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Adjustable water feed device for feeding water to a moistener in a mail handling machine

US8006635B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 2007
Grant dateAug 30, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1798
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A water feed device for feeding water to a moistener for moistening envelope flaps that is incorporated into a mail handling machine, the water feed device comprising a reserve stock of water from which a quantity of water flows to a reservoir of water with which the reserve stock of water is in communication, said quantity of water being suitable for imbibing a piece of foam soaking in said reservoir of water, said reserve stock of water being disposed in a receptacle that is mounted to move vertically between a low position and a high position, which positions correspond respectively to a low water level and to a high water level in said reservoir, it being possible for the receptacle to take up a plurality of other positions between said low and high positions.

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