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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1979
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1978
Anil R Dholakia, East Windsor, NJ (US);
John Alexander, Beverly, NJ (US);
RCA Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A composite stylus assembly, provided for a system for playing back a grooved disc record, includes an L-shaped leaf spring support member formed of a longitudinal piece and a short transverse piece. The transverse piece is attached near the free end of a pickup arm of the system such that the longitudinal piece will be substantially parallel to the pickup arm. The pickup arm is supported in a cartridge adapted for reception within a carriage of the system such that during record playback, the longitudinal piece will lie between the pickup arm and the center of a turntable of the playback system. A playback stylus, subject to engagement with the groove of a video disc record supported on the turntable, is carried at the free end of the pickup arm, while a pre-play stylus, subject to simultaneous engagement with several convolutions of the groove of the disc record, is carried at the free end of the longitudinal piece.