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US4298976A
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Microphonograph record
Assignee: GMAC Commercial Credit LLC
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Filing: 1977-01-31
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Granted: 1981-11-03
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Expires: 1997-01-31
Abstract
Abstract Microphonograph record which is to remain stationary while information is being reproduced therefrom formed from a sheet of material and having generally V-shaped locating means formed in the sheet of material which is accessible from one side of the sheet of material. The V-shaped locating means lies in a plane generally parallel to the plane of the sheet of material. The sheet of material is provided with first and second surfaces and has information carried by the sheet of material on at least one surface thereof and arranged in a generally concentric circular pattern. The circular pattern has at its center a point which lies in close proximity to the apex of the V-shaped locating means.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald D. Irvin
- 👤 Steven R. Runyan
- 👤 Hugh P. Sherlock
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 20:01
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B3/00; G11B3/02; G11B3/10; G11B3/34; G11B3/40; G11B17/00; G11B17/02; G11B17/022; G11B17/025; G11B25/00; G11B25/04; G11B25/046; G11B3/68
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A stationary record having sound grooves on a sheet of plastic material, said record having a generally V-shaped locating means formed on one surface of said sheet of material and being accessible to a registration pin from the same side, said V-shaped locating means comprising a recess lying in a plane generally parallel to the plane of the sheet of material, said V-shaped locating means further comprising ribs extending above said sound grooves carried by the sheet of material being located on the same surface as the V-shaped locating means, said sound grooves being arranged in a generally spiral pattern, the pattern of said sound grooves having proximate their center a point which lies in close proximity to the apex of the V-shaped locating means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A stationary record having sound grooves on a sheet of plastic material, said record having a generally V-shaped locating means formed on one surface of said sheet of material and being accessible to a registration pin from the same side, said V-shaped locating means comprising a recess lying in a plane generally parallel to the plane of the sheet of material, said V-shaped locating means further comprising ribs extending above said sound grooves carried by the sheet of material being located on the same surface as the V-shaped locating means, said sound grooves being arranged in a generally spiral pattern, the pattern of said sound grooves having proximate their center a point which lies in close proximity to the apex of the V-shaped locating means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
143 words
In the combination of a microphonograph record comprising a plastic sheet of material having sound information means thereon and of a microphonograph of the type having a single registration pin, said record remaining stationary during operation, a generally V-shaped locating means carried by the sheet of material comprising a recess and being disposed on one side of the sheet of material and being accessible to the registration pin from said one side of the sheet of material, the V-shaped locating means lying in a plane generally parallel to the plane of the sheet of material, said V-shaped locating means including ribs extending above the surface of said material, and sound information carrier means being arranged in a generally concentric spiral pattern, the spiral pattern having at its center a point which lies in close proximity to the apex of the V-shaped locating means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
143 words
In the combination of a microphonograph record comprising a plastic sheet of material having sound information means thereon and of a microphonograph of the type having a single registration pin, said record remaining stationary during operation, a generally V-shaped locating means carried by the sheet of material comprising a recess and being disposed on one side of the sheet of material and being accessible to the registration pin from said one side of the sheet of material, the V-shaped locating means lying in a plane generally parallel to the plane of the sheet of material, said V-shaped locating means including ribs extending above the surface of said material, and sound information carrier means being arranged in a generally concentric spiral pattern, the spiral pattern having at its center a point which lies in close proximity to the apex of the V-shaped locating means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The combination of claim 2 in which said locating means is formed as an integral part of the sheet of material.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-11-02 | 1989-05-04 | 1989-11-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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