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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2008
Richard A. Yankloski, Webster, NY (US);
Richard A. Yankloski, Webster, NY (US);
Data-Pac Mailing Systems Corp., Webster, NY (US);
Abstract
Shape based postage rate criteria as to whether a postage item (an envelope) is greater than certain thicknesses above which the rate of postage of the item changes is provided by a gauge utilizing the platform of a scale on which the item is weighed. A roller is pivotally mounted on an arm so as to be set at heights over the platform at which the postage rate changes, for example, for envelopes ¼″ thick and for envelopes ¾″ thick, the envelope is then slid between the roller and the weighing platform. A display operated by the scale reads a weight change if the envelope is above the thickness at which the roller is set. Accordingly, the shape of the postage item provides a direct indication of whether the envelope satisfies postage rate criteria established by the postal authorities.