Year: 1899

page_text: A communication from abroad by THE UNIVERSAL TALKING MACHINE COMPANY
a Corporation organized under the Laws of the State of New York, of 1234
Broadway, New York City, United States of America.
I, WILLIAM LLOYD WISE, of 46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of London,
Consulting Engineer and Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to talking machines in general and more specifically
consists of an improved construction of talking machine designed to employ sound
records made in the shape of a flat disc. The invention further consists in an
improved, compact, noiseless spring motor for rotating such sound record, the
motor being so designed that it can be wound up without stopping the mechanism.
The apparatus in which the preferred form of this invention is embodied con-
sists of a-motor casing forming the base of the machine and containing the spring
motor for rotating the sound record. This sound record is supported upon a
revolving table, the table being mounted upon a vertical rotating shaft. This
rotating shaft may also project through the record carrying table and have its upper
end tapered or conical in shape for centering the sound record upon the table.
Any convenient form of brake co-operates with the rotating table, but preferably
I use a form operated by an eccentric lever.
While the body of the motor casing may preferably be made of wood, which
may or may not be provided with glass panels for permitting inspection of the
interior mechanism, I preferably make the top plate for said casing of metal,
and also make this plate a bed-plate for the entire mechanism of the motor, said
mechanism being carried by said plate and being removable from the motor casing
by simply lifting said plate. From this plate there project downwardly any
suitable number of studs which, in the preferred construction, support a parallel
late at a short distance from the bed-plate or top-plate. Journalled in one or
oth of these plates is a rotating sleeve, within which sleeve is journalled the
reviously described vertical rotating driving shaft which projects through both
f the two parallel plates before described. To the exterior of the sleeve is
stened one end of a spiral spring; the other and cuter end of said spring being
ttached to an enclosing drum, which is journalled on the sleeve. A circular
ate is fastened to the lower face of said drum and preferably forms the enclosing
wer wall thereof. This circular plate is larger in diameter than the drum and
e projecting rim thereof or other equivalent projecting flange of the drum
s a circular series of perforations formed therein. A star wheel arranged at
ht angles to said perforated plate has projecting teeth which enter said per-
ations in the projecting portion of the plate, thereby producing a form of
iseless toothed gearing. This star wheel is mounted on a
journalled in rigid projections from the top plate
winding shaft which
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page_text: adapted to engage said winding shaft, but to be detachable therefrom at will by
means of a pin or projection on the shaft and an engaging notch therefor in
the end of the sleeve of the crank. This engaging notch may have an engaging
edge parallel to the axis of the sleeve terminating at its inner end in a semi-
circular recess, while the other side of said notch has a helical discharging edge.
A locking pawl of any convenient shape is pivoted to a suitable projection
from the top plate and engages the star wheel of the winding mechanism to
prevent backward rotation of the same. This pawl has a pin engaging a slotted
arm, which arm is mounted on the winding shaft and kept in frictional contact
with the said shaft or with some projection thereon by means of a spiral spring
or equivalent means.
A washer or collar forms a bearing for the lower face of the spring drum, and
keeps the same at a proper distance from and parallel to the lower plate. A gear
wheel is fastened to the lower end of the sleeve, (which projects through the lower
bed-plate), by,any convenient means such as a set-screw. This gear wheel meshes
with a pinion which is rigidly connected to a second gear wheel, both said pinion
and last mentioned gear wheel having a common hub and rotating freely and
in unison on a stud shaft projecting from the main frame or bed-plate.
The last mentioned gear wheel meshes with a second pinion fastened to the vertical
rotating shaft by any convenient means, such as a short sleeve keyed to the shaft.
The last mentioned sleeve also carries a worm gear which meshes with a worm
of high pitch formed on a shaft journalled in projections from the main frame,
said shaft being in a plane at right angles to the vertical rotating shaft carrying
the rotating table before described. Preferably I make this worm double threaded
to insure smoothness of action. This worm shaft is the governor shaft and on
its other end is loosely mounted an axially sliding friction plate attached to a
collar (which is rigid on the shaft) by means of spring strips which carry ordinary
governor weights. This friction plate co-operates with a brake lever which I
preferably make in the form of a bell crank, the other arm of said bell crank
being perforated to permit the passage of a screw shaft therethrough. This bell
crank brake lever is pivoted to the main frame. The screw shaft which engages
with the other arm of the bell crank carries a stop at its lower end, and a spiral
spring which is always under compression holds the sleeved arm of the brake
lever down together with the screw shaft which engages therewith. The sleeve
on the end of the bell crank is internally threaded and loosely meshes with the
thread on the before mentioned shaft, so that by turning said shaft through the
agency of a thumb screw or a similar device, the position of the brake arm may
be adjusted. The stop limits the downward motion of the sleeved bell crank
arm, and so establishes a limit of speed for the governor.
Such being the record rotating apparatus, the sound reproducing apparatus con-
sists of the ordinary form of sound box containing a diaphragm controlled by a
vibrating stylus which co-operates with the spiral groove in the rotating sound
record. The reproducer sound box is carried on the end of a horn which is
supported by a swinging link pivoted at its centre to the under side of the horn
and having outwardly extending pivots at its extremities. These pivots fit into
slots in the upper ends of a U-shaped upwardly extending fork. This fork is
mounted on a sliding carriage which slides to and from the record on a line
passing through or near to the axis of the vertical rotating shaft, being guided
by a guide-rod fastened to the upper bed-plate of the motor. A parallel rod
serves as a rest for the other side of the carriage, and a cross-piece connects the
outer ends of these two rods.
A reciprocating ratchet rod is guided in this cross-piece and in a lug formed
on the bed-plate of the motor. This ratchet rod has a downwardly extending
portion at right angles to its main portion and this downwardly extending por-
tion passes through a slot in the upper bed plate of the motor and reaches to
the level of the train of gears and pinions before described as being located below
the lower bed-plate. Upon the lower end of this extension is pivoted an eccentric

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-operates with an
eccentric on the hub of
eel and pinion before described as rotating upon a stud shaft.
Pivoted on the underside of the reproducer supporting carriage is a
adapted to normally fall into engagement with the reciprocating ratchet rod.
5 carriage, however, is virtually hinged upon the guide-rod, and has an exten
at the other side by which it may be swung up on the guide-rod as a centre
as to lift the pawl from engagement with the ratchet.
lug from the carriage underhangs the parallel rod and prevents the carriage fr
being tipped up too far by striking the under side of said parallel 1od. A seco
10 upright fork
A horizontally extend
the horn and sound box, when the carriage is tipped up to one side as abo
may be mounted on the carriage for the purpose of supporti
described. This second fork is of such height from the carriage, that when th
carriage is down in its operative position, the fork does not reach the horn, bu
the same is supported only by the other fork, in which it is pivoted, and by th
16 stylus resting on the sound record.
In a modified form of this invention, a vertically acting spring plunger may
be located in the reproducer carriage and arranged, when depressed, to strike
the rear end of the pawl and swing the same out of engagement with the ratchet
without tipping up the carriage as before described.
20 The mode of operation of this invention is as follows:
The winding crank being connected to the winding shaft, the spring motor
can be wound up by turning said crank, thus rotating the star wheel and tending
to turn the frictional arm in the same direction far enough to lift the locking
pawl out of engagement with the star wheel, thus avoiding the clicking of the
ordinary ratchet winding gear.
line of perforations in the plate which is fastened to the spring drum, and
rotates said drum, thereby winding up the spiral spring contained therein. When
The star wheel noiselessly engages the circular
the operator desires to stop winding, he merely reverses the motion of the crank,
and the same disengages itself from the winding shaft by reason of the helical
discharging edge coming in contact with the pin on said winding shaft. Back-
ward rotation of the winding shaft is prevented, of course, by reason of the fact
that the slightest backward turn causes the friction arm carried by it to travel
with it far enough to bring the locking pawl which it controls back into engage-
hent with the star wheel. The motor being wound up, if the brake is taken
ff, the motor will begin to run by reason of the fact that the spring in the drum
ill cause the sleeve on which said drum is journalled to slowly rotate, and this
ill cause the train of gears and pinions below the lower plate to move, thereby
ansmitting motion to the vertical shaft journailed in the sleeve. This shaft
caused to rotate at a much higher rate of speed and carries with it the table
1 sound record resting thereon. Preferably this shaft
means of a projecting boss on said table, and said boss preferably runs on ball-
rings in the upper end of the sleeve, thereby forming a supporting ball-
ing for the shaft and all mechanism carried thereby.
fastened to the table
Then the main shaft rotates as above described, the worm-gear carried on.
ower end is also rotated and this causes the high speed worm to rotate the
nor shaft at a high rate of speed. The centrifugal action of the governor
ats pulls out the springs to which they are attached, thereby drawing the
v sliding friction plate toward and under frictional contact with the brake
This bell crank brake lever can be adjusted by
re described, and thus the speed of the governor is adjusted. It is evident
hen the winding gear is at rest, it is a means of holding the spring drum
ith regard to the main frame, but it is also evident that said winding
means of the thumb-screw
n be operated to further wind up the spring even while the motor mechan-
n operation. The apparatus thus constitutes what is called a continuous
motor.
the motor has been wound up as before described, the ca
and reproducer is slid in toward the

page_text: is done by hand after disengaging the pawl from the ratchet by swinging up
the carriage on the guide-rod as a center, as before described, or by disengaging
the pawl through the action of the plunger mounted in the carriage
itself. The carriage being slid into this position, the stylus is dropped into
engagement with the sound record at the starting point thereof. When the
motor starts into operation by reason of the brake being removed from the rotating
table, a reciprocating motion is given to the ratchet rod by means of the eccen-
This
tric and pitman connected to the motor gearing as before described.
eccentric is so designed as to give the carriage just the same amount of feed as
the stylus requires to traverse the sound record during the time of one rotation
of said eccentric. The swinging link on which the horn and sound box are
hung constitutes a yielding connection between the carriage and the reproducer,
so that the step by step feeding action of the carriage will not interfere with
the continuous movement of the stylus along the same line of travel. During the
return stroke of the ratchet, the pawl runs over one tooth and catches ready to
feed the carriage forward again on the next stroke of the ratchet. In packing
the machine, the horn and reproducer can be promptly removed from the carriage
by lifting them together with the swinging link up from the supporting fork.
The advantages of this invention consist in the compact, smooth running motor
which reduces friction to the smallest amount, and which has all its parts carried
by a single plate. This plate being the top plate of the motor casing can be
readily lifted and the motor parts exposed for examination or adjustment. The
governor is particularly smooth and automatic in its action, and the motor can
be wound up while in action. The positive feeding mechanism for the reproducer
carriage prevents the same from sticking and forcing the stylus to cut across the
record, thereby ruining the same. At the same time, the feed mechanism is
direct acting, and consumes the least possible amount of power, so that I do not
find it necessary to use a more than ordinarily strong driving spring for the
motor.
1000
W. LLOYD WISE,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Chartered Patent Agent.
improvements in Talking machines.
A communication from abroad by THE UNIVERSAL TALKING MACHINE COMPANY,
a Corporation organized under the Laws of the State of New York, of 1234,
Broadway, New York City, United States of America.
I, WILLIAM LLOYD WISE, of 46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of London,.
Consulting Engineer and Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
-
This invention relates to talking machines in general, and more specifically
consists of an improved construction for talking machines designed to employ
sound records made in the shape of a flat disc. The invention further consists
of an improved, compact, noiseless, spring motor for rotating said sound record,
the motor being so designed that it can be wound up without stopping the mech-

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The preferred form of apparatus embodying
accompanying drawings, in which
ig. 1 is a side elevation and partial section of the complete talking machine.
ig. 2 is an end elevation and partial section on the line 2, 2, of Fig. 1.
ig. 3 is a detail of the eccentric and pitman co-operating therewith to produce
reciprocating action.
Fig. 4 is a detail of a modification.
Fig. 5 is a view in longitudinal section with the eccentric, pitman, &c. omitted,
feed of the stylus in this instance being effected by the record groove in the
ll known manner.
Fig. 6 is a plan view of the underside of the motor and
Fig. 7 is a detail view on an enlarged scale of the locking pawl of the spring
nding mechanism.
Throughout the drawings, like reference figures refer to like parts.
The motor casing and base of the gramophone is in the form of any convenient
ox 1. The body of the casing is preferably of wood and may, if desired, be
rovided with glass panels, permitting inspection of the interior mechanism.
bove the box or casing a revolving table 13 is supported by being mounted
pon the shaft 12, which latter may project through the record carrying table
nd have its upper end tapered or conical in shape for centering the sound record
pon the table. Any convenient form of brake 15 may be employed to co-operate
The form illustrated is operated by an eccentric
with said rotating table.
lever 15ª.
Instead of covering the entire upper surface of the table 13 with a covering of
baize cloth or similar frictional material, as is customary, and employing a thumb
screw on the shaft 12 to hold the record down on the table, a narrow annular
strip of baize or other frictional material 16 is employed, and the ordinary thumb
screw dispensed with.
The top plate 17 of the box 1 is formed of metal and carries the entire mechan-
ism of the record rotating motor. From this plate project downward any suit-
able number of studs 18, 18. which, in the preferred construction, support the
bed-plate 19 of the mechanism of the motor, said bed-plate being parallel to
the top-plate 17. Journalled in one or both of these plates is a rotating sleeve 20,
within which is journalled the shaft 12 above referred to, which projects through
both said plates 17 and 19. To the exterior of the sleeve 20, is fastened one
end of the coiled spring 21. the other and outer end of said spring being attached
A plate 23 is fastened to the lower face of said drum
to the enclosing drum 22.
and preferably forins the enclosing lower wall thereof, and in the projecting
portion of said plate or other rigid projecting flange of the drum 22, a circular
series of perforations 24 is formed. The star-wheel 25 disposed at right angles
to said plate 23, has projecting teeth which enter the said perforations 24, and
engage the perforated flange of the drum formed by the plate 23. This star-
wheel 25 is mounted on the winding shaft 26, which is journalled in rigid pro-
jections from the top-plate 17. and the winding crank 27 is adapted to engage said
15 winding shaft, but to be detachable therefrom at will by means of the projection 28
on the shaft 26 and the engaging notch 29 therefor in the end of the sleeve o
the crank 27. The construction of the winding shaft and crank may be varied
but I preferably employ the form shown in Figs. 5 and 6, in which the notch 2
has an engaging edge 29ª, parallel to the axis of the sleeve and preferably ter
50 minates at its inner end in a semi-circular recess 29. The other axis has
As shown in Fig. 1. however, the winding sha
helical discharging edge 29.
has an outer notched end, designed to be engaged by a cross pin of the tubula
locking pawl 30. of any convenient shape
sleeve of the winding crank.
pivoted to a projection from the top-plate 17, and engages the star-wheel 25
55 the winding mechanism, to prevent backward rotation of the same.
shown in Fig. 7, this pawl has a pin 31 engaging a slotted arm 32, mounted
A's be

page_text: the shaft 26. and kept in frictional contact with said shaft or some projection
thereon by means of a spiral spring 33 or equivalent device.
A washer or collar 34 forms a bearing for the lower face of the spring drum
and keeps the same at a proper distance from and parallel to the bed-plate 19.
A gear-wheel 35 is fastened to the lower end of the sleeve 20 (said sleeve pro-
jecting through the bed-plate for this purpose) by means of the set screw or
equivalent device, as shown. This gear-wheel 35 meshes with a pinion 36,
which is rigidly connected to a gear-wheel 37, both rotating freely and in unison
on the stud shaft 38. The gear-wheel 37 meshes with the pinion 39, fastened
to the vertical rotating shaft 12 by any convenient means, such as the sleeve 40
and kev 41. This sleeve 40 also carries the worm-gear 42, which meshes with a
worm 43 of high pitch formed on a shaft 44, journalled in projections 18ª, 18.
from the main frame. said shaft being in a plane at right angles to the vertical
rotating shaft 12. This worm 43 is preferably made double threaded to insure
smoothness of action. On the other end of the shaft 44 is loosely mounted the
axially sliding friction plate 45, attached to a collar on said shaft by means of
spring strips 46, 46, which carry the crdinary governor weights 47, 47. This
friction plate 45, co-operates with one arm of the brake lever 48. preferably made
in the form of a bell-crank lever, the other arm being perforated at 48° to permit
passage of a screw shaft 49 therethrough. This brake lever is pivoted to the
main frame at 50. The screw shaft 49. carries the stop 51 at its lower end, and
the spiral spring 52, which is always under compression, holds the sleeved arm 48ª
of the brake lever, and the screw shaft 49, which engages therewith, down. The
sleeve on the end of the arm 48 is internally threaded. and loosely meshes with
the plate on the shaft 49, so that by turning said shaft 49, through the agency
of the thumb screw 53 or equivalent device, the position of the brake arm can
be adiusted. A stop 51 limits the downward motion of the sleeved arm 48ª, and
so establishes a limit of speed for the governor.
The sound box 10. is of the usual construction the reproducing stylus 11 co-
operating with the groove in the sound record 14. As shown in Figs. 1 to 4
inclusive, the reproducing sound box is carried on the end of the horn 9, which
is supported by the swinging link 8 pivoted at its centre to the under side of
the horn 9, and having outwardly extending pivots 7 at its extremities. These
pivots fit into the slot 6 in the upper end of the U-shaped upwardly extending
fork 5. This fork is mounted on a sliding carriage 4, which travels to and from
the record on a line passing through the axis of shaft 12 being guided by the
guide-rod 3, which is fastened to the upper bed-plate of the motor. A parallel
rod 2, serves as a rest for the other side of the carriage 4, and the cross-piece 55,
connects the outer ends of these rods 2 and 3.
A reciprocating ratchet rod 56, is guided in this cross-piece 55 and in the
lug 57 formed on the bed-plate of the motor. This ratchet rod has a downwardly
extending portion 58 at right angles to its main portion, and this extension 58
passes down through a slot 59 in the upper bed-plate of the motor and reaches
to the train of gears located below the lower bed-plate. Upon the lower end
of this extension is pivoted the eccentric rod or pitman 60, which co-operates with
the eccentric 61 formed on the hub of the gear. 37 of the motor or rigidly attached
thereto.
Pivoted on the under side of the carriage 4, is a pawl 62 adapted to normally
fall into engagement with the ratchet 56. The carriage 4. however, has an
extension 4, by which it may be swung up on the guide-rod 3 as a centre, so
as to remove the pawl 62 from engagement with the ratchet. The horizontally
extending lower lug 4° prevents the carriage from being tipped too far by striking
the under side of the rod 2. Anupright 65 may be attached to the carriage for the
purpose of supporting the horn and sound box when the carriage is tipped up to
be slid back. This upright is of such length that when the carriage is down in
its operative position, the upright does not reach the horn, but the same is sup-

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he modification shown in Fig. 4, the plunger 03, which is normally held up
he spiral spring 64, will, when depressed, strike the rear end of the pawi 62,
swing the same out of engagement with the ratchet 56, without tipping up
carriage 4 as above described.
n Figs. 5 and 6, the ratchet feed mechanism is omitted, and the motor as
re shown is adapted for operating the rotating table only, the feed of the
lus across the record disc being effected in this instance in the well known
uner by the record groove. In these figures 2 represents a rigid support, upon
ich the arm carrying the sound box and horn is designed to be mounted.
The mode of operation of this invention is as follows:-
The winding crank 27 being connected to the winding shaft 26, the spring
otor can be wound up by turning said crank, thus rotating the star wheel 25
d tending to turn the frictional arm 32 in the same direction far enough to
it the locking pawl 30 out of engagement with the star wheel, thus avoiding
e clicking of the ordinary ratchet winding gear. The star wheel 25 noiselessly
gages the circular line of perforations 24 in the plate 23 which is fastened
the spring drum 22, and rotates said drum, thereby winding up the spring 21
ontained therein. When the operator desires to stop winding, he merely reverses
he motion of the crank 27, and the same disengages itself from the winding
haft 26 by reason of the helical discharging edge 29 coming in contact with
he pin 28 on said winding shaft. Backward rotation of the winding shaft 26
s prevented, of course, by reason of the fact that the slightest backward turn
causes the friction arm 32 carried by it to travel with it far enough to bring the
locking pawl 30 which it controls back into engagement with the star-wheel 25.
The motor being wound up, if the brake is taken off, the motor will begin to
run by reason of the fact that the spring in the drum will cause the sleeve 20
on which said drum is journalled to slowly rotate, and this will cause the train
of gears and pinions below the lower plate 19 to move, thereby transmitting
motion to the vertical shaft 12 journalled in the sleeve. This shaft is caused
to rotate at a much higher rate of speed and carries with it the table 13 and sound
record 14 resting thereon. Preferably the shaft 12 is fastened to the table 13
by means of a projecting boss on said table, and said boss preferably runs on ball-
bearings 54 in the upper end of the sleeve 20, thereby forming a supporting ball-
bearing for the shaft and all mechanism carried thereby.
When the main shaft rotates as above described, the worm-gear 42, carried
on its lower end is also rotated and this causes the high speed worm 43 to rotate
the governor shaft 44 at a high rate of speed. The centrifugal action of the
governor weights 44 pulls out the springs 46 to which they are attached, thereby
drawing the axially sliding friction plate 45 towards and under frictional contact
with the brake lever 48. This bell crank brake lever can be adjusted by means of
the thumb-screw 53 as before described, and thus the speed of the governor is
adjusted. It is evident that when the winding gear is at rest, it is a means
of holding the spring drum rigid with regard to the main frame, but it is also
5 evident that said winding gear can be operated to further wind up the spring
even while the motor mechanism is in operation. The apparatus thus constitutes
what is called a continuous winding motor.
When the motor is wound up the carriage 4 is slid to the right (see Fig. 1)
by disengaging the pawl from the ratchet by swinging up the carriage by means
50 of the extension 4 if the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is used, or by
disengaging the pawl through the action of the plunger 63 if the construction
shown in Fig. 4 is employed. The carriage being slid to the right, the stylus 11 i
dropped into, engagement with the starting point of the sound record 14. Whe
the motor starts into operation rotating the sound record a reciprocating motio
55 is given to the ratchet 56 by means of the eccentric 61 and pitman 60. Thi
eccentric is so designed as to give the carriage just the same amount of feed a
the stylus 11 requires to traverse the record during the time of one rotation

page_text: said eccentric 61. The swinging link 8 constitutes a yielding connection between
the carriage and the reproducer so that the step by step teeding action of the
carriage will not interfere with the continuous movement of the stylus along the
same line of motion. During the right hand stroke of the ratchet 56, the pawl
runs over one tooth and catches ready to feed the carriage toward the left on
the return or left hand stroke of the ratchet. In packing the machine, the horn
and reproducer can be promptly removed from the carriage by lifting them
together with the swinging link 8 up from the supporting fork 5. When the
end of the record is reached, the reproducer can be lifted up and the carriage 4
slid back to the starting point in the manner before described.
The advantages of this invention consist in the compact, smooth running
motor which reduces friction to the smallest amount, and which has all its parts
carried by a single plate which can be readily lifted and the motor parts exposed
for examination or adjustment and in the simple and inexpensive method of
feeding embodied in the construction shown, and in the convenient mounting of
the horn and reproducer in the fork carried by the feed carriage. The pawl
and ratchet is a much simpler and more convenient feed apparatus than the
ordinary feed screw, and is more easily connected with the motor. It is automatic
in its action and in engagement or disengagement, and requires no oiling. By
giving the reproducer a positive feed in the manner described, all possibility is
avoided of the mechanism sticking and thereby compelling the stylus to jump
back and cut across the record, thereby ruining the same, as sometimes occurs
with machines in which the reproducer is fed by the action of the sound record
groove instead of being fed by a positively actuating mechanism as is the case
with my invention.
Of course, various changes could be made in the details of construction illus-
trated without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention so long as
the principle of operation described or the general relative arrangement of parts
illustrated is preserved. Other forms of step by step feed mechanism could be
employed and they might be operatively connected to the record rotating mech-
anism in different ways. The particular form of sliding carriage and guide-
ways shown might be changed, and the reproducer otherwise mounted on the
carriage, but all such modifications should be considered as matters of detail
only and still within the boundaries of this invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:-
1. In a mechanical motor for talking machines, the combination of the motor
casing, the top-plate removably attached to said casing, the frame supported
from the under side of said plate, a sleeve journalled in said frame, the rotating
vertical driving shaft journalled in the sleeve extending therethrough and pro-
jecting through the top-plate, a turn table carried by said shaft, the gear-wheel
on the sleeve, the pinion on the shaft, intermediate gearing from said gear-wheel
to said pinion supported on the frame, the drum journalled on the sleeve, the
spring on said drum having one end fastened to the drum and the other to the
sleeve, and the winding gear mounted on the frame and directly connected to
the drum.
2. In a mechanical motor for talking machines, the combination of the motor
casing the top-plate removably attached to said casing, the frame supported
from the under side of said plate, a sleeve journalled in said frame, the rotating
vertical driving shaft journalled in the sleeve extending therethrough and pro-
jecting through the top-plate, a turn table carried my said shaft, the gear-wheel
on the sleeve, tlie pinion on the shaft, intermediate gearing from said gear-wheel
to said pinion supported on the frame, the drum journalled on the sleeve, the
spring on said drum having one end fastened to the drum and the other to the
sleeve, and the winding gear mounted on the frame and directly connected to
the drum, together with the worm-wheel on the rotating driving shaft, the

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th the worm wheel, all said governor parts and shaft being also journalled in
e frame.
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3. The combination of the rotating sound record, the sliding reproducer carriage
e reproducer hinged thereto, the record rotating mechanism, and the step by
feed mechanism for the carriage operated by the record rotating mechanism.
4. The combination of the rotating sound record, the sliding reproducer
arriage, the reproducer hinged thereto, the record rotating mechanism, and the
eciprocating ratchet feed mechanism for the carriage operated by the record
otating mechanism.
5. The combination of the rotating sound record, the sliding reproducer
arriage, the reproducer hinged thereto, by a connection slightly yielding in
he direction of travel of the carriage, the record rotating mechanism, and the
tep by step feed mechanism for the carriage operated by the record rotating
mechanism.
6. The combination of the rotating sound record, the sliding reproducer
carriage, the reproducer hinged thereto, the record rotating mechanism, the step
by step feed mechanism for the carriage operated by the record rotating mechanism
and means whereby the feed mechanism may be thrown out of gear on the return
motion of the carriage.
7. The combination of the rotating sound record, the sliding reproducer
carriage, the reproducer hinged thereto by a connection slightly yielding in
the direction of travel of the carriage, the pawl on said carriage, the reciprocating
ratchet co-operating therewith, the record rotating mechanism, the eccentric
rotated by the said rotating mechanism and the pitman for transmitting motion
from said eccentric to said reciprocating ratchet.
8. In a talking machine the combination of the carriage the upwardly extend-
ing fork having slotted ends, and the horn having a sound box on its end and
removably mounted in the slotted ends of the fork.
9. In a talking machine the combination of the carriage, the upwardly extend-
ing fork having slotted ends, and the horn having a sound box on its end and
removably mounted in the slotted ends of the fork, by means of a swinging link
pivoted at its centre to the under side of the horn and having pivots on each
extremity adapted to drop into the slots in the ends of the fork.
10. The combination in a talking machine of the rotating sound record, the
reproducer carriage sliding on guides and hinged to swing in a plane at right
angles to the line of sliding motion, the reproducer hinged to said carriage and
having its stylus resting on the sound record when the carriage is down upor
the guides in operative position and the support for the reproducer also carrie
0 by the carriage and normally out of engagement therewith but so located as t
tipped upon its hinge.
sunport the reproducer when the carriage
11. The improved talking machine constructed arranged and operating sub
stantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and shown in Figs. 1 to
and in Figs 5 to 7 of the accompanying drawings.
Tul 1960.
1980.
W. LLOYD
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46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Chartered Patent Agent.
Dated this th day
Tul 1900.
W. LLOYD WIS
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Chartered Patent Agent.