Patent ID: 7093751

Claim:
A cash dispensing automated banking machine comprising: at least one computer; a cash dispenser in operative connection with the at least one computer, wherein the cash dispenser is operative to dispense cash responsive to the at least one computer; a printer in operative connection with the at least one computer, wherein the printer includes a printer mechanism which is operative responsive to the at least one computer to print indicia on at least one sheet, wherein the printer includes a plurality of belts which are operative to transport the at least one sheet between the printer mechanism and an exit end of the printer; wherein the printer includes an elongated ridge positioned between two elongated grooves which extend between the printer mechanism and the exit end of the printer, wherein at least two belts are positioned adjacent the grooves, wherein when a sheet is moved between the printer mechanism and the exit end, the elongated ridge is operative to bow a central portion of the sheet upwardly and the belts are operative to a bend portions of the sheet adjacent the central portion into the grooves.