IMPROVEMENTS IN DOORS AND IN APPARATUS CONNECTED THERE WITH FOR COLLECTING FEES
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Jan., 1888.
Complete Specification Left, 19th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 21st Dec., 1888
I GEORGE WILLIAMSON of 14 Ward Street Hunslet Road Leeds in County of
York, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN DOORS AND IN APPARATUS CONNECTED THERE WITH FOR COLLECTING FEES to be
as follows:-
My Invention relates to apparatus in connection with doors or barriers for
regulating the admission to closets or other places where a Fee is .charged for
admission.
A part of said invention relates to the form and arrangement of the door or doors.
I prefer to use two doors which I call angle doors, and each of these angle doors
consists of two plains or leaves set at or about right angles to each other and
which are kept in that form by ironwork made in the form of the letter L each
door is in horizontal section of the form of the letter L, and one of these loors
is hinged at its angle to each of the two door posts at the entrance of the closet.
In the normal position of the doors the inner leaf of one door overlaps the inner
leaf of the other one and the two leaves close up the entrance to the closet, the
two outer leaves being then projecting outside the closet, and admission is barred,
a locking arrangement to be described preventing the doors from being pushed
inwards. When the locking mechanism is liberated it is possible for a person to.
push inwards the two inner leaves and enter the closet, and in doing so the two
outer leaves are constrained to follow and they then stand across the entrance
and bar any further admission, the two inner leaves standing along the sides of:
the closet so as to offer no obstruction. In this position they may be secured by
a bolt or catch or they may be arranged to automatically secure themselves by.
coming in contact with a drop pawl or other equivalent arrangement which the
person inside can liberate at pleasure.
When it is desired to leave the closet the drop pawl is lifted and the two
outer leaves are pushed outwards the two inner leaves necessarily follow up behind
the person leaving and the width of the leaves is so arranged that this person."
cannot get clear of the two outer leaves without closing the two inner ones
sufficiently to bar ingress and at or about this point the catch of the locking
mechanism engages so that no one can enter until it is released. To ensure the
two doors acting properly together the upper part of the inner leaf of one door

page_text: is connected by a rod jointed at each end to the upper part of the outer leaf of
the other door, or a toothed segment may be used, or other equivalent arrangement.
The peculiarity of the arrangement is that when the closet is empty the inner
leaves of the two doors bar admission; and' when it is occupied the outer leaves
close the entrance and bar further admission and that the outer leaves cannot be
opened wide enough for a person to pass through without closing the inner ones
and locking the doors. It will be evident that it is not necessary that the leaves
be flat plains they may be curved.
Another part of my Invention relates to the method of forming the money box
and connecting it and the locking mechanism to one of the doors so that these
parts are about the hinge of the door, and are connected to the door, without any
intermediate mechanism and can be put up and taken down along with the door
without adjustment other than is necessary to fix the door itself, and by which any
special framing or setting is dispensed with. I make the money box in the form of
a cylinder with a segment cut out to fit to the ordinary door post. The leaves of
the angle doors previously mentioned are carried by Larms which have hinges
at the angle of the arms to fix to the door post one of these ✓ arms is made
different from the rest so as to hinge to the axis of the cylindrical money box,
and work about it so that practically the money box and this arm from an
enlarged hinge, and as the locking mechanism is situated on the top of the
money box and is actuated by this arm of the door there is no intermediate
connections required.
Another part of my Invention relates to the method of locking and unlocking
the door. It has been mentioned that one of the arms is hinged to the axis
of the cylindrical money box, ibis Larm has a segment piece formed with it in
the angle of its two branches of about the same radius as the top of the money
box. This segment is placed on the top of the money box and over it a cover
plate is bolted to the money box so that the segment forms a hinge with the
cover plate and money box. The segment piece has a ledge or lip (rather deeper
than the diametre of the coin to be used) along its curved edge and this lip has
two steps in it, so that the lip is of three different thicknesses. A stout pawl or
catch is pivoted to the cover plate and has a spring behind it to keep it in
position. When in its normal position the point of the catch or pawl lays against
one of the steps, and is kept there by the spring. The back of the catch which
is properly curved then forms with the thinner part of the lip a
narrow curved
groove wide enough and deep enough for a coin to lay in it. If it is attempted
to open the door without putting a coin in this groove the result is that the
point of the catch comes against the next stop and the movement is stopped.
When a coin is inserted into this curved groove through a slit in the cover plate
and the door is moved the coin is carried by the first step along the curved
groove until it comes to a projection on the catch and in pushing the coin
between this projection and the lip, the catch is moved out of its place and the
door is free to be opened the coin is then free to drop through a hole in the top
of the money box. When a person leaves the closet the catch by the pressure of
its spring is restored to its normal position.
A small slit in the bottom of the curved groove allows coins of less than the
proper size to go through without acting on the catch.
For the convenience of attendant entering the closet I arrange a key hole
either in the money hox or in the cover plate so arranged that a properly formed
key can be inserted to move the catch out of the way the position of the key
being such that though it moves the catch it forms of itself a stop allowing a
limited opening of the door sufficient for the attendant, but too small to be
convenient to the public.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Doors and in Apparatus Connected therewith for
Collecting Fees.
I GEORGE WILLIAMSON of 14 Ward Street, Hunslet Road, Leeds, in the County
of York, Engineer, 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 in connection with Doors, Gates, Barriers,
Turnstiles, or the like for regulating the admission to Closets, or other places, where
a fee is charged for admission.
A part of my said Invention relates to the form and arrangement of the door or
doors or barriers. I prefer to use two doors, each consisting of two planes or leaves,
set at or about right angles to each other. Each door is in horizontal section somc-
what of the form of the letter L, and they are hinged or pivoted at or near to the
angular point, one to each of the two door posts at the entrance of the closet or
enclosure.
In the normal position of the doors shown in Figs. 1 & 2 of drawings the inner
leaf a of one door is approximately in line with the inner leaf a¹ of the other door,
and they block the entrance of closet or enclosure; the outer leaves A & A¹ being
then projecting outside the closet, and admission is barred; a locking arrangement to
When the locking
be described preventing the doors from being pushed inwards.
mechanism is liberated, it is possible for a person to push inwards the two inner
leaves a & a and enter the closet or enclosure, and in doing so, the two outer
leaves A & A are constrained to follow, and they then stand across the entrance and
bar any further admission; as shown in Figs. 3 & 4 the two inner leaves then standing
along the sides of closet so as to offer no obstruction. In this position they may be
secured by a bolt or catch, or they may be arranged to automatically secure them-
selves, by coming in contact with a drop pawl, or other equivalent arrangement, which
the person inside can liberate at pleasure. When it is desired to leave the closet, the
catch or drop pawl can be unfastened, and the two outer leaves A & A' of the doors
pushed outwards, the two inner leaves a & a¹ necessarily follow behind the
up
leaving, and the width of the leaves is so arranged that the person cannot get clear of
the two outer leaves, without closing the two inner ones sufficiently to bar ingress,
and at or about this point the catch of the locking mechanism engages, so that no one
can enter until it is released.
person
To ensure the two doors acting properly together the upper part of the inner leaf
of one door, is jointed to one end of a connecting rod, E and the other end of this
rod, is jointed to the upper part of the outer leaf of the other door, or a toothed
seginent may be used, or other equivalent arrangement.
When a connecting rod is used I arrange it so, that one end of it can be readily
disconnected by a key provided for the purpose, so as to allow one of the doors to
swing free, for the use of the attendant, while the other one remains locked,

page_text: It will be evident that it is not necessary that the leaves of the doors shall be made
flat planes, they may be curved in horizontal section, as shown in Fig. 5.
Another part of my Invention relates to the method of forming the money box
used in connection with doors, barriers, or turnstiles, and connecting it to the locking
mechanism, so as to form an enlarged hinge, joint, or arbor, on which the door,
barrier, or turnstile, can swing or rotate.
I prefer to make the money box in the form of a cylinder or part of a cylinder, B,
shown on a larger scale in Figs. 6 & 7; arranged so that it can be readily secured to a
door post H, or other suitable fixed part of structure, and so arranged that the spindle
or axis of the door, barrier, or turnstile B₁, passes through this box, and on this
spindle or axis, a ratchet lever or arm D¹ of the locking mechanism is pivoted. The
door, barrier, or turnstile, may be secured to this ratchet lever or arm, so that it
moves with it about, the money box linge, joint, or arbor.
Another part of my Invention shown in Figs. 6 and 7. relates to the unlocking
inechanism.
A lever or arm D¹ is pivoted to the axis B₁ of money box, this arm has a segment
piece D formed with it, on which ratchet teeth or steps d & dare formed, (of about
half the depth of the segment piece) and is closed in by a cover plate R, which is
secured to the money box B, so that the ratchet lever can work between it and the
money box, so as to form a joint, binge, or arbor. A pawl or catch I is pivoted at J
to either the money box, or the cover plate, or to both, and engages with one of the
steps or teeth d formed on the segment piece of the ratchet lever D so as to prevent
more than a limited amount of movement of the lever, the pawl being held in position
by a spring P. When in its normal position, there is a space 7 between, the catch or
pawl I and the segment piece, D large enough for a coin of the predetermined size
to lay in, but which will allow a smaller coin to pass through and into the money box
through the opening 0. This space is so arranged as to be directly under a slit in
the plate R for receiving the coin, so that no shoot or guide is required, and the coin can
be placed directly in the required position, so that it lies between the segment piece of
lever and the catch, and when the lever D₁ is moved a tooth or step d formed on the
segment piece D for the purpose, carries forward the coin, so that it presses against a
projection m on the catch, I and in pushing the coin between this projection and the
step or tooth of segment piece the catch is moved out of its place, and the lever is
then free to be moved to the extent of its travel, and with it the door or barrier
attached to it.
When the lever is thus moved the coin is pushed beyond the projection m on the
catch, and is then free to drop into the money box, through the opening N, and the
catch is again pressed by its spring P against the segment piece D on the lever, DI
so that when the lever is restored to its normal position, the catch will engage with
one of the ratchet teeth on the segment piece, D so as to prevent ingress until a
coin is inserted as before.
The projection m on the catch I against which the coin acts does not extend to the
full width of catch, a portion of it being cut away at to allow the steps or
teeth & don segment piece D to pass.
In another modification of the locking mechanism, shown in Figs. 8 & 9 (which
may be used with an ordinary four armed turnstile, or barrier) one, two, three, or
four catches may be used as desired. I will first explain its action with one catch.
The segment piece of the previous modification is extended in this case into a
complete circle D connected to a centre boss, D³ by the plate D2 and pivoted to the
axis B of the money box, and turnstile. To this circle the arms of a turnstile or
barrier may be attached, D1 and on this circle 1 form four sets, or couples of ratchet
teeth or steps, d d¹ cach couple being equidistant from the couple next to it. A pawl
or catch I is pivoted to the inoney box at J and engages with the second tooth
one of the couples, so as to prevent movement in a forward direction, the catch I
being held in position by a spring P as in the previous modification. When a coin
is dropped through a slit in the cover plate, it lies between the catch I and the
ratchet circle, D in the space and if the circle D is pushed round in a forward
of

page_text: direction the coin is pushed by the foremost tooth d of this couple, against a
projection m on the catch, I so that the catch is moved clear of the second tooth, 1.
and the circle is free to be moved a quarter of a revolution, in moving which, the
coin is carried past the projection m on the catch, and drops into the money box,
through the opening N. when the catch under the infiuence of its spring, P resumes
its normal position, and engages with the second tooth d of the next couple on the
ratchet circle D. It will be evident that in moving the ratchet circle, the foremost
tooth d of each couple, would engage with the catch, instead of the second tooth, d¹
if not prevented; to avoid this I form four cam projections, on the centre boss D³
of ratchet circle, and I also form a tail piece i on the catch, I these are so arranged,
that whenever the point of catch I comes near a foremost tooth of a couple, one of
the cam projections presses on the tail of catch, and moves the point clear of
that tooth, and then allows it to engage with the second tooth d¹ of the couple, so
that no further forward motion of the ratchet circle D can take place, until another
coin has been inserted, and the operation repeated. As each of the four couples of
ratchet teeth, d d and each of the four cam projections, are brought in turn into
contact with the catch, I it follows that the ratchet circle can be moved a quarter of a
revolution in a forward direction, each time that a proper coin is inserted in the slit,
without the necessity of reversing the motion; and that in any position of the
ratchet circle it can be moved in a backwards direction continuously without
hindrance..
But one
When it is desired to make the admission dependent on the payment of more than
one coin, I pivot four catches like the one just described at equidistant points on the
money box, so that the four catches I will engage with the four second teeth i', in the
four couples, on the ratchet circle, D I also make four slits in the cover plate R and in
the plate D, corresponding to the spaces between the catches I and the ratchet
circle D. It will be evident that in this case no forward movement can take place,
unless four coins are inserted in the four spaces to move the four catches.
or more of the catches, may be held clear of the ratchet circle, D and the cam
projections, d² by taper pointed screws » acting on the tail-piece of catch, or by
being nipped at the pivot, or other convenient place to the money box ; so that the
catches which are not so held, are the only ones which are operative. In this way by
securing one, two, or three, of the catches, the working of the mechanism can be
made to depend on the insertion of either three, two, or one coin. The slits corre-
ponding to the catches which are fastened, may be closed by a shutter, S, so that no
coin can be inserted, where there is not a catel free to be operated.
in another modification of the locking mechanism, shown in Figs. 10 & 11 I
arrange the money box with its axis B in a horizontal position, so that the ratchet
lever, D with the barrier A attached to it, can move in a vertical plane on this axis.
In this modification two catches, I and two sets of ratchet teeth, d'd' can be used if
desired that is, one set of teeth, and one catch, on each side of ratchet lever, so as to
necessitate the use of two coins to move the two catches out of the way; and either
catch can be made inoperative in the way already described.
Constructions and arrangements of doors or barriers according to my Invention,
are illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the Drawings; of money box hinge, joint,
or arbor, in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11; and of my improved locking
mechanism in Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11.
Fig. 1 is an elevation, and, Fig. 2 a plan view, of doors, or barriers, in their normal
position and Fig. 3 is an elevation, and Fig. 4 a plan view, of the same when closed.
Fig. 5 is a plan view of doors curved in horizontal section, and showing the doors in
an intermediate position between being open and closed. F is a cam projection
attached to one of the doors, and acted on by the spring G, to ensure the door moving
to each end of its travel.
Fig. 6 is a plan view, with cover plate removed, of money box hinge, and locking
mechanism and Fig. 7 is an elevation of same.
;
Fig. 8 is a plan view, of the modification of locking mechanism, in which one, two,
three, or four coins may be used, as arranged, one half of it is shown as a sectional

page_text: plan, taken in the line 1, 2, of Fig. 9; only one quarter of the cover plate is shown.
the other quarters being like the one shown. Fig. 9 is an elevation, of the money
box hinge, joint, or arbor, of the same modification.
Figs. 10 and 11 show in elevation and plan the modification of the locking mechanism,
in which the ratchet lever with its attached barrier moves in a vertical plane. In these
Figures the several parts are indicated by the same letters as the corresponding parts
in the previous modifications.
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. The method of forming and arranging doors, barriers, or the like for regulating
the admission to closets, or other places, where a fee is charged for admission,
substantially as described, and shown, in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively.
2. The arrangement of apparatus herein described as a money box hinge, joint, or
arbor, in which a money box and, a ratchet lever or arm, supporting a door, barrier,
turnstile or the like, are so arranged as to form a hinge, joint, or arbor, on
which the door, barrier, or turnstile, can swing or rotate, substantially as
described.
3. The arrangement of a ratchet lever pivoted to, or forming part of a money box
hinge, joint, or arbor, and of a locking catch; wherein a coin can be placed in
immediate contact with the catch; and can be made to act directly upon the catch; so
as to disengage it, for effecting the unlocking of doors, barriers, or turnstiles,
substantially as described.
4. The arrangement of apparatus for effecting the unlocking of doors, barriers, or
turnstiles, whether by the use of one coin, or of more than one coin, according to
adjustment; substantially as described and shown in Figs. 8 and 9, and in Figs. 10
and 11 respectively.
5. The Combination of arrangements of apparatus in Claims 1, 2, and 3.
6. The Combination of arrangements of apparatus in Claims 2 and 4.
Dated this 18th day of October 1888.
.
GEORGE WILLIAMSON.