Curbside mailbox with convenient box handling features
US10517417B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G2029/148
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention teaches a residential curbside mailbox with enhanced box handling capability, openable by barcode scanning, and with interchangeable bonnets. A body which is generally column shaped has front and rear doors which open at the top and hinge near the bottom and which have interleaved fingers or members extending from the bottom ends into the interior space of the mailbox. A box tray sits on the interleaved fingers. When either door is opened the fingers of that door lift the box tray upward and out of the box on that side. Thus a delivery person may access a box without leaving a delivery vehicle, while the homeowner may do the same without leaving the safety of the yard. In addition, an elastic cord and carefully slanted slots on side panels of the front door allow easy retention of a box even further up the front door.
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