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A-TeamSafety Lock Mailbox

Week 5 – Products and Patents

Carlos Alzate

Brian Dorton

Song Park

Varun Sharma

Jack Vasko

Adam Zurawski

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Presentation Outline

• Current Products

• Patents

• Relation to our conceptual designs

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Products

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The Mailocker

Manufactured by: Jandmar International

Price: $329.95

Optional steel mounting post: $79.95

http://www.jandmar.com/

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The MailockerDoor automatically locks when closed by carrier

• Large Capacity– 12”wide x 16”high x 20”deep– Total weight = 38 pounds

• Mail Slot– 9 1/2”wide x 3/8”high

• Pick-proof Lock– Can be set to remain unlocked

• Running Board Floor– Raised floor keeps mail dry

• Baseball Bat Proof– Made of 14 gauge steel

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MailGuard(A Division of Neogenesis, Inc.)

MailGuard Locking Mailbox$89.95

http://www.mailguard.net/

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MailGuard

• Accepts Large Size Mail– Catalogs and small packages

• Requires key to access mail

• Large storage capacity– 2,000 cubic inches

• Durable construction– Polyethylene plastic– Fade, peel, and rust proof

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The Belaire 20

• Security Mailboxes www.securitymailbox.com

• Price– Steel: $219– Black Paint: $245

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The Belaire 20 (cont.)

• Dimensions– 12” High x 12” Wide x20” Deep– Mail Slot: 2” x 10”

• Weight: 16 lbs.• Hinged door design• Key Lock • Material

– 20 Gauge .036” Stainless Steel

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Patents

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Residential Mailbox

• Pat. #: 4,753,386 • Date: June 28, 1988

Mailbox comprising a tubular shaped compartment

with side walls, a flat

bottom and a hinged front door

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Description

Mailbox comprising a

tubular shaped

compartment with side

walls, a flat bottom and

a hinged front door

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Security Mail Box

• Patent Number 6,247,642

• DateJune 19, 2001

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Description

Security box

housed beneath

Conventional

mail compartment

having a retrieval

opening.

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Mail theft-preventive mailbox

• Patent Number:

5,096,115

• Date: March 17, 1992

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Mail theft-preventive mailbox (cont.)

• Mail receiving end– having an outgoing mail holding shelf

• Mail storage end– holding the received mail and

including a lockable mail access door

• Inclined intermediate body portion– long enough and angled to prevent

removal of mail by reaching into the mail

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Mailbox with mail storage and theft prevention

• Patent Number: 5,938,113

• Date: August 17, 1999

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Mailbox with mail storage and theft prevention (cont.)

• For receiving

– Opening the door arranges the mail support plate and the lower support plate.

– Mail support plate supports mail.

– Lower support plate prevents the mail support from moving.

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Mailbox with mail storage and theft prevention (cont.)

• For storing

– Closing he door releases the mail support.

– Mail moves to a lower portion.

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Security Mailbox with Outgoing Mail Pocket

• Patent Number: 5,526,979

• Date: June 18, 1996

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Security Mailbox with Outgoing Mail Pocket (cont.)

Description:

Hinged upper door which cooperates with internal wedge to form block.

Slot for outgoing mail in upper door

Mail retrieval through locked lower door

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Security Mailbox

• Patent Number:

6,299,061 • Date:

October 9, 2001

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Security Mailbox (cont.)Description:

Slot in front wall for insertion of incoming mail

Access to bottom of box is controlled by members of rotating door and angled member fixed to inside

Mail retrieval through locked lower door on side wall

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