US 12,408,785 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 Apr. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/647,309.
Application 18/647,309 is a continuation of application No. 16/949,931, filed on Nov. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,992,142.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/939,362, filed on Nov. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0292970 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47G 29/12 (2006.01); F16M 11/22 (2006.01)
CPC A47G 29/1216 (2013.01) [F16M 11/22 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mailbox assembly comprising:
a post having a top end and bottom end, the post further comprising a flange arranged at the bottom end;
a receptacle provided on the post at the top end; and
a base provided at the bottom end of the post, the base further comprising a first part and a second part, the first part and the second part being separable from each other to expose a first interlocking face and second interlocking face, respectively, the first interlocking face and the second interlocking face at least partially defining a channel when in contact with each other, the flange being receivable within the channel, wherein the first and second interlocking faces each further comprise stepped surfaces that engage and retain the flange when the bottom end of the post is received within the channel to thereby retain and restrict movement of the post.