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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2007
Applicants:
Thomas M. Lyga, Southbury, CT (US);
James A. Fairweather, Milford, CT (US);
David J. Eaton, Newtown, CT (US);
Carl R. Chapman, Monroe, CT (US);
Inventors:
Thomas M. Lyga, Southbury, CT (US);
James A. Fairweather, Milford, CT (US);
David J. Eaton, Newtown, CT (US);
Carl R. Chapman, Monroe, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for folding inserts by inverting the insert sheet after the first fold is made and reintroducing the folded insert sheet into a first buckle chute from the opposite end. The second fold is then made in a second buckle chute which results in either a bottom address or a middle address appearing on the folded insert in a manner that the address will appear through the window of the envelope.