DE29700286U1 - Combination of vinyl and CD - Google Patents

Description

Combination of vinyl record and CD

The invention relates to a combination of record and CD.

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Conventional records (vinyl records) are increasingly being replaced by CDs (compact discs). However, DJs continue to use records in many cases because effects such as scratching or pitching can only be achieved with records. It is therefore important for DJs to have the option of being able to play a particular track using either a record or a CD.

There is still an interest in records in the private sector, so that here too it is interesting to be able to listen to a song either from a record or a CD.

The invention is based on the object of creating a combination of record and CD, so that both are available in spatial arrangement.

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Munich - Bogenhausen Poschingerstrasse

Phone: +49-89-99 89 04-0

+49-89-98 32

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Telegram: Chenundus Munich

According to the invention, this object is achieved in that the CD is removably connected to the record.

Preferably, the CD is held in a central opening of the record. The CD can have recesses on the circumference into which connecting elements on the circumference of the central opening of the record engage.

Preferably, one or more grip recesses are provided on the circumference of the central opening of the record, which make it easier to remove the CD from the central opening of the record.

The record can also have a recess in the middle into which the CD can be inserted.

In records, the sound tracks or grooves are only located in an outer ring area, while in the middle an area of about half the radius of the record is free. This free area is generally somewhat larger than the diameter of a standard CD, so that a concentric arrangement of a CD and a record is possible without affecting the storage capacity. To play the CD, it is removed from the record and placed in a standard CD player and played. If the record is to be played, it is placed on a turntable after the CD has been removed and centered using an adapter. It can also be placed on the turntable together with the CD, whereby the small opening in the middle of the CD is then placed on the pin in the middle of the turntable, thus centering the record.

The spatial allocation of the record and CD means that it is possible to choose whether to play a track from the record or from the CD. The DJ therefore does not have to search through different stacks or cabinets,

depending on whether he wants to play a title as a record or CD.

An embodiment of the invention is explained below with reference to the drawing.

Fig. 1 a vinyl record and an associated CD;

Fig. 2 a record with a recess in the middle &iacgr;&ogr; to hold the CD.

Fig. 1 shows a record 10 with a central opening 11 in which a CD 20 is accommodated.

In an outer ring area of the record, the recording grooves 12 are located outside and within the area of the recording grooves 12 there is a free area. The diameter of the central opening corresponds to the diameter of the CD 20, usually 12 cm.

On the circumference of the CD 20, connecting recesses 21 are provided at an angular distance of e.g. 120, 90 or 60°, which point slightly inwards from the edge of the CD 20, e.g. 3 mm. Corresponding connecting projections 13 on the inner edge of the record 10 engage in the connecting recesses 21, whereby the CD 20 can be detachably connected to the record 10. The connecting projections 13 and the connecting recesses 21 can also be swapped so that the connecting recesses are on the inner edge of the record 10 and the connecting projections on the outer edge of the CD 20.

Semicircular grip recesses 14 can also be provided on the inner edge of the record 10. These grip recesses 14 make it easier to remove the CD 20 from the record 10.

To play the record 10, the CD 20 is removed from the record 10 and the record is then placed on a turntable and played in the usual way. To center the record 10 on the turntable, an adapter can be used that bridges the space between the pickup pin of the turntable and the inner edge of the record 10. The record 10 can also be placed on a turntable together with the CD 20, with the central opening of the CD 20 then also serving to center the record 10 on the turntable.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 2, the record 10 has a recess 15 in the middle for receiving the CD 20. The diameter of the recess 15 corresponds to that of a CD 20. The recess 15 has the usual centering hole in the middle for placing the record on a turntable. In the area of the recess 15, the thickness of the record 10 is reduced, with a step at the edge of the recess 15. The step 16 can be inclined slightly towards the center so that the CD 20 is held in the recess 15 and can be pushed out of the recess 15 upwards by exerting pressure from the bottom.

Claims (5)

Protection claims 1. Combination of record (10) and CD (20), characterized in that the CD (20) is detachably connected to the record (10). 2. Combination according to claim 1, characterized in that the CD (20) is held in a central opening (11) of the record (10). 3. Combination according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that connecting elements (13, 21) which can be brought into engagement with one another are present on the circumference of the central opening (11) of the record (10) and on the circumference of the CD (20). 4. Combination according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that handle recesses (14) are provided on the circumference of the central opening (11) of the record (10), through which the removal of the CD (20) is made easier. 5. Combination according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the CD (20) is detachably held in a recess (15) in the middle of the record (10).