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Branching, Merging, And Special Transfer Between Conveyors
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APPARATUS FOR SHUFFLING OR HANDLING CARDS INCLUDING A CHAMBER IN WHICH A MAIN STACK OF CARDS ARE SUPPORTED, A LOADING STATION FOR HOLDING A SECONDARY STACK OF CARDS, AND CARD SEPARATING MECHANISM FOR SEPARATING CARDS AT A SERIES OF POSITIONS ALONG THE MAIN STACK TO ALLOW THE INTRODUCTION OF CARDS FROM THE SECONDARY STACK INTO THE MAIN STACK AT THOSE POSITIONS. THE SEPARATING MEANS GRIPS CARDS AT THE SERIES OF POSITIONS ALONG THE STACK AND LIFTS THOSE CARDS TO DEFINE SPACES IN THE MAIN STACK FOR INTRODUCTION OF CARDS FROM THE SECONDARY STACK.(FIG. 1)