Hand held record player with record holding attachment

The method of centering a record with an indexing pin of a record player having an indexing pin and having means for receiving a record holding member having a record thereon having centering means and biasing means for biasing a record holding member toward said receiving means in a direction parallel to the plane of said record holding member during operation of the record player comprising:

• placing said record holding member in said receiving means the surface of said record facing the record player;
• pressing said record holding member against said biasing means;
• moving said indexing pin into engagement with said centering means on said record holding member;
• and
• releasing said record holding member whereby said biasing means maintains a bais on said record holding member causing said centering means to engage said indexing pin preventing further movement of said record holding member in a direction toward said receiving means and maintaining said record centered.

A record player apparatus comprising:

• a record player, said record player having a depending indexing pin;
• a card holding assembly attached to said record player having means at one end for receiving a record holding member having a record associated therewith with means associated with said record for centering said record in cooperation with the indexing pin of the record player;
• guide means for limiting movement of said record holding member to one path of travel;
• means for permitting a record holding member received in said receiving means for passing beneath said indexing pin;
• means for bringing the indexing pin in contact with a centering means associated with said record holding member;
• and
• biasing means for biasing said record holding member in a direction parallel to the plane of the record holding member relative said indexing pin to center said indexing pin and maintaining said indexing pin centered during operation of the record player.