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A security dropbox for receiving mail and like items includes an enclosure having walls. The enclosure walls include a front wall with an opening for receiving delivered items. A service door covers the opening on an exterior of the enclosure. The service door is pivotably attached to the front wall

A security dropbox for receiving mail and like items includes an enclosure having walls. The enclosure walls include a front wall with an opening for receiving delivered items. A service door covers the opening on an exterior of the enclosure. The service door is pivotably attached to the front wall adjacent to a lower rim of the opening, and has an interior side facing the enclosure. A service bin is disposed on the interior side of the service door. The service bin is positioned to hold delivered items when the service door is open and to drop the delivered items when the service door is closed. A secure bin is disposed in the enclosure under the service bin. The secure bin is positioned to receive the delivered items dropped from the service bin. The service bin is made up of the interior side of the service door, a bin floor extending at an obtuse angle from the interior side of the service door, and bin sidewalls extending between adjacent edges of the service door and the bin floor. The bin configuration allows the dropbox to securely receive larger packages, in a relatively compact space. The security dropbox also includes features for protecting delivered items from moisture damage, and an outgoing mail clip.

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1. A security dropbox, comprising: an enclosure having walls, the enclosure walls comprising a front wall having an opening; a service door covering the opening on an exterior of the enclosure, the service door pivotably attached to the front wall adjacent to a lower rim of the opening, and havi

1. A security dropbox, comprising: an enclosure having walls, the enclosure walls comprising a front wall having an opening; a service door covering the opening on an exterior of the enclosure, the service door pivotably attached to the front wall adjacent to a lower rim of the opening, and having an interior side facing the enclosure and an exterior side opposite to the interior side; a service bin disposed on the interior side of the service door, the service bin positioned to hold delivered items when the service door is open and to drop the delivered items into the enclosure when the service door is closed, wherein the service bin comprises the interior side of the service door and an obliquely extending portion transverse to the service door, the obliquely extending portion leading into the enclosure when the service door is closed and configured to block reaching into an interior of the enclosure when the service door is open, wherein the obliquely extending portion comprises a bin floor extending at an obtuse angle from the interior side of the service door, and bin sidewalls extending between adjacent surfaces of the service door and the bin floor, and wherein the service bin further comprises a protruding door stop adjacent to a distal end of the bin floor; and a secure bin in the enclosure under the service bin, the secure bin positioned to receive the delivered items dropped from the service bin. 2. The dropbox of claim 1, wherein the bin floor extends from the service door to the distal end, and the bin sidewalls extend between the distal end of the bin floor and the service door adjacent to an upper edge of the service door. 3. The dropbox of claim 2, wherein the distal end of the bin floor is at least about eighteen inches away from the upper edge of the service door. 4. The dropbox of claim 1, wherein the obtuse angle is at least 110 degrees and not greater than 135 degrees. 5. The dropbox of claim 1, further comprising a lockable access door in the enclosure walls, the access door covering a second opening in the enclosure, the second opening providing access to the secure bin. 6. The dropbox of claim 5, wherein the second opening is in the front wall below the service door. 7. The dropbox of claim 1, further comprising an outgoing mail clip disposed on the interior side of the service door. 8. The dropbox of claim 1, further comprising a sealing gasket interposed between a perimeter of the service door and the front wall. 9. The dropbox of claim 1, wherein the enclosure walls further comprise a single folded sheet of material making up a top wall and opposite side walls of the enclosure. 10. The dropbox of claim 1, wherein the enclosure walls comprise a sheet metal material. 11. The dropbox of claim 1, wherein the enclosure walls further comprise an overhanging portion over the service door. 12. The dropbox of claim 1, wherein the secure bin further comprises a receiving floor, the receiving floor having an upper portion for contacting the delivered items in the secure bin, and a lower portion for receiving drainage from the upper portion. 13. The dropbox of claim 12, wherein the upper portion of the receiving floor comprises upper surfaces of a plurality of protrusions in the receiving floor. 14. The dropbox of claim 1, further comprising a pull handle disposed on the exterior side of the service door. 15. The dropbox of claim 1, wherein the service door is in a substantially vertical orientation when closed. 16. The dropbox of claim 1, further comprising an outgoing mail flag pivotably attached to the enclosure. 17. The dropbox of claim 1, wherein the enclosure is substantially in the shape of a rectangular prism.