Mail carrier apparatus

A mail carrier apparatus for carrying and organizing mail for delivery includes a board having a board front face, a board back face, a board top edge, a board bottom edge, a board left edge, and a board right edge. The board has an upper portion and a lower portion. A mail bin is coupled to the board back face. The mail bin comprises a bin left side, a bin right side, a bin back side, and a bin bottom side defining a bin cavity with the upper portion of the board back face to hold mail. A ledge is coupled to the board. The ledge is coupled to the board front face proximal the board bottom edge. The ledge supports magazines and larger envelopes resting against the board.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to mail delivery devices and more particularly pertains to a new mail delivery device for carrying and organizing mail for delivery.

The prior art relates to mail delivery devices and carry bags. Existing devices for delivering mail are typically messenger-style bags and may have different compartments for organization yet do not allow the mail carrier to easily see and separate what has been sorted. These devices also do not lend themselves to be supported with one arm in front of the carrier while the other hand easily identifies and separates mail for delivery.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a board having a board front face, a board back face, a board top edge, a board bottom edge, a board left edge, and a board right edge. The board has an upper portion and a lower portion. A mail bin is coupled to the board back face. The mail bin comprises a bin left side, a bin right side, a bin back side, and a bin bottom side defining a bin cavity with the upper portion of the board back face. The bin cavity is configured to hold mail. A ledge is coupled to the board. The ledge is coupled to the board front face proximal the board bottom edge. The ledge is configured to support magazines and larger envelopes resting against the board.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As best illustrated inFIGS. 1 through 5, the mail carrier apparatus10generally comprises a board12having a board front face13, a board back face14, a board top edge16, a board bottom edge18, a board left edge20, and a board right edge22. The board12has an upper portion24and a lower portion26. The width of the upper portion24of the board may be greater than the width of the lower portion26of the board making the board12a capital T-shape. The board12may be dimensioned such that a standard size magazine28extends from the board bottom edge18and covers the lower portion26but does not entirely cover the upper portion24. The width of the lower portion26is dimensioned to conform to the width of standard size magazine28.

A clip30may be coupled to the board front face13proximal the board top edge16. The clip30may include a clip mount32coupled to the board front face13and a clip arm34pivotably coupled to the clip mount32. The clip arm34is spring-loaded to bias towards a clamped position contacting the clip mount32. The clip30is configured to hold mail against the board12.

A mail bin36is coupled to the board back face14. The mail bin36comprises a bin left side38, a bin right side40, a bin back side42, and a bin bottom side44defining a bin cavity46with the upper portion24of the board back face14. The bin cavity46is configured to hold mail. Each of the bin left side38, the bin right side40, and the bin back side42may extend above the board top edge16to support larger envelopes and magazines without obstructing visibility or accessibility of standard sized envelopes held within the bin cavity46. The bin bottom side44of the mail bin may additionally serve as a support point on the forearm of a user securing the apparatus12as shown inFIG. 5.

A ledge48is coupled to the board12. The ledge48is coupled to the board front face13proximal the board bottom edge18and may extend perpendicularly. The width of the ledge48may be equal to the width of the upper portion24of the board. The ledge48is configured to support magazines and larger envelopes resting against the board12. The ledge48may have a lip to prevent items from slipping. A pen attachment50is coupled to the mail bin36. The pen attachment50may include a pen anchor52coupled to the bin back side42of the mail bin, a pen cord54coupled to the pen anchor52, a pen56coupled to the pen cord54, and a pen holder58coupled to the bin right side40of the mail bin. The pen56is selectively engageable within the pen holder58for storage when not in use. The pen holder58may be tubular and may have a split channel60to allow a holder back side62and a holder front side64to elastically separate and secure the pen56when inserted. The pen cord54and the pen anchor52prevent the pen56from falling if dropped.

In use, mail is placed in the bin cavity46of the mail bin. The user secures the apparatus10with his or her forearm on the board back face14beneath the bin bottom side44and his or her hand securing the lower portion26of the board12. The next delivery may then be selected and organized by placing larger items on the ledge48and smaller items under the clip30. The pen56is easily accessed when needed.