Patent ID: 9227227
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: B07C

Claim Text:
1. A conveyance/diverter system for selectively transferring escorted mailpieces across multiple paths, comprising: a first path operative to receive escorted mailpieces to be sorted and stored in batches; a second path operative to dispatch escorted mailpieces previously stored and sorted; and a plurality of central paths disposed between the first and second paths, each of the central paths operative to receive select escorted mailpieces and store the escorted mailpieces in batches, wherein each of the central paths includes a first diverter unit operative to receive select escorted mailpieces from the first path, and the second diverter unit operative to dispatch the select escorted mailpieces to the second path, wherein the first and second diverter units each define a diverter path, the diverter path defining an acute angle relative to each of the first and second paths, wherein the first path includes a plurality of transverse grooves for accepting a mounting fixture of each escorted mailpiece, wherein the diverter path includes a plurality of linear grooves for accepting a mounting fixture of each escorted mailpiece selected to be sorted and stored, and wherein linear grooves are parallel to, and aligned with, the transverse grooves for transferring mailpieces from the first path to the diverter path.