US1319774A - Telephone-receiver hoi - Google Patents

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L. s. KALLAJIAN..

TELEPHONE RECEIVER HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED 05c. 13. 1916.

Patented Oct. 28, 1919.

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Lazarus SKallaji Y STATES frA-TENT oFFIoE.

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To all whom it may concern;

Be it lmown that I, LAZARUS S. 'KALLA- JIAN, a citizen of the'United States, and-a resident of Boston, in the county of Suffolk .and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Telephone Receiver Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact 1 specification.

The object of this invention is the coilstruction of a holder for telephone receivers inafter set forth.

ing evice, I'have supported the holder by which shall embody the improvements here- In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure l is a perspective view of the entire device,'showing the receiver supported, thereby. Fig. 2 is an elevation of a portion thereof; parts being in section, showing the telephone transmitter connected therewith. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the pivotal portion of the receiver-holder arm. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section of a telephone standard illustratin said pivotal portion clamped to the stan a'rd. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the receiver hand.

One of the purposes of the invention bein the constructlon of a receiver holder whic could be instantly removed from its connection with the telephone, without the mani ulation of any screw or other fastenan instrument'ality adapted to receive the transmitter and to be held in engagement therewith by the weight of the latter.

To' this end, I provide a base 1 illus trated in Fig. 1 as rectangularin outline, having a .seat 2 therein disposed to receive the base 3 of-the transmitter standard 4.

. From thebase 1 extend two arms 5 upward and inward to the lower end. of anupright 6 which is concaved to fit'the exterior of the. standard 4, and whose outer surface iscor- ,respondingly rounded. The transmitter support having had its base 3 inserted with in theseat 2, its standard 4 is in snug com tact with the upright 6, as indicated Fig 2.

o the upper end of the upright 6 is pivoted a curved arm 7 having a socket 9 in its free end slidably receiving a slender rod 10.

held in place therein'by a thumb screw 11; the upper end of the rod having a clasping device preferably in the shape'of ahuman j hand -12, into which the; receiver 13' is slipped and securely held from falling out,

as illustrated in Fig. 1.

Spec'ification of Letters Patent. Patented. Oct. 28, 1919. Applic ation filed December 13, 1916. Serial No. 136,787. r I

The arm and are designed to be lini- -ited to a swing of somewhat lessthan ninety ing hook 17 and hold the telephone inoperative. When it is desired to use the phone, the arm 7 is swung forward to the position shown in Fig. 2, the stud or'finger 16 releases the hook, and the circuit is closed.

- Normally, of course, the receiver 13 is supported in the rearward position and the circuit broken, .but when the phone is to be used, the receiver and arm are pulled forward, thereby ermitting the closure of the circuit, and w en the users mouth is, presented to the transmitter, the receiver should be close to his ear, the slidable .and

rotary adjustments of the rod 10 permitting the same to be fittedtoany individual:- Usu'ally, however, when adjusted to one' adult it will fit sufficiently close any other adult. 1

By unloosenin the thumb'screw 11, the receiver can be a justed both vertlcally and rotatively to properly present itself to the users car when his mouth is close to the transmitter. Consequently the telephone can stand upon the users desk or table near at.

to books and lettgrs, and

.hand so that hecan-talk and-hear and at.

the same time use bothhands-for notes, referring the like.

It will .beseen'thatthezauxiliary base 1 not only serves as a means' for keeping the standard in place therein, but provides an 10cextension' which acts to keep the weight of the receiver frombv'erbala'ncing the tele-f phone. This'functi-on is obtained by having one of the corners of the base 1 extend" outward'toward 'apoint directly below the I ilethe'seating of the" telephone base 3 within the auxiliary base 1 confines the receiver'supp'orting means securely to the transmitter standard, the latter can be re moved therefrom at will and without .un-

fastening any screwsor other attaching devices. Likewise, the receiver is equally seceiver v cure in the hand 01' seat 12 in all of its positions and conditions of use, while being similarly removable therefrom. This is due to the tapering form of. the usual receiver, to the corresponding formation of the hand.

Further, the latter is constructed with its imitation fingers and thumb inclosing more I to the smaller ,end of the receiver by the hand, as shown in 1, maintains the de-.

cave surface fitting a portion of the said scribed security of'position. i

As indicated in Fig. 4, the pivotal support'for the arm 7 and hand 12 may be clamped directly to the standard 4, and the auxiliary base-and upright Bdispensed with, but the arrangement first described is. much i to be preferred, both for the readiness of the separation of the telephone therefrom, and

for the base-extension and avoidance of overbalancingby the receiver. The upright is made thin and rounded both externally and interiorly'to render it lessconspicuou's and more attractive in appearance, to give increased strength with minimum weight of metal, and also to enablethe entire structure to be held'in the hand if desired, the hand clasping the standard and upright as freely as it can the standard alone. I

.As shown in Fig, 1, the ar1n7 is formed with two screw-holes 18 for enabling the stud 16 to be shifted thereon-so as to accommoand date telephones which have circuit-closing hooks 17 diii'ering in heights.

and means connected with the upper part of said shell for-supporting atelephone receiver. 4 2. The combination with a telephone havingv astandard and a base, of a support comprising an auxiliary base having a depressed seat therein for said base, .the margin of the auxiliary base being extended at two points, a vertical member or upright having a constandard, two legs joining the lower part of said upright to'said extended points, and a carrier-arm for the telephone receiver connected with the upper part ofthe upright. 3. The combination with a telephone standard having a circular base, of a support comprising a rectangular base having a circular flanged seat therein to receive the standard base, an upright having one face concave to fit said standard and" the other face convex" substantially concentric therewith, two curved legs rising from two adj acent corners of the rectangular base and supporting said upright, and an arm pivotally supported at the upper end of 52nd upright for carrying thetelephone jreceiver.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing invention, 1 have hereuntoset my hand this of December,-1916. "LAZARUS KALLAJIAN.

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