US1475227A

US1475227A - Holder

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Publication number: US1475227A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1923-11-27
Anticipated expiration: 1940-11-27

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Nov. 27 1923. 1,475,227

I c.'J. FERGUSON TALKING MACHINE NEEDLE HOLDER Filed Sept. 1. 1922 @Zarezae Jflr zzsazz INVENTOR BY i ATrbRNn WITNESS:

Patented Nov. 27, 1923.

PATENT OFFIQE.

CLARENCE J. FERGUSON, OF CASPER, WYOMING.

TALKING-MACHINE-NEEDLE HOLDER.

Application filed September its object the provision of a novel holder designed to be used inthe'ordinary needle socket and designed for the purpose of holdmg acactus thorn, yucca point or other slender thorns or the like or splinters of vegetable matter so that such articles may be used effectively to replace the ordinary stylus or needle, the advantage being that these slender thorns are much more delicate than the' ordinary o well known bamboo points and will therefore reproduce with greater faithfulness and with less objectionable noise. 7

It is well known that it requires a fine point/to follow the minute variations in the cuts oftalking machine records to secure proper reproductions. The well known metallic styli have the disadvantage of producing sounds which have a metallic character and which are not a faithful ro production of the sounds employed in the making of the 'originalrecord. The nonmetallic rigid points, sapphire, diamond and the like are costly and also wear the records rapidly. The bamboo needles are eflicient but are rather blunt/so that while'the sounds produced are of good qual-' ity and tone many ofthe finer notes and more delicate graduations are lost.,

It is with all the above facts in view that I have designed the'fpresent device which operates to hold a-slender thorn or other similar piece of vegetable matter in such a 'way that it will have sufficient rigidity to accomplish the purpose and it ,is moreover an object to construct this holder in such a way that the degree of protrusion of the pointed end beyond the holder may be varied for producing loud or'soit playing in a manner similar to the use of long, orshort metallic needles.

An additional object is the provision of a device of thi character which will'be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, which may be used in conneetion'with the ordinary stylus'holding Bracket of a reproducer, which 1, 1922. Serial No. 585,715.

will permit ready insertion and removal oi the points, and which will be a general im provement in the art.

lVith the abovev and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanving drawings, in which: s

Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of the de vice,

Figure 2 is a vertical section therethrough showing a thorn held in place and showing the device mounted in the needle holding socket of a reproducer, the section being taken onthe line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the spring.

Referring more particularly to the drawingsthe numeral 10 designates-the body of the device which is formed of metal and which is provided at one end with a reduced extension 11 adapted for insertion within the needle holding socket A of a reproducer to be engaged by the usual thumb screw B for holding the device stationary. The lower end of this body 10 is preferably curved or inclined at its side edges as indicated at 12 so as to terminate in a substantial point 13 and formed in this lower portion is an opening 14 which is of wedge shape or V-shaped with the vertex of the angle adjacent the point 13. The edges of the opening 1% are, beveled as shown so that the lower corners will be sharp as illustrated at 15.

Either'for'med upon or secured to the body 10 is a forwardly extending flange 16 provided with a V-shaped notch 17 having its edges beveled. Secured at one end to the underside of the flange 16 or some other convenient location is aspring 18 which has its free end disposed above the flange. If preferred an upstanding lug 19 may be pro vided forlimiting the movement of the free end of the spring toward the extension 11 when there is no stylus in the device.

'As above stated the device is held by insorting and clamping the extension 11 within the needleholding socket A. A point C such as a slender cactus thorn, yucca point orthe like is inserted from underneath up through the opening 14 and engaged within the notch 17, the free end ofthe spring engaging the butt of the thorn or the like which extends above the flange 16, The

spring operates to rock the thorn or other pointin the notch so that the small end of the'thornhvill'be forced into the iiarroi'v end of the opening 14.

When the record is rotated in the usual manner the direction of rotation is such'that the drag of the point upon the record will assist in holding the point Within the narrow endof the o ening 14, thus causing the point to be firm 'y'se'aited' and"insuringthe transmission of the vibrations to the-diaphrag 'n o'f the rep'roduc'er; A feature to be observed is that 'theposition of th e thorn may be varied so as to'cause the point to project to gi greater or less extent below the bottom portion 12' ofthe holder, thus making it possible to change the'lou'dness in the ame mun-e a si g ong n Sheri ne or ordinary types.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of "the invention it is h he; a

of course to be understood that I reserve the right to inakesuch changes in the form, con struction and arrangement of parts as 'vvill i1 denartfmm th s iP-it o he venti er s epebif th s11 jo n ims- Having thus, described my invention I claim:

1 A device of the character described comprising a body formed atone end -ith extension adapted to be held Within the needle holding socket of a reproducer, a foot member at the bottom of said extension e m w th we e Sh e Queu ng a not hed flange atthe'intermediate portion of the body having the notch. in alignment.

with sa d re 'g shap op i g h Qp r fn's ein designed to re ive h m l r end of a'st ylujs and the notch being designed to receive the larger end thereof, and a spring atthe upper portion of the body engageable' with 'the upper end of the stylus for rocking the same at the notch to cause the smaller end to fit snugly against the nar- JQ e d of he Qip i e '2. A device of the character described c mp s ng a bo y m ber Pr v de h m ans f r S p from h yis: o i g socket ofja talking machine reproducer, said body being Prov ded at its. lower end h ceiving the upper portion of a stylus, and means engageable vyith the stylus for bold ing the same within the guide and the opening, consisting of a spring having one end secured and the other end free and engaging the stylus above theguide.

t. A device of the character described coniprising a body member formed at one end with anextension designed to be secured Within the" stylus holding socket of a repro ducer and formed at its other end with a foot member extending at an angle and provided with a \l shap'ed opening, a flange formed at the intermediate portion of the body provided With a \l-shaped notch arrangedabove said opening, a stop lug projec pwa d y from sai a g Said opening being designed to receive the smaller end of a stylus member and said notch being 's'ig ed t rece r he up e en thereof, d SPBi a ingne a secure d its ether end and extending above said fla e e age t e ppe and o t e sty said lug operatin to limit the; movement of he the of b spr n when he Stylus is removed. 1

5 e i e i h h rme des rib d ,wmpris g a b dy me en p ovi ed wi h means for support from the stylus holding SPQket ofa ta king machine reproducer, said body being proxgided with a projection hav- 1g weir-1 1 ec v n in ing: t rein, crum means on the body for guidably receiving the stylus, andqspring, means, for clampng t e se en u th u i'd and openi g he S y u ng flex ever's iu c u 6. A device oi the. character described eu p isin bed m mber designed to be held within the stylus holding socket of a repnoducer' and iormed with a foothaving-anopeningtherein, a fulcrum on h b h v n a not nd pr nieans on said body for clampingly engaging a stylus above the fulcrum and urging the lower end, oif the stylus into, one end of said open 7; device of the character described comprising a support adapted to be carried by the reproducer of a talking machine, said body, having an angular, pdrtion constituting a, foot, said foot beingformed with a slot, a stylus guide on the body, and spring means he a e eve' ev gu o cl pin a fity ll gainst. the guide with its lower end projeeting beyond the foot and inengage- 1 91 w h on end o a p ng- 8, A device of the charatcer described m risin a pp rt g edy a n means for connection ithin the stylus "holding Sket j a ta king.- m eh e r p du tseid body having a guide slot to.) have a, egztended thggethrough, a combined t i a and "fiKJQI- m 0. 1 QhQbQ iYZ the, Stylus. en spr ngelsmp enga in he; pb n 9i. iI..- tluS.f-9n rginathsl wei wend-therer til of into engagement with one end of the slot.

9. A device of the character described comprising a supporting body provided at one end with means for connection within the stylus holding socket of a talking machine reproduoer, said body having its other end terminating in an angularly extending foot formed with a slot, a notched guide on the intermediate portion of the body serving as a fulcrum for a stylus engaged therein with its lower end projecting through the slot, and means on the body engaging the stylus above said guide for urging the lower end thereof into engagement with the end of said slot most remote from the body.

10. A device of the character described comprising a supporting body provided at one end with means for connection within the stylus holding socket of a talking machine reproducer, said body having its other end terminating in an angularly extending foot formed with a slot, a notched guide on the intermediate portion of the body serving as a fulcrum for a stylus engaged therein with its lower end projecting through the slot, and means on the body engaging the stylus above said guide for urging the lower end thereof into engagement with the end of said slot most remote from the body, said means including an elongated substantially U-shaped spring having one end secured to the body below the guide and its other end disposed above the guide in contact with the stylus.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CLARENCE J. FERGUSON.