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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
George N Branecky, Bethel, CT (US);
James F Giordano, Danbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
209657 ; 209540 ; 209900 ; 271178 ; 271181 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a sorter preferably for an inserting system for sorting mailpieces into one of at least two sorting bins, the sorter having a transport device for conveying the mailpieces along a transport path. Each sorting bin includes a bending mechanism for bending the tail edge portion of a mailpiece and a final stacking roller for unbending the tail edge portion of the mailpiece such that the tail edge portion of the mailpiece is diverted into the sorting bin and away from the transport device without the occurrence of jamming of the mailpiece in the entry portion of the sorting bin.