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US 8,235,380 B2Granted
Mailpiece selector device having improved levers
AssigneeNeopost Technologies
InventorYannick Claris
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Abstract
A mailpiece selector device comprising a guide co-operating with at least one opposing selector roller to separate mailpieces one-by-one from a stack of mailpieces and to transport them downstream, said guide having at least one selector lever that can pivot about a pivot axis against resilient return means, and the selector lever having a vertical section formed by an involute of a circle, the base circle of which is formed by the pivot axis.
Claims13
A mailpiece selector device comprising:
- a guide to separate mailpieces one-by-one from a stack of mailpieces, said guide having at least one selector lever that is pivotal about a pivot axis against resilient return means, wherein said selector lever has a vertical section formed by an involute of a circle;
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- a roller, opposing the guide, for transporting the separated mailpiece downstream.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.