Sliding member 1, together with tube 4 and lever 2, slides along fixed guide p-p. When sliding member 1 descends, lever 2, running against stop 3, turns about axis A. At this, latch a is withdrawn from tube 4 and blank 5 is loaded onto feeding device 6. As sliding member 1 travels upward, lever 2 is returned by spring 7 to its initial position and latch a closes off the end of tube 4 which is again filled with blanks. Device 8 holds lever 2 in the correct position.
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