Apparatus for assembly of document sets into a single collated packet

摘要

A collating apparatus (20) and method to merge different types of document sets (7,8) into a single collated packet (9) prior to a mail processing insertion operation. The collating device utilizes a synchronous conveyor pathway (27) for conveying different types of document sets serially down the pathway and merging them into a single collated packet. The document sets are delivered downstream with a combination of pivotable (5) and fixed (4) position pusher members and are combined into a single collated packet in any desired order.