US997905A - Phonograph-cabinet. - Google Patents

Description

G. A. COOPER.

. PHONOGRAPH CABINET. 7 APPLICATION FILED Anna, 1910 Patented July 11, 1911.

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PHONOGRAPH-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent. July m 1911.,

ipplication filed April 15, 1910. fierinl No. 555,523.

To all whom it concern:

Be it known that I, Cnnnnns 7X: Coornn, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, in the county of New York, and State or" New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Phonograph-Cahinets, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

The object of this invention is to provide a drop-head table or cabinet, in which a panei, head," or movable section is arranged to supporta sound reproducing instrument, such as a phonograph or the-like, said instrument being provided with a horn or suitable device for enlarging. intensifying and diffusing the sound produced by said instrument. said horn heing mounted beneath the panel within the cabinet and arnz-inged to he raised and lowered with the instrument and said movable panel.

A further object of the invention is to n'ovide an opening through the outer wall of the cabinet adapted to regi ter with the mouth of the horn when raised to its operative position, to permit the sound to pass out thereihrougln said opening being provided with a plurality of longitudinal bars or members to aid and assist the acoustic prop- QPLL\,5 of the horn.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will he more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

in the accompanying drawings: Figure a perspective view illustrating a cahinet having a drop head or movable section, the same being in its -aiso l position and the operating leaf in its extended position. Fig. 2 is an'enlarged sectional view on l ne 52? of Fig. 1 through the hoisting mechanism, illustrating the movable section in its raised position. 1 ig. 2-}- is plan view ofthc drop head showing the relative osition of the veruical guides and the mom ers hy which the head is supported. Fig. 4* is a central-sectional side elevation ofthe cabinet showingthe instrument in position on the drop head and the horn supported from said instrument Within the cabinet, the Whole being in its raised or operative position. F; 5- is the seine as Fig. 4 showing; the cabinet, as closed and the instrumenthorn lowered nto the one cabinet to its inoperative position. Fig.

'6 is a detail of one siyle of horn which may he supported Within the cabinet to be raised and io'ivered with the phonograph and the drop head.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates the cabinet which is designed more particularly "for the support and reception of a phonograph 2 or other sound reproducing instrument, which is adapted to rest, upon the drop head or movable section 3 thereof. The horn 4 or sound elaborating device is designed to be supported by any suitable means heiow the drop head and within the :ahinet chamber 5, so that said horn will more up and down with each movement; of said head. This horn may he of any desired or convenient shape and is preferably mounted a horizontal position, its rear end heinn" provided with contracted neck portion into which fits the lower end 7 of tribe 8 this tube then extends onward therefrom through'the opening 8 1n the drop head, the upper end of said tube beirg connected at 9 to the usual sound trans uniting arm 1 When the horn and drop head are in their raised or operating position the mouth 11 of the horn is brought into a position to register with the opening -2 in the front wall of the cabinet. Thinhars 13 of wood or other suitable material, preferably tapering in cross section from the outside inward, are pieced at 'ciose intervais longitudinally across this opening prii'naiiiy for the purpose of aiding in 0 min; ing more effective distribution of the sound emitted through the horn. These bars also serve as an ornament in the design of the cahinet for partially closing the o ening'l2.

The top portion 15 of the tab e or cabinot is preferably provided with an outwardly swinging or extending ieeff or member 16' Elli-ll hinged at 17 and when in its extended position it lies against and is supporter on the ledge 1.8. This top portion is pro vided with an aperture 19 into which is designed to fit the instrument supporting drop head or movable section ( lords 20, 21, 22 and 23 ere preferably connected to the four corners of this movable section, the cords 22 and 23 being brought together as at- 24, see Fig. 2, into the single cord 25, led out over pulley 26 and secured at 2'7 to the extension lent, see Fig. 1', while the cords 20 and 21 on the opposite side of the movable section are brought together in a similar manner and led out by the single part 28 over pulley 29 and is fastened at 30 to the opposite edge of the extension lent to, l luitehle guide bars are arranged to tend from the table top do n to en inclosing partition 32, which bars are engaged by the ends of the guide arms I do not restrict myself to this particular errzmgeinent for operating this drop head as any desirable or suitable means may be employed for this purpose.

The space above the partition for n: convenient inclosing receptacle into which the drop head with its horn and its sup ported machine may be lowered. said heed being adapted to rest upon the tour upright supporting posts 3%, which receive the weight and prevent the horn from coming into contact with said partition.

The lower portion of this cabinet may he provided with shelves or otherwise arranged for the reception of the collection record disks used in con cetion with the phonograph.

In the operation of my im 'noved phonograph cabinet the lent 15 is swung back to its extended p0: tion, shown in Fig. 1. The phonc aph i upon the drop heed, the horn 41 1s puss j. through the removable section in the buck of the cabinet and connected to the nuichine by means of the tube 8, which may serve, if desired, as the only supportingmeans for suid lu'u'n. lly this arrangement the horn entirely concealed and the tone rezulered soft and mellow by being; conducted down through the cabinet 5 and out through the burrcd opening in the wall thereof. By this menus the large, unwieldy und in some cases unsightly horn ordinarily employed with this cluss of phoimgruph entirely eliiniimted, enabling the machine and rill of its utl'ziclu ments to he incloscd within the cabinet when desired.

When the pl'lonogruph is no longer re quircd for immediate use it only necessary to raise the free end the leaf and told it over the top oil? the ca inet, whereby the drop head with its suppoied r" i and horn will at once end ho the compurtment below,

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by the retreating head being covered by the leaf, leaving the face of the table plain and clear for other purposes. The machine and its attachments thus disposed of are entirely inclosed, are out of the way and protected from dirt and dust.

l i hcn it is again desired to operate the machine it is only necessary to raise the leaf, swing it outward on. its hinges, thereby bringing the machine up level with the sur face of the table and the mouth of the horn in position to register with the opening in the cabinet wall, it being then only necessary to position the records and the machine is ready for operation.

shown by comparing Figs. 4 and 5, the phonograph and its amplifying horn are not changed as to their relationship whether raised or lowered or during raising or lowering. Therefore the instrument could be started pla ing while in the position shown %l. and then lowered to the position ,l in Fig. while still continuing to pluy. ll hen in the latter position, the vol nine of sound of course would be materially reduced so tar as the sound can be emitted trmn the receptacle portion of the cabinet. in brief no adjustment whatever has to be made of any of the parts or the relationship of some parts to others whether the instrument is to be brought out to play with full volume of sound, or is to be retired into the receptacle.

it will be observed that the drop head or instrumentsupporting section 3, when in raised position ms shown in Fig. l, substantislly closes the opening in the top of the. cabinet, thus confining the sound issuing from. the horn to the space within the cabinet so that the sound issuing from the cabinet must come through the portion 12 where the acoustic properties of the horn .1111 be softened or controlled. While in this operative position the disk or records oi. the instrument may be changed without shitting drop head 3, and when desired the entire apparatus can be lowered entirely into the cabinet either whil} laying 01' when silent. The horn being und the section 3, and the'lzitter closing the opening in the cabinet, result in the sound being exceedingly mellow, while still. permitting the records of the instrument to be changed.

Having thus described my invention, what i cluim as new and desire to secure by Letter. lntent, is:

The combination with it cabinet having an opening in its top, and a drop head adapted to .r use said opening, of it sound reproducin instrument siuiiported on said drop head, :1 horn connected with said instrument and located below said drop heed said cabinet having a sound outlet opening with which the eutl *t of said horn coincides when said drop head is raised, means in said last inentioned opening for diffusing the sound Wall of said cabinet to deflectthe same beemitted from said horn, whereby the full fore it reaches said outlet opening. 10 volume of the sound is emitted when said In testimony whereof I afliX-my signature drop head isin raised position,-and means in presence of two witnesses. 1

for operating said drop head, whereby the CHARLES A. COOPER.

said horn may be lowered below the plane i Witnesses:

of said sound outletopening to direct the Gannon D. CooPnn,

sound emitted from said'horn against the H, I. CHA'IFIELD.

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