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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2022
Applicant:
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Wayne Perry-Eaton, Leesburg, VA (US);
Bradley Ydens, Haymarket, VA (US);
Assignee:
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/90 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/901 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for gathering one or more mail items. The system includes a first gathering mechanism configured to press against a first of the mail or other articles, wherein the first gathering mechanism is configured to expand from a compact state to an expanded state. The area of surface contact between a first one of the one or more mail items and the first gathering mechanism increases when the first holder mechanism is in the expanded state.