Abstract: This invention is directed to a feeding mechanism for a collator. A collator comprises a number of bins wherein multiple copies and multiple pages are inserted into the bins. This feeding mechanism can insert papers into the bins and which papers can move downwardly and into the bins or can move upwardly and into the bins. In one version of this feeding mechanism it is possible for the feeding mechanism to feed the same page of the business papers, continuously, into the bins until all of that page has been inserted into the bins. In this version there is a saving of time and money and paper as it is not necessary to shut down the feeding mechanism while inserting the pages into the bins and thereby there is a saving of time and there is a saving of paper as paper is not wasted during the time the feeding mechanism is not operating.