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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2010
Applicant:
Laurent Farlotti, Pruniers, FR;
Inventor:
Laurent Farlotti, Pruniers, FR;
Assignee:
Neopost Technologies, Bagneux, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A separator device for separating flat articles one-by-one from a stack of flat articles and for conveying them downstream, said separator device comprising at least one flexible bag provided with a plurality of balls and co-operating with a drive member so that, by deforming while said flat articles are being conveyed downstream, it separates said flat articles one-by-one. A particular application lies in separating mailpieces.