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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2012
Robert L. Stone, Perry Hall, MD (US);
Mohammed T. Islam, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Young K. Yoo, Halethorpe, MD (US);
Guillaume Pierre Julien Lacalmontie, Elkridge, MD (US);
Robert L. Stone, Perry Hall, MD (US);
Mohammed T. Islam, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Young K. Yoo, Halethorpe, MD (US);
Guillaume Pierre Julien Lacalmontie, Elkridge, MD (US);
POSTIS LLC, Halethorpe, MD (US);
Abstract
A system for automatic positioning, wrapper and strap cutting, wrapper removal, wrapper and strap takeaway, and debundled stack positioning and delivery of bound mail pieces, magazines, catalogs, brochures and other similar flat items (collectively 'bundles') for subsequent sorting and processing, all without damaging the contents within the bundle. Incoming bundles are supported on two supporting plates configured to move horizontally toward and away from each other, and spaced to expose a portion of the bottom surface of the bundle. A cutting device cuts the wrapping and straps on the exposed bottom portion of the bundle, and the supporting plates are moved away from each other to increase the spacing. As the spacing is increased gripping devices atop both supporting plates grab and pull the cat edges of the wrapping, until the bundle falls through to a holding device.