Patent ID: 8641039

Claim:
An apparatus for handling documents comprising: an inlet for receiving documents; a transfer means for transferring documents from said inlet to a secure, or securable, location, wherein said transfer means is operable, in use, to transfer documents between said inlet and a deposit position adjacent the securable location; deposit means, for urging, in use, documents located at a deposit position into said secure or securable location, said deposit means comprising one or more extendable portions arranged to move between an extended and a contracted position as said deposit means urges documents into said secure or securable location; wherein said transfer means further comprises a movable container for holding documents; wherein said movable container comprises a cooperating portion wherein said cooperating portion comprises a portion of one or more side walls and a movable portion of the base, for cooperating with said one or more extendable portions; and wherein said cooperating portion of said movable container comprises guide means that include grooves or ridges on an internal surface of said movable container.