Method and apparatus for transferring envelopes
US4354789A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 1980 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2301/4224
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for transferring a batch of envelopes that have been arranged in face-to-face relationship. The envelopes are transferred in a substantially horizontal plane from a first location to a second location spaced from the first location. The apparatus includes a pair of downwardly depending spaced-apart members which are each adapted to contact the batch of envelopes along the end edges of the envelopes. One of the paddles is adapted to urge a batch along a guide channel from the first position to the second position. The other of the paddles is adapted to urge a batch along the guide channel in the opposite direction from the second position to the first position.
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