Dictating machine

Claim 1

IN A DICTATING MACHINE, A BELT MAGNETIC RECORD MEDIUM, MEANS FOR FREELY DEMOUNTABLY SUPPORTING THE RECORD MEDIUM FOR MOVEMENT IN A CONTINUOUS PATH, DRIVING MEANS, A DRIVE TRAIN CONNECTING THE DRIVING MEANS WITH THE RECORD MEDIUM FOR DRIVING THE LATTER IN A FORWARD DIRECTION, A TRANSDUCER MOVABLE INTO AND OUT OF A TRANSDUCING POSITION RELATIVE TO THE RECORD MEDIUM, MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE RECORD MEDIUM AND TRANSDUCER FOR MOVING THE LATTER TRANSVERSELY ALONG THE RECORD MEDIUM WHEN IT IS IN SAID TRANSDUCING POSITION FOR TRACING A PATH ON THE RECORD MEDIUM, SAID TRANSDUCER BEING ALSO MANUALLY MOVABLE RELATIVE TO THE RECORD MEDIUM WHEN IT IS OUT OF TRANSDUCING POSITION, A SOLENOID FOR ESTABLISHING CONNECTION IN THE DRIVE TRAIN, MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID TRANSDUCER, A HAND PIECE REMOTELY POSITIONABLE RELATIVE TO THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE MACHINE, CIRCUIT MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID SOLENOID AND TRANSDUCER, CIRCUIT MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID SOLENOID AND DE-ENERGIZING SAID TRANSDUCER, A RELAY CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING EACH SAID CIRCUIT MEANS, AND SWITCH MEANS INCLUDING A MANIPULABLE ELEMENT IN SAID HAND PIECE FOR SELECTIVELY CONTROLLING SAID RELAY CIRCUITS, SAID MANIPULABLE ELEMENT CONSTITUTING THE SOLE MANIPULABLE MEANS REQUIRED FOR EFFECTING THE CONTROLLING FUNCTIONS MENTIONED.