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US 6,474,543 B2Granted
Mailbox assembly
OwnerAthina Grellinventor
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Abstract
A mailbox assembly includes a mailbox housing having a base plate with exterior side walls connected to an exterior roof panel and interior side walls connected to an interior roof panel. The interior roof panel and side walls are inwardly spaced from corresponding exterior structures for defining a chamber therebetween. The front end of the chamber is closed whereas a rear end thereof is open. A sealing plate may be removably positioned so as to seal the open rear end such that the chamber may be filled with a liquid or other articles. The base plate includes rails slidable along guide channels of a bracket mountable to a mailbox support post such that the housing may be slidably removed therefrom. A locking plate is dimensioned to cover the open back of the mailbox housing and to be releasably coupled to the bracket.
Claims18
A mailbox assembly, comprising:
- a generally rectangular base plate having parallel side edges extending longitudinally therealong and parallel front and rear edges;
- a transparent arcuate exterior roof panel;
- a pair of transparent exterior side walls extending upwardly from said side edges of said base plate and having upper edges integrally connected to said exterior roof panel;
- an arcuate interior roof panel inwardly displaced from said exterior roof panel;
- a pair of interior side walls extending upwardly from said base plate and having upper edges integrally connected to said interior roof panel, said interior side walls being positioned a distance inwardly from said side edges of said base plate so as to define an arcuate chamber extending between said interior and exterior roof panels and said interior and exterior side walls adapted to receive decorative articles therein for viewing;
- wherein said chamber defines an open rear end and said interior roof panel and said interior side walls include respective rear edges spaced frontwardly from rear edges of said exterior roof panel and exterior side walls, respectively;
- a transparent front wall integrally connecting respective front edges of said interior and exterior roof panels and said interior and exterior side walls such that a front end of said arcuate chamber is closed;
- an arcuate rim extending along an interior surface of said exterior side walls and said exterior roof panel parallel to said respective rear edges of said interior roof panel and said interior side walls;
- a scaling plate dimensioned to selectively bear against said rim and said respective rear edges of said interior roof panel and said interior side walls so as to selectively cover said open rear end of said chamber;
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- means for selectively fastening said sealing plate to said respective rear edges of said interior roof panel and said interior side walls so as to form a watertight seal over said open rear end.
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A mailbox assembly capable of removable attachment to a mounting arm of a mailbox support post, comprising:
- a mailbox housing having a generally rectangular base plate with exterior side walls extending upwardly therefrom and an arcuate exterior roof panel integrally connected to upper edges of said exterior side walls, said mailbox housing defining an open front and an open back;
- a hinged door pivotally coupled to said exterior side walls for selectively covering said open front;
- a first plate dimensioned to cover said open back;
- means for slidably coupling said first plate to said mailbox housing for selectively covering said open back;
- a bracket having a pair of parallel side arms adapted to be attached to said mounting arm of said mailbox support post, each side arm defining an outwardly disposed guide channel having open ends;
- a pair of parallel rails depending from a bottom side of said base plate and extending longitudinally therealong, each rail having a nub extending longitudinally along a free edge thereof adapted to mate with a respective guide channel for slidable movement therealong, whereby said mailbox housing may be slidably moved along said channels and selectively removed completely therefrom;
- wherein said mailbox housing comprises:
- an arcuate interior roof panel inwardly spaced from said exterior roof panel;
- a pair of interior side walls extending upwardly from said base plate and having upper edges integrally connected to said interior roof panel, said interior side walls being positioned a distance inwardly from said exterior side walls so as to define an arcuate chamber between said interior side walls and interior roof panel and said exterior side walls and exterior roof panel said chamber adapted to receive articles therein for viewing.
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A mailbox assembly, comprising:
- a generally rectangular base plate having parallel side edges extending longitudinally therealong and parallel front and rear edges;
- a transparent arcuate exterior roof panel;
- a pair of transparent exterior side walls extending upwardly from said side edges of said base plate and having upper edges integrally connected to said exterior roof panel;
- an arcuate interior roof panel inwardly displaced from said exterior roof panel;
- a pair of interior side walls extending upwardly from said base plate and having upper edges integrally connected to said interior roof panel, said interior side walls being positioned a distance inwardly from said side edges of said base plate so as to define an arcuate chamber extending between said interior and exterior roof panels and said interior and exterior side walls, said chamber adapted to receive decorative articles therein for viewing;
- wherein said chamber includes a closed front end and defines an open rear end;
- wherein said interior roof panel and said interior side walls include respective rear edges that are spaced forwardly a distance from rear edges of said exterior roof panel and said exterior side walls, respectively;
- a continuous rim extending along an interior surface of said exterior side walls, said rim being spaced from said respective rear edges thereof and parallel to said respective rear edges of said interior roof panel and said interior side walls;
- a sealing plate dimensioned to selectively bear against said rim and said respective rear edges of said interior roof panel and said interior side walls so as to selectively cover said open rear end of said chamber;
- means for selectively sealing said sealing plate to said rim and to respective rear edges of said interior side walls such that said chamber may be filled with a liquid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.