Passenger Turnstiles for One-man-controlled Buses
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AFEATURE of the 150 one-manoperated buses recently put into service in Brooklyn, New York, 'U.S.A., by the Brooklyn Bus Corporation, is a turnstile fare-collecting arrangement constructed by the Percy Manufacturing Co., 101, Park Avenue, New York.
The turnstile, which, is mounted at the front of the bus, near the entrance and driver, is unlocked by the passenger when the proper coin is deposited in the slot. . This .unlocks it for the entrance of one passenger, after which it automatically re-locks. Although the coin does not operate any mechanism, it forms an essential link in the device which the passenger actuates by pushing the arm.
The mechanism can be calibrated to operate with, any designated coin. If the passenger attempts. to use a smaller coin it will drop through into a. coinreturn chute, whilst a larger one cannot be inserted. The turnstile is equipped with an automatic meter which records every fare.
The turnstiles used on the Brooklyn buses are calibrated to operate with 5-cent pieces, as well as with special tokens slightly larger in diameter. The tokens ars given to passengers by the operator in exchange for transfer
tickets received from other but routes. Both coins are deposited in the same slot, but they register separately on different recording meters. Thus there is a record not only of the total number of passengers carried, but a separate total of cash fares and transfers received..
The turnstiles are built as units and comprise a diamond-tread bed-plate over which the passenger walks oit entering the bus. To one side is the turnstile and coin-release mechanism and on the other side a rail to prevent passengers from slipping past the arm.
The turnstile has three arms set into the head and mounted at such an angle that when one arm is in a horizontal position across the passageway, the other two are inclined downwards so as not to hinder the passenger's entry. The coins, after passing through the release mechanism, drop into a small locked drawer.