Advertising adjunct for automatic record playing machines

Claim 1

AN ADJUNCT FOR AN AUTOMATIC RECORD PLAYING MACHINE HAVING A CREDIT STORAGE UNIT AND A POWER CONTROL SWITCH, SAID ADJUNCT INCLUDING: A PLAYING UNIT HAVING A PLURALITY OF SUCCESSIVE RECORDINGS OF COMMERCIAL MESSAGES HAVING IDLE PERIODS THEREBETWEEN, EACH COMMERCIAL MESSAGE INCLUDING A TERMINAL PORTION ADVISING THAT UPON CONCLUSION OF THE MESSAGE A FREE PLAY OF THE MACHINE IS AVAILABLE, A REPRODUCING HEAD FOR PICKING UP SAID MESSAGES, A DRIVE ELEMENT FOR MOVING SAID RECORDINGS PAST SAID HEAD SO AS TO REPRODUCE THE SAME, AND MEANS CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAID DRIVE ELEMENT; A TIMER HAVING A PAIR OF CONTACTS THAT ARE CLOSED FOR A SHORT PERIOD DURING EACH TIMER CYCLE AND ARE CONNECTED TO THEREUPON ACTUATE THE CONTROL MEANS SO AS TO ENERGIZE THE DRIVE ELEMENT, SAID PERIOD OF CLOSURE BEING SHORTER THAN THE LENGTH OF A COMMERCIAL MESSAGE; AN AUDIO ACTUATED SWITCH CONNECTED TO BE ENERGIZED RESPONSIVE TO DELIVERY OF THE MESSAGES AND HAVING A PAIR OF CONTACTS THAT ARE CLOSED UPON ENERGIZATION OF THE AUDIO ACTUATED SWITCH AND ARE CONNECTED TO HOLD THE CONTROL MEANS ACTUATED AFTER OPENING OF THE TIMER CONTACTS SO THAT UPON TERMINATION OF EACH COMMERCIAL MESSAGE AND CONSEQUENT OPENING OF THE AUDIO SWITCH CONTACTS THE DRIVE ELEMENT WILL BE IDLED UNTIL CLOSURE OF THE TIMER CONTACTS UPON A SUCCEEDING TIME CYCLE; ACCREDITING MEANS OPERATED BY OPENING OF THE AUDIO SWITCH CONTACTS FOR SUPPLYING A CREDIT TO THE CREDIT STORAGE UNIT SO AS TO PROVIDE A FREE PLAY OF THE RECORD PLAYING MACHINE UPON TERMINATION OF EACH COMMERCIAL MESSAGE; AND A PAIR OF CONTACTS FOR CONNECTION ACROSS THE POWER CONTROL SWITCH AND CONTROLLED BY THE TIMER CONTACTS AND THE AUDIO ACTUATED SWITCH CONTACTS FOR SHUNTING THE POWER CONTROL SWITCH UNTIL THE AUDIO ACTUATED SWITCH CONTACTS ARE OPENED.