Mail retaining apparatus
US6752079B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00669
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for retaining a mail piece includes first and second elements, said elements having an open state in which the first element is spaced from said second element for insertion of a mail item therebetween into a required position and a closed state in which at least one of the first and second elements is displaced toward the other of the first and second elements to clamp the mail piece and further including mail piece retention means mounted on the first element and effective during displacement of the element to retain the mail piece in the required position to which it has been inserted.
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