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Insertion machine

  • US 4,922,689 A
  • Filed: 11/15/1988
  • Issued: 05/08/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/25/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An insertion machine comprising:

  • a frame;

    an envelope opening station, said envelope opening station comprising;

    means for positioning an envelope in a manner whereby said envelope lies essentially in a first plane;

    means for deflecting at least one panel of said envelope when said envelope lies essentially in said first plane so that at least one item can be inserted into said envelope, said deflecting means being mounted on an elongated stem member;

    carriage means upon which said elongated stem member is carried, said carriage means including a gate member having a first end and a second end, said gate member being hingedly connected to said frame at said gate member first end, said gate member second end being selectively lockable into a locked position, said gate member being swingable about an axis which is inclined at an acute angle with respect to said first plane when said gate member second end is not in said locked position in order to swing said deflecting means away from the vicinity of said envelope;

    an insertion station positioned proximate said envelope opening station for inserting at least one item into an at least partially opened envelope; and

    means for transporting at least one item to said insertion station.

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