Patent ID: 6971822

Claim:
An apparatus for the delivery and reception of articles made from a sheet material, said articles including at least one of the group consisting essentially of banknotes and documents said apparatus comprising: a carrier for the articles which can be conveyed in a tube by means of a flowing gas, said carrier having two elements movable relative to each other which form a receptacle for the articles to be conveyed and at least on channel extending transversely to the direction of conveyance, said carrier being movable between a closed position and an opened position such that when in the closed position, said carrier secures the articles in the receptacle and, when in the opened position, said carrier enables the articles to be transported into and out of the receptacle, a reception and dispatch device having a tube portion in which the carrier is located, said reception and dispatch device having a lateral opening adapted to be closed by adjustable closing means when the carrier is in the closed position, said adjustable closing means closing the tube portion in a largely air-tight manner, said tube portion being provided with a stop means for stopping and orienting the carrier relative to the lateral opening, and a slide for transporting the articles out of and into the carrier the slide being movably supported relative to the tube portion between a retracted position and an extracted position, said slide having a retaining portion for receiving and retaining the articles with the slide, such that when in the extracted position, said slide extends extending said retaining portion into the channel and causes the elements of the carrier to move into the opened carrier position.