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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Roderick N Schmaling, Brookfield Center, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1564421 ; 1564422 ; 118257 ; 118259 ; 118266 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for moistening the flap of an envelope. The apparatus includes: a tank for holding a volume of water; a moistening brush pivotably mounted on the tank, the tank having a vertical wall located beneath the brush; a first roller rotatably journalled in the tank; a second roller rotatably journalled in the tank and situated below the first roller; and an endless belt trained over the first and second rollers. The belt includes one reach situated adjacent but spaced from the vertical wall by an amount which permits a meniscus to be formed between the reach and the wall, whereby water is conveyed from the tank to the brush.