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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7641103 | Wall mounted log chute A wall mounted log chute for holding and transferring fire wood through a wall of a dwelling is disclosed. The chute is mounted within the confines of the wall of a dwelling and having an outside and an inside position. In the outside position the chute is capable o... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7188570 | Electrical equipment enclosure An embodiment of an enclosure for electrical equipment is described. The enclosure has a back part arranged to be mounted to a fixed support and having an open front, and a front part having an open back, arranged to contain electrical equipment, and hinged to the b... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7090119 | Mailbox door with rain intercepting structure A mailbox is provided with a rain intercepting structure which includes a groove in a shoulder formed on the laterally opposite sides and the top of the mailbox door and a ridge on the inside of the mailbox doorway in juxtaposed registration with the groove. Moistur... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6415552 | Appliance system with exterior access A building includes an exterior wall provided with a door which can be opened to expose a plurality of compartments for receiving a wide range of deliverable products. The compartments are defined as sections of one or more appliances. Preferably, the ext... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6386194 | Fireplace and outside-loading log box The invention relates to a masonry fireplace and a masonry fireplace log box fitted with a door (interior or exterior) or doors (both interior and exterior) that permits firewood to be loaded into the log box without need to carry wood through the interio... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6378769 | Pass through delivery device A pass through closure and delivery device permitting material to be safely passed through a slot in a partition or prison cell door. A container having first and second openings and first and second doors associated with each opening is disclosed for mou... | 04/30/2002 |
| 5820018 | Mailbox system with lockable back doors A mailbox system (10) for the delivery and retrieval of mail, is described. The mailbox system has a rack ladder system (12) within which is mounted mailboxes and parcel lockers (30). The back of the mailbox system is closed by back doors (46 and 48). The... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5820019 | Cluster mailbox communication device A cluster mailbox device that allows the box user to notify the mail carrier that the user's box contains outgoing mail or mail delivery instructions. The device has a fixed portion fastened to a box wall. A rotatable portion is pivotally attached to the ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5607103 | Mailbox with dual access mechanism A mailbox having a dual access mechanism is provided. The mailbox includes a housing having a pair of opposing doors pivotally mounted at each end. The opposing doors are interconnected by a flexible cable that extends along and adjacent to each side of t... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5518175 | Mail slot mounting assembly The present invention is directed to a mail slot mounting assembly which can be easily installed onto the cross-bars of an existing door without the need for welding or extensive cutting operations to the door frame. The mounting assembly has upper and lo... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5449111 | Mailboxes with front and back doors and a floor with plural angled surfaces A mailbox with front and back doors and floor with angled surfaces comprising: a floor panel adapted to be supported in a horizontal plane by a post, the panel having long side edges and short front and back edges; an upper portion formed with parallel si... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5377908 | Dual sanitary napkin disposal A dual disposal unit for mounting in openings in washroom divider panels of different thicknesses, having a pair of matched plates for positioning on opposing faces of a panel, with each of the plates having spaced vertical flanges for projecting into the... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5207344 | Trash and container waste receptacle The present invention is directed to an apparatus for the segregated collection of different types of waste materials such as bottles or cans and comprises a segregated trash receiving unit which is placed within a conventional trash can such as a standar... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5083704 | Trash disposal system An automatic trash disposal system (20) employing a trash discharge station (56) located internally of a building structure (22) and having a plurality of dedicated trash disposal ports (60P, 60M, 60G, 60NR) for receipt of different categories of recyclab... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5027948 | Delivery housing for video tape cassettes and the like An open-ended container for temporarily storing video tape cassettes, etc., having an inverted U-shaped bracket at its upper end adapted to be mounted over the upper edge of an entrance door when the latter is open. When the door is closed, the container ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5005761 | Multiple access newspaper receptacle The subject invention is a multiple access newspaper receptacle, which comprises, in general, a longitudinally extending housing with a corresponding internally disposed hollow chamber, having a dual entry access to said hollow chamber. First, there is a ... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4854497 | Trash collection unit A trash collection unit for mounting within a fence or the like which may surround a residence includes a receptacle having an elongated housing having two opposite ends and front and rear doors connected to the housing for closing the ends thereof. The r... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4848650 | Rural mailbox A rural mailbox with a front inward swinging double door for mail delivery, a back door for mail retrieval, and a forward-and-backward sliding drawer for insertion and pickup of outgoing mail.... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4757942 | Double door mailbox A double door rural type mailbox having a door actuating mechanism which extends between and is connected to the two doors to insure that only one door is open at any one time. The door mechanism also permits the opening and closing of each door independe... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4660757 | Dual access newspaper receptacle The subject invention is a dual access newspaper receptacle which is based, in general, on a longitudinal box member with a internal hollow chamber, wherein such chambered box has two entry accesses to the hollow chamber in box. One entranceway has a hing... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4651921 | Postal service facility A postal service facility including a housing, access areas for supporting postal service equipment installed on or within the housing surface, and a rotatable assemblage of postal boxes disposed between mounts within the accessible housing interior. A lo... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4650113 | Mailbox A mailbox has the usual hinged door on the roadside end and a special hinged cover which normally closes a back access opening through which mail may be removed. The back access opening extends through the top, back end and both sides of the mailbox to fa... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4648550 | Tamperproof mailbox assembly A multi-family mailbox assembly wherein each individual box is disposed in a modular frame. Each module can be secured in side to side relationship to another to give the appearance of a horizontal and vertical rectangular array of boxes. Each box is inse... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4602721 | Multiple access newspaper receptacle The subject invention is a multiple access newspaper receptacle, which comprises, in general, a longitudinally extending housing with a correspondingly internally disposed hollow chamber, having a dual entry access to said hollow chamber. First, there is ... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4557416 | Multiple-unit mail box A multiple-unit mailbox apparatus comprising a number of parallel hinge door assemblies, a plurality of tubular mail receptacles and an outer support structure including a front panel which supports the receptacles and the hinge door assemblies at its fro... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4509676 | Rotary post office box and equipment enclosure The present invention relates to an equipment (12) enclosure which is particularly adapted for post office use is described. In particular the present invention relates to a post office box or related equipment (12) enclosure which has an inner unit (11) ... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4494804 | Storage cabinet with parts sorter A parts cabinet is provided with a simple means for inspecting the contents of a drawer and returning the contents to the drawer. The cabinet is provided with a tray, either as a separate element or integral with the cabinet top, into which the contents o... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4447005 | Double door security rural mailbox with automatic signalling means A mailbox having a mail carrier door and an owner's door with a signal flag moveably mounted thereatop to indicate the presence or absence of mail therein. A mechanism within the mailbox has a pair of slidable members mounted to a downwardly extending bra... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4416414 | Utility yard marker This invention serves several functions in a utility manner. One of the utility functions is to provide a container for receiving mail in an enclosure which is expandable when the mail load is heavy in volume. The other associated utility functions are th... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4401037 | Security transfer arrangements A security transfer unit has a cashier's door and a customer's door for providing access to an intermediate transfer chamber from opposite sides of a security screen. Only one of the doors can be opened to give access to the chamber at a time, opening of ... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4278163 | Wall mounted log chute A wall mounted log chute for transferring fireplace logs through a wall of a dwelling is disclosed. An opening formed in the wall of a dwelling has a hopper hinged thereto. The hopper is movable from a first position wherein the hopper is opened at the ou... | 07/14/1981 |
| 3979053 | Refuse device A refuse device for lining refuse passageway apertures and support members of whatever nature. The subject device includes a pair of flanges which are preferably telescoping and are mutually securable together such that their outer flange portions approxi... | 09/07/1976 |
