Patent ID: 6237806
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: G03D,G07F

Abstract:
A device to distribute photographic material contained in envelopes or wrappers to a client, comprising.means to interface with and recognise the client, the means to interface with and recognise the client being accessible from outside the device,at least one aperture for the collection/delivery of an envelope or wrapper, the aperture being accessible from outside the device,a distribution container organised into one or more sections, each of the sections being individually movable and defining a plurality of containing cells which can be individually selected and which may contain an envelope or wrapper;a computer unit associated with the means to interface with and recognise the client,drive means associated to each section of the distribution container to carry the selected containing cell in correspondence with the collection/delivery aperture;a door driven by an automatic driving mechanism, the automatic driving mechanism being activated to open the door when the selected containing cell has been driven in correspondence with the aperture, opening of the door allowing to the client the direct withdrawal of the envelope or wrapper contained in the selected containing cell;a rectangular-shaped aperture having facing enlargements on two parallel sides of the same to make easier to the client to insert his fingers and so making easier the withdrawal of the envelope or wrapper from the containing cell.