Patent ID: 8042729

Claim:
A mailbox tray mountable to a mailbox, said mailbox having a cavity defined by two sidewalls, a depending top panel, a depending bottom panel, a depending rear panel, a front door pivotably connected to the bottom panel, said mailbox tray comprising: at least one bracket arm having a first end and a second end; a substantially thin slideable tray is disposed substantially on a top surface of said bottom panel of said mailbox, wherein said slideable tray further comprises a front segment having a mail-facing surface, a front end, a rear end and a first sliding means and a rear segment having a mail-facing surface, a front end, a rear end and a second sliding means, wherein said front end of said front segment is pivotably connected to said second end of said at least one bracket arm, said rear end of said front segment is pivotably connected to said front end of said rear segment and said first end of said at least one bracket arm is pivotably connected to said front door such that when said front door is opened, at least a portion of said front segment is extended outside of said cavity and said rear end of said rear segment is raised and when said front door is closed, said slideable tray is returned in its entirety inside said cavity in a plane substantially parallel to said bottom panel of said mailbox.