Smart Mailbox
OwnerKenneth Ferrara, Jefferson Jacksoninventors
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Abstract
An adjustable and lockable mailbox includes a body; a door affixed to a front portion of the body, the door having a mail slot; a platform positioned below the body, the platform providing horizontal movement of the body; a vertical telescopic post attached to the body, the vertical telescopic post providing vertical movement of the body; and a lock mechanism inside the body to secure the door to the body. The mailbox also may include at least one solar panel and/or a battery/electronic box affixed to the body to power the lock mechanism, the platform, and/or the vertical telescopic post. The interior of the body may be watertight when the door is in a closed position. The mailbox may include a camera and/or remote locking.
Claims14
An adjustable and lockable mailbox comprising:
- a body;
- a door affixed to a front portion of the body, the door having a mail slot;
- a cover over the mail slot, wherein the cover is capable of operating as a handle;
- a horizontal sliding platform positioned below and glidably attached to the body, the platform having a slide mechanism providing selective horizontal movement of the body to a plurality of non-predetermined positions;
- a vertical telescopic post attached to the body, the vertical telescopic post providing vertical movement of the body;
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- a lock mechanism inside the body to secure the door to the body.
An adjustable and lockable mailbox comprising:
- a body;
- a door affixed to a front portion of the body, the door having a mail slot;
- a horizontal sliding platform positioned below and glidably attached to the body, the platform having a slide mechanism providing selective horizontal movement of the body to a plurality of non-predetermined positions;
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- a lock mechanism inside the body to secure the door to the body.
The mailbox of claim 9 further comprising:
- a vertical telescopic post attached to the body, the vertical telescopic post providing vertical movement of the body through power of an adjustment mechanism.
An adjustable and lockable mailbox comprising:
- a body;
- a door affixed to a front portion of the body, the door having a mail slot;
- a cover over the mail slot, wherein the cover is capable of operating as a handle;
- a horizontal sliding platform positioned below and glidably attached to the body, the platform having a slide mechanism providing selective horizontal movement of the body to a plurality of non-predetermined positions;
- a vertical telescopic post attached to the body, the vertical telescopic post providing vertical movement of the body;
- at least one solar panel and a battery/electronic box affixed to the body to power the lock mechanism, the horizontal sliding platform, and/or the vertical telescopic post, wherein the at least one solar panel and the battery/electronic box provide a counterweight to balance the horizontal sliding platform;
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- a lock mechanism inside the body to secure the door to the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.