US1896649A - Fare box - Google Patents

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I ME 25 44 ,2 'marz fzfflofiz m Feb. 7, 1933. E. H, THOMPSON FARE BOX Filed Sept. 15, 1930 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Marl 7/. 5207 05073 Patented Feb. 7, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ERNEST Ii'. THOMPSON, OF 'INNETKA, ELLINQIS, ASSIG-NGR TO JOHNSON FARE BOX COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A COREORATZON 01" NEW YORK FARE BOX Application filed September This invention relates to fare boxes for electric cars, buses, theaters, or other vehicles or places where fares or admission fees are required, and particularly to solenoid operated fare boxes of the type disclosed in my Patent No. 1,699,930 of January 22nd, 1929.

In the structure disclosed in the patent referred to provision is made for receiving two coins of different denominations, as for example, nickels and dimes the smaller coin or nickel being the unit of registration and the operation being such that for each nickel deposited the register or counier mechanism will be actuated one point and for each dime deposited the register Will be automatically actuated two points.

An important object of the present invention is to adapt the apparatus for receiving and accounting for three coins of diiierent denominations as, for example nickels, dimes and quarters, with the nickels forming the basis of registration and with the operation such that for each nickel deposited the register will be actuated one point, for each dime deposited the actuation will be two points, and for each quarter deposited the actuation will be five points in order that the money received may be accurately totaled.

A further object is to provide improved, simplified, and eilicient mechanism automatically cooperating with a deposited coin to control the progress of the coin through the coin chute and to determine the number of register operations in order that the registration for each coin will be in accordance with the coin value.

Another object is to provide mechanism whose operation is entirely automatic from the time the coin is deposited and until the coin value has been properly registered and the coin has been discharged from the chute.

With the above and other objects in view, the various features of my invention will bedescription and disclosures in the drawings.

On the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the fare box housing showing the arrangement therein of the various operating parts;

15, 1930. Serial No. 481,914.

Figure 2 is a section on plane IIII of Figure 1;

Figure .3 is a side mechanism;

Figure 4 is an enlarged section on plane IV-IV of Figure 1 of the impeller mechanism showing the impeller mechanism in normal position and a coin inserted in the coin chute;

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 showing a dime inserted in the coin chute.

Figure 6 is a similar sectional View showing the cooperation of the impeller mechanism and coin holding levers with the coins;

Figure is a sectional view to a reduced scale on plane VLF-VII of Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 7 showing the impeller mechanism in another position;

elevation of the impeller Fi ure 9 is an enlarged section on plane IV-IV of Figure 1 showing a quarter inserted in the coin chute and the impeller carriage shifted through its initial movement;

Figure 10 is a sectional view through the impeller mechanism a cam member for withholding the impeller members from the coin chute;

Figure 11 is a sectional view to reduced scale on plane XI-XI of Figure 9;

Figure 12 is a view similar to Figure 11 showing the impeller mechanism in a different position;

Figure 13 is a rear elevation of the impeller member;

Figure 14 is a longitudinal sectional view of the impeller members showing a position thereof for controlling the ejection of dimes;

Figure 15 is a side elevation of the impeller carriage showing the arrangement of the cam and pawl mechanism for controlling the operation of the register mechanism when quarters are inserted in the fare box;

Figure 16 is a section on Figure 15 showing more clearly the arrangement of the cam element;

Figure 17 is a section through the lower impeller member showing the position thereof and of the cam setting retchet Wheel relative to the pawl after insertion of a quarter showing the setting of peller carriage with the reglster device; and

. which at the opposite side/of the "in an arm Figure 21 is a front elevation of the register device.

As shown on the drawings: Referring to Figures 1 and 2 the housing 1 containing the various parts is shown as being rectangular. At one side of the housing is the solenoid mechanism S alongside of housing is the impeller mechanism designated as a whole I, and toward the bottom of the housing is the register mechanism R.

The supporting body of the impeller mechanism comprises a front plate 2, a rear plate 3, and a spacing plate 4, the plates being rigidly secured together and the spacer plate being cut away to leave the coin chute 5 which is open to the exterior of the housing 1 above the top thereof for the insertion of coins.

The front plate 2 has upper and lower forwardly extending flanges 6 and 7 between which extend the guide rods 8 and 9 for supporting the impeller carriage 10 for vertical reciprocation, upper and lower ears 11 and 12 on the carriage receiving the rods. Extending rearwardly from the side walls of the impeller carriage 10 and through vertical slots 13 and 14 in the impeller mechanism supporting body are the arms 15 and 16 which at their outer ends receive a cam shaft 17 on which is the cam roller 18. Extending horizontally through the upper part of the impeller carriage and j ournalled in the side walls thereof is a shaft 19 on which the upper impeller frame 20 is hung by means of its side ears 21. a A coil spring 22 encircles the shaft and abuts against the carriage and the impeller member and tends to swing the impeller member'towards the coin chute 5.

A lower impeller frame 23'has Side ears 24 at its upper end receiving the shaft 19 and a spring 25 encircling the shaft tends to swing this impeller member toward the coin chute 5. A distance below the ears 24, the impeller frame 23 has side ears 26 which receive and journal a transverse shaft 27 which at its left end extends through a clearance space 28 provided in the side wall of the impeller carriage, the shaft end being received 29 secured to the adjacent outer end of the shaft 19 and extending downwardly therefrom. Just within the arm 29a hub 30 is secured to the shaft 27 and has at its inner end the cam disc 31 and at its outer end the ratchet wheel 32. The cam disc is of substantially semi-circular shape and plays within the clearance space 28 in the impeller carriage and normally has its flat side 31 parallel with the inner edge 28 of the clearance space as shown in Figure 5. On the adjacent end of the shaft 19 is mounted the hub-33 from which extends a pawl arm 3 1 for cooperating with the ratchet wheel 32, a spring 35 tending to hold the pawl to the wheel, this pawl serving to lock the wheel against retrograde -m0vement after a forward advancement thereof by means which will be explained later. VJ hen the flat edge 31 of the cam disc is parallel with the edge 28' as shown in Figure 5, the impeller member 23, when otherwiseunrestrained,may be swung out its greatest distance by the spring 25, and when the cam is turned to bring its circular surface against the edge 28 the shaft 27 and the impeller frame thereon will be held in the innermost position. As will be more fully explained later this cam structure controlled by the operation of the ratchet wheel 32 functions when a quarter is deposited in the coin chute, the ratchet wheel having five teeth. V

The impeller frame or plate 20 is of substantially L shape and below its bend 20 it has the rectangular opening 36. An abutment tongue 37 extends from the upper edge of the opening and when the impeller carriage is in its uppermost position a cam knob 38 on the plate 2 is engaged by the bend 20 of the impeller frame 20 and the frame is then held in its innermost position as clearly shown in Figures 4 and 5. W hen in such inner position the abutment tongue engages against the lower impeller frame 23 and holds it in its innermost position against the pressure of the springs22'and 24 tending to swing the impeller frames outwardly.

Referring to Figure 13, the impeller frame 23 is also of substantially L-shape and its lower end is in alignment with the opening 36 in the impeller frame 20. Arms 38 and 39 extend laterally from the opposite sides of the impeller frame or plate 23 at the lower end thereof and terminate in flanges 10 and 41 forming a seat at their outer faces for the larger coins, for example, quarters Q, and projections on these flanges form impeller shoulders 12 and 13 for engaging with the edge of a quarter. inwardly of the shoulders 12 and l3 the flanges 10 and A1 form seats 44 and 45 for the intermediate size coins, namely, nickels N, and these seats are lower than the seats for the quarters, the flanges forming the abutment 1% and 45' for engaging with the edge of a nickel received on the 1 block 61 has therefrom forming impeller abutments for the smaller coins or dimes D. Above these dime impeller flanges on the impeller frame 23, the impeller frame 20 has the impeller flanges 48 and 49 extending into the space 36 from opposite sides and these flanges form seats for dimes and have impeller shoulders 50 and 51 at their lower ends for engaging with the dime edge.

Extending from the flange 41 on the lower impeller member is an arm 52 forming an extension of the quarter receiving surface of said flange and this arm extends across and in front of the lower end of the impeller member 20 and serves as a stop for limiting the outward swing of the upper impeller member independently of the lower impeller member.

The various coin impeller flanges or fingers are opposite the slots 53 and 54 through the supporting framework of the impeller mechanism so that when the impeller members are released these fingers may project into the coin chute 5. Extending outwardly from the lower end of the upper impeller member 20 is a tongue 55 adapted to project through the slot 56in the plate 2 so that it may project into the coinchute into engagement with coins therein. On the lower end of the lower impeller member 23 is a cam projection 57 which functions when dimes are deposited in the chute and which normally limits the swing of the lower impeller member by abutting against the plate 2 but which is released when the slot 56 in the plate is reached during downward travel of the impeller. The particular function of the tongue 55 and the cam lug 57 will be more fully explained hereinafter.

Secured against the rear side of the plate 3 at the bottom thereof is a U-shaped bracket 58 between whose sides is supported a shaft 59 on which is mounted a frame 60 supporting the block 61 of insulating material. The the longitudinal slot 62 in its upper end at one side of this slot the block secures a contact post 63 (Figure 4) which extends through the block and is in electrical contact with the frame 60, the post extending through a plate 64 on the bottom of the block. On the opposite side of the slot 62 the block has the plate 66' on its bottom side from which extends acontact post 66, the post extending through the block and being secured to a terminal plate 68 on top of the block. The post 66 is insulated from the block while the post 63 is connected with the metal framework which forms part of the electrical circuit C shown in Figure 1. This circuit includes a source of current E and the winding of the solenoid S.

A spring 69 tends to hold the frame 60 and the insulating block 61 in an inner position with the posts 63 and 66 extended through the slots 53 and 54 into the path of coins deposited in the coin chute 5, an abutment 70 limiting the inward swing of the block.

Near the upper end of the plate 3 on the rear side thereof is secured a U-shaped bracket 71 between whose sides is supported a shaft 72 which is above the cam shaft 17. A cam lever 73 is hinged by ears 74 on the shaft 72 and extends downwardly between the cam roller 18 and the plate 3 and has the inclined cam section 73 normally engaged by the cam roller. Between the cam lever and the plate 3 is the pressure lever 75 supported from shaft 72 by its ears 75. Between the cam lever and the pressure lever is a guide and retaining lever 76 which at its upper end has fulcrum connection with the lever 75 as indicated at 77. At its lower end the lever 75 is deflected to form a pressure foot 78 and the lever 76 at its lower end is deflected to form a retaining finger 79 and a pressure lug 80, the finger 79 being bifurcated. The retaining linger and the pressure feet of the levers are in registration with the slot or clearance space 81 in the plate 3 so that they may be projected into the coin chute 5 for cooperation with coins deposited therein.

A spring 82 incircles the shaft 72 and engages at one end with the cam lever 73, the other end of the spring engaging against the outer side of the pressure lever 76. Another spring 83 encircles the shaft 72 and abuts at one end against the post 84 on the bracket 71 and at its other end abuts against the heel of the cam lever as shown in Figure 5. As the spring 82 tends to separate the lower ends of the lever 73 and 75 the heels of the levers will normally be held together as shown in Figure 4, so that the eflect of the spring 83 will tend to swing both levers outwardly. When the impeller carriage 10 is shifted downwardly the cam roller 18, by cooperating with the inclined cam surface 73, will swing the cam lever inwardly and this swing is yield ingly communicated by the spring 82 to the fulcrumed lever 76 and from there to the lever 75, and as the cam roller travels along the cam lever the spring 82 will yieldingly but forcibly hold the levers 75 and 76 in their inner positions in cooperation with a coin in the coin chute. Upon return of the carriage to its upper position the cam roller will release the lever 73 and then the spring 83 will swing and hold the levers in their outer positions. The levers 75 and 76 are kept in proper alignment by a pin 84 extending from the lever 75 through an opening in the lever 76. The levers 75, above its pressure foot 78 has also an abutment and guide lug 85 whose purpose will appear hereinafter.

Receiving at its upper end the shaft 17 is a link 85 which at its lower end has the slot 86 receiving the pin 87 extending from an arm 88 on the frame 60 which supports the insulating block 61. When the impeller carriage 10 is in its uppermost position the upper endof the slot 86 will be above the pin 87 and the insulating contact block will remain in its inner position with its contact posts within the coin chute 5. However, fter an initial downward movement of the impeller carriage the end of the slot will reach the pin 37 and thereafter the frame 00 and the supported insulating block 61 will be swung downwardly to withdraw the contact posts from the coin chute for releasing a coin for discharge from the machine.

The reciprocation of the impeller carriage is controlled by the solenoid S whose plunger 89 is guidedin a tube 90 having a slot 91 through which the pin 92 extends from the plunger for engagement in the slotted end of a lever 93 pivoted intermediate its ends at 94. The other end of the lever has the pin 95 engaging in the slot 96 in a link 9'? connected at its upper end by the post 9? with the impeller carriage so that as the solenoid plunger is raised the carriage will be shifted downwardly. A spring 98 anchored to the housing and to an arm99 extending from the lever 3 tends to restore the parts to normal position after de-energization of the solenoid.

preferably utilize the coins only momentarily for initially closing the circuit C, and to relieve the coins of current flow after initial closure of the circuit 1 provide the switc structure G for shurfiing out the coin contact posts after initia c osurc of the circuit-C. 'l his switch mechanism comprises a switch lever 100 pivoted intermediate its ends and projecting at its lower end in the path of the arm 99 to be swung when the lever 93 is actuated upon upward movement of the solenoid plunger. The upper end of the switch lever is adapted to engage a contact 101, a spring 102 tending to withhold the switch lever from this contact Vi hen the circuit C is first closed by the deposit of a coin the solenoid plunger is raised, the lever 93 is rotated, and the arm 99 is swung into engagement with the switch lever 100 and will swing this lever to the contact 101 so as to close the circuit C in shunt of coin contact posts. At the end of the upward stroke of the solenoid plunger the switch arm 100 will be released from the arm 99 so that the spring 102 may restore the switch lever 100 to normal position away from the cont 1 so that the circuit C will be opened and le parts returned to normal position by the weight of the plunger assisted by the spring .98.

lleferring' now to the register mechanism, such mechanism is actuated for each reciprocation of the impeller carriage. Referring particularly to Figures 1 20, the impeller carriage has an abutment arm 103 extending laterally herefrom between the outer end of a lever10eland its hook end 105. This lever r .is hinged at 106 to the housing 1 and is connected with a pawl link the ratchet wheel 118 on the shaft of a cy clometer or counter 119 forming part of the register mechanism R. During downward movement of the impeller carriage its arm 103 will engage with the hook of the lever 104 to cause the pawl link 107 to be shifted into engagement with the next tooth of the ratchet wheel 118, and when the carriage is shifted back to its upward position it will engage the lever 104: to swing it to its normal position and to cause the pawl link to rotate the ratchet wheel 118 for a one point rotation of the cyclometer. A spring 119 tends to hold the pawl linkage in normal position with the pawl link against the ratchet wheel, while a detent pawl 120 will prevent retrograde movement of the ratchet wheel.

Referring back with the lower impeller member 23, the ratchet wheel connected with the cam may 00-, ope ate at certain times with upper and lower pawl t eth 121 and 121 on an arm 122 hinged not er end on a sin 123 in a bracket 124 e per flange 6 of the plate 2, a spring ting the lower end of the arm 122 against guide post 126 extending from the side of the impeller carriage.

When nickelor dime is deposited in the fare or: and t e impeller carriage 1s started on it. C

s iownward travel the impeller members may swing outwardly far enough so that the liaft 26 may withdraw the ratchet wheel 32 to be within the plane of the pawl teeth 121 and 121 so that when the impeller carriage continues its downward movement the shaft and the cam thereon will not be rotated. However, upon the deposit of a quarter and downward movement of the impeller carriage, the impeller members will be restricted in their outward movement by the engagement of the quarter in front of the extension 52, so that the ratchet wheel 82 will remain in the operation field of the pawl tooth 121 and then as the carriage continues downwardly the ratchet wheel will engage with the tooth and will cause the one fifth of a revolution of the shaft 27 and engagement of the circular section of the cam with the edge 28 to hold the-ratchet wheel in the path of the pawl tooth 121, and then during "he four succeeding reciprocations of the im peller carriage the cam will be advanced until its fiat edge 31 again comes opposite the edge 28. During the time that the cam is for operation of the ratchet wheel 32 the impeller shoulders for the quarter will be with-held from the quarter so that the quarter cannot be ejected but during the fifth reciprocation the cam is reset to normal position to release the impeller members before the quarter is reached and then the impeller abutments engage the quarter and causes ejection thereof. v

Summing up the operation of themachine,

107 cooperating with to the cam 31'associated the impeller carriage is normally in its uppersolenoid and its plunger will be drawn upriage the uper edge wardly to cause downward propulsion of the impeller carriage. During the initial downward movement of the impeller carriage the impeller members will be released from the cam knob 38 and will swing toward the coin chute to project the coin impeller flanges and shoulders into the coin chute above the deposited nickel as shown in dotted lines in Figure 4. At the same time the engagement of the cam roller 18 with the cam lever 73 will cause the levers and 76 to be swung to project their ends into the coin chute, the lug 85 on the pressure lever 75 engaging against the adjacent face of the coin and the lug on the lever 76 engaging against the face of the coin and the retainer finger 79 engaging in the coin chute below the coin edge. When the impellers are swung out the abutment lug 55 will engage against the opposite face of the coin to afford a good contact for grounding the coin to the framework, thecurrent flowing from the terminal contact post 66 to the coin and from the coin to the framework through the lug 55 and through the contact post 63.

As soon as the end of the slot 86 in the lever reaches the pin 87 the insulating block 61 will be swung to withdraw the terminal posts from the coin and the coin chute but the coin will be rigidly held and guided by the various pressure and retainer fingers and lugs. s the impellers are shifted downwardly with the impeller carof the coin is received between the abutment shoulders 44 and 45 and is carried downwardly with the impeller members away from the lug 55 and the pressure lug 85 and the pressure feet 78 and 80, and it is then held merely by the finger 79. At the end of the upward movement of the plunger of the solenoid the circuit will be opened by the switch G and then by the weight of the plunger'and the spring 98 the impeller carriage and other parts will be restored to their normal positions. At the end of the upward movement of the impeller carriage the cam lever and the associated pressure levers will be released so that the finger 79 of the lever 76 will be withdrawn from the coin and the released coin will drop to the bottom of the box.

As the deposited nickel permitted the impeller fingers'to swing outwardly a suflicient distance to withdraw the ratchet wheel 32 from the operative field of the pawl tooth 121, the shaft 27 and the cam thereon were not rotated, and during the downward movement of the impeller carriage the pawl linkage for the register mechanism was set and upon return of the carriage to upper position the cyclometer and counter was actuated one poilntlto count the deposited and discharged n1c re Suppose that a dime D is deposited in the 5 box. It will drop against the contact posts and will close the solenoid circuit so that the carriage will start to travel downwardly. The impellers will be shifted to carry their impeller ends into dime and the levers will be swung inwardly to engage with the dime for holding it and guiding it after withdrawal of the contact posts. The diameter of the dime is less than the distance between the inner impeller flanges 40 and 41 on the lower impeller member so that as the impeller member swings outwardly these flanges will move past the dime. It will also be noted that during the first part of the downward movement of the impeller carriage the lug 57 on the lower impeller member engages against the plate 2 and so limits the outward swing of this impeller member sufliciently to prevent the dime engaging shoulders 46 and 47 on this impeller member from engaging with the dime so that during this first downward shift of the impeller carriage these impeller shoulders can not shift the dime. When the flanges 48 and 49 of the upper impeller member pass under the dime as the carriage continues downwardly, and the impeller shoulders 50 and 51 engage the upper edge of the dime, as shown in Figure 7, the dime will be shifted downwardly with the impeller carriage and will then be held in place by the pressure of the pressure foot 78 and the finger 79 on the levers 75 and 76 respectively. Then when the carriage returns to its upper position, and before the pressure levers are released from the dime the insulating block 61 will have returned the long contact post into engagement with the dime to hold it against ejection. The circuit will then again be closed by the dime and the solenoid again operates to shift the impeller carriage downwardly. During initial movement downwardlv the impeller ends will again project into the coin chute above the coin and the levers will engage the coin to hold it. When the carriage performs its second stroke after the dime has been shifted by the shoulders 50 and 51 on the upper impeller member, the lug 57 will be released from the plate 2 intime'to permit complete outward swing of the lower impeller member and engagement of the shoulders 46 and 47 against the upper edgeof the dime as shown in Figure 8, and

then when the stroke is completed the dime will be ejected from the coin chute. The final the coin chute above the downward shift ofthe coin carries it away from the ends of the pressure levers 7 5 and 76 but the lug on the upper impeller member will be projected through the slots 56 and against the coin to hold it until the lug is removed from the coin during the return shift of the impeller carriage to upper position and the coin is then released and dropped to the bottom of the fare boX.

Suppose now that a quarter Q, is deposited. It will drop against the contact posts so that the circuit is initially closed through the solenoid and then as the impeller carriage starts to move downwardly the impeller members will be swung toward the coin chute and the levers will be moved into cooperation with the coin -'in the same manner as in connection with the nickel and dime. However, the quarter on account of its large diameter, will, when deposited, be infront of the extension 52 on the fiange 41 as shown in Figures 9, 11, and 17. This results in preventing the lower impeller member 23 from swinging out sufiiciently to withdraw the ratchet wheel 32 from the field of operation of the pawl tooth 121. As the carriage continues its downward movement the shoul lers 42 and 43 on the lower impeller member will engage the edge of the quarter and the quarter will be shifted downwardly as the contact posts arewithdrawn therefrom and it Wlll be held in this lower position by the pressure foot 7 8 and the finger 79. During this first downward travel of the impeller carriage the pawl tooth 121 was abutted by theratchet wheel 32 and 'the cam was rotated one fifth of a revolution to bring its semi-circular surface against the edge 28' to cause the impeller members to be setwith all their impeller shoulders withdrawn from the plane of the quarter and to cause the ratchet wheel to be shifted into the plane of the pawl tooth 121. When the circuit of the solenoid is opened at the end of this first downward shift of the impeller carriage the carriage is returned to its upper position and the contact posts are again brought into engagement with the quarter and the solenoid is again operated, and during each of the second, third and fourth downward strokes of the impeller carriage the ratchet wheel 32 will be rotated a fifth revoluticnjby the pawl 121, and when the carriage returns to its upper position after its fourth down stroke. the circuit will be closed for the fifth time by'the coin carriageis then reciprocated the fifth time. As the carriage is shifted, downwardly for the fifth time the ratchet wheel 32 will have been 'rotated'a complete revolution and the cam will be restored to normal position in time for the impeller shoulders'on the released impeller members to swing back into the co n chute above the quarter and then durlng the final downward movement of the impeller carriage'the quarter will be shifted and the.

ejection thereof leased when the impeller carriage returns to During this fifth downits normal position. ward shift of he impeller carriage, the register was given a fifth operation, each operation being of a valuation of five cents so that the register will indicate the receipt of twenty-five cents during operation of the mechanism after deposit of a quarter. The machine thus accurately counts the money re-' ceived, each money value to the extent of five cents resulting in one operation of the register l Vhen a nickel is charged the register is actuated once. Then a dime is deposited the operation of discharging it is accompanied by two operations of the register, and when a quater is deposited the operation of discharging it is accompanied by five actu'ations of the register. The entire operation is automatically performed from the time that a coin is deposited up to the time of its discharge from the chute.

1' do not desire to be limited to the exact cons ruction arrangement and operation shown and described, except as specifically stated in the claims, as changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope and principles of the invention.

It claim as my invention:

1. In a fare box embodying a coin chute, a reciprocating carriage, coin ejector mecha nism in said carriage, a fare register operated during reciprocation of said carriage,

means whereby during the first downward movement of said carriage, said ejector mechanism will enter into ejecting engagement with a deposited coin, cam

mechanism operable after an initial downward movement of said carriage to withdraw said ejector :mechanism from the coin whereby said coin is only partially ejected, and means for causing said cam mechanism to withhold said ejector mechanism from said moving said ejector mechanism into ejecting engagement with a deposited coin, setting mechanism for said ejector mechanism, actuating mechanism for said setting mechanism, said actuating mechanism being normally inoperative, means controlled by the initial engagement of said ejector mechanism with a deposited coin for rendering saidactuating mechanism'operative to cause operation of said setting mechanism to withdraw said ejector mechanism from the coin after partial during the first reciprocation deposited and disa fare register conof said carriage, and means for keeping said actuating mechanism operative during a predetermined number of succeeding reciprocations of said carriage and for releasing said ejector mechanism during the lastreciprocation of said carriage in time to cause complete ejection of the coin during such last reciprocation.

3. In a fare box embodying a coin chute, a reciprocating carriage, means for reciprocating said carriage, a fare register, means for actuating said register during each reciprocation of said carriage, coin ejector mechanism within said carriage and means tending to move said ejector mechanism into ejecting cooperation with a deposited coin, a cam normally positioned to permit movement of the ejector mechanism into ejecting engagement with a deposited coin during the first downward movement of said carriage, means controlled by the initial engagement of said ejector mechanism with a deposited coin for causing actuation of said cam to withdraw the ejector mechanism from said coin whereby said coin will be only partially ejected during the first downward movementof said carriage, and means for causing said cam to withhold said ejector mechanism from the coin during a predetermined number of subsequent downward movements of said carriage and to release said ejector mechanism during the last downward movement of said carriage in time for cooperation of said ejector mechanism with said coin to cause complete ejection of the coin.

4. In a fare box having a coin chute, a coin ejector member for ejecting deposited coins from said chute, means tending to move said ejector member into ejecting engagement with a deposited coin, a carriage supporting the ejector member and means for reciprocating said carriage, a cam for restraining the movement of said ejector member, pawl and ratchet mechanism for operating said cam during reciprocation of said carriage, means controlled by the primary engagement of the ejector member with a deposited coin for causing oaeration of said cam by said pawl and ratchet mechanism during reciprocation of said carriage, operation of said cam withholding said ejector member from ejecting engagement with the coin throughout a complete cycle of opera-- tion of said cam by said pawl and ratchet mechanism.

5. In a fare box embodying a coin chute, a reciprocating carriage, a coin impeller member on said carriage, means tending to shift said impeller member into ejecting engagement with a deposited coin when said carriage is reciprocated, a restraining cam associated with said impeller member, said cam being normally out of restraining engagement with said impeller member, means controlled by the initial engagement of said impeller member with a deposited coin for rotating said cam to restrain said impeller member from ejectr V the deposited coin during the first lG-CllLJCdtlOll of said carriage and to restrain said impeller m mber during predetermined number of subsequent reciprocations of said carriage from ejecting the coin, said cam member being returned to normal position to release said impeller member for ejection of the coin duri g the last reciprocation of said carriage, and a register device actuatet during each reciprocation of said carriage.

6. In a fare box having a coin chute, a coin ejector member for ejecting deposited coins from said chute, a carriage supporting the ejector member and means for reciprocating said carriage, a cam associated with said ejector member, and means operable during a predetermined number of reciprocations of said carriage for moving said cam to withhold said jector member from ejecting engagement with a deposited coin and for releasin said ejector member for ejection of the coin during the last reciprocation movement of said carriage.

7. In a fare box having a coin chute, a coin ejector mem er for ejecting deposited coins from said chute, a carriage supporting said ejector member and means for reciprocating said carriage, a rotary cam, and means effective during a predetermined number of reciprocations of said carriage for controlling said cam to restrain said coin ejector member from ejecting operation and for releasing said ejector member for ejecting operation during the final movement of said carriage.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

ERNEST H. THOMPSON.

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