Reception of Telephonic Sounds.
Year: 1885

page_text: Reception of Telephonic Sounds.
I HENRY ANDREW KENT of 154 Culford Road Kingsland in the County of
Middlesex Mechanician do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as
follows:-
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The object of my Invention is to combine apparatus for the transmission and
reception of sound by telephone with a chair couch or seat or the like thus
obviating the necessity and inconvenience of using the hands for holding the
receivers to the ears or of having to move to speak to the, transmitter.
In carrying out my Invention I so contrive the form of chair seat or couch that
the receivers may be arranged as any plain or ornamental part of the chair seat or
couch or be attached to them in such a position that the sound is readily conveyed
to the person on the chair or the like or I may use a pad or blocks or pillow filled
with a substance or liquid or a combination of the same capable of conveying the
vibrations.
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The transmitters may be arranged by placing in or on the back parts of the chair
or couch or under the seat or both or on the frame suitable microphone or any other
transmitting device in such a manner or position that any parts or part of the body.
capable of communicating the vibrations of speech affect it-It is obvious that this
arrangement may be adapted to any kind of resting place or seat and the connections
and attachments may be considerably varied.
The batteries coil call bell and other details may be placed under the seat or
may be attached to on or near it or the frame, or be supported and connected in any
convenient way and if desired the switches may be actuated by the action of sitting
or resting on the chair or couch.

page_text: Reception of Telephonic Sounds.
I, HENRY ANDREW KENT, of 154 Culford Road, Kingsland in the County of
Middlesex, Electrician, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:—
The object of my Invention is to combine apparatus for the transmission and
reception of sound by telephone with a chair couch or seat or the like thus obviating
the necessity for and inconvenience of using the hands for holding the receivers to
the ears or of having to move to speak to the transmitting device.
In carrying out my Invention I so contrive or construct the chair couch seat or
the like that the receivers may be arranged as any plain or ornamental part or parts
of the chair couch seat or the like or be attached to them in such a position that
the sound is readily conveyed to and from the person seated on the chair couch seat
or the like. Or I may use a pad or block or pillow or other suitable receptacle
filled with a substance or liquid or a combination of the same capable of con-
veying the vibrations-The transmitters may be arranged by placing in or on the
back part of the chair couch seat or the like or under the seat thereof (or both) or
on the frame a suitable microphonic or other transmitting device in such a position
or manner that any part or parts of the head or body capable of communicating
the vibrations of speech or sound affect it. It is obvious that this arrangement
may be adapted to any kind of chair couch seat or like resting place, and that the
connections and attachments may be arranged in any suitable way. The batteries
call bell and other details may be placed under the chair couch or seat, or may be
attached to on or near it or its frame or be connected or supported in any other
suitable way and if desired the bell button or push and any desired connections or
switches may be attached to or connected with the chair couch seat or the like so
that the action of sitting or resting thereon will actuate the necessary switches.
I will explain with reference to the accompanying Drawings ways in which my
Invention may be carried into practical effect-Figure 1 represents one form or
modification-A A are the receivers and B B the transmitters which are shewn
inside the back parts of the chair as ordinary microphones although I may use any
other form of transmitter-The seat may or may not contain all the necessary
apparatus, which may be connected with the wall or floor by means of flexible wires
or cords or by permanent wires if desired or I may place the receivers or trans-
mitters on any other part or parts of the chair couch seat or the like or I may
construct the apparatus so that it is easily fixed on any part of the chair couch or
Beat or the like by means of thumb screws or otherwise so that it can be removed
at pleasure. Figure 2 represents this arrangement. A is the receiver B the trans-
mitter and D a joint on which the apparatus is moveable so that when it is not
required it can be readily pushed out of the way-The joint D can, it will be
evident, be arranged so that it acts as a switch or connection if desired. The
screw C is for setting the apparatus at any desired height.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
First: The combination of a chair couch seat or the like and telephone
transmitting or receiving instruments (or both) substantially as herein before
described.
Second: A chair or the like and telephone transmitting and receiving instru-
ments or apparatus combined and arranged as hereinbefore described and illustrated
in Figure 1 of the accompanying Drawings.
Third-For or in combination with a chair couch seat or the like a telephone
receiving and transmitting instrument or apparatus which is adjustable and fixable
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in Figure 2 of the accom-
panying Drawings.