Patent ID: 7051921

Claim:
A mailbox for receiving and storing mail therein, said mailbox comprising: a housing having spaced front and rear walls defining upper and lower compartments therebetween, said housing comprising a plurality of access doors pivotally mounted to said front and rear walls respectively and being movable along first and second radial paths respectively, said front access door being disposed above said rear access door, said housing further having top and bottom surfaces secured to said front and rear walls for defining a predetermined height of said housing, said front access door having a fulcrum axis extending along a width thereof, a plurality of brackets secured to inner surfaces of said front and rear walls respectively and subjacent to said front access door, a support shelf removably positionable within said housing and engageable with said brackets respectively wherein said support shelf is disposed along a horizontal plane rearward of said front access door, wherein said shelf support includes a lever attached thereto and extending upwardly therefrom so that a user can completely remove said support shelf from said housing for allowing mail to be dropped directly into said lower compartment, said support shelf for receiving and supporting mail thereon and within said upper compartment so that a user can readily retrieve mail via said front access door, and a weight member secured to said front access door and extending along the fulcrum axis for maintaining said front access door at a closed position, the fulcrum axis being defined along a lower edge portion of said front access door.