Apparatus and method for isolating deposited items
US7318548B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G2029/1221
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A mail depository apparatus includes a rigid housing forming a channel adapted for directing deposited mail items and an interface member adapted to attach a flexible container to the housing for receiving deposited mail items from the channel, wherein the interface member is adapted to seal the flexible container to the housing to substantially prevent escape of air from the flexible container and the housing at the interface member.
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