Apparatus and method for the automatic feeding of slides to a coverslipper

Device (2) for the automatic feeding of slides to a coverslipping machine (3), characterized in that the device (2) of a housing (27), the opposite a bottom, a front flap (25), a front flap (25) rear wall (29) and first and second opposite side wall (22 and 24), that a cutout (20) is provided in the housing (27) by a first and a second cutout (21 and 23) in the first and the second side wall (22 and 24) is set so that a transfer position (8) for the rack (4) in the region of the cutout (21) is provided in the first side wall (22) and that a transport device (9) (of the transfer position 8) extends beyond the cutout (22) (in the second side wall 24) out.