US849091A

US849091A - Detachable music-roll support.

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Publication number: US849091A
Application number: US25821105A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edwin S Votey
Original assignee: Aeolian Co
Current assignee: Aeolian Co
Priority date: 1905-05-01
Filing date: 1905-05-01
Publication date: 1907-04-02
Anticipated expiration: 1924-04-02

Description

E. S. VOTEY AYPL-[UATION FILED HAY l, 1905.

lNiTED STAES PATEQT @FiliEl liDWlX b'. YOTEY, OF SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T() AEQLiAN COM PANE', OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

A CORPORATION 0F CONNEUEN/UDl EBETACHAELE ltlUi-CMHOLL SUiaPQRT.,

Specification of Letters Patent.

:atenten .Aprn 2, 1907'.

Application tiled May 1,1905. Serial No. 258,211.

My invention relates to inea-ns for fporting a music-.roll in a mechanical me al instrunient or mechanical player for :isical instruments.

It provides a coupling device vul feby a roll having hollowrends may be f y:stably supported between the ends of th.Il oll-sup porting shafts on the instrument.

it is particularly adapted tor usewith a new torni oi music-roll invented by me and for which l have iiled a copending application of even date herewith, which ap plieation has received Serial No. 258,210, also No. 282,660, iiled `Qctooer 13, 1905. in this application the roll is holt', ,or at ieast has circular recesses at its ends, the bead or flange which forms the margin of said recess at one end er" the roll being preferably notched or recessed for engagement with a cooperating drivingelutch member, by which it may Abe engaged with 'the driving-shaft for reivinding the roll.

in the drawings, Figure l represents so much of a mechanical musica-l instrument as is necessary to show my invention, together with the music-roll and my novel supports. and 3 are inner end views ot the two px orts shown in Fig. i. F ig. 4 isa longitudinal section, on a larger scale, ot' parts shown at the right end ofthe roll, Fig. l`

i d gnat/es the driving-shaft et' a mechanl, min cal'instruinent, shown as provided 'with non-circular axial recess l1 at its free end adapted to receive the non-circular pin of the crdinaijr music-roll. 12 designates the sproiY telic-in, by which the shaft-3 is driven 'when the music-sheet is rcwound on the roll. 2 designates an idler-shaft also pro vided with an ii recess 2i tor receiving the pin of the ordinary music-roll. The idlershaft is free to longitudinal movement through the partition or 1looard 3 and is provided with a spi'i g 2i l to insure its return to its operative position to hold the rollsupports pressed toward each other and wi th a pin :22 moving in a slot 3l .tor purposes for- States, and a resident eign to the present invention and incidentally to assist in maintaining it in its proper relative position.

4 designates :tunisie-roll, havingend llanges 41 and tubular sleeves 42, having outturned flanges or beads 43 engaging over the inner edges of the flanges 4l, one oi the heads 43,

that shown at the right ol Fig. l, being provided 'with a notch or recess 44, tlieifunction ot' which will hereafter appear. ,A

5 designates one of my roll-supports, provided at one end with a circular portion`5l, adapted to engage in the end of the sleeve 42 and center and support the roll 4. Adjacent the portion 51 is a laterally-extending ilange orriin 52, having a recess 53 adapted to engage over the bead 43 on the sleeve 42 and having a tooth 54 ior engagement in the recess 44 in 'the head. At the other end oi.' the socket or support 5 is a recess-55, adapted to iit smoothly-over the end ot the shaft l. A set-screw 5G passes through the 'wail of the recess 55 and serves to lock the support 5 onto the end of the shaft 1.

The support G (shown at the left end of the roll in the drawings, Fig. i) has centering portion ol, adapted to enter the end et sleeve 42, a llange or riinGZ, adapted to bear against the head 42S et the sleeve, ey recess (i3, adapted to i'it over the end of the shaft-2, and a set-screw 64, annpled to engage withthe shaft and positively loci; the soclict or snpport 6 in position. is shown, the ilanged portion #52 oi" the support o is rotatable onv the hody portion, the. two heihg engaged hy the pin 65. z

The operation and function of the device will he clearly seen from an inspection et the drawings. i t is obvidus that the relatively short roll 4' would not extend the entire tence between the ends ot the shafts and Neither is it provided with centering-pin to enter the recesses .li and in the ends oi these shafts. it is, however, lsuitably cen-- tered and supported-6. g., hy the engagen *nent in its recessed ends of the portions 5l and 61 of the supports 5 and (i, respectivelyand is positiveiy driven hy the engagement of the tooth on the suplport 5 with the recess 44 in the head 43 of t ie sleeve 42 at one end of the roll. It is obvious;` that certain mechanical IOC changes 'may be made in my flavio@ witliool: flopaiing 'from the spii'i of the imention.

nomycopomiing opiilicaiii'in, Seiial lio. 258,210, above ie'felied to, have claimed the oomliiiiation of a, illusie-roll sixlnsiantiolly suoli as herein Shown, with ille oluoli membe of a linoolianioal lor to that. on one o the coupling members Shown hei'eio. l. do not., ih iefore, in this application melia any Claim o suoli como? nation.

Elliot l claim is-- L A. mueic'roll coupling lmviii f1 ai. one emi a projecting centering portion for onteiiog alle hollow end of the musioio'll en om Warclly-extending portion :formed with :iw

annoia? recess, and a coupling member iufsoid rasees, and it io; other and a recess for ilotzichab'ly engaging a shaft.

2. A music-roll Coupling; io? o mechanical musicaliinstrument lim/ing e-tfoiie elio i ou iecting centering portion for onteiing alle liollow end of a music-roll and im outwardly-er1? tending portion for bearing ogninet'tiie emi of such roll, end. ai its other end u, rei-,oss fo? engaging the end of e shaft and means iodo pmlen of any stationoi'y poriioii of stromen?, for dotaiehnloiy securing 1131's ling on suc-li Shaft.

3. A musioll coupling; foi* mwlmoieul mueicul instrument having zit one omi 21 piroA jecting centering; poi'lion for em au im; i'. Sie hoilow end of a limsio-oll, an oolvmiwllpex tending portion for neming against Vlie oud of such 'oll :md e coupling member im" ewgaging with a coupling member on oooh ioll, and at its; other and u. rooese iol* @menging lie and o1 a shaft and means for domein-,bly en* gagging suoli simi@ indepomieiit of any tiona-'y portion of Said instrument.

4. A muoio-roll coupling having at, one and o. projecting centering portion ioi" omoiing the hollow end of o, iiiusio-roll, im outwardly extending portion formed willi im annular. ecess for engaging a bead at the ond o suoli roll amd a, tooth in Said recess foi' engaging o corresponding notch in such bead, sind at its other end a. recess for dotzioliahly engaging e. shaft.

5, A. music roll coupling comprising o shaftngoging poytio'i recessed to engago the end of the shaft, Ineens for securing said ortion on the Shaft, and a centering portion. or entering the hollow end of musioroll, said centering portion being provided with on outwardly-extending poel-'Jion foi* bearing against the end. of the roll sind. boing.; rotatably mounted on said shaft-engaging 6. poi): oi' musioroll couplings, having moans foi detochably engaging; the and. of .a shoft, im inWaiilly--projeoing oen tering potion for entering 'the hollow ond oi' o mosiowoli, and

musical instrument Simii l i bearing bi A. 'musicmoll @ouplirg limi@ L means 'for suppoif mio meot wil'i :i iollfmippoibmg S ellaoicai musical iosammools, with au amiu'ary-eoeesed poe coupling member in ouch sind ai; i'i ogligi ond a ifooess for cietocooly engagii'ig o f s io, t

im; merino for driving oiiggome it i is, ioosico'i ooupli La, xmms 'for Siippotiiiig ew ii moot willi ne oll-seiopoiiiw' eiiziniz'fzil musical im i with mi' oom:lsi'iif-reoeseed poo enel. ot other onli; :3L receso for engaging; end. fsliiiiiz, end mee-ns foi' dotaombiy Sioou'riig tho Coupling on moli slia'.

i'iiiisicioll coupling; for sa, meclioixiool i musical .imsstmineni provided winli a. '?ollfse1p porti 11g' sl'iiofl, said oouplin lim/*in :it oi'io omi 'die hollow and of a, musiwoil en oi'f Wmillyexemling 'portion foi 'beiiig egeioe the end of suolmml and at im o/ooi' @mi vos@ for engaging the emi joe shaft, moons for detzMf-lizbly' eooiziim tho compl o ou said Shaft, oaiol ehof. bevil an' miel i'ecess ioi'l'i'oizeiiing the pio of a Solidend musi@ roll.

l0. muoio-Foil coupling" ',ioif mecha imi mueioiil ineiomeni provide-: 'with u, oll soppoiting sliafeid coupling having ai; om end o prf/joining Ceiiteiiig pavilion fof eote-- ing tif-,o hollow end of :frime ,ir iii, mi ontw ivm iljgf-oxtelading; portion foi? Deming age-ivm tim end of suoli Toll and o. Coupling i'noiiiliei for engaging' will. alla ooopioff momliier on suoli foil mili ai; its otlior om? EGE;

' 'other the usuel' spring-promonl ooi'iperoiiig jouinal7 in oombination will; o, flanged plug doteolisibly sommeil-to said dmvsig-3owjml,

i und. another 'iangeil :glug del'nehably sec-mod to soit! oopoming ioumal.

i3'. A. mechanical. moeioal inal'umoni; loam img x'ollomylng ioumels, one of :mid ioni-f i g the usuel. drivingjouiiel mul 'ho ohoi" De usuel spiio L; ifiV i foi o ioumoi, in @moine-Dimi wi'h im detachably secureclto said driving-journal,

'and a cooperating plug swiveled to seid c0- operatng journal.

14. A mechancalmusical instrument having roll-carrying journals, roll-elflgagvy plugs detechably mounted on therespectA ejourna-ls,`and set-screws for fastening the respecl 1 l l l l the openings in said roll, and means for detachably securing said plugs 'to 4the respective journals.

In testimony whereof I have signed specification in the presence of two subscril' ing Witnesses. 4

lEDWIN s. Vo'mf.v

. Witnesses: e Y Y A. T CHESTER GEO. B. KELLY.