Apparatus and method for sorting numbered media

Claim 1

A CABINET STRUCTURE HAVING A PLURALITY OF COMPARTMENTS THEREIN AND ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN SORTING NUMBERED CARDS, SAID CABINET COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF LATERALLY EXTENDING SHELVES, SAID SHELVES BEING PROVIDED WITH SLOT-LIKE PIERCED OPENINGS EXTENDING IN THE FRONT TO BACK DIRECTION IN THE SHELVES, PLATE-LIKE PARTITION MEMBER EXTENDING VERTICALLY THROUGH SAID PIERCED OPENINGS WHEREBY THE SHELVES AND PARTITION MEMBERS DEFINE THE AFORESAID COMPARTMENTS, SAID PARTITION MEMBERS BEING FORMED WITH NOTCHES IN THE FRONT AND BACK EDGES WHICH ENGAGE THE SHELVES AT THE FRONT AND BACK ENDS OF THE SAID OPENINGS THEREIN, A WRAPPER EXTENDING ALONG THE SIDES AND ACROSS THE BACK OF THE ASSEMBLED UNIT OF THE SHELVES AND PARTITION MEMBERS, AND MEANS FIXING THE WRAPPER TO THE ENDS AND BACKS OF THE SHELVES TO FORM AN INTEGRAL UNIT, THE LOWERMOST ONE OF SAID SHELVES HAVING MEANS DEPENDANT FROM THE FRONT AND BACK EDGES THEREOF FORMING A SUPPORTING BASE FOR SAID CABINET STRUCTURE.