Tape magazine for automatic telephone dialer

Claim 1

IN A REPERTORY DIALER HAVING DRIVE MEANS AND UTILIZING A RECORD MEDIUM OF TAPE-LIKE FORM IN COMBINATION WITH A MAGNETIC TRANSDUCER TO PRODUCE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS CORRESPONDING TO SELECTED TELEPHONE NUMBERS, A MAGAZINE FOR SUCH RECORD MEDIUM, COMPRISING: (A) A BASE PLATE, A FIRST AND A SECOND FEED SPOOL AND A FLUTED DRUM ROTATABLY DISPOSED PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND TO THE BASE PLATE; (B) MEANS FOR ATTACHING THE FIRST END OF THE RECORD MEDIUM TO THE FIRST FEED SPOOL AND THE SECOND END OF THE RECORD MEDIUM TO THE SECOND FEED SPOOL, THE RECORD MEDIUM OVERLYING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE FLUTED DRUM; (C) MEANS OPERATIVE ON THE FIRST AND SECOND FEED SPOOL NORMALLY TO HOLD THEM IN ANY SET ANGULAR POSITION RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER; AND, (D) MEANS FOR COUPLING THE BASE PLATE TO THE REPERTORY DIALER TO PRESS THE MAGNETIC TRANSDUCER INTO INTIMATE CONTACT WITH THE RECORD MEDIUM BETWEEN A PAIR OF ADJACENT FLUTES ON THE FLUTED DRUM AND, SIMULTANEOUSLY, TO ENGAGE THE FLUTED DRUM WITH THE DRIVE MEANS IN THE REPERTORY DIALER.