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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
David E Kayser, Middlebury, CT (US);
Joseph H Marzullo, Brookfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271181 ; 271220 ; 271-2 ; 4147912 ;
Abstract
In a stacker apparatus for stacking mail pieces, an offset apparatus is included to cause lateral registration of a vertically oriented mail piece to a preselected side registration wall. The offset apparatus is comprised of a generally conical elastomer roller which is fastened to the shaft of a drive motor. The roller engages the bottom edge of a mail piece in order to urge the mail piece towards a preselected side registration wall.