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Item storage

US8480085B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

NCR Corporation · US

Inventors

Nicholas Cooke · Scotland, GB
Steven A. Carnegie · Blairgowrie and Rattray, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2011
Grant date	Jul 9, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 30, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65H2701/1912
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method are disclosed for temporarily storing at least one item of media. The apparatus includes a rotatable item support member arranged to rotate about a support member axis of rotation and comprising an outer support surface. The apparatus also includes a pair of drive tape members, each arranged along a respective tape pathway, each tape pathway comprising a pathway portion in which the tape members extend in a co-operating relationship supported by said outer support surface. The outer support surface includes at least one support region that supports the tape members and an item located therebetween in a flat orientation.

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