IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY MONEY CHESTS AND OTHER CHESTS FOR RAILWAY TRAINS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Year: 1884

page_text: I SAMUEL WITHERS of Park Works Roebuck Street West Bromwich in the
County of Stafford Safe Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY MONEY CHESTS AND OTHER CHESTS FOR
RAILWAY TRAINS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES " to be as follows:-
My invention consists in applying to money chests and other chests for railway
trains and for other purposes a money box or receptacle the parts of which are
constructed and arranged in the manner hereinafter described whereby the money
or valuables can be readily deposited in the chest but cannot be removed therefrom
excepting by opening the chest by means of the key.
Although my invention is especially applicable to money chests for railway
trains yet it may be applied to money chests for other purposes and for holding
valuable property generally.
I will describe my invention as applied to a money chest. On the lid of the
money chest I fix the money box or receptacle which has by preference an oblong
figure The bottom of the money box is jointed or hinged at one end to the inner
end of the body of the money box the said hinged bottom or. door opening down-
wards into the money chest. The said hinged bottom or door opens by its own
weight but its opening may be assisted by a spring or springs. It is by means of
this hinged bottom or door that communication between the money chest and the
money box is established and cut off. The top of the money box is provided with
a sliding lid coiled or other springs attached to its inner end and to the body of the
box closing the said lid when it is at liberty to move A handle on the outer end
of the lid is used for sliding it back for opening the money box. Connected to the
inner end of the sliding lid and extending a little below the bottom of the money.
box is a pair of banging brackets or arms carrying an anti friction roller of the
width of the hinged bottom or door of the money box.
When the sliding lid of the money box is open the hinged bottom or door is
closed by the advancing of the roller described under it thereby raising and
supporting it in its horizontal position and when the sliding lid is closed the hinged
bottom or door is permitted to open by the retiring of the roller from under it
which bottom or door falls by its own weight or is pressed open by a spring or
springs. Thus the opening of the sliding lid at the top of the money box closes the
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page_text: hinged bottom or door of the money box and the reverse and hence communication
between the money box and chest is closed when the money box is opened and
opened when the money box is closed.
In using the money box the sliding lid is opened by the pulling forward of its
handle so as to open the box. The money bag being placed in the box is deposited
on the hinged bottom or door which is supported in its closed position by the
sliding brackets or arms and roller described and on loosing the sliding lid it closes
by the action of its springs and the hinged bottom or door being no longer
supported opens downwards and the money bag falls therefrom into the chest.
By this construction the collection of the money bags at the different stations is
much facilitated and as the money can only be removed from the chest by means
of the key which is not obtainable by the persons depositing the moneys great
safety results.
W. T. WHITEMAN,
Agent for the Applicant.
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I SAMUEL WITHERS of Park Works, Roebuck Street, West Bromwich in the
County of Stafford, Safe Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY MONEY CHESTS AND OTHER CHESTS FOR
and in what manner the same is to
RAILWAY TRAINS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
"
My invention consists in applying to money chests and other chests for railway
trains and for other purposes, a money box or receptacle the parts of which are
constructed and arranged in the manner herein after described, whereby the money
or valuables can be readily deposited in the chest but cannot be removed therefrom
excepting by opening the chest by means of the key.
Although my invention is especially applicable to money chests for railway
trains yet it may be applied to money chests for other purposes and for holding
valuable property generally. I will describe my invention as applied to a money
chest. On the top of the money chest I fix the money box or receptacle which has
by preference an oblong figure. The bottom of the money box is jointed or hinged
at one end to the inner end of the body of the money box, the said hinged bottom
or door opening downwards into the money chest. The said hinged bottom or
door opens by its own weight but its opening may be assisted by a spring or
springs. It is by means of this hinged bottom or door that communication
between the money chest and the money box is established and cut off. The top of
the money box is provided with a sliding lid, coiled or other springs attached to
its inner end and to the body of the box closing the said lid when it is at liberty
A handle on the outer end of the lid is used for sliding it back for
opening the money box. Connected to the inner end of the sliding lid and
to move.

page_text: extending a little below the bottom of the money box is a pair of hanging brackets
or arms carrying an anti-friction roller of the width of the hinged bottom or door
of the money box.
When the sliding lid of the money box is opened the hinged bottom or door is
closed by the advancing of the roller described under it, thereby raising and
supporting it in its horizontal position; and when the sliding lid is closed the
hinged bottom or door is permitted to open by the retiring of the roller from
under it, which bottom or door falls by its own weight or is pressed open by a
spring or springs. Thus, the opening of the sliding lid at the top of the money
box closes the hinged bottom or door of the money box and the reverse and hence
communication between the money box and chest is closed when the money box is
opened and opened when the money box is closed.
Figure 1 of the accompanying Drawing reprosents in perspective and Figures 2
and 3 represent cross sections, of a safety money or other chest containing a money
box or receptacle constructed according to my invention; Figure 4 represents a
cross section of the chest taken in a plane at right angles to that in which the
sections Figures 2 and 3 are taken and Figure 5 represents a plan, partly in
horizontal section, of the said chest.
In Figures 3 and 5 the sliding cover of the money box is represented closed and
the hinged door open and in Figures 1, 2 and 4 the sliding lid is represented open
and the hinged door closed.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in the several Figures of
the drawing.
a is the money (or other) chest and b is the money box or receptacle at the top
of the said chest; c is the sliding lid or cover by which the top of the said money
box b is opened and closed, the edges of the said cover c working in the guides c², c³
(see Figure 1) the said cover when at liberty to move being closed by the coiled
springs d, d. The sliding lid c is moved by the handle e³: is the bottom or door
of the money box b hinged at g to the back of the said box the said bottom or
door fopening downwards as represented in Figure 3. The door f opens by its
own weight. It is by means of the said door f that communication between the
money chest a and the money box b is established and cut off; hh are the hanging
brackets or arms connected to the inner side of the sliding lid or cover c. These
brackets or arms h, h extend a little below the bottom of the money box b and
their curved bottom ends carry an anti-friction roller i of the width of and
situated under the hinged bottom or door f of the said money box. The said
brackets or arms h, h work in cases 1, 7 at the sides of the money box b (see Figures 4
and 5) and to the said brackets or arms the coiled springs d, d are affixed by
which the closing of the lid or cover is effected, one end of each spring being fixed
to a pin e on the arm or bracket h and the other end of the spring to a pin on
the chest a as best seen in Figure 5. The pins e e on the brackets h, h, to which
the springs d d are affixed, work in slots m, m in the cases l, l.
When the sliding lid c of the money box b is opened, as represented in Figures 1
and 2, the hinged bottom or door f is closed by the advancing of the roller i under
it, thereby raising and supporting the said door f in its horizontal position; and
when the sliding lid c is closed as represented in Figures 3, 4 and 5 the hinged
bottom or door f is permitted to open by the retiring of the roller i from under it,
which bottom or door falls by its own weight or is pressed open by a spring or
springs. By the construction and combination of parts described and represented
the opening of the sliding lid c effects the closing of the hinged bottom or door f
of the money box b and the closing of the said sliding lid c effects the opening of
the said bottom or door f. In this way, communication between the money box b
and chest a is closed when the money box b is opened and opened when the money
box is closed.
In using the money box b the sliding lid c is opened by the pulling forward of
the handle c³ so as to open the box as represented in Figures 1 and 2. The money
bag being placed in the box bis deposited on the hinged bottom or door f which

page_text: is supported in its closed position by the sliding brackets or arms h h and roller i
and on loosing the sliding lid c it closes by the action of the springs d, d and the
hinged bottom or door being no longer supported, opens downwards as repre-
sented in Figure 3 and the money bag falls therefrom.into the chest a from which
it may be removed by opening the door p.
By this construction the collection of the money bags at the different stations is
much facilitated and as the moneys can only be removed from the chest by means
of the key of the door p, which is not obtainable by the persons depositing the
moneys, great safety results.
My invention may be used for holding or collecting documents and valuable
property in addition to the collecting of money bags as before described.
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 of "Improvements in safety money chests and other chests for railway
trains and for other purposes":―
The combination with the money box or receptacle for valuables b, of the
sliding cover or lid c and hinged bottom or door f opening downwards together
with the hanging brackets or arms h, h and anti-friction roller i whereby the
opening of the sliding lid closes the hinged bottom or door of the money box or
receptacle and shuts off communication with the chest and the closing of the said
sliding lid permits of the opening of the hinged bottom or door and opens_com-
munication between the money box or receptacle and the chest, the several parts
being constructed arranged and acting substantially as herein before described and
illustrated in the accompanying Drawing.
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