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US838194A
US838194A US30828206A US1906308282A US838194A US 838194 A US838194 A US 838194A US 30828206 A US30828206 A US 30828206A US 1906308282 A US1906308282 A US 1906308282A US 838194 A US838194 A US 838194A
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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
    • A47G29/1209—Rural letter-boxes
    • 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
    • A47G29/1209—Rural letter-boxes
    • A47G29/12097—Rural letter-boxes comprising a tray to keep received mail dry

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  • This invention relates to improvements in mail-boxes, and particularly for mail-boxes to be used on rural-delivery routes.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a box which will protect the mail from rain and other damaging weather effects and which will be inexpensive to construct and will keep the mail secure from trespassers.
  • the object also is to provide a mail-box with an automatically sliding receptacle which will bring the mail deposited in the box far enough out when the door is opened ⁇ )0 permit of its being taken readily from the
  • the object also is to provide a means for securely fastening it to the top of a supportmg-post.
  • FIG. 1 is a front end view of myimproved mail-box, showing part of the supporting-post.
  • Fig. 2 is a vertical section of same on the'line 2 2 of Fig. 1
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my improved mail-box.
  • the post here shown as a tubular metal post, which will be planted and anchored in the ground in any secure and suitable manner.
  • 5 represents the bottom of my improved mail-box, 6 the sides, and 7 the rear end of the box.
  • the opposite or front end of the box has an opening which is closed by the hinged door 8. This door is hinged at its upper end and drops down to close the boxopenlng.
  • FIG. 9 is a metal socket into which the top of the post 4 is inserted.
  • the socket has a flange which is riveted to the bottom 5 of the box.
  • a flanged sleeve 10 is slipped on the post before the latter is introduced into the socket 9, and 11 represents brace-bars which extend diagonally from the sleeve 10 to the A under side of the bottom 5 and are riveted 13 is an arched roof for the box, which terminates with the water-tables 14 for 'the purpose of bringing the rain-water to the rear of the box, thereby protecting the metal sides 6 and keeping the moisture away from the door at the front of the box, thereby in the latter respect 1 saving the mail from damage by moisture. in introducing and removing it from the box.
  • the drawer 16 is a receptacle or drawer which makes a loose sliding fit within the mail-box and in which the mail is de osited through the door 8.
  • the drawer 16 ffas each 10f its sides connected by bars 18 with lugs on the inner side of the door 8, whereby when the door 8 is raised in opening the door the drawer 16 will be drawn forward and partially out of the mail-box. This brings whatever mail-matter there is in the box in the drawer 16 out far enough to be within easy reach of the per- .son attempting to remove the mail from the box.
  • the door 8 has the side flanges or wings 20 extending on either side of the mailbox for the purpose of protecting the opening to the box against the entrance of rain or snow and the attempts of unauthorized perhinged above the door 8 at the upper edge of the flap and drops down over the joint at the top of the door.
  • the loo 26 is a bent strap which isfastene to the lower end of the door 8 and passes through the loop 26 whenthe door is down in its closed position.
  • the strap 27 is perforated near its outer end for the attachment of the padlock 28, whereby the mail-box is locked.
  • the door 8 has an opening through which the words No Mail are shown, and it also has the sliding plate 35, adapted to be raised, so as to cover and obscure the above words.
  • the word Mail On this plate is the word Mail, which becomes visible when the plate is raised. This plate fits tight enough to be held by friction, and it provides the means for lndicating whether there is mail in the box or not.
  • a mail-box having vertical ends and sides and an arched top, a door at the front end of the box, and water-tables between the sides and, top, said water-tables draining from the front end of the box having the door toward the rear of the box.
  • a mail-box a door opening into said box, said door being hinged at its upper end, a sliding drawer located within the box, bars connecting the drawer with the door, said door having a bent strap fastened to its lower end, said strap being perforated, a loop on the under side of the front end of the drawer through which the strap passes when the door is closed and a padlock passing through the perforated strap to lock the box.
  • a mail-box a door for said box hinged at its upper end, said door having side wings or flanges to partially overlap the adjacent sides of the box, and a flap hinged above the door to drop down over the joint at the top of the door and a flange fastened to the end of the box and overlapping the flap.
  • a door for said box at the end of the box hinged at the top of the door said door having side wings to partially] overlap the sides of the box, water-tables at the sides of the box above the door to drain the water away from the door, a flap hinged above the door to overlap the joint above the door and a flange fastened to the end of the box and overlapping the flap.

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No} 838,194. PAIENTED DEC. 11, 1906.
- J. M. LARS'H.
MAIL BOX. APPLICATION TILED MAR. 27, 19 06.
I Imam-0 JOHN M. LARsH,
. WWWM JOHN M. LARSH, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.
MAIL-BOX.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Dec. 11, 1906,
Application filed March 27, 1906. Serial No. 308,282.
To all whom it may concern:
' 'Be it known that I, JOHN M. LARsH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and'State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in MaileBoxes, of which the foll dwing is a specification. V
This invention relates to improvements in mail-boxes, and particularly for mail-boxes to be used on rural-delivery routes.
The object of the invention is to provide a box which will protect the mail from rain and other damaging weather effects and which will be inexpensive to construct and will keep the mail secure from trespassers.
The object also is to provide a mail-box with an automatically sliding receptacle which will bring the mail deposited in the box far enough out when the door is opened {)0 permit of its being taken readily from the The object also is to provide a means for securely fastening it to the top of a supportmg-post.
I accomplish the objects of the invention by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front end view of myimproved mail-box, showing part of the supporting-post. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of same on the'line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my improved mail-box.
. L1 e characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.
4 is the post, here shown as a tubular metal post, which will be planted and anchored in the ground in any secure and suitable manner.
5 represents the bottom of my improved mail-box, 6 the sides, and 7 the rear end of the box. The opposite or front end of the box has an opening which is closed by the hinged door 8. This door is hinged at its upper end and drops down to close the boxopenlng.
9 is a metal socket into which the top of the post 4 is inserted. The socket has a flange which is riveted to the bottom 5 of the box. A flanged sleeve 10 is slipped on the post before the latter is introduced into the socket 9, and 11 represents brace-bars which extend diagonally from the sleeve 10 to the A under side of the bottom 5 and are riveted 13 is an arched roof for the box, which terminates with the water-tables 14 for 'the purpose of bringing the rain-water to the rear of the box, thereby protecting the metal sides 6 and keeping the moisture away from the door at the front of the box, thereby in the latter respect 1 saving the mail from damage by moisture. in introducing and removing it from the box.
16 is a receptacle or drawer which makes a loose sliding fit within the mail-box and in which the mail is de osited through the door 8. The drawer 16 ffas each 10f its sides connected by bars 18 with lugs on the inner side of the door 8, whereby when the door 8 is raised in opening the door the drawer 16 will be drawn forward and partially out of the mail-box. This brings whatever mail-matter there is in the box in the drawer 16 out far enough to be within easy reach of the per- .son attempting to remove the mail from the box. The door 8 has the side flanges or wings 20 extending on either side of the mailbox for the purpose of protecting the opening to the box against the entrance of rain or snow and the attempts of unauthorized perhinged above the door 8 at the upper edge of the flap and drops down over the joint at the top of the door.
24 is a flange riveted to the end of the box above the flap 22 to kee rain and snow from assing down between t e flap and end of the Fastened to the under side of the front end of the drawer 16 is the loo 26, and 27 is a bent strap which isfastene to the lower end of the door 8 and passes through the loop 26 whenthe door is down in its closed position. The strap 27 is perforated near its outer end for the attachment of the padlock 28, whereby the mail-box is locked.
80 is the usual postage-stamp holder on the inside of the box, here shown as being at tached to the drawer 16.
The door 8 has an opening through which the words No Mail are shown, and it also has the sliding plate 35, adapted to be raised, so as to cover and obscure the above words. On this plate is the word Mail, which becomes visible when the plate is raised. This plate fits tight enough to be held by friction, and it provides the means for lndicating whether there is mail in the box or not.
Havin thus fully described my invention, what I c aim as new, and wish to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is
1. A mail-box having vertical ends and sides and an arched top, a door at the front end of the box, and water-tables between the sides and, top, said water-tables draining from the front end of the box having the door toward the rear of the box.
2. A mail-box, a door opening into said box, said door being hinged at its upper end, a sliding drawer located within the box, bars connecting the drawer with the door, said door having a bent strap fastened to its lower end, said strap being perforated, a loop on the under side of the front end of the drawer through which the strap passes when the door is closed and a padlock passing through the perforated strap to lock the box.
3. A mail-box, a door for said box hinged at its upper end, said door having side wings or flanges to partially overlap the adjacent sides of the box, and a flap hinged above the door to drop down over the joint at the top of the door and a flange fastened to the end of the box and overlapping the flap.
4. As a means for protecting mail-matter from rain-water the combination of a mailbox, a door for said box at the end of the box hinged at the top of the door said door having side wings to partially] overlap the sides of the box, water-tables at the sides of the box above the door to drain the water away from the door, a flap hinged above the door to overlap the joint above the door and a flange fastened to the end of the box and overlapping the flap.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 19th day of March, A. D. 1906.
JOHN M. LARSH. [L. s] WVitnesses:
JOSEPH A. MINTURN, F. W. WOERNER.
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US2760721A (en) * 1954-11-17 1956-08-28 Charles R Roberts Mailbox letter rack
US4160520A (en) * 1978-03-13 1979-07-10 The Geo. Cluthe Manufacturing Co. Limited Rural mail box
US4164907A (en) * 1976-12-24 1979-08-21 Michael Piatscheck Device for storing valuables
US4362267A (en) * 1980-10-14 1982-12-07 Donaldson Homer A Mail box tray
US4600143A (en) * 1985-02-15 1986-07-15 Harlow Jr Albert L Slidable tray insert for mailboxes
US4650113A (en) * 1985-10-23 1987-03-17 Hunt Patrick T Mailbox
US4714192A (en) * 1985-02-15 1987-12-22 Ez Mail Corporation Slidable tray insert for mailboxes
US4753385A (en) * 1986-02-18 1988-06-28 Benedict Engineering Company, Inc. Extendable mailbox trays
US4848650A (en) * 1988-09-19 1989-07-18 Roberts Ii John C Rural mailbox
US4896827A (en) * 1989-01-27 1990-01-30 George Economou Mailbox system
US4932587A (en) * 1989-08-28 1990-06-12 Robbins E Stanley Mailbox with tiltable mail retrieval means
US5083703A (en) * 1989-09-14 1992-01-28 Ayzik Blyakharov Mailbox
US5765749A (en) * 1996-07-29 1998-06-16 American Way Products, Inc. Mailbox insert device
US6698651B1 (en) * 2002-03-29 2004-03-02 Jack R Green Slidable tray mailbox insert
US20040211827A1 (en) * 2003-04-28 2004-10-28 Gunvaldson Gaylord M. Guided mailbox tray
US20050258227A1 (en) * 2004-05-18 2005-11-24 Cesar Flores Mailbox with sliding tray
US7210616B1 (en) * 2006-08-23 2007-05-01 Dan Van Watermulen Extendable curbside mailbox
US8657185B2 (en) * 2011-07-20 2014-02-25 Diane Corey Moveable mailbox tray
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USD858029S1 (en) * 2018-04-25 2019-08-27 Walter Jones Mailbox insert
US11213155B1 (en) 2020-09-10 2022-01-04 James J. Edinger Mailbox with telescoping drawer
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US2760721A (en) * 1954-11-17 1956-08-28 Charles R Roberts Mailbox letter rack
US4164907A (en) * 1976-12-24 1979-08-21 Michael Piatscheck Device for storing valuables
US4160520A (en) * 1978-03-13 1979-07-10 The Geo. Cluthe Manufacturing Co. Limited Rural mail box
US4362267A (en) * 1980-10-14 1982-12-07 Donaldson Homer A Mail box tray
US4600143A (en) * 1985-02-15 1986-07-15 Harlow Jr Albert L Slidable tray insert for mailboxes
US4714192A (en) * 1985-02-15 1987-12-22 Ez Mail Corporation Slidable tray insert for mailboxes
US4650113A (en) * 1985-10-23 1987-03-17 Hunt Patrick T Mailbox
US4753385A (en) * 1986-02-18 1988-06-28 Benedict Engineering Company, Inc. Extendable mailbox trays
US4848650A (en) * 1988-09-19 1989-07-18 Roberts Ii John C Rural mailbox
US4896827A (en) * 1989-01-27 1990-01-30 George Economou Mailbox system
US4932587A (en) * 1989-08-28 1990-06-12 Robbins E Stanley Mailbox with tiltable mail retrieval means
US5083703A (en) * 1989-09-14 1992-01-28 Ayzik Blyakharov Mailbox
US5765749A (en) * 1996-07-29 1998-06-16 American Way Products, Inc. Mailbox insert device
US6698651B1 (en) * 2002-03-29 2004-03-02 Jack R Green Slidable tray mailbox insert
US20040211827A1 (en) * 2003-04-28 2004-10-28 Gunvaldson Gaylord M. Guided mailbox tray
US7004380B2 (en) * 2003-04-28 2006-02-28 Gunvaldson Gaylord M Guided mailbox tray
US20050258227A1 (en) * 2004-05-18 2005-11-24 Cesar Flores Mailbox with sliding tray
US6997373B2 (en) 2004-05-18 2006-02-14 Cesar Flores Mailbox with sliding tray
US7210616B1 (en) * 2006-08-23 2007-05-01 Dan Van Watermulen Extendable curbside mailbox
US8657185B2 (en) * 2011-07-20 2014-02-25 Diane Corey Moveable mailbox tray
EP3381328A1 (en) * 2017-03-28 2018-10-03 Deutsche Post AG Package box and method for transferring and storing packages in a package box
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USD858029S1 (en) * 2018-04-25 2019-08-27 Walter Jones Mailbox insert
US11213155B1 (en) 2020-09-10 2022-01-04 James J. Edinger Mailbox with telescoping drawer
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