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Scientific American ; Jan. 2 edition, 1909
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4120446 | Newspaper delivery receptacle A newspaper delivery receptacle or tube having a bottom, sides and a top, closed at one end constituting its back end and open at its front end. The receptacle is mounted in a generally horizontal position on a post by means of a bracket having a vertical... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4114801 | Retractable mailbox A retractable mailbox assembly includes three concentric cylinders with the outer mounted underground and the middle and inner cylinders telescopically mounted to rise out of the ground in response to air pressure with the middle cylinder mounted to rise ... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4114800 | Newspaper support for a newspaper delivery tube A newspaper support for a newspaper delivery tube is provided which comprises a wedge surface having a length greater than one-half the length of the tube. The support may be molded directly in the bottom of the tube, or may be provided with a clamp for i... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4026461 | Newspaper support insert A newspaper support is provided which comprises a horizontally corrugated wedge of about one-half the length of a newspaper delivery tube and at least one-half the interior width thereof. The support possesses a reversely turned forward clamp portion to e... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4005816 | Mailbox having dual access closures and signal means Each of the opposite ends of a basically conventional mailbox is provided with a hinged closure which operates a signal device which is pivoted on the side of the mailbox so as to be elevated by the opening of the entry or deposit end of the box and to be... | 02/01/1977 |
| 4002291 | Newspaper delivery tube insert An insert bracket is provided for insertion into a newspaper tube of one-piece elongated, generally cross-section, hollow body construction, open at one end and closed at the other, which insert comprises three descending legs connected at the top, two of... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3990629 | Mailbox bracket A bracket for attaching a sign or box to a mailbox of conventional design having a door at one end and a panel at the other, said panel terminating in a bead co-planar with the panel, such bracket comprising a bar adapted to lie in contact with the top of... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3982690 | Mail box container A portable, open top, mail collecting container constructed and shaped from lightweight material for removable insertion inside of a mail collection box through the box access door. The upper edges of the container incline downwardly from the rear end wal... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3981413 | Mailbox door mounting arrangement A door for a mailbox that has an open end to be selectively closed by the door, the mailbox being of the free standing type most frequently encountered in rural areas, is pivotally mounted on the mailbox by an improved hinging arrangement. A solid flat ba... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3981436 | Mail box A mail box having a conventional hood portion and tilt-type inlet chute and a base portion which includes a frame and a receptacle removably received in the frame, the hood portion being hinged to the frame at the rear thereof and having an extension at t... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3946939 | Mailbox A mailbox having a platform for receiving mail and a cover for providing weather protection is disclosed. The cover is pivotably mounted to the center of the platform and may be opened by a latch on either side thereof. When either latch is opened, the co... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3942715 | Mailbox A rural delivery type mailbox having an elongated hollow container with a single mail receiving compartment therein, the container normally mounted adjacent a roadway and having a front end with a door therein for the insertion of mail into the compartmen... | 03/09/1976 |
| 3935994 | Security mailbox A mailbox for the reception and protection of mail comprises a mail receptacle or container with a door, an alarm system control switch, responsive to the opening and closing of the mailbox door to activate an alarm when the door is open, illuminating mea... | 02/03/1976 |
