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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1980
Dean H Foster, Stratford, CT (US);
Harold Silverman, Norwalk, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An inserter is adapted to insert successive enclosures from a stack carried by an enclosure feeder assembly into envelopes carried by an envelope feeder assembly. Each feeder assembly includes a sloped tray and a pair of side guides which engage the ends of the stack of materials being fed. Both side guides are adjusted by releasing a tab adjacent one of the guides and sliding the guide. An endless belt mounted beneath the tray assures symmetrical displacement of both guides relative to the center of the tray. A feed wheel is carried along a drive shaft which extends transversely above the tray. The hub of the feed wheel includes a one way clutch which permits adjustment of the feed wheel position. A separator stone projecting from beneath the tray in staggered registration with the feed wheel includes a stone shield. Both the stone and the stone shield are adjustable through control knobs accessible at the front of the inserter. One of the enclosure inserters includes an adjustable mount for spring biased skis which depend from the underside of its tray and engage enclosures which are being transported from a further feeder assembly.