US1216693A - Bellows for pneumatic leaf-turners. - Google Patents

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US1216693A
US1216693A US74382A US7438216A US1216693A US 1216693 A US1216693 A US 1216693A US 74382 A US74382 A US 74382A US 7438216 A US7438216 A US 7438216A US 1216693 A US1216693 A US 1216693A
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    • G01F3/02—Measuring the volume flow of fluids or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through the meter in successive and more or less isolated quantities, the meter being driven by the flow with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement
    • G01F3/20—Measuring the volume flow of fluids or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through the meter in successive and more or less isolated quantities, the meter being driven by the flow with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement having flexible movable walls, e.g. diaphragms, bellows
    • G01F3/22—Measuring the volume flow of fluids or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through the meter in successive and more or less isolated quantities, the meter being driven by the flow with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement having flexible movable walls, e.g. diaphragms, bellows for gases
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  • JARRET C ironooivr, orsULPi-Iun Y ⁇ sriaiives, Taxes.
  • panying drawings in which ⁇ sion of the springV 18, will swing the forl Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of ward wall of the bellows toward the panel the bellows; .10, therebyexpanding the bellows and creat- Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same; ing a suction through the hose or tube 7.
  • Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of a When the pedal is released, the springs 13 75 portion of the mechanism. and 18 at once expand and return the parts
  • the invention relates particularly to the to the initial or normal position so that theA primary actuating members of Y apparatus bellows will be closed, the air then inthe bell for pneumatically turning the leaves or lows overcoming the force ofthe spring 23V 25 sheets of a musical composition. se that the valve 22 willl be opened and the 8o In applying the apparatus to a piano, I air will escape. The air i'inds its way ⁇ from secure to the back or inner side of the piano the housing 5 through the opening around desk, a housing in'which the mechanism actthe pedal, as will be readily understood.
  • each tube 7 Vis operatained.
  • I also mount in the piano case, near .tively connected with a pneumatic motorV 85 the usual pedals, a pair of pedals which Y (not shownlwithin the housing carried by are intended to be actuated by theperformer the piano desk or music stand.
  • V Alhoustors are disposed at opposite sides of a seing 5 is secured to the inner side of the piano ries of leaf-turning arms and act on said casing and this housing contains a pair of arms through intermediateA devices so thatV 90 bellows 6 from which liexible conductors or one motor will swing the arms inone direce pipes 7 extend to the top of theupper iirsttion and the other motor will swing' the arms mentioned housing. ⁇
  • the pedals 4 are fulin the other direction.
  • the leafturning crumed between lugs or ears 9 secured to the arms are provided with .jaws which A'clamp forward wallof the respective bellows 6 and the several leaves so that each arm. carries 95,/
  • the left pedal is manipulated to actuate the motor connected therewith and thereby swing the leaf-turning arms successively to the right.
  • the combination o ⁇ a bellows, a support for the saine, a pedalpivoted upon the bellows and connected therewith to actuate the same, and means acting on the pedal to yieldably hold the bellows in a collapsed condition.

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l. C. HOLCOM. BELLOWS FOR PNEUMATIC LEAF TURNERS'. y
Ratented Feb. 20,1917.
APPLICATION ILED JAN-26@ 1916.
JARRET C. ironooivr, orsULPi-Iun Y`sriaiives, Taxes.
isnnnowsronrivnuiirn'rio, YLEAF-Tuii'ivnns. l 1,216,693. Y l 'Specification of Letters Patent- Patented FelLZO, 1917. Original application filed September 22, 1915, Serial 190.751,916. Divided and thivsapplication led January yze, 191s. seria1No.74,as2. e e
To all 'wiwm t may concern: Y upturned portions 12 of the respective Be it known that I, JARRET'C. HoLooM, `a pedals. 'Each hoseV or'tube 7 vhas its lower citizen of the United States, residin at Sulvend fitted to an inlet tube'20 inthe rear wall phur Springs, in the county of Hop 'ns and of the bellowsand, in the front wall of the State of Texas, have invented certain new bellows, I VVprovide yan outletj opening 2l eo and useful Improvements in Bellows for which is normally covered'by a valve 22 piv- Pneumatic Leaf-Turners, of which the folotally secured upon the wall of thebellows lowing isa specification. l and held normally in a closed position by a This invention relates tov b ellows for spriiig'23 .secured to the bellows wall-and operating leaf-turners and consists in cerbearingupon theV valve, as shownV clearly in e5Y tain novel features hereinafter described' Fig. 1. 'Itwill be readily understood that and claimed, the present application being these valves open away from the bellows and a division of an application filed by me Sepwhen either pedal 4 is depressed, the prestember 22, 1915, Serial N o. 51,916. sure exerted through the upturned branch The invention is illustrated in the accomthereof upon the bracket 17 against the ten- 7o. panying drawings in which` sion of the springV 18, will swing the forl Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of ward wall of the bellows toward the panel the bellows; .10, therebyexpanding the bellows and creat- Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same; ing a suction through the hose or tube 7.
Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of a When the pedal is released, the springs 13 75 portion of the mechanism. and 18 at once expand and return the parts The invention relates particularly to the to the initial or normal position so that theA primary actuating members of Y apparatus bellows will be closed, the air then inthe bell for pneumatically turning the leaves or lows overcoming the force ofthe spring 23V 25 sheets of a musical composition. se that the valve 22 willl be opened and the 8o In applying the apparatus to a piano, I air will escape. The air i'inds its way` from secure to the back or inner side of the piano the housing 5 through the opening around desk, a housing in'which the mechanism actthe pedal, as will be readily understood. i ing directly upon the sheets of music is con- T e upper end of each tube 7 Vis operatained. I also mount in the piano case, near .tively connected with a pneumatic motorV 85 the usual pedals, a pair of pedals which Y (not shownlwithin the housing carried by are intended to be actuated by theperformer the piano desk or music stand. These mo-V f to operate the leaf-turning arms.V Alhoustors are disposed at opposite sides of a seing 5 is secured to the inner side of the piano ries of leaf-turning arms and act on said casing and this housing contains a pair of arms through intermediateA devices so thatV 90 bellows 6 from which liexible conductors or one motor will swing the arms inone direce pipes 7 extend to the top of theupper iirsttion and the other motor will swing' the arms mentioned housing.` The pedals 4 are fulin the other direction. The leafturning crumed between lugs or ears 9 secured to the arms are provided with .jaws which A'clamp forward wallof the respective bellows 6 and the several leaves so that each arm. carries 95,/
the pedals project forwardly through open- .one leaf.- y I f v ings in the piano case below,V the panelV 10, The performer depresses the right pedal Wear plates 11 bei'ngprovded around said 4 at the conclusion of each Ypage ofthe c omopenings to impart* a neat finish thereto. position' Yand thereby. successively swings Between the upturned portions 12 ofV the the leaf-carrying arms from theY right side leo pedals and the panel 10, I provide coiledl of themusic stand tothe left side'thereof. springs 13 eachhaving one terminal 14 bearj After-the performance 1S nished, theY Vleft 1 ing against the upturned portionof the ad-VV pedal will be depressed 'so as: tocarry the jacent pedal and its otherterminal 15 fitted*V leaves or sheets successively back tothe ini-1 in a sleeve or keeper 16 which is secured to. tial position.l .When the pedal'isdepressed, 195
the panel 10,'as clearly shown. in Fig. et. the bellows connected therewith will be ex- The coils of these springsare disposed below pandediso Yas tocreate asuction through the brackets 17 secured-'upon the forward walls ,pneumatic motor which is in communication of the bellows and containing coiled springs Vtherewith' and, consequently,` the movable 5 18 which bear upon the extremities of the side ofthe motor lwill be swung toward the y'1V-19 fixed 'side thereof and a pullexerted upon the foremost leaf-turning arri so as to swing the same out from the music stand or the piano desk and then around to the left.
"When it is desired to return the sheets to their initial position, the left pedal is manipulated to actuate the motor connected therewith and thereby swing the leaf-turning arms successively to the right.
Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:
l. In an apparatus for the purpose set forth, the combination o `a bellows, a support for the saine, a pedalpivoted upon the bellows and connected therewith to actuate the same, and means acting on the pedal to yieldably hold the bellows in a collapsed condition.
2. ln a leaf turninglapparatus, the combi- Copes of this patentlmaybe obtained for nation of a support,
lows mounted therein,
-within'- said bracket and a bellows mounted therein, a pedal, yield-able connections between the pedal and the bellows, and means on the support and bearing on the pedal to yieldably vhold the bellows in a collapsed condition.
3. The-combination or'. a support, a bela pedal mounted within the support and projecting through the same and provided with an upstanding arm bearing upon the bellows, a bracket secured upon the bellows, a coil spring itted bearing upon the upstanding portion of the pedal, and a springsecured t the support vand bearing upon :said bracket.
'.Intestimony whereof I aiix my signature.
JARRET. C. HOLCOM. [1.. s]
ive-.cents eachfby addressngthe Commissioner of Patents, 4vashingizom2D.C.
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