Mailbox notification apparatus
OwnerGregory A. Jenningsinventor
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Abstract
A notification apparatus and method for a package receptacle, such as a mailbox, including a receiving door with a closure lip, a mounting plate, a notification flap, and a self-contained spring loaded hinge between the mounting plate and the notification flap. The mounting plate is securable to a mailbox with at least a portion of the notification flap securable under a door of the mailbox, and, when the door is opened, the flap rotates approximately 90-degrees about the hinge toward the mounting plate.
Claims16
A notification apparatus for a mailbox, the notification apparatus comprising:
- a mounting plate;
- a notification flap;
- a self-contained spring loaded hinge between the mounting plate and the notification flap;
- wherein the mounting plate is securable to a mailbox with at least a portion of the notification flap securable under a door of the mailbox;
- and
- wherein, when the door is opened, the flap rotates approximately 90-degrees about the hinge toward the mounting plate;
- wherein a stretcher rod is removably attached to and extends above the flap and the mounting plate.
A method of using a notification apparatus for a mailbox, the method comprising:
- providing a mounting plate, a notification flap, and a self-contained spring loaded hinge between the mounting plate and the notification flap, with the mounting plate secured to the mailbox;
- hinging at least a portion of the notification flap under a door of the mailbox;
- and
- wherein, when the door of the mailbox is opened, the flap rotating approximately 90-degrees about the hinge toward the mounting plate;
- wherein a stretcher rod is removably attached to and extends above the flap and the mounting plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.