Patent ID: 8590888
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: B65H,G07B

Abstract:
1. A storage device for a franking machine, which storage device comprises: a receptacle for receiving mailpieces ejected one-by-one via an outlet slot of said franking machine; a longitudinal referencing wall extending over a longitudinal edge of said receptacle perpendicularly to said outlet slot and against which said mailpieces rebound before° they accumulate on said receptacle; and a vertical back wall extending along a side edge of said receptacle and that the mailpieces hit before they rebound against the longitudinal referencing wall; said vertical back wall forming an angle β with a perpendicular to said longitudinal referencing wall; and said receptacle being inclined relative to the horizontal at an angle φ and inclined towards said longitudinal referencing wall so that the angle α between said receptacle and said longitudinal referencing wall forms an acute angle of less than 90°.