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Mailpiece selector device having improved levers

US8235380B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 27, 2010
Grant dateAug 7, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2701/1916
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A mailpiece selector device comprising a guide co-operating with at least one opposing selector roller to separate mailpieces one-by-one from a stack of mailpieces and to transport them downstream, said guide having at least one selector lever that can pivot about a pivot axis against resilient return means, and the selector lever having a vertical section formed by an involute of a circle, the base circle of which is formed by the pivot axis.

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