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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110276472 | Closure for A Compartment The invention provides a closures (106) for a compartment (100) having one or more walls (112, 114, 116, 118) and an opening (110) defined by at least one of the walls (112, 114,116, 118). The closure (106) is associated... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110210166 | Mailbox Tray 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.... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110084123 | Apparatus for Secure Postal and Parcel Receipt and Storage A receptacle for secure mail and parcel receipt and storage. The receptacle includes a top which provides a roof for the receptacle, a base, and a housing connected to the top and the base. The housing includes an upper compartment into which mail is first placed, a low... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20100127063 | Theft-Resistant Mailbox For Parcels And Method Of Construction Thereof A theft-resistant mailbox for parcels and method of construction thereof are presented. An inner door is pivotably affixed to a top inner surface of a housing and is rotatably moveable on a top edge around a sphere of rotation. An outer door is pivotably affixed to a fr... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100116875 | Tiltable secondary-door, translucent & automatic-smart mailbox A rural mailbox used for temporarily mails storage has a tiltable secondary-door that can be tilted forward to open and provide a secondary access to mailbox compartment in any position surrounding the mailbox.... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20090196028 | SOLAR POWERED ADDRESS INDICATOR WITH RECHARGEABLE AND REPLACEABLE BATTERIES An address indicator has panels each displaying a translucent character surrounded by an opaque area. A frame with a channel slidably captures the panels and has an upper chamber above the channel and a rear chamber behind the channel. Stops at opposite ends of the chan... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090145956 | CLUSTER BOX MAIL DELIVERY UNIT HAVING SECURITY FEATURES An apparatus and method for enhancing the security of a cluster box unit which includes a protective enclosure, internal cabinetry, door, hinge and locking system. The cluster box unit may also include outgoing mail compartment doors that are heavily constructed and rig... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090084836 | Theft preventative mailbox with rear residential and storage vault door and remote unlocking activation mechanism What is disclosed is a secure mailbox having at least an upper compartment with a plurality of sides, a front mailbox door hinge-ably coupled to a front edge of a side of the upper compartment, a locking and unlocking mechanism being adapted to lock the front mailbox do... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090001151 | Boat motor, submarine, and other structures mailbox design A boat motor mailbox, or one that may be structured as a submarine, airplane, locomotive engine, steamboat, or one in which its address illuminated, incorporating a upper container, an integral shaft or other supporting housing, to provide for operativness or illuminati... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080067227 | ELETRICALLY-POWERED PROGRAMMABLE PACKAGE DEPOSIT ENCLOSURE A package deposit enclosure designed for public use is powered by an efficient storage battery and photovoltaic cell array. These unique features allow the package deposit enclosure to be placed in locations where no power is available, but where there is frequent human... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20070259197 | Mailbox decoration accessory structure A mailbox accessory structure used to decorate a freestanding mailbox is disclosed. The structure includes left and right surfaces with substantially connected front and back sides that substantially enclose the mailbox. The surfaces permit the display of indicia, such ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070251987 | Postal receptacle assembly and method of making same A postal receptacle assembly (20A, 20B, 20C, 20D) comprises a postal receptacle component (22) which is spatially framed by other components of the postal receptacle assembly. The other components include a horizontally-oriented stoop ... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070228135 | Locking Mailbox A securable storage container comprising: a hollow housing having a front wall, a back wall, side walls, a top and a bottom for defining a first compartment and a second compartment; a first door rotatably connected to the housing and providing access to the first compa... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070095884 | Mailbox Game A mailbox game includes a mailbox having a rectangular container or box with an opening, a lid and a hinge that attaches the lid to the box to cover the opening. The game also includes play stamps having an adhesive backing. The mailbox may have a rotating flag that is ... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20060175390 | REINFORCED PLASTIC MAILBOX A plastic mailbox has a postal compartment mounted on top of a newspaper compartment which in turn is mounted on top of a two piece upright plastic support. The laterally opposite side wall structures and arched top structure of the postal compartment and the laterally ... | 08/10/2006 |
| 20060169760 | MULTIPLE COMPONENT MAILBOX HAVING POSTAL AND NEWSPAPER COMPARTMENTS A plastic mailbox of modular construction includes a postal compartment and a newspaper compartment. The postal compartment includes a floor component which serves as a roof for a newspaper compartment positioned beneath the postal compartment. The postal compartment fl... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060054677 | Mailbox with detachable decoration side panels A molded mailbox having a curved top surface includes flattened vertical surface projecting from each lateral side each sized to receive a decorative plate having a corresponding flattened undersurface. Attachment and detachment is readily achieved by either blind holes... | 03/16/2006 |
| 20050258226 | Locking mailbox A mailbox comprises a first housing and a first hinged door, a spring loaded locking mechanism is attached to the first housing and the first door, a pivotable flap located within said first housing operably cooperates with the locking mechanism to enable or disable the... | 11/24/2005 |
| 20050184142 | Mailbox A mailbox includes opposing side pieces, a bottom piece, a rear piece, and a door, all made from die-cast aluminum. The side pieces include abutting top flanges and the mailbox further includes a channel engaging the top flanges to hold the top flanges together. Screws ... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050139646 | Container for flat objects in a vertical position The invention relates to a container for flat objects in a vertical position, comprising a base, two lateral longitudinal sides and two front sides, the flat objects being aligned with their largest surfaces facing the front sides. At least one front side consists of at... | 06/30/2005 |
