US1805897A

US1805897A - Recording and prompting device

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Publication number: US1805897A
Application number: US425106A
Authority: US
Inventors: Harry T Wilkins
Original assignee: ORVILLE T BOUNDS
Current assignee: ORVILLE T BOUNDS
Priority date: 1930-02-01
Filing date: 1930-02-01
Publication date: 1931-05-19
Anticipated expiration: 1948-05-19

Description

May 19, 1931. H. T. WILKINS ,8

RECORDING AND PROMPTING DEVICE Filed Feb. 1, 1950 INVENTOR 'Harry'l lwlkms- B Y W A TTORNEY Patented May 19, 1931] r "U E TAT ATENT joFiF cs onvIL-Ln 'r. BOUNDS, OFICEN'ERALIA, rumors [RECORDING] AND rnorar'rincr DEVICE Application filed February 1, 1930. Serial No. 425,106.

' r This invention relates to a note recording and prompting deviceandparticularly to a device which contains a long strip of paper or other material on which notes may be jetted 1 down from time to time and' which may be used as a prompter when making a speech or when writing a chronical of the events or things suggested by the notes. I

The b ect of the invention is toprovide a device which will be provided with a movable recordin strip ,on which notes may be jotted downfand which may be used in the future for preparing complete chronicals or as a re- Ininder when making an address.

A further object of the invention is to pro,- vide such a devicelwith sufiicient tension means forkeeping the recording strip flat and supported so that the records may be readily madethereon. f I r Another object is to provide a device which may be of such construction thatit may be concealed in the'hands o f'a speaker and may be operated so as to move the strip to reveal n'ewsubjects in proper sequence. v 7

According to the invention the device is rectangular in form and is provided with ya supply roll containing a recording strip and a take-up roll for receiving the strip after it is passed over a table Where notes and memoranda maybe written thereon, means for pro-v viding proper tension to keep the strip taut between the rolls, meansiior operating either of the rolls for advancing or retr'acting'the strip, and meansfor'holding the strip flat on the table portion, The drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention and the views therein are as follows: s

Figurel is a side view of the device showing a portion ofthe cover broken away,

Figure 2 is atop plan view with the recording strip omitted and shows the cover removed and placed beneath the body of the device, 7

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on'the line-3-3 of Figure 2 and with the recording strip incorporated therein,

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 4.4 of Figure 2 and shows a crank connected to one of the advance pinions to advance or 'retract-thestrip and is primarily intended for devices of a larger size than those used for concealment in the hand,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary detailed view shcwing the manner of connecting thecrank, an

of the pinion and pilot wheel and is taken on the line 66 of'Figure '2. r 1 r The device comprises a casing 11 whichis generally rectangular in shape and hasits end walls curved, as at 12. Mounted ';in one Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view end of the casing is a roll 13 whichmay be made of wood and provided with a tapering slot 14 extending through the same for receiving the tapered end of a recordingstrip so as to secure the same to said roll andinsure the take-up thereof when said roll is turned. I I v This roll fits at one end onto the pin 16 between which said roll and the inner part of the casing is asmall spiral spring 17 which urges theroll toward the "other side of the casingand presses the pilot wheell8 against saidcasing. I i r This pilot wheel is secured to the end of the rolland its bars 19 are spaced to mesh with the teeth of an operating pinion 21 which is mounted'on a shaft 22 rotatably mounted in the sides ot the casing.

The other end of'thejdevice isalso',pro

vided with a roll 23 whose one end fits on the pin 24- and'this pin' is also provided with a spring '26 for pressing the pilot wheel 27 against the opposite side of the casing and the bars of this pilot wheel mesh with the pinion'28 which is mounted on the shaft 29 extending betweenvthe sides of the casing.

V The arrangement ofparts in the rolls-13 and 23are exactly opposite, that is to say,

they are, reversed so that thepilot Wheel and pinions' 18 and 21 of the front roll'andthe pilot wheel 27 and pinion28. ofthe rear roll are on opposite sides ot the casing. Y

- Between theirolls 13: and 23 and flush with thetop of the casing 11 is aplatform or table 31"and this table is cut out at the points 32 and 33150 provide a space forpermittingthe upper end of the pinions to extend above the ion casing so that they may be readily operated by the thumb of the user.

The platform is provided with

confining strips

34 and 36 extending from opposite sides of the casing and along opposite edges of the table so as to hold the recording strip 37 flat on said table.

The casing is provided with a cover 38 whose inturned walls 39 snugly fit over the casing 11 and when the device is in use the cover may be removed from the position in which it is shown in Figure 1 and slipped under the casing, as shown in Figures 3 and 4.

The casing 11 and cover 38 may be made of any light metal pressed to shape or of any light material such as bakelite, etc.

The table 31 may be formed integral with the casing 11 and its one side, such as shown at 41, may be bent over and its other side may be brazed or soldered to the upper edge of the casing.

This table or platform is perfectly level and forms a means for'properly supporting the recording strip so that notes may be made thereon by merely holding the device in I .prompter by a speaker, its small size will permit of its being concealed in either hand, the stripon which the notes are recorded having been wound onto the roll 13, these notes may be passed across the table by the speaker merely rotating the pinion 28 while, if desired, and if it is necessary to refer to any notes formerly exhibited, the pinion 21 may be likewise-rotated'in the reverse direction.

In Figures 4 and 5 I have shown the shaft 29 provided with a crank 4E2. If desired, both rolls may be arranged to connect the crank. This will, of course, be utilized where devices larger than the hand type are used and particularly in the case of musicians and others-who wish to advance or retract copy.

The end of the shaft 29 is provided with a threaded hole l3 while the crank is provided with a threaded pin 44, which said pin fits into the. threaded hole and when the crank is turned the shaft rotates therewith. This will advance the recording strip from the roll 13 to the roll 23 and will eliminate the fumbling'of copy by musicians and others.

Of course, as aprompter, the device may be used by actors, singers, clergymen, station, sight-seeing and points of interest announcers, by guides in public and private places, and also by instructors-and salesmen. It is particularly. adapted for memorizing any subject and may be carried in the vestpocket by the owner, although for other purposes the device may be made in varying sizes.

Of course, the. recording and prompting device illustrated may be modified and changed in various ways without departing from the invention herein set forth and hereafter claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A recording and prompting device comprising a casing, a table within the casing, supply and receiving rollers journaled upon opposite sides of the table and provided with elements defining the width of the strip to be employed, and confining fingers juxtaposed to the table and attached at one end thereto and projected from opposite sides substantially parallel with the rollers and each stopping short of the side opposite its attachment, said fingers being spaced apart a distance greater than the width otthe strip defined by the rollers.

2. A recording and prompting device comprising a casing, a table within the casing, supply and receiving rollers journaled upon opposite sides of the table and provided with heads defining the width of the strip to be employed, and confining fingers juxtaposed to the table and attached atone end thereto and projected from opposite sides substantially parallel with the rollers and each stopplng short of the side opposite its'attach ment, said fingers being spaced apart adistance greater than the width of the strip defined by the rollers.

if. A recording and prompting device comprising a casing, a table within the casing,

supply and receiving rollers journaled upon 7 opposite sides of the table and provided with elements defining the width of the strip to be employed, and confining fingers juxtaposed to the table. and attached at one end thereto and projected from opposite sides substantially parallel with the rollers and free at the end opposite its attachment, said fingers being spaced apart a distance greater than the width of he strip defined by the rollers.

4 A writing device including a platen, means for supporting a record strip in posltion to be led longitudinally over the platen, and retaining fingers extending in opposed relation substantially across the platen at its opposite ends, the fingers being secured in position at opposite marginal edges of the platen.

In testimonywhereof I have signed my name'to this specification.

HARRY T. VWILKINS.