Apparatus and method for automatically preparing large mailings in which one or more documents are nested within the fold of a letter sheet prior to insertion into an outer envelope. One or more unfolded letter sheets are transported to a folding operation involving a clamp assembly and a roller folding assembly which is movable into engagement with the clamp assembly. After folding and prior to stuffing into an envelope, one or more inserts can be inserted within the folded letter sheet.
申请公布号
US4784379(A)
申请公布日期
1988.11.15
申请号
US19870030044
申请日期
1987.03.24
申请人
BELL & HOWELL COMPANY
发明人
VANDER SYDE, GARY L.;BEATTY, PAUL;BOWLES, MYRON A.;GUENTHER, KENNETH L.;RABINDRAN, K. GEORGE;WARDEN, GERALD D.;WISNIEWSI, MICHAEL A.;VIANI, KENNETH