Abstract: A bin for pneumatically collecting paper chips comprises a chamber for receiving a stream of air containing paper chips and for collecting the paper chips. The chamber has inlet and exit ports so positioned as to cause a downward current of air to thereby compact the paper chips collected therein and means in the interior of the chamber for separating substantially all of the paper chips from the air stream and for collecting the separated paper chips in a lower portion of the chamber. The bin may also include means for opening a portion of the chamber to allow the collected chips to be removed from the chamber.

Abstract: An assembly is provided of a known high speed envelope blank cutting unit with a known envelope folding unit and an envelope conveyor to transport a continuous stream of envelope blanks from the blank cutting unit to the folding unit in a predetermined timed sequence and in position for proper entry into the folding unit. The conveyor includes predetermined transport segments positioned, relative to one another, to accommodate necessary path direction changes, and a stacking or shingler segment. Opposed belt systems in each transport segment maintain the blanks in a desired relative relation. The belts are driven from the blank cutting unit, with each transport segment driven by or driving adjacent segments. The timing between the blank cutting unit, the folding unit, and the envelope conveyor is selected and adjusted through an adjustable drive shaft arrangement interconnecting the two units.