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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2005
Fabrice Eyraud, Portes les Valence, FR;
Jean Rieu, Saint-Georges-les-Bains, FR;
Raymond Chifflet, Guilherand Granges, FR;
Fabrice Eyraud, Portes les Valence, FR;
Jean Rieu, Saint-Georges-les-Bains, FR;
Raymond Chifflet, Guilherand Granges, FR;
Solystic, Gentilly, FR;
Abstract
A conveyor apparatus including a main conveyor by which mail items are routed by being nipped between a transport belt and a main belt, and a secondary conveyor towards which the mail items are routed, after switching, along a secondary belt. The main and secondary belts performing the main conveying and the secondary conveying functions are constituted by a single, common belt that is twisted twice. The twice-twisted belt is engaged over a tensioner pulley that is a floating pulley.