Actuating mechanism for record changer spindle

Claim 1

IN A SELF-SUPPORTING RECORD CHANGER CENTER SPINDLE OF THE TYPE HAVING A PLURALITY OF RETRACTABLE RECORD SUPPORTING FINGERS WHICH NORMALLY PROJECT OUTWARDLY THROUGH VERTICAL SLOTS IN A SPINDLE BODY TO SUPPORT A STACK OF RECORDS ON AN UPPER STORAGE PORTION OF THE SPINDLE AND WHICH ARE MOVABLE DOWNWARDLY TO TRANSPORT THE LOWERMOST RECORD OF THE STACK TO A TURNTABLE FOR PLAYING, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, FINGER CARRIER MEANS FOR CARRYING SAID PLURALITY OF RECORD SUPPORTING FINGERS, SAID FINGER CARRIER MEANS BEING DISPOSED WITHIN SAID SPINDLE BODY FOR VERTICAL MOVEMENT THEREIN CONJOINTLY WITH SAID FINGERS, ACTUATING MEANS DISPOSED BENEATH SAID CARRIER MEANS IN ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH FOR CONTROLLING THE VERTICAL POSITION OF SAID CARRIER MEANS, TRACK MEANS DEFINING A MULTI-DIRECTIONAL PATH FOR SAID ACTUATING MEANS, SAID TRACK MEANS HAVING A VERTICAL PORTION COMPRISING THE LOWER END OF SAID SPINDLE BODY AND HAVING A NON-VERTICAL PORTION IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID LOWER END OF SAID SPINDLE BODY, AND MEANS OPERATIVE DURING A RECORD CHANGE CYCLE FOR MOVING SAID ACTUATING MEANS ALONG SAID PATH TO CONTROL VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIER MEANS WITHIN SAID SPINDLE BODY.