Apparatus for storing phonograph records

Claim 2

Apparatus for storing phonograph records of different diameters comprising means forming a frame having an unobstructed front opening, bottom-supporting means for supporting the records in upright positions perpendicular to the front opening, a plurality of L-shaped dividers for the records having upper ends supported by the frame near the upper edge of the front opening and having rearward ends supported by the frame at the rear and positioned intermediate the top and bottom of the frame, said rearward ends being spaced from said bottom-supporting means a distance less than the diameter of the smallest record to be stored.

Claim 3

Apparatus according to claim 1 characterized by said bottom-supporting means having a plurality of grooves extending substantially parallel to said dividers for supporting lower edges of the records, said grooves and said dividers cooperating to space apart all portions of adjacent records.

Claim 4

Storage apparatus according to claim 1 characterized by said bottom-supporting means comprising a plurality of elongate supports pivotally carried by said frame, each of said supports being tiltable in a downward direction toward the front opening to enable the record supported thereby to roll toward the front opening for increased accessibIlity.

Claim 5

Storage apparatus according to claim 3 characterized by selecting means mounted near the front ends of said elongate supports to selectively engage and tilt one of said supports.

Claim 6

Apparatus for storing phonograph records comprising means forming a frame having a front opening, lower supporting means for supporting the records in upright positions generally perpendicular to the front opening, said supporting means including a plurality of pivotable elongate supports located parallelly to one another and transversely to the front opening, means carried by said frame for pivotally supporting said elongate supports, said supports being tiltable downwardly in a direction toward the front opening to enable selected records to roll toward the front opening for increased accessibility, an indexing bar supported by said frame for up-and-down movement adjacent the front ends of said elongate supports, and means movable longitudinally of said bar for selectively engaging any one of said elongate supports and for tilting said engaged support downwardly when said indexing bar is moved downwardly.

Claim 7

Apparatus for storing phonograph records comprising means forming a frame having a front opening, lower supporting means for supporting the records in upright positions generally perpendicular to the front opening, said supporting means including a plurality of pivotable elongate supports located parallelly to one another and transversely to the front opening, means carried by said frame for pivotally supporting said elongate supports, said supports being tiltable downwardly in a direction toward the front opening to enable selected records to roll toward the front opening for increased accessibility, an indexing bar supported by said frame for up-and-down movement adjacent the front ends of said elongate supports, and means movable longitudinally of said bar for selectively engaging any one of said elongate supports and for tilting said engaged support downwardly when said indexing bar is moved downwardly.

Claim 8

Storage apparatus according to claim 5 characterized by said indexing bar being supported by said frame through spaced supporting arms connected to said indexing bar and pivotally supported by said frame to enable said bar to move up and down in an arcuate path adjacent the front ends of said elongate supports, said means movable longitudinally of said bar comprising a selecting pointer having a portion slidably mounted on said bar and having a relatively thin extension extending above the front ends of said supports, said extension being engageable with a selected one of said elongate supports when said bar and said pointer are moved downwardly to cause the engaged one of said elongate supports to tilt downwardly and enable a record carried thereon to roll toward the front end thereof.

Claim 9

Apparatus for storing phonograph records comprising means forming a frame having a front opening, lower supporting means for supporting the records in upright positions generally perpendicular to the front opening, said supporting means including a plurality of pivotable elongate supports located parallelly to one another and transversely to the front opening, each of said elongate supports having an upper groove extending longitudinally thereof to receive a lower edge of a record and to maintain the lower edges of adjacent records in spaced relationship, and means carried by said frame for pivotally supporting said elongate supports, said supports being tiltable downwardly in a direction toward the front opening to enable selected records to roll toward the front opening for increased accessibility.

Claim 10

Apparatus for storing phonograph records comprising means forming a frame having a front opening, lower supporting means for supporting the records in upright positions generally perpendicular to the front opening, said supporting means including a plurality of pivotable elongate supports located parallelly to one another and transversely to the front opening, each of said elongate supports having an upper groove extending longitudinally thereof to receive a lower edge of a record and to maintain the lower edges of adjacent records in spaced relationship, and means carried by said frame for pivotally supporting said elongate supports, said supports being tiltable downwardly in a direction toward the front opening to enable selected records to roll toward the front opening for increased accessibility.

Claim 11

Apparatus according to claim 7 characterized further by a plurality of L-shaped dividers carried by said frame and cooperating with said grooved supports to maintain adjacent records in spaced relationship, even though of widely varying sizes.

Claim 12

Apparatus for storing phonograph records comprising means forming a frame having a front opening, lower supporting means for supporting the records in upright positions generally perpendicular to the front opening, said supporting means including a plurality of pivotable elongate supports located parallelly to one another and transversely to the front opening, means carried by said frame for pivotally supporting said elongate supports, said supports being tiltable in a direction toward the front opening to enable selected records to roll toward the front opening for increased accessibility, a single selecting pointer having a portion normally spaced from said elongate supports, and means associated with said frame for supporting said pointer for movement transversely of said elongate supports to enable said pointer portion to be selectively positioned to engage any one of a plurality of said elongate supports, whereby said pointer portion can engage the selected elongate support and cause the selected suppoRt to tilt downwardly toward the front opening.

Claim 13

Apparatus for storing phonograph records comprising means forming a frame having a front opening, lower supporting means for supporting the records in upright positions generally perpendicular to the front opening, said supporting means including a plurality of pivotable elongate supports located parallelly to one another and transversely to the front opening, means carried by said frame for pivotally supporting said elongate supports, said supports being tiltable in a direction toward the front opening to enable selected records to roll toward the front opening for increased accessibility, a single selecting pointer having a portion normally spaced from said elongate supports, and means associated with said frame for supporting said pointer for movement transversely of said elongate supports to enable said pointer portion to be selectively positioned to engage any one of a plurality of said elongate supports, whereby said pointer portion can engage the selected elongate support and cause the selected suppoRt to tilt downwardly toward the front opening.