Patent ID: 6053404
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A mail signaling device in combination with a mailbox, said mailbox having a body, said body having mounting holes formed therein, a hinged door attached to said body, said door having mounting holes formed therein, an upper latch member positioned on said body, a lower latch member positioned on said door, said mail signaling device comprising:a helical spring having an upper end and a lower end;a retaining bracket having a first horizontal planar surface connected to and vertically offset from a second horizontal planar surface;a mounting bracket having a first vertical planar surface connected to and horizontally offset from a second vertical planar surface;a signal plate having a front face and a rear face;first means for attaching said upper latch member and said retaining bracket to said mailbox body, wherein said first attaching means includes openings formed in said upper latch member and in said retaining bracket's second planar surface, said openings being aligned with said mounting holes in said mailbox body, and fasteners adapted to be inserted through said openings and said mounting holes in said mailbox body;second means for attaching said lower latch member and said mounting bracket to said mailbox door;third means for attaching said signal plate adjacent to said upper end of said helical spring; andfourth means for attaching said helical spring, adjacent said lower end thereof, to said mounting bracket.