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 o
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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1. A receptacle for receiving and securing an object, comprising: a housing including a housing cover having an input opening;a drum rotatably coupled to the housing, the drum disposed within the housing cover, the drum having a drum chamber for receiving an object placed into the drum and a drum ac
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A receptacle for receiving and securing an object, comprising: a housing including a housing cover having an input opening;a drum rotatably coupled to the housing, the drum disposed within the housing cover, the drum having a drum chamber for receiving an object placed into the drum and a drum access opening through which an object can be placed into the drum chamber, the drum rotatable between a first position in which the drum access opening is accessible through the input opening and a second position in which the drum access opening is aligned with a secure drop area disposed at least one of below or behind the drum thereby allowing an object in the drum chamber to exit out of the drum chamber and into the secure drop area;a delivery door rotatably coupled to the housing, the delivery door rotatable between a closed position in which the delivery door blocks the input opening and an open position in which the delivery door allows access through the input opening to place an object into the drum chamber;a linking mechanism mechanically coupling the drum to the delivery door, the linking mechanism configured such that rotation of the delivery door in a first rotational direction causes the drum to rotate in an opposite rotational direction to the first rotation direction. 2. The delivery receptacle of claim 1, wherein the linking mechanism comprises a first gear fixed to the drum and a second gear fixed to the delivery door, the first gear mating with the second gear such that rotation of the first gear in the first rotational direction causes the second gear to rotate in the opposite rotational direction. 3. The delivery receptacle of claim 2, wherein the gear ratio of the first gear to the second gear is about 1:1. 4. The delivery receptacle of claim 1, wherein the delivery door comprises an extension flap extending from a bottom portion of the delivery door downwardly and inwardly toward the drum when the delivery door is in the open position. 5. The delivery receptacle of claim 4, wherein the drum comprises a drum floor and a drum roof, and the delivery door comprises an extension flap extending from a bottom portion of the delivery door downwardly and inwardly toward the drum when the delivery door is in the open position, and wherein relative movement and position of the drum roof, drum floor and extension flap work together to restrict access and prevent a line of sight through the input opening to the secure drop area substantially throughout the rotational movement of the delivery door and drum. 6. The delivery receptacle of claim 1, wherein the drum comprises a drum floor, a drum roof, and two opposing drum side panels and a drum rear panel which form the drum chamber, the drum floor, drum roof and drum side panels tapering outwardly slightly from the rear panel to the drum access opening. 7. The delivery receptacle of claim 1, wherein the delivery door is coupled to the housing by a hinge along the bottom of the delivery door, and the drum is coupled to the housing by a one or more brackets connected to a roof of the housing and a rotating shaft and bushing assembly for coupling each bracket to the drum. 8. The delivery receptacle of claim 1 wherein the housing further comprises an object removal opening in the housing cover which provides access to the secure drop area to remove an object from the secure drop area and an access door covering the object removal opening. 9. The delivery receptacle of claim 8, wherein the access door has a locking device for selectably locking and unlocking the access door. 10. The delivery receptacle of claim 1, further comprising a delivery detector which is configured to detect when a delivery has entered the secure drop area and to provide a signal to indicate that a delivery has entered the secure drop area. 11. The delivery receptacle of claim 10, wherein the signal is one of an electronic message sent through the internet, an SMS message, or an email. 12. The delivery receptacle of claim 1, further comprising a secure drop area level detector which is configured to detect when secure drop area is full and an interlock which automatically locks the delivery door when the secure drop area level detector detects that the secure drop area is full. 13. A receptacle for receiving and securing an object, comprising: a housing including a housing cover having an input opening;a drum rotatably coupled to the housing, the drum disposed within the housing cover, the drum having a drum floor, a drum roof and a drum rear panel forming a drum chamber for receiving an object placed into the drum, the drum further comprising a drum access opening through which an object can be placed into the drum chamber, the drum rotatable between a loading position in which the drum access opening is accessible through the input opening and an unloading position in which the drum access opening is aligned with a secure drop area disposed at least one of below or behind the drum thereby allowing an object in the drum chamber to exit the drum chamber and enter the secure drop area, the drum roof having a drum roof lip which is adjacent a top of the input opening when the drum is in the loading position and a drum floor lip which is adjacent a bottom of the input opening when the drum is in the loading position;a delivery door rotatably coupled to the housing, the delivery door rotatable between an open position in which the delivery door allows access through the input opening to place an object into the drum chamber when the drum is in the loading position, and a closed position in which the delivery door blocks the input opening when the drum is in the unloading position;a linking mechanism mechanically coupling the drum to the delivery door, the linking mechanism configured such that rotation of the delivery door in a first rotational direction between the open position and the closed position causes the drum to rotate in an opposite rotational direction to the first rotational direction between the loading position and the unloading position. 14. The delivery receptacle of claim 13, wherein the linking mechanism comprises a first gear fixed to the drum and a second gear fixed to the delivery door, the first gear mating with the second gear such that rotation of the first gear in the first rotational direction causes the second gear to rotate in the opposite rotational direction. 15. The delivery receptacle of claim 14, wherein the gear ratio of the first gear to the second gear is about 1:1. 16. The delivery receptacle of claim 13, wherein the delivery door comprises an extension flap extending from a bottom portion of the delivery door downwardly and inwardly toward the drum when the delivery door is in the open position. 17. The delivery receptacle of claim 16, wherein the relative movement and position of the drum roof lip, drum floor lip and extension flap work together to restrict access and prevent a line of sight through the input opening to the secure drop area substantially throughout the rotational movement of the delivery door and drum. 18. The delivery receptacle of claim 13, wherein the drum further comprises two opposing drum side panels which form the drum chamber, and wherein the drum floor, drum roof and drum side panels taper outwardly slightly from the rear panel to the drum access opening. 19. The delivery receptacle of claim 13, wherein the delivery door is coupled to the housing by a hinge along the bottom of the delivery door, and the drum is coupled to the housing by a one or more brackets connected to a roof of the housing and a rotating shaft and bushing assembly for coupling each bracket to the drum. 20. The delivery receptacle of claim 13, wherein the housing further comprises an object removal opening in the housing cover which provides access to the secure drop area to remove an object from the secure drop area and an access door covering an object removal opening. 21. The delivery receptacle of claim 20, wherein the access door has a locking device for selectably locking and unlocking the access door. 22. The delivery receptacle of claim 13, further comprising a delivery detector which is configured to detect when a delivery has entered the secure drop area and to provide a signal to indicate that a delivery has entered the secure drop area. 23. The delivery receptacle of claim 22, wherein the signal is one of an electronic message sent through the internet, an SMS message, or an email. 24. The delivery receptacle of claim 13, further comprising a secure drop area level detector delivery detector which is configured to detect when secure drop area is full and an interlock which automatically locks the delivery door when the secure drop area level detector detects that the secure drop area is full.
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Fee Kevin A. (Marion IA) Banyas Daniel J. (Cedar Rapids IA), Bag depository for drive-up banking and the like.
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