US1167063A - Phonographic-disk-record cabinet. - Google Patents

Description

A H. HAAG.

PHONOGR/{PHIC DISK RECORD CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22, 1915- Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

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//////// 1 All ,INVENTOR vWITNESSES ATTORNEYS A. H. HAAG.

PHONOGRAPHIC DISK RECORD CABINET.

.APPILICATION FILED APR 22. 1915- V 1,167,063, Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- i %/II1HHIIIH{I I 2- I W I Ag F/ f 6. l2 /6 WITNESSES I INVENTOR X i ,y ATTORNEYS ALFRED n. HAAG, or NEWPOR NEWS, wwma.

PHONOGRAPHIC-DISK-RECOR-D CABINET. 1

To all 'wkom it may concern:

.- 'Be a known that I, ALFRED H. Him, a

I citizen of the United States, residing at Newort News, county of Warwick, State .ofv

and its adjuncts which is simple in construction, eflicient in operation and of durable construction.

" 'It further consists of a novel front plate for the cabinet having a series of slots,

' thereinfor the insertion or removal of the and'the records and by means of which the latter are guidedjin their movement while their faces ooves therein are prevented from contact with the walls of the slots...v

It further consists of other novel'features of construction, all as will be hereinafter fully set forth. I

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings a preferredembodiment which is preferred by me, since the same will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged andv organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cabinet embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is. a sectional view on line w-a;, Fig. 1. Fig-3 is a sectional view on line yy, Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is

a front elevation of a 'portion of the front plate on an enlarged scale. Flg. 5 1s a sectional view on line z-z, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line H, Fig. 5. Fig. 7

represents in detached position a side elevation of a-modified construction which I may employ. 3

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings :-1 designates a cabinet of any suitable size 'and shape which is provided at a'suitable point with an upper, preferably inclinedstrip 2, having "suitable groovesS therein forming the u per tracks and with a lower preferably inc ined Specification of Letters Patent.

a novel device or container for stor- I ter upwar strip4 having grooves 5 therein, which are Patented Jan-.4,-1916. Application filed Apr1122, 1915. serial- No. 23,022.

in alinement with the grooves of theupper strip 2, forming the lower track. The strips.

or tracks are supported in any suitable or deslred manner within the casing in the present instance being in suitable inclined POSItIOD, so that when the record 22 is in-" serted in the-cabinet it willat once roll into the desired position. The lower strip or track is spaced from the bottom of the casing order to form a chamber 6 for the ejectlng arms, as will be hereinafter described.

7 designates a front plate connected'in'any suitable manner with the casing 1 and which plate is preferably formed of sheet metal.

front plate, which are adapted to aline with the upper andv lower tracks in order to per mit of the insertion and removal of the disk record. The edges of the metal at the slots i Fig. 2, and in order to provide a bearing surface as a guide for the record disks as they are inserted and removed, whereby no sharp edge of the metal contacts with the record or the grooves therein. 7 As will be noted, more Fig.4, the distance between the walls of the particularly from i A series of slots 8 are formed in the said slots at the center is greater than at the upper. v

and lower portions, in order that these upper and lower portions will serve as guides for the records 22, whereby the face of the records andthe grooves therein will be prevented f rom comingin contact with the walls of the slots, as will be evident. The walls of the slots 8 preferably converge/from the cenwidest part 10 of said slots is at thev center thereof. In, the lower, portion of the front plate 7 and at a point beneath the bottom tracksjI provide a series of relatively short slots 11 through each of which extends an' ly and downwardly so that the which extends laterally across the casing 1 in the chamber 6 and is situated out ofalinement with the center of the records 22,when

in their rearmost position in the tracks and Ipreferably locatethe rod forwardly thereof, so that the inner end of each of the ejector levers 12 will be normally in lowered position and will'return thereto afterbeing actu-' Suit able spacingmembers may be mounted upon -the-tube or rod 13 intermediately of the ejectorlevers 1 2 in order to hold the same in proper spaced relation with respect to each other. I w

The inner terminal 14 of each armor lever 12 is deflected upwardly and is normall juxtaposed to and in alinement with the edge of the record to be ejected, it being understood that thereis an ejector arm or lever provided for each track or for each record. As here shown, I have provided the end 14 of thearms 12 with a finger or engaging member 15, which may be suitably flattened or wider than the arms orlevers 12 in order to Suitably engage with the edge of the record. The ends of the ejector arm or lever .which extends forwardly of the cabinet are provided with the finger pieces'16 for ease of actuation. Suitable means is provided for guidingthe inner end of the arms or levers 12 and ashere shown I provide aplate 17 mounted Within the casing having a series to remove a record, by pressing upon the finger-piece 16 the terminal end of the proper ejector arm carried thereby, will engage with the desired. record and propel the same forwardly beyond the front plate 7 whereupon'it can be grasped by the opera tor. Upon releasing the finger-piece 16 the ejector arm drops to its normal position by reason of its weight or the influence of gravity. The slots 8 and the front plates 7 guide the records during their insertion and removal, whilethe enlarged space between the walls of the slots at the center prevents the face of the record from being injured.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that my novel constructionaof disk record ,cabinet can be manufactured for the market in quantities very cheaply since the slotsin thesheet metal front plate 7,can be readily punched therein by suitable machinery and the flanges 9 serve to reinforce and stiffen the wallsof the slots, as is evident, so that the'front plate 7 will be very rigid underall conditions and will not warp or change its'shape. The ejector arms 12 canlikewise be very cheaply manufactured out of sheet metal and since the same are preferably .made throughout of one piece and the terminal or finger member 15 is integral therea with, the, cost of production is greatly simplified, and-it W111 be further apparent that ll have entirely dispensed withs springs, i elbow levers, links and othersimilar mechanismswhich are usually employed in devices of this character- I The finger pieces 16 are preferably arranged in staggered order, aswill be apparent from Figs.-1 and 6, and can be provided with suitable insignia or nu meralscim dicative of the record which'it is desired to withdraw from the cabinet and the ejector arms 12 'carrying-saidfinger pieces are fulcrumed in position by merely slipping the tube or rod 13 through the same after said arms have b'eenassembled in the chamber 6. Bylocating the pivotal pointcor fulcrum of said arms 12 to one side of the center of gravity, as will be understood in Figs. 5 and 6, itzwill be apparent that after a record ha'sxbeen ejected and the finger removed from the finger piece 16,the arm 12 will automatically drop into its normal position by reason of gravity, so. that there is no necessity for the employment of springs,

linksor other extraneous devices, in order. to restore the e ector arms to normal or. operative position.

The body of the cabinet l can be made of any suitable material as can also the] .upper and lower strips 2 and 4 and 1t wlll of course be apparentthat said stripsand" the top, .sides'and rear wall of the cabinet, as well as the front plate 7, can be held in assembled position by any suitable means, as will be apparent tothose skilled in the art.

slots 8 instead of being curved, may be composed of upwardly diverging straight walls, and downwardly diverging straight walls, which may meet at about the center ofthe face plate 7, whereby said slots will be widest at about the middle of their length, and it will be apparent that if desired the slots may have parallel walls, without departing from the spirit of my invention, and the reinforcing or stifi'ening flanges 9 may be omitted, if desired, although in practice I prefer to employ the same.

It'will loosely mounted upon the rod or tube 13, so that they willrock freely thereon, so that th inner ends thereof will drop by ,the action of gravity, and if desired, said inner .is efiective and operative without such springs 20. I

In the construction seen in Fig. 7, the

It will be apparent that the walls of the be understood that the arms 12 are duced. in size and have a rubber or other" upper end of the terminal 14: may i'e-.

- cap 21 thereon, if desired, to impact with 'the're'cord or disk,22, whereby the latter can be readily .pr'opelled [from the exterior-of the caslng.

if desired, construct the upper. and lower strips 2 and 4 bf metal having the grooves 3 and 5 respectively therein formed as .cor- 7 It will be apparent .that practice I may,

. rugations .in the metal, which .can. be readily effected by,rolling, pressing or any-other suitable means, as will be, apparent to those skilledin the art, and it will furthermore be apparent that if desired the. top, bottom,

' also sides and rear Wall of the cabinet'canbe composed-of'thin sheet metal without depunching of said arms.

parting from the spirit of my invention.-

Theholes in the arms12 through which .the tube or rod 13 asses, can obviously be punched therein simultaneously with the It will now be apparent that I have devised a novel' and useful construction of a phonographicdisk record cabinet which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the vention and the above description,.and 'whlle I have, in the present instance, shown and described a preferred. embodiment thereof which will be found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, it is to .beunderstood that the same is susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit orscope of the inventionor sacrificing any of its advan- 'tag'es.

Having thus describedmy invention, what I claim. as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,.is:

-1. A phonographic disk record cab net, comprising a casing provided with; tracks for the reception of the disk records, a front plate having slots in alinement with said tracks to permit the insertion and removal of the recordsand a plurality of one piece.

arms each of which is pivotally mounted in suitable relation to. its superimposed track, with its fulcrum in advance. of 1ts center of gravity and the center of. its rec- -ord when the latter isin its rearinostposi terminal extended upwardly and juxtaposed tion whereby-each of said arms drops by gravity upon being released and each arm having one end proj ecting forwardly through its slot in said-plate and its opposlte inner to and in alinement with-the record to be ejected. Y

2. A phonographic disk record cabinet, comprising a casing providedwith upper and lower tracks for the reception of the disk records, a front plate provided with a series of slots, a plurality of arms each having an end projecting through one of said slots, a rod suitably supported upon a a I I fulcrum within the casing beneath the lower tracks and in advance of its center of grav ity. and the center of the records and upon which fulcrum said arms are pivoted whereby. said arms drop by'gravity upon being released and a rearplate within the casing having a series of aliningslots through each of which one of the arms extends and is guided, the-inner terminal of each of said armsbeing deflectedupwardly and juxtaposed to and in alinement with the record to be ejected.

3. A comprising a casing provided with a plu-' rality-of tracks for the reception of the disk records a front plate having slots in alinestifl'enin'g flanges, and the distance between .the walls of the slots at their centers being greater than at the u per and lower portions, and means for ejecting a record from said tracks.

phonographic disk record cabinet, I

ment w1th said tracks, the edges of the'metal Y at the slots being bent inwardly to form .4. A 'phonographic disk record cabinet,

comprising a casing provided with lower, in-

cli'ned tracks for the reception of the disk records, and a plurality of unitary ejector levers, each of which is .pivotally mounted below said tracks, and each of said levers -having its fulcrum in advance of its center of gravity, whereby said ejector levers drop by gravity upon being released, and each of said levers having one end projecting forwardly from said casing for convenient manipulation and having its opposite inner rear terminal deflected toward and juxtaposed-to the record to be ejected.

. 5. A phonographic disk record cabinet,

comprising a casing provided with. lower,

- inclined tracks for the reception of the disk 1 records, and a plurality of unitary ejectorlevers, each of which is pivotally mounted below said tracks, and each of said levers having its fulcrum in advance of its center marring of the record grooves is prevented. j

- 6. In a phonographi'c disk 'ecord cabinet, supporting and guiding means for closely related parallel disk records, and a plu-v rality of unitary, independently operable,

oscillatory levers, each of which is pivotv allv mounted below said sup orting and guiding means, and each of sai lev ers havjuxtaposed to .the record to be ejected, saiding one end projectin from said cabinet 0rd upon the depression of theonter end of for convenient manipu ation and having its sa id lever. v opposite rear terminal deflected toward and 4 RE Hg Q 5 rear terminal being retained normally 1n Witnesses: '7

depressed position and ada ted to be ele- E. HAYWARD FAANKs, vated into contact with the juxtaposed reo- H. S. FAmBANKSQ"

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