Patent ID: 7175068

Claim:
A mail box configured to contain and reduce exposure to hazardous particulates, comprising: a. a container having a deposit port at an upper end and a collection chamber at a lower end; b. at least one door at the upper end for mail to be placed into the deposit port; c. a normally open sealable bag in the collection chamber for receiving mail and for being sealed when the mail is to be removed from the container; and d. a bag holder constructed and arranged to hold the bag in place and normally open so that in a first position, mail placed into the deposit port falls downwardly through the bag holder and into the bag in the collection chamber and the bag is preliminarily sealed while in this position, and in a second position, the bag is more securely sealed and removed from the bag holder, the bag holder being movable from said first position in which the bag is within the collection chamber to the second position in which the bag is outside of the collection chamber, the bag holder having an upper frame and a lower frame which are arranged so that the top of the open bag is clamped between the upper and lower frames to hold the open bag in place in the collection chamber.