An Apparatus for Automatically Registering the Number of Passengers and Distances Travelled by them in any Vehicle, or other similar Purposes.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 10th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 28th Sept., 1839
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Apparatus for Automatically Registering the Number of
Passengers and Distances Travelled by them in any Vehicle,
or other similar Purposes.
We, JAMES BROCK, watchmaker, of 64 George. Street, Portman Square, London,
and ALEXANDER ROBERT TERRY, Civil Engineer of 10 Clapton Square, Clapton,
London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
We place under each seat of the Vehicle-an elastic vessel containing air or
water from which the contents are forced into a general receptacle or meter every
time each seat is occupied and returned to the cushion when the same is vacated-
and we also attach to the cover of this general receptacle or meter a pencil or
marker-which is made to record on a band of paper-the rise and fall of the
same so showing the number of seats occupied-This band of paper is also made
to move forwards at a certain rate-either by clockwork or other machinery-and
is ruled with lines in such a sort that in conjunction with the tracing made by the
pencil-not only the number of passengers at any one time in the Vehicle will be
clearly seen-but also the distances-they have travelled-or the time they have
occupied the seats.
Dated this 19th day of November 1888.
JAMES BROCK.
ALEX. R. TERRY.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
An Apparatus for Automatically Registering the Number of
Passengers and Distances Travelled by them in any Vehicle,
or other similar Purposes.
We, JAMES BROCK, "Watchmaker," of 64 George Street, Portman Square, W.,
and ALEXANDER ROBERT TERRY, "Civil Engineer" of 10 Clapton Square, Clapton, E.
both in the County of London, 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 :-
Our invention relates to an improved apparatus for automatically registering the
number of passengers, and distances travelled by them in any vehicle, or for any
other similar registrations.
Our invention is constructed with an elastic vessel containing air or water, placed
under each seat of the vehicle, from which the contents are force into a general
receptacle or meter, every time each seat is occupied, and returned to the cushion
when the seat is vacated. We attach to the top of the receptacle a pencil or marker,
which is made to record on a band of paper, the rise and fall of the same so showing
the number of seats occupied.
And in order that our invention may be thoroughly understood, we now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Figure 1, represents the section of the seat of a vehicle A, hinged at H near the
back I, the under portion of the support Cheing constructed to receive an elastic air
or water chamber B, connected to the main tube F by the connection E.
Figure 2 denotes a plan of figure 1 with accomodation for two seats, divided by the

page_text: arm rest J. The seat A being removed for the purpose of better description of the
positions of the air or water chambers.
Figure 3. is a plan of the top of the apparatus which is worked by bevelled gear L
from the motion of a clock P; or by any other mechanism revolving the drum K and
pulleys K¹, on supports or centres Q and R, and connected together by endless elastic
bands M.
A skeleton box O and O¹ is attached to the front of the apparatus for the purpose
of inserting the sheet of paper in the box O' beneath the clastic bands, which carry
the paper round the drum K for the purpose of being marked, by the rise and fall of
the plunger W, to work the pencil point T.
This said apparatus being mounted on a back board N.
Figure 4, represents the elevation of the portion of the apparatus worked by the
clock.
Figure 5, denotes an elevation of a portion of figure 4 and the part of the apparatus
which carries and operates the marker or pencil T, by the plunger W, working up or
down in the receptacle S, and connected together by the rod V, to the pencil holder,
and is indicated partly by dotted lines. U is the outlet tube to permit the air to
escape when the pencil is down to the bottom of the drum in charging it. The air
passing through the plunger W and the tube V and out at the outlet tube U.
The air passes from the chainbers B through the main F into the chamber X, so as
to force the water downwards to raise the water line W₁ thereby raising the plunger W,
in the receptacle S to work the marker T. Y is the various stop cocks, and the
funnel X for charging the apparatus with water.
Figure 6, is the marker connected to the plunger before it is inserted in the
receptacle S.
Figure 7, represents the top side view of the receptacle S broken off, to .describe
the manner in which the pencil or marker rises or falls in the slot.
The operation of our apparatus is started when the clock is in motion, and the paper
is inserted in the box O¹ beneath the elastic hands and forced on to the drum, and a
passenger enters the vehicle, and seat himself on the seat A, thereby pressing the air
chamber B, forcing the air through the main F into the chamber X, pressing the
water down in this said chamber, and forcing the water line W' in the receptacle S
upwards, and at the same time the plunger W, which causes the marker to make
an upward stroke on the paper; but directly the passenger removes from his seat
the chamber B becomes inflated with the air as before, and causes the marker to
fall and make a downward stroke, which indicates by the clock and the distance
the paper bas travelled round the drum, the time when the passenger left the
vehicle, or how long he occupied his seat. One or more clocks may be used if
desirable.
The object of our invention is that the band of paper is conducted to move at
a certain rate by the bevelled gear L, connected to the clock, and is ruled with
lines in such a manner that the mark made by the pencil to indicate the number
of passengers at any one time in the vehicle will be clearly seen; but also the
distances they have travelled or the time they have occupied their seats.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
First. The combination of the apparatus fitted to any vehicle, for automatically
registering the number of passengers and distances travelled by them substantially as
herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
Secondly. The combination of the apparatus and the clock working the bevelled
gear, to revolve the drum and the pulleys, by the endless bands and the paper
travelling on the drum for the purpose of receiving the stroke of the marker;
and the marker, substantially as herein described and according to the accompanying
drawings.

page_text: Thirdly. The combination of the air or water chambers B compressed by the seat A
when the passenger sits thereon, to force the air through the apparatus into the
receptacle S to raise the plunger W, and the indicator to make the stroke, sub-
stantially as herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th day of August 1880
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicanis.