Patent ID: 7220082
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing a user terminal having a body, the body including an opening through which a carrier may be placed in supporting connection with the body and removed from supporting connection with the body; a movable member, movable in supporting connection with the body between an open position in which a carrier at the terminal is accessible by a user through the opening and a closed position in which a carrier at the terminal is not accessible by a user through the opening; a flexible drive tape member extending in the body, wherein the drive tape member is in operative connection with the movable member; and, a drive in operative connection with the drive tape member, wherein the drive is selectively operative to cause the movable member to move between the closed and open positions; receiving a carrier into the user terminal via movement of the carrier responsive to air pressure; and operating the drive to cause the movable member to move from the closed position to the open position.