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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 1988
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1987
Gary L Vander Syde, Naperville, IL (US);
Paul Beatty, Chicago, IL (US);
Myron A Bowles, Waukegan, IL (US);
Kenneth L Guenther, Park Ridge, IL (US);
K George Rabindran, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Gerald D Warden, Easton, PA (US);
Michael A Wisniewsi, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Kenneth Viani, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Bell & Howell Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for automatically preparing large mailings in which one or more documents are nested within the fold of a letter sheet prior to insertion into an outer envelope. One or more unfolded letter sheets are transported to a folding operation involving a clamp assembly and a roller folding assembly which is movable into engagement with the clamp assembly. After folding and prior to stuffing into an envelope, one or more inserts can be inserted within the folded letter sheet.