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The invention disclosed herein provides an apparatus and method for securely collecting, storing, and disposing of documents by attaching a reusable, secure, lockable closure to a cardboard receptacle box. The lockable closure has a slot in the top to allow documents to be deposited in the box. Two

The invention disclosed herein provides an apparatus and method for securely collecting, storing, and disposing of documents by attaching a reusable, secure, lockable closure to a cardboard receptacle box. The lockable closure has a slot in the top to allow documents to be deposited in the box. Two opposing side surfaces of the lockable closure have an interior lip that engages the box flap in such a way as to prevent the unwanted removal of the closure. The closure can be secured to the box with a locking seal such as a cable tie through locking holes located on the top surface and two opposing sides of the lockable closure as well as the box flaps and box sides. A hole allows removal of the lockable closure by exerting pressure on the flap. The disclosed method provides the steps of providing a single lockable closure, a plurality of receptacle boxes, and a number of locking seals capable of fitting through the holes. The single, reusable, locking closure is placed on a receptacle box, which is sealed, documents are placed into the box through the slot. When the box is full, the locking seals are removed and the box is closed secured with its internal flaps and shipped for destruction or recycling. The same lockable closure is then placed on a different box bottom to repeat the process.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A system for secure document collection and storage comprising: (a) a plurality of receptacle boxes; (b) each receptacle box having an interior, a first opposing top flap pivotally adjoined to a first supporting wall, a second opposing top flap pivotally adjoined to a s

The invention claimed is: 1. A system for secure document collection and storage comprising: (a) a plurality of receptacle boxes; (b) each receptacle box having an interior, a first opposing top flap pivotally adjoined to a first supporting wall, a second opposing top flap pivotally adjoined to a second supporting wall, a third opposing top flap pivotally adjoined to a third supporting wall, and a fourth opposing top flap pivotally adjoined to a fourth supporting wall; (c) each receptacle box having an open position and a closed position; (d) in the open position, the first opposing top flap having a first hole adjacent a first hole in the first supporting wall; (e) in the open position, the second opposing top flap having a second hole adjacent a second hole in the second supporting wall; (f) in the closed position, the first opposing top flap having a third hole and a fourth hole adjacent the second opposing top flap; (g) in the closed position, the second opposing top flap having a fifth hole adjacent the third hole and a sixth hole adjacent the fourth hole; (h) a reusable security closure, adjacent one of the plurality of receptacle boxes in the open position; (i) the reusable security closure having a slot for admission of documents in ducted communication with the interior of the one of the plurality of receptacle boxes; (j) the reusable security closure having a top, a first side connected to the top and a second side connected to the top opposing the first side, a third side connected to the top and a fourth side connected to the top opposing the third side; (k) the third side having a first releasable latch means adjacent the third opposing top flap when the one of the plurality of receptacle boxes is in its open position; (l) the fourth side having a second releasable latch means adjacent the fourth opposing top flap when the one of the plurality of receptacle boxes is in its open position; (m) the top having a first hole adjacent the first side; (n) the top having a second hole adjacent the second side; (o) the first side having a first hole adjacent the top; (p) the second side having a second hole adjacent the top; (q) the first hole adjacent the first side and the first hole adjacent the top corresponding to the first hole in the first supporting wall and the first hole in the first opposing top flap; (r) the second hole adjacent the second side and the second hole adjacent the top corresponding to the second hole in the second supporting wall and the second hole in the second opposing flap; (s) a first destructible security seal within the first hole adjacent the first side, the first hole adjacent the top, the first hole in the first supporting wall and the first hole in the first opposing top flap when the one of the plurality of receptacle boxes is in the open position; (t) a second destructible security seal within the second hole adjacent the second side, the second hole adjacent the top, the second hole in the second supporting wall and the second hole in the second opposing flap when the one of the plurality of receptacle boxes is in the open position; (u) a third destructible security seal within the third hole in the first opposing flap and the fifth hole of the second opposing flap when the one of the plurality of receptacle boxes is in the closed position; and, (v) a fourth destructible seal within the fourth hole in the first opposing flap and the sixth hold of the second opposing flap when the one of the plurality of receptacle boxes is in its closed position. 2. The system of claim 1 wherein the slot is canted with respect to the top. 3. The system of claim 1 wherein the first destructible security seal further comprises an ink reservoir for ejecting a die when the destructible seal is destroyed. 4. The system of claim 1 wherein the first destructible security seal further comprises: data communication means for transmitting a signal to a computer when the destructible seal is destroyed. 5. The system of claim 1 wherein the first destructible security seal further comprises: a cable tie. 6. The system of claim 1 wherein the first destructible security seal further comprises: a Tyvek seal. 7. The system of claim 1 wherein the first destructible security seal further comprises: an audible alarm activated when the destructible seal is destroyed. 8. The system of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of receptacle boxes has a first opposing bottom flap and a second opposing bottom flap; and the first bottom flap is joined to the second bottom flap by a fifth destructible seal. 9. The system of claim 1 wherein the first releasable latch means further comprises a first angled latch surface adjacent the third opposing flap; and the second releasable latch means further comprises a second angled latch surface adjacent the fourth opposing flap. 10. The system of claim 1 wherein the third destructible security seal further comprises an ink deployment means for ejecting a die when the destructible seal is destroyed. 11. The system of claim 1 wherein the third destructible security seal further comprises: data communication means for transmitting a signal to a computer when the destructible seal is destroyed. 12. The system of claim 1 wherein the third destructible security seal further comprises: a cable tie. 13. The system of claim 1 wherein the third destructible security seal further comprises: a Tyvek seal. 14. The system of claim 1 wherein the third destructible security seal further comprises: An audible alarm activated when the destructible seal is destroyed. 15. A system for secure document collection and storage comprising: (a) a plurality of receptacle boxes; (b) each receptacle box having an interior, a first opposing top flap pivotally adjoined to a first supporting wall, a second opposing top flap pivotally adjoined to a second supporting wall, a third opposing top flap pivotally adjoined to a third supporting wall, and a fourth opposing top flap pivotally adjoined to a fourth supporting wall; (c) each receptacle box having an open position and a closed position; (d) in the open position, the first opposing top flap having a first hole adjacent a first hole in the first supporting wall; (e) in the open position, the second opposing top flap having a second hole adjacent a second hole in the second supporting wall; (f) in the closed position, the second opposing top flap having a third hole concentrically aligned with first hole of first opposing top flap; a reusable security closure, adjacent the one of the plurality of receptacle boxes in the open position; (h) the reusable security closure having a slot for admission of documents in ducted communication with the interior of the one of the plurality of receptacle boxes; (i) the reusable security closure having a top, a first side connected to the top and a second side connected to the top; (j) the first side having a first releasable latch means adjacent the third top flap when the one of the plurality of receptacle boxes is in its open position; (k) the second side having a second releasable latch means adjacent the fourth top flap when the one of the plurality of receptacle boxes is in its open position; (l) the top having a first hole adjacent the first side; (m) the top having a second hole adjacent the second side; (n) the first side having a first hole adjacent the top; (o) the second side having a second hole adjacent the top; (p) the first hole adjacent the first side and the first hole adjacent the top corresponding to the first hole in the first supporting wall and the first hole in the first opposing top flap; (q) the second hole adjacent the second side and the second hole adjacent the top corresponding to the second hole in the second supporting wall and the second hole in the second opposing flap when one of the plurality of receptacle boxes is in the open position; (r) a first destructible security seal within the first hole adjacent the first side, the first hole adjacent the top, the first hole in the first supporting wall and the first hole in the first opposing top flap when one of the plurality of receptacle boxes is in the open position; (s) a second destructible security seal within the second hole adjacent the second side, the second hole adjacent the top, the second hole in the second supporting wall and the second hole in the second opposing flap; (t) a third destructible security seal within the third hole in the second opposing flap, the first hole of the first opposing flap, and the first hole of the first supporting wall when the one of the plurality of receptacle boxes is in the closed position. 16. The system of claim 15 wherein the slot is canted with respect to the top. 17. The system of claim 15 wherein the first destructible security seal further comprises: a cable tie. 18. The system of claim 15 wherein the first destructible security seal further comprises: a Tyvek seal. 19. The system of claim 15 wherein the first releasable latch means further comprises a first angled latch surface adjacent the third opposing flap; and the second releasable latch means further comprises a second angled latch surface adjacent the fourth opposing flap. 20. The system of claim 15 wherein the third destructible security seal further comprises: a cable tie. 21. The system of claim 15 wherein the third destructible security seal further comprises: a Tyvek seal. 22. A system for secure document collection and storage comprising: (a) a plurality of receptacle boxes; (b) each of the plurality of receptacle boxes comprising an integral box top closure having an open position and a closed position; (c) a security closure removably attached to at least one of the plurality of receptacle boxes when the integral box top closure on the at least one of the receptacle boxes is in the open position; (d) a document slot in the security closure in ducted communication with the interior of the at least one of the receptacle boxes; and (e) a first destructible seal means for joining the security closure to the at least one of the plurality of receptacle boxes, when the box top closure of the at least one of the plurality of receptacle boxes is in the open position. 23. The system of claim 22 further comprising at least one second destructible seal means for joining the integral box top closure to the at least one of the plurality of receptacle boxes when the at least one of the plurality of receptacle boxes is in the open position. 24. The system of claim 23 wherein the second destructible seal means is a cable tie. 25. The system of claim 23 wherein the second destructible seal means is a lockable closure. 26. The system of claim 23 wherein the second destructible seal means is an ink deployment seal. 27. The system of claim 23 wherein the second destructible seal means is a Tyvek seal. 28. The system of claim 23 wherein the security closure further comprises a latch means engaging a flap of the box top closure of at least one of the plurality of receptacle boxes. 29. The system of claim 23 wherein the at least one of second destructible seal means comprises: (a) a first hole in a first flap on the at least one of the plurality of receptacle boxes; (b) a second hole in a second flap on the at least one of the plurality of receptacle boxes; and (c) a removable sealing ring within the first hole and the second hole. 30. The system of claim 23 wherein the at least one of second destructible seal means comprises: (a) a first hole in a first flap on the at least one of the plurality of receptacle boxes; (b) a second hole in a second flap on the at least one of the plurality of receptacle boxes; (c) a third hole in a side of the at least one of the plurality of receptacle boxes; (d) a fourth hole in the side of the at least one of the plurality of receptacle boxes; (e) a first removable sealing ring within the first hole and the third hole; and (f) a second removable sealing ring within the second hole and the fourth hole. 31. The system of claim 22 wherein the first destructible seal means is a cable tie. 32. The system of claim 22 wherein the first destructible seal means is a lockable closure. 33. The system of claim 22 wherein the first destructible seal means is an ink deployment seal. 34. The system of claim 22 wherein the first destructible seal means is a Tyvek seal. 35. The system of claim 22 wherein the document slot includes an angled chute surface for guiding documents to a flat resting position. 36. The system of claim 22 wherein the each of the plurality of receptacle boxes includes an integral box bottom closure further comprising: (a) at least one third destructible seal means for sealing at least one integral box bottom closure to the at least one of the plurality of receptacle boxes. 37. The system of claim 22 further comprising: the security closure is made of a different material than the plurality of receptacle boxes. 38. The system of claim 37 further comprising: the security closure is made of a rigid plastic and the plurality of receptacle boxes is made of corrugated cardboard. 39. A method of secure document collection comprising the steps of: (a) providing a plurality of receptacle boxes; (b) providing an integral top closure on each of the plurality of receptacle boxes, each top closure having an open position and a closed position; (c) providing a security closure having an attachment means for removable attachment to at least one of the receptacle boxes and a document slot; (d) choosing the at least one of the receptacle boxes; (e) placing the top closure of the at least one of the receptacle boxes in the open position; (f) engaging the security closure to the at least one of the receptacle boxes adjacent the top closure; (g) securing the security closure to the top closure with a first destructible seal; (h) placing at least one document in the document slot; (i) destroying the first destructible seal; (j) disengaging the security closure from the at least one of the receptacle boxes; (k) placing the top closure of the at least one of the receptacle boxes in the closed position; (l) securing the integral top closure with a second destructible seal; and (m) repeating steps d through m with another of the plurality of receptacle boxes. 40. The method of claim 39 comprising the further steps of: (a) destroying the second destructible seal; (b) placing the top closure of the at least one receptacle box in the open position; and (c) destroying the at least one document. 41. The method of claim 39 further comprising the step of: transporting the at least one receptacle box. 42. The method of claim 39 further comprising the step of: the first destructible seal comprising an audible alarm, sounding the alarm as the step of destroying the first destructible seal is taken. 43. The method of claim 39 further comprising the step of: the first destructible seal comprising an ink reservoir for ejecting a dye, tainting the at least one document with the dye as the step of destroying the first destructible seal is taken.