Mailbox with delivery indicator
Richard V. Kirschner, Sr.
A mailbox includes a hollow housing having a rear wall, an outer wall and an open front in communication with an interior mail receptacle. Within the mail receptacle is an actuator that deploys a delivery indicator when the access door is opened. Accordingly, when a mail carrier opens the door, the indicator automatically pivots downwardly to a vertical position, extending below the bottom surface of the housing, to conspicuously notify a user that mail has been delivered. The released indicator also exposes a textual alert message inscribed on the housing rear wall.
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A mailbox with delivery indicator comprising: a hollow housing having a rear wall, at least one outer wall and an open front in communication with an interior mail receptacle; an access door pivotal onto and away from the open front to provide selective access to the mail receptacle; a plate mounted on said housing, said plate fixed in a neutral, raised position when said access door is pivoted onto the open front; an elongated rod received within said mail receptacle and attached to an inner…
2Description
The present invention relates to a mailbox having an indicator that automatically deploys when mail is delivered.