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A retractable and extendable mail box comprising a vertical support disposed adjacent and spaced from the side of a road, a horizontal support member mounted on the vertical support and extending toward the road, a platform hingedly connected to the horizontal support member, a mail box mounted on t

A retractable and extendable mail box comprising a vertical support disposed adjacent and spaced from the side of a road, a horizontal support member mounted on the vertical support and extending toward the road, a platform hingedly connected to the horizontal support member, a mail box mounted on the platform, a spring and shock absorber to extend and retract the platform and associated mail box, and a semi-rigid pull member attached to the mail box and having a free end extending in a arc such that, in a retracted position of the mail box, the free end of the pull member is disposed at a position in the road or on the road\s edge to which a snowbank or other physical barrier extends and blocks access to the retracted mail box, whereby, when the pull member is pulled downwardly, the platform and associated mail box are extended to an access position across the snowbank or other barrier.

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A retractable and extendable mail box, comprising a vertical support member disposed adjacent and spaced from an edge of a road, a horizontal support member mounted on the vertical support member and projecting forwardly thereof in a direction of the road, a platform having one end thereof hingedly

A retractable and extendable mail box, comprising a vertical support member disposed adjacent and spaced from an edge of a road, a horizontal support member mounted on the vertical support member and projecting forwardly thereof in a direction of the road, a platform having one end thereof hingedly connected to the end of the horizontal support member extending in the direction of the road, a mail box mounted on and adjacent the other end of the platform, means to retract and extend the platform and associated mail box, and a semi-rigid pull member connected at one end to the mail box and having the other end free and, in a retracted position of the mail box, lying in an arc with the free end positioned approximately at the position of an outer surface of a snowbank lying in the road and blocking access to the mail box in its retracted position, and whereby, when the pull member is pulled downwardly, the platform and the mail box mounted thereon are lowered to an extended position providing access to the mail box across the snowbank.