Mail receptacle
US8573473B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G29/22
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A receptacle for receiving objects, such as mail or parcels, has a main housing having an input opening through which objects may be placed into the receptacle, and a hopper style door rotatable coupled within the housing. The hopper has bottom for receiving an object and a hopper cover disposed under the bottom. The hopper is rotatable between an open position in which the bottom is accessible through the opening and a closed position in which the hopper cover blocks the input opening. A flap is coupled to the hopper and is rotatable between an up position when the hopper is in the open position in which the flap forms a back wall adjacent the rear edge of the bottom, and a down position when the hopper is in the fully closed position in which the flap allows an object to slide off the bottom and out of the hopper.
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