Compact inserter
US7533876B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB43M5/042
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Inserter provided with an envelope feeder having an envelope supply holder for taking up a stack of envelopes and having a transport roller and a separation element opposite a circumferential portion of the transport roller, for separately dispensing individual envelopes from the envelope supply holder. An envelope transport path extends from the envelope feeder to a stuffing position for transporting envelopes from the envelope feeder to the stuffing position. At least one guide along the envelope transport path downstream of the separation element comprises a flap hold-open element for holding a flap of an envelope held in the stuffing position open, situated opposite a circumferential portion of the transport roller of the envelope feeder.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.