Record player spindle adapter

Claim 1

FOR USE WITH A PHONOGRAPH HAVING A ROTATABLE TURNTABLE AND AN UPSTANDING NON-ROTATABLE SPINDLE OF RELATIVELY SMALL DIAMETER COAXIAL THEREWITH AND HAVING A SHOULDER ON ONE SIDE INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS TO SUPPORT A STACK OF RECORDS WITH SMALL SIZE CENTER HOLES CORRESPONDING TO THE SPINDLE SIZE, MEANS CARRIED BY SAID SPINDLE FOR DISPLACING THE LOWERMOST RECORD FROM SAID SHOULDER WHEN A STACK OF SMALL HOLE SIZE RECORDS IS PRESENT ON THE SPINDLE, AN ADAPTER RECEIVABLE ON SAID SPINDLE FOR RECEIVING AND CENTERING WITH RESPECT TO THE TURNTABLE A STACK OF RECORDS HAVING RELATIVELY LARGE DIAMETER CENTER HOLES, SAID ADAPTER COMPRISING A BODY HAVING TWO EXTERNALLY ECCENTRIC CYLINDRICAL PORTIONS DEFINING A LARGE CENTER HOLE RECORD SUPPORTING SHOULDER AT THE LEVEL OF THE FIRST MENTIONED SHOULDER, A RECORD PUSH-OFF ELEMENT SLIDABLY MOUNTED INTERMEDIATE SAID CYLINDRICAL PORTIONS FOR MOVEMENT ACROSS SAID SHOULDERS INCLUDING RESILIENTLY SUPPORTED LEG PORTIONS DISPOSED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE SPINDLE AND INCLINED TO THE DIRECTION OF SAID MOVEMENT, STATIONARY CAM WALL ELEMENTS ON SAID BODY ENGAGED BY SAID LEG PORTIONS URGING RETRACTION OF SAID PUSH-OFF ELEMENT TOWARDS SAID NON-ROTATABLE SPINDLE TO REST ABOVE THE FIRST MENTIONED SHOULDER, SAID RECORD DISPLACING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID SPINDLE ENGAGING SAID PUSH-OFF ELEMENT TO MOVE SAID PUSH-OFF ELEMENT FROM OFF THE FIRST MENTIONED SHOULDER ACROSS THE SECOND SHOULDER TO DISPLACE THE LOWERMOST LARGE CENTER HOLE RECORD THAT IS SUPPORTED ON THE SECOND SHOULDER.