US2348506A - Automatic record changing apparatus - Google Patents

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May 9, 1944. J. D. WEAVER AUTOMATIC RECORD CHANGING APPARATUS 5 Sheets-Sheet 1' Filed Deb. 6, 1941 INVENTOR JER'ALD D.WEAVER May 9, 1944. J. D. WEAVER AUTOMATIC RECORD CHANGING APPARATUS 5 Shets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 6, 1941 INVENTOR D. WEAVER ATTORNEY m oE 'AUTOMATIC RECORD CHANGING APPARATUS Filed Dec. 6, 1941 5 Sheets-Sheet s INVENTOR May 9, 1944. J. D. WEAVER 2,348,506

I AUTOMATIC RECORD CHANGING APPARATUS I Filed Dec. 6, 1941 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR J. D. WEAVER AUTOMATIC RECORD CHANGING APPARATUS May 9, 1944.

Filed Dec. 6, 1941 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 VINVENTOR 0 o. WEAVER reversing mechanism.

reversing position, returning the reversed record to the turntable 2,348,506 AUTOMATIC RECORD CHANGING APPABATU Jerald D. Weaver, Fort Wayne, Frtlr Television and a corporation of Delaware Application December 6, 1941, Serial No. 421,891

Ind, assignor to Radio Corporation;

12 Claims. (01. 274-) This invention relates to an automatic phonograph and particularly to a mechanism for mov ing and reversing records of different diameters.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved automatic phonograph in which bothsides of a stack of intermixed records supported on the turntable may be played and thereafter removed from the turntable.

Another obiect of the invention is to provide improved mechanism for moving a played record from a tumtable, reversing it, and moving the reversed record back to the turntable.

Another objectof the invention is to provide improved mechanism for moving a played record from a turntable to a record magazine.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved record-engaging means which is adapted to be adjusted to engage the top record on the turntable.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved record-engaging means which is adapted to engage records of difierent sizes. 1

Another object of the invention isto provide improved pickup arm control mechanism for accurately positioning a pickup arm over the porting a stack of records, a record magazine and record-moving mechanism. The record-moving mechanism comprises means for moving the turntable vertically relative to its axis for maintaining the top record on the turntable at a predetermined elevation, record-moving means mounted beyond the periphery of the turntable for moving to a record-discarding position, a pair of arms connected to the record-moving means for movingrelative thereto into engagement with the top record on the turntable and for moving with the record-moving means to the record-discarding position; a rotatable member on the record-moving means and operatively associated withthe arms for cooperating in moving the arms into and out of engagement with the record on the turntable, and actuating means on the record magazine for moving the rotatable member as the record-moving means is moved to the record-discarding position. Normally the initial playing grooves of records 01 different sizes.

In accordance with the present invention,

there is provided an automatic phonograph which has a rotatable turntable and record- 'I'he record-reversing mechanism comprises a record-moving mechanism mounted beyond the periphery of the tumtable for moving to a record-reversing position, record-reversing means connected to said recordmoving means for moving therewith and for moving relative thereto when the record-moving means is in record-reversing position for reversing a record and a pairof arms connected to the record-reversing means for moving relative thereto into engagement with a record on the turntable and for moving therewith to the record-reversing position. After a record on the turntable is played, the record-moving means,

the record-reversing means and the arms are 45 actuated for respectively moving the arms into engagement with the record on the turntable, moving the record on the turntable to recordreversing the moved'reco'rd.

and pivoting the arms out of engagement with the reversed record.

In accordance with another feature of their:- vention there is provided an automatic phonograph which has a rotatable turntable for suparms are in a position beyond the periphery of the top record on the turntable and at the predetermined elevation of the top record. When the top recordon the turntable is played, the tumtable-moving means, means, and the rotatable member are actuated for respectively moving the arms into engagement with the top record on the turntable, moving the toprecord from the turntable to the record-discarding position. depositing the moved record into the record magazine, moving the turntable to move the top record thereon to the predetermined elevation and returning the arms to the normal position.

In accordance with another feature of the invention, there is provided an automatic phono- 40 changing mechanism comprises means for moving the turntable vertically relative to its axis' for maintaining the top record thereon at a predetermined elevation, reoord-moving means mounted beyond the periphery ofithe turntable for moving to record-reversing and record-discarding positions, record-reversing.means connected to the record-moving means for moving therewith and for moving relative to the record moving means when the record-moving means 5G is i the record-reversing position for reversing a record, a pair of arms connected to the recordreversing means for moving relative thereto into engagement with the top-record on the turntable and for moving with the record-reversing means to the record-reversing and record-disthe record-moving the record-moving means predetermined'elevation, and

porting a record thereon,

in'moving said arms into and out of engagement with'the top record on the turntable and being, associated with the record-reversing means for moving therewith, and actuating means on the magazine for moving the rotatable member as is moved to the recorddiscarding position. Normally the arms are in a position beyond the periphery of the top record on the turntable and at the predetermined elevation 'of the top record. Afterone side of the top record on the turntable is played, the recordmoving means, the record-reversing means and the rotatable member are actu'atedfor respectively moving the arms into engagement with the top record on the turntable, moving the top record from the turntable to the record-reversin position, reversing the record, returning the reversed record to theturntable and moving the arms out of engagement with the reversed record After the reversed record is played, the turntable-moving means, record-moving means, andithe rotatable member are actuated for respectively moving thearm's into engagement with the reversed record, moving the reversed record to record-discarding position, depositing the re versed record into the magazine,- moving the turntablet'o'movethe top record thereon to the Y to the normal position x In accordance with another feature ofthe inthereon, a magazine and mechanism for reversing and'discarding records; Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the mechanism for raising and lowering the turntable;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the upper portion of therecord-changing appar tus showing a stack of intermixed records on the turntable, a mage.- zine for receiving played records, and the recordmoving mechanism in two positions;

Fig. 4 is an end view with parts broken away showing a part of the mechanism for actuating the record-gripping arms;

Fig.5 is a view of the driving mechanism for rotating the record-reversin means;

. anism for moving the Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view showing the mechrecord-gripping arms into engagement with the table;

Fig. 'l is a fragmentary view showing the mechanism for moving and positioning the pickup Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view showing a section taken through the record-engaging portion of one returning the arms vention, there is provided an automatic phonograph which has a rotatable turntable for supporting a record thereon and record-gripping grnechanism. The record-gripping mechanism comprises a pair of A yond the periphery armsmovably mounted beof the turntable for moving into engagement with oppositeperipheral edge per end of the bearing controlling mechanism for the pickup arm. Thecontrolling mechanism comprises means for elevatin he pickup with, means for moving the pickup ly beyond the arm outwardperiphery of the record on the arm above the .record on the 'tumtable and lowering it into engagement thereballbearings l8 as shown in a pickup and a the tubular bearing element n. A

is mod to the flanged portion of the shaft I! to turntable and returning it toward the centerof the turntable, a lever movably connected to'the pickup arm and adapted to be'moved by the pickup arm elevating means relative to the pickup arm in a plane parallel to the axis of the turn,- table, and a projection on the lever for engaging the peripheral wall of the record on the turntable h I for stopping the return movement of the pickup arm. The projection is adapted -to move out of engagement with the peripheral wall of the record I on the turntable when the pickup arm is moved into engagement with it.

Fora better understanding of the invention, together with other and further objects thereof. reference is made to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawin'gs, and its scope and its steps will be pointed .70

out in the appended claims.

Inthe accompanyingdrawings:- u Fig. 1 is atop plan view of the record-changing apparatus in accordance with the invention Q answer to be described hereafter.

centered position of the record-gripping arms;

Fig. 9 is a top view of a portion of the turntable-moving mechanism shown in Fig. 2;

- Fig. 10 shows a control dial for predetermining the elevation of the turntable;

Fig. .11 is a fragmentary view taken on line H I, Fig 2, showing the cam track switchin member and the cam wheel to which it is connected.

Referringnow particularly to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the invention here illustrated shows a record-changing apparatus which includes a base plate 14 with a well l5 formed therein. A supporting bracket l6 isisuitably affixed to the underside of the base plate support a tubular bearing element H. The upelement I1 is provided with a flanged portion which in turn is provided with a groove or race for guiding a plurality of Fig. 2. The ball bearings I! are adapted to rotatably support a flanged tubular shaft lSby engaging the bottom of the flanged. rtion thereof. The tubular portion of the shaft l9 extends downwardly into turntable 20 rotate therewith as shown in Fig. 2. A stack of records 2| (Fig. 3) maybe supported on the turntable 20 and the records are maintained in a I by a centering pin 22 rotatable with the turntable 20. The centering pin 22 extends upwardly above the turntable 20 and the top recordw on .the turntable and downwardly through the tubular portions of both the shaft 19am the element II. The centering pin 22 is provided with a groove 23 which is engaged by a key member 24 provided on the interior of the tubular portion of the shaft It. -By this connection between the pin 22 and the shaft 19, the pin 22 is-adapted to rotate with the shaft 19 but cannot move with it in a vertical plane. The turntable 20 may be rotated by connecting a suitable driving mechanism to the pin 22 for example, in the manner 2,012,185.

In the apparatus being described all of the records to be played are placed upon the turntable 20, as illustrated in Fig. 3. As each record is reproduced, it is removed from the turntable in Each time 7 a record is'removedfrom the turntable, the tumshowing a turntable with intermixed records 7 table is automatically elevated the distance cor top record on the turn-i the relationship between I4 and is adapted to shown in U.. S. Patent No.

essence .3

responding to the thickness of one record in order to maintain the top record on the turntable at a predetermined elevation relative to the record-moving mechanism.

Turntable-moving The mechanism for elevating the turntable 23 is best illustrated in Figs. 2 and 9 and includes the bearing element H which supports the shaft l9 and the turntable 20. At the lower end of the element there is provided a toothed portion which is adapted to beengaged and moved by a toothed portion 26A of a member 26., The member 26 is pivotally supported intermediate its ends on a pin 21 which is fixed to the bracket l6. The right-hand end of the member 26' (Fig. 2) has a toothed portion 26B which is adapted to engage a small pinion gear 28 and to be driven thereby. The gear 28 is fixed to a shaft 29 which is rotatably mounted in the bracket l6. The shaft 29 also has aflixed thereto a gear 30 and a ratchet wheel 3|. The ratchet wheel 3| has associated therewith a pair'of spring-biased pawls' 32-32 which. are pivotally connected to a plate 33. The plate 33'is fixed to the bracket |6in a suitable marmer as shown in Figs. 2 and 9. When the pawls 32-32 are in the position shown in Fig. 2, they prevent the rotation of the ratchet wheel 3| in a clockwise direction (Fig. 2) but do not prevent the rotation of the ratchet wheel 3| to. A spring 36. one end of which is connected to the bracket l6 and the other end of which is in engagement with the lever 35, maintains the lever in engagement with a stop 31 formed on the bracket l6 as shown in Fig. 2. One end of the lever 34 is pivotally connected to the free end of the lever 35. The end of the lever 34 which is connected to the lever 35 is maintained against an ear 35A formed on the lever 35 by a spring 38. As is shown in Fig. 2, one end of the spring 39 is connected to the lever 34 and the other end is connected to the lever 35. The free end of the lever 34 is shaped so that when it is in the position shown in Fig. 2 and is moved to the left (Fig. 2) it will engage one of the teeth on the periphery of the gear 36 to transmit motion thereto.

As will be described hereafter, v during the record-discarding operation, the record-moving mechanism, which will be described hereafter, is

adapted to move the lever 35 in a counterclocktion (Fig. 2) the distancebetween two adjacent teeth on the periphery of the gear 33. The

counterclockwise movement of the gear 39 moves the shaft 29 and therewith the ratchet wheel 3| in a counterclockwise direction moves the member 26 in a clockwise direction (Fig. 2) sufliciently to raise the bearin element I! the distance which corresponds to the thicknessof one record. This movement of the bearing element 75 it in turn raises the turntable 29 a corresponding distance.

After the turntable 2|).is raised to its uppermost position it is necessary to lower it before the apparatus is ready to play another stack of records. To lower the turntable 29, the pawls 32-32 must be moved out of engagement with the ratchet wheel 3| and the shaft 29 must be rotated in a clockwise direction Fig. 2). This is accomplished by mechanism illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10 which includes a spring-biased member 39 one end of which is fixed in a suitable manner to an indicator head 46 to rotate therewith. The indicator head is provided with a suitable 'pointer which moves over a dial 4| shown in Fig. 10. The other end of the member 39 has formed thereon a flange 42 provided with lugs 92A and 423-423. The member 39 is mounted on the shaft 29 to move relative thereto and is held in the position illustrated in Fig. 9 by a spring 43 which is associated with the meniber 39 and the shaft 29 in a suitable manner, for example. such as that shown in Fig. 9. When the indicator head 40 is pushed to compress the spring 43, it forces the member 39'to move along the shaft 29 until the lug 42A is in engagement with a notch 44 formed in a hub of the ratchet wheel 3|. The movement of the member 39 against the biasing action 01' the spring 43. also moves the lugs 423-423 into engagement with the ears 32A-32A formed on pawls 32-32 to move the pawls out of engagement with the ratchet wheel 3|. Thereafter the shaft 29 may be moved in a clockwise direction (Figs. 2 and 9) by a corresponding movement of the indicator head 40. The clock-wise movement (Fig. 9) of the shaft 29 moves the member 26 in a counterclockwise direction (Fig. 2) to lower the turntable 26.

The turntable 29 may be lowered any desired 40 in a clockwise direction (Fig. 10) to number three on the dial 4|. In this manner the turntable 20 is lowered far enough so that during the operation of the apparatus for reproducing the three records, the top record on the turntable is at a constant predetermined elevation relative to the record-moving mechanism to be described hereafter.

The entireapparatus may be stopped automaticallyafter the bottom record on the turntable is reproduced by connecting to the shaft 29 a play control mechanism such as that disclosed in U. S. Patent No. 1,872,706.

Pickup arm mounting and mechanism for moving-the pickup arm The mounting of a pickup arm and the mechanism for moving a pickup arm is illustrated in Figs. 1, 6 and 7. A pickup arm 46 is mounted on a pedestal M which is fixed tothe base plate It at one side of the turntable as shown in Figs. 1 and ;7. The pickup arm 46 is mounted in such a manner that it may be moved in horizontal and vertical planes. At the free end of the pickup arm 46 there is provided a reproducer or a 4 f pickup 4a with a stylus 4a which is adapted to cooperate with a record on the turntable as shown in Fig. 3 to reproduce the record. Intermediate the ends of the pickup arm 46 there is pivotally connected thereto a lever 66 in a suitable manner such as that shown in Fig. 7. Toone end of the lever 66 there is afllxed a-downwardly extending pin 5|. A spring 62 -'is connected to the lever 66 in the manner shown in Fig. 7 to maintain the lever 56 in the full-line position shown in that figure. As will be evident from the description hereafter, when the raised pickup arm 46 is moved from its outermost position shown in Fig. 1 toward the turntable 26 and the uppermost. record on the turntable is a 12-inch record, the

playing grooves of the top-record.

The end of the pickup arm 46 that rests on the pedestal 41 has connected thereto a tubular shaft 66 which extends downwardly through the pedestal 41 and below the base plate l4. A

lever 64 is keyed to the lower end of the shaft- 63 in such a manner that the lever 64 will move with the shaft 63 in a horizontal Diane and is adapted to move a predetermined distance relative to the shaft 63 in a vertical plane. Fig. 7 shows one way' of connecting the lev '64 and theshaf-t 63 to achieve these functions. The free end of the lever 64 has aihxed thereto a downwardly extending pin 66 which is adapted to be engaged by a cam surface 66 on a cam wheel 61 for imparting horizontal movement to the lever 64. The cam wheel 61 is fixed to a shaft 66 which is rotatably mounted in a suitable bracket 66 fixed to the bottom of the base ,plate l4. The shaft 66-may be driven by any suitable motor and gear mechanism known in. th art. U. S. Patent No. 2,012,185 discloses one form of such mechanism. The opposite end of the lever 64 is of tubular construction and is 2,848,606 r I p g Nearthe lower end of the pin 63 thereis provided a collar or flanged portion 63A which is adapted to frictionally engage the bottom of the.

- tubular portion of the lever 64 when the pin 63 is raised and moves the. lever '64 in a vertical plane relative to the shaft 63. This permits the ear 66 to engage and move the lever 6| when the lever 64 is moved in a horizontal plane. The bottom of the pin .66 rests on a lever 64 one end of which is pivotally connected to a bracket 66 by a pin 66. The bracket is fixed to the bottom of the base plate l4 in a manner illustrated in Fig. '7. The opposite end of the lever 64 supports a roller- 61 which is adapted to rest on a peripheral wall 68 of the camwheel 6 7 When a record on the turntable 26 is being reproduced, the cam wheel 61 remains stationary in'the position shown in Fig. 7. When the pickup arm 46 reaches-the trippin groove of a record being reproduced, a suitable trippingmechanism not shown initiates the rotation of the shaft 66 through one revolution. The tripping mechanism disclosed in U. S. Patent 2,018,881 may be incorporated in this apparatus to initiate the rotation of the shaft 68.

The first operation which the cam wheel 61 performs during its-cycle of rotation isto'ele- .vate the stylus 46 of the. pickup arm 46 out of engagement with a record, being reproduced. This is brought about by the cam surface 68A moving into engagement with the roller 61 and raising the lever 64 and therewith the pin 63. When the pin 63 is raised, it pivots the lever 66 and raises the pickup arm 46 and therewith the stylus 46 out of engagement with the record on the turntable. After the stylus 46 of the pickup arm 46 is raised out of engagement with a record 'on the turntable 26, the roller 61 is in engagement with the surface 68. While the roller 61 isin engagement with the surface 68; the pickup arm 46 is maintained in its raised position. Thereafter, the portion 66C of the cam surface 66 engages the pin 66 and movesit, and

keyed to the shaft 63 as previously described.

The upper end of the tubular portion of the lever 64 has affixed thereto an ear 66. A lever 6|- is connected to the shaft 66- above, the tubular portion of the lever 64 in a suitable manner so that the lever 6| may be moved in a horizontal plane relative to the shaft 66. The end of the lever 6| which is connected to the shaft 63 is of tubular construction and the lowerend the ear 66 may come into engagement therewith for rotating with the lever 6| in a horizontal plane. a. counterclockwise direction from the position 6| in the same direction. This movement of the lever 6| serves to actuate record-gripping element While the lever 64 is moved in thereof is notched at 62 in such a manner that shown in Fig. 6, it moves therewith the lever terclockwi'se direction (Fig. '1) against the tension of the spring 62. After the lever 66 engages the under side of the pickup arm 46, the mbve- 'ment of the pin 66 raises the pickup arm 46.

therewithtthe lever 64, in a counterclockwisedirection (Fig. 6). 'When the lever 64 is thus moved after the pin 63: is in its raised position.

the ear 66 is in position to move the lever 6| in a corresponding direction.- The counterclockwise movement of the lever 64 swings the tubular shaft 63 and therewith the pickup arm 46 in a counterclockwise direction (Fig. 1). While the pickup arm is being swung to its outermost posi- I tion, the counterclockwise movement of the lever 6| creates tension in a spring and actuates rec-- ord-gripping arms as has been previously stated and which will be described hereafter. After thecam surface66C moves out of engagement with the pin 66, the pin 66 is maintained in an outermost position by the cam surface 66. 'When the inclined portion 66A of the cam surfacc -66 moves intothe path of the pin 66, the levers 64 and 6| are permitted to be moved in.

aciockwise direction (Fig. 6) by'means of spring tension developed while these'levers are moved -in a counterclockwise direction (Fig. 6). The

ear 66 and the'notch 62 are so arranged that the ,lever 64 will be moved in a clockwise direction (Fig.6) against the friction between it and theflcollar 63A suflicientlyffar to position the stylus 46 of the pickup arni 46 over the initial playing groove, of a 10-inch record. However,

. as has been explained before, if the uppermost record on the turntable is a 12-inch record it will engage the lever 6| and stop the movement of the pickup arm so that the stylus 89 is positioned over its initial playing groove. The spring tension, which forces the lever 8| to move in a clockwise direction (Fig. 6) also forces the rec ord-gripping arms to their normal non-gripping position to be described hereafter.

As the pickup arm 48 is being moved from its utermost Position to.a"position over the initial playing groove of a record, the eccentric portion 883 of the cam wheel 51 is in engagement with the pin 63. As this eccentric portion moves, it

'83 to lower the stylus 49 of the pickup arm 46 into engagement with the initial playing groove and to permit the lever 50 and the pin 5| to return to the full-line position shown in Fig. 7.

' Record-moving mechanism The record-moving mechanism is best illustrated in Figs. 1-6, 8 and 11 and includes a pair of brackets 69--69 fixed to and extending above I the base plate l4. The brackets 6989 are proand relative to the member 1|. The housing 13- is adapted to be heldin two stable positions relative to the member This is accomplished by a spring-biased ball 15 which is adapted to engage the notches I6 and 11 at difierent times. When the housing 13 is in the position shown in Fig. 4, the spring-biased ball 15 is in engagement with the notch 16. When the housing 13 is rotated 180 about its longitudinal axis relative to the member II from the position shown in Fig. 4, the spring-biased ball 15 comes into engagement with the notch 11. At one end of the arms 80 and 8| and are provided with grooves 883 and MB shown in Fig. 8. The grooves 803 and MB are adapted to engage diametrically opposite peripheral edge portions of the uppermost record supported on the turntable 28. A pair of spring-biased members 83 and 84 are pivotally connected to the arms 80 and 8| as illustrated in Fig. 1. When the arms 88 and 8| are in the position shown in Fig. 1, the springbiased member 83 rests on top of the arm 80 and the spring-biased member 84 is in engagement with the bottom of the arm 8|. After the arms 80 and 8| are rotated 180 about the longitudinal axis of the housing 18 from the position shown in Fig. 1, the relationships between the springbiased members 83' and 88 and the arms 88 and 8| respectively are reversed. The spring-biased member 83 is in engagement with the under side of the arm 88 and the spring-biascd member 84 rests on top of the 8|. When the arms 88 and 8| are in the positions shown in Fig. 1 and they are moved to gripping position with the uppermost record on the turntable in a manner to be described hereafter, the spring-biased member 83 is adapted to slide over the top of the record to adjust the grooves'SllB and MB into gripping elevation with the top record on the turntable. During this movement of the arms and 9| the spring-biased member 84 engages the periphery of the top record on the turntable and is pivoted relative to the arm 8| against the tension of-its biasing spring. When the arms 80 and 8| are rotated 180 about the longitudinal axis of the'housing 13 from the position shown in Fig. l and thereafter .are moved to record gripping position, the spring-biased member 84v moves over the top record on the turntable to adjust'the grooves 80B and 8|B into gr p ing elevation with the top record on the turntable. Thus, it is seen that the spring-biased members 83 and 84 are adapted to regulate the elevation of the arms 80 and 8| .relative to the top record on the turntable 28 so that the grooves 888 and MB gripthe top record on the turntable when the arms 88 and BI are moved into gripping position regardless of whether the records on the turntable are of abnormal or normal thick-.

ness.

The opposite ends of the 'arms 89 and 8| are provided with toothed portions 85 and 88 respectively which engage a'small gear or rotatable member 81 in the manner shown in Figs. 1 and 4. The gear 81 is provided with a pin 88 which extends radially outward from the peripheral wall thereof and whose function will be described hereafter.- The gear 8l'is also provided with an extended hub portion the opposite ends of which areprovided with notches or driving connections 89 and 90. The gear 87 is rotatably associated with the housing 13 as shown in Fig. 4 and cannot rotate Without a 'force being applied thereto.

A lug 9| provided on a pivotalmember 92 is adapted to operatively engage at different times, the notches 89 and 90 to'rotate the gear 81 relative to the housing 13. When the gear 81 is in the position shown in Fig. 4, the lug 9| is adapted to operatively engage the notch 89. When the housing 13 is rotated 180 about its longitudinal axis, from the position shown in Fig, 4 moving therewith the gear 81, the lug 9| is adapted to operatively engage the notch 90. The member 92 is pivotally supported by a bracket 93 which is connected in a suitable manner to the bottom of the base plate M as shown in Fig. 6. The member 92 is maintained in the position shown in Figs. 4 and 6 by a spring 94 connected to the bottom of the base plate l4 andthe member 92. The opposite end of the member 92 is swivelly connected to one end of a member 95 by a connecting link 96. Intermediate its ends the member 95 is pivotally connected in a. suitable manner to the base plate l4. The'opposite end of the pivotal member 95 is connected to a member 91 of a spring-biased cou-. pling member or compression member 98. The compression member 98 also includes a tubular member 99 one end of which is connected in a suitable manner to the member 9'! and the other end is connected to a pin Hill. The pin I00 is provided with a collar 10A which is adapted to slide within the housing 99. A compression. coil spring |0| is provided irrthe tubular housing 99, one end abutting the end of the member9l .and the opposite end being engaged by the collar 10A. The opposite end-0f the pin 1.00 is connected to direction (Fig. 6) I as has been previously explained, the members 85 and 82 are pivoted against the tension of the spring 84 in a corresponding direction. The counterclockwise movement (Fig. 6) of the member 92 while the lug 8| is inengagement with one of the notches 89 or 88 rotates the gear and moves the arms 88 and 8| positions. When the housing 13 and the gear 81 are in the position shown in Fig. l and are moved to the magazine I82 from this position, the member 88 will engage the pin I88. when the housing 13" is rotated 180 about its axis from the position shown in Fig. 1 and thereafter is raised toward the magazine I82, the member 88 engages the pin I81. The engagement of the member 88 by one of the pins I88 or I81 rotates the gear 81 in a into record-gripping position previously de-- lo clockwise direction (Fig. 1) to move the arms 88 scribed. After the arms 88 and 8| are moved to record-reversing or record-discarding position (to be described hereafter) and back to the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the cam portion 58A (Fig. 6) moves into the path of the pin 55. This permits the tension of the spring 84 to move the 7 members 82, 85 and BI to the positions shown in Fig. 6. If the lug 8| is in engagement with one of the notches88 or 88 while the member 82 is moved in a clockwise direction back to the position shown in Fig. 6, the gear 81 is rotated to move the arms 88 and 8| outof record-engaging position. g

a As is evident from the description of the mechanism whichmoves the arms 88 and 8| into and I outof record-engaging position, this mechanism 4 is adapted to move the arms 88 and 8| into gripping relationship with disc records of difierent diameters. For example, let it be assumed that the members Iii, 88, 95, 82 and 81 ar moved to rotate the arms 88 and 8| into gripping engagement ,with a 10-inch record. Obviously this assembly of levers and cam 58 are designed to provide suflicient rotary motion to efiect such a rip- On the other hand, when members 6|, 88,85, 92 and 81 are moved to rotate Ding engagement.

the arms 88 and 8| into gripping engagement with a. 12-inch record, less motion is necessary by' reason of the larger diameter or the record. Spring |8| in member 88 provides lost motion, thereby allowing lever 6| .to continue its normal movement after arms 88 and 8| engage the record without transmitting further motion to levers-82, 86, 85 and 88.

After the arms 88 and 8| have gripped the top record on the turntable, they are then moved upwardlyto either of two positions-a record-reversing position shown indotted lines in Fig. 3 or a record-discarding position from where the arms 88 and 8 may deposit the record carried from the turntable 28 into a magazine I82. The magazine I82 is fixed to the base plate I4 as shown in Figs.

" 1 and 3.

The magazine I82 is also provided with wall portions I85'| 85 to guide the upper peripheral edge portions of a record as it is being deposited into the magazine I82.. Below the pins I88-I8l there are afflxed to the magazine I82 a pair of pins or actuating members I 86 and I81 as shown in Fig. 3. when the arms 88 and 8| are moved toward the magazine I82 to deposit a record therein, the pin 8-8 on the gear 81, previously described, engages one of the pins I88 or I81 and is moved thereby to rotate the gear 81 in a clockwise direction (Fig.

15 is out of the path of a segmental gear I21 (Fig. 4)

which will be described hereafter. Since the segmental gear I21 does not operatively engage the pinion 18' during a record-discarding cycle, the housing 13 is not rotated about its longitudinal 2o axis during the record-discarding cycle.

The'movement of the arms 88 and 8| from the full-line position shown in Fig. 3 to record-reversing position or record-discarding position previously referred to is performed by a mechanism which includesthe segmental gear 12 previously mentioned and which is fixed to the member I I. The segmental gear 12 is positioned to be engaged by another segmental gear I88 which is pivotally mounted on a pin 8 which is supported by'the bracket I8. The gear portion of the segmental gear I89 has a mutilated portion |88A as shown in Fig. 2 which permitsche free movement of the segmental gear 12 when either of the spring-biased members 88 or 84 move over the top recordon the turntable to adjust the elevation of the arms 88 and 8| as previously described. The segmental gear I88 is also provided with a pin I883. When'the gear is moved in a counterclockwise direction (Fig. 2) to move 40 the arms 88 and 8| to record-discarding position (to be described hereafter),-the pin I883 will engage the member 85, associated with the tumtable elevating mechanism, to move it in the manner previously described.

The segmental gear I88 is swivelly connected to one end of a beam I II. Intermediate the ends of the beam Hi there is provided a pin IIIA.

The opposite end of the beam I I is provided with a bifurcated portion as shown in P18. 2 which serves as a sliding connection between the beam III and the shaft 88. The shaft 58 has fixed thereto a cam wheel 2 to rotate therewith. The pin IIIA is adapted to be guided by cam groove areas |I8|I 1 in the face of the cam wheel 2 to move the beam III over diflerent paths. The beam III is moved over one of these paths when the pin IIIA is guided by the cam groove areas H8, H4, H8 and land it is guided over a different path when the pin I II A is guided o by the cam groove areas Ill, Ill, I1 and H5.

A member I I8 is pivotally connected to the face of the cam wheel 2 in the common area of grooves II1, Ill and 8. As will'be described presently, the member 8 is adapted to be maintained in the dotted-line position shown in Fig. 2

by a mechanism to be described presently. The member H8 is provided with an extension pin I|8A which extends through a slot II8-p1ovided in the cam wheel II2. A lever- I28 is pivotally connected intermediateits ends to a suitable bracket I2I fixed to the bottom of. the baseplate II. One end of the lever I28 is adapted to be moved into and out of the path of the pin II8A. The opposite end of thev lever I28 is swivellyoonl) to move the arms 88 and 8| into non-gripping 1,8 'nelibed y a pin I22 to a lever- I28; The opposite end of the lever H23 is connected, in a suitable manner not shown in the drawings, to a manually controlled lever 20. The free end of the lever 92% has a knob 825 which extends up through a slot I26 in the base plate It and is adaptedto be moved to two positions marked on the base plate (Fig. 1)--t he one-side position and the bothsides position. When the knob I25 is moved to the both-sides position, it moves the lever 820 out of the path of the'pin USA as shown by the full-line position illustrated in Fig. 11. When the knob I25 is moved tothe one-side position, the lever I20 is moved into the path of the pin IIBA as shown by the dotted-line position in Fig.11. As will be evident from the description hereafter, when the lever I20 is in the path of the pin IIBA, the member H8 is maintained in the dotted-line position shown in Fig, 2 and the pin IIIA is guided into the cam groove portion I I1 during each revolution of the cam wheel II2. Thus, while the lever I 20 is in the path of the pin IIBA; during each successive record-changing cycle the arms 80 and BI are moved to recorddiscarding position.

The rotation of the shaft 58 is initiated by a suitable tripping mechanism as previously stated. The rotation of the cam wheels H2 and 51 is so timed that after the pickup arm 46 has moved to its outermost position the cam groove portion II4 moves into engagement with the pin III A. Thereafter, the continued rotation of the cam wheel I I2 moves the beam III to pivot the segmental gear I09 in a counterclockwise direction (Fig. 2). This counterclockwise movement of the segmental gear I09 rotates the segmentalgear I2 in a clockwise direction (Fig. 2) and rotates the member II about the axis of the pins ID-10 in a clockwise direction (Fig. 1). The clockwise movement of the member II raises the housing I3 and therewith thearms 80 and 8| to move the top record from the turntable 20. When the member H8 is in the full-line position shown in Fig. 2, the portion II 83' thereof comes into enga'gement with the pin IIIA and guides it into the cam groove portion I I6. When the heel portion II8C of the member II8 comes into engagement with the pin IIIA, the member H8 is rotated to the dotted-line position shown in Fig. 2. When the pin IIIA moves from the cam groove portion I It to the cam groove portion II5 by the path of the cam groove II6, the movement of the beam I I I is limited in such a manner as to raise the arms 80 and BI to the record-reversing position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3. When the cam groove portion II5 comes into engagement with the pin I I IA, it moves the beaml II to pivot the segmental gear I 09 in a clockwise direction (Fig. 2). The clockwise movement of the segmental gear I0'9 moves the segmental gear I2, the member II and the housing I3 in such a manner as to lower the arms 80 and 8| to place the record gripped thereby back on the turntable.

ing the last revolution of the cam wheel M2 and the arms and iii are moved correspondingly farther from. the turntable. When the pin I I lA engages'the portion I IBD, it pivots the member IIB fromthe dotted-line position shown in Fig. 2. to the full-line position shown in Fig. 2. While the pin IIIA is being guided by the cam groove portion iii to the cam groove portion I I5, the pin 88 is actuated either by the pin I06 or I0! to acmate the arms 80 and M to disengage the record gripped thereby and deposit it into the magazine I02. After the record that is gripped by arms 80 and 8! is deposited into the magazine I02, the cam groove portion I I5 comes into engagement with the pin II IA and begins to move 'the beam III to the left (Fig. 2) and'to rotate the segmental gear I09 in a clockwise direction (Fig. 2). The clockwise movement of the segmental gear I09 lowers the arms 80 and 8I back to theposition shown in Figs. 1 and 3. In this position the arms 80 and III are at the same elevation a the top record on the turntable.

If, before rotating the cam wheel II2 through another cycle, the lever I20 is moved into the path of the pin IIBA- (Figs. 2 and 11), it is evident that at the beginning of the rotation of the cam wheel II2 the pin II8A would move into engagement with the lever I20 and move the memanism shown in Figs. 4 and 5 and which includes the pinion I9. With the pinion I9"in recordreversing position shown in dotted-lines in Fig. 3, it is adapted to be rotated 180 about the axi;

ofthe shaft I8 by a mechanism which includes a segmental gear I21 rotatably fixed to a shaft I28 which is mounted on a bracket I29 fixed to the bottom of the base plate I 4. The shaft I28 also has fixed rotatably thereto a gear I30. The gear I30 is adapted. to be driven by a worm gear I3I provided on one end of a shaft I32 which is rotatably mountedintermediate its ends to the bracket IS. The opposite end of the shaft 432 has a worm gear I33 which is adapted to be driven by a gear I34 rotatably fixed to the driving shaft 58. During a record-changingcycle, after the gear I9 assumes the dotted-line position shown in Fig. 3, the segmental gear I2I is moved into driving engagement therewith by the rotation of the shaft 58. The rotation of the gear 19 by the segmental gear I21 rotates the housing I3 and the arms and 8I about the longitudinal axis of the housing I3 and completely turns over the record gripped by the arms 80 and 8| so that when the record is again lowered onto On the next revolution of the cam wheel II2,

the arms 80 and 8| are again raised when the.

pin IIIA is guided by the cam groove portion II I. However, at the beginning of this revolution of the cam wheel II2, the member H8 is in the dotted-line position shown in Fig. 1. When the member H8 is in this position the pin IIIA i not obstructed by the portion H83 and guidedfrom the groove II4 to the groove III. Since on this revolution of the cam wheel II2 the cam groove portion II 4 guides the pin 1 I IA over its full length, the beam III is moved fargin er to the right (Fig. 2) than it was moved durthe turntable its opp site side is exposed for reproduction.

The mode of operation turntable 20 and the turntable is manually low-- ered to the proper position by turning the indicator head 40 to the number on the dial II corresponding. to the number of records placed on the turntable 20. i

lever 6 I.

duced and the stylus 46 of the pickup arm .46 moves into the tripping groove of the record, a.

, tripping mechanism (not shown) is initiated to start the rotation of the shaft 66. The rotation of the cam wheel's 61 and 2 with the shaft 66 is so timed that the first operation which occurs after the shaft 66 begins to rotate is to lift the stylus 46 of the pickup arm 46 out of engageinent-with the top. record on the turntable 26. This operation is brought about by the cam portion 66A of the cam wheel 61 moving into engagement with the roller 61 on the lever 64 to raise the lever 64 and the pin 63 from the position shown in Fig. 7. The upward movement of the pin 63 raises its collar 63A to raise the an 66 on the lever 64 into the notch 62 of the The upward movement of the pin 63 also pivots the lever 66 in a counterclockwise direction (Fig. '7) into engagement with the bottom of the pickup arm 46. Thereafter the con,- tinued upward movement of the pin 63 raises the pickup arm 46 and therewith the stylus 46 out of engagement with the top record on the turntable.

After the pickup arm 46 is raised, the cam porterclockwise movement of the gear 61 moves the arms 66 and 6| into engagementv with the top record on the turntable.

The next operation of the'record-changing mechanism is to raise the arms 66 and 6| into record-reversing position. This is brought about by the cam wheel 2 which, by mean of the cam groove portion II4, guides the pin IIIA to move the beam I II to the right from the position shown in Fig. 2. The movement of the beam III, which is being guided by the cam groove II4, ro-

tates the segmental gears I66 and 12 to move the member 1|, the housing 13 and the arms 66 and 6| to record-reversing position (dotted-line position shown in Fig. 3).

tion 660 of the cam wheel 61 engages the pin After the arms up and 6| have been raised to record-reversing position, the segmental gear I21 engages and moves the pinion gear 16 to rotate the housing '16 relative to the member 1| 18'0" about its longitudinal axis. This rotary movement of the housing 13 moves thearms 66 and 6| to reverse the record gripped thereby. During the reversal of the record gripped by the arms 66 and 6|, pin IIIA isguided by the cam groove us. While the pin ms is being' guided by the cam groove 6 it engages the portion lI6C-of the member II6 to move the member ||6 from the full-line to the dotted-line position shown in Fig. 2. As a result of this setting of the member I I6, during the succeeding record-changingcycle,

the pin IIIA will be guided by the cam grooves H3, H4, H1 and II6-to raise the arms 66 and 6| to record-discarding position.

After the record gripped by the arms 66 and 6|,

is reversed, the pin IIIA is guided by thecam groove 6 to move the beam III back totheposition shown in Fig.2. This movement of the beam |II rotatesthe segmental gears I66 and 12 6). The clockwise movement of the lever '62 moves therewith the gear 61 to move the arms 66 and 6| out of gripping relationship with the top record on the turntable. 'Ihe clockwise movement of the lever '54 moves the shaft 41 and the pickup arm 46 in a corresponding di ection. The clockwise movement of the pickup arm 46 moves it from its outermost position to a position where thestylu thereof is over the initial playing groove of the top record on the turntable.

. While the-stylus 46 of the pickup'arm 46 is being moved over on the initial playing groove of a record on the turhtable, the eccentric cam portion 663 of the cam wheel 51 moves into engagement with the roller 61 to permit the lever 64 and the pin 63 to move back to the position" shown in Fig. 7.' The downward movement of the pin 63 permits the lever 66 to rotate under the biasing action of the spring 62 in a clockwise direction from the dotted-line position to the fullline position shown in Fig. '1. The downward movement of the pin 63 also permits the stylus 46 of the pickup arm 46 to move into engagement with the initial playing groove of the tdp record on the turntable. Thereafter, the rotation of the shaft 56 is stopped and the reverse side of the top record on the turntable is reproduced. v

After the reverse side of the top record onthe turntable is reproduced and the stylus 46 of the pickup arm 46 moves into the tripping groove, the tripping mechanism (not shown) is initiated again to start the rotationv of the shaft 66 and therewith the cam wheels 61 and H2.

The first operation which occurs during this revolution of the shaft- 66 is the lifting of the stylus 46 of the pickup arm 46 out of engagement with the top record on the turntable 26. This operation is brought about in a manner already described.

Thereafter the pickup arm 46 is swung to an outermost position in a manner also previously described. During the outward movement of the pickup arm 46, the arms 66 and 6| are brought into gripping engagement .with the top record on the turntable in a manner also previously described.

After the pickup arm 46 is in its outermost position and the arms 66 and 6| are in gripping engagement with the top record on the turntable, the cam portion I I4 comes into engagement with the pin I I IA. During this cycle of record-changing operation since the member 6 is in the dotted-line position (Fig. 2) the full length of v J enough to the right (Fig. 2) to rotate the segto lower the housing 16 from the dotted-line Do- 1 mental gears I66 and 12 sufllciently to move the housing 13 and the arms 66 and 6| to recorddiscarding position.

As the segmental gear I66 is being rotated to move the housing 13 and the arms 66 and 6| to record-discarding position, the element I663 engagesthe member ,66 and moves it sufllciently to raise the turntable 26 a distance corresponding to the thickness or ne'record. Also, while the'housing 13 is being mo ed to record-discarding position, the member 66 comes into one? ment with either the member [06 or the member I01 and is moved thereby to move the arms 80 and BI out of record-gripping engagement with the record carried thereby. This permits the record to be deposited into the magazine I02. While the arms 80 and 8| are in record-discarding position, the pin l I IA is guided by the cam groove Ill and during this'time, no movement is transmitted to the beam Ill. While the pin' IIIA is being guided by the cam'groove I II, it comes into engagement with the portion 8D of the member I I8 to move it to the full-line position shown in Fig. 2. With the member H8 in this position during the next cycle of rotation of the shaft 58, the pin IIIA is guided for a record-reversing operation.

After, the cam groove comes into engagement with the pin IIIA, the cam groove H5 guides the pin IIIA to-move the beam Ill back to the position shown in Fig. 2, thereby moving the arms 80 and BI back to the. full-line position shown in Fig. 3.

Thereafter, the pickup arm 46 is swung inwardly from its outermost position to move the stylus 49 over the initial playing groove of the top record on the turntable. Then the pickup arm and the stylus is lowered into engagement with the record.

The next and following cycles of automatic operation are initiated by an automatic tripping' mechanism (not shown) which is actuated each time the stylus 49 moves into a tripping groove of a record.

While there has been described what is at present considered the preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the invention, and itis, therefore, aimed in the appended claims to coverall such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention. What is claimed is:

1. In an automatic phonograph having a ro-,

record-moving means for moving therewith and for moving relative thereto when said recordmoving means is in therecord-reversing position for reversing the top record; a pair of arms connected to said record-reversing means for moving relative thereto into engagement with the top record on said turntable and for moving therewith to the record-reversing position, said arms normally being in a position beyond the periphery of the top record on said turntable and at the predetermined elevation of the top record; a rotatable member operatively connected to said arms for cooperating in moving said arms into and out of engagement with the top record; means for connecting said rotatable member with said pickup arm-moving means, said connecting means including a compressible member for absorbing the forcetransmitted from said pickup arm-moving means after said arms are in engagement with the top record; and driving means operatively associated with said pickup armmoving means, said record-moving means and said record-reversing means and being actuated when one side of the top record on said turntable is played for respectively moving said pickup arm to the outermost position, moving said arms into engagement with the top record, moving the top record to the record-reversing position, reversing the top record, returning the reversed record to said turntable, returning said pickup arm to the initial playing groove of the reversed record, and moving said arms out of engagement with the reversed record.

2. In an automatic phonograph having a rotatable turntable for supporting a stack of records and a record magazine; the combination of means with said arms for cooperating in moving said arms into and out of engagement with the top record; and an actuating member on said record magazine for moving said rotatable member as said record-moving means is moved to the recorddiscarding position; said turntable-moving means, said record-moving means and said rotatable member being actuated when the top record on said turntable is played for respectively a moving said arms into engagement with the top record, moving the top recordto the record-discardin position, depositing the top record into said magazine, moving said turntable to move the top record thereon to said predetermined elevation, and returning said arms to the normal position.

3. In an automatic phonograph having a rotatable turntable for supporting a stack of records, and a record magazine; the combination of means for moving said turntable vertically relative to its axis for maintaining the top record thereon at'a predetermined elevation; recordmoving means mounted beyond the periphery of said turntable for moving to a record-discarding position; a pair of arms connected to said recordmoving means for moving relative thereto into engagement withthe top record on said turntable and for moving therewith to the recorddiscarding position, said arms normally being in a position beyond. the periphery of the top record on said turntable and at the predetermined elearm-moving means, said connecting means including a compressible member for absorbing the force transmitted by said pickup arm-movi means after said arms are in engagement with driving means operatively associated with said turntable-moving means, said record-moving means and said pickup arm-moving means and being actuated after the playing of the top record combination of means for movingsaid turntable vertically relative to its axis for maintaining the top record thereon at a predetermined elevation; pickup arm-moving means for moving sand pickup arm to an outermost position and returning it to the initial playing groove of the top record on said turntable; record-moving means mounted beyond the periphery of said turntable for moving to a record-discarding position; a pair of arms connected to said record-moving means for moving relative thereto into engagement with the top record on said turntable andfor moving therewith to the record-discarding position, said arms normally being in a position beyond the periphery of the top record on said turntable and at the predetermined elevation of the top record; a rotatable member on said record-moving means and operatively associated with said arms and said pickup arm-moving means for cooperating in moving'said arms into and out of engagement with the top record; an actuating member on said record magazine for moving said rotatable member as said record-moving means is moved to the record-discarding position; and driving means operatively associated with said turntablemoving means, said record-moving means and said pickup arm-moving means and being actuated after the playing of the top record on said turntable for respectively moving said arms into engagement with the top record; moving the top record to the record-discarding position, depositing the top record into said magazine, moving said turntable to move the top record thereon to the predetermined elevation, returning said arms to the normal position, and returning'said pickup arm to the initial playing groove of the top record on said turntable.

5. In an automatic phonograph having a rotatable turntable for supporting a stack of records of difierent diameters, a pickup arm for reproducing the top record on said turntable, and a record magazine; the combination of means for moving said turntable vertically relative to its axis for maintaining the top record thereon at a predetermined elevation; pickup arm-moving means for moving said pickup arm to an outermost position and returning it to the initial playing groove of the top record on said turntable; record-moving means mounted beyond the periphery of said turntable for moving to a record-discarding position; a pair of arms connected to said record-moving means for moving relative thereto into engagement with the top record on said turntable and for moving therewith to the record-discarding position, said arms normally being in a position beyond the periphery of the top record on said turntable and at the predetermined elevation of the top record; a rotatable member onsaid record-moving means and operatively associated with said arms for cooperating in moving them into and out of engagement with the top record on said turntable; means for connecting said rotatable member with said pickup on said turntable for respectively moving said arms into engagement-with the top record on said turntable, moving the top record into the record-discarding position, depositing the moved record into said magazine, moving said turntable to move the top record thereon to the predetermined elevation, returning said arms to the normal position, and returning said pickup arm to the initial playing groove of the top record on said turntable.

6. In an automatic phonograph having a rotatable turntable for supporting a stack of records, and a record magazine; the combination of means for moving said turntable vertically relative to its axis for maintaining the top record thereon at a predetermined elevation; recordmoving means mounted beyond the periphery of said turntable for moving to record-reversing and record-discarding positions; record-reversing means 'connected to said record-moving means for moving therewith and for moving relative thereto when said record-moving means is in the record-reversing position for-reversing a record; a pair of arms connected to said recordreversing means for moving relative thereto into engagement with the top record on said turntable and for moving therewith to said recordreversing and record-discarding positions, said arms normally being in a position beyond the periphery of the top record on said turntable and at the predetermined elevation of the top record; a rotatable member operatively associated with said arms for cooperating in moving said arms into and out of, engagement with the top record on said turntable and being associated with said record-reversing means for moving therewith; and actuating means on said magazine for moving said rotatable member as said record-moving means is moved to the record-discarding position; said record-moving means, said record-reversing means and said rotatable member being adapted to be actuated for respectively moving said arms into'engagement with the toprecord on said turntable, moving the top record to the record-reversing position, reversing the moved record, returning the reversed record to said turntable, and moving said arms out of engagement with the reversed record; said turntable-moving means, said record-moving means and said rotatable member thereafter being actuated for respectively moving said arms into engagement with the reversed record, moving the reversed record to the'record-discarding position, depositing the" reversed record into said magazine, moving said turntable to move the top record thereon to the predetermined elevation, and returning said arms to the normal position.

'7. In an automatic phonograph having a rotatable turntable for supporting a stack of records, and a record magazine; the combination of meansfor moving said turntable vertically relative to its axis for maintaining the top record thereon at a predetermined elevation;

record-moving means mounted beyond the pereversing and record-discarding positions; record-reversing means connected to said recordmoving means for moving therewith and for moving relative thereto when said record-moving means is in the record-reversing position for reversing a record; a pair of arms connected to said record-reversing means for moving relative thereto into engagement with the top record on said turntable and for moving therewith to said record-reversing and record-discarding positions, said arms normally being in a position beyond the periphery of the top record on said turntable and at the predetermined elevation of the top record; a rotatable member operatively associated with said arms for cooperating in moving said arms into and out of engagement with the top record on said turntable and being associated with said record-reversing means for moving therewith; actuating means on said magazine for moving said rotatable member as said record-moving means is moved to the record-discarding position; and driving means assoc'iated with said record-moving means, said record-reversing means and said rotatable member for respectively moving said arms into engagement with the top record on said turntable, moving the top record on" said turntable to the record-reversing position, reversing the moved record, returning the reversed record to said turntable, and moving said arms out of engagement with the reversed record; said driving means thereafter being adapted to be actuated for respectively moving said arms into engagement with the reversed record, for moving the reversed record to the record-discarding position, depositing the reversed record into said magazine, moving said turntable to move the top record thereon to the predetermined elevation, and returning said arms to the normal position.

8. In an automatic phonograph having a rotatable turntable for supporting a stack of records, a pickup arm for reproducing the top record on said turntable, and a record magazine;

means is moved to the record-discarding position; said record-moving means, said recordr'eversing means and said pickup arm-moving means being adapted to be actuated fortrespectively moving said arms into engagement with the top record on said turntable, moving said record to the record-reversing position, reversing the moved record, returning the reversed record to said turntable, and moving said arms out of engagement with the reversed record;

said turntable-moving means, said record-moving means and said pickup arm-moving means thereafterbeing adapted to be actuated for respectivelymoving said arms into engagement,

with the reversed record, moving-said reversed record to the record-discarding position, de-

positing the reversed record in said magazine,

moving said turntable to move the top record thereon to the predetermined elevation, and returning said arms to the normal position.

9. In an automatic phonograph having a rotatable turntable for supporting a stack of records of diflerent diameters, a pickup arm for reproducing the top record on said turntable, and a record magazine; the combination of means for moving said turntable vertically relative to its axis for maintaining the top record thereon at a predetermined elevation; pickup arm-moving means for moving said pickup arm to an outermost position and returning it to an initial playing groove of the top record on said turntable; record-moving means mounted beyond the periphery of said turntable for-moving to record reversing and record-discarding positions; record-reversing means connected to said recordmoving means for moving therewith and for moving relative thereto when said record-moving means is in the record-reversing position for reversinga record; a pair of arms connected to said record-reversing means for moving relative thereto into engagement with the top record on said turntable and for moving therewithto the I record-reversing and record-discarding positions,

said arms normally being in a position beyond the periphery of the top record on said turnthe combination of means for moving said turntable vertically relative to its axis for maintaining the top record thereon at a predetermined elevation; pickup arm-moving means for moving said pickup arm to an outermost position and returning it to the initial playing groove of the top record on said turntable; record-moving means mounted beyond-the periphery of said turntable for moving to record-reversing and record-discarding positions; record-reversing .means connected to said record-moving means the predetermined elevation of the top record;

means for operatively connecting said arms with said pickup arm-moving means and including a rotatable member associated with said record- 'reversing means for moving therewith; and actuating means on said magazine for moving said rotatable member as said record-moving table and at the predeterminedelevation of the top record; a rotatable member operatively associated with said arms for cooperating in moving said arms into and out of engagement with the top record on said turntable and being associated with said record-reversing means for moving therewith; means for connecting said rotatable member with said pickup arm-moving means, said connecting means including a compressible member for absorbing the force transmitted by said pickup arm-moving means after said arms are in'engagement with the top record on said turntable; and actuating means on said magazine for moving said rotatable member. as

said record-moving means is moved to the record-discarding position; said record-moving means, said record-reversing means, and said pickup arm-moving means being actuated for respectively .moving said arms into engagement 5 with the top record on said turntable, moving the toprecord on said turntable to the record-reversing position, reversing the moved record, returning the reversed record to said turntable, and moving said arms out of gripping engagement 7 with the reversed record; saidturntable-moving means, said record-moving means, and said pickup arm-moving means thereafter being actuated for respectively moving said arms into engagement with the reversed record, moving the reversed record into the record-discarding position,

depositing the reversed record in said magazine, moving said turntable to move the top record thereon to the predetermined elevation, and returning said arms to the normal position.

10. An automatic phonograph comprising a rotatable ,tumtable and a record-moving mechanism including a support pivotally mounted on a horizontal axis adjacent said turntabiexa pair of record-gripping arms pivoted together beyond the periphery of said turntable for movement towards and away from each other, pivotal means connecting said support and said arms for providing rotation or the arms about an axis 90 displaced with respect to said horizontal axis, rotatable means including oppositely projecting connections operatively associated with said record-gripping arms for moving them towards spect to said turntable.

moving them into or out of engagement with a record on said turntable, means for driving said rotatable member and means operatively associated with said support for tilting it with re- 12. An automatic phonograph comprising a rotatable turntable, a record-receiving magazine adjacent said turntable and a record-moving mechanism including a support pivotally mounted on a' horizontal axis between said turntable and said magazine, a pair of record-gripping arms pivoted together beyond the periphery of said turntable for movement towards and away from each other, pivotal means connectingsaid support and said arms for providing rotation of and away from each other and into and out of J anism including a support pivotally mounted on a horizontal axis adjacent said turntable, a pair I o! record-gripping arms pivoted together beyond the periphery 0! said turntable for movement towards and away from each other and mounted engagement respectively with a record on said the arms about an axis 90-displaced with respect to said horizontal axis, means operatively associated with said record-gripping arms for moving them towards and away from each other and into or out of engagement respectively with rotatable turntable'and a record-moving mech- Y a record on said turntable, means operatively associated with said support for moving said sup-- port and said record-gripping arms about said horizontal axis between the turntable and the magazine, means operatively associated with said pivotal means for rotating said arms about said displaced axis and means on said magazine for engaging and operating said arm moving means\ when said arms are adjacent said magazine.

JERALD D. WEAVER.

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