Turnover module
US5129503A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2513/40
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A turnover module for turning over envelopes comprises a plurality of pulleys and disposed thereabout a driven endless belt in the general shape of a flattened figure `8`. The belt includes a crossover region and a first and a second reach extending therethrough. The reaches contact one another resiliently along length portions thereof while crossing over and twisting about one another. Envelopes are received in a first orientation at an entry end of the reaches; nipped between the reaches; transported thereby through the crossover region while being turned over by virtue of the twist of the reaches about one another; and, delivered from the turnover module in a second orientation.
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