Portable mail sorting and consolodating method and machine

A machine for presenting mail to delivery carrier for each delivery address from presorted mail pieces comprising.

• a. a chassis means for affixment of components.
• b. a cover means for protection of said components.
• c. a monitor means for visually affirming addresses on said mail pieces.
• d. a means for a receiving receptacle providing storage for the mail pieces to be processed.
• e. a conveying means for moving the mail pieces through said machine.
• f. a device for reading bar code and capturing images of said addresses of the mail pieces conveyed through said machine.
• g. a means for a microprocessor operatively connected to said bar code means and to said conveying means and to said image capturing means and to said monitoring means to enable operation of the machine.
• h. a power source means to enable operation of the machine.
• i. a delivery receptacle means for removal of said processed mail by the carrier.

A process for presenting mail to a delivery carrier for each delivery address from presorted mail pieces comprising.

• a. a first mail piece is conveyed past a bar code reading device to a delivery station a bar code is read and stored in memory.
• b. a next mail piece is automatically conveyed past said bar code reading device said bar code is read and compared with said first mail piece bar code in said memory and stored if the bar codes match the first mail piece it is conveyed to said delivery station.
• c. step b. is repeated until a bar code is conveyed which does not match the first mail piece it is stopped and not conveyed to the delivery station.
• d. the mail piece or mail pieces in the delivery station all have the same bar code and are removed for delivery.
• e. when mail is removed from the delivery station the above described process is repeated until all mail pieces are delivered.
• whereby a delivery carrier can more easily ascertain addresses of mail to be delivered.
• whereby a delivery carrier can deliver mail with less physical handling of mail to be delivered.
• whereby a delivery carrier can deliver mail more efficiently, more accurately, more safely, more comfortably, and use less fuel per delivery.