Document handling
OwnerAndrew Beddoe, Andrew Holmes +1inventors
InventorsAndrew Beddoe, Andrew Holmes, Andrew Denley
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Abstract
Apparatus for handling documents comprises an inlet 30 for receiving documents, a transfer means for transferring documents from the inlet to a secure or securable location and deposit means, wherein the transfer means is operable, in use, to transfer documents between the inlet and a deposit position adjacent the securable location, said deposit means comprises a plunger 50 and movable members 523b, 523c wherein the movable members 523b, 523c are arranged to move along the plunger 50 as the plunger 50 urges documents into the securable location.
Claims36
An apparatus for handling documents comprising:
- an inlet for receiving documents;
- a transfer means for transferring documents from the inlet to a secure or securable location and deposit means, wherein said transfer means is operable in use to transfer documents between said inlet and a deposit position adjacent the secure or securable location;
- wherein said deposit means comprises a plunger and movable members for contacting the transferred documents and wherein the plunger is displaceable between the retracted position and an extended position, wherein said movable members are connected to said plunger and arranged to move along said plunger between an extended and a connected position as said plunger moves downwards from the retracted position to the extended position to urge documents into the secure or securable location.
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