Improvements in and connected with Coin-freed Turnstiles.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th June, 1890-Accepted, 2nd Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Coin-freed Turnstiles.
We, JOHN HENRY MAKIN of 394 Ainsworth Road, Grocer, and CHARLES
FREDERICK HILTON of 296 Ainsworth Road, Self-act Minder, both of Radcliffe
near Manchester in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of our
said invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object that of controlling turnstiles by the action of a
coin or coins to dispense with the services of attendants at present employed to
collect fares or charges of admittance to places of amusement and other places and to
operate the turnstiles. This we effect by mounting on the pillar of the turnstile or
otherwise a cam wheel with arms corresponding to the number of wings or vanes of
the turnstile. On each arm of the cam wheel is pivoted a lover with a spoon or other
end to receive the coin or coins from the slot or passage provided to admit same.
This lever is balanced to allow of its being tilted by the weight of one or more coins
according to the charges of admittance to the place the turnstile is employed for.
The cam wheel and turnstile are held stationary by a handle in a slide and a pivoted
catch locked by the weighted end of the lever for receiving the coin or coins. The
pivoted catch is held in position by a spring to prevent it interfering with the weighted
end of the coin lever, by which the sensitiveness of the latter is ensured. When
the requisite amount of cash deposited in the receiving slot or passage on the upper
or other part of the machine drops onto the end of the coin lever the balanced end is
moved out of the path of the pivoted catch and the handle can be operated to allow
of the cam wheel and turnstile being rotated by the person paying for admittance.
To prevent the coin or coins leaving the coin lever before the turnstile can be
unlocked by the land lever suitable means are provided by which the same cannot
drop into the cash-box until the turnstile has been operated. The cam wheel is
provided with eccentric or other passages to allow the same to move past the hand
lever, and re-set the latter to lock the turnstile on the approach of the next har of
the cam wheel. A suitable catch is employed to prevent the turnstile being turned
back. The apparatus is enclosed in a casing or box to prevent it being tampered
with. The cash-box can be attached to the casing or box or otherwise as desired.
This invention is equally applicable to existing turnstiles, the arrangements being
altered to suit various constructions.
Deted the 27th Santamber 1880
EDMUND CHADWICK,
A cant
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Coin-freed Turnstiles.
We, JOHN HENRY MAKIN of 394 Ainsworth Road, Grocer, and CHARLES
FREDERICK HILTON of 296 Ainsworth Road, Self-act Minder, both of Radcliffe
near Manchester in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of our
said 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 has for its object that of controlling turnstiles by the action of a coin
or coins to dispense with the services of attendants at present employed to collect
fares or charges of admittance to places of amusement and other places and to operate
the turnstiles. This we effect by mounting on the pillar of the turnstile or otherwise
a cam wheel with arms corresponding to the number of wings or vanes of the turnstile.
On each arm of the cam wheel is pivoted a lever with a spoon or other end to

page_text: receive the coin or coins from the slot or passage provided to admit same. This
lever is balanced to allow of its being tilted by the weight of one or more coins
according to the charges of admittance to the place the turnstile is employed for. The
cam wheel and turnstile are held stationary by a handle in a slide and a pivoted catch
locked by the weighted end of the lever for receiving the coin or coins. The pivoted
catch is held in position by a spring to prevent it interfering with the weighted end
of the coin lever, by which the sensitiveness of the latter is ensured. When the
requisite amount of cash deposited in the receiving slot or passage on the upper or
other part of the machine drops onto the end of the coin lever the balanced end is
moved out of the path of the pivoted .catch and the handle can be operated to allow of
the cam wheel and turnstile being rotated by the person paying for admittance. To
prevent the coin or coins leaving the coin lever before the turnstile can be unlocked
by the hand lever suitable means are provided by which the same cannot drop into
the cash-box until the turnstile has been operated. The cam wheel is provided with
eccentric or other passages to allow the same to move past the hand lever, and re-set
the latter to lock the turnstile on the approach of the next bar, of the cam wheel. A
suitable catch is employed to prevent the turnstile being turned back. The apparatus
is enclosed in a casing or box to prevent it being tampered with. The cash-box can
be attached to the casing or box or otherwise as desired. This invention is equally
applicable to existing turnstiles, the arrangements being altered to suit various
circumstances.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of our improvements in and connected with coin
freed turnstiles.
Fig. 2 is a plan of cam wheel showing the operating handle locked.
Fig. 3 is a part sectional elevation of our invention showing the coin spoon in
position to receive a coin from the coin slot or passage.
Fig. 4 shows the position of the coin spoon when a coin has been deposited therein
and the operating handle unlocked.
Fig. 5 is a part plan showing the movements of the operating handle and locking
mechanism when released by the action of a coin. .
Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation of coin spoon in position to deliver coin in
cash-box.
Fig. 7 is a plan of top side of our invention showing operating handle and coin slot
or passage.
Fig. 8 is an elevation of a turnstile with our invention fixed under the table, and
Fig. 9 with it above the table.
A is the turnstile pillar; B the wings or vanes, and C the table. On the pillar A
is mounted the cam wheel D provided with the arms E corresponding to the number
of wings or vanes B. On each arm E is pivoted, by the centre F, the lever G with
the spoon H to receive the coin or coins from the slot or passage I from the upper
side of the casing J. The cam wheel D is fitted with the catches K, secured
thereto by the centres L, which operate in conjunction with the projections M on the
levers G, to lock the operating handle N of the turnstile. The catches K are held in
position by the springs R secured to the cam wheel D by the pins S and T. The
springs R are provided to prevent the catches K interfering with the projections M
on the levers G to ensure of the sensitiveness of the latter, also to re-set the same
when operated by the sliding handle N. The levers G are so balanced that when the
spoons H are empty they assume the position shown in Fig. 3, which locks the
catches K and handle N, and prevents the turnstile being operated. To the casing J
are secured the slotted fixings O, in which are mounted the slide bar P carrying the
operating handle N. The bottom end of the latter extends into the eccentric or
other passages of the cam wheel D, by which the turnstile is locked when the
levers G are in the position shown in Fig. 3, and re-set or passed to the backside of
the next catch K when the turnstile is being rotated. On the turnstile pillar A is
fixed the ratchet wheel U, in which operates the "pawl" W to prevent the turnstile
being operated in the wrong direction.
This invention operates as follows:-Immediately a coin of the requisite amount is

page_text: passed down the slot or passage I to the spoon H the latter drops on to the raised
surface or table X in the box or casing J as shown in Fig. 4, and thus prevents tho
coin dropping ont of the spoon H until the turnstile has been operated, which is
necessary to effect the usefulness of the invention and prevent disappointment and
fraud. When either of the spoons H drop by the action of a coin as in Fig. 4 its
supporting lever G with the projection M is tilted out of contact with the catch K,
after which the latter will allow of the operating handle N being slid sideways as
shown in Fig. 5. Immediately the handle N has passed the end of the catch K the
latter assumes its normal position shown in Fig. 2 by the action of the spring R, and
the turnstile can be rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow to allow one person
to pass through. When the handle N has been drawn to the point Z at the entrance
of each eccentric passage Q the turnstile can be rotated in the direction indicated by
the arrow, which action causes the sides Y of the eccentric passages Q to operate on
the handle N and slides it back to the position, shown in Fig. 2, behind the next
advancing catch K on the cam wheel D, where it will remain until the latter is
released from the projection M on the lever G by the action of a coin. As soon as
the turnstile is rotate and the spoon H moves beyond the table X, as in Fig. 6, the
coin is deposited into the cash-box; and the lever G and spoon H assume the position
shown in Fig. 3 ready for a coin when rotated and placed under the coin slot or
passage 1. The handle H slides in the slot V in the casing J, and is provided with
the plate W to cover same when moving in either direction to prevent the mechanism
being tampered with.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
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In mechanism for controlling turnstiles by the action of a coin consisting of the
cam wheel D with the eccentric or other passages Q, levers G with the spoons Hand
projections M, pivoted catches K, springs R, handle N on the slide bar P mounted in
the fixings O, and the table X, substantially as described.
Dated the 18th June 1890.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.