Synchronizing device for picture-story show and cartridge tape player

Claim 1

A device for synchronizing visual display of a plurality of picture boards with an aural program played from a tape within a cartridge, comprising: A. said cartridge tape comprising a corresponding plurality of record tracks aligned in order of sounds and voices recorded thereon to be reproduced throughout the aural program, B. a picture casing for holding the plurality of picture boards in a predetermined display order corresponding to the order of said aural program on said plurality of record tracks and allowing sequential removal of the boards in said display order, exposing successive boards to view, C. said plurality of picure boards being provided with a corresponding plurality of corner cuts in the respective boards, each board having one cut, each cut having a different depth, the depth of said cuts increasing from board to board in said predetermined display order, said cuts forming stopper surfaces, D. a support plate having a first end and a second end, the support plate being mounted in a movable manner, E. spring means for imparting a force to the support plate in a predetermined direction to thereby tend to move the support plate in the predetermined direction, F. a playback head mounted on said first end of said support plate for movement across said record tracks when the support plate moves in the predetermined direction, G. a support leg adjustable in the predetermined direction including a first end thereof, the support leg being mounted on said second end of the support plate, H. a guide member comprising a stopper and a plurality of steps corresponding in number to the plurality of record tracks, I. means including a coil spring for pulling the guide member in a direction parallel to the picture boards until the stopper of the guide member is stopped by the stopper surface of the corner cut in the board currently positioned for display and J. means for causing said first end of the support leg to move into contact with whichever one of the plurality of steps is currently adjacent to it in accordance with the board currently positioned for display and thereby moving the support plate to cause the playback head to reproduce the corresponding record track.

Claim 2

A device for synchronizing visual display of a plurality of picture boards with an aural program played from a tape within a cartridge, comprising: A. said cartridge tape comprising a corresponding plurality of record tracks aligned in order of sounds and voices recorded thereon to be reproduced throughout the aural program, B. a picture casing for holding the plurality of picture boards in a predetermined display order corresponding to the order of said aural program on said plurality of record tracks and allowing sequential removal of the boards in said display order, exposing successive boards to view, C. said plurality of picure boards being provided with a corresponding plurality of corner cuts in the respective boards, each board having one cut, each cut having a different depth, the depth of said cuts increasing from board to board in said predetermined display order, said cuts forming stopper surfaces, D. a support plate having a first end and a second end, the support plate being mounted in a movable manner, E. spring means for imparting a force to the support plate in a predetermined direction to thereby tend to move the support plate in the predetermined direction, F. a playback head mounted on said first end of said support plate for movement across said record tracks when the support plate moves in the predetermined direction, G. a support leg adjustable in the predetermined direction including a first end thereof, the support leg being mounted on said second end of the support plate, H. a guide member comprising a stopper and a plurality of steps corresponding in number to the plurality of record tracks, I. means including a coil spring for pulling the guide member in a direction parallel to the picture boards until the stopper of the guide member is stopped by the stopper surface of the corner cut in the board currently positioned for display and J. means for causing said first end of the support leg to move into contact with whichever one of the plurality of steps is currently adjacent to it in accordance with the board currently positioned for display and thereby moving the support plate to cause the playback head to reproduce the corresponding record track.

Claim 6

A device for synchronizing visual display of a plurality of picture boards with an aural program played from a cartridge tape, comprising: A. a plurality of record tracks on the cartridge tape, each of the tracks being recorded with material appropriate for playback with the display of a corresponding picture board, B. a picture casing for holding the plurality of picture boards, for displaying the boards one at a time, and for allowing the boards to be inserted and removed therefrom, C. a stopper surface cut into each of the boards, the depth of the cut differing in each board and increasing in depth from the first board to be displayed to the last board to be displayed, and D. guide means for feeling the depth of the shallowest cut in a board in the casing and for causing the playback of the one of the plurality of tracks containing material appropriate for playback with the board having the shallowest cut.

Claim 7

A device for synchronizing visual display of a plurality of picture boards with an aural program played from a cartridge tape, comprising: A. a plurality of record tracks on the cartridge tape, each of the tracks being recorded with material appropriate for playback with the display of a corresponding picture board, B. a picture casing for holding the plurality of picture boards, for displaying the boards one at a time, and for allowing the boards to be inserted and removed therefrom, C. a stopper surface cut into each of the boards, the depth of the cut differing in each board and increasing in depth from the first board to be displayed to the last board to be displayed, and D. guide means for feeling the depth of the shallowest cut in a board in the casing and for causing the playback of the one of the plurality of tracks containing material appropriate for playback with the board having the shallowest cut.