Method and apparatus for operating a folder-sealer device having a postage device associated therewith
AssigneePrivatizer Systems, Inc.
InventorsRobert J. Nadeau, William D. Baker
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Abstract
A folder-sealer apparatus for folding and sealing a mailer form includes a housing. The apparatus also includes a roller assembly for folding and sealing the mailer form, the roller assembly being positioned within the housing. The apparatus also includes a postage device for securing postage indicia on the mailer form, the postage device being secured within the housing. A method of operating a folder-sealer apparatus is also disclosed.
Claims15
A method of operating a folder-sealer apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- advancing a mailer form into a print engine of a printing device;
- operating a postage device associated with said folder-sealer apparatus so as to generate an electronic representation of postage indicia;
- transmitting said electronic representation of said postage indicia to said printing device;
- printing said postage indicia on said mailer form with said print engine in response to said transmitting step;
- and
- advancing said mailer form out of said print engine and into a roller assembly associated with said folder-sealer apparatus.
A folder-sealer apparatus for folding and sealing a mailer form, comprising:
- a housing;
- a roller assembly for folding and sealing said mailer form, said roller assembly being positioned within said housing;
- and
- a postage device for securing postage indicia on said mailer form, said postage device being secured within said housing.
An apparatus for printing, folding, and sealing a mailer form, comprising:
- a printing device having a print engine;
- and
- a folder-sealer device having (i) a roller assembly for folding and sealing said mailer form, and (ii) a postage device for generating an electronic representation of postage indicia,
- wherein said postage device is configured to transmit said electronic representation of said postage indicia to said printing device such that said postage indicia is printed on said mailer form by said print engine when said mailer form is advanced through said print engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.