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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1991
Sandra J Graveson, Waterbury, CT (US);
Joseph H Marzullo, Brookfield, CT (US);
Christopher DeBarber, Woodbury, CT (US);
Michael D Ballard, Sandyhook, CT (US);
Curtis L Mrozinski, Newtown, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
Translatable registration apparatus in an envelope turning machine. The apparatus includes: a deck for transporting a plurality of envelopes from an upstream location to a downstream location; a translatable carriage mounted to the deck and adjustable for upstream and downstream movement to accommodate different size envelopes; a yoke pivotably mounted at its upstream end to the carriage, the yoke having a stopping finger projecting upwardly at its downstream end; a solenoid located beneath the finger and mounted to the carriage; and a device engaging the solenoid and the yoke for moving the finger up above the deck and down below the deck, wherein, when the solenoid raises the finger above the deck, the stopping finger is locked in a raised position with no pressure bearing on the solenoid.