Credit card dispensing and positioning apparatus
US5082268A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1914
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for accurately dispensing and positioning a credit card onto a predetermined area of a surface, includes a support tray which supports a stack of cards; a pusher assembly including a pusher plate which pushes out a leading edge of a lowermost one of the cards in the stack; gripper jaws which grip the lowermost edge of the pushed out card; and a control assembly which controls the gripper jaws to grip the lowermost edge of the pushed out card, to move over the predetermined area of the surface and to then release the gripped card so that the latter drops onto the predetermined area of the surface.
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