Patent ID: 8152155

Claim:
An envelope feed apparatus comprising: a main body having a main body bottom, a main body top located opposite said main body bottom, and main body sides located between said main body bottom and said main body top, said main body top having a flat surface that supports a stack of envelopes; and a slider including slider sides contacting at least two of said main body sides, said slider being movable relative to said main body, said slider sides moving in a parallel direction to said main body sides as said slider moves relative to said main body, said slider comprising at least one roller connected to opposing ones of said slider sides, said roller being positioned adjacent said main body top, said roller moving in a perpendicular direction to said flat surface of said main body top as said slider moves relative to said main body, said roller contacting said stack of envelopes when said stack of envelopes is on said flat surface of said main body top, said roller applying pressure to said stack of envelopes in said perpendicular direction toward said flat surface of said main body top, said slider sides aligning said stack of envelopes positioned on said flat surface of said main body top, said at least two main body sides including main body side guides, and said main body side guides restricting movement of said slider to a single path within said parallel direction.