Patent ID: 7766171
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: B07C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A mail sorting system comprising: a plurality of buckets mounted on a carousel for movement in a transport direction, wherein said buckets are oriented at an angle relative to the transport direction; and a plurality of mail storage trays located at stationary positions beneath said buckets, wherein each tray includes a bottom surrounded by side walls defining a horizontal top portion of said tray and a horizontal bottom portion of said tray, wherein said bottom of said tray includes a landing wall and a jogging wall intersecting in said bottom portion of said tray, said landing wall extending from said jogging wall in a first direction towards said top portion of said tray at an angle relative to said horizontal bottom portion of said tray, and said jogging wall extending away from said landing wall in a second direction along a curved path toward said top portion of said tray.