Patent ID: 7484640

Claim:
A device which stores and provides stacked film pockets filled with film-type or laminar materials, wherein, the stacked film pockets consist of at least one support film and at least one cover film, in which the at least one support film or at least one cover film which has a greater surface area has two parallel side edges, wherein, the film-type or laminar material is enclosed in a gas-tight and moisture-tight enclosure between the support film and the cover film, in which the support film has at least one edge lying transversely or obliquely with respect to a front edge of the support film and protrudes beyond a front edge of the cover film, wherein, the device comprises a housing which: (i) is partitioned at least once and the side edges of the stacked film pockets face a lateral interior of the housing, while an edge of the support film protrudes beyond an edge of the cover film and faces a front interior of the housing, (ii) has the stacked film pockets pressed by spring-loading against an upper interior of the housing, wherein a front, upper area of the housing has two slits for separate ejection of an individual film pocket, the film-type or laminar material being ejected with one of the individual film pocket of the stacked film pockets; a separating tool for separating support film and cover film is arranged between the slits and, wherein the separating tool contacts at least the support film of the uppermost individual film pocket prior to separation and above a front half of an uppermost film pocket of the stacked film pockets, a transport element which contacts the film pockets and which is rotatable about an axis of rotation and is at least transverse with respect to one of the two parallel side edges of the at least one support film or at least one cover film which has the greater surface area and is arranged in a housing opening.