Patent ID: 7397011
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: B07C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A device for sorting flat mailings, comprising: a pouch loop system defining a transport path including a lower level and an upper level connected via level transitions, wherein the upper level of the transport path extends at least partially above and parallel to the lower level; wherein the transport path includes several partial loops comprising the level transitions and arranged within an inner area of the pouch loop system, wherein the level transitions are positioned adjacent to one another within the inner area of the pouch loop system; pouch loading stations coupled to the pouch loop system, wherein each partial loop includes at the lower level one of the pouch loading stations, and wherein the pouch loading stations are arranged adjacent to one another on the lower level; and pouches configured to travel along the pouch loop system, wherein each pouch is configured to receive one flat mailing, and wherein the pouches are configured for a controlled emptying corresponding to a read target address and a sorting plan.