss, I fix a slotted bracket è for the forked foot lever d to slide in, in its
upward and downward action, to take the side strain from the latter and prevent
breakage by the too rapid or forcible action of the turnstile by persons who are
being admitted. In one side of the slotted bracket bore a hole to receive a spiral
spring through which I place a straight pawl g having a sliding key or made
square in section, to prevent its turning round, this pawl g engaging with the ratchet
teeth on the periphery of the said circular boss, band with the aid of the forked
leverd sliding in the slotted bracket e locks the turnstile, until released by the
attendant raising the lever, d. Upon the top of the revolving vertical spindle "a"
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page_text: I place my recording apparatus h having discs with numbers on their periphery
threaded on a horizontal shaft, and worked by a pair of bevil wheels, one of the
bevil wheels being connected in any convenient manner to the top of the said
revolving vertical spindle a. On the back face of either bevil wheel, which ever
I prefer to use, I recess and place at the longest possible distance from the centre
a pawl i and spring; the same being contained in the recess of the said bevil wheel
and engaging with a ratchet wheel k that works concentrically with the aforesaid
bevil wheel. This I arrange so that it is not possible to turn the indicated numbers
in the opposite direction to that in which they have been recorded.
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. The general combination of parts forming an improved turnstile, constructed
and operating substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the annexed
drawings.
2. The combination of a treadle forked lever, with fixed distance of forked ends,
to engage with the upper and lower guiding surfaces; of a ratchet between the two,
and of a pawl motion, engaging with same, and also of having the strain of both
pawl and stop motions, as near the base of the turnstile, as possible, substantially
as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the annexed drawings.
3. Of an ordinary wheel recessed to receive a ratchet with four or more teeth,
of a pawl and spring to engage with same so that it will only operate the recording.
apparatus in one direction, and move freely in the opposite direction, substantially
as herein before described and illustrated by the annexed drawings.
Dated this 8th day of June 1895.
SAMUEL ALFRED NELSON DELUCE,
8 Elleray Road, Irlams o' th' Height, Manchester.
SAMUEL ALFRED NELSON DELUCE,
8 Elleray Road, Irlams o' th' Height, Manchester.