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US1869024A
US1869024A US403232A US40323229A US1869024A US 1869024 A US1869024 A US 1869024A US 403232 A US403232 A US 403232A US 40323229 A US40323229 A US 40323229A US 1869024 A US1869024 A US 1869024A
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    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
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  • antennawire serving as a;conductorfof 7 v i w 15 vide an appliance vof this kind employing an antenna Wire of suflicient' gauge tooperatea radio-receiver to full capacity.
  • a still further object of theinvention is to providefan appliance of thiskindembodying the details-of! construction and in thecombination and ar Harms or cross members.
  • the invention consistsfin rangement of the several parts" of my im proved radio antenna'device whereby certainf lmPOI'tfilifi advantages" are'attalned andfthe device rendered simpler, less ex nslve and otherwise more convenient and a vantageousj for use, as will hereinaftermoretully set forth. l w l w The novel features'of my lnventlon will hereinafter be definitely claimed. i
  • antenna appliance constructed in aceorda ncec wlthan em odiment of my invention and ex-fl tended foruse; I i
  • Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectionalview illustrating the eonnection of an insulatinggg strip withthe extremity of oneofthe cross
  • Figure 6 is a fragmentaryiview in perspec tive ofan end portion m
  • a and B denote two elongated members of-wood or other desired material non-conducti've ofelectricity.
  • Each of these memhers is straight from end 7 to -eiid with the member B of a length less than the length of the member A to facili tate thefolding orcoxn acting of the applianoe as will hereinafter.
  • the members and v are provided the notches or recesses; l to provide meanswhereby the. central por- "tions of said members A and B may inter locki'wlienthe members are disposed infsub 5 stantially perpendicular relation one With respect to the, other; Disposed through thev portions ofthe members A and provided with these'notches 1 is an elongated headed hank 2, the'fhead 3jof which coacting with the 1 3" outer facefof oneof the members; ""Ilhe outer face of the secondmember has eoactin'g there; with a holding nut 4 threadedynpon the free end portionof the shank aqrrh nut 18- preferably'ofa wing typeto efli'eotthe requi- 05 site nianipulation thereof
  • the shank 2 s of ia length to]permit"suificient retrograde oroutward movement of the nut 4 when it is'desiredto re1ease
  • Each extremityiof the members and B is reduced in thickness from one vface thereof to provide a rabbet 5, the inner wall 6 of whichbeing disposed transversely of the member on" an angle of approximately sev enty degrees andtheouter edge iace 7 of the memberis in parallelism with 'thewall 6;
  • members Aiand B is an insulationstrip 8 of desired length, said strip being 'of any' preferred material and has its inner nrarginal portion strengthened by a" reinforcing member 9 extending lengthwise of the strip V 8"from end to end; This reinforcing mem- "her 9 is held tolthe strip 8'b yscrews 10 or:
  • A is to be, noted that the combine thicknesses of thefstrip SQand member 9; are substantially equalto the depth of the rabbet ,5 socthat inthe assemblythe outer facefof the strip Sisdsubstantially flush with the adjacent face;
  • the strip 8 is maintained in applied position with respect to the member, as 1 herein: disclosed, through F the medium of a bolt 11 directed through the central por ticns of the strip 8 and member 9 and the bolt 11: has coacting therewith in, aconyentional manner anut 12.
  • my improved appliance is anfeye member 15'.
  • the inner end portion of one insulating strip 8 has freely disposed therethrough a thread-1 edlshank" 14 provided at one'extremity with '1 16 for contact with theassooiated strip-8 upon,
  • This post 18 is also adapted to have engaged antenna feed-in wire 19.
  • The] wire 'W except' at itsc onnected eir-J tremities, is freely '1 disposed through 'the strips 8 so that said wire will. offer no hinder,
  • a radio antenna appliance comprising cross members in substantially perpendicular relation one with respect to the other, means for connecting said members one to the other, insulating strips carried by the oppositeend portions of the members and disposed onan angle with respect thereto, said insulating strips converging towards the center of the.
  • said insulating strips being provided with openings for the passage of an antenna wire, one 'of the insulating strips having means for securing one end of the 7 wire and for connecting a e and means for engagement with theopposite ad wire thereto,
  • each of said insulatin strips being substantially coplanar with t e member with which it is engaged, said wire being n sitioned in superposed loops decreasing in size from the outermost loop with each loop disposed in a difl'erentplane.
  • a radio antenna appliance comprising cross members in substantially perpendicular relation one with respect to the other, means for connecting saidhmembers one to the other, insulating strips carried by the opposite end portions of the members and dis osed on an strips converging towards the center oi the appliance, said insulating strips being pro- 7 vided with openingsfor the passage of an antenna wire, one of the insulating strips haw ing means for securing one end of the wire and for connecting a lead wire thereto, means for engagement with the opposite endof the.
  • antenna wire and carried by one of the insulating strips to tauten the antenna wire
  • said wire being positioned in superposed loops decreasing in size from. the outermost loop 7 with each loop disposed in a different plane.

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July 26, 1932 c. M. sco'rr 1,869,024
RADIO ANTENNA APPLIANCE Fil ed Oct. 29. 1929 2' Sheets-Sheet 1 July 25, 1932.
II II c. M. SCOTT 1,869,024
RADIO ANTENNA' APPLIANCE 2 SheetsSheet 2- Filed Oct. 29. 1929 Patented July "cmnns ugscor'r, or cmotmon maven w W wio autumn; Arl ngton aiipn anoi medloct ber 29,1929. sem 1m. 4033321 can be readily installed indoors and thus fieliminating interference therewith fF mT transmission power lines or"te1ephone l1nes and also to afford-protection against h gh" winds'and stormsx vide an appliance. of this kind particularly adaptedfor indoor use and there yavoiding lightning tothe building; h Anotherobject of the invention the antennawire serving as a;conductorfof 7 v i w 15 vide an appliance vof this kind employing an antenna Wire of suflicient' gauge tooperatea radio-receiver to full capacity.
t provide an appliance offthis kind wherein the antenna. wire is suspended on a-plurality of insulation strips carried'bythe extremities of cross arms, the" assembly being such to permit the appliance to' be'folded or com-v "pacted when not in use when extended allowing the apparatus to berealdily lnstall'ed in an attic or in theuppetrooin of a building. A still further object of theinvention is to providefan appliance of thiskindembodying the details-of! construction and in thecombination and ar Harms or cross members.
The invention consistsfin rangement of the several parts" of my im proved radio antenna'device whereby certainf lmPOI'tfilifi advantages" are'attalned andfthe device rendered simpler, less ex nslve and otherwise more convenient and a vantageousj for use, as will hereinaftermoretully set forth. l w l w The novel features'of my lnventlon will hereinafter be definitely claimed. i
r In order that my invention may bethe ter understoodfl will now proceed to descr be; the same with reference to the'accompanymg drawings, wherein? r a U Figure 1 1s a view in sideelevatlon of an I t h membersy "An additionall'object of hemvent-ion is to members. i 1
antenna appliance constructed in aceorda ncec wlthan em odiment of my invention and ex-fl tended foruse; I i
lustrated in Figure 1; F gure 3 -savievv in w v H w t v t h I s appliance as herein disclosed with: the same It is also an obj'ectof the invention to pro? in folded or compacted adjustmentfw'iththe antennawire omitted; l Q 5 Figure '4; is a view in front elevation of the appliance as illustrated'inFigure 3'with;
v the antenna-"wireapplied? t; Figure 5is a fragmentary sectionalview illustrating the eonnection of an insulatinggg strip withthe extremity of oneofthe cross Figure 6 is a fragmentaryiview in perspec tive ofan end portion m As disclosed in the5 acoompanying dra-w- 7 ings, A and B denote two elongated members of-wood or other desired material non-conducti've ofelectricity. Each of these memhers," as herein set forth, is straight from end 7 to -eiid with the member B of a length less than the length of the member A to facili tate thefolding orcoxn acting of the applianoe as will hereinafter. emore'partioularly r ferred td, 1
Midwaytheir ends the members and v are provided the notches or recesses; l to provide meanswhereby the. central por- "tions of said members A and B may inter locki'wlienthe members are disposed infsub 5 stantially perpendicular relation one With respect to the, other; Disposed through thev portions ofthe members A and provided with these'notches 1 is an elongated headed hank 2, the'fhead 3jof which coacting with the 1 3" outer facefof oneof the members; ""Ilhe outer face of the secondmember has eoactin'g there; with a holding nut 4 threadedynpon the free end portionof the shank aqrrh nut 18- preferably'ofa wing typeto efli'eotthe requi- 05 site nianipulation thereof The shank 2 s of ia length to]permit"suificient retrograde oroutward movement of the nut 4 when it is'desiredto re1ease:the,interfitting'enga e3 mentbetweenthemembers' AandB in or er 100 h Figure2 is a view partlyjin side elevation? I i and partly inseetion' of the stru'eture as 5" i of one of the gross 9' adjacent end portion of the member. This f of the accompanying drawings.
Each extremityiof the members and B is reduced in thickness from one vface thereof to provide a rabbet 5, the inner wall 6 of whichbeing disposed transversely of the member on" an angle of approximately sev enty degrees andtheouter edge iace 7 of the memberis in parallelism with 'thewall 6;
Coacting with eachiend portionoii. the a;
members Aiand B is an insulationstrip 8 of desired length, said strip being 'of any' preferred material and has its inner nrarginal portion strengthened by a" reinforcing member 9 extending lengthwise of the strip V 8"from end to end; This reinforcing mem- "her 9 is held tolthe strip 8'b yscrews 10 or:
the like coacting; with the opposite end portions'of thestrip' 8andme'mber 9. The can tralportions of the strip 8 'and membervi) g ree's and also 'coplananwith the member.
are-fitted within the rabbet 5 with therear orinner edge faces thereof in directwcontact. with .the aIl 6 of the rabbet 5 wherebythe strip 8, which is substantially? straight from end to end, is held to the member A orB on an a gle of appvroximately seventy de;
Asparticularly illustratedfin Figure 5;, it
A is to be, noted that the combine thicknesses of thefstrip SQand member 9; are substantially equalto the depth of the rabbet ,5 socthat inthe assemblythe outer facefof the strip Sisdsubstantially flush with the adjacent face;
ofthe member. The strip 8 is maintained in applied position with respect to the member, as 1 herein: disclosed, through F the medium of a bolt 11 directed through the central por ticns of the strip 8 and member 9 and the bolt 11: has coacting therewith in, aconyentional manner anut 12.
1 e I practice, my improved appliance is anfeye member 15'.
ported from a wall orthe like withthe long member A preferably disposed in asubstan:
tiallyyertical direction with, o fcourse, the V shorter member horizontally disposed}. The inner end portion of one insulating strip 8 has freely disposed therethrough a thread-1 edlshank" 14 provided at one'extremity with '1 16 for contact with theassooiated strip-8 upon,
the side facethereof remote'from the eye.
member 15.. "Securedtothe eyegmemberlfi 'islanend -portion of an antennarwire W. This 7 Wire as lit, leads from the eyemember 15-1 is y ghfrein disclosed, as disposedthrough and-'car-V Hedi-by. ,919? s dl v 'tionwo h t mi."
freely, disposed "in suc cession -through the? corresponding openings--11 provided 1 in" the I. outer. longitudinal 1 marginal portions oiithe; strips. '8'T'a'nd spaced "len gthwise therealong with the outer extremity of the wire W in].
electrical connection witha binding post 18,
strip 8 of the member A. This post 18 is also adapted to have engaged antenna feed-in wire 19.
The upper end portion of the member A,
as herein disclosed, has secured to its rear face at a desired point thereon an end portion of an elongated bracket arm 20. Z The" outer portion ofthis arm 20' is offset with respect to the inner orconnected end portion thereofa distance sufficient to position said 7 outer end'portion beyond the outer extremities of the strips 8 so that said outer end portion of the" bracket arm may be secured t wall or other desired support. 1 a i Asclearly indicated in the accompanying drawings, is to be noted that; when my'lme therewith an e i proyed appliance is. extended for use the strips 8 are. disposed in convergence towards the center of thelappliance so that the anin the apparatus. being in the general form- I ofa pyramid. At this time it'isto be stated, that by havingithe member B of a length,
less than, the length ofthe member-A thea folding or compacting of the applianceis facilitated and; especially with theantenna- I wireWappli d;
The] wire 'W, except' at itsc onnected eir-J tremities, is freely '1 disposed through 'the strips 8 so that said wire will. offer no hinder,
ance or obstruction to the desired 'fold-ingo'r V compacting of the apphance and by adjust fl ing the nut 16 ini properdirection-pull may Q be imposed. upon; the W Vto tauten the m0 same. The appl1ance,,as herein,disclosed,yis of a char cter to permit'gthe same to ibeparticu-g' larlyiadvantageousiy used. and itsconstruction" and assemblyvaresuoh to allow it to be or transporting of the app same in complete assembly a y This applicationisin continuation part or" application Serial K012002377 filed-June;
.Froni the foregoing}description it 15 V V I a I p a vice.constructedin acol'dancewith my iny i The, shank 14: has threaded thereon-a nut thought to be obvious that :aradio antenna Ideventionis particularly welladapted. for; use by'reason of the convenience and facilityx with which itim'ay be assembled andoperated, and: it will also be. obvious that-my inven ples and spirit thereofand for this reasonl i do not wish;to' beunderstoodas' -lin1itingj myself to the precise-arrangement and formae tion of the. several parts herein shown} carrying out my "inyentir n in {practice except; as
hereinafterclaimed, 'I'claim A io; an nna appliance comprising 7 tenna. wire associated with saidistrips results .3
' cross members in substantiall perpendicular relation one with respect to t e other, means i for connecting said members one to the other, insulating strips carried by the opposite end portions of'the members and disposed on an angle with respect thereto, said insulating strips converging towards the center of the appliance, said insulating strips beingprovided with openings for the passage of an antenna wire, one of the insulating strips having means for securing one end of the wire and for connecting a lead wire thereto, and
means for engagement with the opposite end of the antenna wire and carried by one ofthe insulating stripslto tauten the antennajwire,
' said wire being positioned insuperposed loops decreasing in' size from the outermost loop with each loop'disposed in a different plane. 2. A radio antenna appliance comprising cross members in substantially perpendicular relation one with respect to the other, means for connecting said members one to the other, insulating strips carried by the oppositeend portions of the members and disposed onan angle with respect thereto, said insulating strips converging towards the center of the.
appliance, said insulating strips being provided with openings for the passage of an antenna wire, one 'of the insulating strips having means for securing one end of the 7 wire and for connecting a e and means for engagement with theopposite ad wire thereto,
end of the antenna wire and carried by one angle with respect thereto, sai insulating signature;
of the insulating strips to tauten the antenna wire, each of said insulatin strips being substantially coplanar with t e member with which it is engaged, said wire being n sitioned in superposed loops decreasing in size from the outermost loop with each loop disposed in a difl'erentplane.
8. A radio antenna appliance comprising cross members in substantially perpendicular relation one with respect to the other, means for connecting saidhmembers one to the other, insulating strips carried by the opposite end portions of the members and dis osed on an strips converging towards the center oi the appliance, said insulating strips being pro- 7 vided with openingsfor the passage of an antenna wire, one of the insulating strips haw ing means for securing one end of the wire and for connecting a lead wire thereto, means for engagement with the opposite endof the. i
antenna wire and carried by one of the insulating strips to tauten the antenna wire, and
abracket arm secured to one of the members,
the outer portion of said aim being offset to position the same beyond the insulating strips,
said wire being positioned in superposed loops decreasing in size from. the outermost loop 7 with each loop disposed in a different plane.
In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my 5 CHARLES soor'r.
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