Apparatus for deterring theft of packages
OwnerMadison Danielsinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for deterring theft of packages which includes an enclosure having an interior cavity. A conical inlet port provides access to the interior cavity. The conical inlet port has a wide end and a narrow end. The narrow end projects into the interior cavity. The narrow end normally has a first diameter. However, the narrow end expands to a second diameter in response to pressure from a package being pushed through the conical inlet port toward the interior cavity. The narrow end contracts back to the first diameter when pressure from the package is released, to prevent the package from being pulled by a thief back through the narrow end of the conical inlet port.
Claims14
An apparatus for deterring theft of packages, comprising:
- a secure enclosure having an interior cavity and a conical inlet port that provides access to the interior cavity, the conical inlet port having a wide end and a narrow end, the narrow end projecting into the interior cavity, the narrow end normally having a first diameter, the narrow end expanding to a second diameter in response to pressure from a package being pushed through the conical inlet port toward the interior cavity, the narrow end then contracting to the first diameter when pressure from the package is released to prevent the package from being pulled back through the narrow end of the conical inlet port;
- wherein the conical inlet port is comprised of a plurality of cantilever members which are anchored to the wide end of the conical inlet port and are outwardly movable at the narrow end of the conical inlet port from the first diameter to the second diameter;
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- wherein each of the cantilever members has a length with a plurality of sharp pointed projections positioned in spaced relation along the length.
An apparatus for deterring theft of packages, comprising:
- an enclosure having an interior cavity and a conical inlet port that provides access to the interior cavity, the conical inlet port having a wide end and a narrow end, the narrow end projecting into the interior cavity, the narrow end normally having a first diameter, the narrow end expanding to a second diameter in response to pressure from a package being pushed through the conical inlet port toward the interior cavity, the narrow end then contracting to the first diameter when pressure from the package is released to prevent the package from being pulled back through the narrow end of the conical inlet port;
- wherein the conical inlet port is comprised of a plurality of cantilever members which are anchored to the wide end of the conical inlet port and are outwardly movable at the narrow end of the conical inlet port from the first diameter to the second diameter;
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- wherein the cantilever members are made from fabric and have reinforcing ribs.
An apparatus for deterring theft of packages, comprising:
- an enclosure having an interior cavity and a conical inlet port that provides access to the interior cavity, the conical inlet port having a wide end and a narrow end, the narrow end projecting into the interior cavity, the narrow end normally having a first diameter, the narrow end expanding to a second diameter in response to pressure from a package being pushed through the conical inlet port toward the interior cavity, the narrow end then contracting to the first diameter when pressure from the package is released to prevent the package from being pulled back through the narrow end of the conical inlet port;
- wherein the conical inlet port is comprised of a plurality of cantilever members which are anchored to the wide end of the conical inlet port and are outwardly movable at the narrow end of the conical inlet port from the first diameter to the second diameter;
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- wherein the cantilever members are overlapping fins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.