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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
George Fallos, Easton, PA (US);
Assignee:
Bell & Howell Phillipsburg Co., Skokie, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ; B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53482 ; 532843 ; 533776 ; 533872 ; 53460 ; 493245 ;
Abstract
A rotary flap closer for closing envelope flaps during processing of mailable articles comprises a rotary member having a revolving arm and an elastically resilient member mounted along the arm and revolving therewith. At least a portion of the elastically-resilient member extends from the arm toward a conveyor surface on which envelopes are conveyed to and through the rotary flap closer, whereby the elastically-resilient member slidingly engages open flaps, deflects the flaps onto the envelope bodies, and thereby closes the envelopes. In one embodiment the elastically-resilient member is a brush.