Public drop box for isolating received items

US7159762B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Lockheed Martin Corporation · US

Inventors

• Robert J. Felice · Endicott, US
• Michael Finney · Endicott, US
• Patrick J. Fitzgibbons · Owego, US
• Eugene Stradley · Owego, US
• John Swider · Port Crane, US
• Louis Taylor · Apalachin, US
• Michael Wisniewski · Bolingbrook, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 4, 2002
• Grant date: Jan 9, 2007
• Expiry date: Aug 4, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2001/2223
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A publicly accessible drop box for isolating items deposited therein, includes a securable enclosure, a depository port, a closeable container having an opening and located within the securable enclosure, and a closure device for closing the opening prior to removal of the container. The depository port may include a housing forming a reception chamber having an entrance, wherein the housing is rotatably mounted within the drop box. The drop box may include a view port to allow viewing of the opening of the closeable container. The drop box may include a manipulation device extending into the securable enclosure to enable manipulation of the closure device or to enable movement of any items in proximity to the opening of the container.