Mailpiece sorting device
Patent 5971161 Issued on October 26, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: 
June 23, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
June 23, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesAnti-jamming means for a pocket of a mail sort machine Sheet stacking apparatus having positive control system for trailing sheet ends Method and apparatus for feeding and stacking articles Mail transport assembly for mail sorting system Patent #: 5226547 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 880549 filed on 06/23/1997US Classes:209/657, Deflector movable into and out of path of item209/540, Traveling item turned to predetermined position209/900, SORTING FLAT-TYPE MAIL271/178, Rotating packer271/181Packing sheets on-edge into receiverExaminersPrimary: Nguyen, Tan T.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesB07C 009/00B65H 029/40 AbstractThe present invention provides a sorter preferably for an inserting system for sorting mailpieces into one of at least two sorting bins, the sorter having a transport device for conveying the mailpieces along a transport path. Each sorting bin includes a bending mechanism for bending the tail edge portion of a mailpiece and a final stacking roller for unbending the tail edge portion of the mailpiece such that the tail edge portion of the mailpiece is diverted into the sorting bin and away from the transport device without the occurrence of jamming of the mailpiece in the entry portion of the sorting bin.Field of SearchTraveling item turned to predetermined positionPlural orienting means Reciprocable or pivotable orienting means Driven orienting means Movement of items along different paths controlled by passive deflector Deflector movable into and out of path of item On mail SORTING FLAT-TYPE MAIL Means to push sheets out of edgewise into broadside movement (e.g., packer) Rotating packer Packing sheets on-edge into receiver Means to change orientation or direction of sheets during delivery Orientation-changing means | |
