US2078834A - Radio scrip control device - Google Patents

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April 27, 1 937, E. J. BRENNAN RADIO SCRIP CONTROL DEVICE Original Filed NOV. 7, 1934 4 Sheets-Sheet 1' I nventor Z" (Z wamZJ 15 767272472,

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y "U ITED TA; as. PATENT OFFICE a 3 t 2,078,834 i o scmr con'ritocnsvlee p Application November 7, 1934; Serial no. 751,962 L Renewed December 24, 1936 40mins. jlcl. 40 -31) This invention relatesto a radio scrip control Figure6 is-a fragmentary perspective view of a device. One of the objects of the invention is to cornerof the partition wall. a

providefor-regulating and timing features, pro- 1 Figure? is a fragmentaryportion of a sidewall grams, or any announcements where scrip is of the casing showing the control member for 5 used and has" particular application to radio regulatingthe speed of the driving motor. 2 broadcasts, public speakingand otherauditions. Referring to the drawings in detail, A indiu Another feature of the invention is the provi- .cates a metal casing formed of a bottom wall 10 slon of electrically propelled and adjustable H and integral end walls H, lilyrising therefrom. speed regulator features that move theweb of The O e e d Wa l is Perpendieuler 0 the b i io scrip inv conjunction' with the time allotted for t m, while the other end wall" i curved as is 10 speeches, programsand announcements thereby Clearly Shown in u e 3 0f t e d w s eliminating all worry of running over or under The end walls H and I2 merge with the top the tim'eallotted for therendition; wall l3 which is positioned diagonally with re- Another featureof theinvention is the provispect to the horizontal bottomwall l0. One side $1011 of the scrip being, formed-all in one piece ,Well 14 perpendicular or t Wa l0 l5 ona web-that passes within the view of the perand is formed integraltherewith. The other side son -announcing thereby overcoming the possiof easing A is open, and this open. side is closed :bility of repeating "confusion be au th by the removable cover or sidewall l5 formed will be an indi ator u n whi h th vi i with inturned flanges 16 about its perimeter that t ,t g 1 u i x u frictionally engages with theadjacent margins Furtherobjects of the invention areto provide 0f the top, bottom, and end Walls- The o e in a device of the character referred t th t i removable side wall I5 is taken out to remove or small and compact, and which rnaybesupported pp $110015 p as Will hereafter ap- 1 t peaking stand, 0r p o t t; pear. Itiwill be understood that it is preferred 251s thoroughly reliablefor'its'cintended purpose, o. make the end, h 3 1 and One wa comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, and ral. i requiring th mini m of repair expense In the center of the top wall l3 of easing A is With the foregoing andother objects in view, e Substantially rectangular pe aboutthe the invention consists {of a novel combination margin of Whiehis a right angled fla e 8 Se Boand arrangementand construction of parts as, euredute the p Well- Aleetehgvlal magnifying 3o will be hereinafter more specifically described lass, 19 is held by t fle e against the Wi -W and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, about the Opening 1. Magnifyingv glass I3 is wherein is shown thepreferredembodiment of i ,diVided.trenSVerSe1Y 0f the casing y the wo the invention, but it is to be unde -stew, th lines,.2ll, 2i, made in the glass, which lines dechangeavariations and modifications maybereete a Central P that attracts e 35 Jsorted to withoutdeparting from. the spirit of tention 0f t announcer that hieplaee Oh the *th lai h r u t n I i u script lies underthis panel. 'It willbe seen that In the drawings wherein like refer h the panel Pprevents the announcer from losing 9 i acters indicate corresponding parts throughout h s place or e wi be o i con used during the severalviews; r 1 t i t u the audition. u i

Figure i i a, v rti l d mn section through Adjacent one end of the magnifying glass I9 is the device of the present invention taken submounted Segmental Shaped light reflector stantiany on the ne ,of F1gur ,2 and 1001* in which is confined the electric light bulb and g mth'e e t n of the arrows V socket 23. The rear wall 24 of the reflector is i. we is saga-statin iterates 5st fi g fig 'ggg g i fai f if 1 and looking in so that the script passing under the opening I! Figure 3 is a central vertical section through may be'easny read' a u j There is a substantially rectangular partition gfi1 m m m Side eleva" plate or wall 25 mounted longitudinally of the 50 u u i u H ,casing Ain a vertical position. One edge is ser i afragmentary top Plan View the curedto the bottom wall and the adjacent edge d v ce hh i' eh w the p e e e 'i is secured to end wall ll, preferably by welding -Fi ure 5 lsavertical section through the drW- the edges to the inner faces of the walls. The

5 ing spool drum and shaft. i I vertical partition plate '25 is formed with a pocket 26 on the middle of the free edge 21 and the ends .of this pocket are defined by the integral sleeves 28. A bearing wing 29 projects above the longitudinal free edge 21 and on the lower end of this wing are a pair of sleeves 30 which extend into the pocket 26. Sleeves 28 and 38 register with each other at each end of the pocket and there is a rod 3| extending across the pocket having each end rotatable in the registering sleeve thereby forming a hinge. A coil spring 32 is circumposed on the rod in pocket 26 and has one end 33 bearing on the wing 29 and the other end bearing on the face of partition plate 25. Along the other vertical edge 35 of partition plate 25 is hinged another bearing wing 36 mounted to swing on the vertical pin 3|, which mounting is similar in all respects to the mounting for "the bearing plate 29. Thus it will be seen that the bearing wings 29 and 35 are urged inwardly (referring to Figure 1 of the drawings) under the tension of the coil spring 32. Bearing wing 29 swings on a horizontal axis whereas bearing wing 36 swings on a vertical axis.

A driving web carrying spool is indicated generally at 31 and the web feeding spool is indicated generally at 38. Intermediate the ends driving spool 31 has the drum portion 39 thereof carried by drive shaft 40 which is rectangular in'cross section so as to provide proper traction for drawing the web 4| from the feed spool 38.

The ends of this shaft 40 merge with pintles 42 one of which is journaled in side wall |4,and the other is journaled in the wing 36. A relatively large driving gear 43 is keyed to the pintles 42 for driving the driving spool 31.

Adjacent one end of opening N there is an idle roller 44 having one end journaled in wing 36 and the other end. in side wall l4. Another roller 45 is mounted adjacent the otherend of opening I! with one end journaled in wing 29 and the other end journaled in side wall M. It will thus be seen that the web 4| is stretched across the inner face of the casing under the opening l1 by these rollers 44 and 45 while the web is moving from the driving roller 31 being fed from the feed roller 38. There are two idling gear shafts 46, 41 between the feed and drive roller, each one being journaled at one end in the vertical partition plate 25 and at their other ends in the side wall |4. These shafts 46, 47 carry the intermeshing gear train 48, 48 respectively which drives gear 43 on the driving web spool 31. on a bracket 5| secured to the side wall by the bolts 52. The motor 50 is an electric motor and on the shaft 53 thereof is a pinion gear 54 which meshes with the gear 48 whereby motion is transferred from the motor 50 to the driving web spool 31.

The feed spool 38 is free to move in its bearings. For this purpose a pintle 55 is journaled in the side wall I4 and another pintle 56 is journaled in the wing 28.

On the outside of the casing and on the outer A motor 50 is carried by theside wall shaft will regulate the speed of electric motor 55.

By having the wings 29 and 36 hinged, feed spool 38 may be replaced at any desired time and so may the driven spool 31. It is the intention to have the script printed on the web 4| and wrapped on the feed spool 38. Script web 4| then passes over the respective rollers 44, 45 under the opening l1 and is wrapped up on the drive spool .31. As the script web 4| passes under the opening it is magnified and the announcer reads the script as it passes the center panel P.

The control dial or knob 51 regulates the speed of the motor on the same principle that the speed is regulated on an electric fan or any electric motor, control dial 51 being connected to a. shaft that goes through the side wall l4 to a resistance coil 59. The motor and resistance are so timed that by setting the pointer 58 on the dial to the numeral 3 a specified length of web script will pass between the spools in fifteen minutes, or when the dial is set to 6 a specified length of web script will pass in thirty minutes. The nearer the pointer is set to the numeral |2 on the dial the more power is cut out by the resistance slowing down the motor to any desired speed for the time allotted for the program; for instance, if thirty minute programs are printed on a six foot length of web 4|, then by setting pointer on the dial at figure 6 the motor is so timed that it will run at the proper speed to end the program in exactly thirty minutes.

Having describedmy invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A radio scrip control device comprising a casing including top, bottom and side walls, one of the latter of which is open, said top wall formed with a sight opening, a removable cover over the open side wall, a partition wall secured to the bottom wall adjacent the open side, a pair of yielding wings secured to the partition wall. a web feeding spool and a driving web spool journalled at one end in a fixed side wall and at the other end journalled in the yielding wings one in each wing, a web connected with the feed and drive spools and extending therebetween so that the indicia on the web may be viewed from the top of the casing, a motor inside the casing, and a driving connection between the motor and the driving web roll,

2. A radio scrip control device comprising a casing including a top, bottom and side walls, one of the latter of which is open, said top wall formed with a sight opening, a removable cover over the open side wall, a partition wall secured to the bottom wall adjacent the open side, a pair of yielding wings secured to' the partition wall, a web feeding spool and a driving web spool jour nalled at one end in a fixed side Wall and at the other end journalled in the yielding wings one in each wing, a web connected with the feed and drive spools and extending therebetween so that the indicia on the web may be viewed from, the top of the casing, a variable speed electric motor inside the casing, means mounted on the casing to regulate the speed of the motor, and a driving connection between the motor and the driving web roll. 7

3. A radio scrip control device comprising a casing including a top, bottom and side walls, one of the latter of which is open, said top wall formed with a sight opening, a removable cover over the open side wall, a partition wall secured to the bottom wall adjacent the open side, a pair of yielding wings secured to the partition wait, a

web feeding spool and a driving web spool Journalled at one end in a fixed side walland at the other end journalled in the yielding wings one in each wing, a web connected with the feed and drive spools and extending therebetween so that the indicia on the web may be viewed from the top of the casing, a variable speed electric motor inside the casing, means mounted on the casing to regulate the speed of the motor, a driving connection between the motor and the driving web roll, and a magnifying member mounted on the casing in the area of the sight opening.

4. A radio scrip control device comprising a casing including a top, bottom and side walls, one of the latter of which is open, said top wall formed with a sight opening, a removable cover over the, open side wall, a partition wall secured to the bottom wall adjacent the open side, a pair of yielding wings secured to the partition wall, a

web feeding spool and a driving web spool journailed at one end in a fixed side wall and at the other end journalled in the yielding wings one in each wing, a web connected with the feed and drive spools and extending therebetween so that the indicia on the web may be viewed from the top of the casing, a variable speed electric motor inside the casing, means mounted on the casing to regulate the speed of the motor, a driving connection between the motor and the driving web 'roll, a magnifying member mounted on the cas ing in the area of the sight opening, and a source of illumination carried by the outside of the easing equipped with a reflector to direct light on the sight opening. 7

EDWARD. JOSEPH BRENNAN.

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