Cartridge ejecting apparatus for magnetic tape players

An apparatus for automatically removing a tape cartridge from a first position in which a magnetic tape in said cartridge is engaged with a sound reproduction means of a magnetic tape player to a second position in which said tape in said cartridge is clear of said sound reproduction means of said magnetic tape player comprising:

• a frame;
• ejecting means mounted on said frame, said ejecting means being movable between a third position in which said cartridge is in said first position and a fourth position in which said cartridge is in said second position;
• a movable member for controlling said ejecting means and operatively connected to said ejecting means, said movable member holding said ejecting means at said third position when in a depressed position and at said fourth position when in a released position;
• a magnet;
• a ferromagnetic lever pivotally connected to said movable member and being engageable with said magnet when said movable member is in said depressed position, the ferromagnetic lever being configured to provide a mechanical advantage to said magnet for holding said movable member in said depressed position;
• and
• release means for removing a force of the magnet from said ferromagnetic lever for releasing said movable member.