GB2492004B - Improvements to letterboxes - Google Patents

Improvements to letterboxes

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GB2492004B
GB2492004B GB201217078A GB201217078A GB2492004B GB 2492004 B GB2492004 B GB 2492004B GB 201217078 A GB201217078 A GB 201217078A GB 201217078 A GB201217078 A GB 201217078A GB 2492004 B GB2492004 B GB 2492004B
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flap
assembly
locking
locking member
letterbox
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GB201217078D0 (en
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Giovanni Laporta
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G29/00—Supports, holders, or containers for household use, not provided for in groups A47G1/00-A47G27/00 or A47G33/00 
    • A47G29/12—Mail or newspaper receptacles, e.g. letter-boxes; Openings in doors or the like for delivering mail or newspapers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G29/00—Supports, holders, or containers for household use, not provided for in groups A47G1/00-A47G27/00 or A47G33/00 
    • A47G29/12—Mail or newspaper receptacles, e.g. letter-boxes; Openings in doors or the like for delivering mail or newspapers
    • A47G29/122—Parts, details, or accessories, e.g. signalling devices, lamps, devices for leaving messages
    • A47G29/1223—Pouches or the like to prevent mail dropping on the floor behind the mail slot
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G29/00—Supports, holders, or containers for household use, not provided for in groups A47G1/00-A47G27/00 or A47G33/00 
    • A47G29/12—Mail or newspaper receptacles, e.g. letter-boxes; Openings in doors or the like for delivering mail or newspapers
    • A47G29/122—Parts, details, or accessories, e.g. signalling devices, lamps, devices for leaving messages
    • A47G29/124—Appliances to prevent unauthorised removal of contents
    • A47G29/1245—Letter flap blocking devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G29/00—Supports, holders, or containers for household use, not provided for in groups A47G1/00-A47G27/00 or A47G33/00 
    • A47G29/12—Mail or newspaper receptacles, e.g. letter-boxes; Openings in doors or the like for delivering mail or newspapers
    • A47G29/122—Parts, details, or accessories, e.g. signalling devices, lamps, devices for leaving messages
    • A47G29/126—Lids for access slits

Abstract

A letterbox assembly comprising of at least one flap 12/14 and a frame 16 adapted to be received within a door/panel in use. The said flap is moveable relative to the frame between a closed position blocking the aperture of the letterbox and an open position giving access to the aperture via the flap. The assembly also has a means of damping at least one flapâ s movement between its open to closed positions. Air or torsional means may be used to provide flap damping. The assembly may have a means of locking to prevent the flap from being moved to its open position. The locking means may comprise of a locking member and a corresponding cooperating member, where the locking member may be biased away from the cooperating member in use; it may be possible that the locking member is biased toward the unlocked position. The assembly may have an attachable means for engaging the complementary attachment means of a letter catcher.
GB201217078A 2011-06-16 2011-06-16 Improvements to letterboxes Active GB2492004B (en)

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GB201217078D0 GB201217078D0 (en) 2012-11-07
GB2492004A GB2492004A (en) 2012-12-19
GB2492004B true GB2492004B (en) 2013-12-11

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Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2521449B (en) * 2013-12-20 2017-05-03 Trojan Hardware & Design Ltd Improvements in or relating to letter plate arrangements
GB2553088B (en) * 2016-08-15 2020-10-07 Era Home Security Ltd Retrofit letter plate cowl
US20220087465A1 (en) * 2018-12-12 2022-03-24 e-Delivery Locker Pty Ltd Receiving Enclosure

Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US782229A (en) * 1904-04-29 1905-02-14 Marcellus S Field Mail-receptacle.
DE3245875A1 (en) * 1982-12-11 1984-06-14 Artur 7060 Schorndorf Föhl Device for closing letter-box openings
GB2188675A (en) * 1986-04-07 1987-10-07 Terence Raymond Gibson Lockable letter flap apparatus
NL1004068C1 (en) * 1996-09-19 1997-01-13 Jan Schut Letter-box plate with insertion slot - has slot-covering flap hinging at top and shutting automatically under gravity
DE102005030006A1 (en) * 2005-06-17 2006-12-28 Erwin Renz Metallwarenfabrik Gmbh & Co. Kg Letter box or letter box system, has housing comprising opening slot that is closed by cover deviatable around swivel axis, and interlock provided at rear side of cover, where cover is locked into closing position by using interlock
GB2445789A (en) * 2007-01-17 2008-07-23 Winlock Security Ltd Letter plate with damper to protect fingers

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US782229A (en) * 1904-04-29 1905-02-14 Marcellus S Field Mail-receptacle.
DE3245875A1 (en) * 1982-12-11 1984-06-14 Artur 7060 Schorndorf Föhl Device for closing letter-box openings
GB2188675A (en) * 1986-04-07 1987-10-07 Terence Raymond Gibson Lockable letter flap apparatus
NL1004068C1 (en) * 1996-09-19 1997-01-13 Jan Schut Letter-box plate with insertion slot - has slot-covering flap hinging at top and shutting automatically under gravity
DE102005030006A1 (en) * 2005-06-17 2006-12-28 Erwin Renz Metallwarenfabrik Gmbh & Co. Kg Letter box or letter box system, has housing comprising opening slot that is closed by cover deviatable around swivel axis, and interlock provided at rear side of cover, where cover is locked into closing position by using interlock
GB2445789A (en) * 2007-01-17 2008-07-23 Winlock Security Ltd Letter plate with damper to protect fingers

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GB201217078D0 (en) 2012-11-07

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