Video disc player having caddy lockout mechanism

Details Video disc player having caddy lockout mechanism Video disc player having caddy lockout mechanism

1982-05-03

1984-04-17

Stephan, Steven L.

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

With particular cabinet structure

Slotted for edgewise insertion of storage disc

369 79, G11B 100

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044438729

ABSTRACT:
A caddy-type player has a pair of spring-loaded lockout members disposed at the opposite ends of the caddy input slot. The lockout members are positioned inside and outside the caddy insertion path, respectively, in response to the presence of and the absence of a record/spine assembly inside the player. The lockout members have square edges and sloping edges which are, respectively, disposed perpendicularly and non-perpendicularly to the caddy insertion path when the lockout members are positioned in the caddy insertion path. When an empty caddy sleeve is inserted into the player to retrieve a retained record/spine assembly, its leading edges engage the respective sloping edges of the lockout members to position the lockout members outside the caddy insertion path. If a full caddy is inserted into the player, while it already has another record/spine assembly inside, the square edges of the lockout members engage the leading edge of the full caddy to prevent it from going in.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4226424 (1980-10-01), Gordon
patent: 4239108 (1980-12-01), Coleman et al.

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