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US 9,672,844 B2Granted
Portable turntable device, system, and method
AssigneeLove Turntable, Inc.
InventorCharles-Henri Pinhas
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Abstract
A turntable device, comprising: a spindle and two arms. The two arms may comprise: a housing; one or more buttons; a spindle engagement portion; a stylus cartridge; a power supply; one or more wireless communication devices; a linear actuator; a motor; and a vertical solenoid. The spindle may receive a phonographic record, and the spindle engagement portion may engage with the spindle, such that the arms are entirely supported via said spindle and only the spindle.
Claims18
A turntable device for playing both sides of a record simultaneously, comprising:
- a spindle;
- and
- two arms, a first arm and a second arm, each arm comprising:
- a housing;
- one or more buttons;
- a spindle engagement portion;
- a stylus cartridge;
- a power supply;
- one or more wireless communication devices;
- a linear actuator;
- a motor;
- and
- a vertical solenoid;
- wherein said spindle is adapted to operatively engage with a phonographic record and said two arms;
- wherein said first arm is positioned above said phonographic record and said second arm is positioned below said phonographic record;
- wherein said spindle engagement portions of said two arms engage with said spindle, such that said phonographic record is entirely supported above said second arm via said spindle and said second arm is entirely supported above said phonographic record via said spindle;
- wherein said first arm plays a top side of said phonographic record at the same time that said second arm plays an underside of said phonographic record;
- wherein within each of said two arms said linear actuator is configured to move said stylus cartridge along a length of said two arms;
- and
- wherein within each of said two arms said vertical solenoid is configured to allow a stylus of said stylus cartridge to engage with said phonographic record.
17 more elements
A turntable device, comprising:
- a base;
- two speakers;
- a spindle;
- and
- at least one arm, said at least one arm comprising:
- a housing;
- one or more buttons;
- a spindle engagement portion;
- a stylus cartridge;
- one or more wireless communication devices;
- a linear actuator;
- and
- a vertical solenoid;
- wherein said base is adapted to receive a phonographic record;
- wherein said spindle engagement portion is configured to engage with said spindle;
- wherein said arm is configured to revolve around said base at said spindle;
- wherein said linear actuator is configured to move said stylus cartridge along a length of said arm;
- wherein said vertical solenoid is configured to allow a stylus of said stylus cartridge to engage with said phonographic record that is loaded on said base;
- and
- wherein each of said two speakers have a substantially hollow interior, such that said two speakers, when combined, are configured to receive and store said arm, said spindle, and said base.
17 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.