US974700A - Fare-register. - Google Patents

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J. P. OHMERl FARE REGISTERl Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

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APPLIOATION FILED JUNI: 14, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. OHMER, 0F DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO OHVIER FARE DAYTON, OHIO.

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FARE-REGISTER.

Specification of' Letters Patent.

Application filed June 14, 1909.

Patented Nov. 1, 191.0.

Serial No. 501,928.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN F. OHMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fare-Registers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appert-ains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and ligiires of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fare registers and has specific reference to a series of electric signaling devices which provide audible signals at various parts of a car in addition to the visual signals, when each fare is registered in the register.

The invention is especially adapted for use in the modern type of cars, which are of extreme length, and are divided into sections or compartments, the register being located in one of the compartments, and the usual bell at the register being often not heard outside of the compartment in which the register is located.

The object of the invention is to provide both audible and visual signals in the various compartments and parts of the car by and through which the Occupants of the car may have their attention called to each operation of the register.

The invention is particularly adapted for use in connection with the register shown and described in Letters Patent. No. 715,129, granted to myself and I-Iiram Tyler, December 2, 1902, and in connection with the operating mechanism shown and described in Patent No. 797,070, granted to myself August 15, 1905.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, is a front elevation of a fare register having my improvements operatively applied thereto, parts of the mechanism are broken away in this view. Fig. 2, is a side eleva tion of the same with the casing broken away and parts of the mechanism appearing in section. Fig. 3, is alongitudinal sectional view of a compartment car showing the same equipped with a register and my improvements. Fig. 4, is an enlarged detail view of one of the auxiliary bells or audible indicators and a visual indicator.

In the following specification, similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts.

The casing 1 incloses the actuating mechanism and is located as usual in the rear of the register casing 18. Within said casing 1 is suitably mounted a reciprocating gate 2 whichhas bearings in guides 3 arranged at each end thereof and shown in dotted lines Fig. 1. The said gate 2 is provided with an upwardly-projected neck t which terminates in a head 5 which is engaged on each side by the ends of bell crank levers .6 of which there are two. Each of said bell crank levers is pivoted at 7 to a boss 7 projecting from the back of theI casing 1, and eX- tending from the upper arm of each of said levers is a rope or cord 8 which extends through on either side of the car as shown in Fig. 8 and is supported at suitable points of its length. Mounted upon a plate 9 within the housing 1 is a horizontally-movable carriage 10 which is adapted to be shifted along said plate 9 by a sprocket chain 11 in the manner shown in former patent hereinbefore referred to. The carriage 10 supports a vertically-movable actuator 13 which is adapted to be raised by the gate 2. These features are well-known elements of my former patent, and it is only necessary to briefly refer to the same herein. Then the carriage 10'is shifted, the actuator 13 is moved to bring said actuator under the rearwardly-projecting lugs 14 of any one of a series of vertically-movable actuators 15 within the register casing 18. The actuators 15 operate in connection with a series of individual fare counters which are not shown because they are well-known elements in the art. Extending across the tops of the actuators 15, is a rocking yoke 16 having bearings in side frames 17 of the register proper'. When any one of the individual counter actuators 15 are operated by the gate 2, the yoke 1G will be actuated or lifted and will impart movement to other elements of the fare register mechanism which it is not necessary to refer to herein as the same is fully described in prior patents hereinbefore referred to.

The register casing 18 is provided with an electrical binding post 19 on one side thereof which is electrically connected to the frame 17 by a conductor 21.

The head 5 of the gate 2 is adapted to engage a stud or screw 22 to limit the upward movement of said gate, said stud or screw being insulated from the register casing 1 by an insulator 28. The screw or stud 22 and the binding` post 19 are both connected to the two terminals of an electric circuit 24 which is provided with a battery 25 and any desirable number of bells 26, preferably of the gong type.

In Fig. 3, I have illustrated a car having two compartments A and B and a rear platform C. The register proper is located in the front end of the for Yard compartment A and the sett-ing shaft 27 and operating rope 8 extend from the register through said compartment A into and through compartment B to the rear platform C. The operation of the setting rod 27 and the pull rope S is well-known, the same being described in former Letters Patent 797,070. In the compartment B and at the rear platform C are placed the bells or gongs 26, preferably in proximity to the setting dials 2S on the setting rod 27. The advantage ot thus locating these audible signals or bells at such points, is that they direct the attention of the passengers to the dials 28 whenever a fare is registered. Then the operator pulls the rope or cable 8 in registering each fare and after the operation of the setting rod 27, the gate 2 is raised by the levers 6 or rather one or the other of said levers, and the head 5 thereof comes in cont-act with the stop or adjusting screw 22, and thereby completes the electrical circuit through the battery 25, bell 26, circuit wire 24, binding post 19, conductor 21, frame 17, yoke 16,

counter actuator 15, actuator 123, gate 2, head 5 and adjusting screw 22. It will thus be seen that upon each operation of the mechanism in registering fares, an audible signal will be given, not only at the register proper, but in other compartments as well as therear platform where passengers are within hearing. This is an advantage well known and appreciated by those employing tare registers as a means Jfor keeping accurate and reliable accounts of fare collections.

Having described my invention, I claim:

In an actuating mechanism for fare registers, a plurality of counter actuators, a slidable member adapted to engage and actuate individually said actuators, a vertically reciprocating gate adapted to engage said slidable member to actuate it, a bell crank lever engaging said gate, a cord attached to said lever, a setting rod, connections between said setting rod and said slid able member, indicators associated with said setting rod and adapted to indicate the position of said slidable member, an insulated electrical contact adapted to be engaged by said gate, an electric circuit including said contact and said gate, and an electric bell in said circuit, whereby, when any one of said counter' actuators is moved, an audible signal will be given.

In testimony whereof I atliX my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOI-IN F. OHMER.

Ttnesses MATTHEW SIEBLER, C. M. THEOBALD.

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