Patent ID: 7316346

Claim:
A seasonally decorative cover for a mailbox supported on a transverse beam extending from a post adjacent an upper end thereof, the mailbox having an arcuate top and opposite, parallel, horizontally elongate sides depending from the top, the cover comprising a rigid, integral, hollow, cover body molded to provide outside surface protuberances forming contours of at least one character and recognizable object symbolizing one of a season, holiday and event and an underside formed with an arcuate recess for snugly receiving the top and opposite sides of the mailbox to mount the cover body on the mailbox saddle fashion, and releasable means for mounting the cover body to the mailbox so that said at least one character and recognizable object symbolizing one of a season, holiday and event is displayed prominently, wherein the releasable mounting means comprises at least one tie for extending under the beam and means for securing said at least one tie at opposite ends to portions of the cover body on opposite sides of the recess, and wherein said at least one tie comprises an elastic strap terminated at opposite ends by respective rigid tabs and said means for securing said at least one tie comprises slot form sockets formed in the cover body on respective opposite sides of the recess for releasably receiving respective tabs.