(under subclass 377) Device including (1) an index means, (2) prearranged dispositions for the item arranged in compliance with the index means, and (3) mechanical or electrical means which, when actuated in accordance with the index means, moves or makes readily accessible an item at a particular prearranged disposition.
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381, for a similar device wherein selection of the item involves planar motion thereof for exposure.
389, for a hinge mounted file including associated selecting means to pivot and expose the file.
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209, Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids,
547, 554, and 608-613 for a similar device for assorting an article which cooperates with varying physical characteristics thereof to perform the assorting operation; subclasses 547 and 608 for such device which cooperates with variations in the peripheral shape of a sheet in a group to assort the same; and subclasses 547, 554, and 613 for such device which cooperates with variations in sheet aperture in a group to assort the same; and subclass 609 for such device which performs an assorting function based on a difference in the magnetic properties of an article in a group of articles.
