Method and apparatus for processing received postal items
US5852918A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB43M7/02
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
In processing received postal items, of opened envelopes an image of an envelope (4) is recorded by means of a registration assembly (67, 71, 74). The registration assembly (67, 71, 74) is so configured relative to an inverting structure for inverting a front wall or a rear wall (42) of an envelope (4), that the recording of an image of one of the walls of an envelope (4) is carried out each time after the inversion of that wall (42). As a result, images of the front wall and the rear wall of the envelope can be recorded from the same side, independently of the orientation in which the envelope has been supplied. Moreover, images of the front wall and the rear wall can always be recorded from the same side.
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