Patent · US Expired

MO cartridge jukebox doors which open in a plane parallel to the front panel of the jukebox

US5689490A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 6, 1996
Grant dateNov 18, 1997
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B17/0405
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A MO cartridge jukebox cartridge door and closure mechanism which employs a pair of parallel door panels and a pair of parallel cranks all connected together to form a parallelogram which is moved by engagement with a mechanical linkage to the cartridge receiving tray within the jukebox to expand and thereby open a cartridge insertion slot in the jukebox, or contract and thereby close the insertion slot.

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