Deposit and collection receptacles – Letter boxes – Signals
Patent
1992-02-18
1993-01-19
Luebke, Renee S.
Deposit and collection receptacles
Letter boxes
Signals
232 1C, B65D 9100
Patent
active
051801019
ABSTRACT:
A newspaper box has a newspaper delivery indicating device comprising a flag, flap and hinge which pass through a slot in a top wall of a newspaper container. At least two additional holes are provided through which a pair of wire loops extend for supporting the hinge. The hinge is either a shaft extending perpendicular to a pair of arms from which the flag and flap extend, or a pair of holes in the flap itself. In operation, a newspaper inserted within the box drives the flap inwardly and cause the flag to rise. Preferably, the device is produced as a unitary structure to allow utilizing the invention as a low cost kit for retro-fitting to existing newspaper boxes. Utilizing such a device provides ease in indicating when a newspaper has been delivered while minimizing the cost of retro-fitting existing newspaper boxes.
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Luebke Renee S.
Milano Michael J.
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