Patent ID: 8390850

Claim:
A toy mailbox, comprising: a housing having a first compartment and a second compartment separated from the first compartment by a barrier, said housing being shaped and decorated to simulate the appearance of a common postal mailbox; a printing device enclosed within the first compartment of the housing and configured to print data content on a media sheet and to dispense the media sheet; a slit through the barrier that permits the printing device to dispense the media sheet into the second compartment, the second compartment forming a storage area for holding the dispensed media sheet; and a closeable door positioned in a doorway on the housing, the door permitting access to the storage area through the doorway to retrieve the dispensed media sheet, the barrier blocking the view of the printing device through the doorway when the door is opened, wherein the printing device comprises a feed tray configured within the printing device for holding one or more media sheets.