Back to results
US 7,320,427 B2Granted
Mailbox
OwnerMatthew C. Prestwichinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention is a security mailbox utilizing a combination package rest and security panel. A mail slot in the security panel prevents easy access to contents of the mailbox. The present invention may be utilized in situations other than mail delivery where security for contents is desired.
Claims8
A security mailbox comprising:
- a. a polyhedral body defining an interior;
- b. a lockable, lower access door through which a user may access the interior region;
- c. an upper delivery portal with an at least partial interior rim forming a stop along an upper edge of said portal;
- d. a delivery door hingedly attached to the upper delivery portal, said door further comprising a package platform and a security baffle joined at a common edge and an envelope access port positioned within the security baffle, said common edge being proximate the location of hinged attachment of the delivery door upon the portal, the envelope access port being comprised of a flap cut out of the security baffle and bent into the interior of the mailbox, as defined when the delivery door is open, at approximately a 90° angle relative to the security baffle;
- e. means of securing the delivery door in a closed position and means of opening the delivery door;
- wherein, the security baffle is suspended in the interior of the mailbox when the delivery door is in a closed position and abuts the polyhedral body at the rim around the upper delivery portal when the delivery door is open.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.