Patent ID: 7527190

Claim:
A mailbox for receiving mail, comprising: a chamber having an inside compartment, at least one open end for receiving the mail therethrough, and a bottom defining a generally flat floor with a front bottom edge; a left channel having a U-shaped groove along a left front wall of the open end of the chamber, the left channel running continuously from a left side of the bottom to a top of the open end; a right channel having a U-shaped groove along a right front wall of the open end of the chamber, the right channel running continuously from a right side of the bottom to the top of the open end, so that an upper end of the U-shaped groove of the right channel runs contiguously into an upper end of the U-shaped groove of the left channel; a door having a generally flat bottom edge that is pivotally attached to the front bottom edge to the open end of the chamber, the door rotates from a closed position to an open position, the door having a top, a left side, a right side, an inwardly facing left flange running continuously along the left side of the door between the flat bottom edge and the top, and an inwardly facing right flange running continuously along the right side of the door between the flat bottom edge and the top, so that an upper end of the inwardly facing left flange runs contiguously into an upper end of the inwardly facing right flange, wherein the door in the closed position has a portion of both the left side inwardly facing flange and a portion of the right side inwardly facing flange that protrudes into the left and the right channel grooves, and seals the inside compartment from water intrusion; and a through-hole opening in the floor of the mailbox adjacent to the open end for directing water entering into the mailbox to drain outside of the mailbox.