ES1061912U - Mailbox for letters and press. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Letter-box and releases for admitting ordinary mail and large documents such as magazines or newspapers, characterized by preferably having a shape of a right circular cylinder provided with an elongated slot (3) on the outer surface of the cylinder and a window ( 2) of flexible resilient blades forming a truncated right cone whose large base coincides with the base of the cylinder and the smaller base faces the interior of the box body (1). Both ends of the box (1) body are protected by two covers (4 and 5). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Letter and press mailbox.

Introduction

The letter and press mailbox consists of a double service mailbox system that allows, on the one hand, the access to ordinary mail (letters, postcards, notices, etc.) and, by another, allows the introduction of other larger documents such as: newspapers and press in general, magazines, catalogs and documents that are not normally supported by the slot of the normal mailboxes It is therefore a traditional mailbox but which also incorporates the possibility of admitting larger documents size.

Sector of the technique to which the invention relates

The invention presented affects the Sector of Current necessities of life; in particular, to the chapter of appliances for commercial or domestic use establishments and complements for homes, affecting industrially in the manufacture of accessories for shops, hotels, residences, Neighborhood communities, apartment blocks or individual homes of any type.

Background of the invention

Mailboxes constitute one of the most normal equipment that exist in all kinds of commercial establishments or homes either in the city or in field. It is an element of first necessity because, the correspondence and information in the press is something that is part of the existence of any normal person with a minimum of social relationships. On the other hand, it is usual that, in our days, homes remain empty most of the day it is virtually impossible to match our stay in house with the arrival of letters or press. On the other hand he who distribute letters, press or documents of any kind, you need deposit shipments at destination addresses for reasons Obvious of efficiency and use of your time. In the field is this need more pronounced for the same reasons.

It is not necessary, therefore, to insist on this unquestionable and elementary need to have mailboxes for the good development of our life, and, in fact, there are countless solutions that we can see materialized in the city where we live with just paying a minimum of attention in our usual displacements However, it is also true that regular mailboxes do not fully meet certain conditions elementary forcing mail carriers, janitors or deliverymen in general to leave some documents outside the mailbox, at desks of the hallways, or even to introduce them below the doors.

These unprotected documents may be lost or be turned over by other people malicious with the consequent damage to its rightful owner. Well, the invention that is now presented, of which they are not known precedents, aims to eliminate in a novel and effective way the  inconveniences mentioned above in order to increase our quality of life.

Description of the invention

The present invention relates to a new multipurpose mailbox system that supports both correspondence normal in the form of letters, notices, postcards or documents Light propaganda, for which it is endowed with the classic slot, such as larger documents such as magazines, newspapers or press in general whose reception occurs through a window which constitutes the main idea of this invention.

It is a tubular shaped element of preferably circular or ellipsoidal cross section, with its ends equipped with the corresponding practicable covers. For him side intended to collect correspondence by the recipient the lid is provided with a lock, padlock or similar protection and on the side intended for the introduction of documents by the postman, the lid has no lock but serves as protection for a flexible membrane consisting of a set of slats whose shape It has a circular sector with a central angle close to 20 or 30 sexagesimal degrees. The aforementioned slat membrane can form a plane perpendicular to the generatrices of the main cylinder, or may be designed, for added security, in the form of a trunk straight cone whose smaller base is oriented towards the inside of the mailbox cylindrical and its main base is located next to the lid. It is easy understand that any item that is entered in the mailbox pressing the set of slats inwards will cause the deformation of the slats, due to their elastic character. As a document has been fully entered in the mailbox, the recovery of the slats until their initial position leaving closed the cylinder and making extraction virtually impossible back of the documents introduced.

The smaller the angle of the cone in your vertex, the more difficult it will be to extract what has been deposited inside the cylinder, this being the fundamental feature of the mailbox of the present invention.

Brief description of the drawings

4 schematic figures are included:

Figure one

Schematically represents the view in mailbox perspective where you can distinguish what next:

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 Mailbox body

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 Slat window conical trunk

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 Card slot normal

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 Receiver side cover correspondence

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 Collection side cover correspondence

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 Space for label address

Figure 2

Represents the window views conical trunk in plan and perspective

Figure 3

Represents the mailbox about to receive a properly rolled press document that in its displacement will produce the deformation of the slats. You can distinguish what next:

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Mailbox body

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Slat window conical trunk for press

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Press Document rolled up

Figure 4

It represents the three phases of introduction of a document rolled in the mailbox.

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Document presented for introduction (lamas at rest)

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Document in process of introduction (deformed slats)

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Document introduced completely (recovered slats)

Description of a preferred embodiment

The mailbox for letters and press as conceived by the inventor in this preferred embodiment is schematically represented in Figure 1 and basically consists of a cylindrical body of revolution 1 of dimensions of about 40 cm high and about 14 cm in diameter , although it can be manufactured in other dimensions according to convenience. The key piece of this invention is a slatted window 2 in the shape of a straight cone trunk, whose slats that are made of an elastic metallic or plastic material, are uniformly distributed around the perimeter of the cylinder base leaving a small circular opening in the part that constitutes the minor base of the cone trunk that is oriented towards the inside of the mailbox and is intended to admit the introduction of properly rolled press documents
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It also exists on the surface of cylinder 1, forming the mailbox, a longitudinal groove 3 oriented according to the generatrices of the cylinder, intended to allow the entry of normal size letters and correspondence inside the mailbox.

Complement of all this are two covers 4 and 5 intended to protect the documents that are introduced in the mailbox. As a result of all this there is a small window 6 cover with transparent foil to insert a card with the signs of the mailbox owner.

In this preferred embodiment the mailbox it is installed in the access door to the house in such a way that the part of the truncated cone window 2 and the groove for Envelopes 3 is on the outer side of the house so that any person carrying a correspondence or press with that destination, you can deposit them in the mailbox by entering, without further ado, normal letters by slot 3 and the press or correspondence bulky through the louver window 2 just by removing the cover 4 of external protection and press lightly on the slats.

Figure 3 shows the three phases of introduction of document 7 in mailbox 1. In phase "1" the Document 7 is rolled up and presented in front of the window lamas 2. In phase "2" document 7 is in the process of introduction causing the deformation of the slats 2. In the phase "3" document 7 remains in mailbox 1 having recovered the lamas 2 its original form.

The collection of the documents will be done by the inside the house releasing the lid 5 that may be secured with a key, padlock, or simply embedded in the mailbox body. Another arrangement could be totally exterior in which case the collection cover must always be protected with lock.

It is not considered necessary to make the content of this description for a subject matter expert can understand its scope and the advantages derived from the invention, as well as develop and implement the object of the same.

However, it should be understood that the invention has been described according to a preferred embodiment thereof, so which may be subject to change without implying any alteration of the basis of said invention, being able to affect such modifications to the shape, size and / or Manufacturing materials; that is, the terms in which it has remained Exposed this preferred description of the invention, should be always taken with a broad and non-limiting nature.

Claims (1)

1. Letter and press mailbox intended to accept normal correspondence and bulky documents such as magazines or newspapers, characterized by preferably having a straight cylinder shape of revolution provided with an elongated groove 3 on the outer surface of the cylinder and a slat window 2 flexible elastics forming a straight cone trunk whose major base coincides with the base of the cylinder and the minor base is oriented towards the inside of the body of the mailbox 1. Both ends of the body of the mailbox 1 are protected by two covers 4 and 5.