US2521162A - Telephone support - Google Patents

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Sept. 5, 1950 A. G. HARRIS TELEPHONE SUPPORT Filed 001;. 3, 1946 Wm I MI Patented Sept. 5,1950

TELEPHONE SUPPORT Alexander G. Harris, Bloomfield, N. J. Application October 3, 1946; Serial No. 701,020

' 3 Claims. 1

This invention relates to improvements in telephone supports.

I In using telephones, especially for frequent us eand for conversationsof long duration, the holding of the phone manually becomes a tedious act, and decreases ones efiiciency.

LA further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described which may be conveniently secured to and removed from a telephone, which may be economically menu factured, and which is practically indestructible in use.

Embodiments of structures employing mymvention are shownin the accompanying drawings 'and described in detail in the ensuing spec fication. Such embodiments are merely by way of u example; the invention is not limited thereto but includes all other forms which would come within the scope of the appended claims. In the drawings,

. Fig. 1 is a port embodying the invention,

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, taken on line 22 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the position in which the device otmy invention is secured to a telephone, the latter being shown fragmentarily and in dotted lines,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modification of the invention,

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of another modified form of the invention,

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary, medial vertical sectional view thereof.

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view, taken on line 'I--'l of Fig. 5,

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary, elevational view of another modification of the invention, and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the arm segment adapted to be used in connection with the said modification.

As shown in the drawings, the telephone support of my invention comprises a member it of generally flat form and of ovate external outline having opposed spaced arms I! and I2 which define therebetween an ovate recess l3 which is partly closed by the inturned free ends I4 and 15 of said arms. The ovate recess is preferably provided with a resilient lining N5 of rubber or similar material. The support It is provided, at the end thereof remote from the ends top plan View of a telephone sup-. 4

in Fig. 3.

2 of the arms, with a depending stud ll; prefer; ably secured thereto at right angles to the general longitudinal axis or plane of the support it, and preferably of generally triangular out.- line.

In the drawing, a single, anchoring depending stud I! is shown; however, if desired, a plurality of such studs may be, provided, either in the form of separate units or in the form of acontinuousv extension of stud H.

In the forms of invention shown in Figs. 4-8 the end of one of the arms'of the support ll! comprises an arm segment yieldably secured thereto by spring means in such manner that the segment is normally spring urged into-position to constitute the inturned end of said arm to cooperate with the inturned end of the other arm in holding the support Ill on the phone asshown The segment and arm are provided with complementary interengaging means to assure proper registration of said parts. The segment may be readily manually displaced against the tension of the spring means for facility in initially snapping the holder over the neck Not the phone or in removing the same therefrom. When thesegment is displaced against-the tension of the spring means, the arm to which the segment is secured has no inturned end. Thus the recess- I3 is widened and the holder may be readily snapped over the neck N of the phone, the segment then moving into normal postion to constitute the inturned end of said arm and to latch the holder onto the phone, responsive to the spring tension.

In the form shown in Fig. 4, the segment I8 is provided with an elongated finger l9 and is pivoted as at 20 to the bifurcated extension 2| of the arm l2. The spring 22 bears against the end of the elongated finger IE! to pivotally urge the segment l8 into the position in which the same defines the inturned end of the arm l8. The free end of finger 59 engages the lining IE or other stop means to assure registration of se ment I8 in position to normally define the inturned end of the arm.

In the form shown in Fig. 5, the segment 23 is slidably arranged in a recess 24 in the arm [2, and is provided with a stem 25 through which the pin 26 passes. Spring 28, positioned within the arm l2, bears against the end of the stem 25 to normally urge the segment 23 into position to define the inturned end of the arm [2. Pin 26 is received within slots 2'! in the arm l2 to assure registration of segment 23 in position to normally define the inturned end of the arm.

In the form of invention shown in Figs. 8 and 9,

one of the arms-for example, the arm I2 01 the "support III, is preferably shortened and is completed by yieidably securing an arm segment 29 thereto by means of a spring 30, the opposite ends of the latter being fixed to the shortened arm and segment by any desired or convenient securing means 3|, 32. The shortened arm l2 and the arm segment 29 are preferablyprovided with cmnplementary :interengaging registering means, such as recess 33 and the boss 34, whereby the arm segment 29 will normally complement the shortened arm I2 to complete the same and constitute the end thereof.

The spring 30 is preferably providedwith side flanges 35 and with a slitted orotherwise weakened portion 36 to facilitate abending'the spring medially to permit moving the segment ,;29 downwardly as indicated in dotted linesinTigfitl for facility of application of the support to a rphone'P.

Ihe'-.smoit am is 'csecured'to -the phone i'by inesei'tiiig the neck N 10f thelatter into ithe ovate "trecess H 3, sprefer abiy at a point adjacent the receiver end of the phone, as shown in dotted-lines iin Fig. 3; itnen'by sliding the support-slightly efilong the neck -N, ztowar'd the transmitter "-end mf'the phone, the "support ii I 5 is locked-on' the incereasingly iarger crossvsection of the neck -N of the phone. The resilient 'lin'ing fB in" the-ovate -rrecess fur-ther assists the wedg'ing action.

with? the #support positioned on the phone, the iiatter may be conveniently suspended from sthe users :shoulder, the -support "[0 being gen- #tl'flfyfiflmfiholimfitdl position -and the-depending sa'stud 'll ztproviding an "anchoring gri-p or "non- :Slieie means --which "will prevent accidental displacement of the device.

The idevicetmay be-made "from any suitable mater-ial; -it will the apparent {from -a-considera- "tion =zof the foregoing description, and an ex amination or the idreavings, that it may 'be --con weiiiently moldedof plasticmaterials.

While I'- have show'nfin the drawings and "descr ibed in "the above specification, --convenient *forms of ='structur'es embodyin 'my invention, it will be apparent from such disclosure that the lnvention is capable of many further 'modifioa- 'tions without departing fromthespirit-and scope thereof,=-as set'-forth="in-theappended claims.

Having thus described "my invention what "I claim as new and desire Patent is:

'1. A shoulder support for a hand telephone receiver-transmitter set comprising a flat plate of generally ovate form, a generally ovate opening iormed in said plate, said opening passing completely through the plate and opening out through one edge thereof at oneeside .of ,the 10m ggituiiinalm'xis oi'said plate-with theglongitudinal axis of the opening disposed transversely to the :lon'gitudinal axis of the plate, said plate at the point where said opening breaks the continuity "offthe edge of the plate being provided with ia pair .of.lugs extending partially across said opening to thereby restrict access to said opening,= at :least 'one of said lugs being movably mounted, and spring means urging said lug to a position restricting access to said opening, but bei'ngjyieldable againstzsaid springmeans to move to a position-to permit the entrance of "a -trans- ,mitter-Ieceiver instrument into said *opening.

;2."The structure defined "in claim .l whereiri said movably "mounted lug is pivoted axis substantially perpendicular"tothe plate; said .lug being provided with a taihpiece, :an'rl-ssai d spring means is: positioned to resiliently-urge-said tail- -piece to a position in which the: lug-restricts access to said opening.

3.The structure defined in claim -l'vlrherei n said movably mounted lug is mounted forslidirig "movement :to and "from aposition restrictingzac- .cess to said opening, and said "spring means is "positioned to urge said lug into itsrestrit'zting position.

to secure by Letters ALEXANDER QHARRIS.

"REFERENCES CITED The following .references are of recordi'in -file of this :patent:

"UNITED--'iEl'IA'1"ES PATENTS iNumber I Name Date "D. 1'5'0,'664 Webb Aug.'1 7, 1943 683,226 .Friedman Sept; 24,1901 2,243,554 "Epstein Mayj-27, 21941 2348;138 Latusiet a1. May "2, 11944 FOREIGN PATENTS TNumber "Country Date 319,667 Italy July 17, ,1934

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