US648659A - Phonographo-telephonic announcer. - Google Patents

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BEST AVAILABLE co1i 111,648,659. Patmdmay l, |900.

J. E. EvARn.

PHONOGBAPHO-TELPHOMC ANHGUNCER.

(Application led July B, 1898.)

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(No Model.)

BEST AVMLABLE com No.- 648,659. Patented May l, 1900.V

J. E. EVABD.. PHONDGRAPHUTELEPHOHIC ANNOUNCER.

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J. E. EVRD. PHONOGRAPHO-TELEPHONIC ANNUUNCER.

(Application led July 8, 1898.)

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No. 648,659. I Patented May I, |900.

J. E. EVARD'. PHNUGRPHU-TELEPHUNIC ANNOUNCER.

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JonN nnvAmn-or INDIANAroLis, mmAna-AssIGNoR oF ONE-n eser AVAILABLE .Cosi L UNITED STAP-s"v PATENT ARTHUR A. lilCKAlN, OF SAME PLACE. A*

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. srscmcsnorr ef weer; Pacelli. No. 648,659, daten myLaooo. Application nedmy s, isos. seau si. 685,427. on man.)

. To all whom it may Be it known that I, J OHN E. EVARD, a citizen of theUnited Stades, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana,

have invented certain new and use ful Im. lproveniente in Phonographo-Telephonio Annonucers, of which the followingl is a specification.

The objectof my said invention iste prov-d vide a means whereby persons having telephones may at any and all times be enabled' to listen to aphouographic announcement of any given fact, my especial object being to' enab ejtelephonesnbscribersto ascertain' the correct time wheneverthey desire.

This invention may obviously, also, be utilived in the dissemination of other information upon making suitable modifications in the construction and ai'rangem'entof the instru-v ment to adapt' it tothe particular use required, I will, however, illustrate and describe only the 4form of instrument which l have designed forthe -purpose of telling, the time, which consists, generally speaking, in a phonographic record-bearer(cylinder) inscribed with sentences telling the various times of day, preferably one for each minute during the twelve hours, which constitute the ordinary period in which the hour-hand of a,timep ece makes aicompleto, revolution;

a phonographic,reprodnceiP adapted to travel. over said cylinder; a-telephonic transmittercoupled t'o said -phonogra'phic reproducer; suitable means for propelling this combined structure in relation to the cylinder; a timepiece-and a connectionY between said propelling means and said timepiece whereby the former are caused'to be operated or released according to the arrangement adopted. each time the timepiece arrived at a predetermined .point in its revolution, preferably, as above stated, at the'end of cach minute of time. In a general way the operation is that tlie time ol' day will be ,spoken into any' telephone which is connected to the circuit in which the telephonie. 'transmitter is placed, so that the user of ain y such telephone may by listening hear the time plainly spoken at any minute details ol ronsh'nction and arrangements of ALF. 'ro

parte whereby the objects above indicated are carried ont, all as' will be' hereinafter more particularly described ahd`elaimed.- Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are m`ade a part hereof, and on which similar letters and numerals of reference indicate similar parts, Fi gui-e 1 is a front elevation of an apparatus embodying my present in'venvapparatus on the same scaleas Figs. 3 and 4 g' l Fig. 7f a detail elevation as seen from thisV d otteddine 7 7 in Fig. 3; Fig. 8, a view of the combined phonographic'reproducer und telo phonictransinitter as seen from the repro v' ducer side; Fig. 9, a iriew'of the saine as secr from the transmitter side; Fig. l0, a top u plan view of the same; Fig; ll, a central scf Ational view thereof and of the adjacent par as seen from the dotted line 11 ll in Figi.;

Fig. 12, a view siinilauto a portion of Fig.

but on a. somewhat-enlarged scale, showing*- the construction and arrangement of the Huid-dischargingvalve lnoreplainly; Fig. ifi, a side elevation of the apparatus,- includim.r the timepiece by which its operation is conA trollod; and Fig. 14 a detail View showing'tlio eontaetmaker operated. by the tir'nepieff,1 more plainly.

This apparatus is of considerable length r and is monntedin a suitable framework. i

have shown such ,framework as mainly composed of a bottom plate 1 au upper rectangular frame part 2, and four angle-piece ece'- ' ners 3, 4, 5, and U.' A removable bridge-tree 7 extends across the part 2 and serves to cui 1 5f the bearing for the upper end of the oylinifr or cylinder-sl1ai`t. .The outer portion of t'l--i cylinder bearing the inscriptions needs to be renewed from time to time as the inscriptions become iinperfcctly distinguishable because of Wear, and this can readily he dono by re- ,lso

'mf'nving the bridge-tree 7, which leaves a free opening through' theupper end of the frame, through which such cylinder 'port-ions can be removed end rcplaced or renewed. f

The cylinder 8, which bea'rs-th'ej records or inscriptions, is provided with shafts or-ihaft ends 9 and 10, which rest in suitable bearings -.in the plate land in the bridge-tree i Said bearings are preferably'ofa conical forni, as bearings of this form' secure thepart carried thereby more accurately and steadilyiu place than most other forms. 1 Said :bearings are best shownin Figs. 2 andf! Upon the lower end of the'shaft. or shaft endl), is-a toothed' 'i5 wheel ll, by which the cylinder .is revolved,

. as will be presently 'd'escribed Said `wheel is madeira-.two parts,- and -the.toothed main portion 1l, which issubstantially a circular rack, is `capable' of being -shittedgsomewhat upon the hub 1 2, the latter being held xedly to the shaft 9 by s set-screw 13 or an equivalent spline, while the former. is loose upon the shaft and to'tlzehub by clamping-screws' 14, which preferably pass th rough z5 curved v-slots therein, as shownr-in Fig- 6. When it is desired' to shift the cylinder slightly in'its relation to the feeding apparatus,` itis done by loosening the clampingscrews 14, '.turning the wheel or rack l1- slightly, preferably by means ofthe eccentric l5, and retightening the clampingscrews. As will be readily`understod, -i t is of considerable importance that the adjustment of this cylinder should be very exact in order to .35 bring' the inscription-lines on thev cylinder into accurate engagement'withthe point on` the honographic rproducer, and these ad-A jnstio means are therefore pr'cwided. The cccen rie 15.(see" Fig. G) is mounted in the 4o flange of 'the hub ll'on a stud -extending out from the wel)- of the toothed main portion ll, so that any rotation of said eccentric will, shift the relations ofsaid parte l l and l2, as

` will he readily understood. y

Referring now especially to Figs. l, 2, and 4, it will be seen that the carriage .5 `is mounted between the frame parts 5 and (i,A the facingV sides whereof are formed in the A-shaped ways, over wl|ichV-shapc l `grooves on the sides of .the carriage 25 snugly fit. This carriage carries the .phonographic rcproducer and .telephonie transmitter up ai'ul down the machine, the message being transf mitted during the descent from the top to the bottom. Itlan-ifestly numerous devices' 'may .be designcdto operate to raise this carriage, while its own gravity may be utilized to cause it todesccnd.- V"lfhe n'xenns which I have provided nnd prefer for raising it consists of a cylinder 2li, in which is a piston 27,.which is adapted to ollerateihe pistou-rod 2S, which (either dirctlytor th rough n suitable cord 2 9 and pulleys 1lb, 3l, and 23,2) is connected tosaid l zarriagefl. 4Suid piston isada'pted to open-:ile oyajluid-pressurc' connected to', an y suitable source ofsupply by a pipe 33, the supply'bsg v ingengzmted to be' shut 'olli at intervals by'a i BEST/Ammers COF,

valve or'eock 34, the operatiorrof which 'will be hereinafter described. When the lludpressure is turned on, the piston is driven up 'the`cylinder. 26,'nnd through the piston-rod 28 andeord 2 9 raises the carriage 25 and the partscarried thereby. As said carriage aseexids a projection .35 eomesin contav e/vgithj :a collar-'3G ona rod 37, which rod loosely 75 mounted inbearngs 38 and 39 on the frame? work and raises said rod-in its said bearings. Said rod is connectedto a bell-crank lever- 40,.wliich is pivoted onau arm-1l, extending ont fo'mthe framework, and said'bell-crank 8o lever is, as best 'shown in Fig. 7, connected to an arm l2 on the'coek 34, so that as said carriage 25 reachesthe upper end of its travel it operates to shut oft the lfluid-pressure on the-piston' 27 in the cylinder 26,-thns terminating the travel of said carriage at any pre determi-ned point, the collar 36 being adj nstv able by means of a setscrew, as shown. The carriage remains l in its elevated position until the moment-ottime arrives at which the' mes- `eage'is' to be transmitted. The timepiece, as willbe hereinafter incre fully.described,when Vit arrives at that point closes a circuit and electrically'energizes a magnet, (shown as enrried by arms 65 on the frame,) and said magnet operates to open a discharge-valve, yvhen the ilnid escapes from the cylinder and per` mtsthe piston to'des'cend, and consequen tly permits the carriage 25 to descend, and during the descent the message is transmitted. Whe-n the carriage 25 reache. the lower end of its course, the projection 3o thereon strikes a collar 43, pulling down the rod 37, and through the bell-erank lever l0 opening the valve or cock 34, w hcrenpon under. the influence of `the renewed fluid-pressure the piston begins to yrcascend. In this way this operation is continuously repeated. Instantly when the carriage reaches the bottom of, its travel it throws on the lluid-pressure, whereby said 'carriage is raised until it reaches its uppermost position, where it remains until the in stau't Uf time is reached by which the magnet is energized and the escape valve opened. AThe period du ring which the carriage remains stationary is'thcrefore always while it is positioned at Ithat; point on the machine correspondingto the-beginning of the inscription iu the arrangement shown at theupper en d. Shortly after the 'carriage 25 begins to ascend a projection 5 0 thereon strikestho arm 5l, which is pivoted tothe-frame member 5 by a pivot 52. 4Saidarm 5l is connected by means of a rod, wireyor rope 53 to an arm 54 on tho rock-shaft 55, and thus said rock-shaft is operated. Upo n' the inner cud of said rockslmfl; there isn ranzkill, which 'engages with :a projection l."' 7" 'on 'the reciprocating 'pawlcarryingpla'te'h. A pawl 59 on said plate engages' w.itl i `tlie teeth of the wheel or rack ll, and tlifus said wheel or rack is movcd thc required distauceat euch ascent ofthe carriage125. 'A vapringldog 6H, the projection or point whcrcon is wf P',jewhnped and fits closely j 'tothcpull'of the rod 53 bya spring G1.

4c ordinary phonograph.. This, however, 'as

v 5o part of the cheuit to which subscribers telee BEST/ Waxman com' Maese l -v between'any twoof thetceth on'wheel 11, stops said wheel'v :1t-an -exact point in each case and prevents any looscncs's or play thereof. The rock-shaft 55 is opcrated-reverselly 7 'l ie contact endzl of the arm 511s pivoted and adapted tomovefreely on. 'said pivot in a downward direction, so ":that'the carriage 25 A as it descends hasno effect n'pci' the rock- The cylinder 2.6,' as hercinbei'ore stated, is supplied-by asnpply'pipe 33, the cock 310i' which is controlledl in Athe manner elsewhere described. It is 'ofcourse y necessaryto pro-v :5 vide also a'n egress-pipe through which the fluid may escape wh ile the carriage is descending. I therefore provide forthis purpose the fluid-escape pipe. 7:7, in-whicb 'I prefcr to lace the ordinary shut-oli. valvev or cock 7G.

zo gn the active operatioii'of-myl apparatus, howover, this cock orjvalvc alwaysremains open, and' the electrically opfernted piston valve, whichwill be described in connection with the electrical apparatus, is solely utilized.

a5 As shown in Figs. 8 ,to 11, inclusive, the

phonogrpnic reproducer'lOO 'and the telephonie transmitter101 are secured face to' face upon a suitable frame 102, which in turn is pivotallycarred upon a stud, arm, or pro- 3o jection", one or more, extending out f roin or carried by the carriage 25. I have shown in the drawings as such stud,'arm, or projection a tubular socket 103, within which a ball 104, carried by the frame 102, fits and to 3 5 which itis secnredby pivotscrews 105. The

tubular character f this device is such that the phonographic 'part can be used,i,f desired, as a record-umher as well as a reproducer` by being placed in an ordinpry way upon an will be readily understood, is not necessary to the operation of my present invention and any simple pivoted connection (for the purposes' of said invention) may be substi- 45 tuted without detriment.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 9, flexible wires 10G and 107 lead 01T to binding-serews 108 and 109, from which the regular telephonie line-wires 110 nd 111 lead into 'and form a phones a're attached. An ordinary telephonie receiver 112 is shown in Fig. 1 connected to the cxtreme ends'of the wires 110 and 111 and illustrates the use o f the apparatus. inthe 55 use of the apparatus in connection with a telephone-exchange of comsc this telephone-- circuitpasscs through the exchange or eentrai station.

- As above stated, the-telephonie transmit# 6o '1er and the phonographic reproduccr should bo secured together, and the frame is carried upon pivot-.screws 105, the arrangementbeing such that said structure may freely :nove ,on said pivolfscrews. During the Lillie when (vihis structure is descending the contactpoint of the phonographic roproducer must the cylinder'il1 upon which the inscription l has been placed. -ffhe preferable arrange, :ment is that this' contact should be main- -taincd by the grav-ity'of the parts, the greater portion of the weight thereof being on the'.Y

inner side 'of the pivot-screws 105.- lDuring rying thegtrnnsiitter and' reprodncer, is as-y cending manifestly the contact-point oughti t'be free'fram the lsurface bearing the in'-, 'scriptions' I bave therefore providedanarm 113, which extends out from the structnroin- 'cluding said transmitter and reproduecr, 'and have pivcted abell-eranklcmr 114 tothe.

thcother offwhich is bent to one side and passes behind one ofthe frame mexnbers,`as 0, and at suitable pcintsfon this frame mein.

projections 115 and I116.

stroke, that the arm of the bell-eranlclever which passes behind the frame' member wili come in contact with the projection 115, a'nd vthe arm 113 and the structure to .vhichlit is attached over, freeingfthe contact-point of the phonographic reproducen-from the eylinf der 8 and holding it ont of co'ntnctimtil the carriage has reached its highest point of as cent. At this'point is locatedtheprojection 116, with which the bell-crank levei.` vagain comes in contact, reversing the movement and permitting the structure to fall forwmd, so that the contact-point rests against the sur tion'nhich has already been described. i

transmitter' and the phonographic reproducer on pivqtscrews 105, uponv which said strnc-. ture is nieely'balanced. .When lthe bell-crank 11 the weight of the arm 113 and oftlie part of the -bel-l-cra-nk-lever 11 4 wh ich rests against the sume is sufficient to hold the structure away from the recorded rf ace, while when the bell-crank leveris tipped {orward said structhe Aniagnet-cojls l2] are cnergizcLL'aud this cnergization accomplished by closing the electric circuit 122 lLl ruiming from said coils through the battery B to' the terminals ol' ccumc rest against the surface carried by` 124 and 125 iu the tiinepieee.`

ber, nem-the bottom and top thereof, arethe The operation-is, as the apparatus reaches the lowcrend'ofitssaid bell-crank lever is thus caused to throw face on the cylinder 8,rendy for the operatu're being relieved from its weight tips ior-l the tnie, liowgver, when the csrriage 25, carl carriagel, one arm of which said 'lever 114 '-:r extends nplthroughaslot in the arm 113 and The structure embodying 'the telephonie is, as has already been described, pivoted lever 114 is thrown back, as shown in Fig. f

In Figs. li and 12 Iliave' operated to press said piston inwardly when come ineontact with. a similar point 130 ou o .the terminall25, and thuseomplete the 'cigcuitand energize the magneggzilsforciniiu the piston 11S/and opening the valve. ;'1he en d o f the terminal '125, which carries y'the l contact 130, is shown as thinand Qastic,

rgdorm contri/b'utcso th'ef'wese'ith whichthe eam may pass over the the terminal 124. f j ../K

Situated at ,a convenient 'point alongside the piston Iltis a detent 131, which is adapted to hookover a shoulder s on said piston and -prevent it from being restored to ita-.normal Y position-by the actionof the spring 1'18 until released. Thisd'etentis forcedforward into engagement with saidv shoulder by a suitable means, auch as the spring132,coiled about its pivot p. 'The disengagement is effected at the propertime 4by the lever 133,v whichex tends out and comes iu contact with the lever 40. At the time, however, when the ener- ;fization of `the magnet-coils takes place this -lever 40 is in the position shown by the full lines in Fig'7,so that the detent is free to operate.- As .will be readily seen, the valve' 117 is held open -by said detent until indue course the lever 40 is thrown to the position shown -in Fig. 1 and by the dotted lines in Fig. 7, which then operates through .the lever 133 to disengage; the de tent 131 and permit,

. 'the spring V1 18 to operate. 4o vThe timepiece shown in Fig. l/isofi'nay be of any usual or .desired character. The

pallets and scapeeel, and the cam which performs thefactive work of closing the cir.- cuit is shown as mounted on the scape-wheel shaft It wil-l be .understood that where this earn is actually mounted on thc scape-wheel mechanism theiyat/hown except the shaft it is in the larger class of timepieces,

such as large clocks, where'the scape-wheel revolves once a minnte. vWhen .the apparatus is used with. smaller timepieces, this cani would be placed 'u'pon another shaft of the train, as the scape-wheel shaft in small timepicccs would revolve too rapidly for my purpose. Thisjis,howevenfobviouslyamre matterof selection and arrangement in adapting the particular timepiece which itmay be found convenient to employ :to use with the other parts of the invention.-A 4lt is also obvious that my invention may be so arranged as to tell the time more or less frequently than cach minute, and the periods covered by each cylinder-surface may he greater or less than twelvev liours,.-1altho'ngl"obviously less convenient.. The .instrument which Iv have in contemplation, however, as hereinbefor inwedgeshaped end of.

understand it.

s Es'rAvA'xLABLECoPi dicated, includes a cylinder' each of whose operative surfaces or .coverings shall bear. seven hundred and twenty inscriptions, .each narnin one of .the minutes during a period- 74- of'twe ve hours, so .that the patrons'oLthe apparatus may be informed of the exact time o flanf in'iniete. c )t any; hour of the day. -Th

cy in ersY ar u -t e-iuseri tions -a're .o course changed/g* l case of an instrument arranged vfor a differs.

rod of time than twelve hours would.. bec angedat the endot each such period.'

An apparatus'like this being situated in oi` ik connected-with atelephone-excha'nge, theop-` .eration of-myinvention is as vfollouns; Any telephone-subscriber who is .entitled to this' service and who desires t@ know the 4exact time will call the exchange in the usual man; 35 ner and ask. to be connected with time Connection with this apparatus is then made iu theaarne inanner that'it is made with a subscriber who is called, except that ihr: connections are so arranged that msnpun- ,1- tion of theinstrument'is unnecessary, ithaing designedjto be always in order andcontinuonsly in operation. The subscriber then merely listens until the next period (as minute) after being connected arrives, when the 95 apparatus will tell the 'time audibly, that all telephone-users who are connected will If, for instance, the time in question is twentymine minutes past-twelve, the instrument will say after the usual may; ner vof phonogra phic instruments. twelve twenty-nine, which will be heard by the persous listening at the various telephones which haveibeeu connected during the vpreceding 'minute or have remained Fso connected for m5 more. than a minute. It is the design that any number of telephones may be' connected with this circuit atene time, so that all the telephone-subscribers who are desirous 'of learning the time and'who are entitledto this i 1: service may do so without waiting for any others. f

I have shown that construction and relative arrangement andoperation of parte which 1 have designed orth'e special service of teliii 5 ing the time. .i do not, however, desire to .confine myself to 'such construction and arf rangement, as spy arrangementof a' recol'dsjf.

Abearer, a phonographic reproducer, a tele;y

phonic transmitter, and a te1ephonecimnit', 1 :e .including one or more telephonie receivers adapted to be connected therewith, whereby a message inscribed upon the record-bearer may be phonographicall y reproduced-nd by the mechanical operation of the apparatus -x25 telephonically conveyed, is within .the scoper of my invention. I.

Having thus fully described my said inven-` tion, what I claim as new, and desirejto secure by Letters Patent, is- :3;:

1. In a phonographo-telephonic announcer, the combination of a record-bearer, aphono1 "whenever vorn out by 'the ".75 .operative` iii-charge of the apparatus, and in graphic rcproducer arrangedin suitable relation to said record-bearer, a telephonie transmitter-arranged to'reccive sounds from said reproducer, a telephone circuit' connectedV v'therevrith including telephonie receivers, a pr pelling means adapted to cause thenecessary relative change of position bct-wcc'n lthe record-bearer and the phonographic' reproduce/r, wherebya,l message' inscribed upon said record-bearcr may be phonographically reproduced .and -by the mechanical operation of ,the apparatus tcle'phonically conveyed, and an'electric circutenibodying an' auto-.

xnatcally-operated circuit-closer fecomrrol-v ling said propelling means] y 2. Inaphouographo-telephonicannouncer, the' combination, with a record-bearer, of a structure adaptedto travel along said reeord-bearer comprisinga phonographic reprod'uccr anda telephonietransmitter arranged -in such relation theretoas yto receive the sounds therefrom, a telephonie circuit con- .nected therewith including telephonie receivt ers, whereby the, message th us'phonographie-- ally reproduced may be telephonically eonjveyed, and an electric-circuit embodying an by succeeding periods, aphonographic reproducer mounted in a suitable cari-ingevuldA automatieally-cperated ci rcuit-closer for con- 1-rollin'g said propelling means.-

3.4 The combinatiomin aphonogra'phc-tele-- phonic annunciator,of asutablc framework,

a cylindrical record-bearer mounted therein adapted to revolve With-a stcp-by-step movexicntfand bearing uponits surface longitudinally-disposed inscriptions stating the time adapted to travel longitudinally of said -record-bearer, a telephonie transmitter connected to said phonogra hic reproducer, telephonie receivers adapte to be connected with the same 'electric circuit as said telephonie transmitter, meansl including an electrolnagnet whereby the carriage carrying the phonographc reproducer is propelled in the de sii-cd relation "tothe record-bearer, Van elec trical` circuit running from said electromagnetic terminals ina timepiece, and a eircuit--loser in said timepiece actuated bythe mechanism thereof, whereby, at' any predetermined period Vof time, the circuit is closed and'thc carriage-operating means thus start-' ed into operation. 4. The combination, in a phonogi'apho-Lele phonie announcer, with the cylindrical rec ord-imitrex; of a stepl iy-stcp feeding mechawism arranged for rcvol ving saidA recordf'bearer in`a uniform forward direction including a circular rack a hub on the cylinder-shaft and nicanswhcrcby said rack and said hub may be accurately,adjusted in 'relation to cach other, and means for propelling the rack, substantially as set forth.

'l`hccombin'ation, ina honographo-tele-- phonic hlinounccr, of th record-bcarelg lm b 12 secured to the shaft of said recordcuhirrack seem-ml to said hub by means 'of .the arrival of isaid carriage at the othcrend screws passing through said s1ots,and ineans 'for accnratelyadjusting the relation o f said rack to said hub, substantially as set forth. 77o 6. The combination, inia phoographo-tele-- phonic announcer, ofthe record-bearer, a cil' 'cular rack mounted onthe shaft of said reef oi'd bearer, 'a' reciprocating' bar carrying a -pawl adapted to engage with the teeth of said -rack,means for -moving said reciprocating bar back and forth, andaspringldetent' the point whereof is Wedge-shaped and fits closely between each pair of'teeth as the recordbeare'r is fed forward, thus holding it accu- 8o rately to position at eachls'tep in its progress,

substantially as' set forth. 7. 'lh'e combinati-on, ina phonographo-tcle Y phonic announcer, of a record-bearer, a track or wayrnnning longitudinally of said reccrdbearer, acarriage'bearing the phonographic reprodueer and the telephonie transmitter adapted to travel over said track or way, a circular rack secured to the shaft of said record-bearer, a reciprocating parrl structure 9o adapted to engage ivith and propel'said rack, and con n ections extending f rom saidreciprocating pawl structure into the path of said carriage, whereby as said carriage moves on its way to its initial position it operates said mechanism'to advance said record-bearer to fthe-point where the succeeding inscriptions may be utilized. 1 l

S. The combination, inaphonographo-tch--- 4phonic announcer, of the record-bearer S, the roo circular rack ll thereon, the reciprocating paivl structure 5S, 59, the rock-shaft 55 engaging'with said pawl structure and having a crank-arm 54, aV 'rod or c ord 53, an arm 51,

and arcciprocating carriag'e25, substantially :o5

as shown and described. A

fl. The combination, in a phonographo-telcphonic-an nouncer, of the record-bearer, a car# 'ringe bearing a transmitting apparatus travcling longitudinally of said record-bearer, and r xo means for operating said carriage, consisting of a cylinder, a pistong therein adapted to be operated by a huid, a piston-rod attached in a suitable manner to the carriage, a valve adapt-ed to control the. ingress of tixeuid to 1x5.,

the cylinder, a rbd positioned alongside the path .of the carriage and having suitable striking-points whereby its position is shifted i by the carriage at each end of its stroke, and

alever controlled' by .saidrod and extending izo out'toand' controlling saidvalve,- whereby said valve is opened bythe arrival of the csrriage at one end of.' its jouyneyand closed by of its journey. i I 125 10. The -coxnbinationin a phonographo- A telephonie announcer, with the record-bearer, j the transmitting apparatus, a carriage therefor moving over said record-bearergand means whereby said carriage is propelled; of a sartx 3o ing apparatus for said propelling means, in'- cluding anelectrical circuit having its terminals in a timepiece, said timepiece, and a contactmaker actlmted by said timepiece BEST AVAILABLE com v, .iereby the electrical circuit is closed at predetermined intervals of time'and said -propeiling apparatus thus set in motion at the insfant'of each such predetermined period. A

5 -11. The combination; in n. phonograph()- tclephonic transmitter, of the record-bearer,-

tlie carriage bearing the transmitting appal 4raisins tmvelihg over said record-bearer, and

actuating means for propelling said carriage Y to comprising a duid-actuated piston and its cylinder,- an ingress-pipe te said cylinder, an

' egreesipipe to said cylinder, a piston-valve to said :egress-pipei-an electromagnet sittiated adjacent theretothe armature whereof is x5 adapted to force' iii'andtlms opc'n saidmiive,

an electrical crcuit-iiicluding said electr-'1-` hand and seal, at Indiana Delis, Indiana, this 4th day oJ'uly, A. DY 189W.

,JOHN E.- Elf ARD.

Witnesses:

CHESTER BRADFQRD CHARLES E: Smm.

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