Mailpiece container for stacking mixed mail and method for stacking mail therein
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-021/032
B65H-031/30
B07C-003/00
B65H-029/00
B65H-031/10
B65H-031/22
B65H-031/34
출원번호
US-0390053
(2009-02-20)
등록번호
US-9359164
(2016-06-07)
발명자
/ 주소
Stemmle, Denis J.
출원인 / 주소
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
대리인 / 주소
Kemeny, Kent
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112
초록▼
A system is provided for stacking mail having an escort assembly for handling each mailpiece. The system comprises a containment device, a transport mechanism and a detachment mechanism. The containment device includes a base, vertical walls extending from the base and an open end for accepting the
A system is provided for stacking mail having an escort assembly for handling each mailpiece. The system comprises a containment device, a transport mechanism and a detachment mechanism. The containment device includes a base, vertical walls extending from the base and an open end for accepting the mailpieces therein. The containment device, furthermore, has a slot formed in at least one of the vertical walls thereof. The transport mechanism includes first and second transport segment, the first transport segment conveying escort assemblies and respective mailpieces over an open end of the containment device and the second transport segment lowering the escort assemblies and respective mailpieces into the open end of the containment device. The transport mechanism furthermore aligns the edges of the mailpieces along one of the vertical walls of the containment device and positions the escort assembly through the slot of the containment device. The detachment mechanism is operative to release the mailpieces from the respective escort assembly and move the escort assemblies through the slot of the containment device.
대표청구항▼
1. A transport container adapted to be stacked on an angle for maintaining the relative position of mailpieces stacked therein during transport, each transport container comprising: a base and a plurality of vertical walls projecting from the base to define an enclosure for containing mailpieces the
1. A transport container adapted to be stacked on an angle for maintaining the relative position of mailpieces stacked therein during transport, each transport container comprising: a base and a plurality of vertical walls projecting from the base to define an enclosure for containing mailpieces therein,the base having a transverse abutment surface formed therein and a pair of stops projecting outwardly from opposing vertical walls of the plurality of vertical walls, andthe vertical walls each defining an outwardly extending lip along an upper edge thereof, wherein opposing outwardly extending lips each include a detent therein that is separated from the stops by a portion of the outwardly extending lip and vertical walls, wherein,when first and second transport containers are stacked one atop the other, the outwardly extending lip of a first vertical wall of the first transport container accepts the transverse abutment surface of the second transport container and the detents of the opposing outwardly extending lips of the first transport container accepts the stops of the second transport container such that the first and second transport containers are retained relative to each other in stacked relation. 2. The transport container according to claim 1, wherein the transport container and mailpieces contained therein define a gravitational centerline, and wherein at least the first and second transport containers are stacked to effect alignment of the gravitational centerlines thereof. 3. The transport container according to claim 1, wherein the transport container includes a slot through a vertical wall thereof, the slot adapted for accepting a clamp assembly when mailpieces are stacked within the transport container and edges are aligned along the vertical wall of the transport container. 4. The transport container according to claim 3, wherein the slot defines a width dimension greater than a width dimension of the clamp assembly. 5. The transport container according to claim 1, wherein the abutment surface is a recess formed therein. 6. The transport container according to claim 1, wherein the outwardly extending lip extends outward about a perimeter defined by the plurality of the vertical walls. 7. The transport container according to claim 1, wherein the transverse abutment surface is a recess that extends transversely on an underside of the base between opposing vertical walls of the plurality of vertical walls. 8. The transport container according to claim 1, wherein the recess is wider than the outwardly extending lip. 9. The transport container according to claim 8, further comprising a slot formed in a vertical wall of the plurality of vertical walls. 10. The transport container according to claim 9, wherein the detent is provided in the outwardly extending lip and extends into the opposing vertical walls of the plurality of vertical walls on both sides of the slot. 11. The transport container according to claim 10, wherein the stops are tapered protrusions extending from the vertical walls on a same side as the detent. 12. The transport container according to claim 11, wherein the tapered protrusions are wider at the outwardly extending lip than the base and extend beyond the vertical walls. 13. The transport container according to claim 12, wherein the tapered protrusions form a recess within the vertical walls. 14. The transport container according to claim 1, wherein the stops are tapered protrusions extending from the vertical walls on a same side as the detent and which extend perpendicular to the base. 15. A transport container adapted to be stacked during transport, each transport container of the stack comprising: a base;a plurality of vertical walls projecting from the base;a recess formed across an entirety of the base between two of the vertical walls that oppose one another on a first side of the transport container;an outwardly extending lip provided along an upper edge of each of the plurality of vertical walls;a detent provided in the outwardly extending lip of the two vertical walls that oppose one another; anda stop mechanism extending outwardly from the two vertical walls that oppose one another and separated from the detent by a portion of the outwardly extending lip, the stop mechanism being on a second side of the transport container,wherein when first and second transport containers are stacked one atop the other:the lip of a first vertical wall positioned adjacent between the two vertical walls that oppose one another on the first transport container engages with the recess of the second transport container; andthe stop mechanism of the second transport container engages with the detents of the first transport container such that the first and second transport containers are retained relative to each other in angled stacked relation. 16. The transport container according to claim 15, wherein the first and second container each include a slot formed in a second vertical wall positioned adjacent both of the vertical walls that oppose one another. 17. The transport container according to claim 16, wherein the second transport container, when stacked in the angled stacked relation, includes an opened top portion defined by the second vertical wall of the first and second transport containers and the vertical walls that oppose one another on the first transport container. 18. The transport container according to claim 15, wherein the stop mechanism is a tapered protrusion extending from the vertical walls on a same side as the detent and which extends perpendicular to the base. 19. The transport container according to claim 18, wherein the tapered protrusion forms a recess within the vertical walls, extending from the outwardly extending lip.
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