Delivery receptacle

A receptacle for receiving and securing an object, comprising:

• a housing including a housing cover having an input opening;
• a drum rotatably coupled to the housing, the drum disposed within the housing cover, the drum having a drum floor, a drum roof and a drum rear panel forming a drum chamber for receiving an object placed into the drum, the drum further comprising a drum access opening through which an object can be placed into the drum chamber, the drum rotatable between a loading position in which the drum access opening is accessible through the input opening and an unloading position in which the drum access opening is aligned with a secure drop area disposed at least one of below or behind the drum thereby allowing an object in the drum chamber to exit the drum chamber and enter the secure drop area, the drum roof having a drum roof lip which is adjacent a top of the input opening when the drum is in the loading position and a drum floor lip which is adjacent a bottom of the input opening when the drum is in the loading position;
• a delivery door rotatably coupled to the housing, the delivery door rotatable between an open position in which the delivery door allows access through the input opening to place an object into the drum chamber when the drum is in the loading position, and a closed position in which the delivery door blocks the input opening when the drum is in the unloading position;
• a linking mechanism mechanically coupling the drum to the delivery door, the linking mechanism configured such that rotation of the delivery door in a first rotational direction between the open position and the closed position causes the drum to rotate in an opposite rotational direction to the first rotational direction between the loading position and the unloading position.