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Abstract

An apparatus for dispensing sheet-like elements from a store (10) of such elements to one (11) of a plurality of receipt openings (11,12) accessible to a cashier or a customer comprises conveying means (131-134') for conveying the sheet-like elements from the store (10) to a collecting means (15), and from there to the receipt opening (11). The conveying means (131-134') is electronically controlled in a manner to convey, in response to an order for dispensing sheet-like elements, the sheet-like elements dispensed from the store (10) and collected in the collecting means (15), in the form of a bundle, to the receipt opening (11) to which the order has been made. A conveying means includes a retaining or holding means (16) for each receipt opening (11) and individually alloted thereto, this retaining means being intended to hold the bundle of sheet-like elements for a period of time determined by the electronic control means. According to one embodiment, the collecting means (15) is common to all receipt openings (11,12) and the retaining means (16) forms a waiting station, arranged to receive and hold the bundle of sheet-like elements fed from the collecting means (15). According to another embodiment, the retaining means (26) is formed by the aforementioned collecting means, which is thus formed by one of a plurality of collecting means (25,25') individually alloted to a respective receipt opening (11 or 12).

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First Claim