Patent ID: 6976801

Claim:
A printer having an upstream end and a downstream end for printing a mailpiece on an upper surface thereof, said printer comprising: a print head located above a printing area; and a double belt transport system for moving the mailpiece from the upstream end into the printing area, wherein the mailpiece has a lower surface opposing the upper surface, and wherein the double belt transport system comprises: an upper looping belt having a straight section covering the printing area, wherein the straight section defines a registration plane regarding the print head; and a lower looping belt that is wider than the upper belt to allow registration of the mail piece in the printing area, wherein the lower looping belt has an upper span that contacts the straight section of the upper belt forming a wedge-shaped gap resulting in a soft ingest nip so that the tension of the lower belt provides a normal force between the mailpiece and the upper belt for providing a friction force to move the mailpiece into the printing area for printing.