Patent ID: 7607569
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A securable mailbox comprising: a. a hollow housing having a front wall, a back wall, side walls, a top and a bottom for defining a first compartment and a second compartment; b. a first door rotatably connected to the housing and providing access to the first compartment, the first door being reversibly movable between an open position and a closed position; c. a second door rotatably connected to the housing and providing access to the second compartment, the second door being lockable to the housing; d. two opposing trap doors for dividing the first compartment from the second compartment, each trap door being rotatably coupled to one of the side walls of the housing; and e. a deployment means for moving the trap doors between a closed position in which the first compartment is separated from the second compartment and an open position in which the first compartment is in communication with the second compartment; wherein: wherein the slots are configured such that movement of the support bracket along the slots causes the trap doors to be reversibly moveable from the open position to the closed position.