Adjustable mailbox standard
US4213560A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G29/1216
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A mailbox standard is presented which includes a hollow steel post, pointed at one end, for driving into the ground. A collar fits over the post and is adjustably secured thereto by means of a setscrew or the like. Extending upwardly and obliquely from the collar is a truss having an adjustable support bracket pivotally maintained at the end thereof. The support bracket is adapted for receiving various sizes of mailboxes in any of numerous positions of alignment with respect to the post itself. The invention also includes a collar maintained upon the truss for receiving a newspaper receptacle or the like.
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