US1204060A - Attachment for wind instruments. - Google Patents

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W. MI PHILLIPS.

ATTACHMENT FOR WIND INSTRUMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 19. 1915.

1,204,060. l Patented Nov. 7,1916.

ATTORNEY VVlill@ITED STAWENT GFFICE.

WALTER MOORE PHILLIPS, OF PORTSMOUTH, OHIO.

ATTACHMENT FOR W'ND INSTRUMENTS.

. Application filed May 19, 1915.

of which the following is a full, clear, and

exact description.

My invention has for its object to provide an attachment for cornets, trombones and similar musical instruments which will enable the performers to acquire the art of playing the instrument without undue pressure of the mouth piece against his lips. The attachment may also be used as a shock absorber for protecting the lips of the performer while marching.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the following' specication in which the preferred form of my invention is disclosed.

In the drawings similar reference characters refer to similar parts in all the views in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention; Fig'. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view similar to that shown in Fig. 2, but with the mouth piece pressed inwardly to bring the openings in the telescoping tubes into communication with each other.

In playing cornets, trombones and similar musical instruments it is desirable that the mouth pieces be held close to the lips of the performer, but without pressure. This art, which is so important in order that the best results may be obtained has been learned by only very few performers for only when a beginner has one of the best teachers, or when he holds the mouth piece of the instrument to his lips properly during his early attempts, will he acquire the art which is necessary to perfect the performer.

My attachment, when used, teaches the performer how to hold the mouth piece to his lips and after he has learned this lesson, the attachment may be used by him as a shock absorber when playing his instrument while marching.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that two tubes 5 and 6 are provided, these tubes telescoping with each other and being each provided with an orifice, the oriice in the tube 5 being indicated at 7 and the orice in the tube 6 being indicated at 8. Normally, the tubes 5 and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

Serial No. 29,107.

G are extended so that the oriiices 7 and 8 do not communicate with each other; but, when the tube 6, with which is connected the mouth piece 9 is pressed inwardly, the orifice 8 will communicate with the orice 7 in the manner indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The tube 6 tapers at its outer end so that the mouth piece 9 may be tted therein, and the outer end of the'tube 5 tapers so that it may be secured in the tube 10 of a musical instrument.

Disposed around the telescoping tubes 5 and 6 there is a casing 11, this casing 11 having a head 1Q which is secured to the tube G by any suitable means. Disposed around the tube 5 there is a disk 13, this disk 13 being provided with a threaded oritice 14: and a. screw 15, the screw 15 being disposed in a longitudinal slot 20 in the casing 11 to prevent the rotation of the disk 13 relatively to the casing 11. The screw also meshes in the threaded oriiice 1t and engages the tube 5 to prevent the rotation of the disk 13 relatively to the said tube. Disposed around the telescoping tubes 5 and 6 there is a spring 16 which, at its end 17 engages the head 12 of the casing 11 and at its end 18, engages the disk 1S. This spring 16 serves to hold the tubes 5 and 6 yieldinglv extended.

lVhen the attachment is made use of, to teach a beginner how to hold the mouth piece to his lips, the screw 15 is turned out of engagement with the tube 5, then the tube 5 is rotated to a position where its oriice 7 will be in alinement with the orifice S in the tube 6. The screw 15 is then turned home and when the instrument is played, to which the attachment is secured. any undue pressure against the mouth. piece 9, will move the tube 6 inwardly until the orifice S comes into communication with the oritice 7 when the air, passing into the mouth piece 9, will escape through the orifices 8 and 7 to the casing 11, which will make such a discord as will warn the player that he is using unnecessary pressure against the mouth piece. As the head 12 is secured to Y screw 15 and the disk 13, it will be seen that the tubes 5 and 6 will be held in the said position as long as desired and that n uU the orifices 7 and S will communicate with Yeach other when the tube 6 is pressed ininstructing players, but it also may be used as a shock absorber, when the instrument is to be played while marching; and when it is desired to malte use of the attachment merely as a shock absorber, the screw l5 may beI turned out of engagement with the tube and the tube 5 may berotated relatively to the casing 1l and the tube 6 so that the oriiiceV 7 in the tube 5 will be at a position where the oriiice S cannot communicate with the orifice 7, when the tube 6 is pressed inwardly relatively to the tube 5. rlhe screw 15 may then beV turned home to secure the tube 5 in the said adjusted position. A band 2l is disposed around the casing 11 at the slotQO, and isadjustable longitudinally7 or' the casing ll so that the band 21 may be used to take upV the slack when the tension of the spring 16 is increased or decreased by the adjustment of the disk 13.

Having Y thus described my invention 'l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: Y

l. in an attachment for wind instruments, a mouthpiece, two Ytelescopic parts to one of which the mouthpiece is secured, there being an opening in each part Ythrough which the' interior ot the inner part may communicate` with the exterior ot the outer part, and resilient means for holding the parts yieldingly in normal position, and with the openings spaced from each other.

2. in an attachment for wind instru.ments,Y

two telescopic tubes having passages therethrough,` one of the tubes haring an open-Y end adapted to receive a mouthpiece, the other tube having Van open end adapted to be attached to a wind instrument, there beopeningsV in the sides4 of the tubes through which the interior of the inner tube may 'communicate with the exteriorV of the outer tube when one of the tubes is pressed to a predetermined position relatively .to the other, and resilient meanstor holding one of the tubes relatively tothe other out vot the said position; Y

3. In a mouthpiece tor wind instruments, two telescoping tubes, aV casing secured to one oi the tubes, the body ot the casingV being disposed around'and spaced from the tubes, a disk secured to the other tube, and a spring disposed around the tubes and engaging the casing at one end and the diskV l Yat kthe other end.

Gopies'of this patent may beVV obtained for e. in mouthpiece for wind instruments. Vtufo telescoping tubes, there being an opening in a side of eachorn theV tubes, a casing secured to one ot the tubes, the vbody ot the casing being spaced trom the tubes, disk Secured to the other tube, and a spring disposed Varor-.nd the tubes and engaging the casing at one end and the disk at the other end, to hold the tubes extended with the openings out ot communication with each other, Y Y

5. in an attachment for wind instruments, two telescopic tubes, a casing secured to one or the tubes, the body ot thecasing having longitudinal slot and being' spaced from thetuhes.l a dislr rotatably mounted on the other tube, and means disposed in the slot tor securing the disk to the last-mentioned tube in adjusted position.` there being an opening through the side ot each ot the tubes through which the interior or. the inner tube may communicate with the exterior of the outer tube when one of the tubes is moved to aV predetermined position relatively to the other tube.

6. ln an two telescoping tubes, a casing secured to one ot the tubes, the body. of the casing haring a longitudinal slotV and being spaced from the tubes, a disk adjustably secured to the other tube, a projectionon the dis r dis-V in the side of the outer tubular part forVV attachment or"y the class described.V

Vtheinner tubular part and an opening communicating with the iirst opening, `so

mally relatively to the other against the resiliencyT ot the said means, the 'openings in the parts will communicate with each other, and air will pass therethrough to make a that vwhenrone of the parts is pressed abnor-V discord, thereby warning the student as set i Y forth.

lntestimony whereof l hare signed my name to thisspecliicatlon in tlre presence ot the two subscribing witnesses.

Y WALTER MGRE PHLLIPS.

Vaflitnesses f JN0. C. Conrznr,YV G. M. BULLOCK.

five cents each, by addressing the CommissionerofPatents, i Washington, D. C. Y

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