Desk-top envelope maker
First Claim
1. An apparatus for creating envelopes from readily availably sized rectangular sheets of paper, any of said readily availably sized rectangular sheets of paper comprising an envelope to be created, including a central section and a plurality of flap sections, the plurality of flap sections at least including a bottom flap section and a sealing section, said apparatus comprising:
- a supporting arrangement for maintaining one of said sheets of paper in a predetermined position;
a feeding arrangement for feeding said one of said sheets of paper to the supporting arrangement;
an adhesive applicator for applying adhesive to at least one of the plurality of flap sections;
an arrangement for folding at least the bottom flap section with respect to the central section;
an arrangement for sealing at least the bottom flap section; and
an arrangement for dispensing a created envelope from the apparatus;
whereby the passing of said one of said readily availably sized rectangular sheets of paper through the apparatus results in the conversion of said one of said readily availably sized sheets of paper into an envelope suitable for use with letters printed on another of said readily availably sized rectangular sheets of paper.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to an apparatus and method for making an envelope from ordinary size, readily available, writing paper. Preferably, the apparatus is a compact desk-top size machine that can be combined with any common office printer, such as a laser printer, or even be incorporated thereinto to form a single machine. The apparatus enables the provision of a system for integrating and simplifying office computerized printing of letters and addressing of envelopes, by using a single paper tray whereby, for example, following the printing of a letter on one or more sheets of paper, the subsequently fed final sheet of paper from the paper tray is routed to the envelope making apparatus, perhaps after the printing of an address on the final sheet, whereby an envelope is created.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus for creating envelopes from readily availably sized rectangular sheets of paper, any of said readily availably sized rectangular sheets of paper comprising an envelope to be created, including a central section and a plurality of flap sections, the plurality of flap sections at least including a bottom flap section and a sealing section, said apparatus comprising:
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a supporting arrangement for maintaining one of said sheets of paper in a predetermined position; a feeding arrangement for feeding said one of said sheets of paper to the supporting arrangement; an adhesive applicator for applying adhesive to at least one of the plurality of flap sections; an arrangement for folding at least the bottom flap section with respect to the central section; an arrangement for sealing at least the bottom flap section; and an arrangement for dispensing a created envelope from the apparatus; whereby the passing of said one of said readily availably sized rectangular sheets of paper through the apparatus results in the conversion of said one of said readily availably sized sheets of paper into an envelope suitable for use with letters printed on another of said readily availably sized rectangular sheets of paper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for creating envelopes from readily availably sized rectangular sheets of paper, said apparatus comprising:
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a supporting arrangement for maintaining one of said sheets of paper in a predetermined position; a feeding arrangement for feeding said one of said sheets of paper to the supporting arrangement; a cutting arrangement for cutting said one of said sheets of paper into a predetermined shape while said one of said sheets is maintained in the predetermined position, the predeterminedly shaped sheet of paper comprising an envelope to be created, including a central section and a plurality of flap sections, the plurality of flap sections at least including a bottom flap section and a sealing section; an adhesive applicator for applying adhesive to at least one of the plurality of flap sections; an arrangement for folding at least the bottom flap section with respect to the central section; an arrangement for sealing at least the bottom flap section; and an arrangement for dispensing a created envelope from the apparatus; whereby the passing of said one of said readily availably sized rectangular sheets of paper through the apparatus results in the conversion of one of said readily availably sized sheets of paper into an envelope suitable for use with letters printed on another of said readily availably sized rectangular sheets of paper.
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24. An apparatus for creating envelopes from sheets of paper having a size selected from the group consisting of 81/2 inches by 11 inches, 81/2 inches by 14 inches, and 21.0 cm by 29.7 cm, any of said sheets of paper comprising an envelope to be created, including a central section and a plurality of flap sections, the plurality of flap sections at least including a bottom flap section and a sealing section, said apparatus comprising:
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a supporting arrangement for maintaining one of said sheets of paper in a predetermined position; a feeding arrangement for feeding said one of said sheets of paper to the supporting arrangement; an adhesive applicator for applying adhesive to at least one of the plurality of flap sections; an arrangement for folding at least the bottom flap section with respect to the central section; an arrangement for sealing at least the bottom flap section; and an arrangement for dispensing a created envelope from the apparatus; whereby the passing of said one of said sheets of paper through the apparatus results in the conversion of said one of said sheets of paper into an envelope suitable for use with letters printed on another of said sheets of paper.
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