The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1909)

THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 51 LATEST PATENTS RELATING TO TALKING MACHINES AND RECORDS (Specially prepared for The Talking Machine World.) Washington, D. C, Sept. 10, 1909. Talking Machine. Fred Shaffer, Vandergrift, Pa. Patent No. 929,505. This invention relates to an exceedingly simple and effective device whereby either disc or cylinder records may be used upon the same machine. Fig. 1 is an end view, parts thereof being broken away showing the machine in position for playing disc records. Fig. 2, a similar view showing the machine in position for playing cylinder records. Fig. 3, a rear view of Fig. 1, parts of the machine being broken away to more clearly show the operating parts. Fig. 4, a plan view showing the arm carrying the reproducer in dotted lines. Fig. 5, an enlarged perspective view of the frames showing the shifting mechanism. Fig. G, a view jn eleation of the •lamp for adjustng the disc re)roducer to the apering arm of he horn. Fig. 7, i view in elevation of a knob or shield to be placed at the end of the disc or cylinder shaft. Fig. 8, a face view of the drive pulley, and Fig. 9, a section at the line X— X of Fig. 8. •Sound Box for Recording and Reproducing Machines. William W. Zackey, Philadelphia, Pa., assignor of forty-nine one-hundredths to Chas. B. Hewitt, Burlington, N. J. Patetn No. 930, 715. In sound boxes for recording and j reproducing ma ^^•■S" | chines, as heretofore constructed, the re g u 1 a t i o n and control of the vibrating member or diaphragm has not been such as to insure the pioduction of the clearest, purest tones and the reproduction of perfect articulation and the like, while at the same time maintaining a desirable volume of sound. Even a view of a f raghaving attiched embodying the near approach to a pure tone has only been accomplished by sacrificing sound volume and vice versa. In the present invention there has been devised a novel stylus supporting means and diaphragm securing devices whereby tone volume and tone quality have a direct relation one to the other and in which the stylus and its adjuncts may be manipulated as desired for a minimum or maximum volume while the tone quality is appreciably affected. Phonograph. John C. Nernberg, Athens, Wis., assignor of one-half to Claude F. Hamilton, same place. Patent No. 930. 6S3. The object of this invention is to provide a simple and effective repeating attachment for disc phonographs, its construction and arrangement being such that when the swinging-arm of a phongraph has completed its travel in the reproduction of a record, the said arm is lifted by the repealing device, returned to the starting point upon the record, and then gently lowered in such a manner that the pin is set upon the record without causing any damage to the same. In the drawings Fig. 1 represents a pia ment of a disc phonograph thereto a repeating device features of this invention, n arts being broken away and parts in sec '^J* tion to better illustrate the details; Fig. 2, an elevation of the same with parts broken away and other parts in section to morew-(v* clearly show the structural details; Fig. 3, a detail sectional view of the apparatus, the section being indicated by line 3 — 3 of of Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a detail cross-section of the apparatus, as indicated by line 4 — 4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5, a detail sectional view as indicated by line 5 — 5, showing an elevation of the repeater, motor and connected mechanism, and Fig. G. a detail sectional view, as indicated by line 6 — 6 of the preceding figure. Feeding Device and Brake for Sound-Reproducing Machines. Frederick Sheppy, Chicago, 111., assignor by mesne assignments to Hawthorne & Sheble Manufacturing Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Patent No. 929 253. The chief objects of this invention are to t^provide a brake for talking machines that will automatically stop the record move ment by fractional — f\^.^. c o n t act of the brake member therewith at the termination of the sound reproduction; to provide an automatic record brake for ■ — CTi. i. — , talking machines that can be readily attached to the instrument without disfiguring the casing or marring the finish in any way, and to produce an effective automatic brake for the purpose stated that is so designed that it will be equally effective when applied to instruments of different sizes. Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a talking machine with improved automatic brake attached thereto; Fig. 2 is a plan view with a portion of the swinging arm broken away to disclose the parts of the mechanism beneath; Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the brake-shoe in engagement with the periphery of the record disc, the stylus having been disengaged from the record groove; Fig. 4 is a front view of a sound-reproducing instrument showing method of attaching the automatic brake, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the c:ip for supporting the brake lever. Brake Mechanism for Talking Machines. Guadelupe Buelna and Arthur E. Burson, Santa Barbara, Cal. Patent No. 930,038. One of the objects of this invention is to provide an automatic braking mechanism for disc talking machines, which is actuable by the movement of the sound box carrier arm instantaneously upon contact, thereby to avoid destruction of the stylus by continued rotation of the disc, and all possible damage liable to be occasioned by the stylus following the path of th.2 waves on the inside of the record. J?yj which waves or indent ions are usually rough and coarse. Another object of this invention is to eliminate all mechanism hitherto employed for this purpose for elevating the sound-box immediately upon the completion of the reproduction of a record, and to cause the brake to act on the rotating disc carrier synchronously with the completion of the travel of the stylus in the sound waves of the disc. In the drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective view of this invention applied to a talking machine. Fig 2 is a fragmentary top plan view. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail showing the adjustable slide and spring for preventing same from slipping. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail partly in section showing the bral e m/? releasing stud in the guide preparatory to setting the same for actuation. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the position of the brake releasing stud after actuation by the sound box carrier arm. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective showing the brake actuating spring and the position of the brake releasing stud after the brake has been thrown. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary vertical section on lines 7 — 7, Fig. 4. Fig. 8 is a perspective detail of the adjustable slide, and Fig. 9 is a fragmentary detail showing the position of the brake releasing stud preparatory to releasing the brake. M ■">