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Abstract

In an apparatus for withdrawing flat folded articles arranged in a pile within a magazine, a support holds the flat folded articles together with first movable hold up members. A sensor detects the contact surfaces between a lowermost article of the pile and an above article so as to place contact surfaces of the lowermost article and above article in alignment with a second movable hold up member situated beside the magazine and operated to insert between the contact surfaces and hold the above article while the first hold up members are moved to a release position for releasing the lowermost article on a conveying belt. According to a claimed method, the first and second hold-up members are alternately operated to hold the pile of articles while the lowermost article is released.

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