Patent ID: 7032811
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A mailbox assembly, for mounting in a ground surface, comprising: a mailbox having an interior cavity for holding mail and having a bottom surface having a first circular cutout; and a support including a rod having a top end and a bottom end, a support plate having a mounted stake extending downwardly for penetrating the ground surface, and a spring extending between the bottom end of the rod and the support plate, the top end of the rod extending through the first circular cutout for allowing the mailbox to rotate around the top end of the rod to prevent the mailbox from becoming damaged upon impact from a vehicle; and a cylindrical shaped support plate coaxially attached to a circular collar, the top end of the rod extending through the circular collar and support plate, the circular collar having a set screw for engaging and securing against the rod and positionally fixing the support plate and circular collar with respect to the rod, the support plate having a top edge that rests against the bottom surface of the mailbox.