US1251995A

US1251995A - Telephone desk-stand.

Info

Publication number: US1251995A
Application number: US13989216A
Authority: US
Inventors: Oscar F Forsberg
Original assignee: Western Electric Co Inc
Current assignee: AT&T Corp
Priority date: 1916-12-30
Filing date: 1916-12-30
Publication date: 1918-01-01
Anticipated expiration: 1935-01-01

Description

O. F. FOHSBERG.y TELEPHONE DESK STAND. APPLICATION man 11512.30. 11116.V

1,251,995. Patented 1111111918..

bym 'y ,retiree TeaM/whom t may concern. I f -i `Beit known thatI, Dismal?. Fonsnne, a citizen. of the lUnited#Statesy*residing at fYonkers, in the 4county of Nl('e'stclxrester and .State of New York, have'invented certain newy and useful Improvements- .in Telephone Desk-Stands, 'of Vzwhich the fellowiiigffisfia full,y olea-r, concise, and exact description.` This invention relates to telephone'apparatus 'and particularly to telephone desk stands fornse connection with automatic telephone systems. 1

The object of this invention is to provid a telephenedesk stand ofsimple, compact and eiicient construction, possessed of certain advantages Vin':construction"which allow of ready interchangeability of the impulse transmitter with other form of telephone instruments without sacriiicing the advantages of concealment of the means through which such transmitters are secured thereto.

In accordance with this invention the desk stand comprises a base, a standard eccentrically mounted on said base, and an impulse transmitter mounted on the broader portion of the base between the standard and the edge of said base. The base comprises a bell and a bottom plate. The impulse transmittelis fastened to the bell by means of two screws extending upward through the bell and the bottom of the transmitter. An opening in the bell is provided for the governor case and other projections on the bottom of the transmitter and two lugs integral 4with said bell extend downward from the edge of this opening. The bottom plate is fastened to these lugs by two screws extending upward through the bottom plate and engaging threaded holes in the bottom of the lugs. The base plate is also fastened by a screw to a mounting inclosed by the standard, and which engages the top thereof.

One feature of this invention is the oonstruction through which the transmitter is fastened by screws extending upward through the bell, thus removing the srews from the view of the subscriber and, in so doing, removes the temptation to tamper therewith. This mounting of the transmitter also has the advantage that the same holes may be used for mounting it on a desk stand as are used when the transmitter is mounted on a wall set. Heretofore the transmitter has been fastened to a desk stand by Screws extending through the Side ppliotiogniledilechlber 30,1916? SerialNo 1991882. .l

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` targeted@ of. the transmitter and extra holes had tollbe provided-inthe bottom thereot ign case itgwas desiredgto mount-the 4same.tranifnnitter on la wallset.. uw Y g Another feature, of this invention the constructionl througliwwhlich the lugs .for fse'- curingithe base; tothetbell are 4formed intel gral with the bell. This eliminates any .possibility. of the-lugs being looselyfastened to thelbell. L a

.In the accompanying drawings, Figure-1 is a plan view of the deskstand; Fig; 2 is a section onthe line 2--2 of Fig.I 1; anzdgFig. .fisatsidelviewfo the base with aportion of the bell broken away. In the drawings thefstand comprises a standard'l, a basen?, and-*an impulse transmitter 3. The base 2 comprises a bell 4 and a bottom plate 14.

The hollow standard 1 is eccentrically mounted on the bell 4 and is secured thereto by a clamping nut 5, which extends upward through a hole in the bell. This nut is threaded at its upper end and engages a thread cut on the inner surface of the hollow standard. A pin 7 of the standard extends through a hole provided therefor in the bell 4 and prevents the standard from being turned on the bell. A screw 8 extends upward through the collar of the clamping nut 5 and serves to lock the nut.

In the narrow portion between the edge of the bell and the standard 1 a bushing 15 is inserted and is designed to prevent the telephone connections leading into the desk stand from becoming frayed.

The transmitter 3 is fastened to the bell on the broader dportion by two screws 10 extending upwar through the bell and engaging threaded holes in the bottom of the transmitter. An opening is provided in this portion of the bell to receive the governor case 25 and other projections on the bottom of the transmitter, so that when the transmitter is fastened in place the bottom of it is substantially Hush with the bell. The lugs 11 and 12` integral with the bell extend downward from the edge of this opening and in the lower end of each lug a threaded hole is drilled.

The bottom plate 1-4 is covered with felt, or other similar material, which is fastened thereto by circular spring 16. Plate 14 has three indentations 17, 1 8 and 19, so spaced as to form the vertices of an equilateral triangle. A screw extends upward through fis each".of'theeendentatone The screws exs a h e @d 11619: im .1% fd-- n the/'Stan fgdpl. This mounting is fastened" to' a fl1eed"(1iotV downward from the edge of sald opening, ,and sgljewe en ,endin u lyyatllmthrou hr'the memynm ,dflggafge'dtege had "'b t, e ftldgetllfer. @telephone desk stand, a base com mbell and a bottom plate, a standard oeoAR F. Fone-BERG.

Uopiesof this.' patent may be obtained for ivecnts ea)1,rby addressing the Commissioner of-latvents,

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