Drop box for isolating received items

Abstract

A jumbo mail drop box for isolating mail deposited therein which includes a drop box housing and a closable, removable chamber inside the drop box housing for receiving mail. The chamber is formed by a removable container having an opening in the top. The drop box has a plurality of mail transmitting chutes each having a deposit port at its upper end and an exit port at its lower end and arranged to receive mail through the deposit port and direct such mail into the closable chamber. There is an assembly for closing the opening in the removable container when desired to isolate the mail therein from the ambient atmosphere and permit removal of the container without exposing the ambient atmosphere to any hazardous material particles which may be on or in such mail. There is a removal door in the drop box housing to permit removal of the removable container therethrough. There is also a transparent door located adjacent to, but inside of, the removal door for allowing viewing of the opening of the removable container within the drop box housing when the removal door is open. The transparent door includes a manipulation access port and there is a manipulation device capable of extension into the drop box container through the manipulation access port to manipulate the closing means by a user located outside the drop box container without exposing the user to any hazardous materials which may be contained in or on the mail located within the removable container.

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