Patent ID: 9527114
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B07C,B26D,B43M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for opening envelopes, comprising: an input bin for receiving a stack of envelopes; a transport for conveying the envelopes along an envelope path; a sensor for detecting the height of an envelope while the transport conveys the envelope in a face down orientation a cutter positioned along the envelope path operable to sever an edge of the envelope wherein the cutter is positioned adjacent the sensor so that the cutter cuts the envelope while the sensor detects the height of the envelope; a gate moveable between a first position and a second position to direct the envelope toward a first area or a second area after the cutter severs an edge of the envelope; a controller operable to control the gate in response to the height of the envelope detected by the sensor.