Self-adjusting support skis for weighing device

摘要

According to some embodiments a system and an apparatus comprise a registration wall (102), a weighing device (103) located adjacent to the registration wall (102), a belt drive mechanism (101), a plurality of inboard skis (104), and a plurality of outboard skis (105). The belt drive mechanism (101) extends across the weighing device (103) for advancing a mail piece relative to the weighing device (103) and the belt drive mechanism (101) is located at a first distance from the registration wall (102). The plurality of inboard skis (104) are located substantially at the first distance from the registration wall (102) and are located beneath the belt drive mechanism (101) for urging the mail piece upwardly toward the belt drive mechanism (101). The outboard skis (105) are coplanar with the plurality of inboard skis (104) for supporting an end of the mail piece. The outboard skis (105) are located at a second distance from the registration wall (102). The second distance is greater than the first distance. The outboard skis adjust to the thickness of a mail piece that is transported between the inboard skis (104) and the top registration drive belt mechanism (101)