US3312475A
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Prepayment apparatus for the distribution of postcards carrying a sound record
Assignee: PRIPART SA
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Filing: 1963-12-02
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Granted: 1967-04-04
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Expires: 1983-12-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Mazuranic Mladen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:33
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/40; G02; G02B; G02B21/00; G02B21/24; G07F11/00; G07F11/72; G07F17/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
IN COMBINATION IN A PREPAYMENT APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING POSTCARDS AND ACOUSTICALLY RECORDING A MESSAGE THEREON, STORES OF POSTCARDS CARRYING DIFFERENT PICTURES ON ONE SIDE AND A SHEET OF PLASTIC MATERIAL PROVIDED WITH A SPIRAL-SHAPED GROOVE ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AN ACOUSTIC RECORDING ON THE OTHER SIDE BY BEING DEFORMED BY A RECORDING NEEDLE; MEANS FOR SELECTING ONE OF THESE POSTCARDS; MEANS FOR RECORDING A MESSAGE INCLUDING A TURN-TABLE ADAPTED TO CARRY THE POSTCARD, A RECORDING NEEDLE COOPERATING WITH THE TURN-TABLE, AN ACOUSTICALLY CONTROLLED READING HEAD CONTROLLING THE NEEDLE, COIN-OPERATED MEANS DELIVERING A POSTCARD OUT OF A SELECTED STORE AND FOR STARTING OPERATION OF THE RECORDING MEANS UPON POSITIONING OF SAID POSTCARD ON SAID TURN-TABLE, AND MEANS FOR EJECTING SAID POSTCARD AT THE END OF THE RECORDING PROCEDURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
IN COMBINATION IN A PREPAYMENT APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING POSTCARDS AND ACOUSTICALLY RECORDING A MESSAGE THEREON, STORES OF POSTCARDS CARRYING DIFFERENT PICTURES ON ONE SIDE AND A SHEET OF PLASTIC MATERIAL PROVIDED WITH A SPIRAL-SHAPED GROOVE ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AN ACOUSTIC RECORDING ON THE OTHER SIDE BY BEING DEFORMED BY A RECORDING NEEDLE; MEANS FOR SELECTING ONE OF THESE POSTCARDS; MEANS FOR RECORDING A MESSAGE INCLUDING A TURN-TABLE ADAPTED TO CARRY THE POSTCARD, A RECORDING NEEDLE COOPERATING WITH THE TURN-TABLE, AN ACOUSTICALLY CONTROLLED READING HEAD CONTROLLING THE NEEDLE, COIN-OPERATED MEANS DELIVERING A POSTCARD OUT OF A SELECTED STORE AND FOR STARTING OPERATION OF THE RECORDING MEANS UPON POSITIONING OF SAID POSTCARD ON SAID TURN-TABLE, AND MEANS FOR EJECTING SAID POSTCARD AT THE END OF THE RECORDING PROCEDURE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-04-03 | 1970-10-03 | 1971-04-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-04-03 | 1974-10-03 | 1975-04-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-04-03 | 1978-10-03 | 1979-04-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |