Perforated ticket dispensing machine

A ticket burster machine for controlled delivery of perforated ticket products, comprising:

• a frame having first and second side walls, with the side walls each having an inner and outer surface, the inner surfaces of the side walls together defining a frame interior, and with drive means secured within the frame interior for moving tickets therethrough, wherein the drive means comprises a feed drive roller, a feed idler roller, an exit drive roller and an exit idler roller;
• a bursting element secured within the frame interior;
• an input slot flag arrangement having an inventory flag that extends from the first side wall to the second side wall;
• an exit flag pivotably secured to the first and second side walls;
• a controller in communication with the inventory flag and exit slot flag;
• at least one leaf spring arrangement mounted to the inside of the frame for applying pressure to the feed and exit idler rollers;
• and
• a ticket guide arrangement including a ticket guide slidably secured to a guide retainer element that is secured to the frame, such that tickets of variable widths can be securely guided with adequate pressure on both sides as they are processed through the machine;
• and wherein the leaf spring arrangement includes a leaf spring guide member secured to the inner surface of the first side wall at a position nearer to the feed idler roller than the exit idler roller.