Disc record player with automatic loading/unloading assembly

A record player for selectively playing either side of a record disc comprising:

• a player body being vertically disposed and including a record inlet slot in an upper surface thereof;
• at least one support arm being initially positioned in close proximity to said record inlet slot for directly receiving and supporting a record disc in a vertical disposition;
• a turntable operatively positioned for rotation within said player body and including a turntable shaft being horizontally positioned and axially movable for receiving a record disc;
• drive means operatively connected to said turntable for imparting rotation thereto;
• record movement drive means being operatively connected to said turntable and to said support arm for selectively lowering said support arm to position a record disc adjacent to said turntable shaft and for selectively raising said support arm for removal of said record disc from said player body;
• a turntable disc operatively mounted on said turntable;
• turntable reciprocating drive means being initially in an inoperative position wherein said turntable disc and said turntable shaft are in a first position when a record disc is not positioned adjacent to said turntable shaft and being activated for imparting an axial movement to said turntable disc and said turntable shaft to a second position when a record disc is lowered by said at least one support arm to position a record disc adjacent to said turntable shaft;
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• pickup arm means being operatively positioned adjacent to a first and second playing surface of said record for selectively playing either side thereof;
• said record movement drive means and said turntable reciprocating drive means being both selectively energized by said turntable which is operatively rotated by said drive means.