Package making – Means to open or erect receptacle – With cutting means
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-05
2005-07-05
Paradiso, John (Department: 3721)
Package making
Means to open or erect receptacle
With cutting means
C493S008000, C493S034000, C083S912000, C083S446000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06912827
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus is provided for processing mail by severing an edge of each envelope in a stack of mail. The apparatus includes an input bin for receiving a stack of mail. A feeder feeds the bottom envelope from the input bin to a transport that conveys the envelope along an envelope path. A cutter positioned along the envelope path severs one edge of the envelopes. A displaceable outfeed guide is provided for supporting the cut edge of the envelope as the envelop is being cut. Preferably, the outfeed guide is connected with the cutter so that the outfeed guide automatically adjusts position as the depth of cut is adjusted. The transport discharges the opened envelopes onto a return conveyor that conveys the opened envelopes to a stacking area where the opened envelopes are stacked.
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Omation Product Specification for Model 202c published before June 5, 1998.
Omation Product Specification for Model 106 published before Jun. 5, 1998.
Omation Product Specification for Model 2000 published before Jun. 5, 1998.
Omation Product Specification for Model EV-2 published before Jun. 5, 1998.
Dann Dorfman Herrell & Skillman P.C.
Eland Stephen H.
Opex Corporation
Paradiso John
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