Mail box opener

摘要

A device allows mail carriers to open and close mail boxes without having to touch the receptacle directly. The device includes a ring portion that the mail carrier can attach to their finger. An engager portion can engage a mail box door handle while wings on each side of the engager portion and stabilize the device while it is used to open and close the mail box.

主权项

1. A mail box opener comprising:
(a) a ring-shaped base portion operable to fit on a finger of a user; (b) a post extending from the base portion; (c) an engager associated with the post, the engager comprising a head having a generally dome-shaped upper surface, a generally flat lower surface, a generally circular peripheral edge, a portion of the peripheral edge having an indented cutout portion extending into the peripheral edge of the head from the upper surface to the lower surface, the cutout portion including at least one point adapted to engage a mailbox lid; and, (d) first and second stabilizer wings extending laterally from the post and between the base portion and the engager, each of the stabilizer wings having a generally straight first side and a generally straight second side, the first and second sides being generally parallel to each other, each of the stabilizer wings further including a brace portion associated with an underside of each of the stabilizer wings and with the base portion, the first stabilizer wing being generally opposite to the second stabilizer wing.