US1075771A - Phonograph. - Google Patents

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F. L. DYER. PHONOGRAPH.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, 1909.

Paten'd OCE. MI, 19H3.

2 SHEBTS-SHEET l.

F1 L. DYER. PEONOGRAPH. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, 1909.

Patented Oct. 14;, i913.

2. SHEETS-SHEET 2,

JERSEY,

Applica-bien me@ .une ie, ieee. Sergei lip. 503337.

until i?, is

emi-ive pobuien. cabinet .elevated to ,lewe :L

e lion;

below monili 'J'or met when ii, is desreelzo operate bhe. gehonogiapli, the lioin leek-lg Swuiig up through er opening inthe bloftom of lie ,Cabinetie l) enjoirely ,concealed by the Seme when *alle e chine is not in operation.

' @ther objects oi my iziif'enton gef-side i.v llle eoxisiiction purts zuid eembi v of elemens .es hereinafter deeei'ibed incl more pmtleiilzuly poined out in .ille 'pendecl pluime.

'.1 Befesuing ,to the accompanying d'uwine oming part of this speeica'ion, and in which eimilziiq perils are elemoecl thjfouglwu by the same 'iefefenee characters, Figure l rep'reeeiits ifi-ont elevation of e cabinet equipped with my invention; Fig. 2 replesents a side elevation of the seme, perl: of' the feebiueft being shown in section, the liom being shown in ull lines iii ,operative postioai :m6, in (loted lines in inoperm'ive pw bfi-tieni; Fig. 3 represent-s a 'from'. elevation o e eabiizetequipped with another form o1? any Ifigmentien; and lig'. 4L represeuls Sigleelem ion of #he 5eme., parte of the cabi met being; shown u section, mel ithe hoi-i1 being shown in full lines in inoperative or Concealed position, enel in dotted lines, in, operative position.

Referring o the dl'ewllxge, and moi'eypetieuleily to Figs. l and 2, alle phonograph l is provided with mandi-el 2 and with lieproclueei 3. to the neck of which the 505.11161 eomieyer e is Connected., 'Ae shown in ilee {liefe/ings. 'e pheuogragxli is provided ha ing' z mandrel. which is axially movable te pjfovife the neeeesary feed, the iepreduce t tionmry. l?, is, however, obvious l; iiivenfion might equally Well ane "eel zo the type oi phonograph in wxl'liili y 'gmev'gled foi elie movement feline; ,euri ,ege of; which the reprepositione: meiicli'el being exi *bln t repli is pjseerably mountefl oo 5 of cabinet o, the plienogepli igielosed :when in by Kleeie meuble iop rlhe cabine@ (i is suppe-Me@ es eg; e lumps S :which may be mounted operi :my siiiuble bese S, m .wine-li, 1i (lef sence foi' searing ree-@eels may be Eile@ The sound eonveyei ably exigends im like from abel f' e e* exgnends l'ienee dovfimfmdly o- J. A

opjiiig iii top m Enel.' of Cabine lheiiee dovfiwei'nlly 'fiom 'the yew: portion `the seid Cabine"V encling, sli-owe lO, adjacent to oi' px' L iuioly in the seme plane :is the botom ixie'nlier lll of the ,eabiiie llhe zuiipllij/Jiixf lern-lil posillioixeel lo eeeup); 'lxe space in Ween ille columns 8 mi@ below ille bot'zom memo L ll of the cebizieiJ l, when ille phonograph 1n operation, the mouth l oi? the horn l.`

.then extending i iknwvmfilly from (he enmll enel of horn l2 drawings., the here lil is provided :it its ssnmllei' end with coller lli., which adapted to Contact the lower end 10 oli Solmcl oonx veyei' fl, in which position it is secured by my ,eutuble ineens, the Sp1-ing clip l5. voonneetevl to ilxe lower end @i eoiiveyexr -l and having :x 0.1;'. ille lowel' end thereof which eaehes under collar le. The hom 1:2 Supported by meer@ of autels lo, one mi e'lher side 'the same these arme bel lewe" ends to coimeeml with the enolflO .ef sound Cou- .'ing rigidly et lie i Yeyei' 4. fis showin in lfige l aguil 2 ofthe l` elle :here meer elle larger and .of the saine of arms 16 embracethe horizontal pin 17- which is mounted in the guide-way 18 eX- tending'vforwardly and bacliwardly in the ,lower member 11 of the cabinet 6.

The handle 19 is provided rigidly secured to the rod or pin 17 midway of the same for adjusting the position of the horn 12. rlhe opening 20 is provided in the bottom member 11 of cabinet 6 for the passage therethrough of the horn 12.

When it is desired to operate the phonograph, the horn 12 is positioned as shown with thb pin 17 at the back of guide-way 18 and with collar 14 clamped in position by clip 15 against the end 10 of sound conveyer 4, the sound conveyerl and the horn 12 thereby forming one continuous passageway for the sound. `When it is desired to disconnect the horn, the clip15 is released and the horn pushed forwardly at an angle to the axis of the small end thereof sufficiently to disengage said end from the lower end of sound conveyer 1, the pin 17 sliding forward in the guide-way 18. The horn 12 is then swung upwardly and forwardly about pin 17 as a pivot, the handle 19 being convenientior this manipulation by the operator. The result of this pivotal movement `of the horn 12 is that the lower end of the same is brought forwardly and upwardly until thecollar 14 thereof is caught by the spring cli raised posltion, the mouth 13 of the horn being in a horizontal position approximately in a plane with the lower member 11 of the cabinet 6. rlhe door 22 may conveniently be provided in the front of cabinet 6 for the release of clip 21 when it is desired to replace the horn in operative position and for the manipulation of handle 19. If, in this construction, it were desired to employ a mov-fn able reproducer instead of a stationary one, the end of the sound conveyer l connected to reproducer 3 would have to be provided with a telescoping joint and sufficient opening would have to be provided in horizontal members 5 vand 11y of the cabinet for the swinging movement of the sound conveyer caused Aby the travel ofthe carriage. Furthermore, supporting members 16 would be secured to horn 12 1n such a manner as to allow some slight rotation of the horn within such supporting members.l This could be provided for by securing the lower ends of arms 16 in a band encircling the horn 12, within which band the horn would be rotatably mounted.

Referring to Figs. 3 and l of the drawings,

the horn 12 is represented as pivoted in al manner speciically different from that disclosedin Figs. -1 -and 2. As shown in Figs. 3 and 1, the horn 12 is pivoted at its smaller end by means of hinge 2B to the lower end of 21 which holds the horn in its- 'space beneath said cabinet and sound conveyer 4. The clip 15 is provided on the lower end of sound conveyer@ having a. hook on the lower end thereof .to engage within recess 24 on the smaller end of horn 12 whenl the latter is in operative position, when the horn is forwardly directed under the cabinet 6 as in the case already described. Vhen it is desired to place the horn 12 in concealed position, the clip 15 is merely unfastcned and the horn 12 pushed upwardly and forwardly through the opening 2O in the bottom of cabinet 6 until the* rim 25 of the mouth of the horn is caught by spring clip 21', the horn 12 then being entirely concealed within the 4cabinet 6. The doors 22 may be provided in this case as inthe other, for convenient access to the interior of the cabinet for releasing the horn 12 from clip 21 when it is desired to again place it in operative position.

Having now described my invention, what claim and desire to4 protect by Letters Patent is as follows:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a phonograph reproducer of a cabinet upon which said reproducer is mounted, said cabinet being so supported as to leave an open space beneath it, a sound conveyer vextending downwardly from said reproducer through saidf cabinet, and a horn pivotally mounted adjacent the lower side of said cabinet to swing into connection with said conveyer to form a continuation thereof and occupy the space beneath said cabinet, or to be swung about its pivot out of connect-ion with said conveyer, and up vinto said cabinet, substantially'as described.

2. ln a device of the character described, the combination with a phonograph having a-shiftable mandrel and a stationary reproducer, of a cabinet upon which said phonograph is mounted, said cabinet being so supported as to leave an open space beneath it, a stationary sound conveyer eX- tending downwardly from said reproducer through said cabinet, a sound amplifying horn, and supporting means for said horn permitting shift thereof into operative position connecting with said conveyer-in" the space beneath said cabinet, or into inoperative position out of connection with said conveyer, within said cabinet, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with a phonograph reproducer, of a cabinet upon which said reproducer is mounted, said cabinet being so supported asto leave an open space beneath it, a sound conveyer extending downwardly from said reproducer through said cabinet, an amplifying horn adapted to occupy the connect with said conveyer, a bracket secured to said horn near the larger end thereof, and a 1,075,771 l je siidable member by which said biackeiJ is pivotally supported, adjacent the lower edge of ,the cabinet, substantially as described.

4.1'In u device of the character desciibed7 the combination with a cabinet of a sound,

conveyer extending'tbrough the ,same-to the lower side thereof, n horn' adapted to occupy the -space beneath seid oebinet/ and connect With said conveyer, means 'for so holding it in positiomfa pivotal mounting for said horn whereby it may be swung cui; of connection with scid conveyer and entirely Within seid cabinet, and means for se holding it, substantiaily es described.

5.111 a device of the charectev described, the combination with s. cabinet of c, sound conveyer exi/ending hi'ough the same to the lower side thereof, si horn adapted to occupy the space beneath said cabinet and connect with said eonveyer, c horizontally sideble member, and horn suppoi'ting means ettached to said horn and pivo'zsiiy supported by said slide, whereby said hcznmsy be moved outof connection with seid conveyei and swung within said cabinet, substantieily as described.

producen7 6. n e device of ihe chai-acier described., the comblnation with a rcpiodncer', of e, horn adapted to be connected with said res'nppoi'ting scid hoxng sliding movement; of said horn serving to move the seme tre-.ns-

verseiy with respect to the exis of the smaller end hereof, subsenesily es dcscribed.

7. in a, device of the character desciibed, the combination with e cebinei, e. sound conveyer extending through be seme te the lower side thereof, a. hom adapted to occupy the spese beneeh smid cabinet and to connect with seid ccnveyei, and i'vc'iei means about which the bom. mcy swung into inopeeisve position wibin' bbc mbineb and entii'eiy ont of connection with said conveyei, substenicly es described.

This specification signed and witnessed this ltb. dey of dune 1999.

FRANK L. DYE?.

Witnesses:

Dime Senden JOHN M. Cienciano.

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