US467211A - Sheet-music turner - Google Patents

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J'. H. TERHUNE. SHEET MUSIC TURNER.

Patented Jan. 19,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHNYH. TERHUNE, OF PATERSON, NEW? JERSEY.

SHEET-MUSIC TURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 467,211, dated January 19, 1892: v

Application filed J' une 30, 1891.l

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN H. TERHUNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paterson, Passaic county, State of New Jersey,V have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sheet-Music-T urning Devices, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide means by which sheet-music is held and turned with facility.

The object sought I attain by the use of devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device, the parts being broken away and the base and projections on elbow shown in section on the line fr :r of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a side eleva tion with parts broken away and the base shown in section. Fig. 3 is a plan view on line w w of Fig. 1 with elbows or projections in section. Fig. 4 is a plan view on the line ,e z of Fig. 1 with elbow in section, and Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the elbow with standtube-in section on line y y.

A represents a sheet-music holding and turning device, in the stand-tube B of which I arrange a movable rod C, having arranged on it near the top a ring or band D, which is fastened to the rod C by a pin a, and is provided with -a threaded eye D', which is adapted to receive and accommodate the end E of an outward-projecting arm E. The said end E has a corresponding screw-thread to that of the eye D', which adapts it to be screwed into the eye D' of the ring or band D and to be carried thereby, as hereinafter stated. The stand-tube B, which is-provided with a circumferential slotor groove b to accommodate the arm E, is also provided at the bottom of the same with a projection or elbow B', which is placed upon an angle sufficiently sloping to throw the standstube B back in a position adapted to place the weight of the sheets of music against the rack or frame to prevent the sheets from leaving their desired position on the said rack or frame, which is composed of parts l 2 3 4 5, as shown.

The movable rod C at the bottom is provided with a lug c, having an eye c', into which Serial No. 398,025. (No model.)

eye I arrange a cord d., one end of which I fasten to the end F' of a lever F in the eye e of said lever, while I connect the other end of the said cord d with the end F2 of the said lever F in the eyef thereof, as shown.

The lever F, which is fulcrumed on a pin g, tixed in projection or elbow B therefor, I connect with one end of a helical spring .I in eye c' of said lever, while the other end of the spring J, I connect with a cord K, that passes over a pin t', fixed in the projection B', while the opposite end of the cord K, I fasten to a slide-pin L, which is arranged in a slot/L1 which is located in the projecting portion B of the tube B, and which I provide wit-h a notch L2, as shown.

In the outer end n of the projecting portion B of the stand-tube B, I arrange an operating-stem N, and connect said stem N with the end F' of the lever F by means of a wire n, fastened in the eye e2 of said lever. The wire n, passing through a portion of the stem, is fixed to the same by a pin n2.

The bottom of the movable rod C that is vertically arranged in the tube B, is placed in a step S, which latter is provided with a stop S', while the projection or elbow B' of the stand-tube B is arranged in and is suitably ixed to the base or foot P. The top and bottom ot' the music-rack, which is composed of strips of sheet metal l, having eyes 2 to accommodate the ends of rods 3, are fastened in position to the stand-tube B by clip and screw 4L, the bottom part of the rack or frame having a rest 5, as shown.

The music is placed in position upon the music-rack and the sheets arranged in the clasps E2 E3, one of which hooks on the arm E with its sheet O in position preparatory to the sheets being turned in the operation following. Stem N is pushed inward, which action of the stem upon the lever forces the end F of the lever F inward and end F2 of said lever outward, which action of the lever F by means of cord (Z turns rod c, and carries arm E and clasp E? with its connected sheet ot' music O to the opposite side, as'iudicated by dotted lines, Fig. The sheet O, having been turned by the actionof the devices in the manner stated, the lug c is supposed to be against the opposite side of the stop S from that shown, and the knob portion of the IOO stein N against the end of the projection B', with the positions ot the other acting devices relatively changed. Stem N is pulled outward, which action carries end F of lever F outward and end F2 of said lever inward, and thereby turns rod C and carries arm E to the opposite side and to its former position with clasp E2 and music-sheet O, Fig. 1. Thus the sheet O may be turned back and forth indenitely by operating the stem N, as above stated. The operating devices having been restored to the position shown, slide-pin L is moved through slot L to and into notch L2, which action distends spring J and puts pin L in position to resist the action of the lever F thereupon. Stem N is pressedinward, and thereby forces end F ot' lever F inward and end F2 ot' the same outward, which action by means of cord d turns rod C, and thereby further distends spring J, which puts the spring in tension, carries arm E, and by means of clasp E2 carries music-sheet O with arm E to the opposite side of the rack. Arm E, being somewhat lower than the sheet O in its turned position, owing to the erect position ot the sheet, is released from the hook-clasp E2 and is automatically returned by the action of Spring J to its former position, and engages clasp ES on its return, owing to its loose condition in eye D'. Under the pressure to which the arm is subjected the arm is raised and carried over clasp E3 and falls down behind said clasp, preparatory to turning sheet O in the manner statedz Two clasps only are shown, but any practical number may be ernployed, each sheet to be turned requiring a clasp.

The device, which is portable, may be carried to any position desired.

Having described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent in a sheet-music holdingand turning device- The combination, with stand-tube B, having projection B and having slots b L L2, as described, of rod C, and lug c thereon, ring D, having eye D', arm E, carried by rod C, cord d, the lever F, the spring J, connecting with lever F, the cord K, pin t', slide-pin L, stem N, connectedwith lever F, the wire ln, fulcrum g, stop S', and music-rack, all substantially as described.

JOHN H. TERH UNE.

Witnesses:

SAML. H. THOMPSON, H. TUGLIs.

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