Patent ID: 9747741
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B65B,B65H,G07D

Claim:
1. A bank note processing system, comprising: a conveying path for transporting bank notes through the bank note processing system; a stacking apparatus for receiving the bank notes delivered via the conveying path and stacking the bank notes into a plurality of bank note stacks, wherein each bank note stack comprises a number of bank notes strapped together; and an in-line bundler comprising: a receptacle for vertically receiving the plurality of bank note stacks from the stacking apparatus; a rotation mechanism for rotating the plurality of bank note stacks from a vertical orientation to a horizontal orientation; two spools of wrapping material for wrapping the plurality of bank note stacks, wherein the wrapping material is held in tension between the two spools; and an actuation mechanism for pushing the horizontally oriented plurality of bank note stacks from the receptacle through the wrapping material extending between the two spools to wrap the plurality of bank note stacks into a bundle sized for transportation.