Granted Patent B2

US 9,302,876 · App. 14/134,266 · Granted Apr 5, 2016

Abstract

Claims (27)

1. Apparatus for stacking media items, comprising:

a base member for supporting a stack of media items;

a support member, wherein the base member is slideably coupled to the support member;

at least one first registration member integrally formed with the base member and extending generally upwardly with respect to the base member; and

at least one further registration member extending generally upwardly with respect to the base member and spaced apart from the first registration member;

wherein the further registration member is selectively moveable towards or away from the first registration member in an input direction of the media items, wherein the further registration member is selectively pivotable with respect to the first registration member member.

2. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the further registration member is selectively translatable with respect to the first registration member.

3. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the further registration member is slideably coupled to the support member to move towards or away from the first registration member.

4. A media item presenter comprising apparatus as claimed in claim 1 .

5. Apparatus for stacking media items, comprising:

a base member for supporting a stack of media items;

a support member, wherein the base member is slideably coupled to the support member;

at least one first registration member integrally formed with the base member and extending generally upwardly with respect to the base member; and

at least one further registration member extending generally upwardly with respect to the base member and spaced apart from the first registration member;

wherein the further registration member is selectively moveable towards or away from the first registration member in an input direction of the media items

wherein the further registration member is pivotally mounted to a rack member by a pivot shaft and said rack member is slideably mounted to said support member.

6. Apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the further registration member is selectively movable towards or away from the first registration member responsive to a position of the rack member relative to the first registration member.

7. A method of stacking media items, comprising:

selectively moving at least a one of a first registration member and a further registration member towards or away from a remainder one of the first and further registration members;

selectively moving the further registration member with respect to the first registration member responsive to a position of a moveable rack member to which the further registration member is pivotally mounted; and

individually dispensing a plurality of media items on to a base member located between the first and further registration members, wherein each registration member extends generally upwardly with respect to the base member and the media items are dispensed in a direction from the first registration member to the further registration member.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising:

selectively translating the further registration member towards or away from the first registration member.

9. The method as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising:

selectively pivoting the further registration member towards or away from the first registration member.

10. The method as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising:

selectively moving the further registration member with respect to the first registration member responsive to a predetermined common dimension of the media items.

Assignments (10)