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An automatic card dispenser unit for displaying and dispensing cards includes a storage housing for storing an array of cards. A holding member operatively positions a lower most card at a load station in a vertical alignment for display. A controller unit can receive a user input to dispense a card

An automatic card dispenser unit for displaying and dispensing cards includes a storage housing for storing an array of cards. A holding member operatively positions a lower most card at a load station in a vertical alignment for display. A controller unit can receive a user input to dispense a card which will activate a dispenser assembly to cause a pickup member to removably grasp the card surface and release it from the holding member along a predetermined path of movement. A stopper member is mounted in the path of movement for separating the card from the pickup member to enable the card to be dispense to the user.

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1. An automated card dispenser unit for displaying and dispensing cards from a vending system, comprising:a vending machine having a display window to enable a user to view a card to be dispensed; a storage housing for storing a plurality of cards within the vending machine; a holding member operati

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An automated card dispenser unit for displaying and dispensing cards from a vending system, comprising:a vending machine having a display window to enable a user to view a card to be dispensed; a storage housing for storing a plurality of cards within the vending machine; a holding member operatively connected to the storage housing for positioning one of the plurality of cards at a position that can display, in a vertical plane, a card surface through the display window; a controller unit on the vending machine for receiving a user input to dispense a card; a dispenser assembly for receiving a signal from the controller unit to dispense a card including a pickup member for removably grasping the card surface and releasing it from the holding member along a predetermined path of movement; and a stopper member mounted in the path of movement for separating the card from the pickup member to enable the card to be dispensed to the user, wherein the dispenser assembly rotates the pickup member from a horizontal rest position below the holding member to a vertical position adjacent the holding member to engage the pickup member within the card and retracts the pickup member to initially release the card from the holding member and subsequently to contact the card with the stopper member. 2. The automatic card dispenser unit of claim 1, wherein the stopper member is positioned in a second vertical plane offset and parallel to the vertical plane containing the card and within the display space for the card.3. The automatic card dispenser unit of claim 2, wherein the stopper member is transparent.4. The automatic card dispenser unit of claim 1, wherein the stopper member includes a friction member for contacting the card.5. The automatic card dispenser unit of claim 4, wherein the friction member is made from a silicone gum material.6. The automatic card dispenser unit of claim 1, wherein the storage housing mounts the plurality of cards in a stacked vertical alignment.7. An automated card dispenser unit for displaying and dispensing cards from a vending machine, comprising:a vending machine having a display window to enable a user to view a card to be dispensed; a storage housing for storing a plurality of cards within the vending machine; a holding member operatively connected to the storage housing for positioning one of the plurality of cards at a position that can display a card surface through a display window; and a controller unit on the vending machine for receiving a user input to dispense a card, wherein the dispenser assembly includes a pickup member which moves between a standby position and a pickup position, and further includes a stopper member positioned between the standby position and the pickup position, the holding member positions the card in a vertical plane for display, and the dispenser assembly rotates the pickup member from a horizontal standby position below the holding member to a vertical pickup position adjacent the holding member to engage the pickup member within the card and retracts the pickup member within the card and retracts the pickup member to initially release the card from the holding member and subsequently to contact the card with the stopper member. 8. The automatic card dispensing unit of claim 7 wherein the holding member includes a roller member movably mounted to be displaced upward when the card is released.9. An automatic card dispenser unit for displaying and dispensing cards, comprising:a frame; a storage housing for storing a plurality of cards vertically for display, which is attached to the frame, wherein the cards slide a predetermined direction downwards on a base of the storage housing; a holding member which is operatively connected to the storage housing for positioning one of the plurality of cards at a position that displays a card surface to a user; a rotating shaft which crosses a predetermined sliding direction of the cards at a right angle and is attached to the frame; an arm which is fixed to the rotating shaft; a supporting bar which is fixed to the arm; a plate which is located at a lower edge of the base of the storage housing; a stopper member which is located over and the plate and is attached to the frame; a card guide which is located below the plate and the stopper member and is attached to the frame, adjacent a card falling passageway; a pickup disc which is fixed on the supporting bar, and is cone-like in shape, at least some part of a pickup disc is made from a flexible material, the pickup disc reciprocates between a standby position and a pickup position which pushes the cards through the plate and the stopper member, the space between the plate and the stopper is larger than the pickup disc and is smaller than the cards; a motor rotates in a forward direction and a reverse direction to drive the rotating shaft, the motor is located below the card guide and is attached to the frame; and a controller unit for receiving a user input to dispense a card and for driving the motor, wherein when the motor rotates in the forward direction, the pickup disc moves from the standby position to the pickup position and pushes the cards based on the rotation of the shaft, and the flexible material of the pickup disc is deformed so that the card is attached by the pickup disc, afterwards the motor rotates in the reverse direction whereby the pickup disc returns to the standby position, in this movement, the attached card is initially stopped by the plate and the stopper member, and the card is released from the pickup disc and falls down through the card guide. 10. The automatic card dispenser unit of claim 9, wherein the stopper member is transparent.11. The automatic card dispenser unit of claim 9, wherein the stopper member includes a friction member for contacting the card.12. The automatic card dispenser unit of claim 11, wherein the friction member is made from a silicone gum material.13. An automated card dispenser unit for displaying and dispensing cards from a vending system, comprising:a vending machine having a display window to enable a user to view a card to be dispensed; a storage housing for storing a plurality of cards within the vending machine; a holding member operatively connected to the storage housing for positioning one of the plurality of cards at a position that can display a card surface through the display window, the holding member includes a roller member movably mounted to be displaced upward when the card is released; a controller unit on the vending machine for receiving a user input to dispense a card; a dispenser assembly for receiving a signal from the controller unit to dispense a card including a pickup member for removably grasping the card surface and releasing it from the holding member along a predetermined path of movement; and a stopper member mounted in the path of movement for separating the card from the pickup member to enable the card to be dispensed to the user. 14. The automatic card dispenser unit of claim 13, wherein the stopper member is transparent.15. The automatic card dispenser unit of claim 13, wherein the holding member positions the card in a vertical plane for display.16. The automatic card dispenser unit of claim 15, wherein the dispenser assembly rotates the pickup member from a horizontal rest position below the holding member to a vertical position adjacent the holding member to engage the pickup member within the card and retracts the pickup member to initially release the card from the holding member and subsequently to contact the card with the stopper member.