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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1988
Hugh St Dannatt, Bethel, CT (US);
Carl A Miller, Fairfield, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A tape advancing system for advancing a tape past a printing device in a mailing machine selective draws one of two tapes, from a supply reeled and presents the selected tape for postage indicia printing. The tape system includes, a first motor for selectively advancing a first one of a plurality of tapes and a second motor for moving the selected tape to a printing position. The tapes are advanced past the printing device in a parallel, facing relationship. The selected tape is exposed for imprinting by the printing device. The tape is moved into a printing position only when it is desired to imprint tape. At other times, the tapes are clear of printing device thereby permitting the printing device to imprint envelopes delivered by an envelope transport.