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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1997
David R Auerbach, West Redding, CT (US);
William J Wright, Killingworth, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An insertion station for inserting enclosure collations into an envelope, the insertion station including a deck and at least two transport belts having a top surface disposed atop the top surface of the deck for conveying an envelope along a direction of travel. A plurality of vacuum ports are arranged between the at least two transport belts wherein vacuum is continuously present at each vacuum port. An elongate rib member is provided upstanding from the deck and extending between the at least two transport belts and adjacent the plurality of vacuum ports, the rib member being configured to support a portion of the envelope that is disposed between the at least two transport belts.