Recording reproducer for magnetic cards

A recording reproducer for use with a card having a sound track formed on its surface, comprising:

• a rotatable turntable;
• transducer means disposed on said turntable for following said sound track to sense the content thereof;
• support means for movably supporting the transducer means on said turntable comprising:
• a support member and an operating member;
• means for mounting said support member and said operating lever for translational motion together on said turntable;
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• means for mounting said operating lever for pivoting with respect to said turntable;
• feed means for driving the support means to move the transducer means radially of the turntable between a start and a terminal position;
• means for engaging the feed means with the support means to move the transducer means from its start position;
• means for releasing the engagement of the feed means with the support means when the transducer means has moved to its terminal position;
• means for maintaining the release of the engagement until the transducer means has returned to its start position;
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• return means operatively connected to the support means for rapidly returning the transducer means.

A recording reproducer comprising the combination of:

• a card having a sound track formed on one of its surfaces and provided with legible information on its other surface which corresponds to a content recorded on the sound track;
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• a sound reproducing unit comprising:
• transducer means for following the sound track to sense the content thereof;
• feed means for feeding the transducer means from a start to a terminal position on said sound track;
• a pushbutton;
• means responsive to the actuation of the pushbutton for engaging the transducer means and the feed means to move the transducer means from the start position, said engaging means comprising:
• means for supporting said transducer means having means thereon for pivoting from a rest position in response to the actuation of said pushbutton;
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• means on said pivoting means for cooperating with said feed means;
• means responsive to a further actuation of the pushbutton when the transducer means has moved to an intermediate position between the start and the terminal positions for releasing the engagement of the feed means with the transducer means, said releasing means comprising:
• means for returning said pivoting means to said rest position in response to further actuation of said pushbutton;
• means for maintaining the release until the transducer means has returned from the intermediate position to the start position;
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• return means for rapidly performing the returning movement;
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• control lever means, pivotable in response to the actuation of said pushbutton for pivoting said pivoting means from said rest position and wherein said returning means comprises spring means urging said control lever means against pivoting.