US843186A - Telephone dictating machine or apparatus. - Google Patents

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PATENTED PBB. 5, 1907. MER.

K. M. TURNER & W. P. H. GER TELEPHONE DIGTATING MACHINE 0R APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APR-30. 1906.

No. 843,186. A PATENTED FEB. 5, 1907. K. M..TURNBR & W. F..H-. GBRMER;

TELEPHONE. DIGTATING MACHINE 0R APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED APR.30.1906.

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1 euro flaw 26W 1 MP respectively, have invented certain new "What we shall term the managers instruagers receiver.

I and State of New York, and Hoboken, in the directly speaking to one another.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFTQE.

KELLEY M. TURNER, OF NEW' YORK, N. Y., AND "llJhIAM F. H. GERMER, OF HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY; SAID GERME ASSIGNOR TO SAID TURNER.

TELEPHONE DICTATlNG MACHiNE OR APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 30,1906. Serial No. 314,400.

No. 843,186. Patented Feb. 5, 1907.

at each station are in circuit with both transmitters, so that either receiver gets not only the sound transmitted from the other station, but sound at the transinitting-station.

By our invention we make use of what we county of Hudson and State oi New Jersey, 5 shall term a .leud earpiece, or, in other and words, a loud-speaking-telephonereceiver. useful Improvements in Telephone Dietatiiig This is in itseli not a navel feature, since Machine or Apparatus, of which the l'oll o\\'- loud-speairing-telephone receivers are well ing is a full, clear, and exact description. known; but we also employ a special form of Our invention relates to what we shall transmitter which obviates the necessity of term a dictograph, being a telephonic systhe operator standing anywhere near the tem or apparatus by which a person -tor exmouthpiece. In addition to this we so arample, the manager of an oliiee-inay dictate range the circuits as to avoid delivery of the letters to any one of his corps of stenogsound spoken at each end into the receiving raphers without requiring them to leave their instrument at that end of the line. places at their own desks. The invention also has in view many inci- The principal object of the invention is to dental features for example, the connection I q I s I I a 0 secure by telephony all of the conditions ot any indiv dual stenographer and certain indicating means to indicate when the stewhich occur when the stenographcr or ste nographers are actually present at or within nographer is ready and means for convenspeaking distance of the managers desk. iently putting into circuit either'the loud earl/Vith these and other objects in view the piece or an ordinary receiver, a special calling invention consists in the construction, cornsystem, a switch in constant reach of the operator's or managers lingers by which the bination in the location and in the arran ement of circuits and parts, as hereinafter setordinary receiver or the loud earpiece may be thrown into action, and many other features forth and shown in the accompanying drawwhich we have worked out so as to obtain all ings, and finally particularly pointed. out in the appended claims. the conditions of a manager dictatingto a stenographcr directly at his desk, while, in tact,thc stenographer is at a remote point- In the drawings, Figure l is a diagrammatic f r example, in the stenographers room at a diilerent part of the building.

view showing the arrangement of circuits We will first briefly describe the various which we employ. Fig. 2 is a front view of parts of the apparatus and afterward consider the operation, and trace the Various electric currents which traverse the different circuits.

T0 a/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, KELLEY M. TURNER and WILLIAM F. ll. Giannini, cit izens oi? the United States, residing at the city, county,

merit. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are respectively inside, rear, and sectional views of the man- By the ordinary telephone system, a central operator is able totalk to any selected persons on connecting-lines, but the vcondi- Referring to the drawings, in which like tions are not at all the same as if the commu- ,parts are designated by the same referencenicating persons were in the same room and 5 sign, 1 indicates the 11' anagers instrument, The first which is convenient in the form of a rectanpoint of difference is that-the speaker has to gular box or'casing or any sort of adjustable direct the sound closely into the telephoncarin attached to the managers desk. This transmitter. For best etl'ects the speaker is instriiii'ent has in its face an acousticoriabout two inches from the mouthpiece, so 5 transmitter 2 and a loud earpiece 3, which that his action resembles talking into a l for certain practical reasons is separated speaking-tube more than the act ol" general quite widely "from the transmitter 2. conversation in arooin. The second-point is 4 indicates a specially-constructed telethat the person at the receiving end has tophone-receiver hung upon a permanent, or listen with the receiver at his car. The third fixed hook 5. The details of this receiver oint of difference is that both cannot very i are illustrated in Figs. 3, 4, and 5 and inwell talk at once, since the sound goes over a elude a special form of switch for a purpose single pair of line-wires. Also the receivers which will later appear.

, forming part of the managers instrument,

together with the circuits and connections therefor, are all illustrated beneath the dotand-dash line A A. Above the dot-and-dash line A. are indicated three branch lines, which Y correspond to separate stenographers instruinents.

The stenographer s instrument includes an acousticon transmitter 10, adapted to receive spoken sounds at any reasonable distance therefrom, and an ordinary telephone-receiver 11. 12 indicates an ordinary telephone-hook by which the receiver is hung up, and 13 indicates the usual callbells. l4 denotes a push-button or switch conveniently disposed at each stenographers instrument.

For the puipose of supplying the necessary electric current, a number of batteries 15, 16, and 17 may be used, and which are conveniently situated at the managers end of the line, about or within his desk or about his ofiice. As will be seen from the diagram of circuits in Fig. 1, each annunciator-drop 6 is adapted to close a special circuit at the points 18 whenever an annunciator-drop falls to expose the number beneath. In practice this connection is made by a lever or blade at the point 19, Fig. 2, although the alsoexerts a sli tion to throw t e loud. earpiece into circuit.

-connection may be made to occur in any way so as to be completed whenever the annunciator-drop falls. I

20, Fig. 1, indicates a switch which in practice we make as part of the'managers receiver.

Referring to Figs. 3, 4, and 5, the handle of this switch is shown at 21. 22 designates the shaft or s indle of the switch, which carries a switch-biitde 23.

24 and 25 indicate spring contacts 'or plates in the path of the switch-blade, which engage the same with a certain amount of frictional resistance. We also provide a spring 26, secured to a fixed point 27 on the :casingand attached to the switch-blade at the -point 28, so as to normally impel the sameagainst the plate 25, although the blade remams in contact with the plate 24 if it is engaged therewith. The spring serves to prevent the switch-blade from remaining in a mid-position under any circumstances and lit impelling force in a direc- The usual magnets and the diaphragm are respectively shown at 29 and 30, and electric connections are made from terminals 24', 23,

seams and 25 as follows: from connection 24 through the magnet 29, to spring-plate 24; from connection 23 directly to switch-blade 23; from connection 25 directly to springplate 25.

Referring now again to Fig. 1, we will describe the various conditions and operations which take place and the electrical circuits which are completed in the normal operation of the apparatus. The diagram of circuits shows the apparatus in its normal or passive condition when no one is talking. We will suppose the manager wishes to dictate a letter to the stenographer at station No. 3. Under these circumstances he takes the plug 7 and inserts it in the aperture 7 of station No. 3. He then presses the push-button 8, completing the following circuits: from battery 15 at station No. 3 downward'through wire m, spring-contacts m with the wires m m, push-button 8, (depressed as above described, wire m connection m,.contact m wire on, stenog'ra hers call-bell 13, hook 12, wire m", back to attery. Thus the call-ballot Sta tion No. 3 rings, and'the stenographer takes her receiver oif the hook and presses the button 14. This completes the following circuit: from button 14, through wire 72/, battery 17, wire 12?, annunciator 6, which is the third one on the managers instrument, causes it to drop into the dotted position shown, wires n and a, back to the pushbutton 14. In this way the manager learns that stenographer at station No. 3 has correctly received his signal and is ready "to take his dictation. He accordingly preand without any necessity close to the transmitter. This is on account of the fact that an acousticon-transmitter is used, so that the manager may dictate at his desk or in any convenient manner, exactly as suits his habit of dictation when a stenographer is present in the room. The talkingcircuit under these circumstances is completed as follows: from acousticon-transmitter 2 through Wires 0 0 contact 0 wire n battery 17, wire n, contact 0*, (nowcompleted,) stenographers receiver 11, wire m contact m and wire m back to the acousticon transmitter 2. This is therefore a closed circuit, including the transmitteij-a battery, and the stenographers receiver, as required. The dictation proceeds in the usual way, and under these circumstances the stenographer will irequently desire to ask about the nature or spelling of a word or name or ask to have a sentence repeated or further data given, and under these circumstances it is merely necessary for her to remark the facts in an ordinary tone Without I placing her lips to the transmitter or inany way removing her attentionfrom the note 'book before her. The s'tenographers remark is received n the acoust1con-transceeds with the dictation in an ordinary voice of placing his lips loud earpiece at the managers scares mitter 10 ather stat-ion and is received in the instrument by an entirely separate circuit from the managers talking-circuit. This circuit is as follows: from the stenographers acousticontransmitter 10, through hook 12, wire m battery 15, wire m, connection of, and wires m and m switch-blade 23, wire loud earpiece 3, wires p p and 7), connection p, Wire a, connection p, back to the acousticontransmitter 10. It will be observed that in this circuit a separate set of line-wires are traversed than in the case of the managers talking-circuit. In this way there is no interterence of the messages and no contusion. It will also be seen that the managers talking-circuit does not include his own receiver,

nor does the stenographers talking-circuit 5 include her receiver. This also obviates the confusion which would otherwise occur on account of the loud transmitters and loud earpieces, which are of course an essential with a dictograph.

While the instrument is articularly designed for the purpose of ictating to the corps of stenographers, it is also adapted for communication with various heads of departments about the building in the same way as an ordinary telephone. In this case, however, the convenience is promoted by the loud-speaking and bud-receiving features. In some cases, however, it may be undesirable to have the reports of the various oilicers in the building received at the loud earpiece in the managers ollice. This is particularly the case when outsiders happen-to be present therein. Under these circumstances the manager takes the receiver 4 oil its hook and presses the switch-lever 21. This moves the blade 23 away from plate 25 and into contact with spring-plate 24. As will be clear from Fig. 1, this has the ei'l'ect of cutting the loud earpiece 3 out of circuit and cutting the ordinary receiver 4 into circuit. Thus the manager is able to receive messages by the loud earpiece or the ordi-' nary receiver at will, according to which hap pens to be desirable.

An additional feature of our apparatus relates to the means by which the stenographer at any station or a foreman or superintendent of any department may call up the central manager. It frequently happens that the manager calls up some one in the manner above described, but the party is temporarily absent. It is therefore desirable to have the apparatus arranged so that the manager may o on about his business or other matters and e notified-When the absent party returns. Therefore when the manager calls up .a party and finds him absent he moves over the switch-lever 9 on his instrument and then goes on With his other business. When the absent party returns and presses the button 14, which drops the corresponding annunciator for the station called. then responds and completes his conversation.

ciator in the manner above described, a ringing-circuit is also conuileted. as l'ollmvs: from push-button H, wire 11, through battery l7, battery 16, hell 9, wire (1, contact 18, (which has been dropped at this time in the manner already described,) wire q magnet 6. wires a u, back to the push-button 1%. In this way the managccs call-bell 9 is rung in addition to the drop of the annun- The manager tion in the usual way. It will be observed that the above callizg-circuit from the receiving or stcnographens stations to the managers station is wholly independent of whether or not the mama-gens jack is in posi- It is therefore possible for the managcr to be dictating to another stenographer when the call is received from the returned absent party, which fact is indicated by the drop of the appropriate annunciator and the ringing ol the manager bell, if desired. The manager then plugs in his jack to complete the talking-circuits. In like manner the manager may always be called by any party about the building; but such party cannot break into the managers conversation until he is ready,'which fact is announced by his plugging in the proper" jack and pressing the button 8.

A feature of the invention relates to the recording of conversatio;is which occur in the managers ollice. hen this is desired, the manager plugs in. a stenographer who has been instructed to take down such conversation, and thereupon she hears and records all of the conversation which occurs in the managers oilicc. This is frequently advantageous for the purposes ol" evidence, &c.

As for the particular instruments employed we have found extrentely successful in practice the acoust-icon-transmitter described ir. Letters Patent No. 711,974.

The receiver at the managers station may embody the same principles in the construction ol" diaphragm, having of course the switch mechanism illustrated in Figs. .3, 4, and The loud earpiece 3 is conveniently 'made by forming a protuberance or boss 31 upon an ordinary or the above type of receiver and fitting upon this a born or reinforcing-cup 32. The instrument is of course wound and adjusted to give a loud-speaking quality. 4

The construction of the annunciators 6 and the jacks 7 7 may be of any ordinary or approved construction.

What we claim is--- 1. In a telephone system or apparatus, a managers instrument having a loud earpiece and an ordinary receiver, and means on the receiver for throwing either such receiveror the loud earpiece into the talkingcircuit. 2. In a telephone. system or apparatus a ICC managers instrument having an acousticontransmitter and aloud earpiece, and; means for putting said instruments simultaneously into separate talking-circuits. 3. In a telephone system or apparatus, a -=managers instrument, and stenoqraphersstations, an ordinary receiver and aioudear- '/piece at the managers station in one talkingcircuit, a transmitter also at the managers station in a separate talking-circuit, and

means for including either the ordinary receiver or the loud earpiece in onetalkingcircuit at Will.

4. In a telephone system or apparatus, a :managers instrument, a plurality of stenographers' stations, a switch or button at the .managers instrument for closing a call-circuit to any stenographers station, means at the stenographers stations for completing an .20 additional circuit, and an annunciator-drop actuated by said last-named circuit for indicating the station at which such additional circuit Was completed. I

5. In a telephone system or apparatus, a managers instrument having a transmitter and a loud earpiece and having an ordinary telephone-receiver, a switch for throwing either said telephone receiver or the loud ear plece into a circuit, a plurality of stenogo raphers stations each having a transmitter and an earpiece, and means Whereby the managers transmitter may be placed in one circuit including any stenographers .earpiece, and the managers' earpiece placed in another, and entirely separate circuit includ .:ing any stenographers transmitter, as and for thepurpose set forth.

6. In a telephone system or apparatus, a managers instrument having a transmitter, 0a loud earpiece, a plurality of annunciator drops in :said managers instrument, jacks in said instrument and arranged tocomplete a calling-circuit to anydesired stenographers station, and means at the *stenographers 5 station for establishing a plurality of talkingcircuits, one including the managers transmitter, and theother including his loud earpiece. v

7. In a telephone system orapparatus, a 5n-managers instrument comprising a box or casing having a transmitter, a loud earpiece and a plurality of annnnciator-drops-inset in the face thereof, a plurality of-receiving-stetions, and means by which said receiving- 5 5 stations are connected by separate circuits withsaid transmitter and the loud earpiece.

8. In a telephone system or apparatus, a I managers instrument comprising a box or scasingchaving a loud earpiece insettherein, a

- receiver having a switch, a plurality of stenographers stations, means for completing a pair of separate circuits to any desired. stenographers station, including either said receiver or the loud earpiece, and meansfor inthemanagers instrument.

9. In a telephone system or apparatus, a managers instrument comprising a box or casing with an acousticon-transmitter and a loud earpiece inset in its face, a plurality of annunciators also inset in the face of the managers instrument, a plurality of receiving or stenographers stations each having a receiver and an acousticon-transmitter, and means for connecting any desired stenographers station by a plurality of circuits including the acousticon-transmitter at each end of the line and the receiver or earpiece at the other end of the line respectively.

10. In a'telephone system or apparatus, a managers'instrument having a transmitter and a loud earpiece and having an ordinary -telephone-receiver, a switch for throwing either said telephone-receiver or the loud earpiece into a circuit, a plurality of stenographers stations each having a transmitter and an earpiece, a plurality of jacks and a plug whereby the managers transmitter may be placed in one circuit including any stenographers earpiece, and the managers .earpiece placed in another and entirely separate circuit including any stenographers transmitter, as and for the purpose set forth.

11. In a telephone system or appa1atus,.a managers instrument having a box or casing With a telephone-receiver and a loud earpiece inset therein, said instrument having a plurality of annuncistors and jacks, a receiver at such managers station, aplurality ofreceiving or stenographers stations, Ineansat the .managers station for calling any desired stenographer, circuits complete at saidstenographers station for dropping the annunciator corresponding to such station, and apair of separate circuits from the managersstation to each stenographers station.

managers instrument having a receiver and a loud earpiece, a receiving or stenog-raphers station, atallring-circuit arrangedto be connected. to said receiver or said loud earpiece, a transmitter at the managers station, a re ceiver at the stenographers station, and a talking-circuit'therebetween.

13. In a-te ephone system or apparatus, a managers instrument comprising abox or casing having an acousticon-receiver and a loud earpiece inset therein, said transmitter ;and earpiece being separated by an appreciable distance, a receiving or stenographers -station,,and separate talking-circuits thereearpiece.

14. Inatelephone system or apparatus, a -m'anagers instrument having a transmitter inset therein, a loud earpiece also inset 1n said managers instrument, a telephone-receiver flexibly connected to the instrument dicating the stenographers station called at 12. In a telephone system or apparatus, a

with including said transmitter and said loud and having a switch by which either said re- I In Witness whereof We subscribe our signaceiver or the loud earpiece is included in the i tures in the presence of two Witnesses. I talking-circuit, a receiving or stenographers KELLEY M. TURNER.

station also in said talking-circuit, and an E WVILLIAM F. H. GERMER.

-' additional talking-circuit including -saidl WVitnesses:

transmitter and a receiver at; thestenog- 1 WALDO M. CHAPIN, raphers'statron. WILLIAM DONNAN.

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