US 11,992,142 B2
No-dig mailbox
John Hradisky, Aurora, OH (US); and Keary Knerem, Garrettsville, OH (US)
Assigned to THE SIMPLAY3 COMPANY, Streetsboro, OH (US)
Filed by THE SIMPLAY3 COMPANY, Streetsboro, OH (US)
Filed on Nov. 20, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/949,931.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/939,362, filed on Nov. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0153678 A1, May 27, 2021
Int. Cl. A47G 29/12 (2006.01); F16M 11/22 (2006.01)
CPC A47G 29/1216 (2013.01) [F16M 11/22 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mailbox assembly comprising:
a post;
a receptacle provided on the post; and
a base provided at a bottom end of the post, the base having a bottom surface and one or more hollow cavities for retaining ballast material to thereby move a center of gravity of the mailbox assembly towards the bottom surface, wherein a width of the base measurable along the bottom surface of the base is at least 1.5 times greater than a distance between the bottom surface and a center of gravity of the mailbox assembly such that the mailbox assembly can withstand 100 N of force applied perpendicular to the post without toppling, wherein the base further comprises:
a first and second part that, when connected together, define a channel within which the bottom end of the post is mountable, wherein the first part and the second part are separable from each other to expose a first and second interlocking face, respectively, the first and second interlocking face at least partially defining the channel when in contact with each other.