Patent ID: 7556261

Claim:
A mail item receiving device comprising: a support plate on which ejected mail items will accumulate, a front wall, joined to the support plate, on which these mail items will abut upon their ejection, two lateral walls joined to the support plate, and a rear wall, joined to the support plate and two lateral walls, configured to align these mail items once they have fallen on the support plate, wherein the mail item receiving device is configured to receive the ejected mail items from a folding and inserting machine and said support plate includes two hollows provided on either side of its longitudinal axis at a level at which the support plate is joined with said front wall, and wherein each hollow creates an opening between a respective lateral wall and the front wall and said rear wall comprises hooking means configured to cooperate with feet of a folding and inserting machine for connecting the receiving device to the folding and inserting machine.