US 6,886,419 B2 · Mail piece for obtaining samples of harmful materials in mail processing equipment

Abstract

The present invention is directed, in general to a mail piece and more particularly, a mail piece for collecting sample(s) of harmful materials from a mail processing device. The mail piece generally comprises: an air inlet, an air outlet and a collector. In an embodiment of the present invention, the mail pieces inlet is a material which causes sides of the mail piece to separate from one another when the mail piece is not under the pressure of a nip roller or similar grabbing device. In another embodiment of the present invention the collector is a filter present within the mail piece. In another embodiment of the present invention the collector is a filter or tacky material present inside the mail piece or on the out side of the mail piece. In another embodiment of the present invention, the mail piece is porous.

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Dependent claims

A mail piece having first and second sides and first and second ends, the mail piece comprising:

an air inlet positioned at a first end of the mail piece, the air inlet for intaking air along the feed path of a mail processing device;
an air outlet positioned at a second end of the mail piece distal to the air inlet for outleting air that travels through the mail piece from the air inlet to the air outlet;
a collector, the collector part of the mail piece positioned so as to collect hazardous material along the feed path of the mail processing device.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Mail piece for obtaining samples of harmful materials in mail processing equipment

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Mail piece for obtaining samples of harmful materials in mail processing equipment

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Abstract

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