Patent ID: 8789803

Claim:
A two-part mailbox slider mechanism having a handle, comprising: a base member and a sliding member, each of said members having a proximal and distal end; said base member adapted to secure to a horizontal portion of a mailbox post; said sliding member positioned above said base member and slideably attaching thereto, said sliding member adapted to secure to a mailbox; said base member and said sliding member having a slideable attachment comprising at least one tongue and groove joint spanning said base member length; said base member having at least one lateral slide channel, said channel extending from said base member proximal end and ending short of said base member distal end at a channel stop, wherein said channel is a lengthwise cutout disposed along a horizontal axis on at least one outer side of said base member and extends parallel to said least one tongue and groove joint; said sliding member having at least one downward tab protruding downward from a lateral side edge at said sliding member proximal end and resting within said channel and slideably engaging said channel, and wherein said least one downward tab is adapted to abut against said channel stop when said sliding member is slideably extended from said base member to prevent dislodgement from said base member distal end while providing ready joining from said base member proximal end; a handle grip having a downwardly arcuate shape attaching across a forward face of said sliding member distal end for gripping and pulling said sliding member relative to said base member.