Patent ID: 7311471

Claim:
A system comprising: a pneumatic transport tube having a customer end and an operator end disposed from the customer end; an up receive/down send customer terminal in operative connection with the customer end of a pneumatic transport tube, wherein the customer terminal is adapted to selectively receive a pneumatic carrier therein and send a pneumatic carrier therefrom, and wherein the customer terminal includes: a first frame; a pivot assembly including: a first mounting plate in supported connection with the first frame, wherein the first mounting plate includes a generally vertically extending opening therein, a tubular member operative to receive a pneumatic carrier therein through an open first end, a pivot pin mounted in supported connection with the tubular member, wherein the pivot pin extends in and is vertically movable in the opening in the first mounting plate, and a movement mechanism in operative connection with the tubular member, wherein the movement mechanism is operative to move the tubular member between a first substantially vertical position wherein the tubular member is aligned with the customer end of the pneumatic tube and a second position angularly disposed from the first position and wherein in moving the tubular member from the first position toward the second position the movement mechanism moves the tubular member generally vertically away from the customer end before moving the tubular member angularly; and, an operator terminal in operative connection with the operator end of the pneumatic transport tube, wherein the operator terminal is adapted to selectively receive a pneumatic carrier therein and send a pneumatic carrier therefrom.