Taxi meters and a control system for taxi meters

Claim 1

A TAXI METER CONTROL SYSTEM, COMPRISING: A FARE REGISTER METER HAVING A FIRST PUSH BOTTOM TO INITIATE OPERATION OF THE METER; A SEAT SWITCH SYSEM TO BE DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE SEVERAL SEATS OF A TAXI, IN WHICH SAID METER IS TO BE DISPOSED, FOR USE TO CLOSE A CIRCUIT AT SAID SWITCH WHEN A PASSENGER SITS ON ANY ONE OF SAID SEVERAL SEATS; A SHORT-TIME-DELAY RELAY HAVING A SWITCH AND REQUIRING A SHORT TIME INTERVAL OF ABOUT TWO SECONDS TO MOVE SAID SWITCH FROM OPENING TO CLOSED POSITION OR FROM CLOSED TO OPEN POSITION; A LONG-TIME-DELAY RELAY HAVING A SWITCH AND REQUIRING A LONG INTERVAL OF ABOUT THIRTY SECONDS TO OPERATE SAID SWITCH FROM OPEN POSITION TO CLOSED POSITION OR FROM CLOSED POSITION TO OPEN POSITION; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A CLOSED CIRCUIT CONDITION IN THE SEAT SWITCH SYSTEM FOR INITIATING OPERATION OF SAID SHORT-TIME-DELAY RELAY; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO CLOSING OPERATION OF SAID SHORTTIME-DELAY RELAY FOR INITIATING OPERATION OF SAID LONGTIME-DELAY RELAY; AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO CLOSING OPERATION OF SAID LONGTIME-DELAY RELAY FOR CAUSING OPERATION OF SAID FIRST PUSH BOTTON TO INITIATE OPERATION OF SAID REGISTER METER.