Abstract: An apparatus for removing newspapers from a container in a newspaper live storage buffer having an indexing unit for moving the containers individually from the buffer's conveying device to an unloading position. In the unloading position a pneumatically controlled paddle is raised to engage the newspapers within the container and at approximately the same time a gate forming the bottom of the container is unlatched to permit it to swing to an open position. The paddle is then lowered and is effective in guiding the newspapers into an arcuated channel from which they are delivered for further processing downstream of the buffer.

Abstract: An apparatus for receiving bundles of newspapers from a first conveyor and for discharging the bundles into a second conveyor which is travelling in a direction substantially normal to the direction of travel of the first conveyor, the apparatus including a bundle receiving surface, means for laterally positioning each bundle at a preselected position on the surface and driven bundle engaging paddles for moving the bundles in a direction that has a component of movement that is substantially parallel to the direction of travel of the second conveyor.