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J. E HILLS.

ATTAGHMBNT'POR TBLEPHONBS. I No. 471,549. Patented Mar. 29, 1892.

UNITED I STATES PATENT OFFICE;

JAMES E. HILLS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ATTACHMENT FOR TELEPHONES.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters latent NO. 471,549, dated March 29, 1892.

Application filed April 2'7, 1891- Serial No. 390,594. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES E. HILLS, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Telephone Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to attachments for telephone transmitters and receivers, and comprises adjustable supports, intermediate connections of the several parts, and features of construction and arrangement of the parts, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth. 7 The objects of the invention are to provide means for supporting the receiver in a novel manner and to make a stationary transmitter accessible from different elevations, together with means for excluding sound from the unused ear. I attain these objects by the preferred mechanism, either individually or conjointly, shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein similar letters of reference are used to designate corresponding parts in the several views, and in which Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the plant of a telephone transmitter and receiver, showing my several improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of the receiver-support detached. Fig. 3 represents a similar View of the support for sound-conveying device for making the trans mitter accessible. Fig. 4 represents a rear elevation of a portion of the receiver-support. Fig. 5 represents a side elevation of the transmitter and the sound-conveying device and support .therefor. Fig. 6 represents one mode of connecting the parts of the sound-conveying device and the transmitter.

and at the lower end merge into a coil 6', which provides them-with a resiliency. From the said coil the wire is twisted tightly, as at 8 to provide a reinforced or stiff stem for sustaining the loop of the support E in upright position. This stem extends from the support E at an angle to thereby properly position the said support, and the opposite end of the stem is formed with a foot e which comprises a loop to be removably fitted on baserest D and a bracing arm or finger to bear on either the upper or lower side of said baserest to assist in resisting the strain brought to bear on the said foot. On the said elongated loop a slide plate or bracket F is mountrest F to receive and support the receiver B. I

To one side of said seat or rest F is adjustably connected a curved arm F having a coil f therein to impart a resiliency thereto, and on the'opposite free end thereof is attached an elastic cup F adapted to be pressed against the unused ear to avoid inconvenience of surrounding noises or sounds. The said arm F is adjustable vertically or laterally, so that different positions of the person receiving or sendinga message may be readily accommodated.

As the sides of the elongated loop have a tendency to distend or spread apart and as the openings or grooves forming guides for the plate or bracket F are parallel, adjusting devices are unnecessary, by reason of the fact that when said plate or bracket is moved up or down the guides of the same tend to draw the sides e of the elongated loop parallel, and thereby produce a binding between said parts, which securely sustains the desired adjustment of said plate or bracket.

G designates a support similar to support E, the sidesbeing slighly distended, and on which a part of the sound-conveying device for the transmitter C is adj ustably mounted. The upper portion of said support Gis a continuous bend connecting the sides, and at the lower end are loops g to give resiliency to the support, and from said loops extend arms g to engage a portion of the casing or frame to hold the support in proper upright position.

The part of the sound-conveying device on said support G consists of a plate or bracket G with parallel guides, which are fitted to the sides of said support G, and formed with a central opening G on the front side of which is secured a mouth-piece or trumpet G To the rear side of the said bracket G is connected one end of a sound-conveying tube H, suitably secured to the same and of sufficient length to allow the bracket G to be adjusted vertically and still sustain the unimpeded transmission of sound therethrough. The said tube H is constructed of suitable material and has its opposite end secured to the central part of a plate J over an opening therein, which is, situated in central line with the mouth or sound orifice of the transmitter O. Theplate- J is held in removable con-neci ng; thesame. The plate or bracket G is adjusted and sustained in its adjusted positton inlthe, same manner as the plate or bracket E; which is frictional contact or binding 0t onepart on the other. p

In Fig. 6 one mode of connecting the rear of plate or bracket G with one end of tube H is shown, and consistsiof avooiled sprtngK, securely attached to said plateor bracket and surrounding the opening thereimand having of the tube to thereby prevent cross-sectional contraction of said tube by-bending and: avoid interference with the sound. passing therethro-ugh- The opposite end of said tube is shown. connected in like. manner-to the plate J, the spring K in this-instance beingsecured at one. end over the opening in the plate J and the-opposite end inserted in. the tube, as herein-before set forth.

It will. be seen: that the several supports heretoforeset forth could beindi'vidually em ployed without either of the othersor be unitedly used, as may be desired.

The receiver-support. may be arranged in a right or left-position, as may be found convenient, and the arm F will be correspondingly: changed to suit the position. of said support.

Having thus described. my'invention, whatI claim asnewis- 1. Azsupport for a. telephone receiver or transmitter, consisting of an elongated loop.

having normally-distended curved sides, a

lower coil and an upper closed end, and a slide adjnstably mounted thereon,.substantially asdescribed.

2. A telephone attachment consisting of an elongated supporting-loop. closed at top and bottom and having distended sides, and a lowencoil, and a slide adjustably mounted thereonv and. adapted to support. a telephoneinst-rument, substantially asdescribed.

3. A telephone attachment consisting of an elongated supporting-loop closed at the top andprovided with alower coil and distended free end to fit over the ear, substantially as described.

4. A support for a telephone receiver or transmitter, consisting of an elongated loop having a looped foot or arm for removable attachment, and a slide mounted on said loop,

substantially as described.

5. A support for a telephone receiver or transmitter, consisting of an elongated loop having a lower coil for imparting resiliency to said loop and a slide on the loop, substantially asdescribed. tion with said transmitter byarms. J, engag- 6 A support adapted for use with. a telephone receiving and transmitting plant, consisting of an upright elongated loop; atrio tio'n'al slide adjustable. thereon and formed with an orifice, a sou nd-conveyin-gtnbefitted loop is connected, and to the transmittin-g-instrument of which the free end of the said soujndrconveyi ng tube is removabl y secured, I substantially as described.

its. opposite end inserted in the adjacent end.

7. An attachment for a telephonic plant,

; consisting ofa support in th-eform of'an elongated loop,.africtional slide adj-ustably mount fed thereon and formed withanorifice, a trans- :1nitter,.a plate removably connected, to the transmitter and located over and away from the1oritice,.said plateof itself'bein g formed: of an orifice,.and atube connecting said slide and ,said plate and having its ends attached over ithe orifices of said parts, substantially as dei scribed.

8. .An: attachment for, a telephonic plant,

of and ofv itself formed withan orifice, and. a

sound-conveying tube connectingthe adjustable slide and said plate,.substantia-lly as (ls-- scribed.

9. A support for a telephone-receiver,.consistlng of an elongated loop having areinforced supporting-stem, substantially as described.

10- A support for a telephone-instrument, consisting of an elongated loop having a coil to impart resiliency thereto, areinforcedstem,

and a looped foot, substantially as described. In testimony whereof I affix mysignaturein presence of two witnesses.

JAMES E. I-IILLs.

WVitnesses:

ERNEST H. PILSBURY, LLEWELLYN A. WRAY.

iconsisting of an upright supportlocated in front of the transmitting-instrument and hav- .ing an adjustable slide thereon with an orifice therein, a plate removably' connected to the transmitter in frontover the orifice there-

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