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A security mailbox for preventing theft of mail from one's mailbox. The security mailbox includes a container having side walls, a top wall, front and back walls, and a bottom wall and including a compartment inside thereof, and a slot extending in the front wall near the top wall for depositing mai

A security mailbox for preventing theft of mail from one's mailbox. The security mailbox includes a container having side walls, a top wall, front and back walls, and a bottom wall and including a compartment inside thereof, and a slot extending in the front wall near the top wall for depositing mail into the container, and an opening in a side wall thereof, and also includes a flag member pivotally mounted to the container, a door member lockingly attached over the opening, and further includes a door member being pivotally mounted inside the container proximate to the slot and having at least one door member which swingingly closes access to the compartment through the slot.

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[ I claim:] [1.]1. A security mailbox comprising:a container having a top wall, side walls, a front wall, a back end, and a bottom wall, and further having a slot extending through said front wall into said container and having an opening extending into one of said side walls near said bottom wall f

[ I claim:] [1.]1. A security mailbox comprising:a container having a top wall, side walls, a front wall, a back end, and a bottom wall, and further having a slot extending through said front wall into said container and having an opening extending into one of said side walls near said bottom wall for accessing mail deposited into said container, and having a compartment inside thereof;a mail indicating member pivotally mounted to one of said side walls near said top wall for indicating mail having been disposited in said container;a closure door member lockingly closeable over said opening in said container;a means for closing access to said compartment through said slot; anda mounting bracket for mounting and securing said container to a structure;wherein said mounting bracket includes a back plate member, a front plate member being spaced from said back plate member, and a cross member securely interconnecting said plate members along a central portion of each of said plate members, said plate members having a plurality of holes spaced about and extending therethrough for mounting to said container.