Improvements in Fare Collecting Boxes and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 29th July, 1890-Accepted, 30th Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fare Collecting Boxes and the like.
I, JOHN HENRY HAWTHORN, of No. 12 Gotha Street Highfields Leicester, in the
County of Leicester Schoolmaster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in fare collecting boxes and the like, or
safety boxes or cases for the collection of fares in tramcars, omnibuses, or other
places for the collection of fares, or admission fees to render it absolutely impossible
to extract the coin after it has once passed down into the receiving chamber, by the
arrangement of a series of sloping platforms, each set being at right angles to the
other, and over a hinged trap opening to the cash chamber, the bottom edge of each
platform and trap also carrying a row of swinging plates hereinafter described.
The said arrangements is also applicable to cash tills, or drawers or other receptacles
for receiving coin, and made to be fitted in counters in shops, and the like.
The safety box or case is constructed as follows:
A solid outer case is made of sheet brass, or other suitable material upon the top
of which is a handle the free end of which is towards the back, between the arms of
the front of the handle a hole is made in the top of the case in which is placed a
vertical rod or pusher, a knob at the top thereof coming nearly flush with the top
of the handle, the lower end of the rod fitting in a tube with a spring therein for the
purpose hereinafter specified.
By placing the pusher in this position the person holding the box or case by the
handle the thumb comes conveniently on the knob of the pusher so that after the coins
on the trap have been examined by depressing the pusher the coins pass down into
the cash chamber into a tray or drawer in the bottom of the box or case, the slot into
which the coin or coins are placed is made in the centre of an angular part of the
top of the box or case, either vertical or transverse but not in the top as in ordinary
fare collectors, the slot is protected by a flange, or a conical mouth, the lower ends of
which are fitted to an inner case, which extends down to the hinged trap covering
the cash chamber, in the inner case is fixed at convenient distances sloping platforms,
or tables, the upper one taking the form of an inverted letter V, its sloping sides
being at right angles to the receiving slot, the next sloping platforms being arranged
at a convenient angle opposite to each other in the sides of the inner case, but at
right angles horizontally to the upper ones, below these at a suitable distance, again
at right angles to the latter is an hinged trap which fits exactly in the inner case,
this trap is held in a sloping position by a lug, or projecting pin attached to the
lower end of the vertical rod, or pusher, when the operator depresses the pusher, the
free end of the trap falls with the lug upon which it rests and the coin or coins pass
over the edge into the receiving chamber, when the pusher is again released the trap
rises with it then the coin or coins cannot pass by the lower free end thereof, as
before stated the lower end of the rod or pusher enters the tube which is fitted in a
slot cut out in a flat ledge or cross piece at the back of the inner case, and comes
upon the top of a spring placed therein, by this means the angular part the lug, or
projecting pin in the rod is always held to the underside of the trap; each set of
sloping platforms has fitted on a rod running along the lower edge, a row of hinged
swinging plates, weighted that they are always in the vertical position no matter at
what angle the box or case is held, in the front of and in view of the sloping trap is
arranged a pane of glass, or other suitable transparency that the coin or coins upon
the trap can be seen before they are passed into the cash chamber.
At the upper end of the rod or pusher is a lip, or projecting pin, which when the
pusher is pressed down catches against the striker of a gong fitted inside the case

page_text: facing the coin receiving slot, the said slot may be made to receive more than one
coin at a time, when the gong strikes it denotes that the coins have been passed down
into the cash chamber, a loor is provided to the cash chamber preferably in front
below the trap and secured by any well known safety lock.
A lamp may be arranged at the side of the ordinary kind which emits its rays into
the box or case above the trap through perforations in the side that the coins can be
examined in the dark before being passed into the cash chamber.
I may employ modifications of the pusher to operate the trap, or in place of the
swinging levers, small chains may hang at equal distances from each other on a rod
running along under the lower edge of each of the sloping platforms.
Dated this 26th day of October 1889.
WILLIAM BESTWICK MAXFIELD,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fare Collecting Boxes and the like.
I, JOHN HENRY HAWTHORN of No. 12 Gotha Street Highfields Leicester in the
County of Leicester Schoolinaster 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in fare collecting boxes, and the like or
safety boxes or cases for the collection of fares in tramcars, omnibuses, or other
places for the collection of fares, or admission fees, to render it absolutely impossible
to extract the coin after it has once passed down into the receiving chamber.
This is accomplished by the arrangement of a series of sloping platforms each set
being fixed at right angles to the other, and over a hinged trap opening to the cash
chamber, the bottom edge of each platform and trap also carrying a row of swinging
plates as hereinafter shown and described. In the drawings accompanying this
specification it will be seen that both fare collecting boxes, and cash tills or drawers
for the reception of coin fitted in counters in shops, and the like, or the box or case
can be let in a hole cut out in a counter, a cut off view is shown, and after each
days takings, or at any time it can be lifted out, and means can be employed, such
as a lock let in the counter the bolt of which enters one side of the box or case or
other similar means can be used to lock the box in its place an example of which is
shown in Figure 3.
That my invention can be better understood reference is made to the drawings
annexed in which Figure 1, is a front view of a fare collecting box constructed in
accordance with this invention.
Figure 2, is a sectional view showing the internal arrangement of parts as herein
specified.
Figure 3, is a cut off side view of a cash till, or drawer which can be made of
metal, or may be of wood if desired.
The object of this my invention is to construct a safety box or case in such a
manner that it cannot be possibly tampered with, or coins be extracted the fare boxes
are made of brass by preference, but I can make them of other suitable metal, and
although I prefer the fare collecting box to be of the shape shown in Figure 1, I may
alter it without departing from my invention.
The box, case, till or drawer A is constructed of brass, wood or other suitable
material and in a fare collecting box is provided with a solid outer case upon the top
of which is the handle B, between the arms of which is made in the case a hole C
in which is placed the vertical rod or pusher D, the knob at the top thereof coming
nearly flush with the top of the handle when depressed, the lower end of the rod
fitting in the tube E, having the back spring F coiled thereon, by placing the pusher
in this position the person holding the box by the handle B, the thumb will come
conveniently on the knob of the pusher, so, that after the coin, or coins have passed

page_text: down on to the trap and been examined and depressing the rod the coin or coins will
pass down into the cash chamber G, into the tray or drawer EI, in the bottom of the
cash chamber of the box or case, A. The slot I, into which the coin or coins are
placed is made in the centre of the angular top of the hox either vertical or trans-
verse, the centre bar f¹, being made triangular, and the slots such a. width that
only one coin can pass down at a time and no coin can be again extracted except
through the door, the receiving slot in boxes now employed all being on the flat
top, the lower ends of the slot come against the inner case J, which extends down
to the hinged trap K, which covers the cash chamber.
In the inner case J, is fixed at convenient intervals sloping platforms or tables L,
the upper one taking the form of an inverted letter V, A, the sloping sides being
at right angles to the receiving slot, the next set being arranged at a convenient
angle, opposite each other in the sides of the inner case but at right angles hori-
zontally to the upper ones, below these again at a suitable distance is the hinged
trap K, which fits exactly to the inner case this trap is held in its angular position
by a lug or projecting pin M, attached to the lower end of the vertical rod or
pusher D, when the operator depresses the said pusher the outer free end of the
trap falls with the lug or projecting pin upon which it rests the coin or coins repre-
sented by arrows then pass over the edge into the cash chamber G, when the pusher
is again released the trap rises with it, and the coin or coins cannot pass the lower
end thereof, each set of sloping platforms L, have fitted on a rod running the length
thereof of the lower edge a row of binged swinging plates, N, weighted that they
are always in the vertical position no matter at what angle the box or case is held,
in the front of and in view of the sloping trap K, is arranged in the door a pane
of glass or other suitable transparency O, that the coin or coins upon the trap can
be examined before being passed down into the chamber G. At the upper part of the
vertical rod or pusher D is a lip, or projecting pin d', which will act upon the
trigger of the gong P, fitted inside the case facing the coin receiving slot ; when
the gong strikes it denotes that the coin or coins have been passed down into the
cash chamber, the door of the chamber is secured by any well known safety lock Q,
a lamp may be arranged at the side in the bracket R, of the ordinary kind which
will emit its rays on to the trap through perforations, (not shown) in the side of
the outer and inner case that the coin can be examined in the dark before being
passed into the cash chamber.
I may employ modifications of the pusher to operate the trap, or in place of the
swinging levers or plates N, small chains can be suspended from the rod at equal
distances on the rod running along the edge of the sloping platforms and trap if
desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
In a fare collecting box, case, till or drawer, the internal arrangement of parts
substantially as herein before described and set forth.
WILLIAM BESTWICK MAXFIELD,
Authorized Patent Agent, Leicester, Agent for the Applicant.