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US 2005/0006451 A1Published application
Secure drop box
OwnerGary Taylorinventor
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Abstract
Secure enclosure (10) is useful as mailbox or police evidence dropbox. Items are deposited through unsecured portal (32), pass past baffle (90) and are stored in secure compartment (40). Access to secure compartment (40) is through door (46). Lock lock housing (60) is mounted rigidly on door (46) and holds rotary shackle padlock (70) such that rotary shackle (73) engages hasp (51) to lock door (46) but rotary shackle padlock (70) is protected against twisting, prying, or impact
Claims20
A secure enclosure enclosing a secure compartment for storing items;
- including:
- a doorway for access to said secure compartment;
- a hasp;
- a door for covering said doorway, movable between an open position providing access to said secure compartment through said doorway and a closed position preventing access to said secure compartment through said doorway;
- including:
- an inside surface facing said secure compartment;
- and
- an outside surface opposite said inside surface;
- a rotary shackle padlock;
- including:
- a body;
- a rotary shackle movable between a locked position and an unlocked position;
- and
- rotary shackle drive means for moving said rotary shackle between locked and unlocked positions;
- said rotary shackle padlock rigidly attached to said door such that said rotary shackle engages said hasp to secure said door in the closed position;
- and such that said body of said rotary shackle padlock cannot move relative to said door;
- and such that said rotary shackle drive means is available for use.
14 more elements
In combination:
- an enclosure for storage of items;
- including:
- a door movable between an open position and a closed position, including:
- an exterior face;
- and
- an interior face;
- and
- a hasp;
- a rotary shackle padlock;
- including:
- a body;
- a rotary shackle movable between a locked and an unlocked position;
- and
- rotary shackle drive means;
- and
- a lock lock housing attached to said door for rigidly attaching said rotary shackle padlock to said door such that said rotary shackle, in the locked position, engages said hasp to lock said door in the closed position;
- and such that said rotary shackle drive means is available when said door is locked;
- and such that said lock lock housing reinforces said body of said rotary shackle padlock.
15 more elements
A secure mailbox, including:
- an enclosure;
- including:
- a front wall;
- a back wall;
- a pair of side walls;
- and
- a top;
- said front wall, said back wall, said pair of side walls, and said top connected together to enclose
- a receiving compartment;
- including:
- a tunnel;
- including:
- a hatch for depositing items into said receiving compartment;
- and
- a secure compartment;
- and
- secure access means providing access to said secure compartment;
- including:
- a hasp;
- a door, movable between an open position providing access to said secure compartment and a closed position preventing access to said secure compartment;
- including:
- an inside surface facing said secure compartment;
- and
- an outside surface opposite said inside surface;
- a rotary shackle padlock;
- including:
- a body;
- a rotary shackle movable between a locked position and an unlocked position;
- and
- rotary shackle drive means for moving said rotary shackle between locked and unlocked positions;
- said rotary shackle padlock rigidly attached to said door such that said rotary shackle engages said hasp to secure said door in the closed position;
- and such that said body of said rotary shackle padlock cannot move relative to said door;
- and such that said rotary shackle drive means is available for use.
30 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.