Odorant and marker capsule for deterring mailbox vandalism
US7014098B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G2029/1221
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Mailbox vandalism is deterred by depositing a noxious material on a tool or weapon used by a vandal to smash a mailbox. The noxious material may be provided in a capsule fastened to a traffic-facing side of the mailbox so that a vandal's blow directed at the mailbox succeeds in fracturing the capsule and coating the vandal's tool or weapon with a noxious material. The capsule or capsules may contain any of a variety of malodorants, colorants, irritants and adhesives. The overall container may be configured as a composite capsule in which the noxious material is held within an inner glass capsule protected from environmental and accidental damage by a surrounding, relatively easily broken, outer capsule directly fastened to the protected mailbox.
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