US2066064A - Toy telephone - Google Patents

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Dec. 29, 1936. BREGMAN 2,066,064

TOY TELEPHONE Filed May 16, 1935 I N VE N TOR. HARRY BREGMAA/ ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 29, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOY TELEPHONE poration of Ohio Application May 16, 1935, Serial No. 21,720

18 Claims.

This invention relates to toy telephones, and more particularly to a toy telephone of the type having a calling device such as a rotatable dial.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved toy telephone having a calling device and novel signaling means arranged to be actuated by the calling device.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy telephone of the dial type having novel signaling means including a plurality of sound producing devices arranged to be actuated by rotation of the dial.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an improved toy telephone of the type having a rotatable dial and signaling devices including a bell adapted to be actuated in response to rotation of the dial in one direction, and a voice simulating device adapted to be actuated in response to rotation of the dial in the opposite direction.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved toy telephone having a dial and a signaling device, and novel means for operatively connecting the dial and the signaling device.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying sheet of drawings, wherein Fig. l is a side elevation of a toy telephone embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional elevation taken on line 3-3 of Fig. l.

35 Fig. 4 is a partial sectional plan view taken as indicated by the irregular section line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view showing the dial and bell ringing mechanism, and 40 Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the dial and bell ringing mechanism in section.

More detailed reference will now be made to the accompanying drawing for the purpose of describing the improved toy telephone which embodies my invention. However, before proceeding with such detailed description, it should be understood that the invention is not necessarily confined to the particular construction illustrated, but may be embodied in various other devices coming within the scope of the appended claims.

My invention may be embodied in a toy telephone cf the cradle type, that is to say of the type having a standard or base and a combined transmitter and receiver removably supported thereon, and in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing I show a telephone of this type. The base IU of this telephone may comprise a sheet'metal shell H which has been stamped or otherwise formed to the desired shape, and a cradle l2 thereon 5 which provides a support for the combined transmitting and receiving hand set l3. The base may also include a bottom cover plate M which may, if desired, be provided with a covering or sheath 15 of felt or other suitable material. 10

The hand set l3 may be of any suitable construction,-such as sheet metal, and may comprise a handle part I! having receiver and transmitting parts l8 and I9 secured to opposite ends thereof. The handle part I! is shaped for removable supporting engagement in the cradle l2. A cord 26, simulating an electric conductor cord, may be arranged to connect the hand set l3 with the base In.

The cradle l2 and the bottom cover I4 may be conveniently secured to the shell II by means of a clamping rod or bolt 22 which extends downwardly through the cradle and the shell and has a clamping nut 23 disposed in a recess of the bottom cover M. The cradle may be spaced above the shell ll of the base by means of a spacer 24, of wood or other suitable material, through which the clamping rod 22 extends.

As shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing, the shell ll of the base may be provided in the front wall thereof with a recess 25 in which the rotatable dial 26 of the calling device is arranged. The calling device also includes a plate 21 having an annular series of numerals or characters such as the names of cities or stations. As is usual in devices of this kind, the rotatable dial 26 has an annular series of openings 28 through which the characters are visible. The openings of the dial are shaped to receive a childs finger for causing rotation of the dial.

In accordance with my invention I provide this improved telephone with a plurality of signaling devices 30 and 3| which, as will be presently explained, are arranged to be actuated in response to rotation of the dial 26. The signal ing device 30 comprises a. bell 36 and mecha nism for ringing the same. The signaling device 3I may be a voice simulating device such as a device capable of producing a cry or squawk. The dial 2 6 is mounted upon a rotatable shaft 33 and is drivingly connected thereto by means of the nut 34 cooperating with the shoulder 35. The shaft 33 extends into the hollow shell I l and, at its inner end, carries the bell 36 and a winding member 31. The bell and the winding member 'may be'secured to the shaft bynuts 38and 39 so that these members will be rotated with the shaft.

A 0011 spring may be disposed around the shaft 33 with one endithereof anchored to the shell as indicated at 4|, and its other end extendingf' into an anchor slot or Opening of the shaft. "A 'star wheel 43 and a ratchetcwheel 44 areconnected with each other and are both ro' tatably" mounted on the shaft 33. V The *star wheel 'coop-, erates with an escapement-like pawl to cause swinging movement of a bell clapper 46, The escapement-like pawl 45 is rockably mounted. on c a pivot 45a so that spaced portions thereof 6 are alternately engaged by the teeth of-the star wheel 43; and includes an integral oifset' arm 45b having the clapper 46 at its'o ut'erend. A plate T causes the clapper46 to be swung or vibrated into detent 41 rotates with the shaft 33 and hasspring fingers 48 adapted to engage the teethof-the I ratchet wheel 44. V

7 From the arrangement seen that when the dial 26-is rotated in a clock-' wise direction the shaft 33 will'rotate the'plate detent 41 in the same direction, and the spring fingers 48 of the latter'e'ngaging the teeth of the ratchet wheel 44, will also cause the ratchet wheel and the star wheel topbe rotated in a clockwise direction. This rotationoi thegst'ar wheel 43 striking engagement with the bell 36. The

clockwise rotation of the shaft 33 tensions the spring '40 and, when the dial is released after the clockwise rotationg the spring rotates the dial in a counter-clockwise direction; and returns the same to itsstarting position; During this return movement of the dial under'th e influence'of then spring 40, the spring "fingers j48 of the plate detent "ride over the teeth of the ratchetwheel 44 so thatlthe star wheel43 will ,notberotated atthis time. j

The signaling device 3| may be a device of the typehaving a bellows 5!! and a reed or other.

sound producing element (not shown) past which 3 air is caused to flowby'operation of the bellows.

The device may be: of the type having a weighted 7 part 5| whichis lifted to expand the bellows and which descends by gravity to collapseithe bellows V andforce air past the sound producingelement. InaccOrdance withmy invention I transmit motion from'the dial shaft33 to t e signaling device3|to causethe bellows to be extended and collapsed in response to rotaticn of the dial.

For this purpose I pro'vide an operating connec-i tion between the dial shaft and'the weighted part 5|, preferably in the form of a cord or strand" 53, which is connected with the weighted part and with the winding member 31; V The strand maybe led through'one or more guidearms 54 whichare suitably arranged to direct the move ments of the strand. 1 V r a 'With the arrangement just explained it'will be seen that when the dial is'rotated in the clockwise direction which, as explained above, pro-. duces ringing of thebell 3,6,the strand 53jis wound in the space, 55 between the member31 and the bell 36. The winding of the strand tensi'ons'the same and causes theweighted part 5| to be lifted to extend the bellows 50. When the V dial is released and rotated in the counter-clock- V wise direction under the influence of the spring 4|],ithestrand 53 is allowed to unwind and the weight 5| descends by gravity thereby collapsing 7 the bellows 5p and forcing air past the sound producing element to cause the same to emit a cry orsquawk which, in some instances, may be .a sound simulating the voice;

just described it win be 7 'ments of the dial.

As a feature of my invention; I may utiliae'r ani elastic strand as the strand 53 which provides the operating connection between the dial and V the sound producing device 3|. When an elastic,

strand is used for thispurpose it will be seen that the strand need not be of an accurately determinedlength and thetensioning of the strand'to lift the weighted part/5| may be caused in part.

by a winding up ofthe strandand in 'part by astretching thereof." By use of such an elastic strand, operation of the signaling device 3| may be had as the result of either partial or complete rotary movements of the dial 26.

'To facilitateassembly of the parts of the toy, r I telephone If'may provide ;a suitably shaped bracket 56 for supporting and positioning the signaling device 3|. This bracket may be secured to the rear 'wall of .the shell II, as by means of rivets;5'|,- and ,may have an arm 58 extending 1 laterally above the bottomicover plate l4 for supporting'the device 3|; The arm 58 may have] spring fingers 59 which grippingly'engage the device 3| to retain the same in position. If

desired, the bracket '56 may be extendedupwardly so that the guide arms 54 may be carried thereby. The'connection between the strand 53 and the weighted part 5| of the signaling device 3 3| is preferably located eccentrically with respect to the center59' of the signaling device, as shown in Fig. 4, so that after'the signalingjdevices'30 and-3| have been assembled into the'base of the telephone in the relative positions jshownin Fig.

3 and" with the ends of the :cord 53 connected V V ythereto, it is only necessary to rotate the device 3|-'within thefspring fingers59 to takeup any slack which may exist in'the strand 53 when the dial isin its starting position. After the "slack,;: has been taken up the fingers 59 can be further 7 deflected into firm holding engagement with the 'device3l; f

fI'he' shell of the base In may be provided with a a a plurality 'of appropriate openings 60 for the signaling devices and 3|. 1

From theaccompanying drawing and the'fore g assage of sound waves emanating from, the i going description, itwill now'be readily -understood that I have provided animproved toy telephone embodying a plurality of signaling. de=

vices arrangedto' operate in res'ponse to move It will also be. seen that V I 1 V have provided novel meansfor causing-the de sired operation ofithesignaling devices-whereby. one devicefsuchasa bell, may be operated in. responseto rotation of the dial in one direction as do not constitute a departure from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims." I v Havinggthus described my invention, I claim: 3

rotation of the dial in the p 1..A toy telephone. of thedial type having a rotatable dial, a plurality of signaling devices cooperatively disposed relative to thedial, and

operative connectionsbetween said dial and signaling devices arranged to cause operation of one signal device in response to rotation of the dial in one direction and operation of another signal device in response to rotation of the dialin the opposite direction. r

2. In a toy telephone, a base, and. a callin device including a series of indicia associated with the base and a rotatable member mounted over said indicia, a plurality of signaling devices, means responsive to rotation of therotatable member in one direction for actuating one signaling device, and means responsive to rotation of the rotatable member in the opposite direction for actuating another signaling device.

3. In a toy telephone of the dial type, a base, a calling device thereon including a rotatable dial member, a plurality of signaling devices including a bell ringing device and a voice simulating device, and operating connections rendering the bell ringing device responsive to rotation of the dial member in one direction and the voice simulating device responsive to rotation of the dial member in the opposite direction.

4. In a toy telephone, a hollow base, a rotatable member thereon, a plurality of signaling devices in said hollow base including a bell ringing device and a voice simulating device, said hollow base having sound exit openings, means for causing operation of the bell ringing device during rotation of said member in one direction, and means for causing operation of the voice simulating device during rotation of said member in the opposite direction.

5. In a toy telephone, the combination of a base, a rotatable member thereon, a sound producing device of the type having a bellows, and operating means responsive to rotation of said member for extending and collapsing said bellows, said operating means including a winding device driven from said rotatable member and a strand having connection with the bellows and adapted to be tensioned by rotation of said winding device.

6. In a toy telephone, the combination of a base, a rotatable member thereon, a sound producing device, and means for actuating the sound device including a winding device driven by said rotatable member and a strand having connection with said sound device and adapted to be tensioned in response to rotation of said winding device.

'7. In a toy telephone, the combination of a base, a rotatable member thereon, a sound producing device, means for actuating the sound device including an elastic strand adapted to be tensioned by rotation of said member.

8. In a toy telephone, the combination of a base, a rotatable member thereon, a signaling device, means responsive to rotation of said member for actuating said signaling device, a sound producing device, and means for actuating the sound device including a rotatable winding means operatively associated with said rotatable member and a strand adapted to be tensioned by rotation of said winding means.

9. In a toy telephone, the combination of a base, a rotatable member thereon, a signaling deviice, means, responsive to rotation of said member for actuating said signaling device, a sound producing device of the type having a bellows and means for collapsing the same, a winding means adapted to be operated by said rotatable member, and a strand having operative connection with said bellows and adapted to be tensioned by said winding means to extend the bellows in response to rotation of said member.

10. In a toy telephone, the combination or" a base, a rotatable member thereon, a signaling device, means responsive to rotation; of said member for actuating the signaling device, a sound producing device of the type having a bellows and meansfor collapsingthe same, a winding means responsive to rotation of said member, and a strand connecting the bellows with said winding means and adapted to be ten sioned by the latter.

11. In a toy telephone, the combination of a base, a dial thereon adapted to be rotated manually in one direction, a spring for rotating said dial in the opposite direction, said spring being arranged to be tensioned during the manual rotation, a signaling device, means responsive to the manual rotation of said dial for actuating said signal device, a sound producing device of the type having a bellows and means for collapsing the bellows, and means responsive to the manual rotation of said dial for extending the bellows.

12. In a toy telephone the combination of a base having a rotatable dial thereon, a signaling device, means mounting said signaling device on said base so as to permit rotation of the device relative to the base, and means for actuating said signaling device in response to rotation of the dial including a strand having connection with the signaling device eccentric to its axis of rotation whereby rotary adjustment of the signaling device takes up slack in the strand.

13. In a toy telephone, a base, a plurality of sound emitting signal devices thereon, a manually operable spring-returned dial, and connections between the dial and the signal devices operable to cause sequential sounding of said devices. v

14. In a toy telephone, the combination of a base having a bell device and a pneumatic device thereon, a rotary actuating member movable manually in one direction, a spring adapted to move the actuating member in the opposite direction, means connecting the pneumatic device for operation by said actuating member, and a ratchet mechanism operably connecting the actuating member and said bell device.

15. In a toy telephone, a base having thereon a bell device and a pneumatic device, a manually operable spring-returned dial, and a ratchet mechanism and an elastic cord providing respectively an operating connection between the dial and said bell device and between the dial and said pneumatic device, said ratchet mechanism and elastic cord cooperating to cause sequential sounding of said devices.

16. In a toy telephone, the combination of a base having thereon a pair of sound producing devices one of which is a pneumatic device, a rotatable operating member manually movable in one direction, a spring adapted to cause return movement of said operating member, means connecting said operating member and said pneumatic device to cause sounding of the latter during said return movement, and a ratchet mechanism between said operating member and the other signal device for causing sounding of the latter during said manual movement.

17. In a toy telephone, a base having thereon a bell device and a pneumatic device, a pivoted actuating member manually movable in one direction and adapted to be automatically returned, means operably connecting said actuating member and said pneumatic device including an elastic strand adapted to be tensioned and stretched during manual movement of said actuating member and to be contracted and slackened during return movement of the actuating member,

and e'i'atchetmechanism ifor eausing ,bpepation of the bell device during manual movementpf the actuating member and. rendering the bell dey 'vice inoperative durin'g'sai'd retum movement of V hthe actuating memberg,

-' :18.In"a. toy telephonmpiqnsehaving a. pneuadapted te be automatically returned, and an op erating'connection between said actuating member and'said device comprising :an elastic strand adapted to betensioned and stretched during 7 manual movement of the actuating member and; to be contracted andslackened during the rerturnrxnovement of-the actuating me mbel r Hum-w BREGMAN;

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