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US 2023/0404308 A1Published application
Dual access in-wall storage box
OwnerCheri Baldinginventor
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Abstract
A storage box may be installed in an exterior wall of the building. The storage box provides a secured storage receptacle within the wall. The storage box includes doors on both sides of the wall to allow a person to access items stored in the storage box from either inside or outside of the building.
Claims19
An in-wall storage box comprising:
- a first storage box portion comprising:
- a first frame surrounding a first opening;
- a first door attached to the first frame which is movable between a first position where the first door closes the first opening and a second position where the first door permits access through the first opening;
- a first lock which prevents unauthorized opening of the first door;
- a first side wall section surrounding the opening and extending away from the first frame, wherein the first side wall extends around a storage compartment;
- a second storage box portion which is separate from the first storage box portion, the second storage box portion comprising:
- a second frame surrounding a second opening;
- a second door attached to the second frame which is movable between a first position where the second door closes the second opening and a second position where the second door permits access through the second opening;
- a second lock which prevents unauthorized opening of the second door;
- a second side wall section surrounding the opening and extending away from the second face to extend around the storage compartment;
- wherein the storage box is configured for attachment to a building wall having a first face and a second face such that:
- the first frame is disposed adjacent the first face of the wall;
- the second frame is disposed adjacent the second face of the wall;
- the first side wall section and second side wall section are disposed adjacent each other in an interior of the wall wherein a distal end of one of the first side wall section and the second side wall section is disposed inside of a distal end of the other of the first side wall section and the second side wall section so that there is overlap between the first side wall section and the second side wall section;
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- a storage compartment is formed between the first door, the second door, the first side wall section, and the second side wall section.
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An in-wall storage box comprising:
- a first storage box portion comprising a first face having a first opening and a first door attached to the first face, the first door being movable between a first position where the first door closes the first opening and a second position where the first door permits access through the first opening, a first lock which selectively restricts opening of the first door, and a first side wall which is attached to the first face, wherein the first side wall extends around the first opening and extends away from a back side of the first face and wherein the first side wall at least partially defines a storage compartment;
- a second storage box portion which is separate from the first storage box portion, the second storage box comprising a second face having a second opening and a second door attached to the second face, the second door being movable between a first position where the second door closes the second opening and a second position where the second door permits access through the second opening, and a second lock which selectively restricts opening of the second door;
- wherein, in use, the storage box is attached to a wall at a wall opening such that the first storage box face is attached to a first face of the wall, the first side wall extends into the opening, the second storage box face is attached to a second face of the wall, and the first storage box portion is attached to the second storage box portion.
A lockable storage box comprising:
- a first storage box portion comprising a first face having a first opening and a first door attached to the first face, the first door being movable between a first position where the first door closes the first opening and a second position where the first door permits access through the first opening, a first lock which selectively restricts opening of the first door, and a first side wall which is attached to the first face, wherein the first side wall extends around the first opening and extends away from a back side of the first face;
- a second storage box portion comprising a second face having a second opening and a second door attached to the second face, the second door being movable between a first position where the second door closes the second opening and a second position where the second door permits access through the second opening, and a second lock which selectively restricts opening of the second door, and a second side wall which is attached to the second face, wherein the second side wall extends around the second opening and extends away from a back side of the second face;
- wherein the first side wall has a shape which matches a shape of the second side wall, wherein the first side wall is smaller than the second side wall such that the first side wall is nestable inside of the second side wall in a telescoping manner, wherein the storage box is assembled by inserting the first side wall into the second side wall and fastening the first side wall to the second side wall such that a storage compartment is provided between the first face, the second face, the first side wall, and the second side wall, and wherein the first face is disposed on a side of the storage compartment opposite the second face.
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