Mail box with self closing door
OwnerAnthony Bertoneinventor
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Abstract
A rural mailbox which has an access door provided with a concealed counterweight to assure that the door closes after use is disclosed. Optionally, the lower surface of the mailbox floor may have a magnet secured to it and positioned so as to contact the counterweight when the door is fully open to temporarily hold the door open. The door further optionally has a covered slot for mail and may be securely locked. The box in one embodiment has an auxiliary covered receptacle mounted on one side to hold mail to be picked up.
Claims6
A mail box comprising spaced apart side walls, roof, rear wall, and a floor spanning the area between said walls and secured to inner surfaces of said side walls and spaced upwardly from lower edges of said walls;
- a horizontally, pivotally mounted door for closing a front opening of said mail box defined by said side walls and said roof, said door having a pull handle on the upper portion of its outwardly facing surface, said door being hingedly mounted on a pivot hinge pin secured at either end thereof to the inner surface of said side wall and below the plane of said floor;
- and a counterweight mounted on the inner surface of a lower portion of said door and below said floor surface, so that when said door is opened said counterweight contacts a bottom surface of said floor, said counterweight automatically closing said door when said door is not held open.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.