Mailbox for receiving decorative overlays
AssigneeThe Bacova Guild, Ltd.
InventorsBenjamin I. Johns, Jr., Patrick R. Haynes, Jr.
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Abstract
A mailbox is disclosed which comprises a housing having flanges located at the bottom, outside periphery thereof and defining holding grooves for peripheral edges of a decorative overlay. Sides of the housing have holes therein which align with corresponding holes of the decorative overlay when the peripheral edges are inserted into the grooves. The decorative overlay is attached to the mailbox by inserting removable fasteners into the aligned holes, thus allowing the overlay to be readily attached to and removed from the housing.
Claims27
A mailbox comprising:
- a housing having a bottom, sides, an endwall at one end thereof and an opening at another end thereof;
- at least one flange provided on the exterior of a lower portion of each said sides of said housing, each flange having an upturned portion defining a respective upwardly opening holding groove adapted to receive a respective peripheral edge of a decorative overlay;
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- a door adapted to be pivotably connected to said housing for closing said opening.
A mailbox comprising:
- a housing having a bottom, sides, an endwall at one end thereof and an opening at another end thereof;
- at least one flange provided on the exterior of a lower portion of said sides of said housing, each flange having an upturned portion and defining a respective holding groove adapted to receive a peripheral edge of a decorative overlay;
- a decorative overlay mounted to cover at least the sides of said housing, said overlay having peripheral edges respectively engaged in said holding grooves;
- and,
- a door pivotably connected to said housing for closing said opening.
A mailbox comprising:
- a housing having at least a bottom, a closable opening and sidewalls extending upwardly from said bottom;
- means for holding a decorative overlay on the exterior of said housing, said holding means being provided along at least a portion of a lower part of at least one of said sidewalls and being engageable with a peripheral edge of a decorative overlay;
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- a door pivotably connected to said housing for closing said opening.
A decorative overlay adapted for mounting on a mailbox, said mailbox comprising a housing having a bottom, sides, and endwall at one end thereof and an opening at other end thereof, the sides of said housing having apertures therein for receiving fasteners;
- at least one flange provided on the exterior of a lower portion of each of said sides of said housing, each flange having an upturned portion defining a respective upwardly opening holding groove;
- and, a door pivotably connected to said housing for closing said opening, said decorative overlay comprising:
- a planar flexible sheet having a visible design thereon and four peripheral edges, said sheet having a shape, size and flexibility which allows it to be mounted on said mailbox such that two of said peripheral edges on opposite sides of said sheet are received in and held by respective ones of said holding grooves of said mailbox, said sheet including a plurality of pre-established apertures therein which are positioned to align with corresponding apertures provided in said housing to allow the fastening of said overlay on said mailbox by the passage of a fastener through aligned apertures of said overlay and housing.
A decorative overlay adapted for mounting on a mailbox, said mailbox comprising a housing having a bottom, sides, and endwall at one end thereof and an opening at other end thereof, the sides of said housing having apertures therein for receiving fasteners;
- at least one flange provided on the exterior of a lower portion of each of said sides of said housing, each flange having an upturned portion defining a respective upwardly opening holding groove;
- and, a door pivotably connected to said housing for closing said opening, said decorative overlay comprising:
- a generally rigid sheet having a visible design thereon and four peripheral edges, said sheet having a shape and size conforming to a shape and size of said housing which allows said sheet to be mounted on said mailbox with substantially little manipulative bending such that two of said peripheral edges on opposite sides of said sheet are received in respective ones of said holding grooves of said mailbox, said sheet including a plurality of pre-established apertures therein which are positioned to align with corresponding apertures provided in said housing to allow the fastening of said overlay on said mailbox by the passage of a fastener through aligned apertures of said overlay and housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.