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941,762. Feeding record tapes and sheets. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION. June 22, 1962 [June 29, 1961], No. 24158/62. Heading G5R. Vacuum applied through flared channels 20, 21 to the regions 18, 19 of a magnetic transducing assembly 10 produces a light but consistent transducing contact between a stacked transducer assembly 12 by virtue of inter-track channels 13,while the tape speed and the angles of approach to the guide-surfaces 14, 15 maintain air-cushions thereover as described in Specification 907,975 [Group XXXVIII]. The regions 18, 19 are closed by the tape 211 and lateral guides 16, 17. The tape may be driven in both directions and stopped by means such as are described in Specification 733, 807 [Groups XVI, XXXVIII], the vacuum source being that which provides for the vacuum columns in that Specification. In a further embodiment, not described in detail, the feeding of cheques and the like containing a small amount of centrally-disposed information is stated to be within the ambit of the apparatus.