Mailbox letter canceler
OwnerVernon Stewartinventor
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Abstract
A mail canceling device which has at least one canceling die roller pair behind a mail receiving slot therein to cancel the mail as it is inserted into the mailbox. The one or more pairs of rollers can include postmark applying segments as well as canceling dies. The rollers can be provided along opposite edges of the slot. A finger space is positioned centrally in the slot and between the rollers so that the mailer's finger can be used to assure that the envelope or postcard passes completely through the rollers and falls into the storage portion of the mailbox.
Claims7
A stamp canceler positionable in a mailbox so that the mail is canceled as it is inserted in the mailbox, said canceler including:
- a front panel having a narrow slot for receipt of mail defined therein, said defined slot having first and second opposite ends and a finger hole defined centrally therein;
- means to connect said canceler to the mailbox;
- at least one canceling roller adjacent said first end of said slot and laterally spaced from said finger hole, said at least one canceling roller having a cylindrical surface and a canceling die on said cylindrical surface about the periphery thereof;
- at least one pressure roller having a cylindrical surface facing said cylindrical surface of said at least one canceling roller, said at least one canceling roller and said at least one pressure roller being positioned to receive mail inserted through said slot therebetween so the mail is pressured against said canceling die;
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- means to apply canceling ink to said canceling die, said defined finger hole extending from said front panel to beyond the position the mail is pressured against said canceling die, whereby a finger can push the mail through and out of said canceling and pressure rollers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.