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Sound-illustrated, bound book
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-08-13
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Granted: 1984-01-10
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Expires: 2002-08-13
Abstract
Abstract A sound-illustrated, bound book includes sound record areas in the form of a spiral sound groove each associated with individual pages. Adjustment perforations or embossments or engravements and switch-on safety elements, if provided, for a sound reproducing apparatus attachable in aligned position, are associated with each sound groove. It is suggested to provide the sound grooves with the adjustment perforations and the switch-on safety elements on separate double pages of plastic material, at best being semi-rigid, and bound in the book, inserted into the quaternia thereof, in order to permit more favorable production of the individual book pages and of the sound groove carriers and to prevent any obstruction when the book is read with a sound reproducing apparatus having a revolving pickup placed on the sound groove and to avoid too much bulging of the book, especially toward one side. The sound grooves may be provided at the front and back sides of the sound record pages so as to be disposed directly opposite each other. The adjustment perforations or engravements and embossments as well as the switch-on safety elements may be arranged symmetrically with respect to two orthogonal central axes of the sound grooves such that they will be in common for the oppositely disposed sound grooves. The switch-on safety elements are embodied by an upwardly protruding embossment and a downwardly protruding engravement located close to the embossment.
Inventors
- 👤 Erich Doring
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 02:49
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B17/00; G11B17/02; G11B17/022; G11B17/025; G09; G09B; G09B5/00; G09B5/06; G09B5/062; G11B33/00; G11B33/02; G11B33/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A sound-illustrated, bound book, comprising sound record areas in the form of a spiral sound groove each and, associated with individual printed book pages, and adjuster elements associated with the sound groove for a sound reproducing apparatus attachable in aligned position for interaction with said adjuster elements by adjuster matching elements provided at its underside, wherein the sound grooves with the adjuster elements are provided on separate sound record double pages of plastic material bound in the book and inserted into the quaternia thereof and the adjuster elements are arranged symmetrically with respect to a central axis of the sound grooves.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A sound-illustrated, bound book, comprising sound record areas in the form of a spiral sound groove each and, associated with individual printed book pages, and adjuster elements associated with the sound groove for a sound reproducing apparatus attachable in aligned position for interaction with said adjuster elements by adjuster matching elements provided at its underside, wherein the sound grooves with the adjuster elements are provided on separate sound record double pages of plastic material bound in the book and inserted into the quaternia thereof and the adjuster elements are arranged symmetrically with respect to a central axis of the sound grooves.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
118 words
A sound-illustrated, bound book, comprising sound record areas in the form of a spiral sound groove each and associated with individual printed book pages, and, associated with the sound groove, adjuster elements and switch-on safety elements for a sound reproducing apparatus attachable in aligned position for interaction with said elements by adjuster matching elements provided at its underside and switch-on safety matching elements, wherein the sound grooves with the adjuster elements and switch-on safety elements are provided on separate sound record double pages of plastic material bound in the book and inserted into the quaternia thereof and the adjuster elements and the switch-on safety elements are arranged symmetrically with respect to a central axis of the sound grooves.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
118 words
A sound-illustrated, bound book, comprising sound record areas in the form of a spiral sound groove each and associated with individual printed book pages, and, associated with the sound groove, adjuster elements and switch-on safety elements for a sound reproducing apparatus attachable in aligned position for interaction with said elements by adjuster matching elements provided at its underside and switch-on safety matching elements, wherein the sound grooves with the adjuster elements and switch-on safety elements are provided on separate sound record double pages of plastic material bound in the book and inserted into the quaternia thereof and the adjuster elements and the switch-on safety elements are arranged symmetrically with respect to a central axis of the sound grooves.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The book as claimed in claim 1, wherein the adjuster elements are disposed symmetrically with respect to two orthogonal central axes passing through the center of the sound grooves.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The book as claimed in claim 2, wherein the adjuster elements and the switch-on safety elements are disposed symmetrically with respect to two orthogonal central axes passing through the center of the sound grooves.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
The book as claimed in claim 1 or 3, wherein the sound grooves at both sides of each sound record page are disposed directly opposite each other having the same center, and in that the adjuster elements are arranged to be in common for the oppositely disposed sound grooves.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
The book as claimed in claim 2 or 4, wherein the sound grooves at both sides of each sound record page are disposed directy opposite each other having the same center, and in that the adjuster elements and the switch-on safety elements are arranged to be in common for the oppositely disposed sound grooves.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The book as claimed in claim 2 or 4, wherein the switch-on safety elements are embodied by an upwardly protruding embossment and a downwardly protruding engravement disposed close to said embossment and that they are shared by the two oppositely disposed sound grooves.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The book as claimed in claim 2 or 4, wherein the switch-on safety elements are embodied by an impressed microprism area adapted to be scanned photoelectrically.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
The book as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein as adjuster elements an adjustment perforation each is associated with each sound groove in the area of the two adjacent corners of a square circumscribing the sound groove.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The book as claimed in claim 9, wherein two further adjustment perforations in the area of the other two corners of the square circumscribing the sound groove are associated with each sound groove.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The book as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein as adjuster elements the sound record double pages comprise a ring of alternating adjuster embossments and adjuster engravements concentric with each sound groove.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The book as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sound record double pages of the book are made of transparent plastic material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The book as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sound record double pages of the book are made of dark plastic material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The book as claimed in claim 13, wherein the sound record double pages of the book are made of dark plastic material filled with graphite.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
The book as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sound record double pages project laterally beyond the book pages and are formed like a margin index.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
The book as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sound grooves are provided at one side only of the sound record double page.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
35 words
The book as claimed in claim 6 wherein the switch-on safety elements are embodied by an upwardly protruding engravement disposed close to said embossment and that they are shared by two oppositely disposed sound grooves.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The book as claimed in claim 6 wherein the switch-on safety elements are embodied by an impressed microprism area adapted to be scanned photoelectrically.
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