US862242A - Telephone attachment. - Google Patents

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No. 862,242. PATENTED AUG. e, 1907.

T. BNDEAN. TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT,

APPLICATION FILED APB.16,1906.

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TELEPHONE- ATTAoiiMENT;

THEODORE ENDEAINY, or CLEVELAND; onto:

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 16, 1 9%. Serial No. 311,917.

Patented Aug; 6,1901? v To all 'whom it may concern:

Be, it fknown that I, THEODORE ENDisAN, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Cleve- 'litlldj, inthe county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio,

5 have invented certain new and useful Improvements} 30 made.

' din Attachments ior Telephones, of which the following;

L is a specification.

= 1 1 lliy invcntion relates to improvements in attachnients io'r' telephones, and has for its object, the pro- ]0" vision ofa structureassembling the facilities for ready ,i'eference and the making of inemomnda, in a compact,

. cheap and simple form, and one which may be brought inte position for use, or actuated out of the way of the luseri"v I lVhile my invention is not altogether limited to use in connection with telephones, its principal adaptation would seem to be in association with such instruments.

,"rrne several features of my invention'are embodied in atclephone-index or directory, and appliance for mak- 2Qwing memoranda set forth in the accompanying drawings;-' which may be briefly referred to in a preliminary fwayas consisting of a card-index adapted for manipulate tion by one hand only of the telephone user, adjacent -:to.-whiclris provided a ledge or desk, over which is passed the outer end of a'roll of paper furnishing means ""for making mernorttnda. The directory preferably is i 'in the fennel a removable or renewable card-index, and .-auton1atically closes when reference thereto is coneluded and memoranda of the desired number has been Means are provided in connection with 'the froll'olpap-er for placing suliicient tensionthereon to hold it properly in place, and permit of tearing off the written mid-portion thereof. i Preferably the entire device is mounted on a detachable bracket, whercon the operative parts of the attachment may be swung into position for use, or moved out of the way of the user of the telephone. The type shown is particularly adapted for use upon the stainlards of desk telephones, although in no wise necessarily '40 limited thereto. 7 v v Qldditionaldetails may readily'be gathered by nlak ing reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, whcreinr- 1 Y a Figure I is aprospcctive view of the entire device mounted in position for use upon a tubular part or desk standard. Fig. II; is a sideview of the device; and Fig. IIT. a bottom viewthoreof upon an enlarged scale;

both beingshownremoved from thcsupportingbracket. v V M v A support f fortli'e cards 9, of'a card-index,"forming the I telephone directory. "At therearof saidsuppbrt is.'

' Figs. lv and V. respectively are plain and side views (the latterbeing shown partially broken away) illustrating the supporting bracket audits pivotally mount provided a Teal-spring f attached ed Fig. V1. is a section of the attachment taken at the edge of-the paper andpapcr-roll, with cardfl f index and its automatic closure-part removed; Fig.-

'VII. is a face view of the same, cquippodwith a sta tionary sid e bracket;- and, Fig. VIII. is aside vievnpar tially broken away illustratinga modification of improved attachment, adapted automatically toiold into smaller space. I Referring to Fig. 1., the upright tubular member may be considered as the standard of a telephonedesb set, or other part, to which it isdesired to aifix my.at-.j- .tachment. This is very simply accomplished by means of a stamped-metal bracket. b, whichelnbraees thestandard, and is held, securelythereon'bynieans of the transverse bolt 1). An angular arm I: ispivoted within the bracket, and, under tension oflspring c normally is retained at the rearward portion of theinvclined edge I) of "said bracket, wherethe attachment supported by the bracket, will be well out of the way of the user of the telephone. At the forward extremity of said inclined edge, is provided ai s lot,or recess.Ib

wherein thearm is adapted to beretainedsecurely when the-attachment is actuated forwardly into its osition of use. v i .d}

The telephone attachment proper is carridirbm the upper end of the arm 0 by means of the screws; e which engage the slotted depending portiond of the I desk. or. ledge d. Dished side'p'ortions d? are down,

wardly bent and form engaging ears fortheroll of per,wl1ieh is, disposcd upon the transverse rod 161 The papeiy which is tightly rolled upon this red niay. readily be slipped into place by depressing the ex: tremity of spring d and slipping'the ends the .od

into the openings the sid'e pbrtions d wliiclrinay 35 t be slightly sprung, and one of which is slottedjtofa cilitate the insertion of the paper roll, as best sliownlin 1 Fig. II. When the paper is"exhausted, another roll; may be inserted as above described,, after removing the rod 1 simply by slipping 'it'endwise fromitsipo sition'of support sufficiently to release itfrom the'ears d The leaf spring 11* bears uponthe outer face of the paper roll," and retains any tension placed thereon", said paper passing from the top of the roll and'beneath the card index over the top or'surface of the ledge 21,95

shown in Fig. I while'the extremity of the'paper e is,

passed beneath a 'lipd against which theoth er'end of A v said springe holds it securely in place upon tl le ledge or desk The outer edge of the lip or transverse strip d lserves as a straight-edge for tearing iiff the oi tion' of the paper bearing thewritten inemqr andai" Extending backward atan angle fronf the desk, is a serves under-the tension of spring h, normally to retain thecard index closed, in the position shown in Fig. I..

When it is desired to remove the card index or any of the cards thereof, the spring f is merely pressed actuating-the supporting parts or wire loops into the position shown in Fig. V I., whereupon'the card index may be removed, added-to, or the arrangement of the cards changed,'as required. v v

' 1 In Fig. VIII. the construction shown is one adapted for use where a' relatively long list is ,to be written, as required for grocers orders and the like; but in order to make the device sufiiciently'co npact, I preferably employ a heavy spring V, which acts upon the desk or ledge pivotallymounted upon rod h normally to rotate it into the plane of the card index, as shown bythe full lines of said figure of the drawing. Similarly, the" support oisaid card index is acted upon by the spring, soldered thereto at 'i, normally to retain it in its I upright position, but the same may be depressed to its 7 dotted line positipn for the removal of the cards from the stationary wire loops. I have shown the section of this device in full lines to indicate the usual relation releasedl' These i'eati'ires, hqwever,-.are not intended for use upon themore cfom'rho'nl'f employed type of telephone attachment. a

' 80 In order to hold the paperlinplace'upon the ledge,

an additional means, found inthe oiiter extensions of theleaf-spring d bears upon the .underlside of the straight edgeatw, Fig. II and preyi'gntslthe buckling of the paper, while the engagement hi the downwardly extending lugs or ears with the ends of the paper roll and the inner end oi'the leaf-spring with its outer sur- -face, serve to prevent the paper from unrolling, except as the same is withdrawn bythe user. This results from the fact that the paper is held beneath the ledge in two places by the spring, andin consequence it cannot buckle or slide about when written upon. By this arrangement, the singlespringd, a maybe made to serve for retaining the paper in position upon the.

ledge or desk under proper tension. In the drawings,

. 4 5 the paper is shown slightly elevated therefrom,-merely, for the phrpose of illustration, but my improved con- .When the device is not required, it maybe swung around to fthe back of the instrument, as indicated by the dotted line position of the pivoted arm, Fig. IV, where it is entirely out of the way. I

' In Figs. VII, and VIII., I have shown merely a plain bracket for therigi'd attachment of my improved device on a telephone wall set, table, desk or other de y sired position for use. lt -is obvious that my ifinprovements'are not limited to all oi the details set forth in explaining the embodi- .mntof my invention, and I claim accordingly, and

, desire to securebyLetters Patent, .the following 1cm a'devlce oftithe class described, the combination "with a sheet metal frame shaped to provide a ledge or desk and an upwardly etxendlng support for a card index, of a card index mounted thereon,- 'a roll of paper disposed beheath the card index with its outer end passing over the ledge or desk, and meansfor retaining said paper in position thereon, whereby niemoranda from said card index may be readily transcribed upon the paper and torn from the continuous roll, substantially as set forth.

2. In a device of the class described, the combinationranda from said card index may be readily transcribed upon the paper and torn from the continuous roll, substantially as set forth. y

3. In an attachment for telephones, the combination with a supporting bracket, of ,u pivoted arm carried thereby and mounting the attachment to swing in approximately a given plane into and out of its positions for use, and the attachment mounted at the end of said arm; said bracket being provided with a. slot for retaining the attachment in its position of use, and with means for alternatively holding it out of the way of the user, substantially as setforth.

4. In an attachment for :telephones, ,the combination with a bracket having an inclined surface or edge and adapted to be clamped upon an upright or standard, of a pivoted arm provided in said bracket and movable along said inclined edge thereof which terminates-in aslot or deprcssion a spring" acting upon the arm to retain it at the rearward portion of the inclined edge, and an attachment secured to the arm and adapted to be swung into andout I of position for use, substantially as set forth.

5. In an attachment of the class described, thecombinwtion with a desk or ledge, of a roll of paper associated therewith and having its free end extending over the said (lesk,.means for holding the paper thereon and for tearing off the written portion thereof, and a spring under tension normally actuating said desk into its folded position and out of the way of the usonsubstantially as set forth. 7

' 6. Inan attachment for telephones, the combination with a support for a card index and a, card index m'ountcd therein, of a desk or ledge, 21 roll of paper associated therewith and having its free end extending over the said desk, means for holding the paper thereon and for tearing oft the written portion thereof, and a spring under tension norwith a sheet mctal dcsk ior ledge and its supporting 7. In' a device otfche class described, the combination.

bracket, of a roll of paper pbsitioned beneath said desk or I ledge and having its free end ext'e'ndlng over the same, in-1 tegral cars bearing upon'the ends of the papcr-andservlng to i'otatably support the same, a spring engaging the surface of the roll of paper and 'a closely engaging straight edge bearing upon the paper at the lower portion of said desk or ledge and serving to hold the same in place and permit the tearing oil? of used portions of said roll of paper, substantially as set forth.

8. In a tclcphonenttachment, the combination with a card index serving as a telephone directory, :1 sheet metal structure affording asupport therefor and amadjncent lmlgc or desk, a closure-part for the card index normally retaining the same out of the way pf the user, a paper roll disposed bencuth the ledge or desk'wlth its free end extending over the upper surface, means for holding the paper inplacc upon said desk, and a straight-edge for touring the used portion therefrom, whereby the desired informatlon may be transcribed from the curd-index, and removed when the call has been made, substantially as set forth.

9. In a telephone attachment, the combination with a suitable support, of a card-index disposed therein, and normully retained for ready reference, a closure-part outwardly engaging said'card-index, a spring under tension associated with said closure-part and adapted normally to maintalngthc curd-index closed, an adjacent sheet mct. desk or ledge having the free end of a paper roll extcndi over the same, a paper roll, integral ears bearing upon the ends thereof, and serving rotatably to support said roll, a spring engaging the surface of the paper roll and a closely engaging straight-edge bearing upon the extremity of the paper at the lower portion of said desk or ledge, and servlng'to hold the same in place while permitting used portions of the paper to be torn otf, substantially as set forth.

10. In a telephone attachment, the combination with an integral sheet-metal stamping forming a ledge or desk, supporting lugs, and a straight-edge, of a paper roll rotatably mount d/between said lugs with its free end extending

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