Improvements in Apparatus for Transporting Cash, Checks, Memoranda, and other Articles from One Part of a Shop or other Building to Another.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 28th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 28th Sept., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Transporting Cash, Checks,
Memoranda, and other Articles from One Part of a Shop or
other Building to Another.
I, NEHEMIAH GUTHRIDGE, of 482, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to apparatus for transporting cash, checks, memoranda, and
other articles from one part of a shop or other building to another, and comprises
improved means for dispatching and receiving the cars or carriers upon the over-
head wire or track.
My improved apparatus is attached to a tube which is held by means of a flange
to the ceiling, the wire being screwed to the tube by means of a locknut, to which
tube is also fixed a casting carrying a trigger which is normally pressed upwards
by means of a spring; the said trigger acting as a brake to the incoming car and
retaining the same until the car is again dispatched. The car itself is supported
on the track by means of a pair of grooved wheels and an india rubber pad is
arranged for breaking the impact of the car when coming in.
The car is propelled along the track by means of a spring lever pivotted upon
the arm projecting from the tube and adapted at one end to engage with the carrier
and having connected to its other end, by an adjusting screw, a chain which is also
in connection with the trigger, in such a manner that after the said chain has been
pulled down to compress the spring lever to a certain extent the trigger will be
disengaged from the car thereby allowing the reaction of the spring to propel the
car along the track.
In practice I have found it advantageous to make the spring lever of wire which
is coiled around the pivot pin at the centre.
I sometimes modify the arrangement of the spring lever, as follows, that is to
say, I bifurcate its upper part so that it will embrace the tube and I provide upon
the tube, below the lever, a spring stop connected with the trigger by a rod in such
a manner that when the spring lever is pulled down and caused to impinge against
the spring stop the trigger will be disengaged from the car or carrier to allow the
latter to be propelled along the track. That end of the spring lever which engages
with the car is preferably formed with a loop which engages with a guard upon
the carrier:
An independent spring is arranged in conjunction with the spring lever for
returning the latter to its normal position after it has been operated to propel the
carrier.
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G. F. REDFERN & Co.;
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Transporting Cash, Checks,
Memoranda, and other Articles from One Part of a Shop or
other Building to Another.
I, NEHEMIAH GUTHRIDGE, of 482, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia, Merchant, 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 :-
My invention relates to apparatus for transporting cash, checks, memoranda, and
other articles from one part of a shop or other building to another, and comprises
improved means for dispatching and receiving the cars or carriers upon the over-
head wire or track.
My improved apparatus is attached to a tube which is held by means of a flange
to the ceiling, the wire being secured to the tube by means of a nut, to which tube
is also fixed a casting carrying a trigger acting as a brake to the incoming car and
retaining the same until the car is again dispatched. The car itself is supported
on the track by means of a pair of grooved wheels and an india-rubber pad is
arranged for breaking the impact of the car when coming in.
The car is propelled along the track by means of a spring lever pivoted upon an
arm projecting from the tube and adapted at one end to engage with the car, the
other end of the lever may be connected by an adjusting screw to a chain (or a
cord) which chain is in connection with the trigger, in such a manner that after
the said chain has been pulled down to place the spring lever in tension to a certain
extent the trigger will be disengaged from the car thereby allowing the reaction
of the spring to propel the car along the track. That end of the spring lever
which engages with the car is preferably formed with a loop which engages with
guards upon the car.
The spring lever may be made of wire which is coiled around the pivot pin at
about the middle of its length, and an independent spring is arranged in conjunction
with the spring lever for returning the latter to its normal position after it has
been operated to propel the car.
In practice, however, I prefer to arrange the spring lever as follows, that is to
say, bifurcate that end thereof which is connected with the chain so that it will
embrace the tube and I provide upon the tube, below the lever, a spring stop
connected with the trigger by a rod in such a manner that when the spring lever is
pulled down and caused to impinge against the spring stop the trigger will be
disengaged from the car or carrier to allow the latter to be propelled along the
track.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe how it can be
carried into practice by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Figure is a sectional side elevation of my apparatus for transporting cash,
checks, memoranda and other articles from one part of a shop or other building to
another, wherein a stop on the chain effects the release of the trigger:
Figure 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1:
Figure 3 is a view of the spring lever detached:
Figure 4 is a side elevation of the arrangement of my apparatus in which the
release of the trigger is effected by the spring lever actuating a spring stop:
Figure 5 is a horizontal section on the line 5-5 of Figure 4:
Figure 6 is a similar view to Figure 4 but shewing a modification thereof,
and,
Figure 7 is a section on the line 7-7 Figure 6.
Similar letters indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
a is the tube to which my improved apparatus is attached, which tube is held

page_text: to the ceiling by means of a flange c; d is the wire track passing through the
tube a and secured thereto by means of the nut e; a¹ is the car or carrier with
moveable box running on the wire track d; is the casting fixed to the tube a;
is the trigger pivoted to the casting at h and provided with an inclined face i
and notch or shoulder j adapted to receive looped projections k, k on the ends
of the car a' and thereby serving to retain the car until it is again dispatched.
1, are the pair of grooved wheels supporting the car a' on the wire track d,
such wheels being carried in brackets m, m on the car.
is the india-rubber pad held in the casting for breaking the impact of the
car a when coming in.
o is the spring lever for propelling the car al along the wire track d, the said
lever being made of wire coiled round the pivot pin at about the middle of its
length; p is the arm upon which the spring lever o is pivoted at g, such arm being
adjustably secured by a set-screw to the tube a; s is the chain or cord provided
with a handle t to enable the same to be pulled to place the spring lever in tension
and disengage the trigger g from the car.
u is the loop hinged to one end of the spring lever o, which loop engages with
one of the guards v on the loops of the car a¹ so as to propel the car when the
trigger is released the ends of the guards being preferably rounded as shewn in
Figure 2 to correspond with the curve of the loop u.
w is the independent spring for returning the spring lever o to its normal position
after it has propelled the car.
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In the arrangement shewn in Figures 1 and 2 the chains passes over a pulley a²
and through a hole in the trigger g and is attached to a regulating screw working
in a nut y on the top end of the spring lever o, and is provided with adjustable
stops, . When the chain is pulled downwards it first places the spring lever o
in tension and the stop then comes against the trigger g and releases it from the
car a' which is then immediately propelled along the track d by the reaction of the
lower part of the lever o. Upon releasing the chain handle t the spring lever o
under the influence of the spring w will cause the chain to be drawn upwards
and the stop thereon to move the trigger g up into its normal position. It will
be seen that the inclined face i of the trigger g by causing the car to rub against
the wire d in conjunction with the spring lever o will act as a brake to an incoming
car and the india-rubber pad n will break the impact of the said car and also of
the trigger 9. The resistance of the spring lever and trigger opposed to the
incoming car can be regulated to a nicety by adjusting the screw a, in conjunction
with the stop 2 and the spring lever o can be caused to propel the car a¹ with
greater or less force by altering the position of the stop on the chains; the
stops and are made in halves to allow of their being easily adjusted on the
chain or cords: 1 is a spring under the trigger to return it to its normal position
without the aid of the stop z¹.
In the arrangement illustrated by Figures 4 and 5 the trigger g is jointed to a
bifurcated rod having its upper end screw threaded and passing through a nut e¹
held in a spring stop d' on the tube a, the spring d² of which bears upon an
adjustable collar 3 on the said tube. The release of the trigger from the car is
effected by the spring lever o pressing upon the said spring stop when pulled upon
by the chains to place the lever in tension. The upper part of the spring lever
is in this case bifurcated as shewn in the plan at Figure 5 so as to embrace the
tube a which thus serves as a guide to the said lever. The upward movement of
the spring lever is limited by a stop el adjustably fixed on the tube a so that any
required resistance can be given to an incoming car by raising or lowering the
stop. The chain s is attached to the end of the lever as shewn and the stops z,
herein before described with reference to Figures 1 and 2 not being required are
dispensed with. The spring w of the lever o is connected to the nut c whereby
the latter is prevented from turning; if, however, the spring be detached from the
said nut the latter can be turned so as to adjust the tension of the spring stop d'
and consequently the degree of upward pressure of the trigger g.

page_text: By adjusting the said nut and correspondingly altering the position of the
collar d³ it will be obvious that a greater or less movement will be allowed to the
lever o so as to propel the car with greater or less force:
The arrangement illustrated in Figures 6 and 7 is similar to that illustrated in
Figures 4 and 5 except that the rod 6' is formed spring wise as shewn and as the
trigger g rigidly fixed to it by the casting g° which also carries the india-rubber
pad n and is bifurcated at the lower end so as to be guided by a rod g* fixed to the
casting ff, fare springs on the rod 9* bearing against each side of the
casting 9º.
g
This arrangement allows the trigger to yield in the direction of movement of
the car as well as to yield downwardly when the latter comes into contact therewith
thereby rendering the apparatus practically noiseless.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. In apparatus for transporting cash, checks, memoranda'and other articles from
one part of a shop or other building to another, the combination of a spring lever
pivoted on an arm projecting from a tube attached to the ceiling and to a wire
track, a chain or cord secured at its upper end to a regulating screw on the said
lever, adjustable stops on the said chain, a trigger arranged to be operated by
means of such stops, and a loop hinged to the lower end of the spring lever,
substantially as, and for the purpose, herein before described with reference to
Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the accompanying drawings:
2. In apparatus for transporting cash, checks, memoranda and other articles from
one part of a shop or other building to another, the combination of a spring lever
pivoted on an arm projecting from a tube attached to the ceiling and to a wire
track, the said lever embracing the said tube and being adapted to be operated by
a chain or cord, adjustable stops on the said tube, and a trigger adapted to be
actuated by the said lever, substantially as, and for the purpose, hereinbefore
described with reference to Figures 4 and 5 of the accompanying drawings.
3. In apparatus for transporting cash, checks, memoranda and other articles
from one part of a shop or other building to another, tlie use of a spring lever
consisting of a wire spring coiled at about the middle of its length around a pivot
pin in an arm projecting from a tube fixed to the ceiling and to a wire track,
substantially as herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
4. In apparatus for transporting cash; checks; memoranda and other articles
from one part of a shop or other building to another, the means for securing the
tube a to the wire track d, substantially as herein before described and illustrated'
in Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings.
5. The manufacture and use of the improved apparatuses for transporting cash,
checks, memoranda and other articles from one part of a shop or other building
to another hereinbefore described and illustrated in Figures and 2, in Figure 4
and in Figure 6 respectively of the accompanying drawings:
Dated the 28th day of August 1895.
G: F: REDFERN & Co.,.
4; South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant