Patent ID: 7637490

Claim:
An inserting system comprising: (a) a sheet processor having at least a first location and a second location along a conveying path for respectively advancing at least a first document set and a second document set separately along the conveying path toward an insertion station; (b) at least one first input for advancing sheet articles to the first location, and at least one second input for advancing sheet articles to the second location; (c) a plurality of pusher members for advancing sheet articles along the conveying path, the pusher members including at least one pusher member configured to be extended and maintained in a fixed position during movement along the conveying path which the plurality of pusher members travel and at least one pusher member being movable from the conveying path at one or more areas along the conveying path; and (d) a collating area for combining the separately advanced first and second document sets into a stack of insert material; (e) the stack of insert material being insertable into an envelope at the inserting station.