Patent ID: 6722561
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: A47G,G09F

Abstract:
Locking mailbox apparatus comprising:a housing including: a cavity for holding incoming mail; a cavity for holding outgoing mail; a front upper wall including a front aperture disposed outwardly adjacent an upper opening to said cavity for holding incoming mail and a lower opening to said cavity for holding outgoing mail; a front lower wall disposed below and rearward from said front upper wall, wherein said front lower wall includes a mounting channel extending vertically to a lower end of said front lower wall; a back wall including a back aperture providing access to said cavity for holding incoming mail and an outward extending flange, wherein said cavity for holding incoming mail extends within said housing rearward between said front upper wall and downward between said front lower wall and said back wall, and wherein said cavity for holding outgoing mail extends within said housing rearward from said front upper wall; a top having a front portion extending forward beyond said front upper wall and a rear edge extending rearward beyond said back wall, wherein a rear portion of said top slants downward between said front portion of said top and said rear edge, and plate receiving means for receiving plates with affixed identification numbers; a carrier service door pivotally attached to said front upper wall covering said front aperture in a closed position, wherein said carrier service door includes a handle, a weather-resistant seal, and holding means for holding said carrier service door in said closed position, wherein said carrier service door is pivoted downward through an angle not exceeding 180 degrees between said closed position and an open position, and where said carrier service door in said closed position is disposed under said front portion of said top; and a rear access door attached by a hinge to said back wall to cover said back aperture in a closed position, including a handle, a weather resistant seal, a mechanical key lock, and a small opening, wherein said outward extending flange of said back wall extends through said small opening with said rear access door in said closed position to provide for locking said rear access door in said closed position with an additional lock.