Patent ID: 8123113
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A security mailbox system comprising: a housing having a bottom, sides extending from said bottom and terminating in upper edges being in a substantially flat plane, and a substantially open top; a door pivotally mounted on said housing and pivotally movable about an axis parallel to said plane between a first position closing said substantially open top and a second position at an angle to said plane; a mailbox mounted in said housing and movable between a secure stowed position wherein said mailbox is within said housing when said door is in said first position and an erected operational position when said door is in said second position; drive means mounted in said housing, said drive means pivotally moving said door between said first position and said second position and pivotally moving said mailbox between said secure stowed position and said operational position; and control means communicating with said drive means for selectively activating said drive means.