Apparatus for inserting documents into envelopes and associated method
US9452635B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB43M7/004
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus inserts documents into envelopes and includes a document insert station and a document conveyor that conveys documents to be inserted within envelopes to the document insert station. Each envelope has an envelope opening and a flap to close the opening and defines a hinge line. An envelope feeder feeds envelopes upside down on the hinge line with the flap up into the document insert station and angled from the document conveyor. An insert plate is positioned at the document insert station that receives a document conveyed from the document conveyor and includes orifices though which air is blown onto the envelope fed into the document insert station to open the envelope and receive a document conveyed from the document conveyor.
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