US1440048A - Telephone index mounting - Google Patents

Description

Dec. 26, 1922.

H. R. ALBORNE.

TELEPHONE INDEX MOUNTING.

HLED MAY 13, 1921.

Patented Dec. 26, 1922..

HILTON n. Amso ann, or STILLWA'I'ER, ivirnnnso ra.

TELEPHONE INDEX MOUNTING.

Application filed May 13,

State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Telephone Index Mounting, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a novel combination between a telephone and a telephonevnumber index, the index being of a form to permit its being mounted above the mouth piece of the telephone.

The various features of novelty of the invention will appear from the detail description thereof taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part of the specification.

Referring to the drawings Fig. 1 is an elevation showing the index as applied to an automatic telephone.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the index itself.

The index consists of a number of leaves or sheets of paper 10 secured at their upper edges to a stiff back 11 which, as shown in the drawing, extends below the lower edges of said sheets for a considerable distance. The extending end of the back is perforated as at 12 to permit the threaded end of the mouth piece 15. of the telephone to pass therethrouglr. The index is adapted to be secured to the telephone by being clamped between the front face or disk 16 of the telephone and the mouth piece 15 which screws into said disk, the index properbeing above the mouth piece.

By supporting the index above the mouth piece insteadof below the same, a superior and more satisfactory arrangement is had. It is more directly in the line of vision and hence the data thereon can be more readily seen. Another important advantage is that the leaves of the index can be lifted up and turned over to lie on the other sideof the back of the index. This is an importantimprovement over indexes which are mounted or sup- .ant from the mouth piece.

1921. Serial N0.46Q,183.

portedbetweenthe mouth piece and'thebase 17 of the telephone for in such indexes it is, impossible or impracticable to turnthe index leaves over. In my index, it it is desired to expose a telephone number of a certain party, the leaves can be swung up and over onto the other side ofthebacl; thus leaving the data exposed to easy observation during the calling of that particular number, a result not obtainable when the index is pend- "While the arrangement of the index above the mouth piece is particularly desirable on telephones of the automatictype on account of the dial 18 between the base and the mouth piece,the arrangement is equally desirable on telephones of the manual type since there is no interference in grasping the telephone. The invention is simple but the results obtained from it are most desirable and greatly enhance the utility of telephone indexes. Heretofore, so far as I am aware, it has not been customary to-support the index above the mouth piece.

Having thus described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-' ters Patent is 1. The combination with a telephone, of a straight back support clamped between the mouth piece and disk thereof, a plurality of HlClGX leaves turnably hung on their upper edges to the upper edge of. said support whereby said leaves may be swung from the front to the back of saidsupport.

2. The combination with the mouth piece of a telephone and its supporting disk, of an index support clamped between the said mouth piece and its disk, said support extending upwardly from the mouth piece, and a plurality of normally pendent index leaves turlnably secured to the upper margin of said support. l

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of May, 1921.

HILTON a. ALBORNE.

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