Abstract:
A single sheet printer (21) is adapted to receive continuous carrier forms for printing by a burster module (16) for separating continuous printable stock (24) into separate bursted sheets which are fed to the printer transport mechanism (12) in lieu of the single sheet storage module.
Abstract:
A card package production system (10) with interchangeable inserters (24A, 24B) and carrier folders (86A, 86B) to enable use of forms (26A, 26B) of different types verifies the cards (30) if they are properly produced and rejects them if they are not prior to the attachment to a carrier. The embossed characters and encoding read from the card are compared with the stored card data to verify accuracy and are compared to coding on the carrier form (26A, 26B) to determine if there is a match. A code on the carrier is also compared to stored carrier data and to the cards provided for insertion and are rejected without cards if incorrectly prepared.
Abstract:
The mailing form for carrying at least one card comprises a flexible planar body (82) with one section (88) connected at a fold line (84) to another section (90) for supporting at least one card; and a pair of rectilinear slots (104, 106) cut in the body to form a pair of opposed corner pockets (98, 100) spaced from the fold line (84) for receipt of opposed corners of the card to hold the card adjacent the fold line, each rectilinear slot having a pair of spaced slot sections (108, 110) parallel to each other and a cross slot section (112) transversely extending between the pair of parallel spaced slot sections, said slot sections having a pair of distal ends respectively on opposite sides of the cross slot section, said other section (90) foldable over the one section (88) to block removal of the corners of cards from the corner pockets.
Abstract:
An embossed card pack production system (10) having a microprocessor based computer (12) for controlling an embosser (20) for embossing characters on a credit card (30) and magnetically encoding information on a magnetic stripe (35) of the card (30), a card labeler (60) for placing releasable informational labels on the embossed cards (30), a forms reader (38) for reading printed code information from a card carrier form (26), a card inserter (24) connected with the card embosser (20) for mounting cards (30) having card information matching with the coded carrier information to corresponding carrier forms (26), a carrier form folder (86), an envelope stuffer (34) for placing the folded carrier into envelopes and a postage metering machine (18) connected to the envelope stuffer (34).
Abstract:
The mailing form for carrying at least one card comprises a flexible planar body (82) with one section (88) connected at a fold line (84) to another section (90) for supporting at least one card; and a pair of rectilinear slots (104, 106) cut in the body to form a pair of opposed corner pockets (98, 100) spaced from the fold line (84) for receipt of opposed corners of the card to hold the card adjacent the fold line, each rectilinear slot having a pair of spaced slot sections (108, 110) parallel to each other and a cross slot section (112) transversely extending between the pair of parallel spaced slot sections, said slot sections having a pair of distal ends respectively on opposite sides of the cross slot section, said other section (90) foldable over the one section (88) to block removal of the corners of cards from the corner pockets.
Abstract:
Card carrying mailing forms (10, 80) with a planar resilient body of paper (12, 82) having fold lines (14, 16 and 84, 86) equally dividing the body (12, 82) into a leading end section (18, 88), a middle section (20, 90) and a lagging end section (22, 92). In one embodiment of the carrier form (10) ears (66) are opened by bending the planar body (12) to receive cards held within a pair of corner pockets (38, 40) by a flap (50) cut from the middle section (20) of the body (12) which also is moved to an operative position by bending the body (12). In another embodiment of the carrier form (80), pockets (98, 100) are made from rectilinear cuts to enable opening of the pockets (98, 100) by means of a roller and the cards (30) are held in the pockets by folding the lagging end section (88) over the middle section (90) adjacent the edge (102) of the card (30).
Abstract:
Methods of operating embossed card package production system (10) by verifying by reading and comparing information obtained by reading embossed (32) and magnetically encoded information (35) and coded information (27) on a carrier (26A, 26B) stored card and carrier information in a forms data memory (44) and a card data memory (40) to make new cards appropriately prepared and are correctly matched to the carriers (26A, 26B). Incorrect cards (30) are sent to a reject location (90) to prevent formation of incorrect packages. Only cards (30) which are determined to be correctly prepared have activation labels (21) applied which also serve to distinguish them from incorrectly prepared cards (30) and inventory reports are automatically kept of rejected carriers, rejected cards and the number of labels as well as the number of correct carriers produced which are printed on the very type of carrier to which the accounting information relates with a carrier printer (48). Multiple types of bar codes (22) are identified and decoded automatically.
Abstract:
An embossed card pack production system (10) having a microprocessor based computer (12) for controlling an embosser (20) for embossing characters on a credit card (30) and magnetically encoding information on a magnetic stripe (35) of the card (30), a card labeler (60) for placing releasable informational labels on the embossed cards (30), a forms reader (38) for reading printed code information from a card carrier form (26), a card inserter (24) connected with the card embosser (20) for mounting cards (30) having card information matching with the coded carrier information to corresponding carrier forms (26), a carrier form folder (86), an envelope stuffer (34) for placing the folded carrier into envelopes and a postage metering machine (18) connected to the envelope stuffer (34).
Abstract:
A card insertion system (38) for automatically producing card packages of cards (32) attached to folded card carrier forms (30) having a top (81), a bottom (83), a leading edge (85), a lagging edge (87), a pair of intermediate leading and lagging fold lines (80A, 80B) dividing the carrier form into a leading end section (82), a middle section (84) and a lagging end section (86), the improvement being a carrier form folding apparatus (64), having a first folding station (98) with a folding wall (90) engageable by the leading edge (85) for folding the leading end section (82) along the leading fold line (80A) and up and over the top (81) of the middle section (84) as the carrier form (30) is moved through the first folding station (98) to form a partially folded carrier form (30). A second folding station (116) with a folding wall (12) engageable by the folded edge (80A) of the partially folded carrier form (30) at the leading fold line (80A) for folding the lagging end section (86) along the lagging fold line (80B) over the bottom of the middle section (84) as the partially folded carrier form (30) is moving through the second folding station (116) to form a fully fold carrier form (30).