摘要 |
Apparatus for storing documents includes a rectangular housing having first and second openings on a front wall and first and second spaced manifolds mounted on the back wall in horizontal alignment with the openings. A vertically movable rectangular rack is mounted in the housing, the rack having a plurality of pockets whose entrance may be aligned with the openings. Also, each pocket communicates with one of a plurality of sets of holes in the rack, each set being alignable with the manifolds. With vacuum pressure supplied to the first manifold fluid flows through the first opening, through a pocket, and through a corresponding set of holes. Thus, a document inserted into the first opening is drawn into a pocket of the rack. The rack may be stepped along and all of its pockets may be filled with documents. With pressure applied to the second manifold fluid is injected through a set of holes into a pocket and the fluid flows out through the second opening. With documents in the rack, if the rack is stepped along all of the documents stored may be ejected.
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