Patent ID: 7168611

Claim:
A postal receptacle assembly comprising: a horizontally-oriented stoop; two columns mounted on the stoop and extending essentially vertically in spaced apart relationship; a pediment supported by the two columns; a postal receptacle situated in a space framed by the stoop, the pediment, and the two columns, the postal receptacle having a backwall which is essentially flush with rear surfaces of the stoop, the two columns, and the pediment, whereby the postal receptacle backwall and the rear surfaces of the stoop, the two columns, and the pediment are configured for mounting on a vertical member of a host building; the postal receptacle comprising an essentially hollow container, the container comprising the postal receptacle back wall, two vertically extending sidewalls, and a front wall wherein in at least a portion of the front wall is formed by a front door which pivots for permitting access to the interior of the hollow container; and wherein the postal receptacle further comprises a lid which pivots for permitting access to the interior of the hollow container.