Patent ID: 6523697
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: B07C,B65H,Y10S

Abstract:
A mail processing system drop box assembly comprising:a diverter having a front portion, the front portion having an interior face and a bottom edge; a sliding board having a slide portion with a top surface and a top edge; wherein the sliding board is positioned proximate to the diverter with the slide portion top edge substantially parallel to the diverter front portion bottom edge, and extending partially to the interior side of the diverter front portion leaving a space between the slide portion top edge and the diverter front portion bottom edge of sufficient size to allow a mail item to pass through edgewise, and wherein the slide portion is at an angle greater than 90Â° to the diverter front portion; and wherein mail items are received into the drop box assembly edgewise and at an angle to the diverter front portion such that mail items undergo a substantially abrupt directional change by hitting the diverter front portion, thereby substantially stopping forward momentum and falling into the slide in a substantially controlled manner.