Data input station for punched cards

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AN INPUT STATION FOR A DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM, THE STATION BEING COUPLED TO A RECORDER FOR STORING THE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS TRANSMITTED THERETO FROM A PLURALITY OF INPUT STATIONS, SAID STATION COMPRISING A BASE MEMBER, A DIAL TELEPHONE TYPE SPRING MOTOR MOUNTED ON THE BASE MEMBER, A DISTRIBUTOR DISC HAVING A PLURALITY OF DISTRIBUTING TERMINALS, A CONDUCTIVE DISTRIBUTOR ARM MOUNTED FOR ROTATION BY SAID MOTOR TO SEQUENTIALLY CONTACT THE DISTRIBUTING TERMINALS, RELEASABLE MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SAID MOTOR IN A NON-DISTRIBUTING POSITION AND TO RELEASE THE MOTOR UPON RECEIVING A COMMAND SIGNAL, A TRAY FOR RECEIVING A PERFORATED RECORD CARD TO BE READ SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID BASE MEMBER FROM A READING POSITION TO A NON-READING CARD RECEIVING POSITION, MEANS COUPLED BETWEEN SAID TRAY AND SAID MOTOR RESPONSIVE TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE TRAY INTO THE READING POSITION FOR WIND-