Mailbox guard and newspaper holding system

A mailbox protection system for deflecting debris, comprising:

• a mounting bracket configured to non-fixedly attach to an attachment location of a mailbox post;
• a cantilevered structural mounting assembly comprising:
• a first end non-fixedly attached to the mounting bracket;
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• a second end non-fixedly attached to a deflection assembly;
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• the deflection assembly disposed in a non-contact arrangement with a mailbox disposed adjacent to and spaced from the deflection assembly, the deflection assembly comprising a wedge shape formed by:
• a first sheet formed to comprise a top section and a back section defining a V-shape and having two free edges, the first sheet fastened to the cantilevered structural mounting assembly;
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• a second sheet comprising a bottom section, the second sheet fastened to the two free edges of the first sheet;
• the mailbox protection system configured to mitigate a moment of a force affecting the mailbox by transferring at least a portion of the moment of force to the attachment location of the mailbox post, resulting from debris striking the deflection assembly.

A mailbox protection device for mitigating debris impact to a mailbox, comprising:

• a mounting bracket configured to engage with an attachment location of a mailbox post;
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• a cantilevered structural mounting assembly comprising:
• a first end engaged with the mounting bracket;
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• a second end engaged with a deflection assembly;
• the deflection assembly disposed in a non-contact arrangement with an adjacent mailbox, the deflection assembly comprising a flat member formed and fixedly fastened to a separate plate resulting in an elongated tubular triangular shape, the deflection assembly configured to deflect debris around the mailbox.

A mailbox protection apparatus, comprising:

• a deflection assembly configured to be disposed in a non-contact arrangement with, and adjacent to a mailbox engaged with a mailbox post, the deflection assembly comprising a wedge shape configured to deflect debris around the mailbox;
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• a deflection assembly support, supporting the deflection assembly when the deflection assembly support is engaged with the mailbox post, the deflection assembly support comprising:
• a mounting bracket configured to engage an attachment location of the mailbox post, the attachment location disposed proximate to the ground-level of the mailbox post;
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• a single cantilevered structural mounting assembly comprising:
• a first end engaged with the mounting bracket;
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• a second end engaged with the deflection assembly;
• the mailbox protection system configured to transfer at least a portion of a moment of a force resulting from debris striking the deflection assembly to the attachment location of the mailbox post.