| 摘要 |
<p>Apparatus for opening an envelope having a front panel (118), a back panel (116) and a closing flap (64). The apparatus includes: a device (26) for supporting the envelope (24) in a substantially horizontal plane wherein the back panel is situated above the front panel; a pair of pivotable paddles (68,70) located beneath the closing flap and the front panel, each of the paddles having an interior end and an exterior end; a pair of pivotable, hold-down fingers (60,62) located above and spaced from the pivotable paddles; a device (100,102) for rotating the interior ends of the paddles downward; and a device for pivoting the hold-down fingers into engagement with the paddles when the ends of the paddles are rotated downward, whereby the front and back panels of the envelope is caused to separate. <IMAGE></p> |
