Mail Receptacle with Variable Carrier and Receiver Access Points

A receptacle for receiving and securing an object, comprising:

• a housing including, i) a first section having an input opening for receiving an object being deposited into the receptacle, and ii) a separate second section forming a storage compartment for receiving and securely storing an object deposited into the receptacle;
• a secure delivery door system associated with the input opening including a delivery drum mechanically coupled by a linking mechanism 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 delivery drum to rotate in an opposite rotational direction between a loading position and an unloading position;
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• wherein the delivery door, delivery drum and linking mechanism are configured such that when the delivery door is in the open position, the delivery drum is in the loading position allowing an object to be placed through the input opening into the delivery drum, and when the delivery door is in the closed position, the delivery drum is in the unloading position in which the delivery drum deposits the object into the storage compartment;
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• an access door located on a first side of the second section configured to provide access to the storage compartment for removing objects deposited into the receptacle;
• wherein the first section and the second section are configured such that they can be positioned rotationally about a substantially vertical axis at different angular positions relative to each other to allow the delivery door and the access door to be located at different angular positions relative to each other while still allowing an object deposited through the access opening to enter into the storage compartment and be securely stored in the storage compartment.

A receptacle for receiving and securing an object, comprising:

• a housing including, i) a bottom section having an input opening for receiving an object being deposited into the receptacle, and ii) a separate top section forming a storage compartment for receiving and securely storing an object deposited into the receptacle;
• a delivery door located on a first side of the bottom section, the delivery door rotatable between a closed position in which the delivery door blocks the input opening and an open position in which the delivery door allows access through the input opening to place an object into the receptacle;
• a lift mechanism associated with the delivery door to transport the object the object into the storage compartment while the delivery door changes from the open to the closed position;
• an access door located on a first side of the top section configured to provide access to the storage compartment for removing objects deposited into the receptacle;
• and,
• a locking mechanism associated with the lift mechanism configured to lock the lift mechanism with the object in the storage compartment until the object is removed from the storage compartment through the access door;
• wherein the top section and the bottom section are configured such that they can be positioned rotationally about a substantially vertical axis at different angular positions relative to each other to allow the delivery door and the access door to be located at different angular positions relative to each other while still allowing an object deposited through the input opening to enter into the storage compartment and be securely stored in the storage compartment.