Improvements in Street Car or Fare Registers.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct., 1895-Accepted, 8th Feb., 1896
[Communicated from abroad by THE ST. LOUIS REGISTER Co., of St. Louis,
Missouri, United States of America.]
Improvements in Street Car or Fare Registers.
I, WILLIAM HENRY BECK, of 115 Cannon Street, in the City of London,
Consulting Engineer and Chartered Patent Agent, 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 :-
This invention relates to that class of registers and indicators commonly called
street car or fare registers wherein is employed a trip register formed by a step
by step revolvable index moving over a fixed dial and a permanent register
formed by a set of adding wheels that are moved in unison with the index of the
trip register to preserve the sum of the operations of the register while said index
may be retuned to zero
The present invention is more particularly an improvement in certain portions
upon that set forth and shown in the United States Letters Patent to Leo Ehrlich
dated January 24, 1893, No. 490,342, but in addition thereto embraces an automatic
resetting device for the tip register, the combination of two permanent registers
with a single trip-1egister, whereby different classes of fares may be distinguished
and accounted for; and also novel constructions and arrangements of parts, ag
will be fully hereinafter set forth.
As a more ready understanding of the improvements may be had from a
detailed description thereof, such description will now be given with reference to
the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the register with the glass front and dial of the
tip register removed.
Fig. 1 is a sectional view of the push-piece g and a portion of the rod.
Fig. 2 is a cross sectional elevation on the line 2, 2, of Fig. 1, certain parts
being in elevation.
Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional clevation on the line 3, 3, of Fig 1.
Fig. 4 is a detail sectional elevation taken on the line 4, 4, of Fig. 2, of the
cariei, and bai for actuating the auxiliary permanent register.
Fig. 5 is a detail elevation of the zero stop and a portion of the bevel wheel.
Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation on the line 6, 6, of Fig. 1, showing the pawl and
pawl carrier of the permanent register, the bell and hammer and the faie indicating
signal.
Fig. 7 is an elevation of the false plate removed from the machine, showing the
two reciprocating slides for operating the register.
Fig. 8 is a front elevation sumilar to Fig. 1, showing the same construction with
the use of only one permanent register, as is common.
Fig. 9 is a front view similar to Fig. 8, showing a modified form of the means
for returning the index of the trip iegister to zero and of the manner of releasing
the trip register so that it may be returned.
Fig. 10 is a sectional elevation of the same showing particularly the manner of
releasing the pawl so that the trip register may be returned to zero.
Fig. 11 is a front elevation of a register with a portion of its dial removed to
disclose the underlying auxiliary permanent register and illustrating a slight
modification of that shown in Fig. 1.

page_text: Fig. 12 is an elevation of the pawl and pawl carrier for the auxiliary permanent
register; and
Fig. 13 is
a detail elevation particularly of the pawl carrier of the main
permanent register showing a means of locking it against movement during the
returning of the trip register to zero.
The improved fare register is supported by a back or base plate A, and enclosed
by a circular casing B, with a glass front as usual, the whole being carried by
a false back C that is intended to be secured in place as against the end of a street
car or other vehicle by screws.
The base-plato A, carrying the mechanism of the register, is removably connected
to the false back C, in any suitable manner, and both the base plate and false back
may be secured together by a bolt aud padlock, as in said Patent.
The complete register is shown in Fig. 1, and as modified in Fig. 11, contemplates
the use of two permanent registers as will be hereinafter described, but as many of
the novel features are applicable where only one permanent register is used such
simple form of register as seen in Fig. 8 will first be described, reference being
also had to other figures showing the same parts.
The register includes a tip register and a permanent register. The trip register
consists of the usual dial D, as in Figs. 2, 3, and 11, supported by and secured to
posts h, projecting from the back plate A, and an index 2 airanged above the dial;
and the permanent register E consists of the usual series of adding wheels with
then carrying pimons, as will piosently appeal.
The
The
The index is fixedly secured to the hub 80 of a bevel gear 20, that is supported
to rotate loosely on a central bearing stud 21, projecting from the back plate.
step by step indicating movements of the index are imparted by the oscillatious of
au actuating device best seen in Fig. 6, consisting of a paul 23 that engages with
a 1atchet 24, fast to a bevel pinion 22 which meshes with the gear 20.
ratchet 24 and bevol pinion 22, see Fig. 2, are both fast to the shaft 25 of the
permanent register E, the units wheel, of which is also fast to said shaft.
The pawl 23 18 carried by a pawl-carrier 26, see Figs. 2 and 6, that is hung loosely
on the shaft 25, and said pawl carlier has a finger 27 that projects rearwardly
through an opening in the back plate A and is engaged by a reciprocating slide 28,
see Figs. 2 and 7, which is supported in bearings 29, ou the face of the false back C.
The slide 28 is moved between a pair of limiting stops 31, against the force of a
spring 30, by an operating cord 32, extending within each of the operator. The
coid is secured to a stud 32 a projecting from the slide 28, and its end passes
outward around or between grooved guide wheels 33, 233, carried by the false
back. The slide 28 cailies a toothed portion or ratchet that co-operates with a
yielding detent y pivoted to the false-back C, and seives to compel a complete
movement of the slide 28 on each recipiocation.
From the foregoing it will be seen that each time the operating cord 32 is pulled
upon the slide 28 is reciprocated which in turn oscillates the pawl carrier 26 in one
direction against the force of the sping 30, (Fig. 7), so that the pawl 23 in thus
moving backward, ongages with the succeeding tooth of the ratchet 24. Upou
releasing the operating cord 32 the spring 30 causes the slide 28, pawl 23, and
pawl-carrier 26, to return to their normal positions feeding the ratchet 24 forward
one step, which in turn through the pinion 22 and gear 20 similarly moves the
index over the dial one step.
The permanent register E, as before stated, consists of the usual series of
adding wheels, representing units, tens, hundreds, thousands, &c., all carried by the
shaft 25 that is mounted in flame 35, the said adding wheels having carrying
pinions as usual. This fiame 35 is hinged upon a pin 36 at its outer side to the
back plate A, see Fig. 2, so that the frame may be locked and the bevol pinion 22
moved out of mesh with the bevel gear 20.
As the ratchet 24 and the units wheelj of the adding wheels are fast to the
same shaft 25, it results that ench time the pawl carrier 26 is oscillated as before
described, the adding wheel or wheels of the permanent register E is or are

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trip register.
The rear side of the pawl-carrier 26 18 formed with an oppositely extending
flange 17, see Figs 2 and 6, that overlies the opening in the back plate through
which the finger 27 extends and prevents access to the interior of the registe:
though said opening.
When the frame 35 which, as before stated, also supports the pawl-carriei 26 is
rocked to disconnect the bevel pinion 22 from the gear 20, it is necessary to lock
the permanent register against movement to preseive the count, the trip register
being then out of connection cannot be moved forward at all and only backward
by the devices hereinafter set forth. For this locking of the permanent
egister E, when the frame 35 is moved to the inoperative position, one or more
projections 19,- -seen in Fig. 13,-on the rear surface of the pawl-carrier 26, meet
oi coincide with a stop or abutment 18, that is formed by a finger connected to the
bell standard h This stop-finger 18 is mounted so as to yield in one ducction for
the passage of either or both of the projections 19, but is fixed in the opposite
direction Thus, in Fig 13, the stop-finger 18 is pivotally connected to the
standards and is held iigid in one ducetion by an adjustable screw-stop¹ that
comes against said staudaid and yielding in the other ducction against a
spring
The setting device or the mechanism by which the trip-register is returned to
zero or its starting point without disturbing the permanent register, consists
incidentally of a disengaging device F, foi releasing the tip-register or discon-
necting the permanent register from the tup register, and particularly of an
automatic motor such as a contractile spring K, see Figs 1 and 8, for 10tating the
index of the trip-1egister rearwardly, to its starting point.
Thus, with the index or its bevel wheel 20 (see Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 8) there is
combined a pinion 38 integral or fixed so as to rotate with said bevel wheel 20,
and in mesh with said pinion 38, is a toothed segment 39 that is loose upon a
post 2, projecting from the back plate A. This segment 39 is connected to one
end of the motor spring K, the opposite end thereof fixed either to the base plate
01 to some other part of the register. The parts are so arranged that as the
index is moved step by step forward in the usual registrations of the register the
moto sping K is gradually placed under tension by the rotation, or partial
notation, of the segment 39. As soon, therefore, as all opposition to backward oi
return movement of the index and its connected parts shall be removed the motoL
sping will act to effect this retuin.
With the use of the segment 39 it will be evident that there may come a time
during the step by step operation of the tip register, say in nearing on at the
completion of a complete rotation when the segment 39 will become disengaged
from the pinion 38. This, however, will make no difference in the effective
operation of the motor spring K as in such case it continues to hold the last tooth
of the segment 39 constantly against the pinion 38 ieady as soon as the tup
register is released or unlocked to engage with said pinion and return the trip
1 egister to zero. This construction also results in only enabling the motoi
sping K to be placed under a predetermined tension no matter how many complete
rotations of the trip register may take placo before being returned backward
Lo zelo.
In the present instance the only impediment to this free backward movement of
the index, is the fact that the tip register and the poi manent register E that is
normally in gear with the bevel wheel 20, of the trip-register are secured against
all backward motion by a stop-pawl 10 (see Fig. 6) that engages with the ratchet 24
which thus holds both the permanent and tip-iegister against backward movement
so long as the permanent register is in active position. The stop-pawl 10 is held
to duty by a spung 10 a As soon as the permanent registei is temporally
disconnected from the trip-register by 1ocking its lame 35, the motor sping K
will thereupon be free to return the tip-register to zelo.
The means for cffecting

page_text: the disengagement or release of the tup-register is conveniently embodied in the
disengaging device F, before referred to
This device in its most complete embodiment as herein illustrated serves mainly
a two-fold function, uz. to lock the frame 35, ca11ying the permanent register E
so as to disconnect and connect its bevel pinion 22 fiom and to the bevel wheel 20,
and to set the duection indicator II; and incidentally the device cairies meaus for
preventing a fraudulent manipulation thereof.
The device F, see Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 8, is formed partly by a fiame sliding on
the back plate A m a guide 41 b (Fig 2), and partly by a radially disposed rod¹
that is mounted in beatings provided by the inner portion of the stud 21, and by a
bracket 40, extending from the back plate A. The frame fand rod flare con-
nected igidly together, and the outer end of the rod is provided with a
push-piece that extends to the exterior of the enclosing case C so as to be
conveniently pushed inwardly in operating the slide. The greater portion of the
push-piece g consists of a sleeve inounted in an opening in a post 3 projecting
from the base plate A and loosely surrounding the end of the rod f¹ and in a
measme aiding in supporting said iod; a set screw g¹ prevents the entire removal
of the push-piece see Fig 1ª.
The frame is provided with an inclined slot 12, (Fig 3), that is engaged by a
pin or stud 11, projecting from the inue end of the permanent register fianie 35;
said stud also caying the stop-pawl 10 (Fig 6) In the normal active position of
the register with the permanent aud tup-registers connected, the stud 11 occupies
the higher part of the inclined slot 12, and as the disengaging device is pushed
inwardly as indicated by the arrows, Fig. 3, the inclined slot moving over the stud
gradually moves it inward or nearer the back plate A, which consequently rocks
the frame 35 inward as indicated by the arrow, Fig. 2, and thus disconnects tho
bevel puion 22, from the wheel 20. On the return of the devico F the reverse
motion takes place and the pinion 22 and wheel 20 ale re-engaged. The inner
end of the stud 11 may be guided in its backward and forward movements by
extending it between the walls of a slot 13, formed in the guide 41 b, see Fig. 1.
In order to prevent the immediate return of the disengaging device F and to
avoid the necessity of holding it in its waid position, piesei ving the disconnection
of the permanent register from the tip register until the tip register has been
returned to its zero position, and to compel a complete movement of the disengaging
device, there is provided a lock consisting of two engaging paits one represented
by a cucular flange 41, on the outer surface of the wheel 20, and a hook-ended
latch 42, pivotally connected to a bracket f2 ca1ied by and arianged immediately
above the 1od f, and sping pressed in one direction as in Fig. 3. The circular
flange 41 18 cut away or provided with a recess 9 that lies coincident with the
latch 42, when the index of the tup-register stands at zero so that should the
device with said latch be moved inwardly while the tip register stands in this
position no engaging of the latch 42 with the cucular Hauge 41 will ocem, and
this recess also permits the release of the latch from the flange and thus allows the
return of the device F to its normal outward position at the completion of the
eturn of the tip-register to its zeio position.
As the tip-iegister represented by the index i has been moved step by step one
or more tunes in the ordinary registering operation, the releasing recess 9 for the
device F has been moved a distance away from coincidence with the latch 42
corresponding to the number of step by step movements of the index, and hence a
portion of the flange 41 is presented in front of the latch 42 and is engaged
thereby When the device is pushed inwardly to effect the temporary discon-
nection of the permanent register or to release the backward preventing stop
represented by the stop-pawl 10, the latch 42 is moved over the wheel 20 and
finally engages with the cucular flauge 41, and thereby temporally prevents the
return of the device F. As soon as this occurs, the permanent register E being
then disconnected, and the stop-pawl 10 removed from action, the motor spring K
is fiee to act and immediately iolates the index and wheel 20, back to the zelo
2

page_text: position and bings the recess 9 in coincidence with the latch 42, which, no longer
being restrained by the encular flinge 11 is fico to pass through said space and
allow the device F to return to its not mal outward position causing the reconnection
of the trip and permanent registers.
To prevent only a partial inward movement of the device F with a view to a
fraudulent manipulation of the tip-register, and to compel a full movement
thereof, the bevel wheel 20 is provided with a second or supplemental circular
flange 41 a, concentric with the flange 41, with which the latch 42 may engage
and be prevented froin withdiawal should the device F be only partially moved
Inwardly.
As the register is constructed in the present instance this partial movement of
the device is sufficient to have rocked the permanent register frame 35 inward
so as to place one of the projections 19 in fiont of the stop 18, so that even
should an attempt be made to operate the register by pulling the coid 32 it will be
prevented.
The index and bevel wheel 20 is stopped at the zelo position by a zero stop 64
(see Figs. 1, 5 and 8) adapted to meet a piojection 1 on said wheel 20. This stop 64
is a yielding one in one direction so that should the wheel 20 be turned more than
a complete revolution in its step by step movement the projection
pass said stop.
may be fice to
The return of the device F to its outward noimal position may be effected
by hand, but as herein embodied it is done automatically in one instance by
the motor spring K (see Figs 1 and 8) through the means of a lever A¹ pivoted
to the back-plate A, one end connected to said spring and the other end attached
to the 1od through a pin 2, as in Fig. 3. Another means as in Fig 9 is by
an individual sping 16 sunrounding the rod between the beating 40 and a
shoulder on the iod.
The sping K or 16 acting on the device F to return it outward, tends to
cause the hooked end of the latch 42 to bear with some fiction on the flange 41
should the land be removed from pressing the slide inwardly so that the latch
acts as a brake to the sudden return of the index to zero under the force of the
spring K.
.
The wheel 20 in the structure shown in Fig. 8 cares a yielding pawl 50 a
having a slight movement limited by a pm 6, projecting from said wheel 20, that
enters a slot in the pawl, and which pawl is held in position by a spring 7. This
pawl 50 is situated in advance of the recess 9 of the cncular flange 41, and is in
position as the index and wheel 20 return to the zeto positions under considerable
momentum to meet the end of the latch 42, and partially stop such movement of
the wheel 20 until the latch may retne slightly which is allowed by the recess or
cutaway portion 5, in the flange 41, diectly opposite the curved end of tho
pawl 50 a.
Allusion has heretofore been made to the fact that the disengaging device Fin
effect releases the tap-register from the influence of a stop pawl 10 that normally
prevents its backward movement
In Figures 9 and 10, aud best seen in Fig. 10, there shown a modification
where the device Factually operates to release a stop-pawl 106 from engage-
ment with the teeth of the bevel wheel 20, and thus permits said wheel and the
tup-register to be returned to zero either by the motoi 'sping before described,
o as in this particular construction by the act of the hand through a knob 201,
fast to hub of the bevel wheel 20. The stop-pawl 106 is pivoted to a bracket 10 c,
projecting from the base A, and is held normally in engagement with the teeth of
the wheel 20, by a spring 10 d One end of the pawl is slotted at 10e to receive
the stud 11 before itferied to, that also projects into the inclined slot 12, in the
fiame of the device F. When the device I 18 moved inwardly, as before
described, the rocking of the stud 11 1cal ward also diass the stop-pawl 10b1ear-
waid and frees it from the wheel 20, so that said wheel may be rotated back to tho
zero position.

page_text: As thus far described, only one permanent register E, in connection with the
trip-register (as tu Figs. 8 and 9) has been referied to. In some instances, it often
happens that two or more classes of faies are collected by the conductor, such as
half fares or transfers or both, in which case a single permauent register is not
capable of distinguishing between the several classes and hence the returns of a
dishonest conductor are liable to be fictitious by including more of the lesser class
of fares or transfers than were actually collected by him.
In order to avoid this, the register is provided as in Figs. 1, 2 and 11, with a
second or auxiliary permanent register E, arranged in any suitable position,
preferably in the hitherto vacant space directly opposed to the permanent register E,
upon the other side of the wheel 20, of the tip register. This auxiliary register Di
is shown in Figs. 1 and 2, of substantially the same construction and aliangement
as the permanent register E composed of a series of adding wheels with their
respective cairying wheels mounted in a rocking frame 135 the units wheel being
secured to the shaft 125 that cares at its end and secured thereto a bevel
pinion 122, adapted to mesh at the proper time with the bevel wheel 20. The
same shaft also cairies, secured thereto, a ratchet 124, that is engaged by n stop
pawl 110, the function of which is simply to prevent any backward movement of
the ratchet 124. In this embodiment of the auxiliary register and its co-action
with the tip-register, the actuated bevel pinion 122 is normally out of gear with
the wheel 20, so that during the ordinary operations of the register, the tip-registor
and the permanent register E will only be operated but said pinion 122, is adapted
at the proper time to be placed in gea with said wheel 20, so as to likewise be
moved a step when the tip-register is moved to indicate a fare, and such
connection of the auxiliary register E' occurs without disturbing the position of
the other permanent register E and hence both registers will be simultaneously
operated. Thus, tho totals of the permanent register E will show the complete
totals of all the operations of the trip-register while the auxiliary register E will
simply show the total operations of the trip-register for the other or unusual class
of fares collected, so that in order to arrive at the number of full fares collected
at any one tune, the total of the auxiliary register E' should be subtracted from
that of the register E.
In the two modifications of this part of the invention illustiated herein the one
already partially described and shown in Figs. 1 to 4, embraces means for locking
the pinion 122 of the auxiliary register in gear with the wheel 20, and thus actuating
said auxiliary register through the medium of the tip-register, while in the foun
shown in Figs. 11 and 12, the auxiliary register is actuated duectly without the
uter position of the tap-register wheel 20, but in both cases as will appear herein-
after, the operation of the auxiliary register is effected by an individual actuating
coid or other equivalent means separate from that which alone actuates the trip-
register and permanent register E in the ordinary operations of the register.
For this purpose the false back C, Fig. 7, in addition to the reciprocating slide 28
before described is provided with an auxiliary reciprocating slide 128, that is
actuated by a second cord 132, passing outward around a guide wheel 133. This
slide 128 is guided by beatings 129 and the beag 29, and is provided with
an extended aim 131 that lies against the upper end of the slide 28. The
construction is such that when the slide 28 is reciprocated by a pull upon the
cord 32, no motion of the other slide 128 will occur; but when the slide 128, 15
reciprocated by a pull upon the cord 132, the slide 28 is moved also, the spring 30,
and ratchet and detent , y, thus serving for both slides; the spring to return them
after reciprocation and the ratchet and detent to compel a complete stroke in each
dnection. The slide 128 is provided with a fictional spring that holds it against
accidental movement, while the slide 28 is moved. And to prevent the movement
of-the slide 128 while the slide 28 is moving, or before it has returned to its normal
position there is provided a detent 140, see Fig. 7, held out of operation while the
two slides are contiguous by bearing against then plain sufaces but when tho
slide 28 16 moved the detent 140 diops below the aim 131, of the shde 128, and

page_text: prevents any movement thereof. On the return of the slide 28 the detent is raised
out of action.
In the structure shown in Figs. 1 to 4, the reciprocating slide 128 is made the
means of 1ocking the pinion 122 into mesh with the bevel wheel 20. Thus the
frame 135 pivoted at 136 in substantially the same manner as the fiame 35 is
provided with an extended stud 111, overlying and resting upon a cam or sustaining
bar 112 that is carried by a reciprocating carrier 113, which has a finger 111,
projecting through a slot in the back plate A, into the forked end of an aim 115
extending from the slide 128. The carrier 113 with its cam bar is reciprocated in
bonings on the surface of the back plate as in Fig. 4, and said bai is provided
with a depression at one point in its length that in the normal dle position of the
parts lies immediately in rear of the stud 111 of the frame 135 and allows the
puion 122 of the auxiliary register to stand out of gear with the wheel 20. As
soon as the slide 128 is reciprocated imparting a like movement to the carrier 113
and bai 112 the depression is 1emoved from in rear of the stud 111 and the high
part of the bar 112 forces the fiame 135 out so as to cause the pinion 122 and
wheel 20 to mesh. This meshing of said pinion and wheel occurs at the
commencement of the movement of the slide 128 and the bai holds them in mesh
duing the remainder of the movement of said slide and until just before it returns
to rest in its normal position, when the carrier 113 and bar 112 are brought back
to their idle position, and the frame 135 allowed to rock back to its ear position
can ying the pinion 122 out of mesh with the wheel 20. To hold the cairie 113
and ba 112 against accidental movement a spring w, see Fig. 4, is arranged to
benr upon the end of the camer
So that the passenger and conductor may know that the auxiliary permanent
register E has been duly operated there is provided an indicating signal I,
Figs. 1, 3 and 6, arranged just beneath the dial D in position to expose its
indication through an opening d, (Fig. 11,) in the sand dial.
The
The indicating signal I consists of a plate connected to one end of a post d',
Fig 12, that is mounted to 1ock on a pin projecting from the base plate A.
post supports a coil spring d 2 which tends to hold the sigual plate in one position,
Bay with the word 5 or 10 cent "Fare" exposed through the opening d, in the
dial D, and it is also provided with a toe d3, sec Fig. 1, in position to be struck
by the arm d 4 of the carric 113. To lessen the blow of the aim d 4 on the
toc d 3 the operative face of the aim is covered by a yielding flat spring d 5.
The
free end of the indicating signal plate 19 guided and steadied by the slotted end of
a post d 6, see Figs. 1 and 6, that embraces the edge of said plate.
During the usual operation of the register when the permanent register E with
the tip-register are alone operated the indicating signal I stands with its
indication "Faic" exposed, but when the auxiliary register El 16 operated and
the carrier 113 reciprocated as before explained its arm d4 strikes the toe d3 and
rocks the sigual I so that the indication "Transfer " or other indicating mark is
exposed It is obvious that the signal may only remain in this position during
the reciprocation of said carer 113, but as liezen embodied the signal 1 has
an ear d7 punched inward from its surface in position when the signal is in its
changed position as in Figs. 1 and 6, to meet a pin n projecting fiom a rear-
wardly yielding sleeve n¹ on the post d6. As the signal I is moved by the
arm d4 to its changed position the ear d7 rides idly over the pin n which with
the sleeve yields to permit the car to pass and when past moves up to catch the
car and hold the signal. The pin n is tupped to release the signal I so that
it may return to its normal position under the force of its coil spring d2 by
the action of the bell hammer 55, which, when rocked as will presently appear
to strike the bell J beats against a projection n 2 on the sleeve n¹ and depresses it
sufliciently to remove its pin n from the car d7.
The bell J is sounded at each operation of the
the actuating pawl, see Fig. 6, whose outer surface
register by the movement of
des over a portion of the bell

page_text: hammer 55 to depress it against its spring 3, and as soon as the end of the pawl
ceases to bear the hammer rearward the latter is suddenly released and strikes
the bell
In the modification of the auxiliary peimanent register E¹ shown in Figs. 11
and 12, or more strictly in the means for moving said register, the shaft 125 lacks
the pinion for immediate ongagement with the bevel wheel 20 and in its place is
provided with a pawl care 126 provided with an actuating pawl 123 that
engages with the ratchet 124 and each time said pawl carrier is oscillated moves
the adding wheels of the register E' one step as will be readily understood. This
movement of the pawl carrier 126 is had through the reciprocation of the slide 128,
(Fig. 7), as in the other structure beforo described, the finger 127, (Fig. 12) of
said pawl carrier projecting through the back plate A and engaged by the forked
end of the aim 115, (Fig. 7,) of said slide 128. Although there is no direct con-
nection between the tip-10gister and this auxiliary register E₁ the tip register 19
operated just as before because of the simultaneous recipiocation of the slide 28, us
is also the permanent register E
The improved register is also provided with a direction indicator II, which
consists of a revoluble roll 50, bearing indications such as
"East,"
"West," or
the like, said indications being duplicated one or more times around the roll.
The roll 50, Figs 1, 3, 8 and 9, 1s monuted to 10tate in bearings in a pair of
posts 5, against the fiction of a flat sping 71 and callies on one side a stai
wheel 51 that is engaged by two detents 52 of an anchor lever called by an
arm 53 projecting from the disengaging device F. When the device F 15 recipro-
cated in one direction, one detent 52 engaging with the star wheel 51 rotates the
latter and the roll 50 one-half of a complete forward step moving the direction
plate, showing "East" through the opening of the dial D, (Fig. 11,) behind the
dial.and binging a blank space on the roll to coincide with said opening; on the
rearward on etuin reciprocation of the device F the other detent 52 moves into
engagement with the star wheel and moves it and the roll another one-half step
and completes the step movement binging the direction plate bearing "West" to
view through the opening in the dial.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what mannei the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim 15:
1. The combination with the trip-register, the permanent register and means for
releasing the trip-register, and for locking the permanent register against movement
while the trip 1cgister is released, of a motor for returning the tip-register to zero,
substantially as described.
2. The combination with the trip-register and the permanent register, and means
for actuating said registers step by step, of a disengaging device for releasing the
trip-register, so that it may be moved backward, means for locking the permanent
register against movement while the tip register is released, and a motor moving
said trip-register to zero,,substantially as described.
3. The combination with the tip-register, a permanent register mounted in a
1ocking fiame, and means for actuating said registers step by step, of means for
disengaging the trip register from the permanent register, and for locking the
permanent register against movement while the tup register is disengaged, and a
motor for returning said tup-register to zero, substantially as describeil
4 The combination of the trip-register, a pinion movable in unison therewith, a
segment in gear with the pinion, a motor spring connected to the segment, means
foi actuating the registeis step by step and placing the sping uudet tension, and
means for releasing the trip-register, so that the motor spring may act, substantially
as described
5. The combination with the tip-register, a permanent register, gearing coll-
necting the two registers, and menus for actuating the registers step by step, of a

page_text: Bliding fiamo foi disconnecting said gearing and for locking the permanent registei
against movement while disconnected, and a mat spring for returning the up-
register to zero, substantially as described
6. The combination with the trip-register and the permanent register, and means
for actuating the registers step by step, of a disengaging device for disconnecting
said two registers, a sping constantly tending to hold the disengaging device in its
inactive position, a lock for holding said device in disconnecting position against
the tension of said spring, and a motor for returning the tup-register to zero,
substantially as descubed
7. The combination with the tup-register and the permanent register of a dis-
engaging device for disconnecting said two registers, a spring constantly tending
to hold the disengaging device in its inactive position, a lock one portion of which
is canied by the device and the other coacting portion by the trip-register, for
holding said device in disconnecting position against the tension of its spring, and
a motor for retning the trip-registei to zero, substantially as described.
8. The combination of a step by step revoluble index, a motor placed under
tension as the index is evolved, means for step by step moving the index, a hold-
back or stop-pawl, normally preventing the backward notation of the index and
means for releasing the stop-pawl from its control of the index whereby the motor
15 free to return the index, substantially as described
9. The combination with the trip-register and the permanent register, and means
for moving the registers step by step, of a disengaging device for releasing one
register from the other and a single spring for returning the tip-register ti zein
and for retuning the disengaging device to its inactive position, ibstantially as
described.
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10. The combination with the trip-register and permanent register, and the
actuated wheel of the tup register having a projection, of means for returning the
trip-register to zero, and a zero stop for contact with said projection fixed in one
direction and yielding in the other, substantially as described
11. The combination of an index and its carrying wheel, the permanent register
geated with sand wheel, a disengaging device for disconnecting said register from
sand wheel, a spuing constantly tending to hold said device in its inactive position,
a encula flange on the wheel and a non-rotating engaging latch carried by the
device, substantially as described.
12 The combination of a step by step rotatable index and its camiying wheel,
stop-pawl normally preventing backward rotation of said wheel, a disengaging
device for releasing said stop-pant, a spring constantly tending to hold said device
in its mactive position, a flange on the carrying wheel and a non-iolating engaging
latch on the device foi holding the stop-pawl in its released position against the
tension of said sping, and means for tuining the index and cauying wheel back-
waid, substantially as described.
13 In a fare register the combination of the wheel 20 having a circula flange
with a recess, a slide having a non-rotating latch for engaging said flange, means
for rotating said wheel until the recess in the flange coincides with the latch, and
a spring free to move the latch from the recess, substantially as described.
14. The combination with the wheel 20, having the boken circular flange, of
a latch for engaging the flange and a brake pawl canied by said wheel and adapted
to meet the latch, substantially as described.
15 The combination with a pawl-canner 26, having two projections of au
engaging stop as 18, and means for moving the pawl-care to place the projections
in line with the stop, substantially as described.
16. The combination with a pawl-carrier 26 having two projections, of an
engaging stop 18 hxed in one direction and yielding in the other and means fo
moving the pawl carrier to place the projections in line with the stop, substantially
as described.
17. The combination with the normally exposed tup-register and the permanent
register, of an auxiliary permanent register, and means for actuating the said first

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registers step by step and means for returning the tip register to zero without
disturbing the record of the permanent registers, substantially as described.
18 The combination with the tup-register, the permanent register and gearing
connecting the two registers, of an auxiliary permanent register having a geal
adapted to be geared with and ungeared from said two registers, substantially as
described
19. The combination with the trip-register and permanent register, of an
auxiliary permanent register operative with the tip-register, substantially as
described.
20 The combination with the trip-register, of two permanent registers both
common to said tip-register, substantially as described.
21. The combination with the trip-icgister and permanent register, of an
auxiliary permanent register and an indicating signal for indicating the operation
of said auxiliary register, substantially as described
22. The combination with the trip-register and permanent register, of an
auxiliary permanent register, an actuating slide for said first two registers and
another actuating slide for said auxilary register, and adapted to operate the first
named slide, whereby the three registers are operated, and means foi returning the
trip register to zero without disturbing the condition of the permanent register,
substantially as described
23. The combination with the registers of two actuating slides therefor, both
adapted to be duectly moved and one slide having a projection so that the othe
slide shall be operated when it is inoved, substantially as descubed.
24 The combination with the registers of two actuating slides therefor,
a projection on one slide to bear against the other and a single spring and connec-
tions with the slides for returning one slide or both slides when moved, substantially
as described
25. The combination with the registers of two actuating slides therefor, and
a locking pawl for preventing the operation of one slide while the other is being
moved, and permitting both slides to he moved simultaneously, substantially as
described.
26 The combination with the registers and the fare indicating signal I, of an
aun for moving it in one position, a yielding pin for holding it in such position,
and means connected with one of the registers for moving the pin to release the
signal, substantially as described.
27. The combination with the registers and the fate indicating signal 1, of au
aim for moving it in one direction, a longitudinally yielding pin for holding it in
such position, and an oscillating pawl foi depressing the pin to release the signal,
substantially as described.
Dated this 21st day of Optober 1805
W. H. BECK,
115 Cannon Street, London, E.C., Applicant.