Parcel receiving apparatus, collapsible bin and associated methods
OwnerMichael Patrick Charbeneauinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are related to a parcel bin for a parcel receiving apparatus that includes a receiving plate, a rotatable delivery plate, and a pair of parcel bin sides. The parcel bin sides include a pair of receiving plate sides and a pair of delivery plate sides. The pair of delivery plate sides are structured to be collapsible toward the delivery plate. The pair of receiving plate sides are fixedly attached to the receiving plate and structured to be non-rotatable. The rotatable delivery plate is structured to be collapsible toward the receiving plate.
Claims20
A parcel bin operable to receive parcels comprising:
- a receiving plate;
- a rotatable delivery plate;
- a pair of parcel bin sides comprising:
- a pair of receiving plate sides;
- a pair of delivery plate sides;
- wherein the pair of delivery plate sides are configured to be collapsible toward the delivery plate;
- wherein the pair of receiving plate sides are fixedly attached to the receiving plate and configured to be non-rotatable;
- wherein the rotatable delivery plate is configured to be collapsible toward the receiving plate.
A parcel bin operable to receive parcels comprising:
- a receiving plate;
- a rotatable delivery plate,
- a pair of parcel bin sides comprising:
- a pair of receiving plate sides;
- a pair of delivery plate sides;
- a pair of side latches and a pair of receiving notches;
- wherein the pair of side latches are configured to attach to the pair of receiving notches to secure the delivery plate sides to the receiving plate sides;
- wherein the pair of delivery plate sides are collapsible toward the delivery plate;
- wherein the rotatable delivery plate is collapsible toward the receiving plate.
A parcel receiving apparatus comprising:
- a frame assembly comprising pivot bolts configured to rotatably engage low friction bushings;
- a parcel bin comprising:
- low friction bushings configured to rotatably receive pivot bolts;
- a receiving plate,
- a rotatable delivery plate,
- a pair of parcel bin sides comprising:
- a pair of receiving plate sides;
- a pair of delivery plate sides;
- wherein the pair of delivery plate sides are configured to be collapsible toward the delivery plate;
- wherein the pair of receiving plate sides are fixedly attached to the receiving plate and configured to be non-rotatable;
- wherein the frame assembly is configured to fit inside a support structure aperture and circumscribe the parcel bin;
- wherein the frame assembly pivot bolts are configured to allow the parcel bin to rotate within the low friction bushings of the frame assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.