摘要 |
A mailbox which incorporates at least one transparent panel so as to enable a mail carrier or owner to view the contents prior to opening the mailbox includes a main body which is shaped with opposite sides and a curved top portion. The construction of the mailbox also includes a base panel, a front door which is hinged to the base panel, and a rear panel which completes the closure of the mailbox. The rear panel may be configured as a second door, in which case it is hinged to the base panel. Assembled within the main body of the mailbox is a transparent panel which in one embodiment is positioned in the curved top portion of the main body. In alternate embodiments, a transparent panel is assembled into the front door of the mailbox and in yet a further variation, a transparent panel is assembled into the rear panel. A variety of embodiments is disclosed involving a plurality of transparent panels which are arranged in different locations and in different patterns across the main body of the mailbox.
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