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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2012
Martin Dion, St. Honoré de Témiscouata, CA;
Rod Muir, South Mountain, CA;
Mike Sirois, Ottawa, CA;
Phil Streets, Ottawa, CA;
Julian Potvin-bernal, Chelsea, CA;
Andrew Lowe, Ottawa, CA;
Peter Wells, Ottawa, CA;
Cathy Janveau, Ottawa, CA;
Todd Macgillivray, Ottawa, CA;
Arland Horner, Shawville, CA;
Yves Bedard, Gatineau, CA;
Christopher Eady, Ottawa, CA;
Martin Dion, St. Honoré de Témiscouata, CA;
Rod Muir, South Mountain, CA;
Mike Sirois, Ottawa, CA;
Phil Streets, Ottawa, CA;
Julian Potvin-Bernal, Chelsea, CA;
Andrew Lowe, Ottawa, CA;
Peter Wells, Ottawa, CA;
Cathy Janveau, Ottawa, CA;
Todd MacGillivray, Ottawa, CA;
Arland Horner, Shawville, CA;
Yves Bedard, Gatineau, CA;
Christopher Eady, Ottawa, CA;
Canada Post Corporation, Ottawa, CA;
Abstract
A reaching device that in one embodiment comprises an elongated member, a jaw, and an actuator for opening and closing the jaw. The jaw includes a pair of holding members, one of which has a tapered lateral side edge. In one embodiment, the reaching device may allow a rural mail carrier to remain seated in the driver's side of a conventional (North American) vehicle, reach through the passenger's window, and perform the following tasks: open a mail box, retrieve mail from the mail box, place mail into the mail box, close the mail box, and raise or lower the indicator flag on the side of the mail box.