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Method and apparatus for use in cleaning a gramophone disc

US3992018A · kind A · utility

6Cited by
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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 31, 1975
Grant dateNov 16, 1976
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Expiry dateJan 31, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B3/58
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A combination of a turntable for playing phonograph records, a lid covering the turntable, tone arm for tracking record grooves, and a cleaning element mounted on the lid for movement into contact with a constant annular area on the top side of the record for cleaning. A counterbalance weight controls the pressure of the cleaning element upon the record.

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