Stylus unit for pick-ups and/or cutters
AssigneeU.S. Philips Corporation
InventorsElzo Smit, Keimpe VAN Wijk
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Abstract
A stylus unit having a stylus holder with a stylus at one end, a magnetic element captured in the holder, and a locating wire, the stylus holder and the locating wire formed of a reinforced plastic.
Claims8
A stylus unit of the type used for grooved recordings, comprising a stylus, a stylus holder and a magnet, wherein the stylus holder comprises an elongated unitary mass of reinforced plastic material having a center portion, a first end portion, and a second end portion;
- said first end portion having a hole for holding the stylus, said stylus being fitted directly in said hole, said center portion having a cavity, said magnet being embedded in said cavity, said second end portion of said mass forming a locating wire.
A stylus unit of the type used for grooved recordings, comprising a stylus, a stylus holder and a magnet, wherein the stylus holder consists of an elongated solid unitary mass of reinforced plastic material having a first end having a hole for holding the stylus and having a center portion having a single cavity only remote from said first end, said magnet being held in said cavity and a locating wire formed by a portion of said unitary mass extending from said cavity opposite said first end to a second end, wherein said stylus has a center line, and said hole for holding said stylus comprises a slot extending toward the center line from the end of the holder to said hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.