In-line burster for inserting system
US5681035A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2301/4352
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for inserting sheets of paper into an envelope. The apparatus includes: a first bursting module for separating a first web of paper into discrete sheets; a conveying device for conveying the discrete sheets from an upstream location to a downstream location along a feed path; a device for feeding a second web of paper having a plurality of longitudinally spaced lines of weakening oriented perpendicular to the feed path; a device for turning the second web of paper parallel to the feed path; a bursting device for bursting the second web into discrete sheets; a device for conveying the second web discrete sheets to the first web discrete sheets; a device for conveying the first web and the second web discrete sheets downstream along the feed path; and a device for inserting the first web and second web discrete sheets into an envelope.
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