Patent ID: 6938894
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: G07B

Abstract:
1. A transport mechanism for a mailing machine, the transport mechanism registering a face of a mail piece against a bottom surface of a registration plate, the transport mechanism comprising: a support bracket; a support spring coupled to the support bracket, the support spring providing a biasing force on the support bracket in a first direction towards the registration plate; at least one up-stop to limit movement of the support bracket in the first direction; a first roller and a second roller, each having a first diameter, the first roller being located near a first end of the support bracket, the second roller being located near a second end of the support bracket; a first idler roller and a second idler roller located between the first and second rollers, each of the first and second idler rollers having a second diameter greater than the first diameter, the first and second idler rollers being displaceable with respect to the support bracket; and a semi-elastic belt looped around the first roller, second roller, first idler roller and second idler roller, a portion of the bottom surface of the registration plate contacting a portion of the semi-elastic belt between the first idler roller and the second idler roller.