Deposit and collection receptacles – Letter boxes
Patent
1992-06-08
1993-05-04
Cuomo, Peter M.
Deposit and collection receptacles
Letter boxes
232 39, 232 51, 232 24, 248548, 404 10, B65D 9100
Patent
active
052073777
ABSTRACT:
A ground-mounted upright mailbox is provided for receiving and storing therein postal material such as letters and variously-sized packages. The mailbox includes a lower mailbox portion which further defines an inner storage compartment, an upper mailbox portion attached to the lower mailbox portion, and a mounting pipe for securing the mailbox into the ground. A laterally deformable lower bellows member is integrally attached to the mailbox subjacent the lower mailbox portion, the lower bellows member allows the mailbox to laterally deflect from its normal upright position when the mailbox is struck by a physical object. Furthermore, the lower bellows member maintains the mailbox in its deflected position until the mailbox is manually righted. In an alternate embodiment, the upright mailbox is secured to the ground by a plurality of mounting pipes. Each mounting pipe includes a flexible, deformable bellows member protruding from one end and which is adapted for attachment to the lower mailbox portion. Each deformable bellows member is adapted to laterally deform when the mailbox is struck by a physical object. After being struck by the object, such as a mail delivery vehicle, the mailbox maintains its deflected position until the mailbox is returned to its normal upright position.
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Atwell George C.
Cuomo Peter M.
Saether F.
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