No-dig mailbox
AssigneeThe Simplay3 Company
InventorsJohn Hradisky, Keary Knerem
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Abstract
A mailbox assembly that may be provided on a surface and freely movable by an end user from one location to another without digging a hole for the post. The mailbox assembly includes a post, a mail receptacle on an upper poste end, and a base on a lower base end. The base includes one or more hollow cavities for retaining ballast material to thereby move a center of gravity of the mailbox assembly towards the bottom surface, such that the mailbox can withstand 100 N of force applied perpendicular to the post without toppling. The post may also have one or more cavities for holding ballast material.
Claims16
A mailbox assembly comprising:
- a post;
- a receptacle provided on the post;
- and
- a base provided at a bottom end of the post, the base having a bottom surface and one or more hollow cavities for retaining ballast material to thereby move a center of gravity of the mailbox assembly towards the bottom surface, wherein a width of the base measurable along the bottom surface of the base is at least 1.5 times greater than a distance between the bottom surface and a center of gravity of the mailbox assembly such that the mailbox assembly can withstand 100 N of force applied perpendicular to the post without toppling, wherein the base further comprises:
- a first and second part that, when connected together, define a channel within which the bottom end of the post is mountable, wherein the first part and the second part are separable from each other to expose a first and second interlocking face, respectively, the first and second interlocking face at least partially defining the channel when in contact with each other.
A mailbox assembly comprising:
- a post;
- a receptacle provided on the post;
- and
- a base provided at a bottom end of the post, the base having at least two separable parts that, when connected together, define a channel within which the bottom end of the post is securable, wherein the at least two separable parts having one or more hollow cavities for retaining ballast material, wherein separating the first part from the second part exposes a first and second interlocking face, respectively, the first and second interlocking face at least partially defining portions of the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.