Patent ID: 6613571
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: A47G,B07C,G01N,G01V,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An incoming mail receptacle for detecting hazards in a mail piece comprising:a segregated incoming mail air sampler for collecting an air sample having an incoming mail opening and a lockable door for the opening; a hazard detector to test the sample and for providing a hazard indication; a transport mechanism for moving the mail piece from the air sampler into a collection chamber if no hazard is detected; a hazard indicator connected to the hazard detector for alerting a user of a hazard; wherein the airsampler includes a mail piece transport system for feeding a mail piece through the sampler; a movable surface for applying force to an edge of the mail piece to form a pillow deformation in the mail piece; and a flattener for flattening the pillow deformation to eject and collect an air sample from the mail piece.