Patent ID: 8181424

Claim:
An inserter apparatus for inserting an item into a holder, the inserter apparatus comprising: a deck for slidably supporting the holder from a first location to an item loading location; a mover for moving the holder along the deck, wherein the mover comprises: a servo motor; a conveyor connected to the servo motor; and a gripper connected to the conveyor, wherein the gripper is adapted to grip onto the holder at the first location and move the holder along the deck with the conveyor as the conveyor is moved; an opening system at the item loading location for opening the holder and inserting the item into the holder; and a controller connected to the servo motor to vary a speed of the servo motor to thereby vary movement of the conveyor and the holder along the deck wherein the controller comprises a computer; and wherein the mover does not comprise an index box connecting the servo motor to the conveyor, and wherein the controller is adapted to stop movement of the conveyor by stopping movement of the servo motor to thereby substantially stop movement of the holder during insertion of the item into the holder at the item loading location.