AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR INDICATING, REGISTERING AND CHECKING THE NUMBER, AMOUNT, AND LOCALITY OF FARES TAKEN IN OMNIBUSES AND OTHER VEHICLES AND PLACES
Year: 1885

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I JOHN HOPE, of 14 Water Street, Liverpool in the County of Lancaster,
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for AN IMPROVED
APPARATUS FOR INDICATING, REGISTERING AND CHECKING THE NUMBER, AMOUNT,
AND LOCALITY OF FARES TAKEN IN OMNIBUSES AND OTHER VEHICLES AND PLACES
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My Invention relates to that type of apparatus for indicating, registering and
checking the number and amount of fares taken in omnibuses and other vehicles
and places; which is used by the guard, conductor, or other person, to punch, or
cut out a piece of a ticket, indicate and register that the ticket has been punched
and the locality, section of the route, or place for which the ticket has been given,
sound a bell and store the pieces which have been punched out from the tickets for
ultimate counting and identification.
An apparatus of the type above described, constructed according to my Invention
consists as follows, reference being had to the accompanying sheet of Drawings,
making a part of this Specification, and to the letters and figures of reference
marked thereon, like letters and figures being used to denote the same, or corre-
sponding parts throughout the various views.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a front outside view of an apparatus constructed according to my
Invention.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of Figure 1 shown partly in section.
Figure 3 is a back elevation of the apparatus shown with the case removed.
Figure 4 is an elevation of the case which contains the apparatus and mechanism
shown at Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a section through X X Figure 2.
Figure 6 is a section through Y Y Figure 1.
Figure 7 is a sectional plan of Figure 1.
Figure 8 is a detail of the registering mechanism.
Figure 9 is a view of Figure 8 in a different position.
Figure 10 is an outside elevation of an apparatus according to my Invention
shown attached to a cash bag.
Figures 11 and 12 show tickets illustrating the action of the apparatus.
The apparatus consists as follows: of a solid rectangular punch a, the cutting
edge of which is bevelled both ways, namely across the front, and transversely, as
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shown in Figures 5 and 6. The punch a is carried by a cross head b attached to,
and worked by, a slide plate b¹. The crosshead b works in a slot c on the outer
plate c¹ of the box, or case d containing the mechanism hereafter spoken of. The
punch a works in a hollow divided block e, the division e¹ forming a slit for the
insertion of the ticket to be punched. The block e is formed at its lower edge to
receive a removeable receptacle f, the under part of which receptacle fits into a
provision c³ on the lower part of the outer plate c¹. f1 is a lever for locking the
receptacle in position, the locking being effected by a letter lock f. The
receptacle serves to receive the pieces of the tickets cut, or punched out by the
punch a, the pieces falling into the receptacle f as they are punched out from the
tickets. The slide plate b¹ which carries the punch a by the crosshead 6 slides on
the inside of the outer plate c' between the bevelled guides c³. The back of the
crosshead b works on a spindle g carried by a bracket g¹ from the plate c¹. On the
spindle g between the crosshead b and the bracket g¹ there is a spiral spring h
which imparts a recovering motion to the slide plate 6' and the punch a. The
downward movement of the punch is given by the lever i fulcrumed at
working on the outside of the casing and connected to the slide plate b¹ by a pin j
working through a slot in the plate c¹. On the back of the slide plate b¹ there is
fulcrumed a lever pawl k for working the striking hammer of the gong or bell m,
the striking hammer being fulcrumed to the plate cat l' and the bell being
attached to the plate c¹ by a stud and nut m¹. The pawl lever k is recovered by
the spiral spring k carried by the spindle 2 which latter is carried by the bracket k³
on the sliding plate 61. The striking action of the hammer is given by a spiral
spring n carried on the spindle n¹ and supported by the bracket n attached to the
plate c. The sliding plate b¹ also carries a rod p which serves to actuate a
particularly shaped ratchet wheel q. The foot p¹ of the rod p is thickened so as to
catch the teeth of the wheel q as shown at Figures 8 and 9. This ratchet wheel Я
is mounted on the spindle r of the registering, or counting mechanism 8 which
latter is of the type known as Harding's Counter. This counter s is carried by
the spindler between the brackets t₁ on the lower part of the plate c¹. The
bracket carries a spring stop pawl u the foot v of which is bevelled both ways as
shown in Figures 8 and 9 for the purpose hereafter described in relation to the
operation of the apparatus. The pawl u is provided with a spiral spring u¹ which
gives the recovery motion. The counter s consists of three numeral discs ranged
side by side and displaying the index through glazed holes in the plate c' as shown
at Figure 1.
The case d containing the mechanism before described may be attached to and
carried by a cash bag as shown at Figure 10. The ticket which I prefer to use
with my apparatus is marked with a number in multiple in manner similar to the
ticket shown at Figures 11 and 12, namely it is divided into sections by lines,
each of the sections representing a locality. Each section has a corresponding
number printed thereon so that the piece w punched out of the ticket x by the
apparatus and stored in the receptacle f represents the section of the ticket from
which it is punched and bears a number which corresponds with the other numbers
on the ticket and represents the section of the route and locality where the ticket
had been punched and for which it is issued. The ticket also has the fare printed
thereon either singly, or on each section, which sections may be marked with the
same, or different fares and the sections may be of one and the same colour, or each
section may be of a different colour.
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The operation of an apparatus according to my Invention is as follows.
the apparatus, namely the punch, the bell striking mechanism and the registering
mechanism are set so that they work in the following order: the ticket is inserted
so that one of the sections is placed in the slit e¹ under the punch a and by pressing
down the lever i the leading cutting edge of the punch commences to cut the
piece w out of the ticket and at about one third of the stroke the lever pawl k
commences to throw back the bell hammer and strike the bell, the rod p comes
into contact with a tooth of the ratchet wheel g and moves the wheel and the stop

page_text: pawl u from the position shown in Figure 8, until the foot v of the pawl u is just
on the top edge of a tooth of the wheel q as shown at Figure 9. The movement
of the wheel q is then completed by the action of the spring u' of the pawl u and
an advance number is recorded on the dial 8. This action occurs during the second
third of the stroke; the remaining third of the stroke is used to complete the
punching of the ticket as shown at Figure 12, which through the bevelled nature
of the cutting edge of the punch takes the whole stroke to accomplish. If the
lever is released at the second third of the stroke, the ticket is not completely
punched and the piece w is not quite cut out as shown at w¹ Figure 12. and the
ticket cannot be withdrawn from the punch until the stroke is completed, but the
dial has recorded against the user. This order of action is a considerable check
against fraud, because it necessitates the punched pieces in the receptacle corre-
sponding in number with the record on the dial, and if they do not so correspond,
it shows that the apparatus has been improperly used.
Amongst other advantages the apparatus enables from the nature and shape of
the punch that any portion, or section of the ticket can be punched and the
punched piece is of size suitable to contain a number, the corresponding number
being on the ticket. The working parts of the mechanism are simple and compact
and not liable to get out of order, and completely enclosed and the receptacle can
be removed without opening the apparatus.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
First In apparatus of the type herein described the combination of a punching
mechanism and a registering mechanism arranged to operate in such a manner
that the registration of the ticket being used is completed previous to the complete
punching of the ticket, as and for the purposes set forth.
Second The use in connection with apparatus of the type herein described of a
punch, the cutting edges of which are of bevelled rectangular section, as and for
the purposes set forth.
Third In registering mechanisms of apparatus of the type herein described the
combination of a pawl (v) and ratchet wheel (q) which are so constructed that the
pawl completes the movement and registration as and for the purposes described.
Fourth The construction of the pawl v and ratchet wheel q arranged to operate
with the rod p as and for the purposes set forth.
Fifth The combination of the lever i plate b¹ spiral spring h and rod p arranged
and operating as set forth for the purposes described.
Sixth The combination of the punch a and plate b' arranged so that the punch
works outside the case & containing the operating mechanism, as set forth for the
purposes described.
Seventh The combination of a receptacle (f) arranged and secured outside the
case (d) containing the operating mechanism as set forth for the purposes described.
Eighth The arrangement and construction in combination of the punch
mechanism (a b b') receptacle f and locking mechanism f¹ƒ³ as set forth.
Ninth The combination of the lever i plate b¹, rod k spring and bell operating
mechanism ( m n) as set forth for the purposes described.
Dated the
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