Arm pouch accesory and the method for using same for the delivery of mail
OwnerHue Van Nguyeninventor
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Abstract
An arm pouch accessory or support structure adapted to be worn by a mail carrier to assist in the carrying, sorting, and delivery of incoming and outgoing mail, as well as the method or process of using this accessory. The arm pouch facilitates the exchange of incoming and outgoing mail by providing an easily accessible, convenient, and partitioned transition area between the mail carrier's mailbag and a mailbox.
Claims17
An arm pouch accessory adapted to be worn by a mail carrier for use in delivering mail and other articles, comprising:
- a support member having an inner panel and an outer panel defining an elongated open sleeve configuration extending from a proximal end of said support member to an opposed distal end of said support member defining a length therebetween and adapted to fit over a forearm of the carrier in a manner in which the carrier's hand and wrist of the forearm project out of the distal end of said support member;
- a pouch formed on the exterior surface of said outer panel having an accessible opening therein and an opposing closed end defining a pouch depth therebetween which is substantially transverse to said length between said proximal and distal ends;
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- a connector secured to a lower portion of said support member, proximate said closed end of said pouch and extending away fron said opening adapted to secure said support member to the carrier by attachment to an article of clothing displaced from the arm of the carrier.
A process for assisting a mail carrier in the carrying, delivering, and exchanging of incoming and outgoing mail or other articles, comprising the steps of:
- providing a support member having an inner panel and an outer panel defining an open sleeve configuration to fit over one of the carrier's arms and having a pouch formed on the outer surface of said outer panel which has an opening accessible to the carrier, a lower portion of said flexible support member being secured to the carrier by attachment to an article of clothing;
- maintaining said support member on the carrier's arm in a configuration in which the carrier's arm is displaced from the user's side to provide a basket configuration between the user's side and the inner panel of said support member;
- transferring an article for delivery from a separate accessible container to said basket configuration;
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- transferring said article from said basket configuration into an addressee's mailbox.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.