Patent ID: 7097028

Claim:
An envelope insert conveyor assembly, comprising: a first pair of rotation members and a second pair of rotation members spaced apart from one another; a first conveying member disposed around the first pair of rotation members and a second conveying member disposed around the second pair of rotation members, so as to rotate around the first rotation member and the second rotation member; and a plurality of pusher members fixed to each of the first conveying member and second conveying member, each pusher member comprising paired sidewalls, a cross-wall connecting the paired walls, an indented portion provided in each of the paired sidewalls, and a gripping element disposed adjacent an indented portion of one of the paired sidewalls and biased toward an interior surface of the indented portion, wherein the gripping element gripping member is biased by a spring against the insert under action of the spring toward the interior lower surface of the indented portion to retain the insert within the indented portion during motion of the gripping element.