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US 10,881,233 B1Granted
Through-door package delivery assembly and related methods
OwnerPatrick B. Walshinventor
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Abstract
A through-door package delivery assembly is mountable in a garage door or other mounting door. A delivery door of the assembly is operably connected to an internal chute so that moving the delivery door to a delivery position moves the chute to obstruct access through the mounting door. When the delivery door returns to a blocking position, the chute angles downwardly to deposit a package on the floor inside the mounting door. The assembly is also able to be carried by a garage door when it opens without impeding operation thereof.
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A through-door package delivery assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a mounting door movable between open and closed positions and having opposite receipt and delivery sides, a delivery opening being defined in the mounting door extending between the receipt and delivery sides around a delivery axis;
- a top wall extending along the delivery axis from a top wall receipt end, located proximate the receipt side, to a second top wall delivery end located inwardly of the delivery side, opposite top wall edges extending between the top wall receipt and delivery sides;
- a pair of opposed sidewalls each extending downwardly from a sidewall top edge, adjoining a respective one of the opposite top wall edges, to a sidewall bottom edge, each of the sidewall top and bottom edges extending from a sidewall receipt end, located proximate the receipt side, to a sidewall delivery end located inwardly of the delivery side;
- a delivery door base extending between opposite base edges, each of the base edges adjoining a respective one of the sidewall bottom edges, the base edges extending along the delivery axis from a base receipt end, located proximate the receipt side, to a base delivery end located inwardly of the delivery side, the delivery door base having a base top face oriented toward the delivery axis;
- a delivery door extending from a delivery door bottom edge, pivotably connected to the delivery door base proximate the base receipt end, to a delivery door top edge, the delivery door being pivotable relative to the delivery door bottom edge between a blocking position, in which the delivery door covers the delivery opening between the top wall, the delivery door base and the pair of opposed sidewalls, and a delivery position, in which the delivery door uncovers the delivery opening, the delivery door having opposite receipt and delivery faces which, in the blocking position, are intersected by the delivery axis;
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- a delivery chute extending from a chute receipt end, pivotably connected to the delivery face, to a chute delivery end located inwardly of the delivery side, the delivery chute passing over the base top face, the chute delivery end being, with the delivery door in the blocking position, angled downwardly away from the delivery axis relative to the chute receipt end, movement of the delivery door into the delivery position pulling the chute receipt end outwardly of the delivery door bottom edge and pivoting the chute delivery end toward the delivery axis.
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A through-door package delivery assembly mountable along a delivery axis in a delivery opening of a mounting door movable between open and closed positions and having opposite receipt and delivery sides;
- a top wall configured to extend, when mounted, along the delivery axis from a top wall receipt end, located proximate the receipt side, to a second top wall delivery end located inwardly of the delivery side, opposite top wall edges extending between the top wall receipt and delivery sides;
- a pair of opposed sidewalls each extending downwardly from a sidewall top edge, adjoining a respective one of the opposite top wall edges, to a sidewall bottom edge, each of the sidewall top and bottom edges extending from a sidewall receipt end, located proximate the top wall receipt end, to a sidewall delivery end located proximate the top wall delivery end;
- a delivery door base extending between opposite base edges, each of the base edges adjoining a respective one of the sidewall bottom edges, the base edges extending from a base receipt end, located proximate the sidewall receipt ends, to a base delivery end located partway between the sidewall receipt and delivery ends, the delivery door base having a base top face oriented toward the top wall;
- a delivery door extending from a delivery door bottom edge, pivotably connected to the delivery door base proximate the base receipt end, to a delivery door top edge, the delivery door being pivotable relative to the delivery door bottom edge between a blocking position, in which the delivery door is configured to cover the delivery opening between the top wall, the delivery door base and the pair of opposed sidewalls, and a delivery position, in which the delivery door is configured to uncover the delivery opening, the delivery door having opposite receipt and delivery faces;
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- a delivery chute extending from a chute receipt end, pivotably connected to the delivery face, to a chute delivery end, the delivery chute passing over the base top face, the chute delivery end being, with the delivery door in the blocking position, angled downwardly away from the top wall, movement of the delivery door into the delivery position pulling the chute receipt end outwardly of the delivery door bottom edge and pivoting the chute delivery end toward the top wall.
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