Patent ID: 7748619

Claim:
An apparatus for dispensing wallet-sized cards from a kiosk, the apparatus comprising: a first hopper portion configured to hold a first stack of cards, the first stack of cards including at least a first card positioned on a second card; at least a second hopper portion spaced apart from the first hopper portion in a first horizontal direction, wherein the second hopper portion is configured to hold a second stack of cards, the second stack of cards including at least a third card positioned on a fourth card; and a card transport assembly positioned relative to the first and second hopper portions, wherein the card transport assembly includes: a first elongate support member positioned above the first and second hopper portions and aligned with the first horizontal direction; a second elongate support member positioned above the first and second hopper portions and aligned with a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction; and a selector head moveably coupled to the first and second elongate support members, wherein the selector head is configured to lift the first card in an upwardly direction off the second card, move the first card in the second horizontal direction away from the first hopper portion, and release the first card in a downwardly direction toward a card outlet, wherein the first support member facilitates movement of the selector head in the first horizontal direction away from the first hopper portion toward the second hopper portion, and wherein the second support member facilitates movement of the selector head in the second horizontal direction away from the first hopper portion toward the card outlet.