Patent ID: 7182245
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A theft resistant mailbox comprising: a substantially elongated structure having a length of said structure greater than a height of said structure; movably positional doors disposed at proximal and distal ends of said structure; a plate disposed within said structure, said plate having a sloped portion and a rear portion, said sloped portion having a proximal end and a terminal end, said rear portion extending from said terminal end, wherein said plate spans at least a substantial distance across an internal width of said elongated structure and wherein said plate is disposed such that a distance between said proximal end of said sloped portion and said top of said structure is less than a distance between said terminal end of said sloped portion and said top of said structure so that said sloped portion has a slope from its proximal end to its terminal end, said rear portion of said plate being substantially parallel to said doors when said doors are in a closed position; said plate dividing the interior of said structure into a front chamber and a rear chamber; and a locking mechanism for one of said doors.