US2506113A - Hluminated record holder - Google Patents

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y 1950 I v. M. SORRELLS 2,505,113

ILLUMINATED RECORD HOLDER Filed Dec. 19, 1947 IIII I 'IIII Victor M. Sorrel/s INVENTOR.

Patented May 2, 3950 npUMnva r D R oonn HQLDE}; Victor M; Sort-cells, Little Rock, Ark vv eiie e fieha 95 1 ser a t-.7 7 .9 1?! (Cl: 2-1 8)l 4 Claims. 1 Y

This invention relates'to new and useful im provements and structural refinements in i1: luminatedrecord holder's, andthe principal ob je'ct of the ifivsnuon"tdprbv e a device of the character herein described; such as may be conveniently employedbyiiewspaper carrier boys, delivery men; collection ag nts'and the like, asa remindergso tos'peak; for the calls whichjthey are to'make ontheirioute. M t' A further" object of the invention is to provide a record holder which, being illuminated, is particularly adapted for use at night.

Another'objefct of the invention is to provide an illuminated record holder whichis simple in construction and 'wm'eh ay be easily and conveniently manipulated.

An additional object'of the invention is to pro-, vide an illuminated record" holder which will readily lend" itself to "economic manufacture, which may be easily carried the pocket or purseof the user',"and wh ich is otherwise well adapted forfthe' purpose for which it is intended. With the above more'imjportant objects in View, and such other objects assay become apparent as thisspec'ification proceeds; the invention consists 'essentiallypf the arrangement and con; struction" of 7 parts" as illustrated in the a,cco1ndm-Wi in whi h Figure MS a, perspectiveview of the invention;

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view, taken substantially in the plane" of the line 2-2 in Figure 3 Figure 3 is a cross sectional view; taken'sub: stantially in the plane of the'line 3'3"in Figure 2;

Figures is a cross sectional, view, taken substantially in the plane of the" line. 4-4 inFigf. a

Figure 5 is a cross sectional, view, taken sub,-

stantially in'the plane of the "line 5--5 Figure 2, and

Figure 6 is an end View nth nreg i Like characters of reference are employed to oi a winding knob useddesignate like parts in the specification and A bracket-shaped frame If: is provided in one end portion of the housing ll, this frame, dmirirriodating a pair of rotatable,- spools- 16', I1. '4 ec s r n q ape [8. is w n' a le un ithe sp ols a porti n o the. pe b n s b e; throu h e an ar ie f ope nrmed 5 t e m n? o e ns are provided for rotating-the spool, L6 so asto'wind the tape [8 thereon, said means. cl que sisting of a reciprocable; plunger [9, which''x ten u w rdly, rom e ho si m s equipped at the outer end thereof with-I a finger piece 2Q, the, recip cating: movementfof the: plun er eing g ided, brvj'af su t. bi e ra e rbracket 2| withinlthe housing: I lj. The inner; end portion of the plunger l fisl formedl'with a notch finfit tu ins a, seattz for a resilient end portion of which anchored onjthe plu as indicatedat 24,, While. its re a n nend at s form. what may bed e e redi a ah a sula drivingdog; 25; 'Iihisdbg. enga es. a ratchet. 2e providedj u the, spool. l6, 'andiit will beapparentj ha am im ei u aen flg 'p e d inwa yi n thefdiregtioni of, the arrow 21.; motiong'will bew imparted to theratchet 26 and to thespool 16, as t 2.8;- Moreover, alter te nwamnd o ward movement oi the; tiger will ilnpart) interrnit-v tent, un ectional 'otary motionfto thespoolg'lfi, .,.s u ,1t,thatap It will bedrawn. m the "spool llon'to the spool l6 pasttheopening '81 s h t n t ons qn r h l flr hec epm egthroughitheoperiingv I31, as will,

T mdl al aears s ln th frame'IS as at 32; and therema J 4 h d portion, of the rod is angulated and suitably anchored to the plunger l9 as at 33. It will be apparent from the foregoing that therod 29 performs a triple function, firstly, checking the rotation of the spool l6 by means of thedog 30 as already explained, secondly, providing what may be referred to as a tensioning device for the spool I! by virtue of thesemi-circular detent 3|, so that the possibility of slackness of the tape I8 is prevented, and thirdly, providing an additional guide at 33 for the reciprocable plunger l9, and at the? same time, returning the plunger to its starting position after it has been depressed.

The tape I8 may be wound back onto the spool I! from the spool I6 by means of aknurled knob 34 equipped with ashank 35 which is rotatable in the housing H and is retained in position thereon by means of a diametrically extendingpin 36. The inner end of theshank 35 terminates in a diametrical protuberance or dog 3'! which is separably engageable with a diametrical groove orsocket 38 formed in one end of the spool ll. It is to be noted that when theknob 34 is rotated to rewind the tape, the frictional engagement of the detent 3| with the spool I! will swing the free end portion of therod 29 so as to disengage thedog 30 from theratchet 26, thus facilitating rotation of the spool l6 during rewinding of the tape. Needless to say, when the plunger I9 is in its full outwardly slid position, thedriving dog 25 does not engage theratchet 26, so that the spool I6 is free to rotate for rewinding purposes.

By simply removing thepin 36 and thereafter removing theknob 34 with theshank 35 from the housing I I, the entire frame l together with the spools I6, I! may be removed from the housing for the purpose of changing the tape l8, if so desired. On the other hand, the tape l8 may be changed while the frame I5 is within the housing.

Means are provided for illuminating thetape 18, said means consisting of anincandescent lamp 39 mounted in asocket 40 which, in turn, is provided on abase 5| positioned in the housing H. This base also carries a pair ofdry cells 42,.the latter being in circuit with thelamp 3!! through the medium of asuitable switch 43.

The actuating lever of theswitch 43 projects outwardly from the housing I I through anaperture 44, and the light rays emanating from thelamp 39 are, of course, diffused throughout the housing ll, so that the tape I8 is clearly visible through the opening 18. In addition, anopening 45 is provided in the cover l2, so that light may emanate outwardly, directly from thelamp 39.

If desired, the tape l8 may pass over aplatform 46 provided on the frame l5 and disposed under the opening l8, this platform providing a support for the tape when inscriptions are being written thereon.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly apparent from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly, a further description thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having described the claimed as new is:

invention, what is 1. A record holder, comprising in combination, a housing formed with a sight opening, a pair of rotatable spools in said housing, a record tape windable on said spools, a portion of said tape being visible through said opening, a ratchet on one of said spools, a reciprocable plunger provided on said housing, a driving dog on said plunger and in operative engagement with said ratchet, and a combined tensioning and checking device comprising a resilient member frictionally engaging the remaining spool and having a free end portion in engagement with said ratchet.

2. In a record holder, the combination of a housing formed with a sight opening, a pair of rotatable spools in said housing, a record tape windable on said spools and visible through said opening, a ratchet on one of said spools, a reciprocable plunger provided in and extending outwardly from said housing, a driving dog on said plunger and in operative engagement with said ratchet, and combined means for tensioning the remaining spool, checking rotation of said ratchet and urging said plunger outwardly from said housing, said means comprising a resilient rod provided intermediate its ends with a detent frictionally engaging said remaining spool, one end portion of said rod being angulated to provide a check dog in engagement with said ratchet, and the remaining end portion of said rod constituting a U-shaped guide engaging an inner portion of said plunger.

3. The device as defined inclaim 2 wherein one edge of said plunger is provided with a notch, said driving dog comprising a resilient wire having an intermediate portion thereof seated in said notch, said wire terminating at one end thereof in an angulated catch seated on an edge of said plunger opposite from the notched edge, and the remaining end portion of said wire being angulated to operatively engage said ratchet.

4. The device as defined inclaim 2 together with a rewinding knob provided exteriorly of said housing and operatively connected to said remaining spool, the frictional engagement of said detent with said remaining spool disengaging said check dog from said ratchet upon actuation of said knob.

VICTOR M. SORRELLS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 185,271 Rees Dec. 12, 1876 434,217 Wagner Aug. 12, 1890 2,054,459 Burt Sept. 15, 1936 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 238,311 Germany June 16, 1931

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