Patent ID: 7461777

Claim:
A method comprising: (a) operating at least one automated banking machine picking member to cause a first sheet to move in a first direction away from a stack of financial instrument sheets, wherein the at least one picking member includes a plurality of sheet engaging portions adapted to engage the first sheet, wherein the sheet engaging portions are spaced from at least one first stripper portion, wherein the at least one first stripper portion is adapted to provide first direction sheet movement resistance, wherein at least one cooperating sheet engaging portion of the sheet engaging portions engages at least one second stripper portion, wherein the at least one second stripper portion is adapted to provide first direction sheet movement resistance, wherein the at least one picking member includes at least one recess, wherein the at least one recess extends in the first direction, wherein the at least one recess is between adjacent sheet engaging portions of the at least one picking member, wherein the at least one first stripper portion extends in generally aligned relation with the at least one recess; and (b) operating the at least one picking member to cause the first sheet to further move away from the stack, wherein the first sheet moves between the at least one picking member and the at least one first stripper portion, wherein the first sheet engages the at least one first stripper portion, wherein the first sheet moves between the at least one cooperating sheet engaging portion and the at least one second stripper portion, wherein the first sheet engages the at least one second stripper portion.