Patent ID: 6729808
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A mail delivery system for sending a container from an outside area to a dwelling, said system comprising:a housing having a bottom wall, an upper wall, and a peripheral wall extending between said upper and bottom walls, said peripheral wall including a front wall and a back wall; an elongate tubular member having a first end and a second end, said first end being attached to said front wall, said front wall having an opening therein extending into said first end of said tubular member, said second end extending into the dwelling, said elongate tubular member having a central section positioned between said first and second end, said central section comprising a plurality tubular components removably coupled together; a plurality of handles, each of said handles being attached to one of said components, wherein said components may be positioned in soil such that said handles are adjacent to an outer surface of the soil; a suction assembly being fluidly coupled to said elongate tubular member; a control device for selectively turning said suction assembly on in a forward direction or reverse direction; and a container for holding articles being positioned in said elongate tubular member, said container being movable through said elongate tubular member.