Method and system for preparing items to be mailed
US5555703A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB07C3/18
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of preparing items to be mailed, in which periodically at least one main document is inserted into an envelope by way of a mail preparation system comprising an inserter station. A printing is printed through use of a printer on an envelope, which printing corresponds to a given main document. In accordance with the invention the printed envelope is fed from the printer to the inserter station, where the given main document is inserted into the printed envelope that corresponds to that main document. Furthermore a system for preparing items to be mailed comprises a printer, an envelope supply path and an inserter station connected thereto. In accordance with the invention the printer (6) is connected to the envelope supply path (5), in such a way that the envelopes can be fed from the printer (6) along the envelope supply path (5) to the inserter station (2).
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