US923689A - Harmonica attachment. - Google Patents

Description

W. F. NEWSAM. HARMONICA ATTACHMENT.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 1a. 1908.

923,689. Patented June 1, 1909.

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APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 1a, 1908.

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Patented June 1, 1909.

WILLIAM F. NEWSAM, OF KENNEY, ILLINOIS.

HARMONICA ATTACHMENT.

Application filed January 13, 1908.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1909.

Serial No. i10,602.

To all whom it may concern:

Belt known that I, WILLIAM F. NnwsAM, a citizen of the Unlted States, residing at Kenney, in the county of Dewitt and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harmonica Attachments; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has reference to a new and lmproved mouth harmonica attachment or sound producing horn, and to a support for said attachment or horn, whereby said attachment may be held with the harmonica in position to be played upon by a player without the necessity of his holding the same with his hands.

One of the objects which I have in view is a mouth harmonica attachment, having the form of a horn with a resonating chamber in which the larger portion of the harmonica is held, the ends of said chamber being open view looking at the rear of the attachment or 1 horn, and the preferred construction of supr r l l l 1 r the air passing from the cell-block of the harmonica passes into the resonating-chamher and is ejected out through the open ends thereof.

A further object of the invention is an attachment or horn for a harmonica, with which said harmonica has a slidable and detachable relation; said horn having an elongated slotted opening extending a suitable distance in the length of the horn and opening out of the small end of said horn; and a support for said. horn, preferably spring arms adapted to be clasped about the horn, for supporting the horn and firmly holding the harmonica in position in the horn.

That the invention may be more fully understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved harmonica attachment or horn, with a harmonica therein, and also one form of support for the attachment or horn, serving also as a means for holding the harmonica in place in the attachment; Fig. 2 is a rear view of Fig. 1, except that the harmonica is omitted Fig. 3 is a lon itudinal sectional view of the attachment or horn shown in Fig. 1, with the harmonica in position therein; Fig. 4 is a perspective of an attachment or horn, and showing a support for the attachment, different from that shown in Fig. 1 Fig. 5 is a rear view of Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is a perspective I l l,

port for said horn.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the figures.

1 denotes the complete attachment orhorn, and 2 the resonating-chamber. The horn is preferably in the shape of a cone, as shown, and the chamber thereof is opened, both at the smaller end 3, as well as the larger end 4.

The wall of the attachment or horn 1 is provided with the elongated slot 5, opening out of the smaller end thereof and the inner end wall of said slot 5 terminates some distance from the larger end of said attachment or horn.

6 designates a harmonica of the ordinary or any approved construction, and said harmonica may have connection with the attachment or horn 1, by sliding said harmonica into the chamber 2 thereof from the smaller end of said horn the forward portion of said harmonica having a slidable relation with the upper and lower edges of the slot 5 and the end of said harmonica filling the smaller end of the chamber 2, as shown.

It will become apparent from the foregoing description together with the illustrations of the attachment that the horn is of a somewhat different construction from those found in the art. First it is noticeable that the resonating chamber is open at both ends and second, that the slot in the wall of the horn opens out of the smaller end and does not extend to the opposite end, the purpose of which is as follows: I obviate the necessity of flanging the edges of the walls of the slot which has been found necessary so that the harmonica may be ren'rovably interlocked with the slotted side of the horn, and have made it possible to fit the different make of harmonicas to the horn. Harmonicas are made both tapering from front to rear and from rear to front, which is to say sometimes the harmonicas are larger at the rear side than at the front side and vice-versa and no matter what the construction the harmonica may be inserted into my horn, always from the small end and firmly retained and having the larger end of the horn open makes it possible to insert ones fingers so as to grip and adjust the harmonica, which would not be the case if the harmonica were inserted into the horn from the larger end.

No limitation is placed on the material of which the horn 1 may be made, the length of the same or the length of slot therein; except that if the horn is made of paper or celluloid, the nature of the support for the horn will be different from what it need be, if the horn is made of metal. However, I show and will describe several different supports although the preferred construction, is like that shown in Fig. 6, which is adaptable to horns no matter oi what material they may be made.

In Fig. 6, two supporting arms 7, are

shown with bowed spring engaging ends 8, to fit over he outside oi the horn, as shown in said figure It is preferable to construct one spring engaging arm larger than the other, so as to accommodate one to the larger end of the horn 1' while the other fits the smaller end portion of said horn, and the depending or supporting arms 7, while shown as flat may be rounded or of other suitable shape.

-Nhile not shown, it is intended that the arms '7 have connection, adjustable or other wise, with some such form oi uprights 9, f

shown in Fig. 1, and these uprights connected to some suitable apparatus to be supported from the shoulders or upper arm portions of a person.

which are more or less well known, and men tion of the same is thought will be sufiicient for those skilled in the art to understand the application of the parts referred to.

The engagement of the spring engaging ends 8, with the horn 1 and over the outside thereof as shown, will not only serve to support the horn but act as a clasp to hold the harmonica 111 the horn by 1m ingmg the upper and lower edges of the slot 5 against the i harmonica.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the uprights 9 have connected adjustably therewith, arms 10, which at their upper ends have the spring e11- gaging forks 11.

gaging the end of the harmonica, while the 101k lor the lnner end of the harmonlca,

This connection has not been i shown as there are several oi such apparatus 2 That for the smaller end of the horn fitting over the horn and also enpasses through a slot 12, in the rear wall of l the horn and engages the harmonica, in the chamber 2, in like manner as its opposite end is engaged by the fork, previously referred to. The support just described, is capable of supporting a harmonica in the horn as well as without the horn.

In Figs. 4 and 5, the support forthe horn consists of the two threaded uprights 13, I which may or may not have adjustable coni nection with the parts 9, and these uprights l 13 pass up through openings 14 in the wall of l the horn, while nuts 15 on the uprights 13 i serve to regulate the position of the horn on the uprights.

By the use of a horn such as I describe, it l is immaterial whether the player plays the l harmonica with the bass at the right or the i left, being detachable, it may be adjusted at will and the harmonica so arranged as to l suit the convenience of the player.

I Having thus fully described my invention 1 what I claim and desire to secure by Letters l Patent of the United States, is

l 1. An attachment for harmonicas, com- 1 prising a cone shaped horn having a resonating chamber open at both ends, and provided with a slot in its wall extending inwardly from and opening out of the small l end thereof and terminating at a suitable l point removed from the larger end thereof. 2. An attachment for harmonicas, comprising a cone shaped horn provided in one I side with a slot opening out of one end of said i horn, and a support for said horn comprising i arms having spring bow engaging ends adapted to fit over the outside of said horn and cause the edges of the slot to impinge against a harmonica carried in said horn.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

i WILLIAM F. NEIVSAM. l

"d itnesses W. E. FORT, C. F. LANE.

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