US1602290A - Steel post and base for mail boxes - Google Patents

Description

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CORA E. TAYLOR, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

STEEL POST AND BASE` FOR MAIL BOXES.

Application filed February 7, 1924. Serial No. 691,254.

My invent-ion relates to a base for mail On the post 10 a base is secured. Said boxes and a supporting post for .said base base vcomprises cross bars 14 of angle form, and more particularly to a base and post vertical flanges being disposed outside of 55 adapted to be constructed from structural the adjacent flanges. The upright angle metal elements. bars of post 10 are so disposed that the hor- The general object of my invention is to izontal flanges of the cross bars 14 will lie provide afcombined post and base for mail flush with the upper ends of the post upboxes characterized by strength and simplicrights. Transverse bolts 15 or equivalent 60 ity of construction and the minimum numfastening means detachably secure the cross ber of elements employer. bars 14 tothe post 10 at the center of said A further important object of the invencross bars so that the cross bars project tion is to provide in a structure of the class equally at opposite sidesvof the post. referred to a base which will firmly seat a On the cross bars 14 at the base llongi- 65 mail box and permit of the box being firmtudinal side bars 16 are laid to extend at 15 1y fastenedin position. their ends equal distances beyond the respec- The invention also has in view to provide tive cross bars 14. rlhe side bars 16 are in a combined post and base for mail boxes the form of angleV bars and the horizontal constructed of elements so formed and so 'lianges thereofI form a seat for a mail box 70 connected as to be readily assembled in indicated at A, so thatthe mail box is re- 20 knocked down form for shipping. ceived between the `vertical flanges of the The nature of my invention and its disangle bars 16. `Said angle bars 16 have set tinguishing features and advantages will screws 18. clearly appear as the description proceeds. YVith the abov described construction a 75 Reference is to be had to the accompanypost and base of maximum strength is ating drawings forming apart of this specifitained. and the mail box is firmly seated and' cation, it being understood that the drawsecurely held in position.

ings are merely illustrative of one example l would state in conclusion that while the of the invention. illustrated example constitutes a practical S0 Figure 1 is an elevation of a post and embodiment of my invention, l do not limit S0 base embodying my invention, the base be# myself strictly to the exact details herein ing shown in side view, the mail box being illustrated, since, manifestly, the same can indicated by dotted lines; be considerably varied without departure Figure 2 is an end elevation of the strucfrom the spirit of the invention as defined 85 ture shown in Figure 1; in the appended claim. Figure 3 is a plan view of the combined Having thus described my invention, l

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In carrying out my invention in accord- In a post and base structure for mail ance with the illustrated example, a post 10 boxes, a pair of upright angle bars, and 90 is provided which in practice is .formed in oblique bars connecting said angle bars; tosections, the adjacent ends of which abut. gether with cross bars secured at the approx- Coupling angle pieces 12 are employed eximate center thereof to flanges of said uptending across the joint between the upper right angle `bars at the top of the latter, lonand lower base post sections secured in pogitudinal angle bars crossing said transverse 95 sition by bolts 13 or equivalent means perbars approximately at the ends thereof, said mitting of the postfbeing shipped by par- -angle bars presenting horizontal flanges afcel post in knocked down form and `readily fording a, seat for a mail box and presenting assembled and erected. vertical fianges between which the lower Each post is constructed of two uprights portion of the mail box may be accommo- 100 in the form of angle bars spaced from each dated, and set screws in said vertical flanges other and connected by diagonal cross bars of the longitudinal bars adapted to bind 1l and alternate cross barsv 11 having appa'n against theopposite sides of the mail box. site obliquityi @GRA E; TAYLR;

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