The foot point (9) of the lift thruster (5) is guided on a circular track, and the thruster is connected to a lever (10), the free end of which is guided in a slide guide (12), which is located via a pivot shaft in the frame (7). The pivot shaft is firmly connected to a roller lever (14) in contact with the curve body (16) so that the section of the lift thruster in the running direction is moved with the speed of the fed items and is fed back beneath the issue device.The curve body (16) is arranged on a basic body (8), to which the foot point of the lift thruster is eccentrically linked.