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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2002
Neal J. Middelberg, Apex, NC (US);
Gerard A. Derome, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Barry D. Hageter, Cary, NC (US);
Neal J. Middelberg, Apex, NC (US);
Gerard A. DeRome, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Barry D. Hageter, Cary, NC (US);
Bowe Bell + Howell Company, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A novel apparatus and method of automatically stuffing folder pockets includes providing a folder with one or more pockets; providing one or more inserts which can be of differing sizes; the accumulation of the one or more inserts in a stack for insertion into the one or more pockets of the folder; opening the one or more pockets of the folder; and the insertion of the accumulated stack of the one or more inserts into the one or more folder pockets. Predetermined inserts can be selectively processed and stuffed into selected folder pockets. An embodiment also can fold the folder, producing a final product of a stuffed folder ready for distribution.