Author: claimsbot

1. A ticket display comprising:
a housing with at least one transparent panel;
a plurality of display arms rotatably mounted inside said housing; wherein said plurality of display arms each contain at least two tension holders spaced less than the width of a display ticket; and
a turning plate that a customer can spin by hand which will cause plurality of display arms to rotate and show a selection of tickets on display.
2. The ticket display of claim 1, wherein said plurality of display arms contain a one or more index tabs.
3. The ticket display of claim 1, wherein said plurality of display arms are flat providing a front and back display surfaces for each of said display arms.
4. The ticket display of claim 1, wherein said plurality of display arms are polygon shaped providing multiple display surfaces for each of said display arms.
5. The ticket display of claim 1, wherein said tension holders comprise rods mounted to said plurality of display arms.
6. The ticket display of claim 1, wherein said housing is shaped to sit on top of a counter.
7. The ticket display of claim 1, wherein said housing is shaped to be mountable on a wall.
8. The ticket display of claim 1, wherein said housing is shaped to be installed into a counter top.
9. The method of displaying tickets comprising:
providing a housing with an at least one transparent panel;
rotatably mounting a plurality of display arms to a turning plate with a driving gear that rotates said plurality of display arms wherein said display arms each contain an at least two tension holders, wherein the distance between said at least two tension holders is less than the width of a ticket;
placing a ticket between said at least two tension holders, wherein said ticket forms a curvilinear shape that provides constant tension towards said at least two tension holders, thus holding said ticket in place; and
connecting said turning plate to said display gear, whereby a customer spinning said turning plate causes said plurality of display arms to rotate.
10. The method of displaying tickets of claim 9, wherein said housing is shaped to sit on a counter.
11. The method of displaying tickets of claim 9, wherein said housing mountable to a wall.
12. The method of displaying tickets of claim 9, wherein said housing is shaped to be installed in a counter top.
13. The method of displaying tickets of claim 9, wherein said plurality of display arms are flat providing a front and back display surfaces for each of said display arms.
15. The method of displaying tickets of claim 9, wherein the said plurality of display arms are prism shaped with three display surfaces.
16. The method of displaying tickets of claim 9, wherein said plurality of display arms are polygon shaped providing multiple display surfaces for each of said display arms.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A suspension-type storage unit, comprising:
an overhead rail defining a downwardly open guide slot and a pair of support surfaces located one on each side of the guide slot;
a frame; and
a pair of trolleys interposed between the rail and the frame for enabling movement of the frame relative to the rail along the guide slot, wherein each trolley includes:
a head section that extends through the guide slot;
a wheel arrangement mounted to the head section, wherein the wheel arrangement includes a pair of wheels between which the head section is located, and wherein each wheel is engaged with one of the overhead rail support surfaces; and
a pair of arms that extend from the head section, wherein the frame is engaged with the pair of arms such that the frame is supported from the pair of arms in a suspension-type manner

wherein the frame includes an upwardly facing channel, wherein the pair of arms are disposed in the channel, and wherein the frame is supported from the arms via a frame support member mounted within the channel over each of the arms, and
wherein each frame support member includes a mounting member secured to the frame within the channel, and a damper member between each arm and one of the mounting members.
2. The storage unit of claim 1, further comprising a guide member mounted to each mounting member, wherein each guide member extends upwardly from the mounting member into the downwardly open guide slot of the overhead rail to maintain the trolley in alignment with the rail during movement of the trolley along the rail.
3. The storage unit of claim 2, wherein the guide members comprise aligned blocks of low friction material.
4. The storage unit of claim 3, wherein each mounting member includes an upwardly facing groove, wherein each guide member defines a lower end that is received within one of the grooves.
5. The storage unit of claim 1, wherein the channel is defined between a pair of upwardly extending flanges, and wherein the frame support member is secured within the frame channel via a pair of spaced fasteners that extend through the flanges and through the frame support member.
6. The storage unit of claim 1, wherein the pair of arms are formed of a metallic material, and wherein each frame support member includes a mounting member secured to the frame within the channel, wherein the mounting member is formed of a metallic material, and a damper member between each arm and one of the mounting members, wherein the damper member is formed of a non-metallic resilient material.
7. The storage unit of claim 1, wherein the wheel arrangement comprises a shaft that extends through an opening in the head section, and wherein the each wheel is mounted to an area of the shaft that extends outwardly from one side of the head section.
8. The storage unit of claim 1, wherein each arm is engaged with the frame via a frame support member that overlies the arm, and wherein the frame support members are mounted to the frame on opposite sides of the head section so that each arm is engaged with the frame in a cantilever fashion.
9. A method of securing a storage member of a storage unit in a suspension-type manner to a trolley, comprising the steps of:
providing a trolley having a wheeled upper section and a pair of arms located below the upper section and extending in opposite directions;
engaging a mounting member with the storage unit over each arm; and
positioning a damping member between each arm and the overlying mounting member, wherein the damper member is formed of a resilient material to cushion the connection of the storage unit to the trolley.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the storage unit includes an upwardly facing channel, and wherein the arms and the mounting members are located within the channel.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein the trolley is adapted for suspension from a rail having a downwardly open guide slot, and further comprising the steps of securing a guide member to the mounting member, and positioning the guide members within the downwardly facing guide slot.
12. A suspension-type storage unit, comprising:
an overhead rail spaced above an upwardly facing surface;
a frame defining an upper area and a lower area;
a movable suspension-type connection between the rail and the upper area of the frame for providing movement of the frame along the rail; and
a guide wheel carried by the lower area of the frame, wherein the frame is configured and arranged such that the guide wheel is engaged with the upwardly facing surface to guide movement of the frame relative to the upwardly facing surface as the frame is moved along the rail,
wherein a biasing arrangement is interconnected with the guide wheel for biasing the guide wheel into engagement with the upwardly facing surface, and
wherein the guide wheel is mounted to a lower end of a shaft, wherein the shaft is mounted in aligned openings in a mounting bracket secured to the frame, and wherein the biasing arrangement comprises a spring that acts on the shaft and on the mounting bracket to bias the shaft, and thereby the guide wheel, downwardly into engagement with the upwardly facing surface.
13. A method of guiding movement of a suspension-type storage unit relative to an upwardly facing surface, wherein the storage unit is movably mounted on an overhead rail spaced above the upwardly facing surface and carries a guide wheel mounted to a lower end of a shaft mounted in a mounting bracket secured to the storage unit and surrounded by a spring acting on the shaft and the mounting bracket, comprising the act of engaging the guide wheel carried by the storage unit with the upwardly facing surface, wherein the guide wheel functions to guide movement of the storage unit relative to the upwardly facing surface as the storage unit is moved along the rail.
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising the act of biasing the guide wheel downwardly into engagement with the upwardly facing surface.
15. A suspension-type storage unit, comprising:
an overhead rail spaced above an upwardly facing surface;
a frame defining an upper area and a lower area;
a movable suspension-type connection between the rail and the upper area of the frame for providing movement of the frame along the rail for providing movement of the frame between first and second positions relative to the upwardly facing surface; and
a deceleration arrangement including a magnetic member and a magnetically attractive member interposed between the lower area of the frame and the upwardly facing surface to slow movement of the frame as the frame approaches at least one of the first and second positions relative to the upwardly facing surface,
wherein spacing between the magnetic member and the magnetically attractive member is adjusted by a mounting member having a vertical wall for mounting one of the magnetic member and the magnetically attractive member, and a lower horizontal wall having a plurality of slots formed therein for receiving fasteners connecting the horizontal wall to the upwardly facing surface.
16. The storage unit of claim 15, wherein the first and second positions are end-of-travel positions.
17. The storage unit of claim 15, wherein magnetic forces between the magnetic member and the magnetically attractive member cooperate to slow movement of the frame as the frame approaches the first and second positions.
18. The storage unit of claim 17, wherein one of the magnetic member and the magnetically attractive member is normally stationarily mounted to the upwardly facing surface, and wherein the other of the magnetic member and the magnetically attractive member is mounted to the frame for movement along with the frame.
19. The storage unit of claim 15, wherein the lower area of the frame includes a guide structure that receives a guide member attached to the upwardly facing surface for tracking the lower area of the frame as the frame is moved along the rail.
20. The storage unit of claim 19, wherein the guide structure and the guide member are spaced inwardly from the mounting member.

1. A card fitting mechanism for receiving a card fitted thereto, said card fitting mechanism comprising:
plurality of card receiving portions arranged parallel to one another, each of said card receiving portions being adapted to receive said card; and
guiding member disposed between adjacent ones of said card receiving portions so as to enter into adjacent ones of said card receiving portions, said guiding member being moved by insertion of said card into only one of said adjacent ones to serve as a guide for guiding insertion of said card into another of said adjacent ones, said first guiding member having a first guide portion and a second guide portion rotatable with respect to said first guide portion.
2. The card fitting mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising:
a base plate defining said card receiving portions;
a shaft portion perpendicular to said base plate and rotatably supporting said second guide portion on said base plate;
a connecting shaft portion parallel to said shaft portion and rotatably connecting said first guide portion to said second guide portion;
a spring member urging said first and said second guide portions so that a predetermined angle is maintained therebetween; and
another spring member urging said guiding member to make said first guide portion enter into one of adjacent ones of said card receiving portion.
3. The card fitting mechanism according to claim 2, further comprising a pair of guide frames disposed on said base plate with a space kept therebetween, said guide frames defining opposite ends of an array of said receiving portions.
4. A card fitting mechanism for receiving a card fitted thereto, said card fitting mechanism comprising:
a plurality of card receiving portions arranged parallel to one another, each of said card receiving portions being adapted to receive said card;
a guiding member disposed between adjacent ones of said card receiving portions so as to enter into adjacent ones of said card receiving portions, said guiding member being moved by insertion of said card into only one of said adjacent ones to serve as a guide for guiding insertion of said card into another of said adjacent ones; and
a spring member urging said guiding member in one direction.
5. The card fitting mechanism according to claim 4, wherein said guiding member comprises:
an assembly composed of a plurality of parts connected to one another; and
a spring member urging said assembly so that said parts are arranged along a single straight line.
6. A card fitting mechanism for receiving a card fitted thereto, said card fitting mechanism comprising:
a plurality of card receiving portions arranged parallel to one another, each of said card receiving portions being adapted to receive said card;
a guiding member disposed between adjacent ones of said card receiving portions so as to enter into adjacent ones of said card receiving portions, said guiding member being moved by insertion of said card into only one of said adjacent ones to serve as a guide for guiding insertion of said card into another of said adjacent ones; and
a shaft portion rotatably supporting said guiding member, said guiding member having a first part and a second art, said first part being located on one side of said shaft portion and entering into one of adjacent ones of said card receiving portions, said second part being located on the other side of said shaft portion and entering into the other of adjacent ones of said card receiving portion.
7. The card fitting mechanism according to claim 6, further comprising a stopper for engaging said second part.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for secure message reception from a plurality of remote devices, comprising:
receiving a message at a controller;
obtaining, by the controller, a reverse channel address associated with the received message;
determining, by the controller, whether the received message is associated with at least one of the remote devices;
forwarding the message and the reverse channel address to a routing server when the message is associated with the at least one of the remote devices;
determining, by the routing server, a destination address for the received message based on the reverse channel address, where determining the destination address further comprises:
determining whether the received message is associated with a remote device that is associated with a hosted crypto server or an enterprise crypto server,
routing the received message to the hosted crypto server when the received message is associated with the remote device that is associated with the hosted crypto server, and
routing the received message to the enterprise crypto server when the received message is associated with the remote device that is associated with the enterprise crypto server; and

routing the received message to the destination address.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein a communications protocol employed to transmit the received message is a ReFLEX protocol.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the received message is associated with at least one of the remote devices further comprises:
reviewing header information in the received message.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein determining the destination address further comprises:
retrieving a remote device profile based upon the obtained reverse channel address.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein determining the destination address further comprises:
obtaining the destination address from a remote device.
6. An apparatus for secure message reception from a plurality of remote devices, comprising:
means for receiving a message at a controller;
means for obtaining, by the controller, a reverse channel address associated with the received message;
means for determining, by the controller, whether the received message is associated with at least one of the remote devices;
means for forwarding the message and the reverse channel address to a routing server when the message is associated with the at least one of the remote devices;
means for determining, by the routing server, a destination address for the received message based on the reverse channel address, where the means for determining the destination address comprises:
means for determining whether the received message is associated with a remote device that is associated with a hosted crypto server or an enterprise crypto server,
means for routing the received message to the hosted crypto server when the received message is associated with the remote device that is associated with the hosted crypto server, and
means for routing the received message to the enterprise crypto server when the received message is associated with the remote device that is associated with the enterprise crypto server; and

means for routing the received message to the destination address.
7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein a communications protocol employed to transmit the received message is a ReFLEX protocol.
8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the means for determining whether the received message is associated with at least one of the remote devices further comprises:
means for reviewing header information in the receiving message.
9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the means for determining the destination address further comprises:
means for retrieving a remote device profile based upon the obtained reverse channel address.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the means fordetermining the destination address further comprises:
means for obtaining the destination address from a remote device.