Mail piece insertion mechanisms and methods of use
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1. An insertion mechanism, comprising:
- a shelf supporting a mail piece stack;
a slide adjacent to the shelf and positioned below the shelf;
a first mechanism structured to open folders;
a second mechanism structured to insert mail pieces from the mail piece stack into the folders after the folders have been opened by the first mechanism; and
a retractable roller or retractable bar mechanism placed at an end of the shelf and adjacent to the mail piece stack, the retractable roller or retractable bar mechanism being structured to(i) provide a force against the mail piece stack, the force preventing the mail pieces from accidentally falling onto the slide, and(ii) allow a single mail piece from the mail piece stack to pass onto the slide and into an aligned carrier or into one of the folders after being opened by the first mechanism, the aligned carrier or the one of the folders being positioned below the shelf, by the slide.
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Abstract
A mail piece insertion mechanism is provided and, more particularly, mail piece insertion mechanisms and methods used for inserting mail pieces such as, for example, residual mail, into individual mail piece folders or containers is provided. The method of inserting mail pieces into folders includes opening the folders and aligning a mechanism with the opened folders and inserting the mail pieces therein. The insertion mechanism includes a mechanism configured open folders and a mechanism configured to insert mail pieces into the open folders.
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1. An insertion mechanism, comprising:
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a shelf supporting a mail piece stack; a slide adjacent to the shelf and positioned below the shelf; a first mechanism structured to open folders; a second mechanism structured to insert mail pieces from the mail piece stack into the folders after the folders have been opened by the first mechanism; and a retractable roller or retractable bar mechanism placed at an end of the shelf and adjacent to the mail piece stack, the retractable roller or retractable bar mechanism being structured to (i) provide a force against the mail piece stack, the force preventing the mail pieces from accidentally falling onto the slide, and (ii) allow a single mail piece from the mail piece stack to pass onto the slide and into an aligned carrier or into one of the folders after being opened by the first mechanism, the aligned carrier or the one of the folders being positioned below the shelf, by the slide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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