Mail slot pouch assembly
OwnerHerman H. Maddox, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
The mail slot pouch assembly comprises a supporting bracket which is fixed to planar surfaces surrounding a mail slot in a building door, a framework and a transparent plastic bag secured to the framework, and a framework being removably supported by the bracket and positioned to receive mail therethrough into the bag to prevent the same from falling on the building floor adjacent the door.
Claims6
A mail slot pouch assembly for attachment to a planar surface surrounding a mail slot in a door or wall of a building, said assembly comprising a supporting bracket having a generally u-shape, having a mounting flange extending about the U and having a portion outstanding from said flange configured to form a slot with the planar surface of the door, means for detachably fixing said bracket to the planar surface surrounding the mail slot, an elongate, flexible, translucent or transparent bag made from a plastic polymer material, a framework which is secured to the upper open end of said bag, which is configured to mate with and be removably supported in said slot formed by said bracket and which has a central open space which mates with and surrounds the mail slot, a tongue extending outwardly from said framework into said bag to maintain the bag open in the area thereof behind the mail slot for receiving mail, and said bag being sufficiently deep so that most items of mail received through the mail slot will be fully received within said bag and out of reach of a hand inserted into the mail slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.