Method for providing a pre-security depository
OwnerRobin G. Liphardinventor
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Abstract
A method for providing a pre-security deposit for an article and a selection station to aid in the method. The method comprises utilizing a selection station having a secure depository bin located in it wherein the selection station contains in it the combination of at least the components: a weighing scale, a device for disclosing the weight of the article, a device for selecting and providing a container for the article, a device for calculating payment for deposit of the article based on the weight of the article and for the container, and a device for making payment for the deposit of the article and the container.
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A method for providing a pre-security deposit for an article, said method comprising:
- (I) utilizing a selection station having a secure depository bin located therein, containing in combination at least the following components:
- i a weighing scale;
- ii a weight disclosing device, disclosing the weight of the article;
- iii a selection device for selecting a container for the article;
- iv a device for providing the container;
- v a calculator for calculating payment for deposit of the article based on the weight of the article, and for the container;
- vi a device for making payment for the deposit of the article and the container,
- (II) weighing the article on the weighing scale;
- (III) selecting and obtaining the container for the article from the devices for selecting and providing the container;
- (IV) calculating the amount of the payment for the deposit of the article based on the weight of the article, and the amount of payment for the container;
- (V) making the payment required by (IV) using the device for making payment provided by the selection station and,
- (VI) placing the article in the container and depositing the container in the secure depository bin.
A selection station for providing pre-security deposits of articles in a secure depository, said selection station comprising in combination
- i a housing, said housing having four sidewalls each having a top edge and, a countertop surmounting the top edges of the four sidewalls;
- and located within the housing:
- ii a weighing scale recessed in a portion of the countertop and accessible by a person using the selection station;
- iii a device for selecting and providing a container for the article;
- iiii a device for disclosing the weight of the article;
- v a device for calculating payment for the deposit of the article based on the weight of the article and for payment for the container;
- vi a device for making said payments.
A method of providing a pre-security deposit for an article the method comprising:
- A. providing a selection station for access by persons needing to deposit a container containing the article in a secure depository prior to entry into a security operation;
- B. providing a regular collection service for timely collecting the containers from the secure depository;
- C. timely depositing said containers with a delivery service that provides delivery of the containers to the addresses provided on the containers, wherein the selection station has a secure depository bin located therein, containing in combination at least the following components:
- i a weighing scale:
- ii a weight disclosing device, disclosing the weight of the article;
- iii a selection device for selecting a container for the article;
- iv a device for providing the container;
- v a calculator for calculating payment for deposit of the article based on the weight of the article, and for the container;
- vi a device for making payment for the deposit of the article and the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.