Deposit and collection receptacles – Letter boxes – With supports
Patent
1978-05-19
1980-02-12
Frazier, Roy D.
Deposit and collection receptacles
Letter boxes
With supports
248145, B65D 9100
Patent
active
041879783
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for protecting cantilevered mailboxes from damage caused by collision with passing vehicles, maintenance equipment and other objects thrown by the plows against the boxes while clearing the roadways. More specifically, the apparatus includes a vertically disposed column anchored in the ground and a laterally projecting arm hingedly secured to the upper portion of the column for swingably supporting the mailbox. A shear pin normally locks the hinge and associated arm and box against rotation. The pin is designed to shear in response to a predetermined torsional stress upon the hinge which stress is produced by the impact of a vehicle or other object striking the box or arm thereby permitting the box and arm to swing to non-obstructing position as the object passes.
The apparatus is further characterized by flexible shields or a cage surrounding at least a portion of the mailbox and adapted to absorb or damp at least a portion of the initial collisional impact, thus relieving the shear pin from a corresponding torsional stress even if the ultimate stress is sufficient to shear the pin, said shield being coated with a safety orange or other iridescent material to facilitate identification by an approaching driver.
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Aschenbrenner Peter A.
Brown, Jr. Robert
Frazier Roy D.
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