Patent ID: 8794505

Claim:
A mailbox protection system for deflecting debris, comprising: a mounting bracket non-fixedly attached to an attachment location of a mailbox post; a cantilevered structural mounting assembly comprising: a first end non-fixedly attached to the mounting bracket; and a second end non-fixedly attached to a deflection assembly; and the deflection assembly disposed in a non-contact arrangement with a mailbox disposed adjacent to and spaced from the deflection assembly, the deflection assembly comprising a wedge shape formed by: a first sheet formed to comprise a top section and a back section defining a V-shape and having two free edges, the back section fastened to the cantilevered structural mounting assembly; and a second sheet comprising a bottom section, the second sheet fastened to the two free edges of the first sheet; the mailbox protection system configured to mitigate a moment of a force affecting the mailbox by transferring at least a portion of the moment of force to the attachment location of the mailbox post, resulting from debris striking the deflection assembly.