Magazine for discs in holders, and combination of a disc-player with such a magazine

A magazine for a plurality of disc-shaped information carriers accommodated in holders which are arranged above one another, which magazine comprises mutually parallel major walls near the top and bottom and side walls near two opposite sides, which side walls carry guide means for positioning the respective holders above one another, the two further opposed upright sides having respective first and second openings for sliding the holders into and out of the magazine in a direction parallel to the major walls, characterized in that the magazine comprises a latching lever which is situated near one of the side walls, which is pivotable about a pivotal axis which extends substantially perpendicularly to the major walls and which comprises two arms, which are situated on the opposite sides of the pivotal axis, which arms carry respective first and second latching elements near respective first and second openings, which latching lever is urged into a first position by spring means in which position the latching elements latches the holders in the magazine, which arms can each be actuated externally of the magazine to pivot the latching lever against the force of the spring means from the first position to a second or a third position, in which second and third position the holders can be slid through the first and the second opening respectively, whilst in the second position and in the third position of the latching lever the second and the first latching element near the second and the first opening, respectively, are situated in a stop position in which they block the relevant opening for the passage of the holders.