US2527969A - Novelty turntable - Google Patents

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OC- 31, 1950 R. SIEBENKITTEL A2,527,969

NOVELTY TURNTABLE Filed July 24, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 3l, 1950 R. slEBENKlTTl-:L

NOVELTY TURNTABLE 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed July 24, 1946 TTOZNEY P129 'rellat .Patented O'ct. 31, -1950 OFFICE NOVELTY TURNTABLE Reinhold siebonkitteLNow orleans', .15.1 1

r 'jApplioation Julvy'2f1, 1946, serial No. '6535,875 @claims (01.248-45) Y The present inventionv relates to improvements in novelty turntables and lmore particularly to a turntable and mechanism` for' rotating the same upon which a Christmas tree or a disp1aysup- A vporting table may be mounted for rotary motion ,to better exhibit the ornaments or display mer'-n .chandise thereon: g f 2.' fif object vof-fthe 'invention isto provide .ani improved novelty turntable-with a 'source-of' constantgillurnination directed uponfthe :ornaments of theftree and a separate source of -intermittent illumination *vs ovtl'iat flashing light Imay be .-ajlso played Aupon the n ornaments as a rotarymotion isinpafiedfithetree .Anther object ,of tv4 e invention vresides inproviding Lan.v improved novelty. turntable in;l which the .assembly is .Charaoteizedby simplicity Vin-ole".

Signfv mbimgfnwisl ane-withal moving sans running in a bathof oilto the end that the'device l rijpogonudrenpiaymg round/thermo. A further'object of the inventionisto provide an improv/eci `turntable, 4in which alliof lther parts ,are:'flferiilosedl and completely p rotected anellin which'n'o beltsorgpulleys are.involxfedandwhere inthe deviceisjdriven by an electric fmot'orfexternally'A 'mounted'but connected by aflexible couoline l box.

n s tiu further ooj'eot ofthe iriventioil is to' profi vide anmprovedj rotary turntable involying'faj spindle carrying a point on which thefjtree;. is adapted to rest While being centralized 'by ofk concentric thumb; screws mounted in' @figpedtovreceive the butt end of the'tre a'ceordinglyneedjnot besharpened to apo jh lstillfurth'er objectof the Linvention vide an improved-rotary, turntable which is s d 's"animproyelilsafetyfifactor particularly showing the tree socket replaced by a vdisplay table; i Y

Figure 5 is aivertical, longitudinal section taken on an enlargedscalecentrally; through the .gear

, box and Yits associated parts. v

Figure` 6 is a' horizontal section'taken'` on theV line 6 6 in Figure 5.

Figurer-is also@ horizontal seouon'taken'fon Vthe line VTI-l in Figure 5. v, .A

Figure 8 is a vertical section taken Yon the li'ne 8-8 in Figure 5,.

Figure 9 is a longitudinal section taken through t,

the' revolving arm land itssupporting plate. Y. .Referring'more particularlytothe drawings I!) designates aplatiorm or stage erected upon a l suitable@.supportirigflstructurer and having in.

stalled.thereonan-electric motor .II and a'gear `I 5v meshing with awormwheel 20.

box; oi'transmissionY case l 2.' i

,Themotor I I isxpreferably external of the gear box I2as is also a flexible-coupling I3 by which v the. armature shaftof .the .motoris connected to the worm Shaft I4, which latter extends into the gearbox .I2 wherein it? has :ailxed thereto afwor'm Theworm' ,shaft I4 is journaled in bearings and I'I oifbrass 'orother"apl3ropriate ymaterial tdappropriate gearingin an enclosed gear which bearings maybe carried; as a unit upon a base'plate .I 8 secured by appropriate fastenings tog the bottom of the. gear box I2. y

A stufling box I9 Ysurrounds thelworm shaft I4 at the point Where itpasses through the side Wall of thegear box..I2 to prevent leakage of the.

' lubricant with Whichithe gear box I2 is substan" in designgicompactfand strong and whichliria'yjbe manufactured and sold at low cost so as to m its availability substantially universal. 'j

`With the foregoing and V*other objetsfinlview,

the invention will be'hereinafter more 'fully'de-f scribed andmore particularlyjpointed out inthe appended claims.

. In the drawings, in' which thejsame'parts are denotedby the same reference numerals throughout the several views,v Y Y Y f Figure lis atopplan viewrof an improvednovelty turntable constructed in accordance Vwith the present invention." Figure 2Y'is an'e'rid elevation of the same;4 I

.Figure Sis a sidel elevational view'of thefirn-v proved turntable.

Figure 4 is 'a fragmentaryvsidev elevational'viewI J@any fined. This iubrioant may be of a liquid' variety. Y v

Th'e worm wheel 2U rotates on a substantially vertical axis in fthe gearbox I2 upon a shaft 2l whichis mounted in apede'stal or other form of 'bearing'rgZocarried in the lower portion ofthe gear box .I2 and having therein a ball or Aother bearing 2,3 jwhich supports the 'worm wheel shaft 2i and 'onwhichthe latter freely rotates,` it be- Y ing understood that the hub 24 of the worin wheell 29 may be pinned or otherwise affixed to such vertical shaft-'21.;V f

The silenzi extendsupwardly above hub `ze v and has xed thereon a spur pinion 25 disposed in mesh with a spur gear 26 made fastV to the lower endof a vertical stud or counter shaft ij 2'I.r This'ocounter 4shaftf-Z'l and the upper end of Y the vertical Worm shaft'ZI may both'be jOuI- naled; inappropriate: bearings carriedby a hori- ZOI'ltal`beam .28..A The .counter shaft `2l projects up abovethe beamA 28 whereN it carries-a Aspur DIlOIlLZ dposeiin imesh with-a spur `'gear affixed to a driving spindle 3| which is supported for free rotation upon the ball or other bearing 32 supported in the horizontal beam 28.

The driving spindle projects upwardly through the top of the gear case l2 at which point it is journaled in appropriate ball or roller bearings 33 carried'by the top of the gear box and acting as a thrust bearing due to the fact that a shoulder 34 of the spindle 3| rests upon such bearing 33.

Fixed upon the top of the gear box I2 is a stationary insulating plate of ber or other appropriate material having a number of copper or other electrical conducting rings embedded therein. In the single embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings, three such conducting rings 36, 31 and 38 are illustrated. The rings 36 and 3l may be continuous circularly while the outermost ring 3B has insulatrevolving arm 45 xedly to the rotary insulating plate 44. Both the plate and the arm have an opening 41 to receive therethrough the upper portion of the vertical .driving spindle 3| to which such rotaryjinsulating.plate 44 and ree volving arm'45are keyed oraiixed and from which they receive rotation in a substantially horizontal plane.

As shown more particularly in Figures 1 and 9, receptacles, 4s, 4s; and su vfcriigm; bulbs are carried lixedly upon the upper side ofthe rotary insulating plate 44 and are exposed so kthat appropriate lamps kmay be placed therein, 'The bulbs are connected by leads 5|, 52 and 53. with the upper ends of the Shanks '54 of the plungers 55 the lower ends of which project downwardly flush or through the bottom surface of the ro- -taryinsulating plate 44 into contact with the conducting rings 36, 31 and 38. The plungers are biased to ayieldable downwardly projectedV Vposition by coil springs 56 which abut against the upper ends of the recesses 5l made in the revolving arm and the rotary insulating plate 44. The other ends of the coil springs 56 are arrangedy to abut flanges 58 on the plungers 55. These flanges engage the bottom walls of the recesses 5l to limit the downward movements of the plungers 55.

A threaded section 59 on the driving yspindle 3| is adapted to receive an internally threaded opening at the base of the tree socket B0. A point or cone 6| on the upper end ofthe driving spindle projects into the tree socket 60 and is adapted to receive the lower end of the tree 62. The tree socket 6U has a number "of concentrically arranged -set screws or thumbscrews 53 adapted to take into the sides of the tree trunk 62 at a point above its lower end which is engaged by the point 6|.

`It will be noted from Figure 5 LthatI the lower or butt end of the tree trunk 62..is not necessarily sharpened orpointed.

y, By removing the Vtree socket rQm the l beholder.'v ThisY isaccolnplished by the exceedingly compact andv strongturntable and its actu-Y ating mechanism.` In practicaga tree 7 feet in Y 4 threaded section 59 of the driving spindle, a display table 64 (Figure 4) may be threaded upon the threaded section 59 and caused to rotate with the driving spindle.

The motorv drives the Worm l5 through the flexible coupling I3 and thereby sets the gear train in operation by which the turntable is rotated. The gear train is a reducer. The reducing movement may, for'example, be from 1750 R. P. M. to 1 R. P`.'M. The motor may, for example, be l/; H. P., 110 volts, 60- cycle.

The gear box |2 is filled with oil which completely covers all of the moving parts. A

The parts may be made from appropriate material. For example, aluminum or plastic material may form the stock out of which the case, platform, etc., are made while the driving spindle is preferably of steel and the insulating parts of micata. All wires and connections are preferably solderedeand provided with suitable insulation 'by which the same are protected. The display table 64 may, for example, `be 18 inches in diameter.

As the motor and gear train rotate, the rotary plate 51 and revolving arm 45 turn slowly, carrying around Ywith them the tree l|52 and the light bulbs. The two light bulbs 48 and 49 may be illuminated continuously from the-'conductor rings 36 and` 3l while the receptacle 5 0 may be vconnected with the 'interrupted conducting ring 38 whereby the lamp in this socket will be a flasher.

VIt will be appreciated fromY the' foregoing that an attractivev display is'made by the rotationvof the ornamented and illuminated Christmas tree` in that all sides are successively presented tothe height has been easily lcarried in the rotary'socket with sixty' stationary'andtwenty flashlights running for long .continuous periods during the day and. night,

The devicefis readily placeable in a room or apartment inas'uitable location for the erection of a Christmas tree and for, connectionrto the device of the house currentcables. The device is also accessible readily as to all of its parts and is so constructed and arranged so as to enable the `device to be assembled easily and quickly. The partsmoreover have a special relation to fone another and are so coordinated to resist gettingout of order.

Although I have illustrated and described herein ,a form of the invention best known to. me at the present time, it is understood that only one embodiment of Whichthe invention is susceptible v is disclosed, and I reserve the right to make all such changes and modiications asV come within the scope of the following claims.

I claim: f

1. A novelty turntable comprising a rotary turntable, a tree holder on said turntable, apluralityof lamps and lamp receptacles carried by said turntable in position to direct illumination upon the ornaments of atree in said holder, a revolving arm carried by and separable from said turntable and having recesses therein, reciprocating plungers in said recesses vspring-biased to a projecting position and' connected in circuit with the several lamp receptacles, and a stationary insulating plate adj acentsaid turntable having conducting rings embedded therein eng-aged by said plungers and connected with an external circuit supply, one of said rings having alternate conducting and dead spots.

2. A novelty turntable comprising a rotary platform, an arm carried by said platform for rotation therewith, a tree holder on said platform, a plurality of lamps carried by said platform, a stationary plate having conducting rings thereon and connected with a circuit supply, said arm and platform having registering recesses provided with top and bottom walls, plungers disposed within said recesses provided with flanges and electrically connected to said lamps, and springs engaging the top walls of said recesses and said anges for urging the plungers into contact with said conducting rings.

3. A novelty turntable as claimed in claim 2 characterized by the fact that the flanges engage said bottom Walls of the recesses for limiting the downward movements of the plungers.

4. A novelty turntable comprising a rotary platform, a tree holder on said platform, a plurality of lamps carried by said platform in position to direct illumination upon the ornaments on a tree, an arm carried by the rotary platform and having recesses therein, a stationary insulating plate, conducting rings mounted thereon and connected with a source of electrical energy, and l reciprocating plungers received by said recesses and spring-biased into contact with the conducting rings, the plungers being electrically connected to the lamps.

' REINHOLD SIEBENKI'ITEL.

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