Patent ID: 7858894

Claim:
A sorting system for a group of mail pieces where the mail pieces in the group each have two faces, the sorting system for sorting the group of mail pieces into a sequence having unique destinations according to delivery information thereon, comprising: reader means for retrieving delivery information associated with each mail piece from the mail piece; a plurality of holders, each holder dimensioned for receipt of one mail piece with its faces in a generally vertical orientation and including a pivotally mounted ejector arm that extends to within the holders when ejecting the one mail piece; means for placing each mail piece from the group of mail pieces in a specific one of said plurality of holders; means for creating an association between the retrieved delivery information of each mail piece with its specific holder; and a sorter for moving the holders so that mail pieces are at least temporarily positioned face to face to each other in a generally vertical orientation and for moving the holders based upon the association of each holder with the retrieved delivery information of the mail piece held thereby, so that the mail pieces held by said holders are sorted according to the sequence.