Patent ID: 8714337
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: G07D,G07F

Abstract:
1. A media presenter comprising: a chassis including a nose coupled thereto, and including (i) a presenting end distal from the chassis, and (ii) a presenting track extending from the chassis to the presenting end; a carriage mounted on the presenting track for movement therealong, and comprising a carriage body coupled to a carriage plate, the carriage plate including a cam follower, the carriage being operable to transport a bunch of media items out of either (i) a purge end or (ii) a loading end opposite the purge end; a cam block defining a cam track and being operable to engage with the cam follower to move the carriage between an open position at which media items can be placed on the carriage plate, and a closed position for clamping media items between the carriage plate and the carriage body; wherein the carriage is moveable between (i) a present position, at which the bunch of media items is presented to a customer, (ii) a present purge position, at which the purge end aligns with a present stack entrance, and (iii) a non-present purge position, at which the purge end aligns with a non-present stack entrance.