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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1996
Carlos Alicea, Ronkonkoma, NY (US);
Macro Technology International, Inc., Ronkonkoma, NY (US);
Abstract
A self mailing apparatus comprises a pair of spaced main side plates; a feeder module for feeding a stack of media being mounted between the main side plates; a registration roller module disposed in front of the feeder module; a tabbing mechanism disposed in front of the feeder module and being pivotably about a pair of first pivot axes rotatably disposed on the main side plates; a labeling mechanism disposed in front of the tabbing mechanism and being pivotably about a second pivot axis rotatably disposed between the main side plates; a media transport mechanism comprising a first roller module disposed in front of the feeder module, a second roller module disposed below the tabbing mechanism, and a third roller module disposed below the labeling mechanism; a first driving means for driving the feeder module and the registration roller module; a second driving means for driving the tabbing mechanism; a third driving means for driving the labeling mechanism; and a fourth driving means for driving the media transport mechanism such that a completely folded self mailer can be tabbed and addressed in succession.