WO2000030509A3 - Improvements relating to mail holding boxes - Google Patents

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WO2000030509A3
WO2000030509A3 PCT/NZ1999/000199 NZ9900199W WO0030509A3 WO 2000030509 A3 WO2000030509 A3 WO 2000030509A3 NZ 9900199 W NZ9900199 W NZ 9900199W WO 0030509 A3 WO0030509 A3 WO 0030509A3
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box
outer member
improvements relating
holding boxes
mail holding
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Rory Garth Hocking
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New Zealand Post Limited
Rory Garth Hocking
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Priority to AU14187/00A priority Critical patent/AU1418700A/en
Publication of WO2000030509A2 publication Critical patent/WO2000030509A2/en
Publication of WO2000030509A3 publication Critical patent/WO2000030509A3/en

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G29/00—Supports, holders, or containers for household use, not provided for in groups A47G1/00-A47G27/00 or A47G33/00 
    • A47G29/14—Deposit receptacles for food, e.g. breakfast, milk, or large parcels; Similar receptacles for food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles, i.e. food or large parcels
    • A47G29/30—Accessories, e.g. signalling devices, lamps, means for leaving messages
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G29/00—Supports, holders, or containers for household use, not provided for in groups A47G1/00-A47G27/00 or A47G33/00 
    • A47G29/14—Deposit receptacles for food, e.g. breakfast, milk, or large parcels; Similar receptacles for food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles, i.e. food or large parcels
    • A47G29/20—Deposit receptacles for food, e.g. breakfast, milk, or large parcels; Similar receptacles for food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles, i.e. food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles
    • A47G29/22—Deposit receptacles for food, e.g. breakfast, milk, or large parcels; Similar receptacles for food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles, i.e. food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles having rotatable or reciprocable parts

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  • Food Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Supports Or Holders For Household Use (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention relates to a box (100) for holding objects such as letters, parcels and the like. The box includes an inner member (101) attached to an outer member (102) by a pivot joint. The inner member (101) includes an open side (105) and the outer member includes a cover side (104). The pivot enables the inner member (101) to be rotated such that the cover side (104) of the outer member (102) covers the open side (100) can be secured in the outer member (102) by way of a lock unit (513) and a latch (501). The box further includes at least one object indicator (201) which can be set in one of two states to indicate if an object is present in the box (100).
PCT/NZ1999/000199 1998-11-26 1999-11-26 Improvements relating to mail holding boxes WO2000030509A2 (en)

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AU14187/00A AU1418700A (en) 1998-11-26 1999-11-26 Improvements relating to mail holding boxes

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NZ33302498 1998-11-26
NZ333024 1998-11-26

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WO2000030509A2 WO2000030509A2 (en) 2000-06-02
WO2000030509A3 true WO2000030509A3 (en) 2000-10-05

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Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1281029A (en) * 1918-03-13 1918-10-08 Frederick Kyle Mail-box.
US1469730A (en) * 1922-05-22 1923-10-02 Nichols James Abraham Mail box
US4738392A (en) * 1987-04-02 1988-04-19 Kovacs Elmer A Mailbox with signal flags
US5333782A (en) * 1992-03-07 1994-08-02 Frauenberger & Co. Mbh Mailbox

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1281029A (en) * 1918-03-13 1918-10-08 Frederick Kyle Mail-box.
US1469730A (en) * 1922-05-22 1923-10-02 Nichols James Abraham Mail box
US4738392A (en) * 1987-04-02 1988-04-19 Kovacs Elmer A Mailbox with signal flags
US5333782A (en) * 1992-03-07 1994-08-02 Frauenberger & Co. Mbh Mailbox

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AU1418700A (en) 2000-06-13

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