Patent ID: 6513706
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A mailbox apparatus comprising:a mailbox assembly including a box having an open front end, and also including a door being hingedly attached to said box and being closable over said open front end, and further including a tubular support member upon which said box is mounted; a flag support assembly being mounted to said mailbox assembly and including a housing being attached to said box, and also including a flag support arm being movably disposed in said housing, and further including a spring member being disposed in said housing and biasing said flag support arm; a flag member being pivotally attached to said housing and having a bottom end which is in contactable relationship to said flag support arm; and a mail delivery signaling assembly including a switch member being disposed in said housing and being in contactable relationship to said flag support arm, and also including a light-emitting member being connected to said switch member with wires, and further including a pressure sensitive sensor being disposed in said box and being connected to said light-emitting member, and also including a power source being connected to said switch member, to said light-emitting member, and to said pressure sensitive sensor.