Delivery receptacle
US9004346B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G29/30
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A delivery receptacle for receiving objects, such as parcels, has a housing having an input opening, a delivery door rotatably coupled to the housing for opening and closing the input opening, and a drum rotatably coupled to the housing and having a drum access opening accessible through the input opening. The delivery door is mechanically coupled to the drum such that rotation of the delivery door in a first rotational direction causes rotation of the drum in the opposite rotational direction. The delivery door is rotatable between an open position in which the drum is oriented with the drum access opening aligned with the input opening such that a parcel can be inserted into the drum, and a closed position in which the drum is oriented with the drum access opening aligned with a drop area such that a parcel will exit the drum and enter the drop area.
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