Expandable home package delivery box
IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0442851
(1989-11-29)
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발명자
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- Aurness Harold O. (5808 Knox Ave. No. Brooklyn Center MN 55430) Mahler Thomas G. (3841 Unity Ave. North Robbinsdale MN 55422)
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
3 |
초록
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An expandable delivery box, according to the teachings of the present invention is shown as a free-standing metal box with a full top cover, a fully enclosed expandable front box member and two fully enclosed, extendable side members. Two unique locks which can only be opened by delivery persons usi
An expandable delivery box, according to the teachings of the present invention is shown as a free-standing metal box with a full top cover, a fully enclosed expandable front box member and two fully enclosed, extendable side members. Two unique locks which can only be opened by delivery persons using special keys are supplemented by other hand latches and holds accessible after opening the unit to extend the expansion members, if necessary. After a delivery has been made the unit can then only be opened by the receiver of the delivery using one of two combination locks on the main frame of the unit or an expansion member. When the unit is closed it cannot then be opened by the combination locks again until another delivery has been made. The unit also includes means for marking receipts proving delivery was made and received.
대표청구항
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An expandable delivery box of an upright, rectangular shape comprising a box-shaped hinged cover at the top with two integrated shallow boxes with lock-free lids with handles for casual deliveries; which top cover is kept locked, before a delivery, by a latch hook member of a spring-biased sliding l
An expandable delivery box of an upright, rectangular shape comprising a box-shaped hinged cover at the top with two integrated shallow boxes with lock-free lids with handles for casual deliveries; which top cover is kept locked, before a delivery, by a latch hook member of a spring-biased sliding latch base within a cover lock housing on the underside of the top cover, which latch hook extends down to a catch bar in a main lock housing on the unit frame; a pull-key, carried only by a delivery person, inserted into a keyhole of the main lock housing and onto a section of the sliding latch base designed to accommodate the key teeth when turned, allows a pulling action to unlock the top cover housing from the main lock housing; said main lock housing also comprising a first combination lock accessible from outside the unit, a first automatic receipt marking means activated by closing the top cover, which action automatically locks the top cover at the combination lock; a second receipt marking means handpressed by the delivery person; a spring-biased delivery signal automatically activated by closing the top cover only after a delivery; locking means for a front expansion box member of the unit comprising a step-lock base plate with a latch to hold the expansion member closed, means to automatically hold the locking means open while the expansion member is in use and automatically release when closed, a key receiving member plus a separate key, or release tool, carried only by a delivery person, to unlock the step-lock; a said front expansion box comprising hinged, folded sides with bottom placed tabs to hold a hinged, folding bottom member, a hinged, folding cover with a handle and a combination lock latch on its front side, a vertical front door assembly, with handles, on a frame hinged to the folding sides, which frame is secured in folded position at the bottom by a spring-biased lever on the main frame of the unit, with the doors of the front door assembly overlapping with an overlapping flap plate on the back of one of the doors featuring a locking means not accessible from the front but only when the expansion box cover is up, locking the doors at the top and bottom frame members, a second combination lock on the face of the top expansion frame member to receive the combination latch from the cover; a hinged support means to hold the front of the expansion box off the ground and kept in a retracted position by a spring-biased latch; a third receipt marking means on the inside of one of the front doors and further comprising, in the main part of the unit, covered hinged extension arms folded into each narrow side of the unit for accommodating long packages when extended horizontally and secured in closed position automatically by locking means inside the unit which can be unlatched by a delivery person when the top cover is open, comprising hinged, handless doors on each outer end with automatic locking means unlatchable only from the inside, including means for automatically pushing the doors ajar from the inside, a hinged bridge-plate assembly on each inside end of the arms for bridging the gap left underneath when the arms are extended; wherein after a delivery has been made to the unit, the delivery person cannot reopen the unit with the pull-key or release tool until it has been opened by the receiver using the combination lock and, conversely, the unit cannot be reopened by the receiver using the combination lock until another delivery has been made by a delivery person.
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