Delivery receptacle

A delivery receptacle for receiving and securing an object, comprising:

• a housing having an input opening and a storage area adjoining the input opening;
• a lid hingedly attached to the housing allowing the lid to be moved between a closed position in which the lid covers the input opening and an open position in which the lid is substantially completely out of the way of the input opening allowing access the storage area through the input opening;
• a utility compartment within the housing in which at least one of a programming button for putting a controller into a programming mode, and a battery is located within the utility compartment, the utility compartment having an access door;
• a locking mechanism having a latch, an actuation device operably coupled to the latch and the controller operably coupled to the actuation device and configured to control the actuation device, the locking mechanism having a locked state in which the actuation device positions the latch in a locked position to lock the lid when the lid is in the closed position and an unlocked state in which the actuation device positions the latch in an unlocked position allowing the lid to be moved from the closed position to the open position, the controller including a code-operated device configured to receive a code which causes the controller to adjust the locking mechanism from the locked state to the unlocked state;
• wherein the locking mechanism is configured to operate in a first mode in which the locking mechanism is in the unlocked state with the lid in the closed position thereby allowing the lid to be opened, and upon one of (i) opening the lid or (ii) opening and closing the lid, the controller adjusts the locking mechanism from the unlocked state to the locked state such that when the lid is closed the lid is locked in the closed position, and thereafter, entering the code into the code-operated device causes the controller to adjust the locking mechanism from the locked state to the unlocked state allowing the lid to be re-opened;
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• a manually operated override lock disposed in the housing, the override lock configured to be operated manually and having a latch adjusting mechanism such that manually operating the lock adjusts the latch adjusting mechanism between an override locked position in which the latch adjusting mechanism does not affect the locking mechanism and an override unlocked position in which the latch adjusting mechanism adjusts the locking mechanism to the unlocked position, the override lock having a door locking device which is adjusted when the override lock is operated, and wherein when the override lock is in the override locked position the door locking device is in a door locked position which locks the access door in a closed position preventing access into the utility compartment and when the override lock is in the override unlocked position the door locking device is in a door unlocked position which unlocks the access door allowing the door to be opened thereby allowing access into the utility compartment.

A delivery receptacle for receiving and securing an object, comprising:

• a housing having an input opening and a storage area adjoining the input opening;
• a lid hingedly attached to the housing allowing the lid to be moved between a closed position in which the lid covers the input opening and an open position in which the lid is substantially completely out of the way of the input opening allowing access the storage area through the input opening;
• a locking mechanism having a latch, an actuation device operably coupled to the latch and a controller operably coupled to the actuation device and configured to control the actuation device, the locking mechanism having a locked state in which the actuation device positions the latch in a locked position to lock the lid when the lid is in the closed position and an unlocked state in which the actuation device positions the latch in an unlocked position allowing the lid to be moved from the closed position to the open position, the controller including a code-operated device configured to receive a code which causes the controller to adjust the locking mechanism from the locked state to the unlocked state;
• wherein the locking mechanism is configured to operate in a first mode in which the locking mechanism is in the unlocked state with the lid in the closed position thereby allowing the lid to be opened, and upon one of (i) opening the lid or (ii) opening and closing the lid, the controller adjusts the locking mechanism from the unlocked state to the locked state such that when the lid is closed the lid is locked in the closed position, and thereafter, entering the code into the code-operated device causes the controller to adjust the locking mechanism from the locked state to the unlocked state allowing the lid to be re-opened;
• a utility compartment within the housing in which at least one of a mode switch for selecting one of three operating modes, a programming button for putting the controller into a programming mode, and a battery is located within the utility compartment, the utility compartment having an access door;
• a key lock disposed in the housing, the key lock configured to be operated by a key and having a latch mechanism such that rotating a key in the key lock rotates the key lock and latch mechanism between a key locked position in which the latch mechanism does not affect the locking mechanism and a key unlocked position in which the latch mechanism adjusts the locking mechanism to the unlocked position, the key lock having a door locking device which is rotated by rotating a key in the key lock, and wherein when the key lock is in the key locked position the door locking device is in a door locked position which locks the access door in a closed position preventing access into the utility compartment and when the key lock is in the key unlocked position the door locking device is in a door unlocked position which unlocks the access door allowing the door to be opened thereby allowing access into the utility compartment;
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• a lid position sensor coupled to the controller and configured to signal the controller whether the lid is in the closed position or the open position.