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Inserting apparatus for discrete objects into envelopes and related methods

US7971865B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27Claims

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Assignee

Kern International, Inc.

Inventors

Peter Kern · Salem, DE
Reinhard Buri · Donaueschingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 5, 2008
Grant date	Jul 5, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 28, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB43M3/045
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An apparatus for inserting a paper or film object or a stack of such objects into an envelope. A feeding apparatus moves the object toward an insertion station and a vacuum drum has a surface adapted to engage and move the envelope toward the insertion station. A ramp element is coupled to the vacuum drum and is adapted to support a leading portion of the envelope as the envelope moves with the vacuum drum.

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