Abstract: A weightbridge with pivotal supporting system. The weightbridge may be of either electronic or mechanical measuring type. In an electronic weightbridge embodiment, the supporting system is also a connecting system for adjacent deck sections. One of the deck sections has pairs of spaced plates extending therefrom with a pin attached thereto. A load cell is mounted on a base below the plates. The pins on the plates are interconnected with ends of the load cell by a pair of links. Sleeves are positioned on the pins and are engaged by the links. An adjacent deck section has plates extending therefrom, each plate having a notch therein for pivotal engagement with the pins. The deck sections may be locked against pivotation if desired. In a mechanical weightbridge embodiment, a plate extends transversely from an end of a deck section and has a pin with opposite ends extending therefrom. A beam is pivotally mounted adjacent the deck section and has a support pin extending therefrom.

Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus for inserting printed material into a newspaper or the like. A first separating unit is provided for a stack of newspapers, referred to as jackets. A jacket is separated from the stack and pushed forward onto an insert unit on a slightly lower level. A second separating unit contains a stack of insert material, one insert at a time being separated and pushed forward. The jacket is moved laterally in front of the second separating unit and is opened by an opening blade. The insert is pushed forward into the open jacket which is pushed away from the opening blade permitting closure by gravity. A plurality of successive separating units may be provided for multiple inserts.