US1419902A - Toy telephone - Google Patents

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(L- M. WATHOUS.

TOY TELEPHONE.

Awucmmw FILED JUNE 11. 1921.-

Fatented June 13, 1922.

GLTFFQRD M. WATROUS, OF EAST HAMPTON, CONNECTYUUT, ASSIGNOR T0 GONG BELL IMANUFACTURING COMEALNY, 0F EAsT HAMPTON, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF (IQNNECJFICUT.

aor- TELEPHONE.

Specification of Letters Patent. lf atentgd June 13,, 1922,

Application filed June 11, 1921. Serial No. 476,641.

lt has for its particular object simulaj t'ion, in form and effect, of'the ordinary Well known telephone set arranged to give a ringingsignal upon a movement of the receiverhook and arm.

It involves as elemental forms a standard having the general form of a telephone receiver and transmitting set with a signal device forming a part of, or attached to said standard, said signal device carrying an arm and receiver hook. In addition to these elements there is the usual adjustable transmitter head and receiver with a cord attachment therefrom. The whole device forms practically a miniature replica of the ordinary standard receiving and transmit-' ting telephone set.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1,'is .a-view in elevation illustrating the device.

Figure 2, is a plan View. Figure is a view of the signal or ring ing mechanism looking from the rear of Figure 1, and with the gongremoved.

Figure 4:, is a detached view of the gong striking mechanism.

Figure 5 is a detailed view of the striker. Figure 6 is a detailed view of a loop. Admittedly, toy telephones and telephone sets both of mechanical and electrical designs are not new inthe art. The particular features of advantage hereinafter claimed in the toy here described may be summarized in the showing of an applicacation. of a bell mechanism mechanically operated and with its operating lever p'roviding the hook for the support of the tele phone receiver.

In the accompanying drawings, numeral 1, denotes the base preferably of spun or p The standard is preferably of wood or fibre and is surmounted by capped piece 4:, having a projecting lug 5, to which is swiveled through the pivot as at 6, a short arm The swivel arm 7, bears the transmitter 8, with its mouthpiece The two part clamp 10 and 11, is suitably secured to the standard 3, by clamping screws and the clamp member 11, is secured to a base 12, of a hell or signal device which has a gong 13.

The gong 13, is screw threaded upon a stud 14, which stud also serves as a support for the rotary striker 15. The striker 15, is of a wellknown type having loose pellets at opposite ends thereof 16, 17, which strike against the lug protruding from the interior of the gong. This striker l5, bears a pinion 18, which meshes with a gear 19, mounted upon a stud 20, and having secured thereto a pinion 2].

The pinion 21, is in mesh With a curved rack 22, pivoted as at 23, and normally held to one limit of its play by a spring 24. The rack 22, has a lever arm 25, which terminates in a bifurcated arm 26, which serves as the hook for maintaining the telephone receiver 27.

In order to stop upward movement of the hook 26, a lug 28, is provided on the curved rack bar 22, and this abut-s against al loop 29, "one end of which encircles the pinion 21, while the other has a loose mounting about the central stud 14. The loop 29, and lug 28,,not only provide a stop for. limiting the movement of the hook 26, and appurtenant parts, but also serves as a brake to lock the gong striking mechanism As a result of this arrangement, a distinct sharp ring of definite duration may be secured by moving the hood 26, up and down. This movement of the hook, of course, operates the gong striking mechanism and simulates the ring of the telephone bell.

In operation the receiver is placedupon the" hook and the gong may be sounded by moving the receiver up and down or the receiver may be held to the ear and a finger of the hand holding the standard 3, may be used for effecting the ringing of the bell. Obviously, the exact detail of the device may be varied to a considerable extent without departing from the spirit or intentof the invention, which in the main, consists inthe arrangement by which the telephone receiver and hook are directly connected with a bell ringing train of mechanism to sound the gong in simulation of a telephone bell.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A toy telephone consisting of a standard, receiver and transmitter in combination with a signalling device operatively mounted with respect to the standard and comprising a gong, a mechanically operated gear train and striker for sounding the gong, and a lever terminating in'a receiver hook for operating the gear train to sound the gong.

2. In a toy telephone in combination, a supporting standard, a transmitter mounted thereon, a rack bar, a receiver and receiver hook and arm, said hook and arm forming part of the rack bar, a gear train operated by the rack bar and a striker and gong operatively mounted with reference to the gear train whereby the gong is sounded upon movements of the receiver hook and arm and rack bar.

3. In a toy telephone, in combination with a support, standard, transmitter and re ceiver, a. ringing device having a pivoted actuating lever terminating in a receiver hook, a rack bar -formed on said lever, a pinion meshing with said bar, a gear fast with said pinion and meshing with the pinion of a striker, a rotary striker and a gong actuated thereby, a loop encircling the pinion of the rack bar and a lug upon the rack bar for engaging said loop to force the same against the pinion.

4. A toy telephone consisting of a base, standard, receiver and transmitter in combination with a signalling device operatively mounted with respect to the standard, said signalling device comprising a gong,' a strlker therefor, mechanical connections for rapidly actuating the striker to sound. the gong, a lever for actuating the striker, terminating in a receiver hook and resilient means for holding and returning said actuating lever to one limit of its play.

5. A'toy telephone consisting of a base, standard, receiver and transmitterin combination with a signalling device operatively mounted with respect to the standard, said si nallin device com risin a base clam ed Z:

to the standard and a gong striker and striker actuating mechanism, such striker actuating mechanism terminating in a receiver hook and a spring forholding said receiver hook at one limit of its play.

6. A toy telephone consisting of abase, standard, receiver and transmitter in combination with a signalling device operulively mounted with respect to the standard and base, said signalling device comprising a gong, a striker therefor, mechanical means for rapidly actuating the striker to sound the gong, a receiver hookand lever for controlling the operation of the striker and. the means for actuating said striker.

7. A toy telephone consisting of a base, a standard, a receiver and a transmitter, in combination with a signalling device operatively mounted with respect to the standard, and comprising a base clamped to the standard and a gong, a striker, and striker op erating mechanism, the latter being con, trolled and set in motion upon movement of the receiver hook and lever, and operat, ing to rapidly actuate the striker, and a receiver hook and lever controlling the striker actuating mechanism. and the operation of the striker.

CLIFFORD M. \VATROUS.

Witnesses:

J. HOWELL CoNKLIN, GRACE E. HALL.

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