Abstract: The device is used in conjunction with a step-driven conveyor featuring an upper surface where seats for receiving blister packs are placed with transverse portions of each blister packs protruding symmetrically from the relative seat. At a station where these seats stop one after the other, there is a vertical magazine, open below, centered with respect to the station and containing a stack of blister packs supported by spring-operated retaining means. Below the magazine, there are two arms one on each side of the upper surface, equipped above with suction cups, and vertically movable in a synchronous manner. Actuation of the arms, combined with action of the suction cups, enables a blister pack to be transferred from a seat present at the station to the magazine, and vice versa.

Abstract: The device essentially comprises a conveyor, on which bins for storing articles stacked flat are loaded, and a coupling deck between the conveyor and the magazine, the coupling deck being hinged about its end adjoining the magazine and having firstly a tipping trough for tipping over the bin coming off the conveyor about the leading bottom edge of the bin, and secondly lateral retaining fins for retaining the bin tipped over onto the deck while the deck is being tilted. The invention is applicable to installations for unstacking postal articles.