JP2001029214A - Mailbox - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a thin postal matter to be thrown into a mailbox through a thin matter slit even when the throw-in slit is closed by a big postal matter by opening the throw-in slit on the front upper part of the main body and opening a slit, through which the thin postal matter such as a postal card is thrown in, independent of the throw-in slit under the throw-in slit. SOLUTION: A throw-in slit 3 with an oscillation lid is opened on the front upper part of the lateral rectangular parallelopiped main body 1. An antitheft plate is installed as an antitheft device 4 inside the lower edge of the throw-in slit 3A. A take-out slit 5 on the back face of the main body 1 is opened/closed by a lid body 7 with a lock device 6 such as a dial lock. The width of a slit 8 opened independent of the throw-in slit 3 onto the under part of the front upper part of the main body 1 can accept a thin postal matter B such as a post card or a sealed letter. Thus a thin postal matter B can be thrown into the mailbox hindrance fail through the slit 8 even when a big postal matter A is suspended by the antitheft device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mail box installed in a building, an apartment house, a general house, or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, in a horizontally long rectangular post box, an opening for receiving a delivery such as mail is opened at an upper front portion, and the delivery is taken out below the inlet or at the rear of the mailbox. It is usual to provide a take-out opening.

The delivery opening is closed by a lid provided with a locking device such as a dial lock, or the rear surface provided with the delivery opening is disposed indoors to prevent the delivery from being stolen from the delivery opening. He was being treated to do so.

[0004] However, despite the fact that the delivery opening has been widened due to the recent diversification, thickness, and enlargement of deliveries, no special anti-theft measures have been taken. By putting your hand through the widened slot, you can easily steal the delivery.

[0005] Therefore, conventionally, a hand is prevented from being inserted from the input port by hanging an anti-theft plate inside the input port from above or extending an anti-theft plate inside the lower edge of the input port. In some cases, measures were taken so that even if a hand was inserted, the delivered item could not be reached.However, such anti-theft measures were taken to prevent theft inside the slot. There was a risk that a thick or large delivery could be caught and could not be completely stored in the mail box (state of FIG. 4).

[0006] When a large delivery is caught by the anti-theft measure and cannot be completely stored in the mail box, not only the large delivery itself may be stolen, but also the large delivery may be stolen.
If large deliveries caught by the anti-theft measures make it impossible to enter other deliveries, and if thin deliveries such as postcards or postcards are entered after large deliveries have been entered, In some cases, a later-delivered delivery may overlap the upper surface of a large delivery (the state shown in FIG. 5), and may be easily stolen from the slot together with the large delivery.

[0007]

The problem to be solved is that, in a conventional mail box, a thick or large delivery is caught by taking anti-theft measures inside the slot. There is a great possibility that large deliveries will be stolen, as well as thin deliveries such as postcards and envelopes.

[0008]

The basic feature of the present invention is that an opening is formed in the upper part of the front of the main body, and a thin slot such as a postcard or a letter is provided below the opening independently of the opening. That is, the slit into which the delivery of the delivery is charged is opened.

The slit is not limited to a linear slit, but may be a curved slit or a combination thereof.

[0010]

The mail box of the present invention is installed in the same manner as a conventional mail box, and ordinary deliveries such as mail or large deliveries are put in from the slot. However, in the event that the slot is blocked by a large delivery, thin deliveries such as postcards and postcards will be thrown in through slits provided independently below the slot. (The state of FIG. 6).

At this time, the slits are oblique or curved (FIG. 2, FIG. 2) rather than linearly arranged in the horizontal direction (FIGS. 1, 3).
In the case of 7), a large thin delivery item can be inserted, and a designed product can be obtained depending on a combination of straight lines and curves.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body having a horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped, which opens an input port 3 provided with a swingable lid 2 above the front surface. An anti-theft plate is provided on the inner side of the lower edge to provide anti-theft treatment 4. Reference numeral 5 denotes a take-out port provided on the rear surface of the main body 1, which can be opened and closed by a lid 7 having a locking device 6 such as a dial lock.

A is a thick or large delivery which is caught by the anti-theft treatment 4 inside the slot 3.

Reference numeral 8 denotes an input port 3 opened above the front surface of the main body 1.
A slit, which is opened independently of the insertion port, is opened at a width small enough to insert a thin delivery B such as a postcard or a letter. And this slit 8 is shown in FIG.
Compared to the case of linearly arranged as shown in FIG. 3, the one arranged obliquely or curvedly (FIGS. 2 and 7) can be formed longer, and it is the largest among the thin deliveries B. Can be used.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the main body 1 is mainly provided with a take-out port 5 for taking out a delivery on the rear surface. It may be provided on the front surface of the main body 1 (the state shown in FIG. 2). In this case, both the slot 3 and the slit 8 are
Alternatively, there may be a configuration in which the opening 3 is opened separately from the lid 7, and only the slit 8 is opened in the lid 7.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, an anti-theft plate 4 is provided on the inside of the lower edge of the slot 3 to prevent theft. However, a structure in which another anti-theft plate is attached may be used. Is natural.

[0017]

According to the present invention, since a slit is opened below the input port independently of the input port as described above, a large delivery material input from the input port is stretched inside the lower edge of the input port. Even if a situation arises in which it is not possible to insert other deliveries due to the anti-theft measures established, thin deliveries such as postcards and envelopes can be inserted from the slit without any hindrance, Thin deliveries inserted through these slits are protected by anti-theft measures and large deliveries that have been caught in the anti-theft measures and are not likely to be stolen.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a large delivery is caught in an anti-theft measure.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a conventional example in which a thin delivery is overlapped with a large delivery caught in the anti-theft treatment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a thin delivery is put in from a slit.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing another example of the opening of the slit.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 body 3
Slot 4 Anti-theft measures 5
Outlet 6 Coil spring 7
Lid 8 Slit A
Large deliveries B Small deliveries

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A horizontally elongated rectangular body (1) having a take-out port (5) on the rear surface, an input port (3) opened at the top front of the main body (1), and an inside of the input port (3). Provided in
An anti-theft measure (4) for preventing insertion of a hand from the slot (3), and the slot (3) is opened independently below the slot (3) and is thin such as a postcard or a sealed letter. A mail box consisting of a linear slit (8) into which the delivery B is inserted. 2. A horizontally elongated rectangular body (1) having a take-out port (5) on the rear surface, an input port (3) opened at the top front of the main body (1), and an inside of the input port (3). Provided in
An anti-theft measure (4) for preventing insertion of a hand from the slot (3), and the slot (3) is opened independently below the slot (3) and is thin such as a postcard or a sealed letter. A mail box comprising a curved slit (8) into which the delivery B is inserted. 3. A horizontally long rectangular body (1) having a take-out opening (5) provided on the front surface thereof which can be opened and closed by a lid (7), and an opening (3) opened at an upper part of the front surface. An anti-theft measure (4) provided inside the mouth (3) for preventing insertion of a hand through the mouth (3); and opening independently of the mouth (3) below the mouth (3). And a linear slit (8) into which a thin delivery B such as a postcard or a postal card is inserted. 4. A horizontally elongated rectangular body (1) having an opening (5) provided on the front surface thereof which can be opened and closed with a lid (7), and an opening (3) opened at an upper part of the front surface. An anti-theft measure (4) provided inside the mouth (3) for preventing insertion of a hand through the mouth (3); and opening independently of the mouth (3) below the mouth (3). And a curved mailbox (8) into which thin deliveries B such as postcards and envelopes are inserted.