Patent ID: 6375071
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A mailbox comprising:a housing for receiving and storing mail, said housing having an upper opening through which mail can be deposited and retrieved, and a lower opening through which mail can be retrieved; a mailbox door mounted to said housing for movement between a first door position in covering relation to said upper opening and a second door position out of said covering relation to said upper opening; a lockable door movable between a first locked position in covering relation to said lower opening and a second unlocked position out of said covering relation to said lower opening; a mail support movably mounted within said housing for movement between (i) a first mail support position for supporting mail thereon, and (ii) a second position for supplying mail to a lower portion of said housing; and a lower support movably mounted within said housing below said mail support and coupled to said mailbox door, said lower support being movable upon movement of said mailbox door between (i) a first support position where said lower support engages the underside of said mail support to prevent said mail support from moving to said second position, in response to movement of said mailbox door to said second door position, and (ii) a second position which releases said mail support so that said mail support can move to said second position thereof in order to supply mail thereon from an upper portion of said housing to the lower portion of said housing, in response to movement of said mailbox door from said second door position to said first door position.