Patent ID: 6802500
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: B43M,B65H,G07B

Abstract:
A mail processing apparatus comprising:a track over which paper sheets are adapted to pass in sequence; a moving mechanism that is adapted to move the sheets along the track; and an inserting mechanism that is adapted to add an insert to one of the sheets while on the track, wherein the inserting mechanism includes; a grasping mechanism that is adapted to grasp and move the insert onto the sheet, the grasping mechanism swinging in a first direction about a hinge point prior to grasping the insert and swinging in a second direction about the hinge point to move the insert; and a nozzle positioned above the track that is adapted to direct a gas stream onto the insert to hold the insert to the sheet, so that the grasping mechanism passes over both the sheet and the insert when the grasping mechanism is moving in the first direction to grasp a subsequent insert for a subsequent sheet.