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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 1988
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin A Fee, Marion, IA (US);
Mark W Ellis, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Assignee:
LeFebure Corporation, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
109 241 ; 109 66 ;
Abstract
An envelope depository includes an envelope conveyor having return belting traveling in a downward direction at the rear end of the conveyor. To prevent 'fishing' and 'trapping' of an envelope an envelope receiver is disposed at the rear of the conveyor above the return belting and directs an envelope discharged from the conveyor in an upward direction. The envelope then slides forwardly from the receiver and downwardly from the receiver against the return belting, the belting directing the envelope downwardly into a narrow chute disposed between the rear of the conveyor and the receiver and leading to a collector bin.