Abstract: A bursting apparatus for separating one or two continuous webs of material along transverse lines of weakening thereon. The material is fed through two pairs of rollers driven by suitable driving apparatus. Magnetic clutch and magnetic brake assemblies halt rotation of one pair of rollers upstream the transverse line of weakening, while the other pair of rollers continues to grip and feed the material. The resultant longitudinal tension along the material promotes rupture at the transverse line of weakening. A breaker roller mounted between the two pairs of rollers has axially mounted spheres to promote discrete points of increased tension along the transverse line of weakening. The bursting operation is repetitive and continuous. Separated sheets are successively transported or stacked after passing through the rollers.

Abstract: This invention relates to a document collating and envelope stuffing apparatus having a continuous conveying mechanism that collects and collates documents from feeding stations and conveys the collated documents to an envelope stuffing station in a continuous manner. The feeding stations have platforms associated therewith where the documents are deposited so as to be picked up by the conveying mechanism and subsequently stuffed into envelopes. Downstream from the stuffing station is another conveying mechanism that conveys the stuffed envelopes to sealing and postage metering devices.