Patent ID: 7261233

Claim:
A structure for an associated free standing mailbox, the mailbox having a box and a post, the post having a vertical beam intersecting a horizontal beam, said vertical beam having a top end and a bottom end, and said horizontal beam, having a front end and a back end, said box lying lengthwise upon the horizontal beam, said structure comprising: a) a left surface comprising at least three including 1) a left surface front side, 2) a left surface back side, and 3) a left surface top side, b) a right surface comprising at least three sides including 1) a right surface front side, 2) a right surface back side, and 3) a right surface top side, c) said left surface front side substantially connected to said right surface front side and said left surface back side releasably connected to said right surface back side, d) said structure connected to the front end of the horizontal beam by a first connecting device and connected near the top end of the vertical beam by a second connecting device.