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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:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
William B. Anderson, Glenmoore, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 9/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 9/100 ;
Abstract
A mailbox includes a body and a door pivotally attached to the body. A signal device is attached to the mailbox by a connecting member. The signal device is secured in a number of positions between the door and body of the mailbox when the door is in a closed position and the signal device is unsupported and free to fall in a downward direction by gravity when the door is opened.