System for mailing and collecting items
CA 2108280 C · Owner: U-Ship International Ltd. · Inventors: Ramsden, Gary William
Overview
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A system (10) for accepting and storing items for subsequent pickup by a commercial carrier may include a storage area (14) which is defined by an outer housing (12) and a cus-, tomer interface area (16) that includes a weighing unit (22) and a unit, such as a magnetic card reader (30) for accepting pay-, ment from a customer The system (10) may also include a control system (100) that accepts address information from the customer through a key pad (28), and then instructs a printer (26) to print an address label for the item. The system (10) includes safeguards which prevent unauthorized access to the storage area (14), and will not provide a receipt to the customer until internal sensors …
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- Filed March 17, 1992 and granted February 26, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 17, 2012.
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