Apparatus for assembly of document sets into a single collated packet
US7396006B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 3, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/78
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A collating apparatus and method to merge different types of document sets into a single collated packet prior to a mail processing insertion operation. The collating device utilizes a synchronous conveyor pathway for conveying different types of document sets serially down the pathway and merging them into a single collated packet. The document sets are delivered downstream with a combination of pivotable and fixed position pusher members and are combined into a single collated packet in any desired order.
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