USRE20818E - Selective phonographic plating - Google Patents

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Aug. 2, 1938. P. H. SMYTH. JR 20,313

SELECTIVE PHONOGRAPHIC PLAYING MACHINE Original Filed Oct. 8, 1931 B Sheets-Sheet 1 mtfrf mi lit 1938. P. H. SMYTH. JR Re. 20,818

SELECTIVE PHONOGRAPHIG PLAYING MACHINE Original Filed Oct. 8, 1931 8 Sheets-Sheet 2 Aug. 2, 1938. P. H. SMYTH. JR

SELECTIVE PHONOGRAPHIG PLAYING MACHINE Original Filed Oct. 8. 1931 8 Sheets-Sheet 3 mnriillmWHMIIM Rn p q w v w w mw Aug. 2, 1938. P. H. SMYTH. JR 20,318

SELECTIVE PHONDGRAPHIC PLAYING MACHINE 8 Sheets-Sheet 4 inal Filed Oct. 8, 1931 66 fiafizzfivr Aug. 2, 1938. SMYTH, JR Re. 20,818

SELECTIVE PHONOGRAPHIC PLAYING MACHINE Original Filed Dot. 8, 1931 8 Sheets-Sheet 5 Aug. 2, 1938. P. H. SMYTH. JR Re. 20,818

SELECTIVE PHONOGRAPHIC PLAYING MACHINE Original Filed 001;. 8. 1931 8 Sheets-Sheet 6 1938. P. H. SMYTH, JR Re. 20,818

SELECTIVE PHONOGRAPHIC PLAYING MACHINE Original FiIed Oct. 8, 1951 a Sheets-Sheet 7 III/(312307? ftz/x azrn,

g- 1938. P. H. SMYTH. JR Re. 20,818

SELECTIVE PHONOGRAPHIC PLAYING MACHINE Original Filed Oct. 8, 1 1 8 Sheets-Sheet 8 Reloaded Aug. 2, 1938 Paul H. Smyth, Jr., Evanston, Ill, Original N0. 2,004,016, dated June 4, 1935, Serial No. 568,610, October 8, 1931.

Renewed November 24, 1936. Application for reissue May 20, 1937, Serial No. 143,864

71 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in selective phonographic playing machines.

The present invention relates to that type of phonographic machines which are adapted to be signed to provide a vertically adjustable turn table having a range of movements sufficient to permit it to engage and lift any one of the series of records which for the time being is presented to a position within the lifting range of the turntable, in conjunction with mechanism for swinging the carrier containing the selected record to a position for engagement by the turntable when lifted. This arrangement enables the swinging record holders to be selectively arranged in two groups on opposite sides of the turntable, and permits a selected record to be swung to the medial or central position, and to be engaged by the turntable and played, and thereafter restored by a swinging operation after the playing of the record has been concluded.

The arrangement is one which is intended to materially simplify the construction of the machine as a whole and to obviate the necessity for vertically moving a stack of records to bring the selected record into the plane of the turntable, as has been customary in certain previous constructions, thereby utilizing a minimum amount of power in the operation of the machine and simplifying the mechanical movements required in the performance of the cycle of operations.

Further objects and details will appear from a description of the invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fi ure l is a. plan view 01' the machine as a whole, with the outer casing or cabinet removed;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the machine;

Fig. 8 is a plan cross-section taken substantially along the lines 3-; of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional .elevational taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional elevation taken on line 8-5 of Fig. 4, looking toward the arrow;

Fig. 6 is enlarged detail, partly in section, of the trip mechanism for controlling the selection of the record carriers;

Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation taken on line I-.-I of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a detail in elevation, showing the universal restoring mechanism for the record carriers;

Fig. 9 is a sectional plan view taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a. sectional detail taken on line l0lll of Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a. plan view showing the switch mechanism actuated by the tone arm;

Fig. 12 is a sectional detail taken on line 1 l2-l2 of Fig. 11; and

Fig. 13 is a detail of the lock for holding the selector indicating dial against movement during a portion of the cycle of operations.

The machine as a whole is mounted upon a base plate carried by a board or other mounting 2|. The base plate has mounted thereon a motor 22 for actuating the record carriers, and a motor 23 for rotating the turntable 24.

The turntable is mounted upon a vertical spindle 25 driven by a suitable train of connections from the motor 23, which motor is of the type ordinarily employed in the driving of phonographic turntables and which need not be here described in detail. the turntable, is carried by a platform 26, which is vertically adjustable and which in turn is mounted upon plunger rods 21 slidably mounted within spaced posts 28 which spring upwardly from feet 29 which are bolted to the base plate. 0

The arrangement is one which permits the platform, and with it the turntable and motor, to be moved vertically throughout a range of movements sufficient to engage any plate which may be selected from the series with which the machine is equipped.

The turntable platform 28 is vertically adjustable through the medium of links 30 (Fig. 4) which are pivoted at their upper ends to the platform, and at their lower ends to crank arms 3| which are keyed to a rock shaft 32, so that as the shaftis rotated, the turntable platform will be raised or lowered as the case may be. a

The relation of the links and crank is such that the links. as they approach the limit of their upward thrust, will tend to come to a gradual stop which is important in effecting engagement between the needle and the record.

The racking movements of the shaft 32 are imparted thereto through a pinion 38 on the shaft, which pinion is in mesh with a sliding rack bar 34, which is keyed within a groove in a guide plate 35 secured to the base plate.

The rack bar 34 is provided with a pin or roller 36, which engages a groove 31 in a cam 38 of as The motor, together with 25 cylindrical form, which also controls the movement of a rack tmr provided with a pin or roller 48, and this rack bar 55 occupies a position above the rack bar 34 and is guided within grooves 4| in front and rear plates 42 and 45 respectively, which extend upwardly from the guide plate 85 and which also serve as journals for the cam shaft 44 on which the cam 35 is mounted. The cam shaft 44 at its rear end is provided-with a worm gear 45 which meshes with a worm 45 on a worm shaft 41, which is connected by a coupling 45 with a shaft 45 suitably geared to the motor 22.

The upper rack bar 35 is provided on its under side with rack teeth 55 which mesh with a pinion H on a shaft section 52, which is secured to an aligned shaft section 53 by an offset coupling connection 54, arranged to permit partial rotation of the shaft sections 52-53, without interference from a vertical selector shaft 55, the function of which shaft will be hereinafter described. The aligned shaft sections 52-58, which operatively considered constitute a single shaft, are journalled at their ends within journal bosses 55 formed on the vertical legs 51 of a rear frame, which also comprises a boss 58 and a top plate 55, giving to the structure the appearance of an open rectangular frame.

The shaft sections 52-53 respectively carry bevel gears 55-55 which mesh respectively with bevel gears GI-Gl mounted respectively at the lower ends of depending shafts 52-52 which are journalled through the top plate 55 and extend above said plate, as indicated in Fig. 'l. The shaft 52 may be termed the record carrier shafts, and since they are mounted in duplicate. a description of one will sufllce for both.

Each of the shafts 52 carries a lower restoring arm 53 and an upper restoring arm 54, the two arms standing in aligned relation and being keyed or otherwise rigidly secured to the shaft. Between the upper and lower restoring arms extends a universal restoring bar 55 (Fig. 8) and a universal latch bar 56, which latch bar has its ends entered within grooves 51-51 in the respective arms and is backed at each end by a coil spring 65 which permits the latch bar to yield slightly,

and the ends of the latch bar are retained in place by screw plugs 55-55 (Fig. 9). The restoring bar 55 is carried upon screw bolts 1|], and bears at each end against a spring 1i, adapting the restoring bar to yield as occasion may require.

Each shaft 62 serves as a mounting for a series of heads 12, which are shown formed of stamped metal provided with edge flanges 13. Each carrier head comprises an outer arm 14 and an inner arm 15 standing in opposed relation to one onother, and the outer arm serves as a mounting for a neck plate 15 which extends inwardly from a carrier ring 11 provided with a marginal flange 18, the ring being adapted to receive and retain a phonographic record disk, and having an internal open diameter suflicient to permit the turntable to pass upwardly therethrough to engage and lift the record deposited thereon. Fig. 6 shows the upper carrier heads standing in normal or retracted position with one of the underlying carrier heads, with the record supported thereby, swung inwardly to the medial position in a1ignment with the turntable.

In order to selectively operate the carrier heads, the following mechanism is provided: The inner arm 15 of the carrier head has its margins turned inwardly to afford guide flanges 15 and 85, between which is slidably mounted a latch plate 8| having a slot 82 engaged and guided by upsome standing tongues or fingers 88-88 formed on the arm 15, so that a limited radial in and out movement is permitted to the latch plate.

The latch plate II is provided with a rearwardly extending arcuate finger l4 configured on its inner edge to afford a book 85, which when properly adjusted is adapted to be engaged by the universal latch bar 85, which in Fig. 6 on the upper left hand side is illustrated in the position which it assumes when moved to the degree required to swing one of the carriers to the medial or delivering position.

When the latch finger 84 is tripped or moved inwardly to the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6, the hook 85 will stand in a position to be engaged by the universal latch bar, but the present device is so constructed that only one of the entire two-series group of latch fingers may be tripped at a time, so that at each operation of the machine, the universal latch bar: on opposite sides of the machine will move idly with respect to all save one of the trip fingers, so that only a single carrier will be moved to the record delivering position, and when thus moved, the universal restoring bar 55 will abut against the flange II on the inner arm of the carrier head and in position to restore the record after the conclusion oi the playing interval, as indicated in Fig. 6.

In order to trip the desired record, the following mechanism is provided: The selector shaft 58 has keyed thereto a series of disks 88, each provided with a tooth 81, the respective teeth standing in progressive or offset arrangement around the shaft, as indicated in Fig. 6, so that in any given adjustment of the selector shaft but a single tooth will stand in coacting relation to the associated trip finger.

Each of the trip fingers is provided with an outwardly extending lug 88 so disposed that when the associated tooth 51 is adjusted into engaging relation therewith, the trip plate II will be moved inwardly to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 6, thereby bringing the hooked trip finger 85 into engaging relation with the universal trip bar, but all of the other trip plates 8i will be held outwardly by the action of springs 85 hearing against the inner ends of the respective plates.

The carrier heads with their trip. fingers are housed within a drum shaped casing 55 provided with a plurality of'partitions 8| which separate the casing into compartments, within each of which compartments one of the operating mechanisms is located; and the side wall of the housing is cut away throughout to afford the necessary clearance for the operation of the parts.

The lower restoring arm 58 operates within a recess 52 formed in the plate 58, and the two sets of mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on oppodte sides of the selector shaft 55, so that the fingers of the latter will serve to select any desired record in either of the stacks.

'I'he right hand casing 55 carries the mounting for the tone arm 58, which mounting is in the form of a rotatable conical cap 54 which is provided with a central sleeve 55 swivelly mounted upon a center post 58 which serves to center the cap 54 and permit it to rotate with the tone arm as the arm swings inwardly, due to the engagement of the needle 51 with the record line.

Secured to the housing 58 is a stationary switch base plate 58 which carries the post 58. The switch base plate 58 serves as a support for a rocking switch member 55 which is loosely tiltably mounted upon a pin Ill anchored in a boss IOI upstanding from and carried by the base plate 90, which mounting is sufilciently loose to afford limited rotative movement of the switch member 09 upon the pin I00, and at the same time a limited rocking movement upon the same Din.

The switch member is provided with an arm I02 adapted to be contacted by a fin I03 standing inwardly from the conical cap. The switch is also provided with a tail I04 which is engaged by a spring I05, the opposite end of which is secured to a post I06 upwardly standing from a central pivoted arm I'I,.the spring being obliquely disposed to exert a backward and upward pull on the tail I04, which has the efiect of oppositely urging the head end I08 01 the switch member. The head end of the switch member, when the switch is open, is lifted and rests upon a finger I0Ia upturned from the pivotally mounted arm I01, and when the switch member is carried around by the engagement of the fin I03 with the finger I02, the head I08 will be tripped oil from the finger I01a and drawn downwardly by the tension of the spring I05, and in so doing will close a switch comprising spring contact members I08-IIO, thereby closing a circuit through circuit wires II I which serve to energize the motor 22.

The switch head I08 is actuated in the opposite direction to open the switch by the contact of a fin II2 connecting the inner wall of the cap 94 with the sleeve 95, which fin when the tone arm is restored to normal position is brought into engaging relation with the upper end of a stud II3 upstanding from the rockin axis of the switch member, so that the restoring movement of the arm will serve to open the switch at the proper instant.

In order to effect a restoration of the tone arm, the upper restoring arm 84 of the right hand side of the machine (Figs. 5 and 6) is provided with a finger II4, which stands outwardly in position to engage a finger 5 on the wall of the conical casing 94, so that as the restoring arm 54 is moved, the fingers H4 and H5 will come into engagement and the tone arm will be swung backwardly, with the result that at the terminus of this movement the fin I I2 will engage the stud H3.

The forward end of the arm I0! is extended to form a T-shaped head I 0Tb adapted to be engaged by the free end of a fiat spring I 010 inwardly extending from the cap 94. The relation of these parts s such that the switch will be opened at the terminus of the restoring movement of the tone arm, which rocks back the stud H3 and at the same time the wiping movement of the spring I0'lc along the head Illlb throws the finger I016. slightly to the left in Fig. 7. This has the effect of so positioning the finger I0'Ia. that the head I08 of the switch, if released, will clear the finger and close the switch. As the record begins to play, however, the clockwise movement of the tone arm, through contact of the spring I 01c with the head I0lb, restores the finger I0Ia to position beneath the head I08, so that upon the release of the stud II3 by the fin II2, a closing movement of the switch will be impeded by the finger I 01a.

However, upon the terminus of the playing movement, the fin I03 Will-engage the finger I02 and kick the head I08 oil from the finger I0Ia, thereby closing the switch at the termination of the playing period, and thus energizing the motor 22 to initiate the movements required in restoring the mechanism to its initial position.

As incidental to these restoring movements, the tone arm will be swung outwardly, and at the terminus of its movement will lift and open the switch, and at the same time move the finger I010 sufilciently to retard the subsequent closing oi the switch until kicked oil from the finger by the fin III.

The selection of the desired record is efi'ected by rotating the selector shaft 55 through the medium of intermeshing bevel gears IIO-III (Fig. 4), the latter of which is mounted upon an adjusting rod 8 carrying a knurled knob H9 and a dial I20 having figures inscribed thereon corresponding to the numbers of the respective records.

A look is provided to prevent adjustment while the turntable is in its lowermost position, which lock is in the form of a pivoted finger I2| adapted to engage with any one of the notches in the disk I22 on the rod H8. The shaft 32 carries a finger I23 which is adapted to engage and to lift the tail end of the finger I2I during the cycle of operations of the machine, and to be turned into engaged relation after the turntable has been lowered thereby preventing adjustment of the selector indicating dial I20 only while the turntable is in the lowermost position.

In order to prevent turning of the selector shaft 05 in a reverse direction, a ratchet I24 is provided, which is engaged by a spring bar I 25 (Figs. 1 and 5) which permits rotation in one direction only.

The turntable motor 23 is actuated through a switch I26 suitably controlled by a cam I21 on the shaft 32. It is not deemed necessary to describe that switch in detail, it sufiicing to point out that as the turntable is elevated to playing position, the switch is operated to energize the motor and thereby to start the turntable, and when the switch is thus operated to start the turntable, it interrupts the circuit of the motor 22 to permit the turntable to remain in playing position until the contacts I09 and H0 are operated by the tone arm.

In order to more definitely guide and center the records in exact position, so that the hole in the center oi each record will be engaged by the turntable post 25, a pair of guide arms I20 are provided which stand outwardly from the platform 26 to a sufiicient distance to embrace the selected carrier ring, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2.

The operation of the machine is controlled by coin actuated mechanism housed in a coin box I20 into which the rear end of the shaft 44 projects, which shaft, through any suitable mechanism properly correlated with the time control mechanism, serves to actuate the coin controlled switch in the coin box after the completion of the cycle of operations.

The present invention is not concerned with the details of the coin controlled mechanism, it sufilcing to point out that such mechanism is properly correlated with the action of the present machine through the intervention of the shaft 44.

The yoke member 04 connecting the adjacent ends of shaft sections 52 and 53 is, as already mentioned, adapted to rock with the shaft sections when they are driven'by the rack 39 and the enmeshing gear or pinion 5| from the cam 38. In so rocking, the yoke member 54 may engage an ear I3l on a pawl I32 pivoted as at I33 on an arm I34 secured on one of the legs 51, and may thus swing the pawl I32 inwardly toward the shaft 33. A spring I33 is adapted to urge the pawl I32 toward its initial position.

The pawl I32 may be employed to rotate the shaft by engaging a ratchet I36 fixed thereon, whereby when the yoke member 34 engages the ear I3I of the pawl I32, the shaft 33 will be rotated sufiiciently to bring a succeeding tooth I! in coacting relationship with the associated trip finger lug 33, in order to select the record carrier corresponding to the lug 33.

In that manner all or some (depending upon the number of coins inserted in the coil control mechanism) of the record carriers may be auto matically selected in a predetermined sequence and the records therein may be played in the same sequence. As illustrated, the pawl I32 and ratch I33 are so arranged that for each reciprocation of the yoke member 54, the shaft 55 rotates through the angle between two teeth "controlling successive record carriers. In other words, as illustrated, all or some (depending upon the number of coins inserted in the coin control mechanism, of the record carriers may be automatically selected, one after another in rotation, and the records carried by the selected carriers may be played in rotation.

With such an automatic arrangement, when the dial I20 is rotated manually to a position indicating the selection of a given record, the shaft 55 is rotated sufficiently to bring the finger 31 corresponding to the next preceding record carrier, to its operative engagement with the trip finger lug 38 of that record carrier. Then, during the operation of restoring the previously played record, the yoke member 54 actuates the pawl I32 and ratchet I36 to rotate the shaft 55 and to bring the finger 31 into coacting relationship with the trip finger lug 33 of the record carrier bearing the selected record corresponding to the figure indicated on the dial I2Ii.

Operation With the turntable in a lowered position slightly below its playing position. and with the tone arm swung outwardly, one'or more coins are deposited in the coin runway (not shown), which closes the above mentioned switch (not shown) in the coin actuated mechanism I29 for energizing the motor 22, which through the worm gearing causes the rotation of the shaft 44 carrying the cam 33.

The rotation of the cam serves to actuate the lower rack 35 and the upper rack 39, and the cam groove 31 is so disposed that the first operation to be effected will be a lowering of the turntable from a position slightly below the playing position through the previously selected record carrier to return the previously played record to its record carrier and the restoration of that record carrier with the played record therein to its position within its stack. A new record is swung inwardly prior to the lifting of the turntable to its elevated position. These operations are effected through the rearward movement of the rack 39 which rotates the aligned shaft sections 32-33 in a proper direction to carry the coupling 54 downwardly behind the selector shaft 53, and in so doing to index the shaft 55 the distance between succeeding fingers 31 through the pawl I32 and the ratchet I33, and to impart rotation through the beveled pinions iii-6i to the respective shafts 32 carrying the restoring mechanism.

Referring to Fig. 6, the restoration of the previously advanced record carrier to the left hand stack is effected by the universal restoring bar 33 .QOJIB the short arm of the carrier head and swings it clockwise until the trip finger 34 is restored to its normal or negative position with the lug 33 projecting from the slot in the wall of the housing. This completes the restoration of the record carrier and permits the universal latch bar 33 to can under the end of the record selected for playing.

The selection of the record is effected by adiustment of the selector shaft 33 to bring the proper finger 31 into engagement with the associated lug 33 whereby to press the corresponding finger 34 inwardly for engagement with the universal latch bar 63. That selector shaft 53 may, as already described, be so adjusted, at least initially, by the beveled gears H3 and III, the shaft H3, and the selector knob H3, and subsequently during each restoration of a played record by the shaft coupling 3|, the pawl I32, and the ratchet I36. After each such selection is effected, the configuration of the cam slot 31 causes an advancing movement of the rack bar 39, which imparts a reverse movement to the aligned shaft sections 32-53, and during this period of operation, the universal latch bar 33 swinging in a counter-clockwise direction will carry with it the engaged latch finger 33 of the record carrier bearing the record selected for play and will thus swing the carrier ring to the center and in position to permit the record to be lifted by the elevation of the turntable.

The movements Just described will be imparted to the restoring and latching mechanisms in both of the stacks, it being understood, however, that one or the other of the universal latching and restoring mechanisms may operate idly throughout the entire cycle in the event that both restoration and selection of a new record occur in the same stack, or that the restoring movement may occur in one stack, and the selected movement in the other stack, depending in all cases upon the location of the selected record.

After the newly selected record has been swung to the central position, the configuration of the cam groove 31 is such that the lower rack bar will begin to move inwardly (Fig. 4), rotating the shaft 32 in a clockwise direction, and thereby elevating the turntable through the action of the arms 3i and links 33. As the turntable is elevated, the arms I23 will embrace the centrally positioned carrier ring and serve to hold it accurately in position while the turntable is rising, so that the turntable post 23 will engage the center hole in the record, and thereafter the continued elevation of the turntable will lift the record free from the carrier ring and continue to rise until the record is elevated to playing position, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4.

The range of movement of the turntable is suflicient to clear the space occupied by any selected record, irrespective of the plane of the selected carrier ring, so that the turntable will always engage a selected recmfi irrespective of its vertical position. During the raising of the turntable, the switch I26 will be operated. In that manner the turntable motor will be energized so that by the time the record arrives at the playing position it will be rotating rapidly and will thus engage the needle 31 to start the playing of the record, and the motor 22 will be deenergined to cause the turntable to remain in playing position during the playing of the recrd. As the tone arm is swung inwardly durwhich engages deposited, the turntable redeposits the previously after which carrier ring.

It will be understood, moreover, that the airrangement of the lock III is such that the selected mechanism can only be set during the period that the turntable is removed from its lowermost position.

possibility of moi-adjustment entirely obviated.

Although the invention has been described with particularity, it is not the intention. unless Iclalm: i. In phonographic mechanism 01' the class described, the combination or a plurality of ring shaped record carriers, 9. vertical shaft upon record when lifted.

2. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of a plurality of ring shalt, universal restoring means carried by the shalt and adapted to carry any selected ecord carrier which has previously been swung outwardly, a rotatable turntable, and means for raising and lowering the turntable to move through the position occupied by an outwardly swung record carrier for engaging and restoring the record carried thereby, and means for playing the selected record when elevated. a motor carried by the turntable a motor for actuating the outward swinging and restoration oi the record carriers, and automatic means for timing the movements of the respective m.

6. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of two longitudinally superposed sets oi record carriers, each set normally standing in column relation and each or the record carriers oi. each set being plvotally mounte on a common vertical pivot, and adapted to swing inwardly within its own plane to delivering position, means for swinging a selected record carrier to delivering position, and a vertically movable rotatable turntable adapted to move through the delivering planes of all the record carriers, and adapted thereby to engage and remove the selected record from the positioned record carrier, and means for playing the selected record when elevated by the turntable, and a single selector shalt located intermediate the sets 0! record carriers, said selector shalt being provided with means special to each 01' the for eflecting engagement of the selected record carrier with said means for swinging it outwardly.

I. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of two longitudinally superp sed sets of record carriers, each set normally standing in column relation and each of the record carriers of each set being pivotally mounted on a common vertical pivot, and adapted to swing inwardly within its own plane to delivering position, means for swinging a selected record carrier to delivering position, and a vertically movable rotatable turntable adapted to move through the delivering planes of all the record carriers, and adapted thereby to engage and remove the selected record trom the positioned record carrier, and means for playing the selected record when elevated by the turntable, and a universal restoring mechanism for each set of record carriers, adapted to restore a previously positioned record to normal position, and a single selector shaft located intermediate .the sets or record carriers, said selected shalt being provided with means to each of the record carriers for electing engagement oi the selected record carrier with said means for swinging it outwardly.

8. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of two longitudinally superposed sets of record carriers, each set normally standing in column relation and each of the record carriers of each set being pivotaily mounted on a common vertical pivot, and adapted to swing inwardly within its own plane to delivering position, means for swinging a selected record carrier to delivering position, and a vertically movable rotatable turntable adapted to move through the delivering planes 0! all the record carriers, and adapted thereby to engage and remove the selectedrecord from the positioned record carrier, and means for playing the selected record when elevated by the turntable, and adiustable selector mechanism provided with devices special to each of the record carriers, said for rotating the same,

some

selector devices being adapted when brought into coacting relation with the associated record carrier to eilect engagement thereot with the means for swinging said record carrier outwardly.

9. In phonographic mechanism 0! the class de- 5 scribed, the combination of two longitudinally superposed sets of record carriers, each set normally standing in column relation and each of the record carriers of each set being pivotally mounted on a common vertical pivot, and adapted 10 to swing inwardly within its own plane to delivering position, means for swinging a selected record carrier to delivering position, and a vertically movable rotatable turntable adapted to move through the delivering planes oi all the 15 record carriers, and adapted thereby to engage and remove the selected record from the posi tioned record carrier, and means tor playing the selected record when elevated by the turntable, and a universal restoring mec for each set 20 of record carriers, adapted to restore a previously positioned record to normal position, and a single selector shaft located intermediate the sets of record carriers, and provided with selector devices special to each of the record carriers, said selector devices being adapted when brought into coacting relation with the associated record carrier to eiiect engagement thereof with the means {or swinging said record carrier outwardly.

10. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of a vertically movable rotatable turntable and means for vertically moving and rotating the same, a set of carrier rings adapted to normally stand in column relation and each ring provided with an extension, a pivotal mounting for said extensions, a slidable latch member carried by each of the extensions, a universal latching device adapted to engage with any one of the latch members when moved to latch engaging position, means for swinging the universal latching device to carry with it any one of the carrier extensions latched thereto, and adjustable selector means adapted to selectively engage the respective latching members on the several carrier extensions to move a selected latch member to position to be engaged by the universal swinging latching device, the turntable being positioned to move vertically through the positions occupied by the respective carrier rings when swung inwardly, and means for playing the selected record.

11. In phonographlc mechanism of the class described, the combination of a set of ring shaped record carriers normally standing in column relation, each provided with an extension, vertically extending pivoting means for the several extensions, a universal latch bar associated with the set of carriers and mounted to swing inwardly, a latching finger on each of the carrier extensions adapted when tripped to be engaged by the universal latch bar, selector means for tripping the latching finger oi the selected carrier to position to be engaged by the universal latch bar, and means for swinging the universal latch bar to carry with it the engaged record carrier, a turntable and means for rotating the same, and means for raising and lowering the turntable rier rings when swung elevate a selected record and subsequently restore the same to its carrier ring, and means !or playing the selected record when elevated.

12. In phonographic oi the class record carriers normally lation, each provided with an extension, vertically extending pivoting means for the several extensions, a universal latch bar associated with the set of carriers and mounted to swing inwardly, a latching finger on each of the carrier extensions adapted when tripped to be engaged by the universal latch bar, selector means for tripping the latching finger of the selected carrier to position to be engaged by the universal latch bar, and means for swinging the universal latch bar to carry with it the engaged record carrier, a metering bar associated with the universal latch bar and mounted to swing therewith and adapted to engage a previously swung record and restore it to column position, a turntable and means for rotating the same, and means for raising and lowering the turntable through the planes occupied by the respective carrier rings when swung inwardly to engage and elevate a selected record and subsequently restore the same to its carrier ring, and means for playing the selected record when elevated.

13. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of a plurality of carrier rings, each provided with an extension, vertical pivot means for the extensions, a pivoted universal latch bar common to all of the extenslons, a latching finger carried by each of the extensions and adapted to be tripped in position to be engaged by the universal latch bar, and a rotatable selector shaft provided with a series of fingers adapted severally to engage with the respective latching fingers and to trip the fingers to position to be engaged by the universal latch bar. and means for swinging the latch bar to swing an engaged carrier outwardly to delivering position, a vertically movable turntable, and means for raising and lowering the same to traverse the planes occupied by the respective records when swung to delivering position, and to thereby engage and elevate the selected record, and means for playing the selected record when elevated.

14. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of a plurality of ring shaped record carriers, 9. vertical shaft upon which the record carriers are pivotally mounted, means for oscillating said shaft, means for selectively engaging any one of the record carriers with the shaft to cause swinging thereof with the forward oscillation of the shaft, restoring means for afterwards restoring the selected record carrier to normal position, a rotatable turntable, and means for raising and lowering the turntable through the position occupied by the selected record carrier when swung outwardly to lift and afterwards restore the selected record, and means for playing the record when lifted.

15. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of a plurality of ring shaped record carriers, a vertical shaft upon which the record carriers are pivotally mounted, means for oscillating said shaft, means for selectively engaging any one of the record carriers with the shaft to cause swinging thereof with the forward oscillation of the shaft, restoring means for afterwards restoring the selected record carrier to normal position, the restoring means being universal to all of the record carriers, a rotatable turntable, and means for raising and lowering the turntable through the position occupied by the selected record carrier when swung outwardly to lift and afterwards restore the selected record, and means for playing the record when lifted.

16. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of a plurality of ring a vertical shaft upon are pivotally mounted,

the forward oscillation of the shaft, restoringmeans for afterwards restoring the lected record carrier to normal position, a rotatable turntable, and means for raising and lowering the turntable through the position occupied by the selected record carrier when swung outwardly to lift and afterwards restore the selected record, and means for playing the record when lifted, and automatic mechanism for timing the operations of the record carriers and turntable to cause the outward swinging of the selected record, the subsequent lifting and lowering of the turntable, and the ultimate restoring of the selected record carrier to normal position.

17. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of a plurality of ring shaped record carriers, a vertical shaft upon which the record carriers are pivotally mounted. means for oscillating said shaft, means for selectively engaging any one of the record carriers with the shaft to cause swinging thereof with the forward oscillation of the shaft, restoring means for afterwards restoring the selected record carrier to normal position, the restoring means being universal to all of the record carriers, a rotatable turntable, and means for raising and lowering the turntable through the position occupied by the selected record carrier when swung outwardly to lift and afterwards restore the selected record, and means for playing the record when lifted, and automatic mechanism for timing the operations of the record carriers and turntable to cause the outward swinging of the selected record, the subsequent lifting and lowering of the turntable, and the ultimate restoring of the selected record carrier to normal position. 18. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of a set of record carriers normally standing in column relation and each of the record carriers of the set being pivotally mounted on a common vertical pivot and adapted to swing inwardly within its own plane to delivering position, means for swinging a selected record carrier to delivering position, a vertically movable rotatable turntable adapted to move through the delivering planes of all of the record carriers and adapted thereby to engage and remove the selected record from the positioned record carrier, means for playing the selected record when elevated by the turntable, and a selector shaft adjacent the set of record carriers, said selector shaft being provided with means special to each of the record carriers for effecting engagement of the selected record carrier with said means for swinging it outwardly.

19. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of a set of record carriers normally standing in column relation and each of the record carriers of the set being pivotally mounted on a common vertical pivot and adapted to swing inwardly within its own plane to delivering position, means for swinging a selected record carrier to delivering position, a vertically movable rotatable turntable adapted to move through the delivering planes of all of the record carriers and adapted thereby to engage and remove the selected record from the positioned record carrier, means for playing the selected record when elevated by the turntable, and a rotatable selector located adinwardly to delivering iacent the set 01' record carriers and adapted in each of its diilerent positions 0! rotative adiustment to coact with a selected one record carriers to eiIect engagement of the selected record carrier with said means for swinging it outwardly.

20. in phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination 01' a set of record carriers each of curved formation and open on its interior to aiford edge support for the margin of a record, the carriers normally standing in column relation and each of the record carriers of the set being pivotally mounted on a vertical axis and adapted to swing inwardly to delivering position, the delivering positions of the set of record carriers being in planes superposed in column relation, a vertically movable rotatable turntable mounted to move through the delivering planes of all of the record carriers and adapted thereby to engage and remove the selected record from the positioned record carrier, means for supporting and elevating the turntable normally positioned below the delivering planes of the carriers and adapted to project the turntable upwardly throughout a range of movement commensurate with the delivering planes of all of the record carriers, said supporting and elevating mechanism including linkage and being configured to move through a positioned carrier without contact therewith, said linkage beingadapted atthe conclusion of its upward thrust to bring the turntable to a gradual stop, a needle coacting with the turntable, and selector mechanism coacting with the swinging mechanism and adapted to be adjusted to eflect the swinging of a selected record carrier to delivering position.

21. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of a set or record carriers each 01! closed ring shaped formation normally standing in column relation and each oi the record carriers of the set being pivotally mounted on a vertical axis and adapted to swing position, the delivering positions of the set of record, carriers being in planes superposed in column relation, a vertically movable rotatable turntable mounted to move through the delivering planes of all of the closed ring shaped record carriers and adapted thereby to engage and remove the selected record from the positioned closed ring shaped record carrier, means for supporting and elevating the turntable normally positioned below the delivering planes of the closed ring shaped carriers and adapted to project the turntable upwardly throughout a range 0! movement commensurate with the delivering planes oi all of the record carriers, said supporting and elevating mechanism including extensible link elements and being configured to move through a positioned carrier without contact therewith, said link elements being adjustable from a folded to an upwardly extended relation and operable to reduce the lifting speed toward the conclusion oi! the upward thrust, a needle coacting with the turntable, and selector mechanism coacting with the swinging mechanism and adapted to be adjusted to effect the swinging of a selected record carrier to delivering position.

22. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination 0! a set of record carriers normally standing in column relation and each 01' the record carriers of the set being in the form 0! a closed frame open at its center and configured to engage and support the rim of a record and each oi the record carriers of of the the set being pivotally mounted and adapted to swing inwardly within its own plane to delivering position, means for swinging a selected record carrier to delivering position, a vertically movable rotatable turntable mounted to move through the delivering planes 01 all 0! the record carriers and adapted thereby to engage and remove a selected record from the positioned record carrier, means for supporting and elevating the turntable normally positioned below the delivering planes of the carriers and adapted to proiect the turntable upwardly throughout a range of movement commensurate with the delivering planes of all or the record carriers, said supporting and elevating mechanism including extensible link elements and being configured to move through the open center portion of a positioned carrier without contact therewith, said link elements being adjustable from a folded to an upwardly extended relation and operable to reduce the lifting speed toward the conclusion of the upward thrust, a needle coacting with the turntable, and an adjustable selector located adjacent the set of record carriers and adapted in each or its different positions of selective adjustment to effect engagement between the corresponding record carrier and said means for swinging it todelivering position.

23. In phonographic mechanism oi! the class described, the combination of a set of record carriers normally standing in column relation and each or the record'carriers oi the set being in the form of a closed frame open at its center and configured to engage and support the rim oi a record and each of the record carriers of set being pivotally mounted and adapted to swing inwardly within its own plane to delivering position, means for swinging a selected record carrier to delivering position, a vertically movable rotatable turntable mounted to move through the delivering planes of all of the record carriers and adapted thereby to engage and remove a selected record from the positioned record carrier, means for supporting and elevating the turntable normally positioned below the delivering planes of the carriers and adapted to project the turntable upwardly throughout mensurate with the delivering planes 01' all of the record carriers, said supporting and elevating mechanism including extensible link elements and being configured to move through the open center portion or a positioned carrier without contact therewith, said link elements being adjustable from a folded to an upwardly extended relation and operable to reduce the lilting speed toward the conclusion of the upward thrust, a needle coacting with the turntable, and selecting means adapted to efiect engagement between a selected record carrier and said means for swinging it to delivering position.

24. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of a set of open record carriers each configured to,aflord edge support for a record, each carrier having an extension from one edge thereof for normally supporting the carriers in column relation, a vertical pivot post common to all the extensions for pivoting all of the carriers in coaxial alignment, a univer- V sal latch bar having upper and lower arms pivoted at their inner ends substantially concentrically with the pivot post to afford swinging movements of the latch bar around the vertical axis of said pivot post, selector means including a manually controlled mechanical mechanism adjustable to effect engagement between any.

a range of movement comselected carrier extension and the universal latch bar, cam driven means for swinging the latch bar to swing the selected carrier outwardly to delivering position, a turntable and supporting and elevating means therefor adapted to raise and lower the turntable throughout the delivering planes of all of the record carriers. and needle carrying means cooperating with the the turntable.

25. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination oi a set of open record swinging the vertical axis of said pivot post, selector means adjustable carriers each configured to aflord edge support for a record, each carrier having an extension from one edge thereof for of said pivot post, selector means adjustable to carriers, and needle carrying means cooperating with the turntable.

27. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of a set of open record pivoted at the upper end in relation to the tumtable, crank means pivoted to the lower end of the link means, operating mechanism for swinging the crank means to elevate the turntable by upwardly projecting the link means to carry the turntable through the delivering planes of all of the record carriers and bring the turntable to a gradual stop at the end of the upward lift, and needle means coacting with the turntable.

28. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of a set of open record porting the same beyond the vertical pivot to carriers, a turntable and means for rotating the same, link means pivoted at the upper end in relation to the turntable, crank means pivoted to the lower end of the link means, operating mechanism for swinging from the course of said carriage for supporting records, means for selectively placing said records in any sequence in the course of said reciproca'ble carriage whereby to deliver the records to carriage for moving said turntable to and from said reproducing device, reciprocating means heneath said carriage for moving said carriage and V for selectively swinging any one of said turntable to and from said reproducing device, a plurality of pivoted record carriers adiasaid turntable and swingable to the path of said turntable for delivering records to and receiving the same from said turntable, each said record carrier having an opening therein through which said turntable and said carriage therefor are adapted to pass in the movement of said turntable to and from said reproducing device when said record carrier is swung into the path of said turntable, means said record carriers into the path of said turntable, and means movable with said carriage for embracing any selected record carrier in the path of said turntable before and after said turntable passes through said opening in its movement to and from said reproducing device.

32. An automatic phonograph having a reciprocable turntable and a plurality of pivoted record carriers swingable between inactive positions laterally removed from said turntable and active positions for delivering records to the path of said turntable, in combination with means for arranging any one of saidrecord carriers in its active position, and guiding means movable with the turntable to engage and center the record carrier in active position with respect to said turntable.

33. In a phonograph, record playing means, a turntable movable to and from said record playing means, a plurality of record carriers movable into and from the path of said turntable, a manually operable selector for selecting said record carriers in any sequence for movement into and from the path of said turntable, a motor, a cam driven by said motor, oscillatable means for moving the selected record carrier to and from the path of said turntable, and means driven by the motor driven cam means for oscillating said oscillatable means and for moving the movable turntable.

34. In an automatic phonograph, the combination of a hub member having a plurality of spaced parallel slots in the periphery thereof providing bearing surfaces, a shaft centrally of said hub member, a plurality of record carriers loosely pivoted on said shaft and extending through said slots outside of said hub member and having supporting engagement with said bearing surfaces, and means for selectively oscillating said record carriers to deliver records for and to remove the same after playing, said bearing surfaces being adapted to support said record carriers throughout their respective paths.

35. In an automatic phonograph, a record supply source, comprising a shaft, cylindrical hearing means arranged coaxially about said shaft and having at a side thereof alternately arranged bearing members and peripheral slots, and a plurality of record carriers each having an arm extending into a said peripheral slot, each said arm being loosely pivoted at one end on said shaft and hearing at its other end on a said bearing member whereby said record carriers are swingable in parallel paths about said shaft.

36. In an automatic phonograph, means for playing a selected record, a shaft for controlling the selection of records, means for rotating said shaft comprising a gear mounted on said shaft, a movable member drivingly engageable with said gear for rotating the same a definite distance in a direction to rotate said shaft, an operating member movable a definite distance for operating said movable member, another shaft having some a projection for actuating said operating member, a gear on said other shaft, and rack means for driving said gear to rotate said other shaft whereby said projection actuates said operating member.

3'7. In an automatic phonograph, a plurality of independently movable record carrier rings, selector means therefor, means for moving the record from a selected ring to a playing position, said means including a reciprocable turntable, a shaft for moving said independently movable record carrier rings, another shaft for controlling the reciprocation of said turntable, means for rotating each of said shafts in timed relationship to position any selected ring in the path of said reciprocable turntable, comprising a drive gear on each said means for driving each drive gear, cam means for actuating said gear means, and means for driving said cam means.

38. In an automatic phonograph, a plurality of independently movable record carrier rings, selector means therefor, means for moving the record from a selected ring to a playing position, said means including a reciprocable turntable, a shaft for moving said independently movable record carrier rings, another shaft for controlling the reciprocation of said turntable, means for rotating each of said shafts in timed relationship to position any selected ring in the path of said reciprocable turntable, comprising a drive gear on each said shaft for rotating the same, gear means for driving each drive gear, a single cam for actuating said gear means, and means for driving said cam.

39. In a phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of a plurality of open record carriers, each configured to afford edge support for a. record and each having an extension from one side thereof for supporting the carriers, a pivot post common to all of the extensions for pivoting all of the carriers normally in coaxial alignment, means having spaced arms pivoted substantially concentrically with said pivot post to afford swinging movements of said spaced arms about the axis of said pivot post, said means having a member between and swingable with said arms for engaging said extensions, selector means including mechanism adjustable to eflect engagement between any selected carrier extension and said member for engaging the same, means for swinging the first said means to swing the selected carrier outwardly to delivering position, a reciprocable turntable, supporting and reciprocating means for the turntable, adapted to reciprocate said turntable throughout the delivering planes of all of the record carriers, and needle carrying means cooperating with the turntable.

40. In combination in a phonograph, reproducing means, a turntable reciprocable between playing and non-playing positions, pivotally mounted means laterally removed from the course of said turntable for supporting records, means for selectively placing said records in any sequence in the path of said turntable whereby to deliver the records to said turntable for playing by said reproducing means, link means arranged in the projection of the edges of said turntable taken in the direction of its reciprocation and extendable therein for moving said turntable from said nonplaying position to said playing position at a speed gradually diminishing as said turntable approaches said playing position, and driving means for said link means.

shaft for rotating the same, gear 41. A phonograph comprising record playing raising and lowering said turntable, means for means, a reciprocabie turntable. adapted to move rotating sai c m sh f means or in rruptin records to and from said record playing means the rotation of said cam shaft during each playfor playing thereby, a plurality oi sets of record ing period, and automatically operating means carriers, each record carrier being movable befor actuating the interrupting means. 5 tween a position coaxial with said turntable and 46. In a multi-record phonograph including an idle position laterally ot the firstsaid position, record playing means, a turntable movable to whereby to position a record in and to remove and from operative relationship with said record the same from the path of the reciprocable turnplaying means, and a plurality of superposed rectable, selector means for selecting a said set oi rd carriers individually swingable in respecl0 record carriers, and mechanical means for suctively independ nt h o t P to n f m cessively moving the record carriers oi the sepositions in the path of said turntable ior cooplected set between their idle positions and their eration therewith to move records to and from positions coaxial with said reciprocable turntable, said playing means for playing thereby, a selecwhereby the records in the selected set of cartor apparatus for selectively moving pluralities l5 fiom said record playing means, a plurality of at positions respectively corresponding to those means for moving any selected rec rd arr r b after another, and means for swinging said recwith said reciprocable turntable. the selected record carriers with the predeter- 43. In an automatic phonograph, a plurality mined records to and from their respective posiof movable record carriers, means for playing a. tions over the turntable.

selected record, a shaft coacting with said record 47. In phonographic mechanism of the class 3:;

carriers for controlling the selection of records, described, the combination of a vertical member.

means for rotating said shaft comprising gear a p ral ty of ring-shaped record carriers means o nt 0n the s i h ft, a operative mounted on said vertical member to swing about member drivingly engageable with said gear the vertical axis thereof, means mounted on said means for rotating the same a definite distance vertical member for swinging said record carriers 6 to rotate said shaft, a rock shaft having a proabout the said axis in one direction, means for jection oscillating therewith for actuating said S c y a g any one of the record caroperating member, gear means on said ro k shaft, riers with the record carrier swinging means to and driving means engaging the last said gear swing the said record carrier in that direction, means for rocking said rock shaft whereby said restoring means universal to all of the record projection intermittently actuates said operative v carriers for afterwards restoring the selected recmember. 0rd carrier tonormal position, a rotatable and 44. In an automatic phonograph, a plurality reciprocable turntable, and means for raising of movable record carriers, means for playing a and lowering the turntable through the p s on selected record, a shaft coacting with said record occupied by the selected record carrier when 5 ri r for controlling th l ti of rd swung in the first said direction to lift the record and means for rotating said shaft comprising from the selected record carrier and afterwards manually operable drive means for rotating the to restore it to the Same. and means p y said shaft a desired distance, gear means mountt ec rd when lifted. ed on said shaft, an operative memberdrivingly In p fl ap c e han sm of the class engageable with said gear means for rotating the described, the combination of a substantially same a definite distance to rotate said shaft, a Vertical m a pl a i y of ring-shaped recrock shaft having a projection oscillating thereord carriers mounted on said vertical member with for actuating said operative member, gear to swing about the vertical axis thereof, means means on said rock shaft, and driving means en. mounted on said vertical member for swinging 0o gaging th inst s id gear m n for r ckin id said record carriers about said axis in one direcrock shaft whereby said projection actuates said tlon. m ns f r s i ely n n ny one of operative member after said manually operable the record carriers with the record carrier swingdrive means rotates said shaft a desired distance. 8 m a -8 t sw n d ecord ca rier in that 45. In an automatic phonograph, a plurality direction, restoring means for afterwards restor- 55 of record carriers movable to record playin Dosiing the selected record carrier to normal position, tion, a turntable, means for selecting the record a rotatable and reciprocable turntable, means carriers to be moved to the record playing posifor raising and lowering the turntable through tion, means governed in part by said selecting the position occupied by the selected record carmea s f uc s i y moving a record rier when swung in the first said direction to lift riers with he re r selected to a position abo e the record from the selected record carrier and said turntable, means for raising and lowerinz afterwards to restore it to the same, means for said turntable, a cam shaft having cam means playing the record when lifted, and automatic thereon for operating said means for moving said means for timing the operations of the record record carriers and for operating said means for carriers and turntable to cause the swinging oi 78 the selected record carrier in the first said direction, the subsequent lifting and lowering of the turntable, and the ultimate restoring oi the seiecied record carrier to normal position.

49. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of a vertical mem her, a set of ring-shaped record carriers mounted on said vertical member to swing about the vertical axis thereof, means for swinging said record carriers about said axis in one direction, means for selectively engaging a predetermined pluralit y of said record carriers one at a time with the record carrier swinging means to cause the successive swinging of each of the predetermined plurality of record carriers in that direction, restoring means for afterwards restoring the selectcd record carriers to their normal positions, a rotatable and reciprocable turntable, means for raising and lowering the turntable through the positions occupied by the selected record carriers when swung in the first said direction to lift the record from each of the predetermined plurality of record carriers and afterwards to restore it to the same. means for playing the records when lifted, and automatic means for timing the operations of the record carriers and turntable to cause the swinging of the selected record carriers in the first said direction, the subsequent lifting and lowering of the turntable, and the restoring of each selected record carrier to normal position.

50. In phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of a plurality of open record carriers, each configured to afford edge support for a record, each carrier having an extension from one edge thereof for normally supporting the carriers in column relation, 3. vertical pivot post common to all the extensions for pivoting all of the carriers in coaxial alignment, a bar having an arm mounted at its inner end on the pivot post to afford swinging movements of said bar about the vertical axis of said pivot post, selector means including a manually controlled mechanical mechanism adjustable to effect engagement between said bar and a predetermined plurality of carrier extensions one at a time, cam driven means for swinging said bar to swing the selected carriers outwardly one at a. time to delivery positions, a turntable, and supporting and elevating means therefor adapted to raise and lower the turntable throughout the delivery positions of all of the record carriers, and needle carrying means cooperating with the turntable.

51. In a phonograph, the combination of a reciprocable turntable, means for reciprocating said turntable between playing and non-playing positions, and means for playing a record at the playing position of said turntable, with a plurality of pivoted record carriers having delivery positions in the path of said reciprocable turntable and normal positions outside of said path, driven means for swinging said pivoted record carriers from said normal positions to said delivery positions, cam operated means for selectively engaging a plurality of predetermined record carriers one at a time with said driven means to cause swinging of the said predetermined record carriers to their delivery positions, and restoring means for restoring each said predetermined record carrier to its normal position before the next said predetermined record carrier is swung to its delivery position.

52. In a phonographic mechanism of the class described, the combination of a plurality of open record carriers each configured to afford edge support for a record and eachhaving an extension from one side thereof for supporting the carriers, a pivot post common to all of the extensions for pivoting all of the carriers normally in coaxial alignment, means pivoted to swing about the axis of said pivot post for engaging said extensions, selector means including mechanism adjustable to effect engagement between a predetermined plurality of carrier extensions one at a time and said member for engaging the same, means for swinging the first said means to swing the record carriers having the predetermined plurality of extensions one at a time outwardly to delivery positions, a reciprocable turntable, supporting and reciprocating means for the turntable adapted to reciprocate said turntable throughout the delivery positions of all of the record carriers, and needle carrying means cooperating with the turntable.

53. In an automatic phonograph, a plurality of record carriers, a turntable, a selector means operable in advance of playing for predetermining a plurality of records to be played. means governed by said selector means for successively moving the record carriers with the predetermined plurality of records to a position above said turntable, means for raising said turntable to pick up the predetermined records on said record carriers to play the same, means for rotating said turntable, and means for actuating said foregoing means.

54. In an automatic phonograph, a plurality of record carriers, a turntable, selector means operable in advance of playing for predetermining a plurality of records to be played, means governed by said selector means for successively moving the record carriers with the predetermined plurality of records to a position above said turntable, means for mounting the record carrier moving means and said record carriers for movement about a common axis, means for raising said turntable to pick up the predetermined records on said record carriers to play the same, means for rotating said turntable, and means for actuating said foregoing means.

55. In an automatic phonograph, a plurality of record carriers, a turntable, a sound pick-up, means for causing the records on said record carriers normally to be played in rotation, selector means for predetermining a plurality of records to be played, means governed in part by said selector means for successively moving the record carriers with the predetermined plurality of records to a position above said turntable, means for raising said turntable to pick up the predetermined records on said record carriers to move them into playing engagement with said sound pick-up, means for rotating said turntable, automatically operating means for returning said sound pick-up to its original position, and means for controlling the operation of said foregoing means.

56. In an automatic phonograph, a. plurality of record carriers, a turntable, a sound pick-up, means for causing the records on said record carriers normally to be played in rotation, selector means for predetermining a plurality of records to be played, means governed in part by said selector means for successively moving the record carriers with the predetermined plurality of records to a position above said turntable, means for mounting the record carrier moving means for movement alongside of and parallel to that of said record carriers, means for raising said turntable to pick up the predetermined records on

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