Patent ID: 11958700
Assignee: ROBERT HAINES
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An automated mail sorting system configured to position individual pieces of mail in one of a plurality of nested postal totes, the automated mail sorting system comprising:
a denesting assembly including one or more push contacts configured to selectively actuate between a neutral position and a denesting position, wherein in the denesting position the one or more push contacts squeeze an upper portion of a postal tote of a plurality of nested postal totes to ease in separation of the postal tote from the plurality of nested postal totes;
a traverse assembly including one or more suction cups configured to selectively adhere to a surface of the postal tote to enable lifting of the postal tote from the plurality of nested postal totes, the traverse assembly further including a carriage configured to transport the postal tote along a lateral distance; and
a stacker assembly including a tray configured to receive the postal tote from the traverse assembly, and a carriage configured to transport the postal tote past a feeder assembly for the positioning of individual pieces of mail within the postal tote.