US919367A - Music-leaf turner. - Google Patents

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T. H. LEVING'.

MUSIU LEAP TURNER- APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 17,

Patentd Apr. 27, 1909.

WITNESSES ATTORNEY THENORRIS PETBES'CO.. wnsumo'ran, n: n

UNITED THOMAS H. .llEVlNtr, OF NEW YORK. X. Y.

MUSIC-LEAF TURNER.

Application filed June 1'7. 19 38.

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Yfitli those e i consists in the details eu this inveiitiou construction and t forth and then specifically de in order th lion rrom ism with the casing shown a section on the line 6 6 of A represents ti which the in ;ic ad a in dotted lines i. in ii B and B are the arms '1 turned nds adapted to extend hen l ares loiie turned.

is a tube oxtendin r or of tho board A l per end of this formed through arm B.

C is a tube surrounding the tuhe C, and connected to the upper end o'l' this tult-e is the arm 3.

D is a rod extending uou 'ard tln'oi tube G and ad a to slide Ye is board 0' ally down the A, connected to the 1'' tube through an open thi hoard one end of t cod 0 through said tube, the lowor end of said rod is connected to the rearward end of the lever E which extends forwird ti'uong'h the board A and pivoted to said l) mrd intermediate of its two ends. The forward end of the lever E contains a button which may be pressed downward by the finger to turn one sheet of music.

. sani came 'ro g r r raised the pawl y will also 4.] I1," and his no ones a 3&0. e i. 4 till?) slid c that the notch 7 1-0 into register with the lug i upon the i Patented April 27', 1909.

Serial 310. $38,935.

l 1s a casino; secured to the rear o" the NI K) oard and the tuhes and Yiend into 1 suds oi the tubes one end of each oi re (21:

i and the oand 1' W "I\ 1 saul so; mos it no suitahle re oeolivel v, 1st the slide v the. right so as to allou t is sprii e- 71. to act to revolve the tube 0 and more the arm 3 to the left. then when the oressur is remoied from the button the rod D will descend h grm'itv, carrying the pawl with it, the; when another sheet of music is desired to he. turned the button. is again pressed and the rod l is again raised, the p 'n. this time engaging lower end oi": the s A e c, then the notch Wlll come into registe' with the lug upon the tube C, and the arm will'be actuated by the spring 72. are stops for limiting; the movements of the tubes C and C.

d lien it is desii ed to reset the arms B and B it is on necessary to move the arms to the right, one at time and bring the notches into register with their respective lugs, and then by lovorii'rg the slide c the tubes are held against revolution.

0f course l do not wish to he limiteiil to the exact construction here shoi'n, as slight modifications could be made Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as n es and useful is.-

1. In music leaf turner, a board provided with a ledge upon which the music is adapted to rest, a rod extending vertically at the back of the board and slidably supported. upon said board, a lever for moving said rod verticelly, u tube journaled upon the rod, an arm connected to the upper end of the tube and extending through to the forward side of the board, a second tube journaled upon the first named tuh an arm connected to the upper end of this tube and extendii forward to the front of the board, Q 'nwardly turned enes formed with arms adapted to extend between the leaves of the music, springs tending to revolve the tuh s in such av direction as to cause the arms to turn the leaves of music, means for normally hold the tubes against lee-s1 Ll tuhes one at a time th roc, and for hpurpose set unnene u'ee and e he hoe d, do finial upon the enter one, extend between too a casi secured to which the .orior spring coil tuh 1 cast-i9 n n-inst which the u said shoe pr )JlCiCfl witn notches o i i not mini, the s in is .1 tot. (mo llvLC i an be brought into registe; with one of tile lu hefore t l 1 other ug, a pawl secured to the vertically sliding rod and adapted to the slide,

revolution, means for rehe other notch is in register with tne cs ied by the tubes, tension means tending to turn the tubes, means for holding the tubes against revolution, and. means for releasing said tubes successively from said holdingmeans comprising a vertically guided rod, on W the inner of said tulies turns and shifting device operated by said rod cooneratii. with said holdin means.

i 4;. in a music lea-f turn toe combinatlon i I of leahtiirninq' arms, means l v suoporti 19; each arm. to turn t i i' f" the other, lingers on said ii'otei men it, means for placing sziic pivtzil means in de tension, e notched slide, the :n tches of which are adapted to he regl d wit 1 said inig'ers, and means for impa r 1: step by step movement to said t l i slide to disengage said fingers.

F In a 1nusicleat turner, the combination of a music support, a Vertically movable 0pe x n;- ref suita hl mounted on the supp) i, e hey-lever for acting on saie rod. to

in o 't up rarely, a tuhe journaled upon the ra secoid tuhe journaled on the first tube, lc turning arms on the upper ends of both s, and provided with down turned leer portions, tension springs teiiring' to 'r colve the t dies in such direction as to curse the arms to turi the leaves of music,

cans for normally holding the tubes against revolution, and means for eleesing said tuhes one at a time by raising the rod.

in testimony whereof, I have hereunto afirzed my signature in the presence of two suhscrih'n witnesses.

THOBULS H. LEVING. d'itnesses:

PHILIP ELTING, JOHN P. HATTUOIL

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