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US 12,745,871 B2Granted
Secure package drop box and method of using the same
OwnerJoshua Newholminventor
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Abstract
A package-storing assembly according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure comprises an arcuate planar surface positioned adjacent an opening of a structure, the arcuate planar surface having an opening therethrough; and a security screen slidably engaged with the arcuate planar surface, the security screen supported to transition between a closed position and an open position, wherein the security screen inhibits access through the opening in the closed position, and cooperates with a lid to inhibit access to the opening in the open position.
Claims33
A package-storing assembly comprising:
- an arcuate planar surface of a security screen positioned adjacent an opening of a structure, the arcuate planar surface of the security screen slidably engaged with a guide having an opening therethrough, the security screen supported by the guide to transition between a closed position and an open position, wherein the security screen inhibits access through the opening of the guide and the opening of the structure in the closed position, and cooperates with a lid of the structure to inhibit access to the opening of the structure when in the open position, and when the security screen is in the closed position the security screen covers the opening of the guide and the opening of the structure, wherein transitioning the security screen from the closed position to the open position uncovers the opening of the guide and the opening of the structure such that a package moves from a staging compartment outside of the structure to a storage compartment within the structure, wherein the staging compartment is defined by an inner surface of the lid and a first surface of the security screen when the security screen in the closed position, wherein the package is placed in the staging compartment when the security screen is in the closed position.
A package-storing assembly comprising:
- an arcuate planar surface of a security screen positioned adjacent an opening of a structure, the arcuate planar surface of the security screen slidably engaged with a guide having an opening therethrough, the security screen supported by the guide to transition between a closed position and an open position, wherein the security screen inhibits access through the opening of the guide and the opening of the structure in the closed position, and cooperates with a lid of the structure to inhibit access to the opening of the structure when in the open position, and when the security screen is in the closed position the security screen covers the opening of the guide and the opening of the structure, wherein transitioning the security screen from the closed position to the open position uncovers the opening of the guide and the opening of the structure such that a package moves from a staging compartment outside of the structure to a storage compartment within the structure, wherein the storage compartment is defined by an inner surface of the structure and a second surface of the security screen when the security screen is in the closed position, wherein the storage compartment receives the package from the staging compartment such that the package is securely stored within the storage compartment.
A package-storing assembly comprising:
- an arcuate planar surface of a security screen positioned adjacent an opening of a structure, the arcuate planar surface of the security screen slidably engaged with a guide having an opening therethrough, the security screen supported by the guide to transition between a closed position and an open position, wherein the security screen inhibits access through the opening of the guide and the opening of the structure in the closed position, and cooperates with a lid of the structure to inhibit access to the opening of the structure when in the open position, wherein the lid has a first end and a second end and defines an inner surface, wherein a first fin extends from the inner surface at the first end of the lid and a second fin extends from the inner surface at the second end of the lid, wherein when the security screen is in the open position and the lid is in an open position, the security screen aligns with the first fin and the second fin such that access to the opening of the structure is inhibited.
A package-storing device comprising:
- a body having at least four sidewalls;
- a lid hingedly connected to the body, the lid having a first end and a second end, the lid defining an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the lid is operable to transition from a closed position to an open position;
- a first fin extending from the inner surface at the first end of the lid and a second fin extending from the inner surface at the second end of the lid;
- a guide defining an outer surface and an inner surface and having a central opening therethrough;
- a security screen defining a first surface and a second surface, the security screen slidably engaged with the guide to transition from a closed position to an open position;
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- an access door through one of the at least four sidewalls, the access door operable to move between an open position and a closed position, wherein a lock secures the access door in the closed position,
- wherein when the lid is in the open position, the inner surface of the lid, the first fin, the second fin, and the first surface of the security screen define a portion of a staging compartment configured to receive a package,
- wherein the at least four sidewalls and the inner surface of the guide define a portion of a storage compartment, the storage compartment configured to store the package.
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