Patent · US Expired

Roadside mailbox and method

US7163140B1 · kind B1 · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 23, 2006
Grant dateJan 16, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 23, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47G29/1216
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A pre-fabricated lightweight roadside mailbox structure having an inner core made of a rigid foam material, a capital joined to the inner core, a reinforcing cloth adhesively joined to the inner core and a decorative outer coating for simulating the appearance of an immovable massive roadside mailbox. A first horizontal aperture extends into the mailbox for receiving a mail enclosure, a second horizontal aperture extends into the mailbox for receiving a newspaper and a vertical aperture upwardly from a bottom of the mailbox for mounting the mailbox on a square post. The inner core is comprised of a rigid foam base and a rigid foam mailbox housing adhesively joined to the base.

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