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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen C Johnson, Grand Rapids, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
232 35 ;
Abstract
Delivered mail indicator system for indicating when a mailbox door has been opened for the deposit of mail by the mailperson. A fluorescent or reflective lip is engaged in between the two latches of a mailbox, and when the mailbox door is opened, the lip springs upwardly and outwardly. When the mailbox door is closed, the lip or flag of the indicator engages against an upper latch handle, indicating that mail has been delivered. The delivered mail indicator is made of a suitable polymer with a flag appropriately colored for ease of visualization for indicating that mail has been delivered.