Mail item feed device

Details Mail item feed device Mail item feed device

1998-01-29

2000-04-18

Hail, III, Joseph J.

Package making

Means to fill and close preformed receptacle

Receptacle comprising envelope

53460, 271171, 271223, 271262, 271277, B65B 6502

Patent

active

060500549

ABSTRACT:
A mail item feed device adapted to be mounted on the upstream side of a franking machine and including in succession along a mail item transport path, a first or mail item feed area for receiving a stack of mail items, a second or mail item selection and transport area including a selector and transport module for separating the items one by one from the stack, and possibly a third or mail item closing area including a closing module for closing the mail items, the selector and transport module including independent selector means including selector rollers for separating the mail items one by one from the feed area and transport means including at least one set of transport rollers co-operating with the conveyor means in the selection and transport area to transport the mail items separated in this way towards an area farther downstream, and manual release means additionally being provided for raising the selector rollers if the mail items have a thickness greater than a predetermined thickness. In the event of a jam, the same manual release means are also used to raise the transport rollers and so provide free access to the transport path.

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