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US 10,595,657 B1Granted
USARMOURBOX™ mailbox system
OwnerBrian Yoder, Bruce Yoderinventors
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Abstract
The present is directed to a “virtually indestructible” mailbox which has a dome shaped end directed to destructive snow plow road work, anti-destructive armour shape is to propel any incoming impact forces and to be absorbed into the circular body by transferring impact loads into the tubular armour bullet-like shape. The mailbox as a vault, having a circular plan and in the form of a spherical dome, so constructed as to exert an equal impact load into armour shape shell body.
Claims18
A mailbox resistant to damage comprising:
- a main body of a continuous round tube shaped plate defining an interior for receiving mail;
- a “summer” mode mail hatch service door attached to a first end of the main body, wherein the “summer” mode mail hatch service door has a friction fit door pull and catch design defining a water tight seam with the first end of the main body;
- a “winter” mode mail hatch attached to a side of the main body, wherein the “winter” mode mail hatch cooperates with a hatch slot and reversed insert shaped flange on the side of the main body defining a water tight seam with the “winter” mode mail hatch;
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- a second end of the main body opposite the first end wherein the second end has a tubular, blunt bullet shape.
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A mailbox system resistant to damage comprising:
- a mailbox resistant to damage wherein the mailbox comprises:
- a main body of continuous round tube shaped plate defining an interior for receiving mail;
- a “summer” mode mail hatch attached to a first end of the main body, wherein the “summer” mode mail hatch has a friction fit, water tight seam with the first end of the main body;
- a “winter” mode mail hatch attached to a side of the main body, wherein the “winter” mode mail hatch has a friction fit, water tight seam with the side of the main body;
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- a second end of the main body opposite the first end wherein the second end has a tubular, bullet shape;
- a mailbox post comprising a bent pipe for rotating the mailbox from a “summer” position to a “winter” position;
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- wherein the mailbox is attached to a top end of the mailbox post.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.