Mail box and mail box standard protective apparatus
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47G-029/14
A47G-029/00
출원번호
UP-0135588
(2008-06-09)
등록번호
US-7611043
(2009-11-16)
발명자
/ 주소
Black, Jeffrey H.
출원인 / 주소
Black, Jeffrey H.
대리인 / 주소
Fay Sharpe LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
5인용 특허 :
13
초록▼
According to the present disclosure impact damage to a mail box and an associated support column can be prevented or at least minimized. In addition, adverse weather related affects can be minimized by the provision of a device comprising a shield having an arcuate form in a mounted position for shi
According to the present disclosure impact damage to a mail box and an associated support column can be prevented or at least minimized. In addition, adverse weather related affects can be minimized by the provision of a device comprising a shield having an arcuate form in a mounted position for shielding the mail box and at least a portion of the associated supporting column extending therefrom. The device includes a first leg extending along one side of the supporting column and the mail box and a second leg extending along another opposing side of the column and the mail box. A connecting member is provided and includes an arcuate portion connecting the first leg and the second leg for absorbing and deflecting the impact of collisional objects. The arcuate portion extends over and above at least a top side of the mail box.
대표청구항▼
I claim: 1. A device for protection of an associated mail box and an associated support column comprising: a shield having an arcuate form in a mounted position adapted for shielding the associated mail box and at least a portion of the associated supporting column extending therefrom; said shield
I claim: 1. A device for protection of an associated mail box and an associated support column comprising: a shield having an arcuate form in a mounted position adapted for shielding the associated mail box and at least a portion of the associated supporting column extending therefrom; said shield including a first leg extending along one side of the associated supporting column and the associated mail box and a second leg extending along another opposing side of the associated column and the associated mail box; said shield including a semi-rigid member comprising an arcuate portion connecting said first leg and said second leg for absorbing and deflecting the impact of collisional objects; said arcuate portion extending over and above at least a top side of the associated mail box; said device including a first series of apertures at a distal end of said first leg and a second series of apertures at a distal end of said second leg; and, a mounting arrangement comprising a first mounting anchor extending from at least one of said first series of apertures and a second mounting anchor extending from at least one of said second series of apertures, said first anchor at one end coupled to said first leg and said second anchor at one end coupled to said second leg, said first and second anchors each at another end adapted for extending into the ground surface adjacent to the mail box and the support column. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein said first leg, said second leg, and said semi-rigid member form an arch shaped shield wherein said first leg and said second leg respectively disposed on opposite sides and in spaced relation to the associated mail box. 3. The device of claim 1, wherein said first and second series of apertures respectively extend from a front edge to a back edge of said first and second legs for fore and aft selective adjustment of the position of said device relative to the mail box. 4. The device of claim 3, wherein said arcuate portion includes a rear cutout section offset from said respective rear edges of said first leg and said second leg for accommodating the associated supporting column which is a rear mounted support column. 5. A method of preventing snowplow debris from striking a mail box, said method comprising: providing a continuous arcuate panel having a first leg, a second leg, a top member, a fore edge and an aft edge, wherein said first leg and said second leg having substantially the same height, said top member extending above an associated at least one mail box housing; wherein said top member providing a continuous connection between said first leg and said second leg to limit a maximum relative distance therebetween and such that said top member remains proximal to a top side of the associated at least one mail box for deflecting the snowplow debris from all sides of the associated at least one mail box; providing an anchoring arrangement comprising an independent mounting means separate from the associated mail box and associated support column, wherein said mounting means and said arcuate panel form a self-supporting device; and, said anchoring arrangement and said arcuate panel independently absorb at least some of the impact forces resulting from the snow debris. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein said top member resiliently connecting said first leg and said second leg thereby providing a damping effect to the initial impact of the snowplow debris. 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein said mounting means comprises: said first leg including a plurality of spaced apart apertures extending substantially from said fore edge to said aft edge; said second leg including a plurality of spaced apart apertures extending substantially from said fore edge to said aft edge; and, a mounting member selectively mountable to any one of said first leg apertures and any one of said second leg apertures respectively for selective placement of said panel proximal to the associated at least one mail box. 8. The method according to claim 7, wherein said panel has a width from said fore edge to said aft edge and the associated at least one mail box housing having a length, said width substantially equal to said length. 9. The method according to claim 5, wherein said top member rigidly connecting said first leg and said second leg thereby providing impact resistance to the snowplow debris. 10. The method according to claim 5, wherein each of said legs extends below the associated at least one mail box housing and along a portion of opposing sides of said vertical support post whereby part of the impact upon one of the first or second legs will be transmitted directly to the other opposing first or second legs. 11. A method of preventing snowplow debris from striking a mail box, said method comprising: providing an arcuate panel adapted for shielding an associated at least one mail box housing and an associated at least one vertical support attached to the at least one mail box housing; wherein said arcuate panel having a first leg, a second leg, a top member, a fore edge and an aft edge, said first leg and said second leg having substantially the same height, said top member connecting said first and second legs and extending above the associated at least one mail box housing; providing a pair of posts, each of said posts having a bottom end and a top end, said top end of one of said posts being fixedly and directly attached to a side of said first leg and said top end of the other of said posts being fixedly and directly attached to a side of said second leg; and, extending said bottom ends of each of said posts into the ground surface proximal to the associated vertical support. 12. The method according to claim 11, wherein said top member resiliently connecting said first leg and said second leg thereby providing a damping effect to the initial impact of the snowplow debris. 13. The method according to claim 11, wherein said top member rigidly connecting said first leg and said second leg thereby providing an impact deflection effect to the snowplow debris. 14. A device for protection of an associated mail box and an associated support column comprising: a shield having an arcuate form in a mounted position adapted for shielding the associated mail box and a majority of the associated supporting column extending therefrom; said shield including a first leg extending along one side of the associated supporting column and the associated mail box and a second leg extending along another opposing side of the associated column and the associated mail box; and, a spring member hingedly connecting said first leg and said second leg for damping the initial impact of collisional objects, said spring member comprising a curved portion extending over and above a top side of the associated mail box. 15. The device according to claim 14, wherein said shield including a first series of apertures at a distal end of said first leg and a second series of apertures at a distal end of said second leg; and, a mounting member extending from said first leg to said second leg for securing said device proximal to the associated support column. 16. The device according to claim 15, wherein said first and second series of apertures respectively extend from a front edge to a back edge of said first and second legs for fore and aft adjustment of the position of said device with the associated mail box. 17. The device according to claim 14, wherein said first leg, said second leg, and said spring member form an arch shaped shield having said first and second legs respectively disposed on opposite sides and in spaced relation to the associated mail box. 18. The device according to claim 17, wherein said spring member includes a rear edge portion offset from respective rear edges of said first leg and said second leg, said spring member rear edge accommodates the associated support column. 19. The device according to claim 18, wherein said shield is coated with an iridescent material to enhance visibility of said device by drivers of vehicles and maintenance equipment at night. 20. A device for protection of an associated mail box and an associated support column comprising: a shield having an arcuate form in a mounted position adapted for shielding the associated mail box and at least a portion of the associated supporting column extending therefrom; said shield including a first leg extending along one side of the associated supporting column and the associated mail box and a second leg extending along another opposing side of the associated column and the associated mail box; the associated supporting column includes a height wherein at least one of said first and said second legs extends along a majority of the height of the associated supporting column; said shield including a semi-rigid member comprising an arcuate portion connecting said first leg and said second leg for absorbing and deflecting the impact of collisional objects; and, said arcuate portion extending over and above at least a top side of the associated mail box.
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