A DISTANCE INDICATOR FOR WHEELED VEHICLES
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Oct., 1886.
Complete Left, 18th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 30th Aug., 1887.
I HENRI PHILIPPE, Baron CELLI, Professor, of 19 Kennet Road, St. Peter's Park, W.,
County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A DISTANCE
INDICATOR FOR WHEELED VEHICLES to be as follows :-
The object of this invention is in relation with a long desideratum of the travelling
public, viz. to have applied on each carriage an apparatus which marks exactly the
space passed over by the Vehicle, so that the passenger has only to observe the
numbers shown on the apparatus on alighting from the carriage to know what
distance he has travelled and what he has to pay.
For that purpose I place on one wheel (on which there is no brake applied) an
Eccentric with a rod which is in connection with a counting apparatus of whatever
construction, so that by every revolution of the wheel one tooth of the first counting
wheel is moved forwards.
The end of the rod possesses for this purpose a slot furnished on both ends with
some elastic material as gutta percha or springs etc. so that by a shock caused by
the wheel passing over a stone, the apparatus may not suffer.
On the vehicle starting the counting apparatus is set at zero.
Inside each carriage
will be placed a list for the guidance of the passenger, containing the diameter of the
wheel, the numbers corresponding to 1. 2. 3 or more miles and the numbers all come
back to zero corresponding to so many miles.
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page_text: I HENRI PHILIPPE, Baron CELLI, Professor of 19 Kennet Road, St. Peter's Park, W.
County of Middlesex 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 in relation with a long desideratum of the travelling
public, viz. to have applied on each carriage an apparatus which marks exactly the
space passed over by the Vehicle, so that the passenger has only to observe the
numbers shown on the apparatus on alighting from the carriage to know what
distance he has travelled and what he has to pay. For that purpose I place on one
Wheel (on which there is no brake applied) an Eccentric with a rod which is in
connection with a counting apparatus of whatever construction, so that by every
revolution of the Wheel, one tooth of the first counting Wheel is moved forwards.
The end of the rod possesses for this purpose a Slot furnished on both ends with some
elactic material as gutta percha or springs, etc., so that by a shock caused by the Wheel
passing over a stone the apparatus may not suffer. On the Vehicle starting the
counting apparatus is set at zero. Inside each carriage will be placed a list for the
guidance of the passenger, containing the diameter of the Wheel, the numbers
corresponding to 1. 2. 3 or more miles and the numbers all come back to zero
corresponding to so many miles.
In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1. is the Vertical Front View of the mechanism
with the counting apparatus (in dotted lines) to be fixed inside the Vehicle.
Fig. 2. is the horizontal view of the Eccentric with the fixing ring on the Wheel.
Fig. 3. The side view of the apparatus fixed on a cab.
Fig. 4. is the front view of a cab where the apparatus is applied.
A. is the eccentric fastened on the Wheel, B. is the rod of a suitable material which
enters in the headpiece C. and to be fastened by the screw D.
This rod touches on its upper part a piece of gutta percha or spring E. for the
purpose of preventing damage in case of a shock to the Wheel.
The upper part of the headpiece contains a Slot F. in which is placed the pin G. in
the shape of a right angle to the counting apparatus, between the two springs or
gutta percha, pieces H. H. which hold this pin in its position.
The screw D. when opened serves for the purpose of setting the counting
apparatus J. to zero, and the screw nut K. serves for the fastening of the screw D.
For setting the counting apparatus J. to zero, the eccentric A. is turned to its lowest
position, the screw D. is lifted and then the headpiece C. together with the pin G. of
the counting apparatus can be moved up and down till all the numbers show nine;
then the screw D. and the screw nut K. are fastened and then the Vehicle is ready
for starting.

page_text: The first revolution marks afterwards all the numbers to zero, and the second
begins with One and so on.
If the coachman has not time to set the counting apparatus at zero when a
passenger enters the cab the number shown at this moment by the counting apparatus
is to be marked on a paper or in the control book of the cabman and to be afterwards
deducted from the number shown by the counting apparatus on the completion of the
journey. The remainder is divided by the number corresponding to the diameter of
the Wheels for one miles (fixed for every Vehicle) and the quotient gives the number
of miles gone over.
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:
The application of an Apparatus which marks the distance or space passed over by
Dated this 18th day of July 1887.
HENRI PHILIPPE, BARON CELLI.