A New or Improved Holder for Telephone Receivers.
Year: 1896

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Holder for Telephone Receivers.
I, ARTHUR JOHN FIPPARD, of the Firm of "Fippard & Cooper," of 63, Old
Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, in the County of Hants, Electrical Engineer, 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:-
This invention relates to telephone receiver holders, and consists in devices the
use of which enables the diaphragm of the telephone receiver to be held firmly in
a position close to the ear of the operator, while his mouth is in convenient
proximity to the transmitter. In order that this may be effected I use an arm or
bracket, through a fork in the end of which the telephoue receiver is passed in
such manner as to be supported; and I so attach this arm to the telephone box or
case that it when turned downwards rests in such a position that the bell circuit is
closed, but when the telephone receiver and arm are turned upwards to the position
aimed at, the bell circuit is broken or disconnected and the operative circuit of the
telephone closed or connected.
In order that my invention may be fully understood and ascertained I append a
sheet of drawings in which :-
Fig. 1. is a plan of a transmitter and receiver, the latter being attached to the
box by an arm.
Fig. 2. is a plan of the receiver and arm when not in use, the bell circuit being
closed.
Fig. 3. is a plan of same with the receiver inclined for use, the operating circuit
being closed.
Fig. 4. is an end view of same.
Fig. 5. shews a modified form of arm or bracket.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts or to parts fulfilling
like functions throughout the drawings.
A indicates a telephone box which is fixed to a wall B and has a transmitter C
fixed to it in the usual manner. To one of the sides of the box (the left hand side
as shewn in the drawings) is fixed an arm D in such manner that it with its collar d
can turn freely round upon a pivot. The arm D is bent at the part d¹ and at its
end is a clip d of such a size that it conveniently holds the telephone receiver E,
this latter being either held in the clip by the latter springing or by a pin d' which
passes through two holes in or near the points of the clip. When not in use the
arm is turned downwards until it assumes the position shewn in Fig. 2., the receiver
hanging nearly vertical and in this position the bell circuit is closed either by the
use of the device shewn in Fig. 4. or by any other suitable arrangement.
When
it is required to use the telephone it is brought by the hand to the position shewn
in Fig. 3. when the mouth of the user being in close proximity to the transmitter,
the diaphragm is close to his left ear. The movement to this position breaks the
bell circuit and closes the operating circuit of the telephone.
The making and breaking of the circuits may be effected by means of the device
sbewn in Fig. 4. in which an arm f is fixed to the arm D and moving with it, by
means of a chain or connector f¹ the switch is moved which opens and closes the
circuit; or the arm may be arranged in the interior of the case as shewn in Fig. 2.
and itself form the switch.
In some cases the arm D is divided in its length and the ends d' are joined by a

page_text: vertical pin d in such manner that the clip d with its supported telephone
receiver E can be moved in a vertical plane, thus giving a greater ambit of
movement and increased capacity for adjustment.
The telephone receiver can be left in the position shewn in Fig. 2. when not in
use, or it can be removed from the clips d' by taking out the pin d', and replaced
in the clips when required to be used.
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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 :-
1. A telephone receiver holder which is pivoted to the telephone box or case, and
which can be turned upon its pivot in such manner as to bring the diaphragm of the
receiver near the ear and simultaneously close the bell circuit, but which when
required for use can be moved by the hand so as to break the bell circuit and close
the operating circuit substantially as described and shewn.
2. A telephone receiver holder constructed and operated substantially in the
manner and for the purpose hereinbefore described.
3. In a telephone receiver holder the combination of a pivoted arm D arranged
so as to be moved in such manner as to make and break the bell and operative
circuits, with a clip dat its end for holding the receiver substantially as described
and shewn.
4. A telephone receiver holder as hereinbefore described and claimed and
having a joint in its arm D substantially as shewn and described with reference to
Fig. 5.
Dated this 25th day of March 1896.
W. H. MURCH,
Upper Terrace Road, Bournemouth, Agent for the Applicant.