Record disc replacing means for a selective playing type sound reproducing device

Claim 1

A simplified sound reproducing device having means for selectively reproducing sound recordings and means for replacing a record disc, the record disc having a centering hole at the center thereof, a plurality of recorded grooves and at least one starting point of sound reproduction, the simplified sound reproducing device comprising: a casing; a turn table having an outer periphery, a stopper projecting radially and outwardly from the outer periphery, and a record carrying face, the turn table capable of carrying the chosen record disc rotatably mounted within the casing; a tone arm pivotally mounted to the casing, the tone arm located parallel to the record carrying face of the turn table and pivotal between the starting point and an ending point of sound reproduction; means for biasing the tone arm toward the starting point of sound reproduction; a pickup located on the tone arm; a sound transmitting member attached to the casing and resiliently contacting said pickup to impart a stylus force. the sound transmitting member having at least one stylus force releasing projection; a speaker diaphragm mounted on the sound transmitting member; a plurality of selection poles corresponding in number to that of said recorded grooves, the selection poles extending through the casing and movable thereto, the selection poles disposed to surround the outer periphery of the turn table, the selection poles positioned such that depression on any one of said selection poles raises said sound transmitting member and releases the stylus force imparted to said pickup and allows its reverting back to the starting point of sound reproduction, and at the same time, said selection pole in depressed position strikes the stopper to temporarily stop said record disc under rotation so that an introductory part of the selected groove can stop at the position where said pickup can engage the introduction part: a power source; a motor powered by the power source capable of rotating the turn table; an electric circuit located between the power source and the motor capable of supplying power to the motor to operate the turn table upon arrival of the pickup at the starting point of sound reproduction; a record disc insertion slit formed within said casing such that a communication through the casing is established, the record disc insertion slit oriented in parallel with the record carrying face of said turn table, wherein the stylus force releasing projection is located at an inlet for the record disc insertion slit; a centering projection resiliently supported in the casing located at an inner part of the record disc insertion slit such that both the stylus force releasing projection and the centering projection are positioned to intersect the record disc insertion slit; a depressible ejector lever extending outside the casing and along the record disc insertion slit and able to eject, when depressed, both the stylus force releasing projection and the record disc under engagement with the centering projection; a resiliently protruding record disc locking projection located on the record disc carrying face of the turn table; and a notch engageable with the record disc locking projection is disposed on the record disc.