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Envelope offset apparatus

US5651543A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 2, 1995
Grant dateJul 29, 1997
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H29/46
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a stacker apparatus for stacking mail pieces, an offset apparatus is included to cause lateral registration of a vertically oriented mail piece to a preselected side registration wall. The offset apparatus is comprised of a generally conical elastomer roller which is fastened to the shaft of a drive motor. The roller engages the bottom edge of a mail piece in order to urge the mail piece towards a preselected side registration wall.

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