Combination cabinet for audio-visual teaching

Claim 1

An audio-visual teaching apparatus comprising a cabinet, a projector mounted in said cabinet, a projecting screen mounted on said cabinet for movement between a stored position and a use position projecting forwardly from the facade of said cabinet, a mirror mounted within said cabinet and so oriented with respect to said projector as to reflect luminous rays emitted therefrom onto said screen in its use position, said screen being of a sufficient size to be seen from all points of a room such as a classroom in which the apparatus is used and being supported for pivotal movement about a vertical axis in the upper part of said cabinet for limited pivotal movement out of said cabinet to said use position to thereby increase the optical path of the luminous rays emitted by said projector and thereby increase the size of the image projected without increasing the size of said cabinet, said mirror being positioned in said cabinet so that all rays emitted from said projector pass through paths of substantially equal length to said screen in said use position, audio means including a speaker mounted within the upper portion and on the facade of said cabinet and a record player and amplifier, a console concealable in the lower portion of said cabinet and mounted for pivotal movement between a stored position and a use position, said pivotal movement of said console being about a vertical axis, said console having a facade which is in alignment with the facade of the cabinet when the console is in its stored position, said facade of the console projecting outwardly from the cabinet when the console is in its use position, said record player and amplifier and the controls therefor being mounted on said console for pivotal movement therewith between a stored position within said cabinet and a use position wherein the controls therefore are in close proximity to the controls for said projector and wherein there is provided in the rear of said console a space permitting a teacher to simultaneously operate the controls of the audio means and projector while facing the audience and remaining rearward of the facade of the cabinet so that the vision of the images projected on said screen is not obstructed and a commentary thereon is possible.