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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
John J O'Brien, Riverdale, NY (US);
Russell W Holbrooik, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271 10 ; 271 35 ; 271122 ; 271263 ; 271273 ;
Abstract
Singulating apparatus for singulating mail pieces of varying sizes and thickness comprises reversely-driven belts mounted in a four-bar linkage that pivots upwardly to allow bottom most mail pieces through while driving backward overlying mail pieces.