Patent ID: 7271352

Claim:
An apparatus for weighing mail pieces being advanced across a transport path comprising: a) a weighing module including a scale platform and load cells adapted to receive the advancing mail pieces, the load cells generating an electrical signal providing an indication of the weight of each mail piece on the scale platform; b) an in-feed drive module adapted to deliver advancing mail pieces to the scale platform; c) a takeaway module adapted to receive the advancing mail pieces as they leave the weighing module; d) the scale platform mounted independently of the in-feed module and the takeaway module, the scale platform adapted to receive advancing mail pieces at a first end of the platform, and to allow advancing mail pieces to leave the platform at a second end of the platform, the platform having an uninterrupted mail piece support surface between said first and second ends; e) the uninterrupted mail piece support surface lined with a low-friction material.