Mailbox tray

Deposit and collection receptacles – Letter boxes – Auxiliary – cooperating

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C232S017000

Reexamination Certificate

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08042729

ABSTRACT:
A mailbox tray mountable to a standard mailbox, the mailbox tray having a bracket arm and a substantially thin generally rectangular slideable tray. The tray has a mail-facing surface disposed substantially parallel to the top surface of the bottom panel of the mailbox. The slideable tray portion has a depression to facilitate mail gripping and removal. A mail-facing surface has one or more drain holes and at least one ridge. The first end of the bracket arm is pivotably connected to the front door and the second end of the bracket arm is pivotably connected to the slideable tray such that when the front door is opened, at least a portion of the slideable tray is extended outside of the cavity and when said front door is closed, the slideable tray is returned in its entirety inside of the cavity. In a second embodiment, the slideable tray further comprises a first segment and a second segment which are pivotably connected. When the front door is opened, the rear end of the second segment is substantially raised such that the mail-facing surfaces of the front and rear segments collectively form a concave configuration. When the front door is closed, the rear segment returns to a plane substantially coplanar with the front segment.

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