Security mail box

Details Security mail box Security mail box

1999-09-07

2001-06-19

Browne, Lynne H. (Department: 3628)

Deposit and collection receptacles

Closures and chutes

Letter box

C232S017000, C232S043100

Reexamination Certificate

active

06247642

ABSTRACT:

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not Applicable
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not Applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of mail boxes, and more particularly to a security mail box.
2. Description of the Related Art
As can be seen by reference to the following U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,432,843; 4,037,780; 4,333,603; 4,361,271; 5,143,284 and 5,148,974 the prior art is replete with myriad and diverse security mail boxes.
While all of the aforementioned prior art constructions are more than adequate for the basic purpose for which they have been specifically designed, they are uniformly deficient with respect to their failure to provide a simple, efficient and practical security mail box.
As a consequence of the foregoing situation, there has existed a need for a new and improved security mail box and the provision of such a construction is a stated objective of the present invention.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Briefly stated, the present invention provides a mail box construction including a security compartment housed beneath a regular conventional mail compartment. The bottom of the conventional portion of the mail box is formed by an extension of a hinged door which is in a substantially horizontal position when the mail box door is opened and which lowers into a declined position when the mail box door is completely closed. When the door closes the mail drops into a locked safety compartment for later retrieval. An outgoing mail shelf is carried on a sidewall of the conventional mail compartment.


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