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E. O. LEWIS. TELEPHONE HOLDER.

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EVERETT C. LEWIS, OF WOONSOOKET, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- I-IALF TO LEROY B. PEASE, OF SAME PLACE.

TELEPHONE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 487,369, dated December 6, 1892. Application filed April 29, 1892. Serial No. 431.194. (No model.)

"To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EVERETT O. LEWIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Woonsocket, Providence county, Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Telephone-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

In the use of the ordinarytelephone, which is ordinarily hung upon a switch-hook, it has to be removed and supported by the hand at the ear of the operator while the telephones are in use, and this is not only a tedious operation, causing fatigue to the arm, but also prevents the free use of the hands while writing the message received or reading from a written order to be delivered. Various means have been suggested to overcome this difficulty and to mechanically support the telephone-receiver while in use in proper position with relation to the ear of the operator and to allow freedom of his hands.

My invention relates to such holders for such purposes; and it has for its object to provide a simple, cheap, and effective holder which shall not be liable to get out of order and which may be adjusted to hold the receiver in the desired position, according to the tastes and wishes of the operator.

To these ends it consists in a holder having the various features of construction, arrangement, and mode of operation, substantially such as is hereinafter more particularly pointed out.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of one embodiment of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view, partly in section, on the lines 2 2,Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side View, partly in section, of a modified arrangement. Fig. 4 is a detailed perspective view of the head of the holder.

In carrying out my invention I provide a bracket which can be attached to the wall adjacent the telephone-transmitter and accompanying devices, or which may be mounted on the desk or in any other suitable place with relation to the transmitting-instrument. Thus I have shown the bracket consisting of a base A, with suitable means for securing it in position, and comprising the rods B B, which are preferably suitably braced and may be made of cast-iron or otherwise and pro ivided with a head 0. Mounted in this head is a block D, which may be secured to the head by a suitable screw-bolt E, a springwasher 6 preferably being placed outside the block, and the screw being provided with a thumb-nut e, whereby the pressure between the block and head may be adjusted. This block is provided with a rod F, shown asi bent into parallel portions, passing through openings f in the block, and mounted on the end of this rod is a head-piece G, it being shown as recessed to receive the ends of the rod F, which are secured in position by screw g This head-piece is provided with a handle H and a holder I. The holder is shown as consisting of a body portion, preferably made of cast metal and supporting a number of adj usting spring-arms J, and these are fitted into sockets in the body of the holder I. There may be four of these arms, each being separate, as shown at J, or two of the arms may be made from a single piece, (shown at J where the upper ends are joined, forming the loop j and secured by set-screw '5. These adj ustable arms are adapted to receive the earpiece or head of the ordinary receiving-telephone and are made adjustable, so as to accommodate themselves to the varying sizes of the telephone, and in Fig. 3 I have indicated such a head It as being supported between the adjustable spring-fingers J.

Sometimes it is d esirable to make the bracket adjustable, and in Fig. 3 I have shown the base A as having the arms B B pivotally'connected therewith at K, so that the bracket maybe adjusted to any desired angle with relation to the base-piece.

While the rod F slides by friction in the block D, I preferably provide a spring L, which is interposed between the arms of the rod F and furnishes additional friction to the arm sliding in the block.

The head-piece, while it may be rigidly attached to the arms F, can also be adjustable, and in Fig. 3 I have shown the head-piece G as provided with a shank H, fitting the recess in the head, and having the handle H attached to the shank and the support I attached to the other end, so that the support can be rotated on the shank and present the earpiece of the telephone to the ear of the operator at different angles. The rotary motion of the shank can be limited, when desired, by forming a recess .90 in its periphery, into which one end of the rod F can project, or a suitable independent pin can be fitted, which will allow the telephone to be rotated partially on its axis, but prevents it rotating fully. T

The operation of the device will be readily understood, and when the bracket is attached to a suitable support with relationto the telephone apparatus the parts may be adjusted to suit the convenience of the operator by sliding them frictionally with relation to each other, so that the telephone-receiver when placed in the adjustable spring-arms will be supported in proper relation to the ear of the operator, when he can conduct his conversation and have his hands free for any purpose desired and be relieved from the fatigue and annoyance of manually supporting the receiver.

The device can be made of metal,and is exceedingly simple in construction and cheap to manufacture and not liable to get out of order, and furnishes a satisfactory telephoneholder for the purposes set forth.

WVhat I claim is 1. A telephone-holder comprising a basepiece, a bracket connected to the base-piece, a block pivotally and adjustably connected to the head of the bracket, a rod bent to form parallel portions, sliding in said block,a headpiece mounted on the ends of said bent rod, and a holder mounted on the head-piece and having adjustable fingers arranged for the reception of the head or ear piece of the ordinary telephone-receiver, substantially as de scribed.

2. A telephone-holder comprising the basepiece, the bracket pivotally mounted thereon, V a block adjustably mounted on the head of the bracket, a bent rod sliding on said block and having a friction-spring mounted in the block, a head-piece mounted on the rod, and a holder having a shank pivotally mounted in a head-piece and prorided with a support having adjustable spring-fingers for the reception of the head of the telephone-receiver, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

EVERETT C. LEWIS. WVitnesses:

JEFFERSON ALDRICH, JOHN W. BENNETT.

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