Patent ID: 7331510

Claim:
In combination, a mail indication device and a postal mailbox having a movable door and an exterior, said mail indication device comprising: an attachment assembly comprising a tether anchor and a securing element for mounting said attachment assembly to said movable door of said postal mailbox on an exterior of said movable door; a linking tether adapted to secure to said attachment assembly, said linking tether composed of a weather-resistant material and adapted to withstand deformation; and a signal indicator having a tether recess adapted to secure said linking tether to said signal indicator, said signal indicator composed of a gravitationally dense material and having a flattened edge for placement between said movable door and said exterior of said postal mailbox, whereby opening movement of said movable door of said postal mailbox urges said linking tether to pull said signal indicator from between said movable door and said exterior of said postal mailbox and motivates said signal indictor to an observable position below said postal mailbox.