Patents by Inventor Kurt O. Metzler

Kurt O. Metzler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Insertion station for envelope-stuffing apparatus or for a section thereof of mail handling apparatus
    Patent number: 5284004
    Abstract: An insertion station for a mail-handling machine includes a driving lever 25 and a means for swivelling the driving lever 25 back-and-forth according to an operating cycle. Axle members 18, 19 have a cam 20 mounted therebetween and a spring 26 extends between the driving lever 25 and the cam. A base plate 1 includes grooves 2, 3, 4 and finger-roller guides 28 have front and rear ends mounted above the base plate. Insertion ramps 35, 36, 37 are located below the rear ends of the finger-roller guides; and, inserting arm means 8, 9, 10 and 14, 15, 16 have fingers 5, 6, 7 and finger rollers 27, 38, 39 attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1994
    Assignee: Bell & Howell GmbH
    Inventor: Kurt O. Metzler