US874118A - Telephone-transmitter. - Google Patents

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No. 874,118. PATENTED DEO.1'7, 1907.

, 0. J. PRINTZ. TELEPHONE TRANSMITTER.

APPIQIUATION FILED DEO.'31, 1908- WITNESSES: [Ni "ENTOR. WJM- 5%;?

ATTORNEYS ing in-Milwaukee, in the county of Milwau k'ee and" State of Vlfisconsin, have invented specification.

v a telephone-transmitter with a means" for supplying-disinfectant thereto. to render the device aseptic and free from' theobjection able odors I box, but in. this constructionsaid shoulder 8 mitter itsparts and combinations of parts.

.hereinclaimedgiand all equivalents. QKReferring to the accompanying drawings the same; parts in the different views; Fig-- transmitter constructed in accordance-with "thereof'withthemouth piece sectioned on the plane of line 2' 2v of Fig.- 1.

jnary diaphra m box of a telephone trans niitter and-6 isthe front plate thereof into' which is threaded a. flaring mouth piece 7 in the usual manner. The mouth iece is' ro- Lvidedwiththe annularshoul er 8' W 'ch usi'iallyibears against the corresponding shoulder oft he front plate '6." .The receptacle is larger at its, peripheryand con- UNITED STATES- ATENT- ()FFICE CARL J. PRINTZ, on MILW UKEE, Wisconsin.

TELEPHONE-TRANSMITTER.

No. s74,1 1-8.

Specification of Letters -.Patent.

i'atented Dec; 17,1907.

Anplicationfile i December 1 m Serial it): 350.124.

To all who neat may concern.-

Be it known that I, CARL l PR1NTz,.residnew and useful Improvements in Telephone- Transmitters, of which the following is a description, reference bein had to the accompanying drawings, whic are apart of this This invention'has for its object to provideof ordinary telephone transmi tters. v I Another object of the invention isto prodime .a disinfectant; device for vtelephone transmitterswhichwill be simple in its. conof'the ordinary type. a v

this invention is to so ordinary construction.

the inventionconsists'in the telephone trans in which like characters of reference indicate ure'l'is a sectionalelevation of a telephonethis invention; and, Fig; 2'i's a front elevation "In- ;these'dra -ngs 5 represents the ordishoul r of the front plate of the diaphragm serves tegbind'the contracted inner ed e of' an annularireceptacle il between 'it'an the tracts at the edges of the central opening. therethrough'an rfo'rm's acontainer for a disinfectant, 10,.Which may be in a liquid or a" dry form; The gases 'or fumes from the .disinfect ant'pass'through passages 1; in. the contracted inner edge oft e receptacle ton I groove around the neck, 10fv thefmouth piece a and then through radial perforations 12mm the interior or the throat of themou-th piece.

In order that the disinfectant maybe easily placed'into the receptacle 9 said receptacle 'isprovided with a capped opening 13at;

the edge thereof.

' The bridge 14 which extends acrossthe throat of the mouth piece, 'instead of-having the openings drilled therethrough and left with sharp rough edges-as usual, has its'fo en-Q 'ings flaring inwardly and outwardlty by eveling or rounding the edges thereo Qducmg the interference' vvith-the passage of.

sound'waves, v I a a The front plate 6 of the. diaphragmbox is providedwit pass outwardly therethrou h and thereby prevent the accumulation o dustand moisture in'thepassages and in front of thediaphragm, as is donewhen such openings are not thus ea series of openings 1 '5 aroundv the edges of the diaphragm so that the breath and disinfectant gases or fumes may ith'this invention, the transmitter is kept disinfected by the admission. of disinfecting. gases or fumes from the disinfectantcontainedin the receptacle 9, which gases or I fumes are admitted ,around jall' sides of the throat way of theilmoilth piece,-andwhenever-the disinfectant has become exhausted.

the receptacle may be recharged through the c apped opening 13.-. The receptacle 9 is, desiralyo glass thatthe quantity. ofdisinfectant may be readily seen at all-times, but it may, be of any' other desirable material, such ashard. rubberjor the like. Y

It is obvious thatzthe disinfectant receptacle is not necessarily of an'annu-lar shape,

but it may be of any shape and itneed not beseparate. from the mouth piece, but may be made integral therewith. "Such variations and modifications are included within the scope of theinvention andare intended to be.

covered by the claims. 7

, \What I-claim as my invention is;

1; A telephone transmitter, comprising a mouth piece, a member with which the mouthpiece-is connected, and an annular disinfectant receptacle having a contracted inner edge fitting between the mouth piece and" the ,said member and communicating- ,with' theinterior ofthe mouth piece.

mouth piece, and an annular disinfectant receptacle' having a contractedinner edge with 2. i A telephone t'ransmitten, comprising a openingstherethrough leading from the interior, said disinfectant receptacle surrounding the mouth piece and having its openings communicating with the interior of the piece throughopeningsin the mouth therewith, a disinfectant receptaclecommunicating with the interior'of the mouth piece, i there being openings in the front plate of the 25' mouth piece.

3. A telephone transmitter, comprising a mouth piece, a diaphragm box to which the mouth piece is connected a shoulder on the mouth piece, and an annular disinfectant receptacle surrounding the mouth piece with,

its contracted inner edge secured between 'the shoulder and the diaphragm box, there beinga groove on the neck of :the mouth piece and openings in the disinfectantreceptacle'and in the neck of the mouth piece con- :necting with the groove, whereby communiin presence of two witnesses.

cation is made from the interior of theidisinfectant receptacle to the interior of the mouth piece. 1 Y

4. A telephone transmitter, comprising a diaphragm box, a mouth piece connected" diaphragm box around the edge of the diaphragm to permit the disinfectant gas or vapor to pass out therethrough.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature,

CARL JPRINTZ.

'Witnesses: i 4

R. S. C. CALDWELL, ANNA F. SOHMIDTBAUEB.

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