Mail delivery system
View Patent ↗A mail case system facilitates sequence-sorting various types of mail together into individual bags that each represent delivery points. The mail case uses multi-bag inserts so that bags for a number of stops can be set up for sorting. At the end of the sorting operation, the entire insert may be pulled down from the case as a single unit to maintain the established delivery point sequence.
1. A mail delivery system, comprising
a series of mail holding devices each comprising a pair of flexible side walls, a bottom uniting the side walls along mutually superposed edges thereof, and an open top, the mail holding devices being disposed side by side such that open tops face a common direction and form a row;
one or more mail pieces placed in each mail holding device;
a container that holds the series of mail holding devices with mail placed therein; and
a frame in the container from which the mail holding devices hang in an upwardly opening position.
2. The mail delivery system of claim 1 wherein the mail holding devices comprise bags.
3. The mail delivery system of claim 2 wherein a series of flexible walled bags are disposed side by side in the container such that mouths of the bags face upwardly and form a row.
4. The mail delivery system of claim 1 wherein the container comprises a tub in which the frame and a series of mail holding devices are disposed with the open tops facing upwardly.
5. The mail delivery system of claim 4 , the frame further including;
a pair of side rails; and
a plurality of pairs of dividers supported by the side rails.
6. The mail delivery system of claim 5 wherein each of the mail holding devices comprise bags positioned between adjacent pairs of the dividers.
7. The mail delivery system of claim 1 wherein the mail holding devices comprise pockets of a multi-bag.
8. The mail delivery system of claim 7 , wherein the container comprises a tub in which the multibag is placed so that the pockets of the multi-bag open upwardly.
9. The mail delivery system of claim 1 wherein the mail pieces are disposed in the mail holding devices in an order according to a sortation scheme.
10. The mail delivery system of claim 1 wherein the container has an open top.