Facilitating the Carriage or Transfer of Money and Small Parcels from One Part of a Building to Another.
Year: 1885

page_text: Facilitating the Carriage or Transfer of Money and Small
Parcels from One Part of a Building to Another.
I, HENBY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine Lake and Co, Patent Agents
Southampton Buildings in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO APPARATUS chiefly
DESIGNED FOR FACILITATING THE CARRIAGE OR TRANSFER OF MONEY AND SMALL
PARCELS FROM ONE PART OF A BUILDING TO ANOTHER 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 carrying cash and small parcels, and it
consists in certain improvements in the tracks, switches, elevators, receiving stations
and carriers substantially as hereinafter described.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 is a side view of a track with an elevator and despatching mechanism
at a station thereon.
Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the elevator and despatching station.
Figure 3 is a sectional view of the same on the line X X of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a side view of a despatching station provided with an elevator of
modified form and carrier partly in section.
Figure 5 is a section of the same on the line X'X' of Figure 4.
Figure 6 is a sectional view of the same with the elevator in the act of delivering
the carrier on the track, on the line X2 X2 of Figure 4.
Figure 7 is the same as Figure 6 with the carrier delivered upon the track and
the elevator ready to receive another carrier.
Figure S is a side view of a receiving station at the end of the track, showing
the mechanism for delivering the carrier.
Figure 9 is an end view of the same.
Figure 10 is a side view of a receiving station placed at an intermediate part of
the track with its carrier delivery mechanism.
. Figure 11 is a view of the same from the right-hand end.
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page_text: Figure 12 is a side view of mechanism for delivering the carrier from one track
on to another automatically to convey it in a different direction from that of the
first track.
Figure 13 is a sectional view of the same on the line X³ X³ of Figure 12.
Figure 14 is an enlarged side view of a receiving or transferring station showing
the track delivery mechanism more clearly, as well as another form of deflector.
Figure 15 is a transverse section of Figure 14 on the line X*X*
Figure 16 is a side view of the carrier.
Figure 17 is a section of the same on the line E¹ E'.
Figure 18 is a side view of the cash or parcel box detached.
Figure 19 is an end view of the same.
A is the track formed of two parallel rails a a, shown in the form of round rods,
but they may be of any suitable form. These rails are held in place by frames a¹ a¹
suspended from the ceiling A', by wires or rods as shown in Figure 1 or supported
in any other suitable way as by brackets or posts. Two stay rods, a² a run the
whole length of the track and are attached to the frames a¹ a', at the opposite
sides above the track.
C is the carrier which is made exteriorly of the general form of a cylinder with
grooves turned on its ends in the form of wheel trends at the proper distance apart
to receive the rails a a. At each station intermediate between the ends of the
track, whether it be a despatching, or receiving, or switching station, the rails a, a,
have a length cut out between two of the frames, a¹a', and pivoted rail sections, a³ a³,
inserted in place of the cut out portions so as to form a hole or trap in the track
for the carriers to pass through. These rail sections are provided at each end with
short arms, a a, extending outward in a horizontal direction from the track, and
pivoted in the frames, a¹ a¹, by horizontal pivots, as a, parallel with the track
rails. When the rail sections, a³ a³, are swung upward on the pivots, a³ a³, they
move outward and out of line with the rails a a, and leave the space or trap open
for the carrier to pass through. When these rail sections drop down in line with
the rails they are supported in that position on shelves or brackets, a 6, at each
end, these being attached to the frames, a¹ a¹. In these respects the rail sections
at each station are constructed alike.
I propose to use two of these tracks A, one inclined to a common delivery
station from a series of other stations and the other inclined from the common
delivery station and passing all the other stations, and send all the carriers to the
common delivery station from the others over one track, and from the common
delivery station to the others over the other track, the tracks being what are known
as elevated or overhead tracks.
In Figures 1, 2 and 3 the carrier C is represented as being delivered upon the
track by the elevator E. This elevator is shown as a platform e hollowed out to
receive and hold the carrier in line with the rails while being elevated. The
platform e is attached to an upright arm which is held in a bracket sleeve e', which
Blides up and down on a vertical rod. The platform e also has a strip of metal e²
projecting upward in the form of a finger curved around behind the carrier. When
the elevator is pushed upward, the upper side of the carrier strikes underneath the
rail sections, a³ a³, and swings them upward and aside passing through between
them, until the carrier is entirely above the rail sections, when the latter drop back
into line with the rails, a a, underneath the carrier and by drawing down the
elevator the latter is left upon the track and rolls off, the finger e² striking on the
back side of the carrier and assisting to start it, as this finger comes down with
the elevator. This elevator is shown as used with a carrier having a rib c all
around it to operate the delivery of it at the proper station.
In Figures 4 to 7 inclusive, the elevator is shown as adapted for a carrier having
a groove around it instead of a rib and provided with other improvements. The
frames, a¹ a¹, are braced by a top brace, a, and two side bars, as a, secured to them
at the ends. Upon the latter are attached sleeves, a³ a. Through these depend
from the ceiling vertical rods, e³ e³, parallel to each other, which are tied together

page_text: by a cross bar, e, at their lower ends. The elevator E has its platform e of a.
curved shape to fit the carrier.and supported upon a deep metal plate or web e
provided with two sleeves, e¹ e¹, on each side which slide freely upon the rods, eg es,
up and down. The web, e³, is raised by cords attached to ears on each side of it
and passing over pulleys fastened to the ceiling one of which is shown in
Figures 5, 6 and 7, but this method being well known needs no further description.
Elastic buffers, e e, are placed upon the rods e³ ³ above the bar, e, to diminish the
shock and noise caused by the elevator which descends by its gravity. The
finger e² is curved upward behind the carrier in such a position, that when the
elevator is raised and stopped suddenly at the bighest point of its path the carrier
will jump out of the elevator and strike against the finger e² and be projected
forward on the track in the direction it is to go. Beneath the sleeves, a a³, I place
around the rods, e³ ³, spiral elastic springs, e' e', which are compressed by the
sleeves, el c¹, when the elevator is raised and as it is released they expand suddenly
and cause the finger e² to strike the back side of the carrier forcibly, thereby
starting it quickly along the track.
Guide plates, ala al, are secured in such positions that when the carrier is
thrown forward as described, it will fall properly on the track. The elevator
receptacle e has secured in its interior a spline, e, which fits into the groove c in
the carrier and assists to hold it in the elevator securely until delivered upon the
track.
In order to facilitate the placing of the carrier in the elevator and prevent its
accidentally falling out of the same while being delivered upon the track, I attach
in the front edge of the cross bar, e, the lower ends of two guide rods, e" e, which
extend vertically upward each side of the elevator receptacle e and prevent any
sideways movement of it therein. If the carrier is used without the groove c or if
carriers with grooves c in different places are to be placed upon the track by the
elevator, these guide rods, e e³, should extend up to, and have their upper ends
secured in, the side bars, as a³, but when the spline e³ is used I prefer to bend them
in the form shown and attach them to the lower end of a single vertical guide
rod e, which extends upward in front of the carrier and has its upper end
attached to the contiguous frame a². This rod e¹o prevents the carrier from falling
out of the receptacle e conjointly with the spline e and finger e. Since the
carrier can only be placed in the elevator by passing it through between the guide
rods, ee, they serve to direct it properly into the elevator as well as to keep it in
place as the latter is raised.
It will be observed that as shown in Figure 1 the track sections, a³ a³, are placed
at a greater pitch or incline than the rails a a to start the carrier more quickly as
it is deposited upon the track.
Figures 8 and 9 represent the improved basket or receiver which I employ to
receive the carrier at a station to which it has been sent by the track and elevator
mechanism as before described. These figures represent the receiver as placed at a
station at the end of the track, but it is intended to use it at all receiving stations,
whether at or intermediate between the ends. The side bars, as a³, extend inward
as shown in Figure 9, so as to form guides to direct the carrier in falling
downward by its flat ends. From the frames, a¹ a', depend four rods, d d, so
placed as to allow the carrier to descend vertically between them. On each side
are pivoted to each side bar, as, two thin straps of metal, di d¹, extending
downward and outward so that their lower ends project beyond the rods d d.
Cross rods, d² d², serve to pivotally connect the projecting end of each strip to that
of the opposite strip outside of rods d d and also connect to these pivotally the
upper ends of two other strips, d³ ³, on each side as shown. The latter strips
each cross over to the opposite side of the rods d d from where their upper ends
are pivoted in the form of the letter X and where they cross each other they are
connected together by pivots p. The lower projecting ends of the strips, d³ d³, are
in like manner pivotally connected across by other cross rods, d' d² to each other
and to the upper ends of other strips dd. These latter project downward and

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inward, and at their meeting point are connected together and to the ends of a
bail d by pivots p¹ p². This construction of the strips d', d¹, d³ d³
pivotally connecting cross rods d² d² d² d² forms a basket with expansible sides to
receive the carrier. The rods d² ² bearing against the vertical rods d d keep its
sides a certain distance apart, and by swinging the bail d³ to one side from under
the carrier, it will drop into the hand of the attendant.
In order to prevent the carrier catching upon the pivots ? I also provide
another guide strip g in each side of the basket which is attached to the pivot in
the side bar a8 upon which the strips d d are hung and extends vertically
downward and is secured to a rectangular shaped band g¹, g', which is attached
around the rods d, d, and has the space it encloses of the proper size and shape to
allow the carrier to fall through it into the bail d. Where the guide strip g passes
the pivot p¹ a slot g² is made through it and the end of the pivot projects inward
into this slot, which is made of the proper length to hold the rods d² d² of the
basket the right distance apart and allow them to be expanded to let the carriers
drop through between them all, as hereinafter described. The distance apart of
the opposite bars d' d' is graduated so that the round faces of the carrier will
impinge upon the upper pair as the latter drops from the track into the basket, and
thus open this first pair of rods and drop upon the second pair upon which the
carrier will rest. Should another carrier come over the track and drop into the
basket before the first one is removed, it falls in turn upon the upper pair of
rods de d² and opens them as well as the pair below allowing the first carrier to
drop into the bail do and itself being caught in turn by the second pair of rods d² d².
A third carrier will then be caught by the upper pair of rods d' d² because the
weight of the preceding carriers in the basket will prevent its expanding them
sufficiently to pass through. To bring any carrier down into the bail d³ it is only
necessary to lift it slightly which will expand the rods d' d' and allow it to drop
into the bail. To ensure the carrier being caught by the bail I attach to its upper
side the platform do curved to correspond with the curvature of the carrier.
In order to turn the course of the carrier from the track downward into the
basket I provide a deflector over the latter which consists of a curved elastic strip
of metal m, attached to the frame a¹ at one end and having its free and extending
upward and forward over the track or nearly so. The carrier strikes against the
curved under surface of this strip and this turns its course from the horizontal
downward into the basket and prevents shock or jar to the track or its supports.
As the carriers move with considerable speed and force this deflector is of great
benefit in these respects.
Figures 10, 11, 14 and 15 represent the mechanism used at a Station upon the
track A between other stations, whether the same be a carrier receiving station or
a switching station such as is hereinafter described. It is to be understood that
each intermediate receiving station is provided with the carrier receiving basket
before described. In case of an intermediate station it is however necessary that
the deflector should be in place to deflect the carriers intended to be there
delivered and elevated out of the way to allow those carriers for stations beyond
to pass freely by. It is also necessary to have the pivoted rail sections a³, a³,
before described swung upward and outward to leave the proper space for carriers
intended for such station to pass through, and to have them dropped down into
line with the rails a, a, to permit a carrier for a station beyond to pass over such
intermediate station.
To accomplish these objects I employ the following mechanism-In each side
bar, as on each side of the track I pivot an arm m¹ by a pivot m² intermediate
between the ends of the arm and so that it will stand in an inclined position, with
one end reaching above rod a² and the other below rail section ³, as shown. This
arm passes up through a slot through the side bar vertically which is long enough
to allow of the proper vertical movement of the arm on its pivot. The upper ends
of these two arms m', m², are rigidly joined by soldering or otherwise, to a heavy
cross bar m³ which is placed transversely of and above the stay rods a³, a³ of the

page_text: track. The weight of bar m³ will hold it down upon the rods a' a' and raise the
opposite ends of arms m³, m³, to their highest point. The other and lower ends of
the arms, m¹, m³, are firmly attached to a cross bar, mt, which extends transversely
across underneath the rail sections a, u³, and just beneath the arms a' a* of these
rail sections the bar m' is provided with upwardly projecting studs or projections
which sustain these arms and the rail sections in the highest position to which
they are to be swung on their pivots a³, ab, as clearly shown in Figures 10 & 11.
This leaves the trap at this station open and a carrier will pass through it when in
this position The weight of the bar m³ is such as to just overcome that of bar m
and rail sections a³, a³, and hold them in this position, but if bar m be depressed
then the rail sections a³, a³, will drop down by their gavity into line with rails a, a,
and close the trap so that a carrier will pass over it. This depression of bar m*
raises the bar m³ at the other end of levers m¹, m¹, so that the carrier can pass
under it, as well as over the trap. To cause the carriers to automatically operate
this mechanism, I attach rigidly to bar m' the spline or fin m³ which projects
longitudinally between the rails u, a, and parallel with them towards the direction
from which the carrier is to approach the station Each carrier which is to be
delivered at this station has cut in its periphery a groove c corresponding with the
spline m so that it will pass over the spline without moving it. Each carrier
which is to pass beyond this station has its groove c cut in its periphery so as not
to register with the spline m of this station, but only with that of its own station.
Each carrier must therefore have its groove c in a different place and the spline m³
must be in a correspondingly different location transversely of the rails a, a.
It will be found that the mechanism as described thus far is practically effective
to deliver a carrier at a station or pass it over to the one beyond. If, for instance,
a carrier comes over the track which is to be delivered at this station is falls
through the normally open trap passing over spline m³ without moving it, and
being effectually prevented from going further by the bar m³ but if one comes over
the track for a station beyond, it depresses spline m³ and bar m which allows the
rail sections a³, a³, to drop down and close the trap and the bar m³ is raised out of
the way at the same time to the position shown in dotted lines on Figure 10.
this carrier runs off of the spline m³ it runs on to the closed rail sections a³, a³, and
holds them down by its weight until it has passed entirely over them. In order to
allow the spline m³ to be shifted transversely to accommodate it exactly to the
groove of the carrier, it is fitted at one end to a groove m³, in the bar m', in which
it is held by a collar and nut, as shown.
As
In order to relieve the bar m³ from too great shock by a carrier striking it, I
attach a pivotted deflector at the station. A wire m7 is bent at its middle
part at the proper angle, as shown, and its two ends are bent outward, carried
back in a horizontal direction almost to bar m³ where they are bent with cam
shoulders, m³, m³, and carried downward on each side of the track at an acute angle
to the perpendicular passing against the side of the bar m³ to a point below the
track, and being supported, on each side on pivots m³, m³, in the side-bars and
frame as, a¹, as shown, these pivots passing through clips m10 m10, attached to the
wire. At the lower ends of the wire m' they are joined together by a cross bar n
transversely beneath the track, and, to this is attached the weight n. When the
bar m³ is lifted above the cam shoulders, m³, m³, of the deflector m' the weight, n¹,
on its lower end turns it on its pivots m³, m³, and it rises out of the way of the
carrier, and the bar m³ when it drops down again, restores it to the position shown
in Figures 10 and 11. In this position the bar has passed over the cam shaped
shoulders ms, m³, and holds the deflector locked into the path of the carrier to be
delivered at this station.
Figures 14 and 15 show modifications of the devices just described. The
spline m, and bar m' are held upward in place by a spring o attached at some
convenient point beyond the drawing to the right to a bar o' connected to frame a¹,
The deflector m' is pivoted above the path of the carrier to a support no attached
to frame a' and has the weight n¹ beyond its pivot mº The arms at of the pivoted

page_text: rail sections a³ as have extensions n' upon the other sides of their pivots a³, a³,
and to these extensions the links, n2, n² are connected by pivots n³ n³, These
links extend upward on each side of the path of the carrier and are then bent
inward and connected by a pivot n' to the deflector m'. It will be seen that
when the bar m' is withdrawn from beneath the rail sections the deflector will rise
as the sections descend, and the opposite. In all cases it is the carrier passing over
to a station beyond which closes the trap section, it being normally in an open
position.
One
Figures 12 and 13 show the apparatus for switching the carrier from one track
to another. M is the other track placed below the track A where the switch
station is located in the latter. The track M may then be made to curve off in
any desired direction It is composed of two rails, ms, m¹³, like the track A.
of the frames a¹ is made to extend downward a sufficient distance to sustain the
rails m¹³, m¹, and they are connected to the other frame a¹ by rods u, u, which
serve as guides to direct the carrier as it falls downward. Side strips, u¹, u¹, are
made fast at their upper ends on each side of the path of the falling carrier and
serve to guide it truly upon the track M being curved under and attached to the
rails m¹³, m¹ A front guide, u, keeps the carrier from being projected forward
on the track, M too soon. On the outsides of the side braces a, a, on each side
of the rail sections, a³, a³, are secured upright metal strips u³, u³, which support
sleeves ut, ut, at top and bottom. A rod us has its middle portion carried
horizontally and transversely across the path of the falling carrier in such position
as to be in the rear of the centre of gravity of the carrier resting upon it and has
its ends bent upward and carried vertically through the sleeves, u, u, in which it
slides freely up and down. The ends of this rod extend upward above frames, a¹, a¹,
a sufficient distance to allow the rod to slide downward to track M and are then
united by a cross bar u To this cross bar a cord is to be attached passing over
a pulley in the ceiling and having a counterweight affixed to the other end
sufficiently heavy to keep the rod u drawn up to the position shown in the
drawings in full lines. When the carrier falls through the trap upon the rod u³ it
overbalances the counterweight and descends to, the track M falling off the rod u³
and being given an impetus by the position of the red under the rear side of it..
The rod serves to deliver the carrier to the lower track without shock or jar, and
with certainty.
The trap sections a³, a³, are understood to be provided in operation with the
mechanical attachments shewn in Figures 10 and 11 for delivering the carriers
properly and passing those over them which are not to be switched upon the
lower track.
In Figures 16, 17, 18 and 19 is shewn my improvement in the carrier C.
I form in the latter a transverse axial hole c³, from one side nearly through it,
and from the bottom of this hole I extend a smaller hole, cl, through to the
opposite side. In the hole c', I place a cylinder, C, to hold the cash. On cach
side and a little distance from the hole, c¹, I make from the same side of the
carrier as with the latter, two small holes c³, c³, partly through it. I then cut away
the intervening wood between each of the holes c c and the hole c' so as to
connect them by the slots c³ ³ The cash cup has attached to it two lugs c¹ c¹
which extend through the slots c³, c³, into the holes c c. Two spiral springs c³, c
are pressed into the holes cc on the top of these lugs, and the ring c countersunk
into the face of the carrier, is placed over the springs and screwed firmly in place.
It is evident that the springs will tend to force the cash cylinder C' toward the
bottom of chamber c¹. The cash cylinder is made of a closed bottom part e¹¹ and
a cylindrical part open at the opposite end. This cylindrical body part is provided
at its open end with a cover e¹³ of the same exterior outline on its edges as the
cylindrical body in transverse section, and is attached to a pivot e" in the cylinder
parallel to its axis, upon which it swings freely. When the open end of cylinder C³
with its cover e¹ is pressed outward beyond the face of the carrier, the cover may
be swung around upon its pivot, as shewn, and will thus serve to hold the cylinder

page_text: in that position. By simply swinging the cover back until it registers with the
cylinder the springs will withdraw the open end of the cylinder and cover
within the hole c¹ in the carrier thus automatically locking the cover shut, until it
is again pressed outward beyond the face of the cylinder. The body part of
cylinder C may be made of one piece of metal in which case it will be made
shorter than the depth of the hole in the carrier by at least the thickness of the
cover e¹ so as to enable the latter to be drawn into the hole and locked, as
described; or the body part of the cylinder C2 may be made with an intervening
portion between the bottom and its mouth, of canvas, leather, or other flexible
material, as shewn in the drawings in which e¹³, is the mouth end of it, of metal,
and e¹ is an intervening part, of flexible material. The lugs c c being attached
to the mouth end e¹³ it is evident that with this construction the springs c c³ will
not only withdraw this mouth end and the cover e¹ within the chamber c² but
will also serve to collapse the flexible part of the cylinder and prevent its contents
from rattling and making a noise as the carrier rolls over the track.
The function of the hole c¹¹ is to enable the cylinder 1 to be readily pressed
out of the open end of the chamber c¹ to open the cover, which is done by inserting.
the finger and pressing upon the bottom of the cylinder until the cover can be
opened as shewn in Figures 16 and 17. To bring the cover into a closed position
more readily and certainly, a stop pin els is fixed in the cylinder C against which
a projection e¹ in the cover abuts when it is closed.
Although my carrier may be constructed with but one lug c upon the cash
cylinder C, I prefer two because they serve, when placed opposite to each other,
to balance the carrier and cause it to roll more easily.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent I declare that what I claim is
First. In the carrier C the combination of the chamber c¹ the cash box C2
provided with the cover e¹, and one or more springs c adapted to normally hold
said cash box within said chamber substantially as described.
Second. In the carrier C the combination of the chamber c', the cash-box C
one
or more springs c, adapted to normally hold said cash box within said
chamber, and the cover el pivotted to said cash box by a pivot parallel, or
nearly so, to the axis of the box, and adapted to be swung past the outer face
of the carrier and to hold the box outward against said springs, substantially
as described.
Third. The combination, in the carrier C of the chamber c¹, the cash box Ca
sliding therein, and the supplemental aperture c¹ in the bottom of said chamber
extending through the wall of the carrier and adapted for pressing through it
against the said box and sliding it out of said chamber, substantially as described.
Fourth. The combination in the carrier C of the chamber c¹ the Cash-box C³
sliding therein, one or more springs c³ pressing said cash box into said chamber
and the supplemental aperture c¹ through the wall of the carrier in the bottom of
said chamber, substantially as described.
Fifth. The combination, in the carrier C of the chamber c¹ the cash box C
sliding therein and capable of having its open end and cover withdrawn within
said chamber and the cover el fitting said chamber in cross section, pivotted upon
the cash box to swing transversely of the chamber, and capable of being locked
by being withdrawn into the same with the cash-box, substantially as described.
Sixth. The combination in the carrier C, of the chamber c¹, the cash box C³,
sliding therein, the cover el pivotted to said cash box to swing transversely of said
chamber and enter the same when closed, and the stop e adapted to check
the turning of the said cover when it registers the cash box substantially as
described.
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Seventh. The combination, in the carrier C of the chamber cl, the cash box C,
sliding therein provided with a flexible portion e¹, and a rigid portion e¹³ and one

page_text: or more springs C5 adapted to bear upon and compress said rigid portion upon said
flexible portion of the cash-box, substantially as described.
Eighth. In combination with a double wheel carrier track A two track
sections a³ ³ suspended upon pivots as a³ placed parallel to the track, and adapted
to be revolved thereon, to remove or replace the carrier upon the track, sub-
stantially as described.
Ninth. In combination with the double wheel carrier track A, the two track
sections as a³, suspended upon pivots as a³ placed parallel to the track and with
relation to the carrier wheels, to permit the weight of the carrier to hold said rail
sections beneath it, substantially as described.
Tenth. In combination with the track A, the rail sections a³ a³, pivotted therein
parallel to said track, a movable bar or shelf m* placed within the carrier path and
in position to be struck and moved by the carrier, and connected to said shelf,
whereby its movement will release the latter from beneath said rail sections
and cause them to revolve out of or into line with the track, substantially as
described.
Eleventh. In the elevated tracks A the combination of the rail sections a³ a³
pivotted on axes substantially parallel to the track with an elevator mechanism
adapted to elevate the carrier-wheels past and above said rail sections and allow
the latter to drop beneath the carrier-wheels, substantially as described.
Twelfth. In the elevated track A in combination with the rails a a the pivotted
rail sections a³ a³ placed at a steeper pitch or incline than the rails substantially as
described.
Thirteenth. In the elevated track A the combination of the pivotted track
sections a³ a³ the elevator E and the curved arm e² attached thereto and adjusted
at such a distance from the carrier as to enable it to strike the latter on the rear
side, as the elevator descends after depositing the carrier upon the track sub-
stantially as described.
Fourteenth. In combination with the rails a, a, the normally open rail
sections a³ ³ the yielding platform mt supporting the same in that position, the
tongue or bar placed in the path of the carrier, and mechanism substantially as set
fortb, connecting said bar and said platform adapted to withdraw the latter from
beneath the track sections and allow the same to close when said bar is pressed
upon by the carrier substantially as described.
Fifteenth. In combination with the rails, a a the track sections a³ a³ the bar m¹
provided with end parts supporting said rail sections, the spring o and the tongue m³
placed within the path of the carrier substantially as described.
Sixteenth. In combination with the rails a a the normally open rail sections a³ a³
their yielding supporting platform m¹ and yielding pressure devices connected.
thereto substantially as described for holding the latter in position having one or
more parts of the same lying within the path of the carrier and adapted to be
struck by the same and thereby to withdraw said platform from beneath said
track-sections and allow the same to close substantially as described.
Seventeenth. In combination with the rails a a the rail sections a³ a³ normally
open, their supporting platform m* the yielding pressure devices connected there-
with, the spline m³ lying within the path of the carrier, and the carrier C provided
with a groove c registering with said spline and allowing the carrier to pass without
pressing thereon, substantially as described.
Eighteenth. In combination with the rails a a the track sections a³ as normally
open, their supporting platform m* the yielding pressure devices connected there-
with, the spline m lying within the path of the carrier, and, a carrier C provided
with a circumferential groove c not registering with the spline, thereby allowing
the same to be pressed by the carrier and the track sections to be closed, sub-
stantially as described.
Nineteenth. In combination with the elevated track A, a normally open track
section, supported in such open position by yielding supports or shelves and yielding
pressure mechanism connected thereto, having a portion thereof projecting within

page_text: the path of carriers traversing said track, and two carriers C. C. adapted to traverse
said track, one of said carriers being made of a size or diameter in its parts passing
contiguous to said projecting portion of the pressure mechanism adapted to pass by
it without operating it, and the other being made of a size or diameter in its corre-
sponding parts adapted to strike and move said projecting portion in passing, and
thereby withdraw said supports and allow said trap section to close and said carrier'
to pass over the same, substantially as described.
Twentieth. The combination of the trap, a trapsection adapted to be normally
open to allow certain carriers to fall through the same, and to be closed to allow
certain other carriers to pass over the same, the cash-carrier adapted to traverse
said track, and a receiver provided with two or more opposite elastic sides
graduated to check the carrier in its descent between them, substantially as
described.
Twenty-first. The combination of a track provided with a track or opening, the
cash-carrier adapted to traverse said track and pass through said opening, and the
deflector m placed in the path of said carrier, prolonged beyond the break in the
track, and adapted to be struck by the carrier and to deflect it from its course over
said track downwardly into said trap substantially as described.
Twenty-second.-The combination of the track provided with a trap section
adapted to be opened to allow certain carriers to fall through the same, and to be
closed to allow certain other carriers to pass over the same, the carrier adapted to
traverse said track, and the movable deflector m adapted to be automatically moved
out of and into the path of the carrier, by the spline m lying in said path in
advance of the deflector, and suitable connecting devices conveying the motion of
said spline to said deflector, substantially as set forth for the purpose described.
Twenty-third. In combination with the upper track A, the lower track M, the
opening or track in said upper track, and a counterweighted rising and falling
bar, us, extending transversely between the tracks and in the path of the carrier
falling through said trap, and adapted to check the descent of the same in passing
from one track to the other, substantially as described.
Twenty-fourth.-The combination with the track M of a conduit leading upon
the same from above, formed of the side guides u¹¹, the front guide u³, having
its lower end a sufficient distance above the track to allow a carrier to pass between
them, and one or more rear guides, u, and the counterweighted rising and falling
bar us, crossing said conduit transversely of the track and above the latter, and
adapted to be struck by the carrier falling through said conduit and check its
descent and deliver it upon the track, substantially as described.
Twenty-fifth. The combination of the track A, the track M, the conduit formed
of the side guides, u¹, u¹, and the front guide u and the vertically rising and
falling bar u, extending transversely across between said tracks and at such
a distance horizontally from the front guide, u, as to be adapted to support the
carrier beneath it and upon the opposite side of its centre of gravity from said
front guide, substantially as described.
Twenty-sixth. The combination of the track, a movable trap therein adapted
to be opened to allow certain carriers traversing said track to fall through the
same, and is to be closed to allow certain others of such carriers to pass over the
same, and a movable deflector m, adapted to be moved into or out of the path of
said carriers, and suitable connecting devices, substantially as set forth, between
said deflector and the spline m³ located in the path of the carrier, adapted to
transmit the motion of the latter to said deflector and move the same into or out
of the path of the carrier with the opening or closing of said trap, substantially as
described.
Twenty-seventh.-In combination with the track A, the elevator cup e provided
with the deflector e bent over the cup with such a curve and at such a distance as
to cause the carrier to strike against it when the cup is elevated, and suddenly
stopped, and the carrier to be deflected out of said cup, and appliances for elevating
and stopping said cup suddenly, substantially as described.

page_text: Twenty-eighth. The combination of the guide rods, es e³, the cup e sliding
thereon and provided with the deflector e curved over said cup, the pivoted track
sections a³ a³, and one or more springs e adjusted to throw the cup and deflector
quickly downward after the trap sections have dropped beneath the carrier in the
cup, and thus give an impulse to the carrier on the track, substantially as
'described.
. Twenty-ninth.-The combination of the track A provided with pivoted track
sections a³ a³, the vertically rising and falling elevator cup e provided with the
arm e² projecting upward above the carrier seat in said cup in position to pass
between said track sections in advance of the carrier being elevated and push aside
another carrier traversing the said track, and mechanism for elevating said cup,
substantially as described.
Thirtieth. The combination of the elevator cup e provided with the spline es
and the carrier provided with the groove c registering therewith, when the carrier
is in position in the cup, substantially as described.
Thirty-first. The combination of the track A, the clevator cup e adapted to pass
freely through between the rails of said track and the vertical guide rods, e³ e³,
placed on each side of the path of the carrier when elevated in said cup, and
mechanism for elevating said cup, substantially as described.
Thirty-second. The combination of the track A, the elevator cup e adapted to
pass freely through between the rails of said track, the vertical guide rods, e e³,
fixed on each side of the path of the carrier in said cup, the front guard rod elo,
extending upward from a point beneath which the carrier is introduced into the
cup, and mechanism for elevating said cup, substantially as described.
Thirty-third. The combination of the track A, having a trap or space therein
or connected therewith for the passage of the carrier downward, and the articulated
basket formed of the series of pivoted side bars d', d³, d, their opposite connecting
rods d² d², and one or more supporting pieces for said side bars adjusted to regulate
the distance which said opposite rods d d can approach each other while allowing
them to recede from each other, substantially as described.
Thirty-fourth.-In combination with the articulated basket-formed of the
pivoted side bars d¹ d³ d' and opposite connecting rods d¹ d² and one or more
supporting pieces for said side bars, adjusted to regulate the distance which said
opposite rods d d can approach each other while allowing them to recede from
each other of the pivoted bail de substantially as described.
Thirty-fifth. The combination of the track provided with a trap or space for
the passage of the carrier downwards and a receiver beneath said trap provided
with a swinging bottom part pivoted to the receiver by side bars and pivots p¹ pl
above the lower end of the, and adapted to be swung from under the carrier
and allow the latter to drop downward out of the receiver, substantially as
described.
Thirty-sixth. In combination with the way, and a.trap or space in it, for the
descent of the carrier, the movable deflector mounted upon bearings and a locking
device, adapted to lock said deflector in the path of the carrier substantially as
described.
Thirty-seventh. The combination of the way, a trap or space in it for the
descent of the carrier, the movable deflector and the locking device adapted to lock
said deflector in the path of the carrier and having one portion of said device
projected into the path of the carrier in position to enable the carrier to move and
actuate the same substantially as described.
Thirty-eighth. The combination of the way, the pivoted deflector m² auto-
matically moving out of the path of the carrier, and the pivoted weight m³ adapted
when released to descend against the inclined surface of the deflector and move and
lock the same into the path of the carrier, substantially as described.
Thirty-ninth. The combination of the way, the trap or space therein for the
descent of the carrier, the pivoted deflector m' and its pivoted locking arm mu

page_text: provided with the spline m³ projecting into the path of the carrier substantially
as described.
Fortieth. The combination of the way, having the space therein for the descent
of the carrier, the pivoted deflector m', the pivoted arm m³, carrying the bar m
and spline m³ on the opposite side of its pivot and the pivoted trap sections a³ a³
substantially as described.
Forty-first. The combination of the way, having the space therein for the
descent of the carrier, the pivoted trap sections, a³ a³, and the pivoted arm m
carrying upon one end of the part m³ into and out of the path of the carrier, and
upon the other end the bar m₁ and spline m³ projecting into the path of the
carrier, substantially as described.
Forty-second. In combination with the way, the trap adapted to be closed to
pass the carrier, over the same and the deflector m' formed with a deflecting
portion swinging above the path of the carrier and supported upon the pivoted
bifurcated arm passing down upon each side of that path and counterweighted,
substantially as described.
Forty-third. The combination of the way. formed of rails, a a, the trap
sections, a3 a³, swinging upon pivots parallel to said way, and the side guides, a³ a³,
extending above and parallel to said track sections on their inside guiding faces,
substantially as described.
Forty-fourth. The combination of the way having the trap or space in the
same and the deflector m' secured in the path of the carriers and formed of spring
metal or material in its projecting and deflecting portion impinged upon by the
carrier, substantially as described.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
For the Applicant.