Video disc player having caddy-actuated record receiving pads

In a record player for recovering prerecorded information from a disc record subject to removable occupancy of a protective caddy;

• said player being provided with a record extracting mechanism for removing the enclosed record from said caddy from retention in said player during a caddy withdrawal subsequent to a full insertion of an occupied caddy into said player;
• said player having a pair of side rails for guiding the caddy along a path;
• an empty caddy being inserted into said player along said side rails to retrieve a record retained in said player;
• said player being equipped with a plurality of depressible receiving pads for supporting a retained record;
• the location of said receiving pads occupying a raised position thereof being such that a retained record resting on said receiving pads is aligned with said side rails in order to facilitate the return of the retained record into said caddy when it is inserted into said player for record retrieval;
• the improvement comprising means located adjacent to one of said side rails and subject to engagement with a portion of a leading surface of said caddy during an insertion thereof into said player for depressing at least one of said plurality of pads to a lowered position out of said caddy path.