Patent ID: 7607569

Claim:
A securable mailbox comprising: a. a hollow housing having a front wall, a back wall, side walls, a top and a bottom for defining a first compartment and a second compartment; b. a first door rotatably connected to the housing and providing access to the first compartment, the first door being reversibly movable between an open position and a closed position; c. a second door rotatably connected to the housing and providing access to the second compartment, the second door being lockable to the housing; d. two opposing trap doors for dividing the first compartment from the second compartment, each trap door being rotatably coupled to one of the side walls of the housing; and e. a deployment means for moving the trap doors between a closed position in which the first compartment is separated from the second compartment and an open position in which the first compartment is in communication with the second compartment; wherein: opening the first door forces the deployment means to move the trap doors to the closed position; and closing the first door forces the deployment means to move the trap doors to the open position; the trap doors each have a slot; the deployment means comprises: i. a lever rotatably coupled to the first door; and ii. a support bracket rotatably coupled to the lever and rotatably coupled to at least one of the side walls or the bottom, at least a portion of the bracket being positioned in the slots of the trap doors; and wherein the slots are configured such that movement of the support bracket along the slots causes the trap doors to be reversibly moveable from the open position to the closed position.