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A system for in-line processing of envelopes and the like includes a first upstanding feed hopper for feeding primary rectangular envelopes through a first printer press operative to print predetermined indicia on the primary envelopes after which they are conveyed in the direction of their major lo

A system for in-line processing of envelopes and the like includes a first upstanding feed hopper for feeding primary rectangular envelopes through a first printer press operative to print predetermined indicia on the primary envelopes after which they are conveyed in the direction of their major longitudinal axes through an inserter station operative to insert special event envelopes between selected ones of the primary envelopes. The primary and insert envelopes are conveyed in-line past an ink jet type printer operative to print particular customer data on each successive envelope making up a set, followed by automatic collating and insertion of sets of envelopes into cartons. A pulse encoder and photoelectric sensors cooperate with various elements of the system and an electronic data processor to effect automatic high speed operation of the system.

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A system for processing envelopes and the like comprising: conveyor means adapted to receive and convey envelopes in a continuous stream along a predetermined path; first feed means, adapted to support a plurality of primary envelopes in a generally upstanding stack, for sequentially feeding said pr

A system for processing envelopes and the like comprising: conveyor means adapted to receive and convey envelopes in a continuous stream along a predetermined path; first feed means, adapted to support a plurality of primary envelopes in a generally upstanding stack, for sequentially feeding said primary envelopes in a continuous stream onto said conveyor means and for interrupting said continuous stream to leave selcted spaces in said stream in response oto first predetermined command signals; first printer means, cooperative with said conveyor means, for printing indicia on envelopes fed onto said conveyor means by said first feed means in response to first print command signals; at least one inserter means, adapted to support a plurlaity of insert envelopes in a generally upstanding stack and cooperative with said conveyor means, for feeding said insert envelopes onto said conveyor means in said selected spaces in response to predetermined inserter command signals; second printer means, cooperative with said conveyor means and operative in response to predetermined second print command signal, for printing individualized indicia on each successive primary and insert envelope passed along said predetermined path by said conveyor means; and control means operatively associated with said conveyor means, first feed means, inserter means and first and second printer means, said control means being adapted to provide said first predetermined command signals, said inserter command signals and said first and second print command signals in a predetermined sequence so as to automatically establish predetermined spacing between successive primary envelopes fed onto said conveyor means, cause successive primary envelopes to be printed by said first printer means, cause insert envelopes to be inserted into said selected spaces between said primary envelopes created for this purpose, and effect printing of individualized indicia on each success ive envelope by said second printer means. A continuous envelope processing method for church offering envelope sets wherein each set comprises a plurality of primary envelopes and at least one special insert envelope in a predetermined sequence and wherein each of the envelopes of a set has alphanumeric indicia printed on at least one print line parallel with the major longitudinal axis of the envelopes; said method comprising the steps of: feeding primary envelopes in a continuous stream from a first supply of envelopes onto a conveyor means such that the movement of the primary envelopes is parallel to said print line; interrupting said continuous stream of primary envelopes at timed intervals such that a selected space is left in the continuous flow of envelopes; inserting in the said selected space said at least one spacial insert envelope from a second supply of envelopes; and serially printing the alphanumeric indicia on each envelope as it moves along said conveyor means.