Pitney Bowes Inc.

Raymond L Bannister

Frederick C Close

Peter J Loeber

A print drum for a postage meter has a drum structure provided with a plurality of recesses in its periphery. One of these recesses accommodates a print wheel assembly and at least some of the other recesses are provided with axially extending means whereby imprinting dies can be slid in and out. The movement in and out of the recesses is in a direction substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the print drum.

Print drum for a postage meter

A coin freed apparatus for franking mail having a cabinet with two entry slots for the introduction of mail and coins respectively. A franking machine is mounted in the cabinet and is automatically operable to mark each item of mail fed through the appropriate entry slot with a stamp of a predetermined value. A mechanism is operable in response to the insertion of a coin of the predetermined value to forward an item of mail introduced into the appropriate entry slot through the franking machine.

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Richmond, United Kingdom

Raymond L Bannister