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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1988
Hugh S Dannatt, Bethel, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
The modular mailing machine has a plurality of modules mounted in such a manner as to form a single process station. At the process station, a meter module is mounted in spaced relationship to a platen module. A tape module is mounted in the mailing machine; such the tape module tape track is supported in a generally cantilevered manner. A tape positioner selectively positions a support from a home position to second position longitudinally removed from the home position to cause the tape track to be located between the meter and platen modules. A tape feed selectively feeds one of a plurality of imprinting tapes to and through the tape track such that the fed imprinting tape resides within the tape track when the tape track is in the second position.