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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
May. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeff Ference, Malabar, FL (US);
Assignee:
Profold, Inc., Sebastian, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/00 ; B65H 2/938 ; B65H 2/970 ; B65H 3/910 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/00 ; B65H 2/938 ; B65H 2/970 ; B65H 3/910 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for sorting mail is disclosed. A mail bin receives individual mail pieces in vertical orientation from the discharge end of a feed belt assembly. The feed belt assembly includes at least one brush roll positioned at the discharge end of the feed belt assembly for imparting a concave profile to the mail upon discharge to aid in reducing any damage to a side edge of the individual mail piece discharged into the mail bin.