Improvements in or Connected with Fare Punches for Use on Tramcars and other like Vehicles, also Places of Amusement and Public Resort.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Feb., 1887.
Complete Left, 31st May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 1st July, 1887.
PROVIDIUNAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Connected with Fare Punches for Use on
Tramcars and other like Vehicles, also Places of Amusement
and Public Resort.
We, ROBERT PORTER, Engineer, JAMES PORTER, Watch Maker, both of Jamaica
Road, Bermondsey, JOHN ERNEST MORGAN, Tramway Inspector, of Grove Street,
Deptford, and THOMAS PRIOR, Tramway Manager, Tramway Depôt, Deptford Lower
Road, Kent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is a novel construction or arrangement of Fare punch
for use by tramway conductors to remove a portion of the ticket for each fare paid,
the clipped out piece falling into a receptacle for after check as to receipts in the
ordinary manner.
The apparatus is composed of a neck piece in which a nick or slot is formed for
the insertion of a ticket, the pressure exerted in pushing the ticket in, forces back a
plate and compresses a spring, to allow the ticket to enter beyond the clipping device,
this being on the end of a push button or head preferably arranged between two
finger holding rings for suspending the apparatus. The button or head has also a
pressing rod to act upon a ratchet wheel which it turns, say the tenth of a circle at
each depression, the spindle of said wheel having a pointer or hand working over the
face of a dial to a corresponding distance.
The spindle of this wheel also operates through other gear, one or more additional
pointers to count 10%, 100%, and so on, a spring lever being acted upon, to strike on a
bell at each fare taken, as an alarm.
We arrange the gear so that the pointer can be set to zero for commencing say, a
day's journey.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Connected with Fare Punches for Use on
Tramcars and other like Vehicles, also Places of Amusement
and Public Resort.
We, ROBERT PORTER, Engineer, JAMES PORTER, Watchmaker, both of Jamaica
Road, Bermondsey, JOHN ERNEST MORGAN, Tramway Inspector, of Grove Street,
Deptford, and THOMAS PRIOR Tramway Manager, Tramway Depôt, Deptford Lower
Road, Kent, 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 a novel construction or arrangement of Fare punch
for use by tramway conductors to remove a portion of the ticket for each fare paid,
the clipped out piece falling into a receptacle for after check as to receipts in the
ordinary manner.
The apparatus which we show in the annexed drawings is composed of a neck
piece A in which a nick or slot B is formed for the insertion of a ticket the pressure
exerted in pushing the ticket in, forces back a plate C and compresses a spring D to
allow the ticket to enter beyond the clipping device E; this being on the end of a
push button or head F, preferably, arranged between two fingers holding rings G, H
for suspending the apparatus while using it. The button or head F which can be
forced down by the thumb has also a pressing rod I to act upon a ratchet wheel J
through the intermediation of a lever K which is pinned to the cross bar of the
internal frame M, the end of said pressing rod I being provided with a roller N to
ride upon a table P forming part of the lever K, the paul Q taking into the teeth of
the ratchet wheel J for moving it one tenth of a circle at each depression of the
head F. The spindle R of said wheel J has a pointer or hand S working over the
face of a dial T to a corresponding distance.
The presser rod I is provided with teeth on its back edge and has a notch with
under cut lips U, into which a click paul V engages, that part of the pressing rod I is
encircled by a looped plate W for engaging into the teeth should the head F be
pulled upwards the click paul V which is pivotted and forms part of the looped
plate W by canting the loop plate forms a kind of lock which acts automatically to
resist any attempt to work the apparatus without the proper registration being
effected.
On the spindle or arbor of the unit index hand S we arrange a star wheel X which
acts by means of the spring Y as a stop to fix the unit index hand firmly at each
motion. The spindle also carries a pinion or lantern wheel Z by which, motion is
communicated to other gear wheels a, b, for operating an index hand representing
tens and through a pinion c, motion is given to other wheels d, e, and a third index
hand for marking hundreds but these gear wheels may be increased to any desired
extent.

page_text: The works are enclosed in a cylindrical barrel and a part of the periphery is formed
with a box or casing for the reception of the pieces which are cut out of the tickets
by the guillotine E, this being preferably of shape with a depending point and a
hollow between the two side cheeks into which the upper end of the plate C engages
and acts as a crutch in the cutting appliance to prevent said cutting appliance being
pushed down unless a ticket has been placed in the nick B and sufficient pressure
exerted upon the ticket to push the plate C away to release its hold of the cutter E.
In order that the passenger may know that the apparatus is in register we provide
a bell or gong 9, which is struck by the hammer h each time the ratchet wheel and
star wheel X are turned by reason of the pellet being operated by the star
wheel X.
j is a spring for returning the head F to its normal position after each depression.
The box or receptacle F has an opening at one part and provided with a lid k so
that the pieces cut from the tickets can be removed for checking the takings of the
conductor or attendant.
When the lid is open the internal works can be got at for adjusting the index hands
ready to start on a journey.
We have described the invention as being more particularly adapted for tram cars,
omnibuses, and the like where money is taken and a ticket delivered but it is
applicable for other vehicles and places of public resort, for clipping tickets and
registering such clippings and consequently the number of persons passing the barrier
without money being taken.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is:-
:-
In a ticket punch or fare registering apparatus the general arrangement and
combination of the parts shown on the annexed drawings and as hereinbefore described
and in which the special features of novelty are:-
1. The cutting appliance E in combination with the spring plate (which forms a
lock to the cutter E unless acted upon as set forth.
2. The toothed and notched presser rod in combination with the looped plate W as
a means of locking the head F in an upward position as described.
3. Combining the cutter appliance E and a toothed and notched presser rod to the
same head F as set forth.
4. Using a table P as part of a lever K by which the movement of the unit index
hand is imparted as described.
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