An Improved Method of and Apparatus for Collecting and Registering Fares or Tickets.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 18th June, 1894-Accepted, 18th Aug., '894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of and Apparatus for Collecting and
Registering Fares or Tickets.
1, JOHN EVANS, of Kensington, in the Province of South Australia, Clerk, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is more particularly to prevent the losses which
tramcar and omnibus proprietors sustain through dishonest conductors retaining
the fares of passengers instead of handing the same over to the proprietors, but it
may be used in almost all circumstances where a fare, ticket or entrance fee is
charged and where it is desired to obtain a record of the number received.
The principle of my invention is the combination of a receiving apparatus with a
registering apparatus in a portable case so that the person giving the fare or ticket
shall place it in the receiver when opened by the conductor, and that such
operations shall cause the receipt of such fare or ticket to be registered. In order
to achieve this result I provide a main case to contain a receiving apparatus and a
registering apparatus, and connect this by a short tube to a receptacle for holding
the fares or tickets which have been registered.
Any suitable apparatus may be employed for registering or counting the number
of times the receiving apparatus has been operated and preferably one of that kind
or class in which a bell is rung each time the said apparatus is operated to register
the receipt of a fare, ticket or the like, such, for example, as the apparatus known
as the Hornum bell register, a well known American invention which is in general
use by tramcar and omnibus companies, and suitable forms of which are described
in the Specifications of Letters Patent of the United States, dated 25th March,
1879, No. 213,657 and of other Letters Patent of the United States granted to
W. H. Hornum and relating to the registration of fares.
The receiving apparatus consists of a hinged receiver or mouth through which
the fare or ticket passes and below which is a window against which the fare or
ticket is held by a hinged flap for the purpose of verification, the said receiver and
flap being actuated by a lever, pivoted in the frame or case of the apparatus,
through suitable cranks and connections; the said lever also actuates the mechanism
of the registering apparatus, and is provided with an external handle or finger-
piece whereby it may be readily operated.
When a passenger has to give a fare or ticket, the conductor presents the
apparatus so that the window is visible to himself. He then presses down the
lever, thus ringing the bell, opening the receiver and drawing the flap against
the window, so that, when the fare is dropped into the receiver, it passes through
the same and is held against the window to be verified. When the lever is
released, the receiver is drawn back into the case, the slide is withdrawn and the
fare or ticket allowed to fall into the receptacle below.
The conductor is expected to register the fares singly, but if two or more fares
should be put into the receiver at the same time and the lever and therefore also
the bell register only actuated once, I have provided means which will render it
impossible to abstract any coin or tickets.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood I will now describe the
same with reference to the accompanying drawings which are about full size and in
which the same letters refer to the same parts in all figures.

page_text: Figure 1 is a view of the face of the main case which contains the receiving
apparatus and the registering apparatus.
Figures 2 and 3 are views of the interior of the case from the back shewing the
receiving apparatus and the registering apparatus. Figure 2 shews the parts in
the position they occupy when the receiver is closed, and Figure 3 shews them in
the position they occupy when the receiver is open to receive a fare or ticket.
Figure 4 is a section on line a-b of Figure 2 looking from beneath shewing the
relative position of some of the parts.
Figure 5 is a view shewing the receiver and the window at which the fares or
tickets are verified. In this view, the dotted lines shew the position of the inner
casing.
Figure 6 shews the storage receptacle into which the fare or ticket drops after
being verified and registered.
A is an outer casing in which the receiving and registering mechanism is
enclosed; A and A2 are frame or pillar-plates forming part of the frame in which
the said mechanism is mounted, a portion thereof being attached directly to the
casing A, the plates A', A being secured in the said casing by means of
screws, B1, B2, B3, Figures 2 and 3,
The back of the main casing A is hinged to form a door which may be opened
when desired for examination.
All the moving parts in the complete apparatus are actuated by means of a
lever C in the bottom of the case. This lever C is pivotted at one end upon a
screw C³, secured in a post in a corner of the case A, Figures 2, 3 and 4, and
extends right across the case, having at the free end a small finger-piece or
handle which projects through the case so that it may be operated by the
conductor. The lever C is connected to the working parts by means of links and
connections pivotted to the lever upon screws C³, C, and C, the moving parts of
the bell register or counter being connected to the screw C³, the pivotted coin-
hopper or receiver E to the screw C4, and the flap J to the screw C³, as hereinafter
described. To prevent any dirt entering the apparatus through the opening in
which the handle C moves I provide a shield N, the end of the lever C being
shaped to fit the same. In order to return the lever C to its normal position it is
provided with a spring C which is coiled around the pivot screw and bears upon
a post C' in the lever, and a post C³ in the casing. This movement is assisted by a
spring A which may also, if desired, form or be replaced by the main spring of the
bell register.
The mechanism of the bell register, in the example shown, is adapted to be
operated by a rectilinear motion, the movable portion of the said register, which
receives this motion, being provided with a screw or stud A³ connected to the
screw on the lever by means of a link D, the screw A3 also serving as an
attachment for the spring A' above mentioned.
The receiver E is hinged to the main case at E' and swings in an opening in the
side of the case at the top, being connected to the screw C by the following
arrangement: F is a link, one end of which is pivotted to the receiver E upon a
pin E, and the other end is pivotted on a screw ( secured in one end of a pivotted
piece G, which is pivotted at G' to the plate A' and is provided with two pivot
screws G and Gt, the former of which is attached the link F and to the latter is
attached the link H, which at the other end is pivotted to the screw C ou the
lever C. The pivot G³ is of such length as to hold the link H about a quarter of
an inch from the piece G.
Below the receiver E binged at J¹ to an inner casing is a flap J which is used to
hold any fare cr ticket against the glass window K for the purpose of verification.
This is connected to the screw C of the lever C as follows;--To the centre of the
flap J is secured a pin J upon which is pivotted a link W, the other end of which
is pivotted upon a screw L in the end of one arm of a bell-crank lever L.
end of the other arm of the bell-crank lever L is connected by a pivot screw L² to
another link M, the other end of which is pivotted upon the screw C³ in the
The

page_text: lever C. The spindle of the crank lever L is pivotted at the bottom into the
plate A¹ and at the top it is held by a cock or bracket S which is secured to
the plate. A by two screws.
A fare or ticket is prevented from falling into the mechanism by an inner
casing N which fits against the side of the main case and into the casting Q at the
bottom, being held in place by the screw N. It will be seen from Figure 4 that
this inner casing does not reach to the front of the main case but allows room for
the moving parts to work freely between the two. The inner casing N directs the
coin. or ticket from the receiver E past the window K into the tube O which is
connected to the storage receptacle P by a swivel joint which allows the main case
to be turned into any suitable position. This swivel joint is formed by brazing a
ring T¹ upon the bottom of the tube O which ring fits into an annular groove in
the ring T which is secured to the top of the receptacle P by the clip and bolt
as shewn.
The method of operation is as follows. The conductor turns the apparatus so
that he can see the window K, and, pressing the handle C, he moves the lever C
into the position shown in Fig. 3 and so rings the hell of the register and
commences to operate the said register to record the receipt of the fare, ticket or
the like, opens the receiver E and presses the bottom of the flap J against the
window K. The passenger places his fare or ticket in the receiver and it drops
through to the window where it is held until the conductor has verified it. As
soon as it has been verified the conductor releases the handle C and the lever is
moved back by the springs C and A drawing back the receiver E into the case
and withdrawing the Hap J and allowing the coin or ticket to drop through into the
receptacle P the weight of the coin or ticket being sufficient to carry it past the
flap R.
It will be impossible to get any money or ticket out of the apparatus except
through the proper opening owing to the following arrangements. Should the
apparatus be turned upside down either purposely or accidentally the coin or
ticket is prevented from passing back from the receptacle P into the mechanism
by the casting Q which fills the space between the inner casing N and the tube O
and it is prevented from passing into the casing N by a flap R hinged to the casing
at R¹ and caused to close the end by a fine spring R2 which presses it against a
stop R3 but is not of sufficient strength to prevent a coin or ticket passing down
the correct way. If the apparatus should be turned upside down before a fare has
been allowed to pass the window K, the lip V which extends across the full width
of the inner case N will prevent the coin or ticket sliding out through the receiver
and it would probably fall into the mechanisın.
For verifying the fares or tickets at night it is necessary to carry a small light
which may be separate from the apparatus or if preferred a small electric lamp
might be secured to the back of the receiver with wires leading to a battery carried
by the conductor in some convenient manner.
The apparatus is carried by means of a strap passing round the conductors neck
and through loops P1, P2 on the receptacle P, a cross strap being provided which
holds the case against the conductor's body when not in use.
Other kinds of registering apparatus may be used and other arrangements of the
receiver and connecting devices. I have shewn the arrangement which I have
adopted and consider the best but I do not limit myself thereto as other combinations
may be employed to carry out my invention.
Dated this 14th day of August 1893.
JOHN EVAND.
D. Young & Co.,
11 & 12, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Method of and Apparatus for Collecting and
Registering Fares or Tickets.
I, JOHN EVANS, of Regent Street, Kensington in the Province of South
Australia, Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is more particularly to prevent the losses which
tramcar and omnibus proprietors sustain through dishonest conductors retaining
the fares of passengers instead of handing the same over to the proprietors, but it
may be used in almost all circumstances where a fare, ticket or entrance fee is
charged and where it is desired to obtain a record of the number received.
The principle of my invention is the combination of a receiving apparatus with
a registering apparatus in a portable case so that the person giving the fare or
ticket shall place it in the receiver when opened by the conductor and that the
operations of opening and closing the receiver at the reception of each fare shall
cause the receipt of such fare or ticket to be registered. In order to achieve this
result I provide a main case of German silver or other suitable metal to contain a
receiving apparatus and a registering apparatus, and connect this by a short tube
to a receptacle for holding the fares or tickets which have been registered.
Any suitable apparatus may be employed for registering or counting the number
of times the receiving apparatus has been operated and preferably one of that kind
or class in which a bell is rung each time the said apparatus is operated to register
the receipt of a fare, ticket, or the like. For example, the apparatus known as
the "Hornum bell register," a well known American invention which is in general
use by tramcar and omuibus companies, and suitable forms of which are described
in the Specification of Letters Patent of the United States, dated 25th March 1879,
No. 213657 and of other Letters Patent of the United States granted to
W. H. Hornum and relating to the registration of fares.
The receiving apparatus consists of a hinged receiver or mouth through which
the fare or ticket passes and below which is a window against which the fare or
ticket is held by a hinged flap for the purpose of verification, the said receiver and
flap being actuated by a lever, pivoted in the frame or case of the apparatus,
through suitable cranks and connections; the said lever also actuates the mechanism
of the registering apparatus, and is provided with an external handle or finger-
piece whereby it may be readily operated.
When a passenger has to give a fare or ticket, the conductor presents the
apparatus so that the window is visible to himself. He then presses down the
lever, thus ringing the bell, opening the receiver and drawing the flap against
the window so that, when the fare is dropped into the receiver, it passes through
the same and is held against the window to be verified. When the lever is
released, the receiver is drawn back into the case, the slide is withdrawn and the
fare or ticket allowed to fall into the receptacle below.
The conductor is expected to register the fares singly, but if two or more fares
should be put into the receiver at the same time and the lever and therefore also
the bell register only actuated the once, I have provided means which will render
it impossible to abstract any coin or tickets.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood I will first describe the
same with reference to the drawings filed with the Provisional Specification, in
which-
Figures 1 to 6 in which the same letters refer to the same parts, represent my
invention as applied in connection with a Hornum bell register.

page_text: Figure 1 is a view of the face of the main case which contains the receiving
apparatus and the registering apparatus.
Figures 2 and 3 are views of the interior of the case from the back, showing the
receiving apparatus and the registering apparatus. Figure 2 shows the parts in
the position they occupy when the receiver is closed, aul Figure 3 shows them in
the position they occupy when the receiver is open to receive a fare or ticket.
Figure 4 is a section on line a-b of Figure 2 looking from beneath, showing the
relative position of some of the parts.
Figure 5 is a view showing the receiver and the window at which the fares or
tickets are verified. In this view the dotted lines show the position of the inner
casing.
Figure 6 shows the storage receptacle into which the fare or ticket drops after
being verified and registered.
A is an outer casing in which the receiving and registering mechanism is
enclosed; A' and A² are frames or pillar-plates forming part of the frame in which
the said mechanism is mounted, a portion thereof being attached directly to the
casing A, the plates A', A' being secured in the said casing by means of screws, B',
B2, B3, Figures 2 and 3. The back of the main casing A is hinged to form a door
which may be opened when desired for examination.
All the moving parts in the complete apparatus are actuated by means of a
lever C in the bottom of the case. This lever C is pivotted at one end upon a
screw C', secured in a post in a corner of the case A, Figures 2, 3 and 4, and
extends right across the case, having at the free end a small finger-piece or
handle C which projects through the case so that it may be operated by the
conductor. The lever C is connected to the working parts by means of links and
connections pivotted to the lever upon screws C3, C4, and C, the moving parts of
the bell register or counter being connected to the screw C³, the pivotted coin-
hopper or receiver E to the screw C, and the flap J to the screw C³, as herein-
after described. To prevent any dirt entering the apparatus through the opening
in which the handle C moves I provide a shield N2, the end of the lever C being
shaped to fit the same. In order to return the lever C to its normal position it is
provided with a spring C6 which is coiled around the pivot screw C' and bears
upon a post C in the lever, and a post C8 in the casing. This movement is assistel
by a spring A which may also, if desired, form or be replaced by the main spring
of the bell register.
The mechanism of the bell register, in the example shown, is adapted to be
operated by a rectilinear motion, the movable portion of the said register, which
receives this motion, being provided with a screw or stud A³ connected to the
screw C³ on the lever C by means of a link D, the screw A³ also serving as an
attachment for the spring A' above mentioned.
The receiver E is hinged to the main case at E' and swings in an opening in the
side of the case at the top, being connected to the screw C by the following
arrangement. One end of the link F is pivotted to the receiver E upon a pin E
and the other end is pivotted on a screw G2 secured in one end of a pivotted
piece G, which is pivotted at G' to the plate A' of the bell register and is provided
with two pivot screws G and G³ to the former of which is attached the link F and
to the latter is attached the link H which at the other end is pivotted to the
screw C¹ on the lever C. The pivot G³ is of such length as to hold the link H
about a quarter of an inch from the piece G.
Below the receiver E hinged at J¹ to an inner casing is a flap J which is used to
hold any fare or ticket against the glass window K for the purpose of verification.
This is connected to the screw C³ of the lever C as follows:-To the centre of the
flap J is secured a pin J' upon which is pivotted a link W the other end of which
is pivotted upon a screw L¹ in the end of one arm of a bell-crank lever L. The
end of the other arm of the bell-crank lever L is connected by a pivot screw L' to
another link M, the other end of which is pivotted upon the screw C³ in the lever C.
The spindle of the crank lever L is pivotted at the bottom into the plate A' of the

page_text: bell register and at the top it is held by a bracket S which is secured to the plate A
of the bell register by two screws.
A fare or ticket is prevented from falling into the mechanism by an inner casing N
which fits against the side of the main case and into the casting at the bottom,
being held in place by the screw N. It will be seen from Figure 4 that this inner
casing does not reach to the front of the main case, but allows room for the moving
parts to work freely between the two. This inner casing N directs the coin or
ticket from the receiver E past the window K into the tube O which is connected
to the storage receptacle P by a swivel joint which allows the main case to be
turned into any suitable position. This swivel joint is formed by brazing a ring T¹
upon the bottom of the tube O which ring fits into an annular groove in the
ring T which is secured to the top of the receptacle P by the clip and bolt as
shown.
The method of operation is as follows:-The conductor turns the apparatus so
that he can see the window K, & pressing the handle C2 he moves the lever C into
the position shown in Figure 3 and so rings the bell of the register and commences
to operate the said register to record the receipt of the fare, ticket or the like,
opens the receiver E and presses the bottom of the flap J against the window K.
The passenger places his fare or ticket in the receiver and it drops through to the
window where it is held until the conductor has verified it. As soon as it has been
verified the conductor releases the handle C2 and the lever is moved back by the
springs C and C+ drawing back the receiver E into the case and withdrawing the
flap and allowing the coin or ticket to drop through into the receptacle P.
the weight of the coin or ticket being sufficient to carry it past the flap R.
It will be impossible to get any money or ticket out of the apparatus except
through the proper opening owing to the following arrangements. Should the
apparatus be turned upside down, either purposely or accidentally, the coin or
ticket is prevented from passing back from the receptacle P into the mechanism by
the casting which fills the space between the inner casing N and the tube O and
it is prevented from passing into the casing N by a flap R hinged to the casing
at Ri and caused to close the end by a fine spring R² which presses it against a
stop R³ but is not of sufficient strength to prevent a coin or ticket passing down
the correct way.
If the apparatus should be turned upside down before a fare has
been allowed to pass the window K, the lip V. which extends across the full width
of the inner case N will prevent the coin or ticket sliding out through the receiver
and it would probably fall into the mechanism.
When the Horuum bell register is used with my improved apparatus as above
described, I find it advantageous to mount a portion of my said apparatus thereon,
in which case the alterations and additions thereto are as follows:-The upper
portion of the plate A' is cut away to the shape shown, and I remove the trip dial
which indicates the number of times the register has been turned back, but this may
be retained if desired, by making the main case slightly larger. The pivot screw
of the piece G is fastened in one of the holes which were used to hold a
strengthening plate onto the main plate A'. In the plate A' I provide a tapped
hole to receive a screw N¹ which secures the inner casing N in position. The
finger piece for actuating the bell register is removed and a link is pivotted to the
main moving part A upon the guide screw A' which is made of sufficient length to
take the link in addition to the spring A' which it already takes. I have found it
necessary to alter the position of the post which receives the end of the main
spring A and to pivot the lower end of the spindle of the crank lever L in the
hole thus left, while in the plate A2 I provide two tapped holes for holding the
bracket S which takes the top pivot of the spindle of crank lever L.
The plates A¹ and A2 of the bell register are shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4, and
the screws B', B3, B³ which were used to secure it in the old casing are now used to
secure it in the new one.
In case it is not desired to use the "Hornum bell register" an alternative
apparatus for carrying out my invention is illustrated in the drawings Figures 1^

page_text: the same letters refer to the same parts.
Figure 1A is an outside view of the complete apparatus.
Figures 2 and 3 are views of the interior of the case from the back, the inner
casing being in section showing the receiver and connectious in the position they
occupy when the receiver is closed and opened respectively.
Figure 4 is a similar view to Figure 3A but with the receiver and inner case
removed to show the ratchet wheel and connections for actuating the register
wheels.
Figure 5 is a section on line a-a of Figure 4ª, showing the ratchet wheel and
soine of its connections.
Figure 6 is a view of the interior of the case from the front. showing, the
registering apparatus.
Figure 7 is an internal view from the bottom with the case in section, showing
the relative position of some of the parts with respect to the front and back of
the case.
I have called the side containing the window behind which are the registering:
wheels forming the dial face, the front of the case.
A is the main case as before with storage receptacle P connected to it by a short
tube O and having its back hinged to form a door. All the moving parts in the
combined apparatus are actuated by means of the lever C in the bottom of the main
case. This lever C is pivotted upon a screw C¹ secured into the main plate B near
its bottom corner, one end of the lever projecting through the case and being
provided with a small handle C, its other end being connected by a link C³ to the
plate D which is connected to the several working parts by cranks and connections,
the plate D sliding upon the face of the main plate B, its movements being
limited by the screws D₁ D which pass through slots D3 D into the main plate B.
The main plate B which carries all the working parts except those attached to
the inner casing is secured to a casting or frame A¹ by three screws B, B7, 13*,
which screw into the holes shown in Figure 6A, the casting or frame A¹ being
soldered, brazed or otherwise securely fastened to the main case A.
In order to return the lever C and other moving parts to their normal position, a
spring Cis coiled round a pivot screw C³ secured in the plate B one end of the
spring bearing against the post C in the main plate B and the other end engaged
in a hook C pivotted to the sliding plate D.
The mechanism of the registering apparatus is connected to the sliding plate D
in two parts as shown more particularly in Figures 4, 5 and 6 one for the
registering dials and one for the bell hammer.
The connection of the dials is as follows:-To the upper portion of the plate D
is pivotted a link E carrying at the other end a pin E which passes through a slot
in the ratchet wheel E2 and into a cam groove E3 cut in the plate B, the outside of
the cam groove being formed by the plate B, the inner side being a projection from
a small plate B' securely fastened to the plate B.
The spindle of the ratchet wheel passes through the plate B¹ and is provided
with teeth which gear into the teeth of the unit wheel of the register dials which
dials are pivotted in plates D D³ fastened to the main plate B by suitable pillars.
and screws. Above or in front of the dials is a window through which the numbers
inay be read.
to
The bell hammer is raised by a dog F pivotted to the plate D upon a screw Fl
and sliding in a suitable slot in the plate B. On the upper end of the dog is a
tooth F projecting through the plate B a sufficient distance to actuate the heel of
the bell hammer G and at the back of the tooth is a fine spring F₁ to keep it
up
its place. The hammer is returned to the bell by a spring G fitted as shown. The
case is expanded over the bell and holes are provided in the case to permit the
sound to escape.
The receiver His hinged to the main case at H' and swings in an opening in
the side of the main case as in the previously described arrangement, the top being

page_text: connected by a link H2 to one arm H' of a bell crank pivotted at one side in the
plate B and at the other side in a bracket B. The other arm H' of the bell crank
is provided with a pin H which fits in the transverse slot D³ of the sliding
plate D. The pivot at the lower end of the bell crank passes through a slot in
the sliding plate D similar to the slots D³ D'. The receiver H is provided with
lips H H at the front and back extending from side to side while the back and
front extend downwards beyond the hinge as shown. A casting A' which fits the
sweep of the receiver is secured in the top of the main case A.
Below the receiver, hinged at J' to the inner casing N is the flap J similar to
that shown in the first construction to hold the fare or ticket against the window K
for verification. The free end of the flap is connected by a link J to one arm J³
of a bell crank pivotted at one side in the plate B and the other in a bracket B.
The other arm J of the bell crank is provided with a pin J' which fits in a
transverse slot in the sliding plate D.
The inner casing N fits against the main case A being held at the top end by a
projecting pin which fits into a socket A³ soldered to the main case and at the
lower end by a wedge shaped plate N₁ which fits between grooves N2 and A' on
the inner casing and main case respectively. Within the inner casing at the lower
end two pivotted flaps N N limited in their movement by the pins N° N°. About
the centre is another flap N' with its movement limited by two stops N° N° and at
the top is a flap N. This last flap is preferably held against the back of the
receiver H by a fine spring.
The method of operation is as follows:-'
-The conductor turns the apparatus so
that he can see the window and then presses the handle C. This turns the lever C
upon the pivot C₁ and through the link C³ moves the sliding plate D upwards and
actuates the various parts as follows:-The plate D draws the link E with the
pin E up;
the pin E following the cam groove E³ and so turning the ratchet
wheel E which through the teeth at the end of its spindle actuates the registering
dials. The ratchet wheel by its pawl is prevented from turning backwards so that
when movement has been commenced the whole operation must be completed.
The plate D also moves the dog F along the slot in the plate B, the tooth F³
catching the heel of the hammer G and moving it away from the bell until the heel
of the hammer slips off the tooth F2 when the spring G¹ causes the hammer to
return and strike the bell.
The plate D also moves the pin H³ upwards so through the bell crank H³ H*
and link H2 opening the receiver H. The plate D also moves the pin J³ up so
through the bell crank J³ and J and link J' pushing the flap J over to the
window K.
The passenger now places the fare or ticket in the receiver and it falls through
to the window K where it is held by the flap J.
.
As soon as it has been verified, the conductor releases the handle C' and the
sliding plate D is moved back by the spring drawing back the receiver into the
case and withdrawing the flap from the window and allowing the fare or ticket to
fall into the storage receptacle. The backward movement of the plate D completes
the movement of the pin E' in the cam groove E³ and causes the ratchet wheel E² to
make a complete revolution. It also brings the dog F down past the heel of the
bell hammer, the spring F allowing the tooth to fall back and slide past the heel
of the hammer.
The various flaps in the inner case N and the lips in the receiver H are to
prevent the fraudulent abstraction of fares or tickets. If the fare has been allowed
to pass into the storage receptacle and the apparatus turned upside down, the
flaps N3 N will prevent anything passing into the inner case N. If the conductor
should hold a fare or ticket at the window K and then try and remove it by
turning the apparatus upside down it will generally be caught by the flap N', but
if it passes N it would probably pass into the mechanism behind the receiver,
where it would have to remain until removed through the door, or if it pass into the
receiver it will be caught by one of the lips HH'.

page_text: For verifying fares or tickets at night it is necessary to carry a small light which
may be separate from the apparatus, or, if preferred, a small electric lamp might be
secured to the back of the receiver with wires leading to a battery carried by the
conductor in some convenient manner.
The apparatus is carried by means of a strap passing round the conductor's
neck and through loops P P on the receptacle P, a cross strap being provided
which holds the case against the conductor's body when not in use.
Other kinds of registering apparatus may be used and other arrangements of
the receiver and connecting devices. I have shown the arrangements which I have
adopted and consider the best.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. The method of checking the collection of fares or tickets by combining a
registering and a receiving device in a portable case, so that the reception and
passage of the fare or ticket from the passenger to the storage receptacle necessarily
records such fare or ticket on a registering device provided for that purpose,
substantially as described.
2. An apparatus which contains, in one portable case, devices which, first,
receive when presented for that purpose, a fare or ticket placed therein by a
passenger or person, second, expose such fare or ticket to inspection on its passage
towards a storage receptacle, third, register on a bell and a dial the fare or ticket
as it passes to the storage receptacle, substantially as described.
3. The combined arrangement of first, a receiver, second, a window, third, a
storage receptacle, fourth, a registering device comprising a bell and a dial face
which simultaneously with the passage of the ticket or fare into the storage
receptacle registers such fare or ticket, substantially in the manner set forth and
illustrated.
4. The use, in an apparatus for the purpose described in Claims 1 and 2, of a
receiver having a flap for retaining a fare or ticket against a window situated below
such receiver, substantially as shown and described.
5. In an apparatus for the purpose described in Claims 1 and 2, the combination,
in a suitably shaped case, of a hinged receiver such as E, a flap such as J, an inner
casing such as N, and a bell register such as A, substantially as described and
illustrated in Figures 1 to 6.
6. In an apparatus for the purpose described in Claims 1 and 2, the combination,
in a suitably shaped case, of a hinged receiver such as H, a flap such as J, an inner
casing such as N and alternative registering devices, substantially as described and
illustrated in Figures 14 to 7.
7. In an apparatus for the purpose described in Claims 1 and 2, the combination,
in a suitably shaped case, of a hinged receiver such as E, a flap such as J, and a
bell register such as A, all connected to and actuated by a lever such as C,
substantially as described and illustrated in Figures 1 to 6.
8. In an apparatus for the purpose described in Claims 1 and 2, the combination,
in a suitably shaped case, of a hinged receiver such as H, a flap such as J and
alternative registering devices all connected to and actuated by a lever such as C,
substantially as described and illustrated in Figures 14 to 7.
9. In an apparatus for the purpose described in Claims 1 and 2, the use of a
hinged receiver such as E, opened and closed by a lever such as C by means of the
connections, substantially as described and illustrated in Figures 1 to 6.
10. In apparatus for the purpose described in Claims 1 and 2, alternately the
use of a hinged receiver such as H opened and closed by a lever such as C, by
means of the connections, substantially as described and illustrated in Figures 14
to 74.
11. In an apparatus for the purpose described in Claims 1 and 2, the use of a

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substantially as described and illustrated in Figures 1 to 6.
12. In an apparatus for the purpose described in Claims 1 and 2, the use of a
flap such as J actuated by a lever such as C, by means of the alternative
connections, substantially as described and illustrated in Figures 1^ to 7.
13. The apparatus for checking the collection of fares or tickets as fully set
forth and described in the foregoing Specification and illustrated in Figures 1 to 6,
when a Hornum bell register is employed and alternatively as illustrated in
Figures 1 to 7 when the Hornum bell register is not employed, substantially as
described and illustrated.
Dated this 18th day of June 1894.
D. YOUNG & Co.,
11 & 12, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.