The flexi disc (also known as a phonosheet, Sonosheet or Soundsheet, a trademark) is a phonograph record made of a thin, flexible vinyl sheet with a molded-in spiral stylus groove, and is designed to be playable on a normal phonograph turntable.
Flexible records were commercially introduced as the Eva-tone Soundsheet in 1962.[1][2] They were very popular among children and teenagers and mass-produced by the state publisher in the Soviet government.[citation needed]
^US Trademark for "Soundsheets" was granted to Eva-Tone Soundsheets, Inc. in 1982. The term was first used in commerce in April 1962. Trademark Serial Number: 73399790, Registration Number: 1258434