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Mailbox flag structure

  • US 5,445,317 A
  • Filed: 03/04/1994
  • Issued: 08/29/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A decorative device for attachment to a mailbox flag with a flag stem movable on a mailbox from a down position to an up position comprising a mail signaling figurine having a decorated front side and a back side, the mail signaling figurine having means attached to its backside for attaching and securing the mail signaling figurine to the mailbox flag and to maintain its attachment to the mailbox flag as the mailbox flag is manually moved back and forth from the down position to the up position, said means comprises a pair of side-by-side pegs positioned between upper and lower ends of the mail signaling figurine, means securing the pegs to the backside of the mail signaling figurine, retaining grooves provided on said pegs and being positioned adjacent outer ends thereof, and a retaining means secured in said grooves of said pegs in a retained assembly, the retaining means, the pegs, and the backside of said mail signaling figurine defining a flag stem retaining enclosure for receiving the flag stem to secure the mail signaling figurine to the mailbox flag.

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