Deposit and collection receptacles – Letter boxes
Patent
1997-12-31
1999-09-14
Green, Brian K.
Deposit and collection receptacles
Letter boxes
232 45, B65D 9100
Patent
active
059509180
ABSTRACT:
A space shuttle mail box with nose cone delivery door, tail end delivery door, raisable tail flag and mail box post support. Each of the components structurally resembles a United States Space Shuttle and further includes perpendicular main sidewings, O.M.S. thruster pod protrusions, and dome shaped protrusions extending rearwardly from the tail end delivery door. Both the tail end and the front end nose cone can pivotally open relative to the main cargo bay section in order to put mail into the cargo bay interior.
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Green Brian K.
Miller William L.
Steinberger Brian S.
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