Improvements in Apparatus for Registering Fares.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 30th June, 1891-Accepted, 21st Nov., 189!
COME LEIE DE MULTIVATION.
[Communicated from abroad by OAKES ANGIER AMES, of Easton, in the County of
Bristol and State of Massachusetts, United States of America, Manufacturer.]
Improvements in Apparatus for Registering Fares.
1, PHILIP ARTHUR NEWTON of the Office for Patents, 6 Bream's Buildings,
Chancery Lane in the County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates especially to fare registers, its general object being to
provide a register of this class which shall afford greater security against fraud
than those heretofore in use, and which shall at the same time be simple, compact,
and of convenient operation.
In order to render the detailed description hereinafter given more easily under-
stood, a brief description of the system in which the fare register is to be used, and
the general features of its construction, will first be given.
In fare registration by street car and other companies, a trip register and general
register operating simultaneously have been used, both registers being secured in
the fare register, and the latter either permanently attached to the car in which it
is used, or made detachable therefrom, so that the entire register may be carried by
the conductor to the inspector's office for record, the trip register being returned to
zero for each trip of the car, but the general register continuing its registration for
the day or any other period of time desired. These fare registers are used con-
tinuously in the same car, and various devices are found to be necessary in order to
prevent fraud by the change of the registering mechanism, so that either the general
register, or both of the registers, shall fail to register, or shall register incorrectly.
Greater security against fraud is obtained by employing, in connection with the
trip register, a removable general register, the general registers being made inter-
changeable, so that any general register may be used with any of the trip registers
upon the line. In this system, the conductors will receive different general registers
upon different days, and also will preferably be assigned to different cars, so that
no opportunity will be offered a conductor to interfere with the mechanism of either
the trip or general register without detection, and any fraudulent change shall avail
the conductor only during the day on which it is made. By this system, also, the
conductors may be changed from car to car, as desired, without breaking the
conductor's record for the day, this being independent of any car to which he may
be assigned, as the general register goes with him from one car to another.
The general registers will be assigned the different conductor's cach morning, or
at other time as is desired, each conductor being charged with his general register
by number, and with the number of fares which are then registered upon it, if any,
and this general register will accompany the conductor throughout the day, and be
turned in at night for record. The fare register may either be locked against the
removal of the general register by any one except the general inspector, who will
visit the car for this purpose, or the fare register may be open to the conductor,
and the general register removed and taken to the inspector's office, at the end of
the day, for examination and record. In either case, all the general registers come
under the inspector's eye at the end of each day.
In order to prevent fraud, it is evidently necessary that means should be provided
for rendering the trip register inoperative when the general register is removed or
disconnected, so as to prevent the conductor from ringing up fares upon the trip
register while the general register is either removed from the machine or disconnected
from the trip register. It is necessary, also, that the trip register shall always be
at zero upon the introduction of the general register, in order that the number of

page_text: Tares rung up during the trip stan always agree with the reading of the trip register
and the number of passengers, and for this purpose means are provided for returning
the trip register mechanism to zero, and for locking the same, so that the general
register can be removed or introduced only when the trip register is at zero.
Means
are also provided, whereby, when the trip register and general register are once
disconnected for the purpose of returning the trip register to zero, it is impossible
for the registering operation to be resumed when the trip register is only partially
returned, thus insuring a full return to zero. When the general register is discon-
nected from the trip register, or removed, it must be impossible for the conductor to
operate the general register and change the registration, and for this purpose the
general register casing is locked, and, in the preferred construction, means are
provided whereby the general register dises also are locked against movement. For
controlling the connections between the trip register and general register, and
locking and unlocking the various parts of the machine, there is employed preferably
a form of the well known pin lock, and means are provided for concealing the key
and key-hole from examination by the conductor, thus preventing him from copying
these parts.
Various other minor locking devices are provided.
The invention consists generally, therefore, in various constructions embodying a
removable register and locking devices for the register and the machine, or a
permanent co-acting register, and further, in various locking devices for the trip and
general registers and other parts of a fare register or other registering machine,
whether employing the removable register feature or not, and in various specific
constructions and combinations of parts of general application in registering
machines, all of which will be particularly described in the following Specification,
and pointed out in the claims.
A detailed description of a fare register embodying the present invention will now
be given, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
Specification, in which
Fig. 1 is a plan view of the fare register.
Fig. 2 is a front view of the same.
Fig. 3 is an elevation, partly in section, of the right hand side of the register,
with the case removed.
Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 6, shewing the parts
in their normal operative positions.
Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is a vertical section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4.
Fig. 7 is a vertical section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 4.
Fig. 8 is a longitudinal central section of the general register, on the line 8-8 of
Fig. 5.
Fig. 9 is a longitudinal central section of the trip register on the line 99 of
Fig. 5, looking toward the front of the register.
Fig. 10 is a section on line 10--10 of Figure 5, looking toward the rear of the
register.
Fig. 11 is a horizontal section on the line 11-11 of Fig 6, shewing the parts in
their normal positions, when the trip and general registers are connected.
Fig. 12 is a similar section, showing the parts in their positions when the trip and
general registers are disconnected, for the return of the trip register to zero, and
the removal of the general register.
Figures 13 and 14 are views similar to Figs. 5 and 6, but shewing the parts in
their positions during the return of the trip register to zero.
Fig. 15 is a partial section, similar to Fig. 8, but shewing the trip and general
registers disconnected, and the door opened for the removal of the general register.
Figs. 16 and 17 are detail sections of the mechanism for driving the tens and
hundreds discs of the trip register.
Fig. 18 is an end view of the general register, shewing the parts in their normal
positions, with the key guard lowered, the key being shewn in section.
Fig. 19 is a section on the line 19-19 of Fig. 18.

page_text: Fig. 20 is a section on the line 20-20 of Fig. 19, shewing the key-guard in
position to cover the keyhole when the general register is removed.
Fig. 21 is a side view, partly in section, of the general register, shewing, the
tumblers for locking the key-guard.
Fig. 22 is a detail section of the same, on an enlarged scale.
Fig. 23 is a section on the line 23-23 of Fig. 19, shewing the pin for locking
the outer case of the general register.
Fig. 24 is a detail section of the means for locking and unlocking the general
register gear.
Figs. 25 to 30 are details hereinafter referred to.
Figs. 31 to 34 show modified forms of connections between the general register
and the trip register.
Fig. 31 is an end view of the general register, shewing a construction employing
a stationary key.
Fig. 32 is a section on the line 32-32 of Fig. 31.
Fig. 33 is an end view of the general register, shewing a construction employing
a shaft in place of the rotating key.
Fig. 34 is a section on the line 34-34 of Fig. 33.
Figs. 35 to 44 shew a register employing a modified form of locking mechanism,
and means for returning the trip register to zero.
Fig. 35 is a section on the line 35-35 of Figs. 37 and 38, shewing the parts in
their normal operative positions.
Fig. 36 is a section on the line 36-36 of Figs. 37 and 38.
Fig. 37 is a horizontal section on the line 37-37 of Figs. 35 and 38.
Fig. 38 is a section on the line 38-38 of Figures 37, looking towards the front
of the register.
Fig. 39 is a section on the line 39-39 of Fig. 37, looking toward the rear of the
register.
Fig. 40 is a section on the line 40-40 of Fig. 39, shewing the parts in their
positions with the key withdrawn and the trip register returned to zero.
Fig. 41 is a detail section on the line 41-41 of Figure 40, looking to the right,
or the front of the register.
Fig. 42 is a detail section on the line 42 of Fig. 40, looking to the left or the rear
of the register.
Fig. 43 is a horizontal section on the line 43 of Fig. 35, shewing the parts in
their normal operative positions; and,
Fig. 44 is a similar section on the line 44 of Fig. 40, shewing the parts in their
positions with the key withdrawn, and the trip register returned to zero.
Fig. 45 is a front view of a fare register in which the trip register and signal are
electrically controlled, and in which the general register forms a circuit closer, so
that upon its removal, the electric circuit is broken, and the trip register and signal
rendered inoperative.
Figure 46 is a similar view, the general register being removed, the door of the
trip register being open, and a portion of the face plate and a part of the indicating
hand broken away, in order to shew the mechanism beyond.
Fig. 47 is a rear elevation of the machine, with the back plate removed, and parts
broken away.
Fig. 48 is a vertical central sectional view of the machine.
Fig. 49 is a perspective view of the general register detached and open.
Fig. 50 is a plan view of the mechanism for operating the indicating discs of the
general register.
Fig. 5 is a front view of the indicating discs of the general register.
Fig. 52 is a cross section of the general register complete, shewing one way in
which it may be closed and locked, and unlocked and opened.
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Figures 53 and 54 are detail views hereinafter more particularly referred to.
Referring particularly to Figures 1-44 inclusive of said drawings, A is the base
plate, and B, C the side frames of the register, these parts forming the support for

page_text: the operating parts. The base plate A is provided with standards D, by which it
may be secured to the frame-work of the car E by lock and key T, the base, plate
thus being supported at a distance from the car, providing space for the bell F.
The frame formed by the base plate A and side frames B, C, is enclosed by a
casing G, made removable to afford access to the registering mechanism.
Within
the casing G, are the discs K of the trip register, and the general register L pro-
vided with the discs M. The general register, with its discs, is made removable,
but the discs of the trip register are permanently mounted in the frame of the
machine, and the casing is provided with the usual rectangular sight openings N,
the sight openings of the general register being preferably provided with a slide O,
by which the readings of the general register may be concealed, with the exception
of the final figure.
For convenience of description, the entire register will be considered as supported
in a horizontal position, and as divided into two parts by a line drawn between the
trip and general registers, and the part containing the general register will be
termed the front end, and that containing the trip register the rear end of the
machine, the side frames B, C, thus forming respectively its right and left sides.
Upon the left side of the register, at the front end, is a hinged door P, through
which the general register may be removed, and at the rear end is a crank Q,
projecting outside the casing, for returning the trip register to zero.
At the right
hand side of the register, at the front end, the casing G is provided with an opening
through which extends the key shaft, and at the rear end with a slot for the prime
mover S, by which the registering mechanism is operated; this prime mover being
acted by a cord, as usual, or in any other suitable manner.
It will be understood that the general construction of the register may be of any
suitable form, as this constitutes no part of the present invention, but the construc-
tion shewn, and thus briefly described, forms a very compact aud convenient
arrangement, well adapted for containing and supporting the parts in which the
invention is embodied.
At the right
Passing now to the construction of the operating parts of the machine, the
construction of the trip register will first be described-In the side frames B, C,
at their rear ends, is mounted a shaft 10, on which are loosely mounted the discs K
of the trip register. This shaft 10 is provided with a groove or series of notches 11,
extending longitudinally of the shaft opposite the register discs, and at the left hand
side of the register with a series of discs 12, 13, 14, secured rigidly to the shaft, for
a purpose hereafter to be described. To this shaft 10, is removably secured the
crank arm Q, by which the trip register discs are returned to zero.
hand side of the register, a sleeve 15 is mounted loosely upon the shaft 10, and
provided with a depending arm 16, forming a part of the prime mover S, and with
a second depending arm 17, to which is pivoted a pawl 18, spring-pressed by a
spring 19, and which is provided with a stop arm 20 extending toward the front of
the machine, and having a transverse notch 21. As shewn, the trip register has
the usual units, tens, and hundreds discs K, these three discs being sufficient for
all the usual requirements in this class of registers, but the number may readily be
extended, as desired. The units disc K is secured to a sleeve 22, loose upon the
shaft 10, carrying outside the disc a ratchet 23 and gear 241, these parts being
rigidly secured to a locking disc 25 upon the sleeve inside of the units disc. The
sleeve 22 is slotted at 24, and the disc 25 carries a pin 26, upon which is loosely
mounted a spring-pressed pawl 27, adapted to extend through the slot 24, and
engage the shaft 10 in the groove 11 on movement in one direction, but to permit
the sleeve and shaft to move independently of one another in the other direction.
The disc 25 of the units disc K is provided with two pins 28, extending inward from
the side of the disc, for actuating the tens disc.
The construction of the tens and hundreds discs of the trip register is substantially
identical with that of the units disc, except that the hundreds disc is not provided
with locking disc 25 and actuating pins 28, this disc being the last of the series.
The same reference letters, therefore, will be used for corresponding parts through-

page_text: out the series of discs and their operating mechanism. The driving gears for the
tens and hundreds discs are supported and constructed as follows: -Between the trip
register and the general register, a bar 29 and shaft 30 extend longitudinally of the
registers, these parts being supported in the side frames B, C. Upon the shaft 30
are loosely mounted two supports 31, adapted to swing in a vertical plane between
the units and tens, and tens and hundreds discs, these supports being held normally
in their lowest position by means of springs 32, held within recesses 33, 34 in the
bar 29, and supports 31 respectively, as shewn clearly in Figure 6. The support 31,
between the units and tens discs, is provided at its rear end, on the upper side, with
a stop 35, adapted to engage the pins 26 of the units and tens discs on their return
to zero, and on its lower side carries a sleeve 36, within which is supported, to rotate,
a short shaft 37, extending between the units and tens discs. At one end, below
the locking disc 25 of the units disc, the shaft 37 carries two gears 38, 39, the outer
gear 38 having half the number of teeth of the gear 39, and rotating opposite to
the surface of the disc 25, which engages two of the gear teeth, thus locking the
gear and shaft against movement. The gear 39 is in position to be engaged by the
pins 28 and rotated two teeth as the units disc completes a revolution. The disc 25,
as shewn plainly in Figures 16 and 17, is provided with a notch 40 just in the rear
of the pins 28, with which the rear engaging tooth of the gear 38 registers when
the pins 28 are in position to actuate the gear 39, and into which it passes upon the
rotation of its shaft. Upon its opposite end, below, and normally in engagement
with the driving gear 41 of the tens disc, the shaft 37 carries a gear 42, having the
same number of teeth as gear 39, and gear 41 has twice the number of teeth that
the disc has figures, the rotation of the shaft 37 two teeth thus rotating the gear 41
to advance the tens disc one figure. It will be seen that by this construction, the
dise 25 rotates in contact with the two teeth of the gear 38, and thus holds the
latter and the tens disc firmly locked against movement, until the pins 28 are
brought into position to actuate the gear 39, when the notch 40 is opposite the rear
engaging tooth of the gear 38, and the rotation of the shaft 37 and tens disc is
permitted. The operation of the tens and hundreds dises is the same as that
described. When the supports 31 are swung to their lowest positions, the shafts 37,
and gears 38, 39, and 42, are carried out of engagement with the operating parts
carried by the registering discs, and the latter may be then rotated independently
of each other.
Upon a stud 43, mounted in the side frame B, is loosely mounted a sleeve 44,
carrying gears 45, 46; the gear 45 engaging the gear 241 of the units disc, and the
gear 46 a gear 47, by which the general register is operated.
A stud 48 extends inwards from the frame B, in position to engage the driving
pawl 18, and lock the latter and the ratchet 23 against further movement, when the
units disc has been rotated one figure by the movement of the prime mover.
The base plate A. (see Fig. 7) is provided with a curved rack 49, concentric with
the line of movement of the prime mover, and arm 16 of the prime mover carries a
pivotted pawl 50, which engages the rack 49, being held in engagement therewith,
when opposite the rack, by means of a spring 51. The pawl prevents the reversal
of the direction of the arm and prime mover until the pawl passes off the rack, so
that the prime mover cannot be returned to its normal position without the completion
of an operating movement once commenced.
The sleeve 15 is provided with a shoulder 52, secured thereto, as shewn, or formed
integral therewith, and engaging a pin 53, moving vertically through the base
plate A, and forced upward against the shoulder 52 by means of a spring 55 pressing
an adjustable collar 54 on the pin 53, this spring operating to retract the prime
mover and the pawl 18 to their normal positions, when released after an operating
movement.
Upon a shaft 56, above the bar 29, and extending parallel therewith, is an arm 57,
provided with a pawl 58, engaging the upper side of the ratchet 23, and normally
pressed against the same by means of a strong spring 59, this arm 57 forming a bell
trip. Upon the shaft 56 is secured also a sleeve 60, carrying a hammer arm 61 and

page_text: bell hammer 62. The sleeve 60 or shaft 56 carries a depending arm 63, by which
the shaft 56 may be rotated, and the bell thrown out of operation, as hereinafter
explained.
The construction of the general register and its operating mechanism will now be
described. The general register L consists of an outer cylindrical casing 64, closed
by two heads 65, 66, forming the respective ends of the register, the head 65 being
rivetted to the casing, as shewn, or otherwise secured against removal, while the
head 66 is made removable, being screwed into the casing. The casing 64 is
provided with ribs 67, 68 on either side, the rib 67 sliding in a groove 69, formed
on the front side of the bar 29, and the rib 68 in a groove 70, formed in the inner
side of a bar 71, mounted in the frames B, C, and extending parallel to and on the
opposite side of the general register from the bar 29, the general register thus being
supported within the casing by the ribs and grooved bars. The head 65 carries a
shaft 72, extending longitudinally of the general register, and loosely mounted in
the head 66, upon which shaft are loosely mounted the register discs M, and by
which are supported blocks 73, between the discs, for supporting the gears for
driving the successive discs. The units disc M (see Figs. 18 and 19) is rigidly
connected to a cylindrical block 74, provided with a key slot 75, and a series of
pins 76 on each side of the key slot, these pins 76 being normally pressed inward by
pins 77 and springs 78, ten series of which, registering with the digits of the units
disc, are carried in the stationary head 66, thus forming a pin lock with pins on both
sides of the key in any position of the units disc and block 74. For the purpose of
guiding the key and holding it firmly in a central position against the tension of
springs 78 on opposite sides, the key 92 is provided with a longitudinal rib c, pre-
ferably central of the key, as shewn, and the block 74 with a corresponding groove.
The opposite sides of the key and block may be similarly formed, if desired.
The construction of the locking discs and driving gears for the tens, hundreds,
and thousands discs, is identical, and the description of one set of gears will suffice,
the corresponding parts in the other sets being similarly numbered:-The stationary
block 73 forms a bearing for a short shaft 79, extending between the units and tens
discs, and provided at the units end with gear 80, adapted to be engaged by two
pins 82, extending inwardly from a flange on a locking disc 83, inside of, and moving
with the units disc, and with gear 81, two teeth of which are engaged by the inner
surface of the flange, the gear 81 having half as many teeth as the gear 80. At its
other end, the shaft 79 carries a gear 84, which engages a gear 85 on the tens disc.
The flange 83 is provided with an opening which is entered by the rear tooth of
gear 81, to permit the rotation of the shaft 79 and tens disc, when the pins 82 are
in position to actuate gear 80, and the entire construction and operation of these
parts is exactly the same as that of the trip register, as fully shewn in detail in
Figures 16 and 17, and heretofore described, except that the locking surface is on
the inside of the locking disc, and an interior gear is employed upon the tens disc;
a more compact construction being thus provided. In returning the general register
to zero, the discs will be reversely actuated, and a stop pin 86, supported on the
inner side of the casing 64, engages a pin 87, carried by the thousands disc, to stop
the discs at zero. If it is not desired to return the discs to zero in all cases, a
common one-way holding pawl may be used, allowing the movement of the disc
indefinitely in one direction, but stopping them at zero whenever returned to that
point by reverse movement.
Opposite the inner end of the general register, the side frame B is constructed
with flanges 88, extending inward, and providing a space within which are mounted
the operating connections between the general register and the trip register, a disc 89
being secured within the flanges, and closing the inner end of the cylinder formed
thereby. The disc 89 (see Figures 4, 8, and 24) is provided with an outwardly
extending sleeve 90, forming a bearing for a shaft 91, carrying the key 92, and for
a gear 93, engaged and operated by the gear 47, connected to the prime mover and
trip register. The key 92 enters the key slot 75 in the block 74, the outer plate of
the head 66 being provided with a series of notches 94, and the key 92 with notches

page_text: on opposite sides, registering with the teeth formed by notches 94, so that the key
may enter the block in any of the teu positions of the latter and the units disc, and
may then be rotated, but cannot be removed except when the notches in the key and
head are in registry, thus preventing the withdrawal of the key when the units disc
is between two figures and the locking pins not in operative position. The shaft 91
is provided with a toothed wheel 95, engaged by a pin 96 carried by the gear 93, to
connect the gear and key shaft when the key is introduced into the general register,
an operative connection thus being formed between the gear 93 and the general
register discs. The key shaft 91 extends through an opening in the casing G, and
is adapted to be moved inwardly and outwardly in the sleeve 90, for engagement
with, or disengagement from, the general register, being provided outside the casing
with a disc 97, numbered to correspond with the units disc, by which the key may
be rotated into proper position to enter the key slot in the general register, this
being possible only when the numbering upon the disc 97, and upon the units disc.
agree, and the key and key slot register. When the key is withdrawn, the toothed
wheel 95 is brought into position to be engaged by a spring-pressed holding pawl 98,
to assist in the accurate positioning of the key, the notches in the wheel 95
registering exactly with the numbers upon the discs 97 and M. The construction
of this pawl 98 is shewn clearly in Figures 3, 25, and 36.
The construction thus far described covers the mechanism by which the prime mover
operates the trip register, and simultaneously actuates the general register for a
continuous record of the fares received. The various locking devices in the
preferred form, and the parts co-operating therewith, will now be described.
In
The gear 93 (see Figure 24) carries a series of sliding pins 99, normally held by
springs 100 in position to lock the gear 93 to the stationary disc 89, these pins
being constructed, as shewn, so as to extend different distances into the disc.
disc 89 are mounted a series of sliding pins 101, normally pressed outward beyond
the face of the disc by pins 99, the pins 101 being formed with shoulders which,
with corresponding shoulders on the disc 89, act as stops to limit the inward move-
ment of the pins 99 and 101. The head 66 of the general register is provided with
a series of recesses 102, of different depths, which, upon the introduction of the
general register into the casing, register exactly with the pins 101, and, when the
general register is pressed close up to the disc 89, the pins 101 and 99 are moved
inward, so that the pins 99 do not protrude within the disc 89, and the gear 93 is
free to rotate. On the removal of the cylinder, the gear 93 is locked by the
pins 99; and cannot be unlocked without pressing in the pins 101 to different
distances, which practically can be accomplished only by the introduction of the
general register with the recesses of varying depths. But two locking pins
are shewn, but it is evident that their number may be increased for additional
security.
As already stated, the key 92 and key shaft 91 may be withdrawn by the discs 97
to the position shown in Figure 15, thus breaking the connections between the key
and register discs, and between the gear 93 and the key, the key upon its with-
drawal being moved out of the key slot in the block 74, and the wheel 95 out of
engagement with pin 96. As the wheel 95 is moved outward, it is engaged by the
holding pawl 98. The key shaft 91 is provided with a collar 103, between which
and the wheel 95, is held a slotted arm 104, extending vertically from the plate 105
sliding longitudinally of the general register upon the base plate A of the machine.
This slide 105 is connected to a second sliding plate 106 by means of a bar 107
pivoted to the base plate A of the register, as shewn in Figures 11 and 12, the two
slides 105 and 106, thus moving in opposite directions, and being provided with
pins 109, entering slots on the base plate A, so that the movement of the slides is
limited in both directions. The slide 106 carries a stop 110, adapted to enter the
notch 21 in the arm 20, a cam 111 engaging the arm 63, cams 112 engaging the
swinging gear supports 31, and a stop 113 co-operating with the disc 13, all as fully
described hereinafter.
The special construction of the discs 12, 13, and 14 is as follows:-The discs 12

page_text: and 14 are of equal diameters, and the larger disc 13 is secured rigidly between
them, the three discs being carried by and moving with the shaft 10.
The
disc 13 is slotted centrally, as shewn in Figures 5, 9, and 13, and a slotted plate 114
slides therein transversely to the shaft, the plate 114 being held normally in position,
with its outer edges forming a continuation of the circumference of the disc 13, by
meaus of the spring 115. One end of this plate 114 is formed with a curved face,
which completes the circle of the disc 13, and the other end is formed with two
transversely bevelled surfaces a, b, as shewn in Figs. 5, 13, & 27 to 29, these
reversely bevelled surfaces being engaged by the stop 113 on the slide 106, so that
the slide may be moved past the disc 13 from either side, when brought opposite a
bevelled face, but be held from movement when brought against the plane side of
the plate or the edge of the disc 13, the spring 115 yielding to permit the plate 114
to slide transversely of the shaft as the stop 113 passes the plate.
The disc 14 is provided with a notch 116, which is entered by a sliding pin 117,
normally pressed rearward by means of a spring 118, but forced forward through
an opening 119 in the bar 29 by disc 14, so as to lie in the path of the rib 67, and
prevent the withdrawal of the general register, except when the pin 117 is opposite,
and withdrawn into the notch 116. The notch 116 registers exactly with the
pin 117 in the zero position of the trip register, so that the general register is
locked against withdrawal, except when the shaft 10 is in the position corresponding
to zero of the trip register discs. As the trip register discs rotate forward
independently of the shaft 10, their registering movement does not affect the
position of the disc 14 and pin 116, and the pin is withdrawn from the path of the
general register during the normal operation of the machine, as shewn in Figure 5.
For locking the general register within the casing during the normal operation
of the machine, the following means are provided:-The hinged door P, by which
the general register is introduced into and removed from the machine, is provided
with knob 120 outside the casing, which rotates inside the casing an arm 121,
carrying a pin 123, moving over the cam surface 122, to secure the door.
spring 124, carried by the arm 121, presses against the end of the general register,
and holds it in position with the head 66 pressed against the disc 89, to release the
gear 93, as previously described. This door P is provided also with an inwardly
extending arm 125, which, as shewn in Figure 8, is held by the slide 105 in position
to lock the door when the key is inserted into the general register, but is free to
swing upwards for the opening of the door, when the key and slide are withdrawn,
as shewn in Figure 15.
A
In standards on the base frame is pivotted a bar 126, swinging in a vertical
plane, its upper end forming a stop 127 normally pressed forward into the grove in
bar 71, and into engagement with the bevelled notch 128 in the rib 68 on the
general register, by means of a spring 129. The bar 126 carrics, at its lower end, a
forked stop 130, the forks embracing the edge of the slide 105, so as to permit the
latter to slide between the forks, when the upper bar 126 is rocked backward into
the position shewn in Figures 5, 6, and 14, by the engagement of the stop 127 with
the general register. The slide 105 is provided with a notch 131, which registers
with the stop 130, when the slide is withdrawn into the position shewn in
Figures 12 and 14, and upon the removal of the cylinder, the bar is rocked by the
spring 129 into the position shewn in Fig. 30, the upper fork of the stop engaging
the slide 105 by notch 131, so that the return of the slide is prevented until the
general register is reintroduced, and the stop 130 raised. The end of the rib 68 on
the general register is bevelled, as shown in Figure 4, for the purpose of throwing
out the stop 127, upon the introduction of the general register into the casing, and
the recess 128 in the rib 68 is likewise bevelled to permit the withdrawal of the
cylinder. It will be seen, however, that the cylinder cannot be withdrawn or intro-
duced except when the notch 131. is brought into register with the stop 130, by the
withdrawal of the slide, as otherwise it is impossible for the bar 126 to be rocked to
move the stop 127 outward. Any number of these rocking bars and stops may be
used.

page_text: For the purpose of concealing the key and key slot, so as to prevent the taking
of an impression, or otherwise discovering the particular formation of these parts,
the following means are provided :-
:-
As shewn in Figure 15, the key, upon its withdrawal, is brought entirely within
the chamber formed by the flanges 88 and disc 89, so that it is impossible to reach
the key from the inside of the casing, and, as clear from the preceding description,
it is impossible to push the key in until the general register is again inserted and
the door closed, as the movement of the slide 105 is prevented by the stop 131, and
by the arm 125 on the door. The key is further protected, as shewn in Figures 7
and 24, by securing in the head 89 a flanged plate 173, by which is held a plate 174
rotating with the key, and having a keyhole 175, thro' which the key passes
when pushed into the general register. On the withdrawal of the key, no cast can
be taken through the keyhole 175. The key is thus fully protected.
For concealing the key slot, the construction shewn in Figures 4, 8, and 18 is
employed. The inner head 66 of the general register is slotted, and a plate 132
slides therein transversely to the axis of the register, this plate being provided with
an opening 133, which registers with the key slot. 75 when the plate is in its lower
position, in which it is normally held by means of the spring 134 secured in a
groove on the inner side of the plate, and pressing at one end against the plate, and
at the other end against a stud 135 on the head 66 projecting into the groove.
The plate 132 is provided with notches 1 on its opposite edges, which are engaged
by a series of tumblers 2. These tumblers 2 are pivoted on pins 3 in the head 66,
and are firmly pressed against the plate 132, and into notches 1 by means of springs 4.
For the purpose of withdrawing the tumblers from the notches 1 on the intro-
duction of the general register into the casing, notched keys 5. are preferably
secured in the disc 89, in position to enter key slots 9 in the head 66, and engage
projections 6 upon the tumblers, so that, by the insertion of the general register,
the tumblers are brought exactly to the position in which they are all withdrawn
from the notches 1, and plate 132 is permitted to be moved into its lower position
by means of the spring 134, thus uncovering the key slot. Upon the withdrawal
of the general register, the plate 134 is moved into its upper position by means of
the incline 136 formed by a spring mounted in the base plate A, the tumblers
being released by keys 5, and springing into the notches, as shewn in Figure 20, to
secure the plate in its upper position. Thus, the plate cannot be withdrawn while
the register is removed, except by the use of keys corresponding exactly to the
keys 5 in the disc 89. By the use of such keys, however, the plate may be with-
drawn, and the discs may then readily be set back to zero by the use of a key
similar to the key 92, which may be rotated by hand or by power, as desired. The
keys 5 may slide in the head 89, and be moved by hand to unlock the guard, or any
other suitable means may be used for returning the guard to position. The
incline 136 also may be mounted upon the slide 105, and the movement of the latter
control the position of the guard.
The discs of the general register may readily be reached for the purpose of
repair, by unscrewing the head 66, and removing the pin 137 which secures the
shaft 72 in the head 65. The shaft and discs may then be withdrawn from the
casing. In order that the general register may not be opened, except by one
provided with the proper key, the casing 64 and the screw threaded flange of the
head 66 are provided with openings, and a pin 138 slides within these openings and
bears against the block 74, which is provided with a recess 75*, the end of the
pin 138 and the recess 75* being so formed that the rotation of the block 74 will
force the pin 138 out, and allow the block 74 to rotate independently of the head.
This pin 138, when pressed out by contact with the circumference of the block 74,
passes through the casing 64, and locks the casing and head together, the pin being
provided with a shoulder which prevents the pin from being forced beyond the
outer surface of the casing, as shewn in Figure 23. When the pin comes opposite,
and is pressed into the recess 75*, the casing 63 is released, and the head 66 may
be unscrewed. In constructing the register, the openings and recess will be placed
B

page_text: to register between some two of the numbers upon the units disc, the particular
point of registry being known only by the person whose duty it is to open the
register. Thus, it will be impossible for one to unlock the casing from the head 66,
unless he knows the particular numbers on the units disc between which the recess
is located, and is provided with the proper key to turn the register discs until the
recess registers with the openings in the casing and head.
To prevent the shaft 72 being rotated in the head 65 after driving out the
pin 137, thus rotating all the discs except the units disc backward one revolution,
the head is provided with an inwardly extending sleeve through which the shaft 72
passes. The inner end of this sleeve is slotted at 7, as shewn in Figures 4 and 8,
and a pin 8 passes through the shaft and slot, so as to prevent the rotation of the
shaft inside the head, while permitting it to be withdrawn therefrom.
The operation of the fare register in connection with the system above outlined,
will now be described :-Assuming that the conductor has received his general
register and been charged with the number on its registering discs, and that the
general register has been placed in position in the fare register and connected to
the prime mover, the parts will be in the positions shewn in Figures 4 to 11, and
the operation is as follows:-As each fare is received, the prime mover S is moved
rearward; a full movement being ensured by pawl 50. This movement rotates the
sleeve 15 against the tension of spring 53, and the pawl 18 engaging the ratchet 23,
advances the unit disc K one figure, the pawl 18 then being locked against further
movement by the locking stud 48, and the pawl 18 being wedged between the
locking stud and ratchet, locks the ratchet and register discs against any further
movement due to the momentum of the parts, and at the same time holds them
against rebound. As this movement is made, the tooth of the ratchet 23, by
engagement with the trip pawl 58 on the trip arm 57, raises the latter against the
tension of spring 59, and rocks the shaft 56, thus raising the bell hammer, and, as
the ratchet releases the trip pawl, the spring 59 returns the shaft 56 to position,
and throws the hammer 62 into contact with the bell F. The movement of the
sleeve 15 is transmitted through the series of gears previously described to the
key 92, and rotates the units dise of the general register one figure. This movement
is repeated until nine fares have been registered, when the tens discs of the two
registers are operated by the register gears previously described, and thus the
operation continues, as usual in this class of mechanism.
During this operation, the shaft 10 is stationary, and the disc 14 is in the position
shewn in Figure 5, in which the pin 117 enters the notch 116, and is withdrawn
within the opening 119 in bar 29, and out of the path of rib 67, the trip register
discs rotating freely on the shaft, the spring-pressed pawls 26 being retracted from
the notches or groove 11. In this position of the parts, the slides 105 and 106 are,
as shewn in Fig. 11, and the stops and cams carried by the slide 106 are as shewn
in Figures 5, 7, 10, and 11, the stop 110 being outside the arm 20, the cam 111 out
of engagement with the arm 63, the supports 31 raised by the cams 112, so as to
bring the register gears into operative position, and the stop 113 inside the disc 13,
and opposite the plane surface of the plate 114. The slide 105 is in its forward
position, as shewn in Fig. 8, locking the door P, so that the latter cannot be opened
for the removal of the general register, and the notch 131 in the slide 105 being out
of register with the forked stop 130, the general register is locked also by the
stop 127. The guard plate 132 is in its lowest position, the tumblers 2 being with-
drawn by the keys 5.
Assuming now that it is desired to set back the trip register to zero, and to
remove the general register from the machine, in order that the record may be
taken at the inspector's office, or for any other purpose, the operation is as
follows: It is evident that the trip-register dises cannot be moved together for the
return to zero, because they are locked by discs 25 and gears 38, and that the
supports 31 must first be rocked to carry the register gears out of engagement, and that
the connections between the shaft and the general register must be broken to prevent
the former being operated by the trip register returning movement of the latter. It

page_text: is evident also that the key 92 and the slide 105 cannot be withdrawn to release the
supports 31 and break the connections between the prime mover and general register,
without shifting the stop 113 to the opposite or outer side of disc 13, and that this is
impossible so long as the stop is opposite the plane surface of the plate 114. It is
necessary, therefore, to change the plate 114 so as to bring the bevelled surface b
opposite the stop, when the slide may be withdrawn. To accomplish this, the
crank arm Q is turned to the left of Figures 4 and 5, or towards the rear end of
the register, so as to rotate the shaft 10, and carry the discs 13 and 14 from the
position shown in Figure 5 to that shown in Figure 13, in which the bevelled
surface of the plate 114 is opposite the stop 113, and the locking pin 117 is pressed
through the opening 119 by the periphery of disc 14, thus locking the general
register against removal. This movement of the shaft is independent of the trip
register discs, as the spring-pressed pawls 27 are not engaged by the groove 11 on
movement in this direction, as shewn clearly in Figures 6 and 14. The key may
now be withdrawn, moving the key and slides 105 and 106 from the position shewn
in Figures 5, 6, 8 and 11, to that shown in Figures 12, 13, 14 and 15.
By the withdrawal of the key, and consequent change of position of the parts,
the following adjustments are made. The connection between the key and general
register discs is broken; the notched disc 95 is carried out of position to engage
pin 96, and into position to engage pawl 98, thus breaking the connections between
the key and prime mover; and the pins 77 are forced inward by springs 78,
locking the general register discs against movement till the proper key is introduced.
The door P is unlocked by the withdrawal of slide 105, and the notch 131 in the
slide is brought opposite the forked stop 130. The stop 110 on slide 106 is moved
into the slot 21 in the arm 20, thus locking the pawl 18 and prime mover against
movement. The cam 111 rocks the arm 63 forward, so as to raise the rock arm 57
from engagement with the ratchet 23, and carry the hammer 62 out of position to
engage the bell F, thus rendering the latter inoperative; the cams 112 are moved
from beneath the supports 31, and the latter rocked by springs 32 into their
lower position, in which the register gears are out of engagement, and the zero
stops 35 are in position to engage the pins 26 on the return of the register discs
to zero.
The key cannot now be reinserted in the general register, and the parts recon-
nected for operation, without the return of the crank arm Q to its normal position,
because the stop 113 has passed the bevelled surface of the plate 114, and is now
opposite the plane surface on the other side of the plate. The general register,
moreover, cannot be removed, although the door and stop 126 are released, because
the locking pin 117 is held in its path by disc 14. It is absolutely necessary, there-
fore, that the dises of the trip register shall be fully returned to zero before the
slide can be returned to its normal position for engagement of the key with the
general register and the operation of the machine. The crank arm Q being now
rotated forward, the groove 11 in the shaft 10 will successively engage the pawls 27
of the different discs, according to their position relative to the shaft, as shewn in
Figure 14, and will rotate all the discs forward until they are returned to zero,
when all the discs are stopped by the engagement of their pins 26 with the stops 35.
The disc 14 will thus be moved into the position shewn in Figure 5, with the notch 116
opposite the end of the locking pin 117, and the bevelled surface a of the plate 114
opposite the slide 113. The locking pin, therefore, will be withdrawn into the
notch by the tension of spring 118, leaving the general register free to be
withdrawn.
If the general register is not to be withdrawn, but the conductor is to continue
the record for another trip, the key and slides 105 and 106 will now be returned to
their normal operative positions, by pushing the key 92 into the general register,
when the operation will proceed as before, this movement of the slides being
permitted by the stop 113 being opposite the bevelled surface a of the plate 114.
If the register is to be withdrawn, this must be done before the parts are returned
to position, as this return of the parts relocks the door and the stop 126. The door

page_text: being opened and the register removed, the stop arm 126 is rocked by means of the
spring 129, the stop 127 being free to move inward, and the forked stop 130 is
moved from the position shewn in Figure 14 to that shewn in Figure 30, thus
locking the slide against movement until the general register is replaced. The stop
arm 125 also, as shewn in Figure 15, now locks the key and slide against inward
movement till the door is closed. As the general register is withdrawn, the guard
plate is raised and locked over the key slot by the cam 136 and the tumblers 2, as
previously described, thus protecting the key-hole. The pins 99 being released by
the withdrawal of the register, are forced outward by springs 100, and lock the
gear 93 to the disc 89, preventing the operation of the prime mover and trip register
till the gear is unlocked.
When the general register is removed, the discs may be operated to return them
to zero, or for any other purpose, only by one having keys corresponding to keys 5
and 92. And the casing 65, moreover, can be removed only by one having the
key 92, and knowing the location of the recess 175, as previously explained.
When the general register is to be replaced, the stop 127 is thrown outward by
the bevelled end of the register raising the stop 130 and unlocking the slide 105;
keys release the tumblers, and the guard plate 132 is withdrawn, to uncover the
key slot; and the pins 99 are pressed outward to unlock the gear 93. The door is
then closed, and secured by the arm 121, the spring 124 holding the general register.
in position. The disc 97 is now rotated to bring the key 92 into registry with the
key slot 75, and the key may then be pushed inward, reconnecting the prime mover,
key, and general register discs, and unlocking the latter. The slide 105 moves
from the position shewn in Figures 12 and 15, to that shewn in Figures 11 and 8,
thus relocking the door by stop arm 125, and locking the general register by the.
The slide 106 moves from the position shewn in Figures 12 and 14, to
that of Figures 11, 5 and 10, the stop 110 releasing the prime mover, the cam 111
allowing the bell to operate, the inclines 112 raising the supports 31 into position
for the engagement of the register gears, and the stop 113 returning over the
bevelled surface a to the inside of the dise 13, thus restoring all the parts to their
operative positions.
arm 127.
It will thus be seen that when the general register is once connected to the prime
mover and the trip register, they cannot be disconnected without setting the trip
register back to zero, and the latter can under no circumstances be set back only
partially, and the registering operation proceeded with, but a full return to zero
must be made. Moreover, the general register can be removed and replaced only
when the trip register is at zero, and the trip register and prime mover are locked
absolutely against operation, except when a general register is in place, and the
parts positioned for its operation. These features, with the use of a removable
general register, and the various devices for locking the parts and concealing the
key and key slot from examination, afford great security against fraud on the part
of conductors.
Figures 31 and 32 shew a modification in which the key 92, key shaft 91, and
block 74, do not rotate, but the actuating gear 93, engaged by the gear 47, is
carried by, or in direct engagement with the units disc. The arrangement of the
locking pins is the same, except that the spring-pressed pins 77 and their springs 78,
are carried by the rotating part, and the pins 76 by the stationary part. Thus, the
introduction of the key 92, positions the pins 77 to release the gear 93 instead of
the block 74, as in the construction previously described.
Figures 33 and 34 shew a construction in which a sliding and rotating key is
employed, but the key has the form of an angular shaft 137, and the block 74 is
rotated thereby, carrying with it a disc 139 secured to, or formed integral with the
units disc, and provided with the locking flange and actuating pins previously
described. In this construction, the general register discs are locked by pins
moving longitudinally of the general register, the disc 139 carrying a series of
spring-pressed pins 140, and the head 66 of the register a corresponding series of
pins 141, adapted to be engaged by a series of pins 142, of different lengths, carried

page_text: by inner side of the stationary disc 89. The disc 139 and the registering discs are
then locked by the withdrawal of the general register, and unlocked, on the
insertion of the general register, by the engagement of pins 142 and 141, instead of
by the insertion of the key, as in the construction previously described.
In order
to move the discs of the general register, when the latter is removed, it is necessary
to push in the pins 140 unequal distances, for which the inspector must be provided
with a plate carrying a series of pins similar to pins 141. If desired, the head 66
of the general register of this construction may be provided also with the series of
recesses 102, and the locking construction shewn in Figure 24 used, so that the
removal of the general register locks both the general register discs and the operating
gear 93.
The machine shewn in Figures 35 to 44, is substantially the same in construction
and operation as that previously described, except in respect to the means for
returning the trip register to zero, and for locking the general register against
removal or introduction at other positions of the trip register. The modified
construction, therefore, will be described only so far as is necessary to explain the
new features; the parts corresponding in construction and operation to those of the
machine previously described being designated by the same references.
The trip register in this construction is shewn with but two register discs; this
number being sufficient for roads in which the trips are short. The units register
disc K, as shewn in Figures 37 and 38, is not loose upon the shaft, as in the con-
struction previously described, but, with its ratchet 23, gear 241, and locking disc 25,
is secured to the shaft by a pin 142, or in any other suitable manner.
The tens
dise K, with its gear 41, is loose upon the shaft, and carries on its outer side a
disc 143, which is formed in two parts, that next the tens disc being of greater
diameter than the outer part, thus forming a shoulder 172, and is provided with a
notch 144 extending the full width of the disc in register with the zero point of the
tens disc. The disc 143 is preferably flanged, as shewn in Figure 38, and inside
this flange is secured to the shaft, by a pin, or in any other suitable manner, a
sleeve 145, which carries a disc 146, provided with a notch 147, which registers
with the zero point of the units disc and notch 144, when both the units and tens
discs are at zero. This sleeve 145 carries also a larger disc 148, having upon its
outer side a pin 149, adapted to engage a spring-pressed pawl 150, carried by a
disc 151 mounted to rotate in the frame C by a sleeve 171, to which the crank Q
is secured, and which forms a bearing for the end of the shaft 10, as shewn in
Figures 38 and 41. The pin 149 and pawl 150 are so constructed that the discs 148
and 151 rotate independently in one direction, but the pin and pawl engage on
rotation in the opposite direction. This disc 151 is provided, on one side, with a
square-sided locking notch 152, and upon its opposite side with a notch 153, one
side of which is bevelled, and the other square, as shown in Figure 35, these
notches 152 and 153 being in the position shewn in that figure, when the units and
tens discs are returned to zero. The sleeve 36, carrying the short shaft 37 and its
gears 38, 39 and 40, is carried by a sleeve 154, loosely mounted upon the shaft 10,
and held rigidly in place for engagement of the registering gears by means of a
screw 155, passing through a slot 156 in the plate A, and entering a boss on the
lower side of the sleeve, the slot 156 permitting the accurate adjustment of the
sleeves 154 and 36, for the engagement of the registering discs. The bell shaft 56
carries, at the left side of the machine, an arin 157, provided with a bevelled
pawl 158, which engages the notch 153 in the disc 151, when the register discs are
returned to zero, the free rotation of the disc 151, toward the front of the machine
being permitted, but the disc being held against movement in the opposite direction
by the pawl 158.
The slide 106 carries a stop 159, corresponding in nosition to the stop 113
previously described, this stop 159 being opposite the notch 152 in the disc 151, so
as to pass freely through the same, and from one side to the other of the disc 151,
when the dise and crank are in the zero position of the register discs. The slide 106
carries also standards 160, in which is pivoted, to oscillate in a vertical plane, the

page_text: locking lever 161, provided at its front end with a pin 162, which engages a
slot 163 in a stop lever 164, pivoted in the bar 29 by standards 165, and provided
with a stop 166, which, in the upper position of the stop lever, passes through a
vertical slot 167 in the bar 29, and lies in the path of the rib 67 of the general
register, to lock the latter against removal, and, in its lowest position, is withdrawn
from the slot 167, to permit the withdrawal of the register. A stationary cam 168
is mounted on the base plate A, and when the key is pushed into the general
register, and the slide moved to the position shewn in Figure 43, the pin 162 is
upon the upper part of the cam 168, and the lever 161 is held depressed against the
tension of the spring 169, and the stop 166 locks the general register, as shewn in
Figures 36 and 39. When the key is withdrawn from the general register, and the
slide moves to the position shewn in Figure 44, the pin 162 is upon the lower part
of the cam, and the lever 161 may be oscillated by means of the spring 169, to
withdraw the stop 166 from the path of the register, as shewn in Figures 40 and 42.
The lever 161 is provided at its rear side with a broad stop arm 170, which is
adapted to enter the notches 144, 147 in the discs 143, 146; the rear end of the
lever being held in its lowest position, against the tension of the spring 169, by the
circumference of the discs 143, 146, when the stop arm is not opposite the notches,
and the slide 106 is withdrawn, so that the pin 162 is upon the lower portion of the
cam 168.
The operation of the parts described is as follows:-When the general register
is in place, and the key 92 is pushed in to unlock and connect the prime mover and
general register for the normal operation of the machine, the parts are in the
position shewn in Figures 35 to 39 and 43, the pin 162 on the locking lever 161
being upon the raised part of the cam 168, thus forcing the stop 166 into position
to lock the general register against removal, and the stop arm 170 at the rear end
of the locking lever is in its lower and inner position, out of engagement with the
discs 143 and 146, the registering discs thus being free to be rotated by the prime
mover. The stop 159 is in the notch 152 in the disc 151, thus locking this disc
and the crank arm Q against movement in both directions, the disc also being held
against movement reversely to the register movement by means of the pawl 158
and notch 153. The registering mechanisms of the trip and general registers may
then be operated by the prime mover in the manner previously described, except
that in the modified construction the shaft 10 rotates with the units disc, while the
tens disc is rotated upon the shaft by the register gears. The free rotation of the
shaft and sleeve 145 in the direction for the forward movement of the discs, is
permitted by the pin 149 passing over the spring-pressed pawl 150. As the
register discs are rotated, it is evident that the notches 144, 147 will be carried out
of register with the stop arm 170, so that the stop arm is free to be thrown upward
by the spring 169 only when these discs are returned to the position shown in
Figures 36 and 38, which is the zero position of the register discs.
When the discs of the trip register are to be returned to zero, the key 92 will be
withdrawn from the general register, the slide 106 thus moving toward the left
hand side of the machine, and the stop 159 passing out of the notch 152 in the
dise 151, and leaving the disc free to rotate with the crank. This movement carries
the stop lever 161 outward into such a position that its pin 162 rests upon the
lowest part of the cam 168, and the spring 169 would now rock the lever 161, and
withdraw the stop 166 from the path of the general register, were not the rear end
of the stop lever held down by contact of the stop arm 170 with the circumference of
the disc 146, and the part of the disc 143 of less diameter. For the withdrawal
of the stop 166, therefore, it is necessary that the discs 143, 146 should be rotated
until the notches 144, 147 are in line, and opposite the stop arm, and this position
is the zero position of the register discs; the notch 144 registering with the zero
point of the tens disc K, and the notch 152 with the zero point of the units disc.
It will be seen that the key cannot be again introduced into the cylinder, after
it is once withdrawn, until the trip register discs have been fully returned to zero,

page_text: as the stop arm 170 strikes against the shoulder 172, and can be moved toward the
units disc only when the notch 144 in the disc 143 is in register with it, that is,
when the units disc is at zero. Thus, in this construction, as in that previously
described, the full return of the trip register discs to zero must be made before the
operation of the register can be recommenced, or the general register removed.
To return the trip register to zero, the crank Q is rotated toward the front of
the machine, or the right in Figures 35 and 36, thus rotating the disc 151, and, by
means of the pawl 150 carried thereby, and the pin 149 on disc 145, the shaft 10
and the units disc are rotated, operating the tens disc through the register gears, as
in the usual operation of the machine. As the disc 151 is rotated, the arm 157 is
raised, rocking the shaft 56, and carrying the trip arm 57 out of engagement with
the ratchet 23, and the pawl 158 rides upon the outer circumference of the disc,
until the notch 153 again registers with the pawl 158, thus rendering the bell
inoperative, and preventing its ringing except once during each revolution
The register discs are returned to zero by advancing them until the limit of the
trip register record is reached, that is, until 99 is counted, when the next move-
ment brings both the register discs to zero. With a register numbering to
thousands, this would involve considerable labor, but with a machine adapted for
short trips, and counting only to hundreds, it is evident that the labor of returning
the discs is slight, as the number of revolutions will always be small.
The register discs having been returned to zero, the key 92 may be reintroduced
into the general register, or the latter may be withdrawn. On the inward move-
ment of the key, the slide 106 moves freely towards the right hand side of the
machine, as the stops 170 and 159 are both opposite notches in their respective
locking discs. By this movement of the slide, the pin 162 is raised by the cam 168,
and the general register again locked in position.
It will be understood that while the various additional devices for locking the
general register, throwing the hell out of operation and covering the key slot, have
not been illustrated in connection with the machine embodying the modified
construction, all these devices are equally applicable to this type of machine, and
are omitted only because previously fully described, and not essential to the
illustration of the modifications.
It will be understood, also, that some of the locking devices which have been
described may be omitted, or others added, and that those employed may be varied
widely without departing from the invention, these locking devices being of such a
nature as to be readily modified or added to by one skilled in the art, and the
devices shewn and described constitute only the form of devices preferably
employed.
It will be understood that, while special forms of registering mechanism for the
trip and general register have been shown, any of the ordinary forms of registering
mechanism may be used in connection with the removable general register, and
that the improvements in registering mechanism and many of the locking devices
are equally applicable in. other registers of all kinds, whether employing a
removable general register or not, and that certain of the locking features are
independent of the trip register, and form parts of the present invention, whether
one or more registers be used with the prime mover.
While the term key has been applied to the part controlling the connections
between the prime mover and general register, and a common form of key has been
shown as preferably employed for this purpose, the present invention is not limited
thereto, but by the term key is intended to be covered any movable part operating
as claimed, whatever be its form, or the special means by which it controls the
connections.
While the registering mechanisin of the trip and general registers has been
shewn as consisting of series of tens discs, and this is the preferred form, it will be
understood that the invention may be embodied in a machine employing other
forms of registering devices, and the term discs used throughout the claims is

page_text: intended to cover such other common forms of registering mechanism, as the
equivalents of that shewn and described.
The preferable forms of mechanism embodying the invention are those heretofore
described, in which the trip and general registers are operated mechanically, but it
is evident that the features constituting the invention are applicable also to other
classes of registering machines; for instance, those in which electrical devices are
employed; and that these electrical devices may be used as the means of ensuring
the operation of the general register, whenever the trip register or signal is
operated. In Figures 45 to 54, such a machine is shewn, in which the trip register
and signal are electrically controlled, and the general register forms a circuit closer,
so that the removal of the general register breaks the circuit, and renders the trip
register and signal inoperative. These figures shew also a modified form of mean's
for locking the general register against removal, when the trip register is at any
other point than zero, and the locking of the general register is depended upon to
prevent the change of the registration by the conductor, the feature of locking the
register discs used in the other machine being omitted.
This machine will now be described.
Referring to Figures 45-54, U designates the case or frame, which may be
constructed of iron or any other suitable material. V designates a door, consisting
of a glass in a suitable frame adapted to cover the main register indicating face
plate W, and be locked in closed position by means of a lock d. e & designate
wires connected with a battery or any other source of electricity, which wires may
be arranged to enter the casing from the rear, as shewn in Figure 48, and connect
with contact plates on the casing, the said contact plates bearing upon similar
contact plates connected with the frame i which supports the mechanism in the
case U. From one of the contact plates, the wire e is led in any suitable manner
between parts of the mechanism to, and connected with the contact plate j, shewn
most clearly in Figure 48. The other wire fis led down to, and connected with
the coils of the electro-magnet k, a wire which, for convenience, may be designated
by the same letter as the last mentioned wire, f, extending from the other coil of
the magnet to the contact plate l. A wire m extends from a contact plate n to,
and is connected with the contact plate o, adjacent to the contact platej before
mentioned. The contact plates j. o are adapted to be connected, so as to complete
the circuit, so far as they are concerned, by contact with the raised portions of the
periphery of the disc P the periphery of said disc being cut away as indicated at q
so that in a rotation of the said disc, the circuit may be broken when the disc is
turned to bring the cut away party opposite the points of the contact plates jo,
in which position the contact plates will not touch the disc p. The circuit may
be closed or broken by the removal or replacement of the general register r, which
is composed of any electric conducting material, and is seated or placed against a
non-conducting plates, as is clearly represented in 48 and 49.
Supposing the general register to be in position on the machine so as to
electrically connect the contact plates ln, and it is desired to register a fare and
indicate the same by means of the hand or pointer on the indicating face W, the
operator will draw upon the cord u, drawing up the outer end of the lever v.
fulcrummed at w, with the effect of raising the bar a, as indicated by the arrow
marked thereon. This movement of the bar, which is pivotally connected at its
lower end, as at y, with lever », and in like manner connected with one end of a
lever will effect the raising of said end of lever, and partially rotate the stud a',
with which lever is rigidly connected. The end of stud a', opposite that shewn in
Figure 47, is rigidly connected with one end of a lever b', provided at its opposite
end with studs c¹ d', the former adapted to engage the stud e¹ on the side of the
disc P, when the lever bis in lowered position, and the stud d' to engage the said
stud el, when the lever is raised.
The disc p is adapted to be operated in the direction indicated by the arrow
marked thereon through a train of gears and pinions, as shewn, and as is quite common
in clock mechanisms, by means of a spring coiled about the arbor g'. It will

page_text: now be understood that by raising the free end of the lever & from the position in
which it is represented in Figure 53, to that indicated in Figure 54, the stud con
the lever will slip up away from the stud el on the disc p, and the stud will be
brought into the path of the stud el; and by lowering the stud lever again to the
position shewn in Figure 53, the stud e' will escape from the stud d', and the disc p
will have a partial revolution imparted to it by means of spring f1 and intermediate
mechanism, and a stud opposite to the stud will be brought into contact with
the stud c, and so stop the revolution of the disc p with the points of the contact
fingers o opposite a cut-away portion 7 of the disc p.
In the partial revolution of the disc p, as described, the free ends of the contact
fingers j. will be brought to bear upon the raised portions of the periphery of the
disc p, and close the circuit, with the result of energizing the magnetsk, attracting
the armature thereto, & causing the hammer j connected with the armature to
strike the bell one blow. The armature is connected by means of a bar l' with
a shaft m, as shewn in Fig. 48.
designates a spring coiled about an arbor o', which spring is adapted to actuate
a train of wheel-work similar to a clock mechanism, to convey motion to an escape
wheel p, which is engaged by means of suitable pallets on the ends of an anchor
escapement device in any watch or clock mechanism. Said escapement device q
is secured to the arbor or shaft me with which the armature. is connected, as
aforesaid.
It will now be understood that upon the movement of the disc p, as before
described, so as to close the circuit through the contact plates jo, and attract the
armature to the magnets k, the arbor will be rocked in its bearings, so as to
operate the escapement anchor, to permit the toothed wheel to move a distance
of one tooth, the said movement communicating motion through a train of gearing
to the arbor, upon which is secured the disc s' and gear wheel t the pointer or
indicating finger being attached to said disc, and actuated by the movement of the
train of gearing last described, a distance sufficient to indicate one fare on the scale
of the indicating dial W.
Upon the bar a are pivoted pawls u¹ u adapted to engage ratchet wheels »¹¹,
and move the same a distance of one tooth. When said bar is raised, the ratchet
wheels are constructed and arranged to impart motion to the arbors g'o', around
which are coiled the springs', and so "wind up" the said springs to the extent
that they will run down," in actuating the lever, to secure the registration of a
fare, as before mentioned this winding up mechanism maintaining the actuating
springs in position to act with the same resilient force at all times.
By the removal of the general register, the circuit will be broken between the
contact fingers n, thus rendering it impossible to actuate the indicating finger or
pointer of the trip register, even though the lever should be moved to operate the
wheel pand its connecting mechanism.
ww designate holding pawls adapted to engage the teeth of the ratch wheels v¹ c¹,
and keep the same from turning backward.
is a thumb disc secured upon the outer end of an arbor y¹, to the inner end of
which arbor is attached a pinion ', see Figure 46.
A metallic plate a² is arranged at a central point on the glass face of the dial V,
and between this plate and the thumb disc a' is arranged a spring coiled about
the arbor y', which passes through the plate a², as also through the glass face of the
door. The spring operates to press the arbor y and thumb disc ' outwardly
as far as the pinion on the inner end of the said arbour will permit. The pinion z'
is constructed and arranged, when pressed inwardly, to engage the teeth of the
wheel ', and turn the same so as to bring the pointer back to zero from any point
to which it may be moved on the indicating dial W, and when the indicator
reaches the point zero, the pinion will reach the point 2 in the wheel t, where the
teeth are mutilated or cut away; and said pinion will therefore not effect the
turning of the wheel t¹.
When the operator ceases to press upon the thumb dise, the spring 6 will
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page_text: move said disc, arbor y, and pinion ', outward, releasing the pinion from contact
with the teeth of the wheel t¹.
The general register is provided on its rear with a stud d³, having a hole
formed therein, through which hole the lower end of a rod f2 is adapted to pass,
as is shown in Figure 48.
The disc is provided with a cam 9 on its periphery at a point which adapts
it, when the hand or pointer t is turned so as to point to zero (0), to engage the
inner end of a lever 2, fulcrummed at 2, and pivotally connected at its outer end to
rod, with the result of moving said lever 1, and raising rod, so as to
disengage its lower end e² from stud , and permit the general register to be
removed or replaced.
The general register must always be placed in position when the head is turned
to point to zero, and the rod is raised. After one or two fares have been
registered on the main or trip register, the cam will be carried away from
contact with the inner end of lever h, and the rod will be lowered by the action
of the spring passing the lower end of the said rod through the hole in stud,
locking the general register in place, so that it cannot be removed until the hand i
is again turned back to zero.
The contact spring fingers
serve to hold the general register in place until it
is locked in position by the rod f².
The lever is rigidly connected with its fulcrum stud or shaft w, and the said
stud extends through the frame i to the front thereof, where it is rigidly attached
to one end of a lever, the opposite end of which is connected to a jointed rod or
bar pivotally connected at its lower end to a lever m², provided with a pawl ²,
adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet wheel o², secured to arbor p2, and move
the said ratchet wheel and arbor the distance of one tooth each time that the rod l²
is raised through the medium of lever k, stud or shaft w, and lever . The rod 12
is moved downwardly by the operation of the spring
The forward end of the arbor p² is squared and adapted to enter the general
register, and operate a train or group of devices which will register units, tens,
hundreds and thousands, somewhat as is done by gas meters and like devices.
Any suitably constructed mechanism may be employed for this purpose; that here
shown consists of a unit-indicating disc, the arbor of which is operated by the
arbor p passing therethrough.
A dog or fingers is connected with the arbor of the unit indicating disc, and so
constructed and arranged as, at each revolution of the said arbor, to engage one of
the teeth of the ratchet disc t2 on the arbor of the tens disc, and move the last
mentioned disc a tenth of a revolution. The arbors of the tens and hundreds
indicating discs are equipped similarly to the arbor of the units indicating
disc, so that the hundreds and thousands indicating discs may be properly
operated.
The plate ², covering the indicating discs in the general register, may have
apertures y formed therein, through which the numbers opposite said apertures
may be seen, it being understood that the discs will preferably be "set
beginning, so that the zero figures will be displayed through the apertures.
at the
The lid of the general register may be made of glass or metal, and may be
locked in closed position by any suitable lock placed at any suitable point, the said
locking mechanisms being herein shown as provided with a seal a composed of
paper, tin foil, or other material which may be punctured or indented, which seal is
arranged over the key hole, so that the general register cannot be unlocked without
indenting or puncturing the seal.
A Yale or other lock may be employed, though a catch 3 is here shown,
adapted to engage a loop or staple-like part when the lid is closed. The
catch 63 is pivoted at d³, and is provided with an angular arme extending out
over the key hole formed in the plate by which the seal a³ is held in place.
A spring bears upon the angular arme, to cause the catch to engage, and remain
in engaged position with the staple-like part c³.

page_text: The plate is hinged at its inner edge to the lid, and bolts or slides i³, arranged
to slide in holes formed in lugs, engage the plate, and hold it down upon the
seal a placed between the inner side of the lid and the said plate.
By placing the key in the key hole ƒ³, puncturing the seal, and pressing down
the angular arme, the catch will be disengaged from the staple or loop c³, and
the box will be unlocked, and may be opened. The seals may be marked on the
outside or inside with a mark that cannot readily be duplicated, or they may be
made to bear a signature which it would be forgery to counterfeit, and so render
it a matter out of question to unlock the general register without detection.
U
It is to be observed that as soon as the levere is raised, a fare will be registered
in the general register, and the moment the lever is released, the electric circuit
will be closed, and the trip register will be operated, and indicate the taking of
a fare.
While the present invention has been shown and described as applied to fare
registers, and it is of special value as applied to this class of registers, the invention
is not to be thus limited, but the features claimed are intended to cover all forms
of registering apparatus; and while the terms "trip" and "general register" have
been used as those in common use in fare registers, it will be understood that these
are employed only for convenience, and that the term "trip register" is intended
to cover a register of any form or period of registration, and the term "general
register," any register co-acting therewith to register a number of the registering
movements of the trip register.
It is also to be understood that the term "separately encased register" used
in the claims, is meant and intended to cover a register which is provided with a
casing separate from and independent of the casing of the registering apparatus
of which the register forms a part, or of the casing of another register combined
therewith, so that the register, when removed, is still encased and protected, and
may thus be handled conveniently, independently of the registering apparatus of
the other register.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me
from abroad, I declare that what I claim is:―
1. In a registering apparatus, a separately-encased general register, removable
from the apparatus, and locked to prevent change of the registration, when removed
from the apparatus, substantially as described.
2. In a registering apparatus, a general register removable from the apparatus,
and locked to prevent change of the registration when removed from the apparatus,
substantially as described.
3. The combination with a trip register, of a general register co-acting with,
and made removable from the main register, said general register being locked to
prevent change of the registration, when removed from the apparatus, substantially
as described.
4. The combination with a main register, of a plurality of general registers,
adapted to be connected with the trip register, and made removable from the trip
register, and interchangeable, said general registers being locked to prevent change
of the registration when removed, substantially as described.
5. The combination with a trip register, of a general register detachably secured
to the trip register, and operated in unison with the trip register, said general
register being locked to prevent change of the registration, when detached from
the trip register, substantially as described.
6. A registering apparatus comprising a trip register combined with a separately-
encased general register removably connected with the trip register, substantially
as described.
7. The combination with a trip register, of a removable general register, having
its discs locked against movement when the register is removed from the machine,
substantially as described,

page_text: 8. The combination with a trip register, of a removable general register and a
stop positively held in position to lock the general register against removal
when the trip register is at any other point than zero, substantially as described.
9. The combination with a trip register, of a removal general register and a
stop positively held in position to lock the machine against the attachment of the
general register when the trip register is at any other point than zero, substantially
as described.
10. The combination with a trip register, of a removable general register, a
stop preventing the introduction or removal of the general register, and a stop-
actuating cam moving with the trip register, and provided with a recess registering
with the zero point of the trip register, into which the stop is withdrawn to permit
the removal or attachment of the general register, when the trip register is at
zero, substantially as described.
11. The combination with a removable general register, of a trip register
co-acting with the general register, a prime mover actuating both registers, and
means whereby the prime mover is locked against movement, when the general
register is removed, substantially as described.
12. The combination with a trip register, of a removable general register, and
means whereby the removal of the general register locks the general register discs,
substantially as described.
13. The combination with a trip register, of a removable general register, and
means whereby the removal of the general register locks the general register
discs, and the attachment the general register unlocks the general register discs,
substantially as described.
14. In a registering apparatus, the combination with a removable register, of
a signal operated with the register, and inoperative when the register is removed
from the apparatus, substantially as described.
15. The combination of two co-acting registers, one of which is removable, and
the other inoperative when the removable register is removed, substantially as
described.
16. The combination of co-acting trip and general registers, one of which is
removable and the other inoperative when the removable register is removed,
substantially as described.
17. The combination of two co-acting registers, one of which is removable, and
means whereby the attachment of the removable register is prevented, except
when the fixed register is in a certain position, substantially as described.
18. The combination of two co-acting registers, one of which is removable, and
means whereby the removal of the removable register is prevented, except when
the fixed register is in a certain position, substantially as described.
19. The combination of two co-acting registers, one of which is removable, and
a locking device actuated by a registering movement of the fixed register, to secure
the removable register against removal, substantially as described.
20. The combination of two co-acting registers, one of which is removable, and
a locking device actuated by a registering movement of the fixed register, to
secure the removable register against removal, and released by the return of the
fixed register to a certain position, substantially as described.
21. The combination with a removable general register, of a trip register
co-acting with the general register, and inoperative when the general register is
removed, substantially as described.
22. The combination with a trip register, of a removable general register, and
means whereby the removal of the general register renders the trip register
inoperative, substantially as described.
23. The combination with a prime mover, of a general register operating
connections between the prime mover and general register, constructed to be
broken and closed, and a trip register operated by the prime mover, and inoperative
when the connections between the general register and prime mover are broken,
substantially as described.

page_text: 24. The combination with a prime mover and a trip register, of a general
register operating connections between the prime mover and general register,
constructed to be broken and closed, and means for rendering the trip register
inoperative, and locking the general register discs when the connections between
the general register and prime mover are broken, substantially as described.
25. The combination with a prime mover and trip register, of a removable
general register, and means whereby the removal of the general register renders
the trip register inoperative, and locks the general register discs, substantially as
described.
26. The combination with a prime mover and trip register, of a removable
general register, and means whereby the removal of the general register renders
the trip register inoperative, and locks the general register discs, and the intro-
duction of the general register renders the trip register operative, and unlocks the
general register discs, substantially as described.
27. The combination with a permanent register, of a removable register co-acting
with the permanent register, and having its discs locked against movement, when
the register is removed, substantially as described.
28. In a registering machine, a removable register provided with a zero stop,
and having its registering discs locked against backward movement when the
register is removed from the machine, substantially as described.
29. In a registering machine, a removable register provided with a zero stop,
and locking devices automatically locking the discs against backward movement,
when the register is removed from the machine, said locking devices being
constructed to be unlocked, to permit backward movement while the register is
removed, substantially as described.
30. In a registering machine, a removable register having its registering discs
locked against movement when the register is removed from the machine, sub-
stantially as described.
31. In a registering machine, the combination of a removable register, and
means whereby the removal of the register from the machine locks the register
discs against movement, substantially as described.
32. The combination with a prime mover, of a removable register, and means
whereby the removal of the register locks the register discs, and the introduction
of the register unlocks the register discs, substantially as described.
33. The combination of a prime mover, a register operating connections between
the prime mover and register, and means whereby the register discs are locked
and unlocked respectively by the breaking and closing of said connections, sub-
stantially as described.
34. The combination of a prime mover, a removable register operating connec-
tions between the prime mover and register, and means whereby the register is
locked against removal, and unlocked respectively, by the closing and breaking of
said connections, substantially as described.
35. The combination of a prime mover, a removable register operating connec
tions between the prime mover and register, and means whereby the register is
locked against removal, and the register discs unlocked by the closing of said
connections, and the register unlocked and register discs locked by the breaking of
said connections, substantially as described.
36. The combination of a prime mover, a register operating connections between
the prime mover and register, a rotating and sliding key forming a part of said
connections, and means whereby the sliding movement of the key in one direction
breaks the connections between the key and register, and locks the register discs,
and the movement of the key in the opposite direction closes the connections, and
unlocks the register discs, substantially as described.
37. The combination of a prime mover, a removable register, a movable key
entering the register in the normal operative position of the parts, and withdrawn
when the register is inoperative, and means whereby the removal of the register

page_text: locks the key in its withdrawn position, and the introduction of the register unlocks
the key, substantially as described.
38. The combination of a prime mover, a register operating connections between
the prime mover and register constructed to be broken and closed, and means
whereby the prime mover is locked against movement when the connections between
the register and prime mover are broken, substantially as described.
39. The combination with a prime mover, of a removable register, and means
whereby the prime mover is locked against movement when the register is removed,
substantially as described.
40. The combination with a prime mover, of a removable register, and means
whereby the removal of the register locks the prime mover against movement, and
the introduction of the register unlocks the prime mover, substantially as described.
41. The combination with a prime, mover and trip register, of a general register,
operating connections between the prime mover and general register, and means
for simultaneously breaking said connections, and rendering the trip register in-
operative, substantially as described.
42. The combination with a prime mover and trip register, of a general register,
operating connections between the prime mover and general register, and means
for simultaneously breaking said connections, rendering the trip register inoperative,
and locking the general register discs, substantially as described.
43. The combination with a prime mover and trip register, of a removable
general register, operating connections between the prime mover and general
register, means for breaking and closing said connections, and means whereby
the closing of said connections locks the general register against removal, and
the breaking of said connections unlocks the general register, substantially as
described.
44. The combination with a prime mover and trip register, of a removable
general register, operating connections between the prime mover and general
register, said connections being constructed to be broken and closed at will, and
means whereby the removal of the general register locks the connections in their
broken position, and the introduction of the general register unlocks the connec-
tions, and permits the prime mover and general register to be reconnected, sub-
stantially as described.
45. The combination with a prime mover and trip register, of a general register,
operating connections between the prime mover and general register, a movable
key controlling said connections, and means whereby the movement of the key
to break said connections locks the key against movement to close the connections
until the trip register is returned to zero. substantially as described.
46. The combination with a prime mover and trip register, of a general register,.
operating connections between the prime mover and general register, a movable
key controlling said connections, and a stop actuated by the movement of the key
to break said connections, and operating to prevent the reclosing of the connections
until the trip register is returned to zero, substantially as described.
47. The combination with a prime mover and trip register, of a removable
general register, operating connections between the prime mover and general
register, a movable key controlling said connections, and means whereby one
movement of the key closes the connections and locks the general register against
removal, and another movement of the key breaks the connections and unlocks the
general register substantially as described.
48. The combination with a prime mover and trip register, of a removable
general register, operating connections between the prime mover and general
register, a movable key controlling said connections, and means whereby one
movement of the key closes the connections, locks the general register against
removal, and unlocks the general register discs, and another movement of the key
breaks the connections, unlocks the general register, and locks the general register
discs, substantially as described.

page_text: 49. The combination with a prime mover and trip register, of a general register,
operating connections between the prime mover and general register, a movable
key controlling said connections, and means whereby one movement of the key
breaks the connections between the prime mover and general register, and locks
the prime mover and trip register, and another movement of the key returns the
parts to their normal positions, substantially as described.
50. The combination with a prime mover, of a register, operating connections
between the prime mover and register, and means for simultaneously breaking
said connections, and locking the prime mover against movement, substantially as
described.
51. The combination with a prime mover, of a register, operating connections
between the prime mover and register, a movable key controlling said connections,
and means whereby one movement of the key closes the connections and locks the
register against removal, and another movement of the key breaks the connections
and unlocks the register, substantially as described.
52. The combination with a prime mover, of a removable register, operating
connections between the prime mover and register, movable key controlling said
connections, and means whereby one movement of the key closes the connections,
locks the register against removal, and unlocks the register discs, and another
movement of the key breaks the connections, unlocks the register, and locks the
register discs, substantially as described.
53. In a registering machine, the combination of a register removable from the
machine, and provided with a key hole, a guard for covering said key hole, and
means operating automatically to lock said guard in position, to cover said key
hole and unlock the same, substantially as described.
54. The combination of a prime mover, a removable register, a movable key
controlling the connections between the prime mover and register, a door through
which the register is removed, and connections whereby the opening and closing
of the door respectively, locks and unlocks the key, and the movement of the key
for completing and breaking the connections respectively locks and unlocks the
door, substantially as described.
55. The combination with a prime mover and trip register, of a general register
normally locked, operating connections between the prime mover and general
register, a shaft for returning the trip register to zero, and means whereby the
rotation of the shaft into position for returning the trip register, unlocks the con-
nections between the prime mover and general register, and permits them to be
broken, substantially as desired.
56. The combination with a trip register, of a removable general register, and
means whereby the removal of the general, register is prevented when the trip
register is at any other point than zero, substantially as described.
57. The combination with a trip register, of a removable general register, and
means whereby the attachment of the general register is prevented when the trip
register is at any other point than zero, substantially as described.
58. The combination with a trip register, of a removable general register, a shaft
for returning the trip register to zero, and means whereby the rotation of the
shaft into position for returning the trip register, locks the general register
against removal until the trip register is returned to zero, substantially as
described.
59. The combination with a series of register discs, of a zero-returning shaft on
which the discs are loosely mounted, and pawls on one of the members engaging
the other when the shaft is turned in the direction of registering movement of the
discs, whereby a single rotation of the shaft in one direction, positions it for the
actuation of all the discs, and the return of the.shaft returns the discs to zero in
the direction of their registering movement, substantially as described.
60. The combination with a prime mover, and series of register discs, of a
notched shaft on which the register discs are loosely mounted, pawls carried by
said discs, and adapted to be engaged by said shaft on its rotation in one direction,

page_text: for returning the register dises to zero, one or more zero stops, and means for
throwing the register gears out of operation, and adjusting the zero stops for
operation to stop the register discs at zero, substantially as described.
61. The combination with a series of register discs, of a removable outer casing
provided with an interior recess or opening, a shaft connected to the register discs,
and provided with a recess inside the casing, and a locking pin 138 passing through
the frame of the register, and registering with both recesses in one position of the
shaft, substantially as described.
62. The combination with a removable register L, having key hole 75, of the
notched guard plate 132, having opening 133 registering with the key hole in one
position of the guard plate,,tumblers holding the guard plate in position to cover
said key hole, keys 5 for releasing said tumblers, a spring for moving the guard
plate in one direction, and fixed incline on the registering machine moving the
guard plate in the opposite direction, against the tension of the spring, as the
register is removed from the machine, substantially as described.
63. The combination with the register L, provided with recesses 102, of varying
depths, of the gear 93, and the spring-pressed locking pins 99, 101, co-operating
with the recesses, substantially as described.
64. The combination with the register discs M, of the casing 64, screw-threaded
head 66, pin 138 adapted to pass through openings in the casing and head, and
block 74 having recess 175 registering with the pin and openings, in one position
of the discs, substantially as described.
65. The combination with the register discs M, casing 64, and removable
head 66, of the shaft 72 carrying the registering mechanism, said shaft being made
removable to withdraw the registering mechanism from the casing, and means
for locking the removable head 66 against removal, substantially as described.
66. The combination with the removable register L, of the key 92, slide 105,
moving with said key, and door P, having locking arm 125 co-operating with said
slide, substantially as described.
67. The combination with the removable register L, having the notch 128,
of the key 92, slide 105 moving with said key, and having the notch 131, and
spring-pressed rocking arm 126, having the stop 127, and forked stop 130, sub-
stantially as described.
68. The combination with the register disc M, and means for driving the same,
of a series of spring-pressed locking pins 77, for each number of the disc, a
key 92, and a series of unlocking pins 76 engaged by the key and engaging
different series of locking pins in accordance with the position of the disc, sub-
stantially as described.
69. The combination with disc 89, of key 92, rotating and sliding therein, and
plate 174, rotating with the key, and having key hole 175 substantially as
described.
70. The combination with the register L, and means for operating the same,
of the key 92 entering said register in the normal operative position of the
parts, and withdrawn when the register is inoperative, and plate 174 having key
hole 175, and behind which the key is concealed when withdrawn, substantially
described.
71. The combination with a prime mover, of a register, operating connections
between the prime mover and register, constructed to be broken and closed, and
an alarm operated with the register, and inoperative when the connections between
the prime mover and register are broken, substantially as described.
72. The combination with the prime mover S and register L, of the key 92
controlling the connections between the prime mover and register, slides 105, 106
moving with said key, and stop 110 carried by slide 106, and locking said prime
mover when the connections are broken, substantially as described.
73. The combination with the register discs K, and gears connecting the discs
of the series, of one or more movable gear supports, and movable cams moving said
supports, to carry the gears into operative position, substantially as described.

page_text: 74. The combination with the register discs K, and gears connecting the discs
of the series, of the notched shaft 10, on which the discs are loosely mounted,
zero stops, spring pressed pawls 27, engaged by the shaft for the return of the
register discs to zero, and movable supports 31 carrying the register gears and zero
stops, substantially as described.
75. The combination with the trip register and shaft 10 for returning the trip
register to zero, of the removable general register, spring pressed locking pin 117,
and disc 14 carried by shaft 10, and provided with a notch 116, registering with
the pin in the position of the shaft corresponding to the zero point of the register,
substantially as described.
76. The combination with the shaft 10 of disc 13 carried thereby, spring-
pressed sliding plate 114, having reversely bevelled surfaces a b, and reciprocating
slide 106, carrying stop 113, adapted to engage said disc and plate, substantially
as described.
77. The combination with the trip register shaft 10 for returning the trip
register to zero, disc 13 carried by said shaft, and spring pressed plate 114
sliding transversely of said shaft, and having reversely bevelled surfaces ab of a
general register, means for disconnecting the trip and general registers, and
reciprocating slide 106 carrying stop 113, adapted to engage said disc and plate,
and moved past said disc by the movement of connecting or disconnecting the
registers, whereby the latter can be connected or disconnected only when the
stop is opposite one of the bevelled surfaces a b, substantially as described.
78. The combination with casing 64, of the removable head 66, fixed head 65,
having slot 7 inside the casing, shaft 72 carrying the registering mechanism, and
supported in said head 65, to permit it to be withdrawn when the head 66 is
removed, and pin 8 passing through the shaft and slot 7, substantially as
described.
Dated this 20th day of June 1891
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.