Mailbox
US4650113A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 1985 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G29/1209
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A mailbox has the usual hinged door on the roadside end and a special hinged cover which normally closes a back access opening through which mail may be removed. The back access opening extends through the top, back end and both sides of the mailbox to facilitate access to the mail when the cover is open. The cover includes transparent panels on its back end and top so that the contents of the mailbox are visible from the end which faces the house but are not visible to passersby from the roadside end. The mail is received on a tilting floor panel which assumes an inclined orientation when the door is closed to make the mailbox contents visible from a considerable distance. The floor panel is transparent so that pieces of mail which may become lodged beneath it are visible.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.