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US3156052A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Audio instruction repeater

Assignee: ELECTRO MECHANICAL CONSULTANTS
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Filing: 1962-04-23
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Granted: 1964-11-10
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Expires: 1982-04-23
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Carlos A Irazoqui

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 22:30
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B5/00; G09B5/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 250 words
IN AN AUDIO INSTRUCTOR REPEATER INCLUDING A MULTIPLE TRACK TAPE RECORDER FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY RECORDING VARIABLE LENGTH INSTRUCTIONS AND TRANSLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR SEPARATELY RECORDING A STUDENT''S VERSION OF SAID INSTRUCTIONS ON A MULTIPLE TRACK CONTROL TAPE, AND FOR SELECTIVELY REPEATING SAID RECORDINGS ON SAID CONTROL TAPE, A CONTROL TO A TIMING SIGNAL RECORDED ON SAID CONTROL TAPE, A CONTROL SYSTEM COMPRISING: SPRING TENSIONED CONTROL TAPE, SUPPLY AND TAKE-UP SPOOLS FOR SAID CONTROL TAPE ATTACHED TO AND EXTENDING THEREBETWEEN, SAID SPRING TENSIONED SUPPLY SPOOL OVERPOWERING SAID TAKE-UP SPOOL WHEREBY SAID CONTROL TAPE IS NORMALLY ON SAID SUPPLY SPOOL; A DRIVEN CAPSTAN POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID CONTROL TAPE; AND PRESSURE MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID TIMING SIGNAL FOR HOLDING SAID CONTROL TAPE IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CAPSTAN WHEREBY SAID CAPSTAN DRAWS SAID CONTROL TAPE FROM SAID SUPPLY SPOOL AND SAID TAKE-UP SPOOL TAKES UP SAID CONTROL TAPE DRAWING SAID CONTROL TAPE THROUGH SAID MULTIPLE TRACK TAPE RECORDER TO RECORD INFORMATION OR REPEAT INFORMATION RECORDED ON SAID CONTROL TAPE, AND FOR DISENGAGING SAID CONTROL TAPE FROM SAID CAPSTAN IN THE ABSENCE OF SAID TIMING SIGNAL WHEREBY SAID SUPPLY SPOOL WITHDRAWS SAID CONTROL TAPE FORM SAID SUPPLY SPOOL AND SAID TAKE-UP SPOOL TAKES UP SAID CONTROL TAPE DRAWING SAID CONTROL TAPE THROUGH SAID MULTIPLE TRACK TAPE RECORDER TO RECORD INFORMATION OR REPEAT INFORMATION RECORDED ON SAID CONTROL TAPE, AND FOR DISENGAGING SAID CONTROL TAPE FROM SAID CAPSTAN IN THE ABSENCE OF SAID TIMING SIGNAL WHEREBY SAID SUPPLY SPOOL WITHDRAWS SAID CONTROL TAPE FROM SAID TAKEUP SPOOL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 250 words
IN AN AUDIO INSTRUCTOR REPEATER INCLUDING A MULTIPLE TRACK TAPE RECORDER FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY RECORDING VARIABLE LENGTH INSTRUCTIONS AND TRANSLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR SEPARATELY RECORDING A STUDENT''S VERSION OF SAID INSTRUCTIONS ON A MULTIPLE TRACK CONTROL TAPE, AND FOR SELECTIVELY REPEATING SAID RECORDINGS ON SAID CONTROL TAPE, A CONTROL TO A TIMING SIGNAL RECORDED ON SAID CONTROL TAPE, A CONTROL SYSTEM COMPRISING: SPRING TENSIONED CONTROL TAPE, SUPPLY AND TAKE-UP SPOOLS FOR SAID CONTROL TAPE ATTACHED TO AND EXTENDING THEREBETWEEN, SAID SPRING TENSIONED SUPPLY SPOOL OVERPOWERING SAID TAKE-UP SPOOL WHEREBY SAID CONTROL TAPE IS NORMALLY ON SAID SUPPLY SPOOL; A DRIVEN CAPSTAN POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID CONTROL TAPE; AND PRESSURE MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID TIMING SIGNAL FOR HOLDING SAID CONTROL TAPE IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CAPSTAN WHEREBY SAID CAPSTAN DRAWS SAID CONTROL TAPE FROM SAID SUPPLY SPOOL AND SAID TAKE-UP SPOOL TAKES UP SAID CONTROL TAPE DRAWING SAID CONTROL TAPE THROUGH SAID MULTIPLE TRACK TAPE RECORDER TO RECORD INFORMATION OR REPEAT INFORMATION RECORDED ON SAID CONTROL TAPE, AND FOR DISENGAGING SAID CONTROL TAPE FROM SAID CAPSTAN IN THE ABSENCE OF SAID TIMING SIGNAL WHEREBY SAID SUPPLY SPOOL WITHDRAWS SAID CONTROL TAPE FORM SAID SUPPLY SPOOL AND SAID TAKE-UP SPOOL TAKES UP SAID CONTROL TAPE DRAWING SAID CONTROL TAPE THROUGH SAID MULTIPLE TRACK TAPE RECORDER TO RECORD INFORMATION OR REPEAT INFORMATION RECORDED ON SAID CONTROL TAPE, AND FOR DISENGAGING SAID CONTROL TAPE FROM SAID CAPSTAN IN THE ABSENCE OF SAID TIMING SIGNAL WHEREBY SAID SUPPLY SPOOL WITHDRAWS SAID CONTROL TAPE FROM SAID TAKEUP SPOOL.

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