System and method for grouping mail pieces in a sorter
First Claim
1. A mailpiece sorter system comprising:
- a mailpiece feeding assembly operative to selectively feed mailpieces singularly or in groupings of mailpieces consisting of more than one mailpiece wherein each said mailpiece is at least partially overlapped with respect to another said grouped mailpiece;
a mailpiece sortation assembly operatively coupled to said mailpiece feeding assembly and having a plurality of mailpiece sortation bins and a diverting assembly for directing fed mailpieces into a predetermined one of said plurality of mailpiece sortation bins; and
a control system operatively coupled to said mailpiece feeding assembly to determine which mailpieces are to be singularly fed from said feeding assembly and which mailpieces are to be fed from said feeding assembly in a predetermined grouping of mailpieces.
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Abstract
A mailpiece sorter system including a mailpiece feeding assembly operative to selectively feed mailpieces singularly or in groupings of mailpieces consisting of more than one mailpiece and a mailpiece sortation assembly operatively coupled to the mailpiece feeding assembly. The mailpiece sortation system includes a plurality mailpiece sortation bins and a diverting assembly for directing fed mailpieces into a predetermined mailpiece sortation bins. A control system is operatively coupled to the mailpiece feeding assembly to determine which mailpieces are to be singularly fed from said feeding assembly and which mailpieces are to be fed from said feeding assembly in a predetermined grouping of mailpieces.
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3 Claims
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1. A mailpiece sorter system comprising:
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a mailpiece feeding assembly operative to selectively feed mailpieces singularly or in groupings of mailpieces consisting of more than one mailpiece wherein each said mailpiece is at least partially overlapped with respect to another said grouped mailpiece; a mailpiece sortation assembly operatively coupled to said mailpiece feeding assembly and having a plurality of mailpiece sortation bins and a diverting assembly for directing fed mailpieces into a predetermined one of said plurality of mailpiece sortation bins; and a control system operatively coupled to said mailpiece feeding assembly to determine which mailpieces are to be singularly fed from said feeding assembly and which mailpieces are to be fed from said feeding assembly in a predetermined grouping of mailpieces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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