Patent ID: 9565961
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A47G

Claim:
1. 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 surface of the outer wall, said rod biased toward said access door, said rod having a distal end that passes through an opening on said housing and an aligned aperture on said plate when said plate is in a neutral, raised position whereby when said access door is pivoted away from the open front, the biased rod moves toward said door to remove the distal end from said opening and said aperture to release said plate, which pivots to an active, lowered position to indicate that mail has been placed into said mail receptacle; a textual alert message inscribed on the rear wall of said housing that is concealed when said plate is in the neutral, raised position, said textual alert message exposed when said plate is released to said active, lowered position to further inform a user that mail has been placed into said mail receptacle.