Recorder with articulated arm for receiver removal

Claim 1

IN A RECORDING APPARATUS, A MOUNTING AND DISPENSING DEVICE FOR PAPER OR OTHER MEDIA ONN WHICH A RECORDING IS EFFECTED BY A STYLUS OR OTHER TRACING ELEMENT, COMPRISING: A SUPPORT ARM HAVING A PIVOT PROVIDING THAT THE SUPPORT ARM CAN BE BOTH RAISED AND LOWERED, JOURNAL MEANS FOR MOUNTING A QUANTITY OF PAPER, OR OTHER MEDIA, WHICH IS DISPENSED BY UNROLLING MOVEMENT THEREON, AN ARTICULATED SECTION OF SAID SUPPORT ARM HAVING SPRING MEANS BIASING SAID SECTION TOWARD THE UNDER-SURFACE OF SID SUPPORT ARM, CAM-AND-CAM FOLLOWER MEANS FOR EFFECTING STRAIGHTENING OF SAID SECTION DURING PIVOTING OF SAID SUPPORT ARM INTO OPERATIVE POSITION WHEREIN SAID ARTICULATED SECTION IS MOVED FROM BELOW SAID STYLUS INTO OPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID STYLUS DURING LOWERING OF SAID ARM, MEANS RELEASABLY LOCKING SAID ARM IN ITS LOWERED OPERATIVE POSITION, SAID PAPER BEING DRAWN BETWEEN SAID STYLUS AND ARTICULATED SECTION AND THEREAFTER PASSED OVER THE SURFACE OF SAID ARM.