With the increase in online ordering, safe and secure package delivery has become an increased problem for homeowners. This can be especially true where delivered packages can sit exposed for extended periods of time.
Many aspects of the present disclosure can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
Disclosed herein are various examples related to package delivery receptacles. For example, a delivery guard is a receptacle configured to safely receive and securely store packages for later retrieval. The delivery guard can act as a deterrent to theft. The delivery guard is designed to protect deliveries from “Porch Pirates” who steal packages left at a front door. Reference will now be made in detail to the description of the embodiments as illustrated in the drawings, wherein like reference numbers indicate like parts throughout the several views.
The package receptacle can receive delivered packages safely at the front door of a home, office or delivery location. It can work with a large assortment of package sizes and can include a bonus door for odd-sized packages. A keyless number lock pad can be used for security. In addition, LED and/or UV lighting can be used to illuminate the inside of the receptacle for easy retrieval and can also kill germs on the outside of packages. The lighting can be provided continuously or can be controlled in response to opening and closing of a package drop door and/or a package retrieval door.
The top where packages are deposited can include, e.g., two doors as shown in
During delivery, the package gets placed inside the front facing package drop door 103 on the attached deposit shelf 112. When the front facing package drop door 103 is closed, the attached deposit shelf 112 angles down using gravity to drop the package to a second shelf 118 (
As shown in
As the front facing package drop door 103 is closed, the levers or linkages 115 causes the top package drop door to close and the second shelf 118 to pivot downward to an angled position.
The relationships between the front facing package drop door 103, top package drop door 121, deposit shelf 112 and second shelf 118 are illustrated in
As the front facing package drop door 103 is returned to its closed position, the top package drop door 121 is also closed by the levers or linkages 115, and the deposit shelf 112 and second shelf 118 rotate downward allowing the package to drop into the internal depository of the delivery guard 100. The delivery guard 100 can also include a bonus door 124 in the top surface to allow odd-sized packages (e.g., longer than the width of the package drop doors) to be inserted directly into the internal depository between the shelves 112 and 118. The height of the delivery guard 100 can prevent an individual from reaching into the depository to grasp a package.
A hollow bottom compartment 127 at the bottom of the delivery guard 100 (e.g., measuring about 2 inches in depth) can allow for the filling of sand or gravel to weight the delivery guard 100 securely to the porch. This serves two purposes: (1) to keep the delivery guard 100 from tipping in severe weather and (2) to provide an excellent deterrent to theft of the delivery guard 100. In some implementations, bolts can be used to allow the end user to bolt the delivery guard 100 to a permanent structure or allow the delivery guard 100 to stand freely.
In some embodiments, a hidden top back door opens out at about a 180-degree angle allowing odd-sized packages (e.g., tubes or other elongated packages) to be placed in the depository at the bottom of the delivery guard 100. Delivery Guard can be shipped to the end user flat (in a knocked down condition) for assembly. All tools and instructions can be included.
It should be emphasized that the above-described embodiments of the present disclosure are merely possible examples of implementations set forth for a clear understanding of the principles of the disclosure. Many variations and modifications may be made to the above-described embodiment(s) without departing substantially from the spirit and principles of the disclosure. All such modifications and variations are intended to be included herein within the scope of this disclosure and protected by the following claims.
The term “substantially” is meant to permit deviations from the descriptive term that don't negatively impact the intended purpose. Descriptive terms are implicitly understood to be modified by the word substantially, even if the term is not explicitly modified by the word substantially.
It should be noted that ratios, concentrations, amounts, and other numerical data may be expressed herein in a range format. It is to be understood that such a range format is used for convenience and brevity, and thus, should be interpreted in a flexible manner to include not only the numerical values explicitly recited as the limits of the range, but also to include all the individual numerical values or sub-ranges encompassed within that range as if each numerical value and sub-range is explicitly recited. To illustrate, a concentration range of “about 0.1% to about 5%” should be interpreted to include not only the explicitly recited concentration of about 0.1 wt % to about 5 wt %, but also include individual concentrations (e.g., 1%, 2%, 3%, and 4%) and the sub-ranges (e.g., 0.5%, 1.1%, 2.2%, 3.3%, and 4.4%) within the indicated range. The term “about” can include traditional rounding according to significant figures of numerical values. In addition, the phrase “about ‘x’ to ‘y’” includes “about ‘x’ to about ‘y’”.
This application claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S. provisional application entitled “Delivery Guard” having Ser. No. 63/050,199, filed Jul. 10, 2020, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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