US1790123A - Mail-box support - Google Patents

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Jan. 27, 1931. M. TRIMMER MAIL BOX SUPPORT Filed March 14, 1929 Jmtoz ML, Tr zm men Patented Jan. 27, 1931 MosEs' LERQ TRIMMER, on. cnn c mssonmz "nnrmaox surronr Application filed March 14, 1929." serial no. 34 7, 071,

This invention relates to the classof supports and pertains particularly to an 1mproved type of support for receptacles, such for example as mailboxes and the like.

5 The primary object of the presentinven tion is to provide an improved mail box supporting post, having means associated therewith whereby it will be prevented from tilting in the earth in which it is set. x

Another object of the invention is to provide a mail box support wherein is employed an upright member and a horizontal member, the horizontal member being designed for the support of a mail box and having pivotal connection with the upright member, by means of which it can be swung to one side or the other thereof, as necessary, centering means being employed for normally holding the members in a particular relation. 7 1 i A still further object of the invention'is to provide a mail box support which may be readily adjusted vertically to raise or lower the box, and wherein horizontal adjustment of a portion of the'structure supporting the box may be made with relation to a ground engaging supporting member.

' The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following .detailed description taken in connection with the ac companying drawing forming a part'of this specification, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict con-formitywith the showing of i the drawing but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed-in'tlie appendedclaiinsr I r ,Inthe drawing Figure 1 is a side elevational View of the mail box supporting structure embodying the present invention; I I V Figure 2 is a plan View of the bearing n1em-. bers connecting the supporting post and horizontal bar; I Figure 3 is a sectional view taken upon the line 3 3 of Figure 1; r g V Figure 4 is a detailed view of the lower 'lowerblo'ck passes through the ribs18.

portion eof ithe supporting .post showing the i v anchor: membersinasideelevation W Referring to the drawing in detail wherein-like numeralscf reference indicate corresponding partsthroughout the'l several v1eWs, -the.-numera-l 1 indicates a-post mem V bendesigned to be I mounted .in vertical positiOniinthe-earth, thealower endiofthe. post havingsecured thereto atzopp-osite points, the anchor plates or1shield's2 and 3',- arrangedrinuso different :vertical planes, in the"manner ShOWILa': i

.As isaalso clearlyshown; each ofithese plates "isslightly" curved transversely, the concave face of each being positioned against thesupc5 porting post; In thisim-anner, when the post is in position and the plates 2 and 3are below the: surface-:of theigroun'd, the;- swaying or tilting of the post will be prevented. 7

Adjacent itsupper "end, thepost'l: hasad- 70 gjustab-ly secured i thereto a;; pair of: bearing blocks 5 4 and 5; the block 4 having 1a single passage thereth-rough, as. indicated at- 6,

through which the post 1 passesja'nd'carry inga set-screw 7 Which-bears against the post 75 to prevent'the movement of this block therei on." Formed-transversely of'the' upper and l'owerzfacesof the block a are the-."ribs 8, the uppenone OffWhiCll is designed to position in a recess 9 formed transversely of the adj a- 3 centandrunderfaceoffthe upperblock 5, in the n-ranner'shown', to hold these blocksin a- Predetermined relation; I I

' [he :upper'block- 5 of the bearing members is va-lso provided with apassage ffor*the"ex-' tension thcrethrough ofthe post 1, this pas- V sage being indicated by the numeral 10', and j asrshown," this passage-passes through the groove-J9, the same 'asithe passagei6i'in the WI w'One-Sidecfthe upper'block 5 projects slightly beyond; the lower block and"; has formed therethrou'gh; a second; passage; as

indicated at111:;Thisipassage" extends at right-angles to the passage- 10; and isde'signed' to receivefo-ne-endzofa horizontal'bar 12, which bargisadjustab'ly held-therein by a set e screw- 13-lv c v Thev outer: end of. the} horizontal i' b'ar '12 is provided w thsuitables pp rti g rac e s14 and 15 for the support of the letter box 16 and package box 17, in the manner shown.

When the present mail box supporting structure is set up for use, the post 1 may be positioned in the usual manner adjacent a roadway with the box supporting arm 12 extending outwardly therefrom at right angles to the road, so that the boxes 16 and17 may be easily reached from a vehicle. inthe road. The tongue and groove connection be: tween the bearing blocks 4 and 5 serves to normally maintain the arm and post in the. position described, but will permit of the arm 12 being rotated about thepostas the outer end of the bar is struck. It will be readily seen that when the bar 12 is rotated the block 5 will ride up upon the'rib 8 of the underlying block and swing about the post; 1.

From the foregoing descriptlon it will" also be readily apparent that theblock4 maybe easily raised or lowered uponthe post 1 and mentioned passage, an article supporting arm slidably extended through the second passage of said upper body, a pair of set screws one Iii-testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

Moses L. TRIMMER.

the bar 12 maybe shifted through the block Y 5, as desired, to increase or decrea'se the distance between the post and the boxes carried upon the outer end of the bar. a i I I 'tha construc- J It will be seen also thattion of thecharacter described, a number-of upon the p0st"1, one above the other, to support a plurality ofbox carrying arms so that i one post may be employed fOI carrying a number of mail boxes. a s 7 Having descrlbed-my invent on, what-I cla1m1s:-'-J

bodies disposed'in superposed: relation and having aligned bores for the passageof: said i post therethrough, one of said bodies having the face abutting the other body provided 1 with a transverse rib, the other body having i the face opposing said ribprovided with a transverse groove forthe' reception of therib, said passagesv of the bodles passing through the rib and the groove, theupper one of said bodies having a second'pass'age formed therethrough ina plane at right angles to-the first junits similar to'the-unit' 10 may be placed 1 i mentioned passage, an article supporting arm slidably extended through the second passage of said-upper body,andmeans for'detachably securing the lower one of the bodies to the post. i

'2. Ina support of the characterdescribed, I I

vertically-mounted-post; a pair ofblock bodies disposed insuperposed relation and 7 having aligned bores for the passage of said posttherethrough,one of said bodies having the face abutting, the lother body provided I with a transverse rib, the other body having the face'opposing saidrib providedwith a transverse groove for thereception of the rib, said passages of the bodies'passing-through the rib and the groove,'the upper one of said l bodies'having a second passage fo'rmedthere- I through in'a plane atright angles' 'to the first

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