US1885843A - Musical novelty - Google Patents

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NOV. 1, 1932. LANGER 1,885,843

MUSICAL NOVELTY Filed June 29 1931 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 1, 1932 1,885,843

FRIEDRICH J. LANGER, OF SOUTH EUCLID, OHIO MUSICAL NOVELTY Application filed June 29, 1931. Serial No. 547,651.

My invention relates to improvements in substantially parallel with each other in pomusical or rhythmical novelties to be used sition to grip the ball and back of the finger without or in connection with a special teachrespectively. ing system for encouraging and developing The free end of tongue 3 is provided with by unconscious finger action a higher techa narrow transversely extending arcuate grip- 55 nique and musical or rhythmical advanceping flange 5 of suificientlength to extend ment, particularly in children. approximately across the back of the finger,

The invention consists of a series of small and a similarly formed but oppositely curved metal cap-like members, preferably one for arcuate gripping flange 6 on the free end each finger and thumb, which are adapted of the body 2 engages the front of the finger 60 to fit snugly upon the ends of the fingers and transversely thereof and with resilient gripthumb in position for convenient tapping ping effect. Thus the finger will be resilwith rhythmical effect against any hard or iently gripped between the front and back resonant surface, members 2 and 8 and also between their re- One of the general objects of the invention spective opposing end flanges 5 and 6. These 66 is to provide a tapping cap with a plurality flanges 5 and 6 are preferably made slightly of tapping surfaces or portions whereby heavier and therefore stronger and less resounds of different resonant qualities can be silient than the tongue 3 as the former are produced, the main gripping and holding surfaces.

Another object is to so construct the cap- The connecting loop 4 comprises a some- 70 like members that they will snugly and re- What shallow bulged portion 8 of slightly siliently fit the tips or ends of varying sizes greater width than the tongue 3, and as preof fingers without constriction and conseviously stated connects the latter to the body quent interference with the circulatory sys- 2. The shallow recess 10 formed in the contem. Another object of the invention is to cave side of the bulged portion 8 serves as a so construct the cap-like members that they seat for the finger tip while a recess 7 formed will not interfere with proper finger action. in the bellied enlargement 9 of the front Further objects and advantages will be apmember 2 seats the ball of the finger. parent as the specification is compared with The bulged portion 8 and enlargement 9 I 30 the accompanying drawing, in which Figure constitute tapping areas and therefore must 1 is a pictorial illustration of the musical be comparatively thick and heavy. This is novelties as used on the fingers of the operapreferably accomplished by crowding the tor, diagrammatically including a sounding metal from which the cap is made into these board. Fig. 2 is a rear View of one of the areas during the process of stamping, or

35 cap-like members used as illustrated in Fig. molding, preferably employed in making the l 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 33 caps. The tongue 3 is relatively thin and of Fig. 4, and Fig. at is a side elevation of of such resilience that it can be flexed to acthe cap-like member, and Fig. 5 a sectional commodate different sizes of fingers without view on line 55 of Fig. 4. choking effect.

Referring more particularly to the draw- In practice the extended fingers are maniping wherein I have illustrated a preferred ulated rythmatically with an up and down embodiment of my invention, 1 is a substanmotion so as to cause the enlargements or taptially U-shaped cap-like member preferably ping areas 9 to contact with a hard surface 10 r made of thin flexible sheet metal of suitable with musical effect or rhythmical effect. A y resilience, and shaped to slip snugly over the tapping cap 1 is preferably used on each finger end of a persons finger, as illustrated in and thumb but practically the same results Fig. 1. The cap 1 comprises a front member can be obtained by omittingone or more caps or body portion 2, and a back or tongue-like from either hand. If a softer tone is desired portion or member 3, connected together at the fingers may be slightly curved thus bringone end by a loop portion 4 and extending ing the small bulged portions or tappingareas 8 into play. The volume of sound can thus be greatly reduced, because, due to the location of area 8, a slight relative movement of the fingers and cap with respect to each other is caused When the area 8 is brought into play, and this movement serves to cushion the blow. The reduced area and Weight of the portion 8, is also a factor in reducing the sound volume as Will be obvious. 7 It will be noted that the thumb cap-members 1 are substantially of the same construction as the linger members 1, the only diflere ence being in size and manner 'of application. The members 1 engage and grip the front and back of the fingers Whereas the members 1' engage the sides of the thumb.

Due to the inherent resiliency and flexibility of the material used and by virtue of the spring action of the tongue 3, the cap Will 1 adapt itself to, fingers of different size and will snugly embrace the fingers Without choking effect, the gripping flanges being of material aid in preventing objectional longitudinal movement of the cap. Having thus described my invention, what I claim, is a 1-. A musical novelty comprising a member of thin flexible material for embracing a persons finger, said member having a plurality of rounded thickened tapping portions formed thereon.

2. A musical novelty comprising a member of hard thin flexible material for embracing a persons finger, said member having a rounded thickened tapping portion. V

'3. A musical novelty comprising a member of thin hard flexible material for embracing a persons finger, said cap formed With a plurality ofrounded thickened portions differing in areas from each other capable of producing sounds of different volume when contacted Witha hard surface. I

i. A musical novelty comprising a substantially U-shaped member of hard flexible material for embracing a persons finger, said member being open at its sides having a rounded thickened tapping area at its ends.

5'. A musical novelty comprising a cap of thin flexible material having front and back relatively parallel members adapted to grip the front and back portions only of a FRIEDRlGI-I J. LANGER.

persons finger, a tapping portion connecting said members for seating the fingertip and a thickened bellied enlargement on the other portion for seating the ball of the finger.

7 6. A musical novelty comprising a cap of thin flexible material having a front bellied tapping portion and a relatively parallel tongue like back portion adaptedto grip a persons finger, a tapping portion connecting the outer ends of said front andback portions, and the inner ends of said portions being disconnected from each other. 7

7. A musical novelty comprising a cap of thin flexible material open at its sides from

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