Mailbox
OwnerAlbert A Monette, Janice I Monetteinventors
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Abstract
The preferred mailbox of the invention includes a body and a first door. The body preferably defines a first opening adapted to receive a mail item, and a cavity adapted to contain the mail item. The body also includes a primary section that substantially prevents light from entering into the cavity, and a secondary section that substantially allows light to enter into the cavity. The first door is preferably coupled to the body and adapted for movement between an open position that allows access through the first opening into the cavity and a closed position that prevents access through the first opening. In the closed position, the first door substantially allows viewing of the cavity.
Claims15
A mailbox comprising:
- a body defining a first opening adapted to receive a mail item, defining a cavity adapted to contain the mail item, having an opaque primary section that substantially prevents light from entering into the cavity, and having a translucent secondary section made from a material selected from the group consisting of frosted, shaded, and pebbled that substantially prevents viewing of the cavity;
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- a first door coupled to the body and adapted for movement between an open position that allows access through the first opening into the cavity and a closed position that prevents access through the first opening, wherein at least a portion of the first door is transparent, wherein the translucent secondary section of the body and the transparent portion of the first door cooperate to allow light to enter into the cavity and exit through the transparent portion of the first door and substantially allow viewing of the cavity with the first door in the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.