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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2010
Applicant:
Thomas C. Potter, Merrifeld, VA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas C. Potter, Merrifeld, VA (US);
Assignee:
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/04 (2006.01); B65H 3/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described herein is a system and device for singulating mail pieces during mail processing and sorting. A double inhibit mechanism, mounted opposite a feed belt assembly and having at least two degrees of freedom at its downstream end, can maintain contact with mail in the mail path while separating overlapping mail pieces and allowing only single pieces to pass thereby.