Patent ID: 7533876

Claim:
An inserter, comprising: an envelope feeder having an envelope supply holder for taking up a stack of envelopes and having a transport roller and a separation element opposite a circumferential portion of the transport roller, for separately dispensing individual envelopes from the envelope supply holder; a stuffing assembly with an envelope holder for each time holding an envelope in a stuffing position; a document feeder for dispensing documents; a document transport path between the document feeder and the stuffing position for transporting documents from the document feeder to the stuffing position; an envelope transport path extending from the envelope feeder to the stuffing position for transporting envelopes from the envelope feeder to the stuffing position; and at least one guide device for guiding the envelopes along the envelope transport path downstream of the separation element, the at least one guide device comprising a flap hold-open element for holding a flap of an envelope held in the stuffing position open between the flap hold-open element and said transport roller; wherein the flap hold-open element is situated opposite a circumferential portion of said transport roller and wherein the transport roller transports the envelopes along the envelope transport path.