U.S. patent application number 11/458210 was filed with the patent office on 2008-02-14 for drive up mailbox.
Invention is credited to Mick George Lyristakis.
Application Number | 20080035719 11/458210 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39049691 |
Filed Date | 2008-02-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080035719 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lyristakis; Mick George |
February 14, 2008 |
Drive Up Mailbox
Abstract
This invention is a drive up mailbox that incorporates a front
door and a right side door to allow a mail patron to retrieve the
mail from the vehicle from the side door while in a driveway
without getting out of the vehicle. The box can be manufactured
using plastic, metal or wood allowing for ease of manufacture and
allows the doors to open downward and operate as catchalls to
prevent mail from falling onto the ground.
Inventors: |
Lyristakis; Mick George;
(NAPLES, FL) |
Correspondence
Address: |
MICK GEORGE LYRISTAKIS
146 RODGE DRIVE
NAPLES
FL
34108
US
|
Family ID: |
39049691 |
Appl. No.: |
11/458210 |
Filed: |
July 18, 2006 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
232/19 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47G 29/1209
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
232/019 |
International
Class: |
A47G 29/12 20060101
A47G029/12 |
Claims
1. A drive up mailbox with a front and side door comprising: a
rectangular hollow box with a door that is the entire front of the
box for mail insertion and a large elongated rectangular door on a
right side of a box to allow a person seated in a vehicle to
retrieve mail; the hollow box is without interior partitions; the
doors are operated with small handles located at an upper center
portion thereof; the doors open downward to prevent mail from
falling onto the ground.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Not Applicable
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not Applicable
THE NAMES OF THE PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT.
[0003] Not Applicable
INCORPORATION-BY-REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT
DISC.
[0004] Compact disc enclosed; Mick Lyristakis, amended application
Ser. No. 11/458,210.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0005] 1. Field of the Invention
[0006] This invention relates to the field of mailboxes in general
and dual door mailboxes specifically.
[0007] 2. Description of Related art including information
disclosed under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98.
[0008] 1. U.S. Pat. No. 3,106,335--1963 by Allen comprises a
mailbox with a back door and a front door but this design would not
allow retrieval of mail safely from a vehicle in a driveway. U.S.
Pat. No. 5,449,111--1995 by Sauzedde also comprises a mailbox with
a front and back door along with a mechanism to push the mail out
of the box but this also limits the postal patron from retrieving
their mail from their vehicle in their driveway. U.S. Pat No.
7,048,177--2006 by Franklin does comprise side doors along with
compartments for different sized mail but the compartments would
interfere with the driver retrieving their mail since it is most
likely that the top compartment would be completely or partially
hidden from the driver from the angle of their seat. In addition,
this design is far more costly and more complex than is needed for
the simple use of being able to retrieve mail from the side of the
mailbox without getting out of the vehicle.
[0009] 2. Retrieving mail has so far always involved physically
approaching the mailbox on foot, or by stopping and getting out of
your car, or by dangerously stopping on the wrong side of the road
to retrieve your mail directly from the driver's side of the
vehicle. Since the postal deliverer needs to have direct access to
the mailbox from the street, the additional side door on a mailbox
would enable the driver to stop their vehicle, reach out of the
window, open the box and retrieve the mail while in their own
driveway thereby enabling the driver to safely and efficiently
retrieve the mail regardless of the weather conditions and to avoid
the danger of stopping on the wrong side of the road to retrieve
their mail from their vehicle.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0010] 1. The drive up mailbox is designed as a simple way to
either retrieve the patron's mail on foot or to be able to retrieve
the patron's mail from the driver's side of a vehicle after pulling
into the driveway without getting out of the vehicle. The side door
of the design allows the patron to avoid traffic as the back door
on a mailbox of any previous design does while also allowing full
view and retrieval of all the mail while the patron remains seated
in the vehicle.
[0011] 2. The design is also simple and easy to incorporate into
the manufacture of existing mailboxes without adding undue expense
or complications. The simplicity of the design enhances the
patron's ability to avoid stopping on the wrong side of the road
and endangering both themselves and other drivers on that road
while also giving the patron the ability to retrieve the mail while
sheltered from rough weather by remaining in the vehicle.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING
[0012] FIG. 1 This view is the perspective of the box 5 showing
both doors. The door 1 is formed as a rectangle with a small handle
2. The front door 3 is formed to encompass the entire front of the
box and also has a small handle 4 along with the direction that the
doors open.
[0013] FIG. 2 This view is the perspective of the box 5 from the
right side with the right side door 1 and handle 2 shown in
conformation with the box.
[0014] FIG. 3 This view is the perspective of the box from the
front with the front side door 3 and its handle 4.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0015] 1. A hollow rectangular box 5 approximately 10 inches high
by 8 inches wide by 26 inches long with a front door 3 with a small
handle 4 opening downward toward the street along with a right side
door 1 with a small handle 2 opening downward toward the driveway
side of the property; this mailbox would be amenable to manufacture
using numerous different construction materials including but not
limited to plastic, metal or wood; the two door's open downward on
both the front and right sides of the box.
[0016] 2. The front door of the box facing the street allows easy
access for the delivery of mail from the bag or vehicle of the
postal delivery person while the right facing door allows easy
access for the postal patron to stop in the driveway and from the
driver side of the vehicle to retrieve the mail without exiting the
vehicle. The invention improves the use of the mailbox by allowing
vehicle drivers to retrieve their mail without having to take the
risk of stopping on the wrong side of the street to access the
front of the mailbox so as to avoid parking and getting out of the
vehicle.
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