Document sorting workstation and method
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1. A work station device for sorting documents comprising:
- a) a sorting surface of sufficient size to be used by a human during a document sorting operation, constructed from rigid materials, said sorting surface being an inclined planar surface with the sorting surface at the back of the work station being higher than the front where the human performs the document sorting operation,b) a plurality of rigid dividers positioned perpendicular to said inclined planar surface, said dividers being affixed to the sorting surface such that no voids or cavities are present into which said documents could fall or lodge.c) a support frame for holding said sorting surface at a height convenient for a human performing a document sort,d) a horizontally sliding glider engaged to an guide for receiving said glider, said guide affixed to said support frame beneath said sorting surface, wherein said glider provides a holder for holding containers into which said documents are placed, ande) a front stop affixed to the work station where the document sorting operation is performed so as to confine the documents for sorting to the sorting surface.
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Abstract
A document or package sorting workstation (10), ergonomically designed to maximize manual or machine-assisted sorting efficiencies and throughput, while minimizing or eliminating opportunities for losses or mis-sorts and improved methods for sorting documents and packages. The workstation (10) is made of an upper workstation (32) which is an inclined chute (14) with dividers (12) placed parallel to flow of documents or packages, and front stop (29); a lower workstation (28) having a support frame and receptacle for bag holder (24); a bag holder (24) having supporting frames and a glider (22); an accessory holder (30); and a loading shelf (16).
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1. A work station device for sorting documents comprising:
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a) a sorting surface of sufficient size to be used by a human during a document sorting operation, constructed from rigid materials, said sorting surface being an inclined planar surface with the sorting surface at the back of the work station being higher than the front where the human performs the document sorting operation, b) a plurality of rigid dividers positioned perpendicular to said inclined planar surface, said dividers being affixed to the sorting surface such that no voids or cavities are present into which said documents could fall or lodge. c) a support frame for holding said sorting surface at a height convenient for a human performing a document sort, d) a horizontally sliding glider engaged to an guide for receiving said glider, said guide affixed to said support frame beneath said sorting surface, wherein said glider provides a holder for holding containers into which said documents are placed, and e) a front stop affixed to the work station where the document sorting operation is performed so as to confine the documents for sorting to the sorting surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of manually sorting documents comprising the steps of:
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a) sorting said documents into a group by destination, b) programming a computer or machine scanner for a single document destination and to alarm the user if a document has been incorrectly sorted, c) scanning said sorted documents with said computer or machine scanner, and d) removing any incorrectly sorted documents identified by said alarm from said group. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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