Disc player

Claim 1

A disc player for an information-carrying disc inserted into the player, comprising a chassis, a turntable rotatably journalled to the chassis, a lid, having a projecting arm extending therefrom, a hinge pivotally connecting the lid to the chassis for pivotable movement of the lid between first and second positions about a hinge axis located near said arm, a slide, mounted to the lid for slidable movement away from and toward the hinge between a loading position and an outer position in which the slide is farther from the hinge axis, said slide at least partly bounding a compartment arranged for receiving a disc, in said outer position said compartment extending beyond said lid such that the disc can be readily removed, means for moving the slide from the loading position to the outer position as the lid is pivoted from the first position to the second position, said means including a lever having an arm with an end portion and having an extension member, said lever being pivotably connected to the chassis at a pivot location remote from said hinge axis; and means pivotably connecting said arm end portion to said slide, arranged such that, when the lid is in the first position, the arm extends from said pivot location toward the hinge axis, and as the lid pivots from the first to the second position, the lever pivots with respect to the chassis, and said slide and lever arm end portion move away from the hinge axis, and a spring connected between said projecting arm and said extension member so as to bias the lid in the direction of pivoting from the first to the second position, in said first position of the lid said compartment being so disposed that a disc received therein is adjacent said turntable.