US 6,285,633 B1 · Multiple disc changing apparatus

Abstract

A multiple compact disc player, particularly although not necessarily solely, directed towards an audio compact disc player. The turntable for supporting two or more compact discs is provided with connected or associated releasable clamps to engage the compact discs onto the turntable when in the out-of-play position. The clamps are released once an adjacent compact disc is engaged by the drive spindle of the reading unit to allow the compact disc to be positioned appropriately for play. The provision of the clamps allows the turntable, reading unit and disc player as a whole to be oriented in positions other than the horizontal including a substantially vertical orientation if desired. Furthermore, the reading unit itself undergoes linear transverse motion with respect to the general plane of the turntable for easier engagement with the compact disc on the turntable.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A multiple compact disc player including:

a rotatable support means having at least two substantially coplanar positions for placement of compact discs;
a reading unit to engage and retrieve information from a compact disc;
a drive means to rotate said rotatable support means such that a selected compact disc is placed in a position to engage said reading unit;
and
an engagement means on or in association with said rotatable support means to retain said compact discs not engaged by said reading unit in said selected positions on said rotatable support means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Multiple disc changing apparatus

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Multiple disc changing apparatus

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Abstract

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