(19)
(11) EP 1 900 447 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.05.2008 Bulletin 2008/22

(43) Date of publication A2:
19.03.2008 Bulletin 2008/12

(21) Application number: 07254420.8

(22) Date of filing: 09.11.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B07C 7/02(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 07.03.2007 NZ 55368507

(71) Applicant: New Zealand Post Limited
Wellington (NZ)

(72) Inventors:
  • Wilcock, Peter John
    Lower Hutt (NZ)
  • Husson, Benjamin
    Wellington (NZ)

(74) Representative: Ribeiro, James Michael et al
Withers & Rogers LLP Goldings House 2 Hays Lane
London SE1 2HW
London SE1 2HW (GB)

   


(54) Apparatus for sorting postal items


(57) Apparatus for sorting postal items, the apparatus comprising at least two groups of sorting compartments (107,109a,109b) and a translation mechanism, wherein a first and second group of sorting compartments move relative to each other and translate, using the translation mechanism, between a first and second working configuration.







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