Apparatus and method of forming an envelope in a document security apparatus
AssigneePrivatizer Systems, Inc.
InventorsWilliam D. Baker, Walter J. Steinmayr, Donald Barker, George M. Cross, Mark E. Spitler
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Abstract
A method of forming an envelope in a document security apparatus includes the step of advancing a first enclosure sheet and a second enclosure sheet to a sealing station within the document security apparatus. The method includes the step of holding both the first enclosure sheet and the second enclosure sheet stationary relative to the sealing station. The method also includes the step of securing the first enclosure sheet to the second enclosure sheet during the holding step. A document security apparatus is also disclosed.
Claims17
A method of forming an envelope in a document security apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- advancing a first enclosure sheet and a second enclosure sheet to a sealing station within the document security apparatus;
- holding both the first enclosure sheet and the second enclosure sheet stationary relative to the sealing station;
- and
- securing the first enclosure sheet to the second enclosure sheet during the holding step,
- wherein the sealing station includes a roller assembly having a number of rollers,
- wherein the advancing step includes the step of advancing both the first enclosure sheet and the second enclosure into a nip defined by the roller assembly, and
- wherein the holding step includes the step of ceasing rotation of each of the rollers of the roller assembly while the first enclosure sheet and the second enclosure sheet are held in the nip at the sealing station.
A document security apparatus, comprising:
- a sealing station for securing a first enclosure sheet to a second enclosure sheet, said sealing station having a roller assembly;
- and
- a sheet advancing system for advancing said first enclosure sheet and said second enclosure sheet into a nip defined by said roller assembly,
- wherein both said first enclosure sheet and said second enclosure sheet are held stationary within said nip of said roller assembly when said sealing station secures said first enclosure sheet to said second enclosure sheet.
A method of forming an envelope in a document security apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- advancing a first enclosure sheet and a second enclosure sheet into a nip defined by a roller assembly within the document security apparatus;
- holding both the first enclosure sheet and the second enclosure sheet stationary in the nip;
- and
- securing the first enclosure sheet to the second enclosure sheet during the holding step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.