Lockable box
OwnerMichael Silvainventor
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for securely receiving packages or items from a delivery service and stopping porch pirates from stealing the packages or items. A single door or multi-door embodiment selectively allows access to a lockable box so that a delivery service can place packages or items in the lockable box that a purchaser can later retrieve. The lockable box can have a locking system with rotatable key combinations, temporary key combinations, and/or other features that allow a delivery service to selectively access the lockable box. Some embodiments also integrate the lockable box into existing features of a residence such as a door.
Claims20
A lockable box system for a door at a home residence, comprising:
- a door that is rotatable between a closed position and an open position, said door having a substantially rectangular shape with a height, a width, and a depth;
- a lockable box integrated into said door, wherein said lockable box has a height that is less than said height of said door, and said lockable box has a width that is less than said width of said door, said lockable box further having:
- a delivery door positioned on an exterior surface of said lockable box, said delivery door is rotatable between a closed position and an open position;
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- a locking system that selectively locks said delivery door in said closed position and selectively unlocks said delivery door to allow said delivery door to rotate to said open position.
A lockable box for selective use for authorized users at a residence, comprising:
- an outer door positioned on an exterior of a residence, said outer door is movable between a closed position and an open position;
- an inner door positioned on an interior of said residence, said inner door is movable between a closed position and an open position, wherein said outer door and said inner door define a receiving volume;
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- a locking system that selectively locks said outer door in said closed position and selectively unlocks said outer door to allow said outer door to move to said open position, wherein said locking system has a keypad that selectively unlocks said outer door upon receiving a key combination.
A system for administering access to a lockable box used in conjunction with a home delivery service at a residence, comprising:
- a lockable box having a body with an interior volume and having one of a lid and a door that encloses said interior volume;
- a locking device of said lockable box that sets one of said lid and said door in a locked state and an unlocked state, wherein said locking device sets one of said lid and said door from said locked state to said unlocked state in response to a unique input to said locking device;
- a transceiver of said lockable box in operable communication with said locking device;
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- an electronic device, wherein said transceiver is in operable communication with said electronic device via a network of computers, wherein said electronic device sets said unique input of said locking device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.