improve Fare Indicating or Recording Apparatus for Cabs and Cars.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 14th May, 1886.
Complete Left, 14th Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 15th Mar., 1887.
Certain improve
Fare Indicating or Recording Apparatus for Cabs and Cars.
1, JOHN NEWEY, of The Woodman Inn, Edwardes Street, Balsall Heath, Worcester-
shire, Beer Retailer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My Invention has reference to certain improvements in or connected with distance,
time and fare indicating or recording apparatus for cabs and cars, my objects being,
firstly, to provide means whereby the number of times such a vehicle has been engaged
"by distance" and the distance travelled while so occupied will be automatically
recorded, and, secondly, to provide means whereby the length of time the vehicle has
been engaged by the hour," whether occupied whilst so engaged or empty, shall be
recorded also, thus together affording a complete check against fraud on the part of the
driver of the vehicle."
I attain the first object of my said Invention by the following means:-I provide a
false upper floor to the vehicle and arrange for the said false floor and for the seat of the
vehicle to be capable of a slight up and down motion they being pressed upwards by
means of springs which are compressed when the seat or floor is pressed downwards by
the weight of a passenger when entering the vehicle. To any convenient part of the
cab or car and preferably above the seat thereof is affixed an ordinary revolution
indicator which receives motion from one of the vehicle wheels preferably by means of
the following arrangement of mechanism Above the vehicle axle and carried by
suitable bearings therefrom is a horizontal shaft which receives intermittent rotary
motion from one of the vehicle wheels by means of a detent fixed thereto which actuates
a star wheel on the said horizontal shaft. Rotary motion is transmitted from the said
horizontal shaft to a vertical shaft by means of a pair of bevel wheels. On the upper
end of the said vertical shaft is a worm which, when the vehicle is occupied as herein-
after explained, gears into a worm wheel forming part of the hereinbefore mentioned
revolution indicator so as to cause the number of revolutions made by the vehicle
wheel to be recorded thereby. The said vertical shaft is capable of an endwise
movement and is connected to the said seat which latter is connected to the said false
floor so that when either the seat or false floor or both are depressed for instance by a
person entering the vehicle the worm on the vertical shaft is brought into gear with
the worm wheel of the revolution indicator and so long as the vehicle is occupied the
number of revolutions made by the vehicle wheel and the distance travelled is recorded.

page_text: When the vehicle is empty the false floor and scat of the vehicle are caused to rise by
means of their said springs thereby throwing the said worm out of gear with the
revolution indicator which will then remain inoperative until the vehicle is occupied
again. In order to check or record the number of fares taken by the vehicle during a
certain time or a certain distance travelled I provide an ordinary number counter fixed
to the vehicle in any convenient position and connect it to the seat and false floor by a
lever or other suitable means so that the number of times the seat or false floor or both
have been depressed by occupants will be recorded thereby.
Instead of the distance indicator above described I sometimes use a distance indicator
which consists of a cylinder caused to revolve preferably in a horizontal direction by
the worm and worm wheel above described or otherwise taking its motion from the
vehicle wheel and carrying around. its periphery a paper strip evenly divided to
represent miles and fractions of miles and instead of or in addition to the number
indicator above described I provide a pencil pressed by a spring or otherwise against
the said paper strip and carried by a lever connected to the seat and to the false floor
of the vehicle so that when a person enters the vehicle the pencil will be moved down-
wards and caused to make a vertical mark on the paper strip. When the vehicle is in
motion the paper strip moving past the pencil will cause a horizontal line to be drawn
at the bottom of the vertical line. On the occupant alighting from the vehicle the
seat and floor will rise and cause the pencil to rise also and to make another vertical
line at the end of the horizontal line. The distance between the vertical lines represents
to scale the distance travelled by the vehicle whilst occupied. When the vehicle is
empty the paper sirip may be caused to cease moving by its driving worm being thrown
out of gear as above described but I prefer for the worm to continue in gear and for
the paper strip to continue its motion as the diagram drawn by the pencil will then
indicate the lengths of all the different journeys taken by the vehicle including those
when empty and the number of times the vehicle has been entered and left.
The second object of my Invention I attain as follows:-Fixed to any convenient
part of the vehicle but preferably inside thereof and in close proximity to the distance
indicator above described I provide an ordinary carriage time-piece or clock preferably
arranged to indicate up to 24 hours on the dial and provided with any well known
stop" action so that it can be stopped" or set "going" when required. The shaft
which I have described as driving the distance indicator is aranged in a swinging
bearing at its lower end so that the upper end which carries the worm can be moved
sideways out of gear with its worm wheel. The lever or other means by which the
downward motion of the seat and floor is transmitted to the indicator which records
the number of times the vehicle has been occupied is also capable of being thrown in
and out of gear simultaneously with the said distance indicator so that both the number
and distance indicators can be caused to remain inoperative at the will of the driver by
having a hand lever connected to them and conveniently placed so as to be within easy
reach of his hands. The said hand lever is also connected to the said stop action of
the time-piece or clock which can be stopped or set going thereby. When the vehicle
is engaged by distance" the driver moves the hand lever in one direction and the
number and distance indicators are thereby thrown into gear and the number of times
the vehicle is occupied and the distance travelled are thereby recorded; on the vehicle
being engaged by the hour" the driver moves the hand lever in the opposite direction
thus setting the clock going and stopping the number and distance indicators which
latter remain inoperative until the vehicle is again engaged by distance" when the
clock is stopped by moving the hand lever back to its original position which throws
the distance and number indicators into gear as above described. The said hand lever
is connected to an index inside the vehicle by which the occupant can see whether the
driver has moved the lever on to the "by distance" or the "by hour" indicator thus
preventing fraud on the part of the driver.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
128, Colmore Row, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Fare Indicating or Recording Apparatus for Cabs and Cars.
I, JOHN NEWEY, of The Woodman Inn, Edwardes Street, Balsall Heath, Worcester-
shire, Beer Retailer, 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 has reference to certain improvements in or connected with distance,
time and fare indicating or recording apparatus for cabs and cars, my objects being,
firstly, to provide means whereby the number of times such a vehicle has been engaged
"by distance" and the distance travelled whilst so occupied will be automatically
recorded, and, secondly, to provide means whereby the length of time the vehicle has
been engaged by the hour whether occupied whilst so engaged or empty, shall be
recorded also thus together affording a complete check against fraud on the part of the
driver of the vehicle.
I attain the first object of my said Invention by the following means I provide a
false upper floor to the vehicle and arrange for the said false floor and for the seat of
the vehicle to be capable of a slight up and down motion they being pressed upwards
by means of springs which are compressed when the seat or floor is pressed downwards
by the weight of a passenger when entering the vehicle. To any convenient part of
the cab or car and preferably above the seat thereof is affixed an ordinary revolution
indicator which receives motion from one of the vehicle wheels preferably by means of
the following arrangement of mechanism :-Above the vehicle axle and carried by
suitable bearings therefrom is a horizontal shaft which receives intermittent rotary
motion from one of the vehicle wheels by means of a detent fixed, thereto which
actuates a star wheel on the said horizontal shaft. Rotary motion is transmitted from
the said horizontal shaft to a vertical shaft by means of a pair of bevel wheels. On
the upper end of the said vertical shaft is a worm which, when the vehicle is occupied
as hereinafter explained, gears into a worm wheel forming part of the hereinbefore
mentioned revolution indicator so as to cause the number of revolutions made by the
vehicle wheel to be recorded thereby. The said vertical shaft is capable of an endwise
movement and is connected to the said seat which latter is connected to the said false
floor so that when either the seat or false floor or both are depressed for instance by a
person entering the vehicle the worm on the vertical shaft is brought into gear with
the worm wheel of the revolution indicator and so long as the vehicle is occupied the
number of revolutions made by the vehicle wheel and the distance travelled is
recorded. When the vehicle is empty the false floor and seat of the vehicle are

page_text: caused to rise by means of their said springs thereby throwing the said worm out of
gear with the revolution indicator which will then remain inoperative until the vehicle
is occupied again. In order to check or record the number of fares taken by the
vehicle during a certain time or a certain distance travelled I provide an ordinary
number counter fixed to the vehicle in any convenient position and connect it to the
seat and false floor by a lever or other suitable means so that the number of times
the seat or false floor or both have been depressed by occupants will be recorded
thereby.
On the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 represents in sectional elevation part of a cab
body with my Invention applied; Fig. 2 is a front sectional elevation of the same, the
cab being unoccupied ; Fig. 3 is a side elevation and Fig. 4 a front elevation of parts
of the apparatus illustrated by Figs. 1 and 2, the parts in Figs. 3 and 4 being in the
position they would occupy when the cab is occupied.
A is the cab body and B, B, are the wheels. C is the false upper floor of the cab
hinged to the floor at one end e¹. D is the seat also hinged at one end to the
body A or otherwise arranged so as to be capable of rising and falling. The seat D
and the floor C are connected together by the rods E', E, so that they will rise and
fall together through a small space. The floor C is pressed upwards by springs and
the seat D is similarly pressed upwards by springs, which springs are compressed
when a passenger enters the vehicle. G is an ordinary revolution indicator fixed to
the back of the cab and receiving motion from one of the vehicle wheels B by a
horizontal shaft I which has a star wheel i fixed to one end and is carried by bearings
from the cab body. The shaft I receives intermittent rotary motion from the driving
wheel B by a pin b which is fixed to the hub of the wheel B and which, as the wheel B
revolves, engages with the teeth of the star wheel i. Rotary motion is transmitted
from the shaft I to the revolution indicator by means of the bevil wheels 2 and the
vertical shaft J having at its upper end the worm which gears into the worm wheel g
.fixed on the central arbor of the revolution indicator G. The vertical shaft J can
move endwise in its bearings and it is connected by the lever K pivotted at one end ²
to the vehicle body, the lever K being connected to the seat D by the link 2, so that
if the seat D and the floor C be moved up and down the shaft J will be moved up and
down also. When the seat D and the floor Care depressed for instance by a person
entering the cab, the worm will be moved downwards and brought into gear with the
worm wheel and so long as the vehicle is occupied the number of revolutions made
by the cab wheel B and the distance travelled will be recorded. On the person
alighting from the cab the false floor C and the seat D are, by the springs,
caused to rise which throws the worm ; out of gear with the revolution indicator
which latter will remain inoperative until the vehicle is occupied again. I is an
ordinary number counter which is operated in the ordinary manner by the lever
being moved up and down. The lever is connected at its outer end to the shaft. J' so
as to receive an up and down motion therefrom and record the number of times the
seat D and the floor have been depressed by occupants of the cab.
I
Instead of the revolution indicator above described I sometimes use a distance
indicator which consists of a cylinder caused to revolve preferably in a horizontal
direction by the worm and worm wheel above described or otherwise taking its motion
from the vehicle wheel and carrying around its periphery a paper strip evenly divided
to represent miles and fractions of miles and instead of or in addition to the number
indicator above described I provide a pencil pressed by a spring or otherwise against
the said paper strip and carried by a lever connected to the seat and to the false floor
of the vehicle so that when a person enters the vehicle the pencil will be moved
downwards and caused to make a vertical mark on the paper strip. When the vehicle
is in motion the paper strip moving past the pencil will cause a horizontal line to he
drawn at the bottom of the vertical line. On the occupant alighting from the vehicle
the seat and floor will rise and cause the pencil to rise also and to make another
vertical line at the end of the horizontal line. The distance between the vertical lines
represents to scale the distance travelled by the vehicle whilst occupied. When the

page_text: vehicle is empty the paper strip may be caused to cease moving by its driving worm
being thrown out of gear as already described but I prefer for the worm to continue
in gear and for the paper strip to continue its motion as the diagram drawn by the
pencil will then indicate the lengths of all the different journeys taken by the vehicle
including those when empty and the number of times the vehicle has been entered
and left.
The second object of my Invention I attain as follows:-Fixed to any convenient
part of the vehicle but preferably inside thereof and in close proximity to the distance
indicator above described I provide an ordinary carriage time-piece or clock preferably
arranged to indicate up to 24 hours on the dial and provided with any well known
"stop" action so that it can be "stopped" or "set going" when required. The shaft
which I have described as driving the distance indicator is arranged in a swinging
bearing at its lower end so that the upper end which carries the worm can be moved
sideways out of gear with its worm wheel. The lever or other means by which the
downward motion of the seat and floor is transmitted to the indicator which records
the number of times the vehicle has been occupied is also capable of being thrown in
and out of gear simultaneously with the said distance indicator so that both the
number and distance indicators can be caused to remain inoperative at the will of the
driver by having a hand lever connected to them and conveniently placed so as to be
within easy reach of his hands. The said hand lever is also connected to the said
stop action of the time-piece or clock which can be stopped or set going thereby.
When the vehicle is engaged by distance" the driver moves the hand lever in one
direction and the number and distance indicators are thereby thrown into gear and the
number of times the vehicle is occupied and the distance travelled are thereby
recorded; on the vehicle being engaged by the hour" the driver moves the hand
lever in the opposite direction thus setting the clock going and stopping the number
and distance indicators which latter remain inoperative until the vehicle is again
engaged by distance when the clock is stopped by moving the hand lever back to its
original position which throws the distance and number indicators into gear as above
described. The said hand lever is connected to an index inside the vehicle by which
the occupant can see whether the driver has moved the lever on to the "by distance"
or the "by hour" indicator thus preventing fraud on the part of the driver.
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Fig. 5 represents in part sectional elevation a distance, time and fare indicating
or recording apparatus for cabs and cars provided with the distance indicator above
described and illustrating also how the second object of my Invention is attained;
Fig. 6 represents the same parts as Fig. 5 but in different positions as hereinafter
described, Fig. 7 is a sectional side elevation and Fig. 8 a plan of part of the same;
Figs. 9, 10 and 11 represent details of the same on an enlarged scale as hereinafter
described; Fig. 12 represents part of the paper strip on an enlarged scale on which a
diagram has been drawn by the said distance indicating apparatus and Fig. 13 is a
modified form of the said paper strip.
The said distance indicator consists of a cylinder M carried by a spindle m free
to turn in bearings in the casing N. Rotary motion is transmitted from the above
named vertical shaft J to the cylinder M by means of the worm gearing into the
worm wheel with which turns the bevil pinion o which gears into the bevil wheel m
fixed to the spindle m. The cylinder M carries a paper strip P (part of which is
represented on an enlarged scale by Fig. 12) evenly divided into miles and fractions
of miles against which is pressed the pencil p carried by the lever Q and connected to
the seat D by the rod 7. When a person enters the vehicle the pencil p will be moved
downwards and make a vertical mark on the paper strip P, for instance the mark »¹
(see Fig. 12). On the vehicle commencing to move the paper strip P will move past
the pencil and will cause it to make a horizontal line at the bottom of the line.
When the occupant leaves the vehicle the seat and floor rising 'cause the pencil P to
rise also and to make another vertical line at the end of horizontal line 2. The
distance between the vertical lines, ³, represents to scale the distance travelled by
the vehicle whilst occupiled (1 mile on the diagram). When the vehicle is empty
P

page_text: the paper strip may be caused to cease moving by the worm j being thrown out of
gear with the worm wheel g but I prefer for them to continue to gear together and for
the paper strip to continue its motion. The diagram Fig. 12 shews by the line 2*
drawn by the pencil that the vehicle moved 14 miles unoccupied and that then a
passenger was picked up, which is indicated by the line drawn by the pencil on the
vehicle being entered. The horizontal line indicates that the passenger rode for
five furlongs and that then by the line he or she alighted and re-entered the vehicle
without its having moved away and that the journey was then continued for another
three furlongs when (line 8) the passenger alighted and the vehicle drove away empty
for two miles (line) before another passenger was picked up. The lines and
shew that the vehicle stopped and was entered and left by someone whilst stationary.
It will be seen that the diagram drawn by the pencil will thusi ndicate the lengths of
all the different journeys taken by the vehicle including those when empty and the
number of times the vehicle has been entered and left. The outer casing has a door m²
by means of which the slip of paper can be removed from the cylinder and replaced by
a fresh one.
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In order to record the length of time the vehicle has been engaged "by the hour"
I provide an ordinary carriage time-piece or clock S provided with any well known
" stop" action.
s is the ordinary lever which operates the "stop" action. The shaft J
has an ordinary swinging bearing at its lower end so that it can be moved sideways
.to throw the worm j out of gear with the worm wheel g (see Fig. 6). When the vehicle
is hired by time" the driver by means of the mechanism hereinafter described
moves the shaft J sideways and throws the worm j out of gear and causes the distance
indicator to cease moving, a collar on the shaft J then comes into contact with the
levers of the "stop" action (see Fig. 6) and immediately starts the clock S. When
the vehicle is discharged the driver moves the shaft J back again so that the worm j
again gears with the worm wheel g and stopping the clock S which has recorded the
length of time the vehicle is moved to and fro by the fork-like projections T₁, T, which
are connected to the lever U and are turned backwards and forwards by a key which
fits on the square end of the spindle ¹ to which the projections T1, T2, and the lever U
are fixed (see side elevation Fig. 9 and front elevation Fig. 10). The lever U is
forked at its outer end and engages with a pin on the slide V (Fig. 11) on which
are painted the words "TIME," DISTANCE," which forms an index and by being
moved to and fro show through the openings in the casing and enable the occupant to
see whether the driver has moved the lever on to the "by distance or the "by hour"
indicator thus preventing fraud on the part of the driver.
"
In conclusion I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise
details herein set forth as various modifications may be made without departing from
the nature of my Invention. For instance the distance indicator instead of being a
revolving cylinder may be a revolving disc against which the pencil may be arranged
to work. The pieces of paper on which the diagrams are taken will then be circular,
for instance as shown by Fig. 13 which represents a diagram of similar journeys to
those shewn on the strip Fig. 12.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1 claim is :
1st. The combination and arrangement of the parts of mechanism for indicating the
number of times a cab or car has been occupied and the distance travelled by the said
vehicle whilst so occupied, all arranged and operating substantially as hereinbefore
described with reference to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.
2nd. The combination and arrangement of the parts of mechanism for automatically
.recording the number and lengths of the different journeys made by a cab or car when
occupied and unoccupied as hereinbefore described and illustrated by Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8, 12
and 13 of the accompanying drawings, that is to say, the combination, with the rising
and falling seat D or rising and falling floor C or with both, of the cylinder M. receiving
rotary motion from one of the wheels of the vehicle and the pencil or other marker p

page_text: connected to the seat D) or floor C or to both so as to receive motion therefrom, all
arranged and operating substantially as set forth and illustrated.
3rd. The combination and arrangement of the parts of mechanism for automatically
recording the number and lengths of the different journeys made by a cab or car when
occupied and unoccupied and for indicating the length of time the vehicle has been
hired by time," arranged and operating substantially as hereinbefore described with
reference to Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the accompanying drawings.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.