Safe “4U” mailbox
AssigneeSheila R. Miller
InventorSheila Roxann Miller
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Abstract
A security mailbox system known as the “Safe “4U” Mailbox”, fully enclosed mailbox which is constructed from some sort of plastic, metal, fabricated material, or some sort of environmentally friendly material. The “Safe “4U” Mailbox” is easy to install and environmentally friendly, the mailbox includes chambers for incoming mail being delivered and pick-up for outgoing mail; a slot for newspapers/advertisements on side of mailbox. Incoming mail chamber is designed for mail to go into secure basket for pick-up from rear by homeowner. Outgoing mail can be placed from the real of mailbox for pick-up by postal worker. Mailbox is cemented into the ground though poles that extend from bottom of mailbox.
Claims7
A security mailbox comprising:
- front, back, left, right, top, and base panels defining an enclosure;
- said base panel has four circular cut-outs for internal poles therethrough, wherein said poles extend through the base panel and are cemented into the ground for securing the mailbox;
- four circular plastic seals cooperate with said cut-outs of said base panel and said poles to keep out moisture and small bugs;
- said front panel has a pull-down door to expose an incoming mail compartment;
- a bumper board is positioned in a rear of said incoming mail compartment to help mail fall into a lower secure area;
- an address holder is on said top panel;
- a flag and associated mount assembly are attached to said left or right panel;
- said rear panel has two doors including an upper door for inserting outgoing mail into an outgoing mail compartment by the homeowner from the rear the mailbox for pick-up by the postal worker, and a lower secure door with a key lock assembly for retrieving incoming mail and small packages from said lower secure area;
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- an internal basket receives the incoming mail and small packages via a mail chute, wherein said basket sits upon a railing system that slides in and out of said enclosure, and wherein said railing system is attached on a peg board fixed within the enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.