US1508052A - Mail-box support - Google Patents

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. W. R. HASTINGS MAIL BOX SUPPORT Filed Nov. 13. 1923 Patented Sept 9, 1924,

. UNITEE STATES Leeann earner entice,

WILLIAIH R. HASTINGS, OF LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS.

MAIL-Box snrron'r.

Application filed November 13, 1933. Serial no. 674,526.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. I IA sT- INGS, citizen of the United States, resldlng at Leavenworth, in the county of Leavenworth and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mail-Box Supports, of which the following I: is a specification.

' This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in mail box supports,

particularly adapted for use in connection with the mail or letter Feasily manufactured and placed into use,

and which will effectively serve its intended purpose for a long period of time, while presenting a neat and desirable appearance.

Another object of the invention is'to provide a mail box support of the above kind, by means of which the mail box wlll-be positioned .most conveniently for permitting the mail carrier to insert letters to be delivered into the same, while at the same time mounting the mail box in a yieldable manner so that the same will not become seriously damaged should it be struck by a moving object.

Other objects will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, and the same consists in the novel form, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawlng and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts in the two views:

Figure 1 is a side elevational View of a mail box support constructed inaccordance with the present invention, and shown with a mail box operatively secured thereon, the mail box being partly broken away to reveal a detail of the invention, and

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the support shown in Figure 1.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the present support embodies an upright or post adapted to have its lower end suitably rigidly anchored in the ground in any of the numerous well known ways of anchoring posts, and comprising a lower relatively long section 5 that is preferably formed of boxes on rural free a length of pipe, an intermediate relatively shorter section 6-that is formed of a section of similar pipe to that employed for the section 5, and that is coupled to the latter sectioni'by means of a T-fitting. 7, the lateral branch of which, as indicated at 8, is of smaller size than the cross head or head portion thereof. The post further embodies an upper still shorter section or nip ples 9, that is coupled to the intermediate section6, by means of a T-fitting 10 similar to. the fitting 7, and that has its upper end suitably closed by means of a screw cap'll or the like, said fitting 10 having a smaller lateral branch 12 similar to the branch 8 of the fitting 7 as shown clearly in Figure 1. v

A pair of superimposed T fittings l3 and 14 are respectively rigidly connected with the T-fittings 7 and 10, by means of relatively short nipples 15 and 16, the opposite ends of which are threaded respectively into the branches of the fittings 7 and 13,

and 10 and 14. The cross head portions of the fittings 13 and 14 thus provide vertical aligned bearings inwhich is rotatably mounted the vertical arm 17 of a horizontally swinging bracket that also includes a horizontal outwardly projecting upper arm rigid with the depending vertical arm 17.

The vertical arm 17 of the bracket is pref I erably formed of'a length of pipe section,

closed at its lower end by means of a screw cap 18 and coupled to one end of the upper horizontal arm of the bracket through the medium of an elbow 19 that rests upon the upper edge of the cross head portion of the upper fitting 14. This, in efiect, provides a vertical thrust bearing for the swinging bracket, while the cap 18 prevents upward displacement of the arm 17 from the lower bearing 13.

The upper horizontal arm of the swinging bracket, preferably consists of an outer pipe section 20, and an inner pipe section 21, that are coupled together by means of a four way fitting 22, the inner section 21 being connected to the elbow 19 and a T-fitting 23 being threaded upon the outer end of the outer section 20 as shown clearly in of the lateral branches of the fittings 22 and 23 are relatively short oppositely extending pairs of pipe sections 24 and 25 respectively, which have screw caps 26 and 27 threaded upon the outer ends thereof, and form trans- Figure 2. Threaded into the opposite ends tom of the mail box 1 ."lor reception of nuts which are threaded tightly against theupper su face of the bottom. wall of said box.

c spring 29 surrounds the arm l? and one end of this spring is of said last named bearing, whiie end of said spring is attached o the z m W, in such manner as to normally yieldingly hold the upper horizontai arm of tie swinging bracket in an outwardly extending position asshown in Figure L whereby the mail box is support-ed ings attached in a most convenient manner for permitting the mail carrier to readily place letters therein. Also, it will be seen that the springs 29 will permit the bracket to swing,

should a moving object strike the mail box 'or the bracket, whereby damage to the device or the mail box is efiectively prevented under ordinary conditions.

From the above description, it 1s believed i that the construction and operation, as well ng bracl-zet between the bear as the advantages oi the present invention by those skilled in the art.

' What I claim as new is:

ln a mail box support of the character described, a post comprising a relatively long lower pipe section, a relatively shorter intermediate pipe section, a still shorter upper pipe section, and a pair of spaced T-tittings connecting said sections in a verticallyaligned end to" end relation, a second pair of 'l"-fittings, a nipple rigidly connecting eachotf said last named T-fittings with one or the first named pairof T-fittings, a bracket including horizontal and vertical arms, the vertical arms of the bracket being journalled in the second named pair or T- iittings, means to rigidly secure a mail box upon said horizontal arm, yieldable means associated with said vertical arm and one of said second named pair oi T-fittings for normally yieldingly holding the horizontal arms in outwardly swung position relative to the post, said horizontal arm comprising pair of sections joined in end to end relation by a "four way fitting, aT-fitting .upon the outer section of said horizontal arm, and

horizontal laterally extending pipe sections secured in the lateral branches of the last named four way and T-fittings to form cross bars upon which the mail box rests.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

WILLIAM R; 'HASTINGS.

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