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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Frédéric Jost, Deuil la Barre, FR;
Emmanuel Bernard, Sannois, FR;
Inventors:
Frédéric Jost, Deuil la Barre, FR;
Emmanuel Bernard, Sannois, FR;
Assignee:
Neopost Technologies, Bagneux, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mailpiece selector device including at least a first guide that is mounted above a support plate for supporting mailpieces, and that is made up of a plurality of moving shoes for selecting the mailpieces one-by-one and for transporting them downstream along a referencing wall, at least one of the moving shoes having a varying coefficient of adhesion that increases going towards the support plate, the top portion of the moving shoe having a low coefficient of adhesion and the bottom portion having a high coefficient of adhesion.