US831348A

US831348A - Telephone-receiver support.

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Publication number: US831348A
Application number: US30921706A
Authority: US
Inventors: Frank F Howe
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1906-03-31
Filing date: 1906-03-31
Publication date: 1906-09-18
Anticipated expiration: 1923-09-18

Description

PATENTED SEPT. 18, 1906.

F. P. HOWE. TELEPHONE RECEIVER SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.31.1906.

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W/TNESSES ATTORNEYS P. r. HOWE.

TELEPHONE RECEIVER SUPPORT.

APPLICATION 21mm nn.a1.19oe.

PATENTED 'SEPT. '18, 1906-.

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lillllllll liullmqnwmmu ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. '18, 1906.

Application filed March 31, 1906. Serial No. 809,217.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK F. Hows, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Marietta, in the county of Washington and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Telephone-Receiver Supports, of which the following is a specification.

invention is an improvement in telephone attachments, being in the nature of an improvement in the means for supporting the telephone receiver and transmitter; and the invention consists in certain novel constructions and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, arts being broken away and parts being s own in section, of an apparatus embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail elevation of the inner side of the base. Fig. 3 is a detail top plan view of the receiver-support. Fig. 4 is a detail side elevation of the holder for the receiver. Fig. 5 is a detail side view of the receiver. Fig. 6 is a detail top plan view of the receiver and its holder. Fig. 7 is a bottom plan view of the transmitter and its support.

In carrying out the invention I employ a hollow-base wall-bracket A, having a chamher or recess A in its rear side receiving the spring connections a, a, and A and it is also provided in its front side with a laterallyelongated slot A through which projects a lug on the rear end of the transmitter-support for operating the spring A as will be presently described. The springs a, a, and A are secured to the base A and are properly insulated, as shown, and are suitably connected with'the line-Wires, so that when the transmitter-support is in its normal position the telephone will be cut out of the circuit and when said transmitter-support is moved to one side or the other in adjusting the transmitter or speaking-tube to position for use the telephone will be out into the line, as will be understood by those skilled in the art. The bracket A is also provided with forwardly-projecting lugs A, A and A, ar ranged one above the other, the upper lug A and the lower lug A being spaced sufficiently away from the intermediate lug A to receive between them the receiver-support B and the transmitter-support C. The intermediate lug A is provided with a vertical opening or slot a which is elongated laterally to permit the movement of the upwardly-projecting pin on the transmitter-support C in the op- 1 eration of the invention. The receiver-support B comprises the main or inner arm B and the outer arm arm at B and receiving the tube B, which carries the receiver 5 at its outer end and is telescoped on the outer arm B, as will be understood from Figs. 1, 4, and 6 of the drawin s. The main arm B is pivoted vertically b at 1) between the lugs A and A and has its rear end or extension in rear of the pivot b forked or slotted at 1 to receive the pin proj ecting from the transmitter-support. At its outer end the main arm B of the receiversupport is slotted at 2 to receive the disk 3 at the inner end of the outer arm B the parts being pivoted on the clamp-screw 4, which may be tightened to secure the parts B and B in any desired adjustment.

The outer arm B receives the tube B, which telescopes on the arm B and is provided with a slot B through which projects a pin B from the arm B the pin B being preferably hooked, as shown in Fig. 6, so it may support the wires running from the receiver.

' The slot B is sufficiently long and Wide to permit an adjustment of the tube B" longitudinally and circumferentially upon the arm B the circumferential adjustment of the tube B permitting the adjustment of the receiver in use to either the right or left car, as will be understood from full and dotted lines, Fig. 6, of the drawings.

The receiver 5, which is preferably a watchcase-receiver having the connections 6 on its back, as shown in Fig. 5, is secured to an upright wing 7 of a flat bar 8, which is pivoted at 9 in a slot in the outer end of tube B so the receiver may be adjusted on the pivot 9, an inclined wall 10 (see Fig. 6) limiting the adjustment of the receiver, as will be understood from the drawings.

The cords or wires running from the rethence back to the base and be suitably connected, as will be understood by those skilled in the art: It will be noticed that the pivoting of the inner arm of the receiversupport to the base the receiverlaterally ack and forth, the pivot B between the inner and outer arms B and B permits a vertical adjustment of the receiver, and the telescopic construction of the outer B pivoted to the main ceiver 5 may rest in the hook B and extend 10o ermits the swinging of 1c 5 section of the receiver-support permits a lon- 1 IO gitudinal and rotary adjustment of the receiver, as will be understood from the drawings and foregoing description.

The supports B and 0 stand normally out straight and are held yieldingly in said position by springs D, bearing on the opposite sides of one of said supports. In the draw- -ings these springs are shown on opposite sides of the support 0. (See Fig. 7.) Lugs A on the base A on opposite sides of the support B limit the lateral movement of the inner arm B and give a solid stop against which to rest the support .when moved in either direction to position for use. The contactespring A extends over the slot A in the bracket and is suitably bent or curved to be operated by the lug C at the rear end of the transmitter-support.

The transmitter-support O has the inner section 0 and the outer section C jointed horizontally at C, so the transmitter may be raised and lowered to any desired position. The inner section C is pivoted at (J to the bracket and is provided in rear of said pivot with a lug O projecting through the slot A in the bracket and operating upon the spring A This section 0 of the support C also has an upwardly-projecting pin C, which 6X- tends through the slot a and into the slot 1 of the support B, so that the lateral movement of either of the supports B and C will effect a reverse movement of the other support. It will be noticed that the pivots of the supports B and C are so located that when the receiver-support B is moved but slightly to one side or the other it effects a considerable movement of the transmittersupport in the opposite direction, the leverage at the rear end of the receiver-support being greater than the leverage between the pin C and the pivot of the transmitter-support, and as the transmitter-support is moved on its pivot in one direction or the other it makes and breaks the electric connections by the action of the lug, &c., as before described.

The bracket A is rovided at its lower end With a pin A whicli is loosely held, and may be raised to-be engaged by either side of the transmitter-support when the same is moved out of normal position to keep the phone temporarily out in, and when the transmittersupport is moved slightly, as by the pressure of t e ear to the receiver, the pin A will drop down out of the way.

The transmitter E, having the speakingtube or mouthpiece E, is pivoted vertically at E to the outer end of the section C of the receiver-support, so the transmitter may be rocked to one side or the other in adjusting it for use when the right or left ear is applied to the receiver. A spring F (see Fig. 7) holds the transmitter normally inclined to one side or the other, being shown in Fig. 7 in position to hold the tube normally inclined to the left or in proper position when the left ear is applied to the receiver. A spring connection G is attached to the transmitter at one side of its pivot E and extends thence to and is connected with the bracket A. As shown, the connection is a spring-wire coiled between its ends to form a spring and straight at its ends to permit the up-and-down movement of the transmitter. This spring will operate by the movement of the support C from the position shown in Fig. 7 in the direction of the arrow to hold the transmitter around, bringing the The connection between the receiver and the hollow tube B is preferably a tight-fitting spring-joint, so the receiver may be shifted to and held in any desired adjustment relative to the said tube B as will be understood from Figs. 4 and 5 of the draw ings. 4

claim 1. The improvement in telephone attachments herein described, comprising a base or bracket having forwardly-projecting lugs and chambered or recessed for the contactsprings, a receiver-support, and a transmitter-supportpivoted between the lugs of the base, one of said supports being provided with a projecting portion for operating the contact-springs, intermediate devices between the transmitter and receiver-supports whereby the movement of one on its pivot will operate the other, the receiver support being provided with an inner or main arm and with an outer arm pivoted to the main arm and supporting the receiver proper, a transmitter pivoted to its support, and spring devices operating upon the transmitter whereby to shift the same by the swinging of the support on its pivotal connection gvitlli the base or bracket, substantially as set ort 1.

2. The combination with the bracket or base, of a receiver-support pivoted thereto, a transmitter-support pivoted to the base or bracket, intermediate devices between the receiver and transmitter supports whereby the shifting of one will shift the other, the lever relation between the two supports and the intermediate devices being such as to effect by a slight movement of one of the supports a corresponding greater movement of the other support, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a pivoted 'receiver-support and a pivoted transmittersupport, of an intermediate connecting device between the two supports, the said device being secured to one of the supports and engaged with the other support at different distances from the pivots of the respective supports whereby to secure a varying movement of the two supports, substantiallyas set forth.

4. The combination with the bracket or base, of a receiver support pivoted thereto, and a transmitter-support also pivoted thereto, one of said supports having a longitudinally-slotted portion or fork and the other support having a projecting pin entering the slotted portion or fork of the other support, substantially as set forth.

5. A telephone attachment having a receiver-support movable from side to side, a transmitter-support movable from side to side, means whereby said movement of one of said supports will effect a reverse movement of the other support, and means whereby such movement of one of the supports may make and break the electric connection, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination in a telephone attachment of a receiver-support adapted to move from side to side, a transmitter-support adapted to move from side to side, and means whereby the movement of one of said supports from side to side will effect a reverse movement of the other support.

7. The combination with the bracket or base, of a receiver-support pivoted thereto, a transmitter-support pivoted thereto, one of said supports having an extension in rear of its pivot, and devices connecting with the other support in advance of its pivot and operating upon the rear extension of the other support whereby the movement of one of said supports in one direction will effect a movement of the other support in the reverse direction. I

8. The combination with the base or bracket and the transmitter-support pivoted thereto and adapted to move from side to side, of a drop-pin loosely held in the bracket below the transmitter-support and ada ted to be shifted upwardly alongside sai support whereby to temporarily leave the phone cut into circuit, substantially as set forth.

9. In a telephone attachment the combi nation with the bracket and the supportingarm pivoted thereto, of a latch loosely connected with the bracket and adapted to be shifted alongside the support to hold the same temporarily in any desired adjustment and to drop by gravity out of engagement with the said support, substantially as set forth.

10. The combination with the receiver, of a bar projecting therefrom and having a flat extremity, and a receiver-support having a slot receiving said flat extremity, and means for pivoting the same within the slot, the flat extremity fitting tightly within the slot whereby the receiver may be tipped to any suitable adjustment and secured therein until forcibly readjusted, substantially as set forth.

11. The combination with the bracket and a transmitter-support pivoted thereto, of a transmitter pivoted to said support, a spring for pressing the transmitter in one direction anda second spring opposing the first and connecting the transmitter with the bracket whereby the shifting of the transmitter-support on its pivotal connection with the bracket may automatically adjust the transmitter relatively to its support.

12. The combination with a pivoted transmitter-support and a transmitter jointed to said support, of a spring for holding said transmitter in normal position, and a spring connection between the transmitter and its support whereby to automatically adjust the transmitter relative to its support when the latter is moved on its pivot, substantially as set forth.

FRANK F. HOWE.

Witnesses J. MoOoRMmK, HARRY SUSSER.