US1999001A - Toy telephone - Google Patents

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April 23, 1935.

D. ALLEN TOY TELEPHOLNE Filed July 26, 195s Patented 23, 1935 v c Q i I I UNITED?" STATES "PATENT OFFICEY Harold D. Allen; East Hamptn,1Conn., a'ssignor to .The Gong Bell Manufacturing Company,

East Hampton; (John, "a corporation of Connecticut I 1 2 Application July20,i1933, Serial No; 681,290

' s Claims. (01. 46-46) My invention relates to'that class of toys which A bridge l6 in the formof a strip of metal exare made in imitation of telephone instruments, tends-across an opening I! in the top of "the and an object of my invention, among others, base, the back end of said strip being slotted is the production of a toy of this type having to receive the rod 14 whereby this end of the means for the electrical operation of signals of bridge is clampedbetween the spacer l5 and the 5 various sorts which may be taken as calling sigupper part of the case 9. [The opposite end of nals to Show to the child playing'with the toy the bridge hasaclip I8 which is upturned through that'the operation of the calling devices has a hole "near the edgeof th op n a produced results. 7 on c g V shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing. A transparent 7 l Q 10 One form of a toy embodying my invention and disk l 9 coversthe opening IT in the base, this 10 in they construction and use of which the objects disk being'clamped at its edges betweenthe bridge herein set out, as Well as others may be attained lfi'and the table ID of the case, the clip is passis illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in ing through said disk on one side to secure the Which- Y 1 disk in place, I

Figure 1 f View of my improved toy" A dialing disk is rotatably supported above telephone. the table glfi, in the construction herein shown a Figure Z is'a side view of thesame. spacingpost 2| being riveted at itslower end to Figure 3 is a top view of thesame, the'bridgje l6, extending upwardly therefrom, and

t Figure 4 is a top view on enlarged scale of the disk 2Q being supported on the upper end of 20 the base plate of my improved toy telephone Said post. Said diskis rotatably secured as byao with the operative parts mounted thereon. means Of a v 22 extending downwardly Figure 5 is a view on enlarged scale'in central through the post 2| and secured to the bridge in vertical section through the base of my improved any suitable manner, the opposite end of said toy telephone on a, plane denoted by the dotted headjbeing shouldered to provide a space for the line 55 of Figure l. v g disk 20between said shoulder and'a securing nut 25 t Figure. 6 is a detail side view with parts broken c to enable the 'latterfto be freely rotated. Said awayto illustrate a modified form of my improved disk has a stop fi r 3 bent downwardly o e toy. j i a r g g I gage a stop24 bent upwardly from the bridge l6, The purpose of this inventlon is to provide a and as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing. The disk toyftelephone having'mean's-fo'r clearly showing 20 is provided with finger openings 25 and a re- 30 to a child playing with the toy that its efforts turning spring 26 surrounds the post 2| said in operatingthe telephone'signalling devices are spring'being'secured at oneend to the bridge 16 eifective in operating signals which may be of and at its opposite end to the dialing disk 20 as a various sortsand which may be arranged in vari-, means for returning said disk to its position of ous places upon the toy'and which may be oprest when it has been moved from such position 35 erated in different ways, my improved toy, as as by insertion of the fingers of the operator in shown in the drawing herein, embodying a base the openings 25. An operating plunger 21 passes composed ofva base plate 8 and a shell or case downwardly through the sleeve 22, the outer end 9, the base preferably having an upturned flange of the plunger having a button 28 as a means for g within which the lower edge of the shell or case operatingthe plunger; A resilient "switch blade 40 :is located, and as shown'in Fig. 5 of the drawing. 29, preferably integrally formed with a support- The case is made to resemble the base portion ing post 30, extends underneath the inner end of v 55 the post to secure and fasten said parts together. part of the end of a cell 36 that formsone pole of a regular telephone instrument and comprises the plunger 21, the post 30 being secured to the a table Ill that "slopes downwardlytoward the base plate 8 and insulated therefrom; An infront. A post ll is secured to the, top of the sulating 'disk3l is secured to the blade to receive 45 case atthe back thereof said post supporting a pressure of the plunger 21. An electric lamp 32 bracket l2 to receive the hand set or monophone is secured, to theblade 29 andaconductor 33' is [3 of the so-c'alled FFrench type of instrument. locatedv underneath the lamp to receive pressure The bracket is secured to the post and the post of the central terminal thereof, the shell of the to the case as by means of a rod l4, headed at lamp being electrically connectedwith the blade 50 its upper .end, and passingfthrough thebra'cket 29." The conductor 33 is grounded on thebase.

and post into the chamber in the case, through I The post 30 is preferably formed integrally with a spacer I5 in said chamber and through thebase and upstands from a conductor plate 34 having a plate 8, a nut being secured'to the loWerend of contact finger ;35extending upwardly against that thereof. The cell is held in place as by means of spring clips projecting upwardly from a base which is secured to the base plate 8. The opposite pole 38 of the battery is grounded on the base plate 8 as by means of a conducting finger 39 extending upwardly from a conducting strip 5! secured to said base plate.

A bell M or other sounding signal is mounted on the base plate and is sounded by means of a striker 5-2 located at one end of armature 43 which extends across one pole of a magnet .4 which is secured to a magnet support is fastened to and projecting upwardly from the base. One end of the magnet winding 5'3 is secured to a contact l'i located in the path of movement of the switch blade The other end of said winding is secured to a conductor it projecting from the cage of the magnet downwardly to a point opposite a spring finger to which the armature 43 is attached, said finger being secured to post rising from the base plate 8, said post and the conducting finger rising preferably from opposite ends of a strip 5i which is secured to the base.

In the operation of the device thus far explained the dialing disk may be operated in a manner common to the dialing disks of ordinary telephones, the disk being moved in one direction by insertion of the fingers into the openings and upon release the spring returning the disk to its normal position with the stop finger 23 resting against the stop 24.

The signalling mechanism is operated by means of the button 28 which is pushed downwardly causing the 253 to touch the contact 41, thereby connecting the opposite poles of the cell 35 by a circuit comprising the finger plate 3 1, switch blade contact d1, through the winding of the magnet and the conductor 48, to the spring finger 43, which, by its resiliency, is held against the contact on the conductor 48. From the spring 29 the circuit continues to the strip 5!, or the base plate 8, and thence by the finger 39 to the pole 38 of the battery. This establishing of the circuit excites the magnet M and causes the armature to be rapidly vibrated in a manner that will be readily understood.

By pressing the button 28 further downwardly, which is ermitted by the resilie" cy of the switch blade 29, the central terminal. of the lamp 22 will contact with the conductor thereby establishing the circuit by way of the finger 35, plate 34, and switch blade 23, as before described, to the lamp 32, through said lamp to the conductor 33 and thence to the base plate 3, thereby establishing a ground connection to the pole 38 of the battery. The bridge 56 is provided with openings 52, this to permit the light from the lamp 32 to shine through the transparent disk [9 at those portions of said disk not covered by said bridge.

In the arrangement shown in Fig. 6 the principal parts of the mechanism are as hereinbefore described, but are somewhat differently located, the switch blade 29 being operated by means of a plunger 53 movable lengthwise in the post H and supporting the bracket E2. The resiliency of the switch blade 29 holds the bracket E2 in araised position andwhen the bracket is pushed down, as by pressure on the hand set, the rod forces the switch blade 28 against a contact 54 secured to and rising from the base but insulated therefrom. A conductor 55 extends from the contact 54 and is branched, one'branch 56 extending to a contact 5'! for the lamp 58 his e which is supported on the post I I. One terminal of the lamp is grounded on the frame. Another branch 58 of the conductor 55 extends to one terminal of the magnet 60 supported by the post H, the other terminal of the magnet being grounded on the post or frame. The magnet operates a bell 6! supported on the post and in the manner hereinbefore described with respect to the bell M. The details of the ringing mechanism are not illustrated in connection with the device of Figure 5 as it will be understood readily by those skilled in the art and particularly from the foregoing description.

In the use of the device just described either the push button 28 or the plunger 53 may be made use of to operate the signals 58 or 6!, the circuit constituting the finger 35, base 34, post 30, plate 29, contact 54, branch 59 to the magnet which is grounded thereby and the finger 39 to the central terminal of the cell. The circuit to the lamp also further includes the branch 56, contact 5?, lamp filament and shell to the post II which is grounded thereby and the finger 39 to the central terminal of the cell.

I claim:

1. A toy telephone instrument including a base, a. post rising from the base for support of a simulation of a transmitter and an ear piece, an electric circuit including a switch member, a switch operating member movably mounted on said instrument, a plurality of electrical devices included in said circuit, and a contact appurtenant to each of said devices and positioned to be successively engaged by said switch member.

2. A toy telephone instrument including a base, a post rising from the base for support of a simulation of a transmitter and an ear piece, an electric circuit including a switch member located within said base, a switch operating member movably mounted in said base above other devices therein, and a. lamp carried by said switch member above the bottom thereof for um'estricted illumination of the underside of the top of said base upon closing of said switch.

3. A toy telephone instrument including a. base, a post rising from the base for support of a simulation of a transmitter and an ear piece, an electric circuit including a switch member located in said base, a switch operating member movably mounted within said base above the bottom thereof and, a transparent sheet to close an opening in the top of said base and overlying said member, and an electric lamp attached to said switch member above the bottom thereof and underneath said transparent sheet for unrestricted illumination by movement of said switch operating member of the under surface of the top of said base.

4. A toy telephone instrument including a base, a post rising from the base for support of a simulation of a transmitter and an ear piece, an electric circuit including a switch member located within said base above other devices therein, a transparent sheet to close an opening in said base, a simulation of a dialing disk rotatably mounted on said base over said transparent sheet, a lamp attached to said switch member above the bottom thereof for unrestricted illumination by the closing of the switch of the under surface of said sheet, and a switch operating member movably mormted on said instrument.

5. A toy telephone instrument including a base, a post rising from the base for support of a simulation of a transmitter and an ear piece, an electric circuit including a switch member, a transcuit including a switchmember located in said to contact with said switch member, and alamp secured to said switch member for illumination upon the closing of said switch.

6. A toy telephone instrument including a base, a post rising from the base for support of a simulation of a transmitter and an ear piece, an electric circuit including a movableswitch member, a

transparent sheet to closean opening in said base, a simulation of a dialing disk rotatably mounted on said base, a bell including a magnet for operation thereof located in the base and an electric circuit including said magnet, a contact appurtenant to said bell for engagement by said switch member, a lamp attached to said switch member, and a contact located in the path of movement of said lamp on said switch member. 7. An instrument of the telephone type including a base, a post rising from the base for support of a transmitter and an ear piece, an electric cirbase above other devices therein, a switch operating member movably mounted on said instru ment, a transparent sheet bearing dialing numbers to close an opening in the top of said base, andan electric lamp attached to said switch member above the'bottom thereof and underneath tion of said transparent sheet and dialing numbers by operation of said switch operating member. l

8. An instrument of the telephone type including a base, a post rising fromthe base for support of atransmitter and an ear piece, an electric circuit including a switch member located in said base above other devices therein, aswitch operating member movably mounted on said instrumerit, a transparentdisk bearing dialing numbers carried by the instrument and an electric lamp attached to said switch member above the 7 said transparent sheet for unrestricted illuminabottom thereof underneath said transparent disk 20 for unobstructed illumination of the transparent diskand dialing numbers by operation of said switch operating member.

HAROLD D. ALLEN.

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