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US5232275A
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Disc rack with holders which rest in a different position when unloaded than when loaded
Assignee: THOMAS KK
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Filing: 1988-08-24
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Granted: 1993-08-03
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Expires: 2008-08-24
Abstract
Abstract A disc rack capable of supporting holder members for holding a disc in such a way that the holder members are turnable about a supporting rod (3) from a drawn-out position to a retracted position and vice versa, including a positioning member able to come into contact with a circumferential portion of a disc loaded in a holder member when the holder member, is put in the retracted position, to keep the holder member loaded with the disc at a rotation angle different from that of a holder member (1) not loaded with a disc. This disc rack makes it possible to easily confirm whether or not the holder member is loaded with a disc without providing an additional indicator.
Inventors
- 👤 Hajime Yamazoe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 19:18
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B23/00; G11B23/02; G11B23/023; G11B33/00; G11B33/02; G11B33/04; G11B33/0405; G11B33/0433; G11B33/0444
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A disc rack comprising a plurality of holder members (1) for holding a disc (A) in a vertical direction, a supporting frame (2) for supporting the holder member (1) in such a way that the holder member (1) is turnable about a supporting rod (3) from a drawn-out position to a retracted position and vice versa, a positioning member means operable to come into contact with a circumferential portion of the disc (A) loaded ion a holder member (1) when the holder member (1) is put in the retracted position and therefor positioning the holder member (1) loaded with the disc (a) at a rotation angle different from that a holder member (1) not loaded with a disc (A).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A disc rack comprising a plurality of holder members (1) for holding a disc (A) in a vertical direction, a supporting frame (2) for supporting the holder member (1) in such a way that the holder member (1) is turnable about a supporting rod (3) from a drawn-out position to a retracted position and vice versa, a positioning member means operable to come into contact with a circumferential portion of the disc (A) loaded ion a holder member (1) when the holder member (1) is put in the retracted position and therefor positioning the holder member (1) loaded with the disc (a) at a rotation angle different from that a holder member (1) not loaded with a disc (A).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A disc rack according to claim 1 comprising attachment means attaching the positioning member means (5) to an attachment portion (23) provided on a back plate (18) of the supporting frame (2).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
A disc rack according to claim 1 wherein a top plate (16) of the supporting frame (2) is provided with a guide member (4) having a guide portion (28) for guiding the holder member (1) when the holder member (1) is turned, the positioning member means (32) being provided at a back end of the guide member (4).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
146 words
A disc rack according to claim 2 wherein the positioning member means (5) is operable to come into contact with a disc (A) loaded in a holder member (1) so that a front surface of the holder member (1) comes in agreement with a front surface of the supporting frame (2) when the holder member (1) is put into retracted position, and a slide portion (27) is provided on the holder member (1), the slide portion (27) being operable to come into contact with the positioning member means (5) so that an upper portion of the holder member (1) is positioned inside of the supporting frame (2) with the front surface of the holder member (1) being inclined with respect to one front surface of the support frame when the holder member (1) is not loaded with a disc (A) and put in the retracted position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
148 words
A disc rack according to claim 2 or 3 wherein the positioning member means is operable to come into contact with a disc (A) loaded in a holder member (1) so that a front surface of the holder member (12) comes in agreement with a front surface of the supporting frame (2) when the holder member (1) is put in retracted position while loaded with the disc, and the holder member (1) has a bottom portion able to come into contact with a bottom plate (17) of the supporting frame (2) so that an upper portion of the holder member (1) is positioned inside of the supporting frame (2) with the front surface of the holder member (1) being inclined with respect to the front surface of the support frame when the holder member (1) is not loaded with a disc (A) and put in the retracted position.
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