Extendable mailbox trays
US4753385A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G29/1209
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Extendable trays for use in conventional rural route mailboxes for facilitating the placement and removal of mail with respect thereto wherein the trays are constructed utilizing scored or integrally hinged sheet material which is selectively folded into a generally flat or planar configuration or package for shipping or distribution and which is assembled by a postal customer so as to be of a size and configuration to be cooperatively and slidingly received within a particular mailbox. In one form of the invention, the sheet material may be selectively folded into a number of sizes so that trays of varying dimensions may be formed from the same sheet of material.
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