Mail inserting and collating apparatus

Package making – With contents treating – Reshaping

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53266A, B65B 2514, B65B 6300

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048053821

ABSTRACT:
Mail inserting and collating apparatus includes an envelope conveyor for continuously conveying envelopes along a first path; a plurality of envelope carriers mounted on the envelope conveyor and movable therewith, for holding the envelopes; an insert conveyor for continuously conveying a plurality of inserts along a second path, at least a portion of the second path running substantially parallel and adjacent to the first path; a plurality of pockets mounted on the insert conveyor and movable therewith, for holding the inserts; a rotatable kicker roller for removing a lowermost insert from a stack of inserts and moving the lowermost insert toward a pocket adjacent the stack, the kicker roller having an arcuate rubber projecting surface for engaging the lowermost insert from the stack during rotation of the kicker roller and a vacuum port extending through the kicker roller and terminating in the projecting surface; a drive for intermittently rotating the kicker roller; a vacuum supply for supplying a vacuum to the vacuum port such that the combination of the vacuum and the rubber-like projecting surface results in removal of the lowermost insert from the stack; a cam arrangement for moving each envelope carrier toward a pocket at an insert and envelope merge station; a pocket adjustment assembly for changing the length of each pocket at the insert and envelope merge station; and each envelope carrier including a first finger for holding an envelope thereon, and a second finger for holding the envelope and inserts therein at the insert and envelope merge station.

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