IP Library Granted Patent US 10,743,696
Granted Patent B2
US 10,743,696 · App. 16/216,188 · Granted Aug 18, 2020

Parcel box

Inventors: Johnson Yang (Arcadia, CA); H. G. Robert Fong (Arcadia, CA)
Assignee: Micro World Corp.
A47G29/22A47G29/124A47G29/1248G06Q10/0836G06Q10/0832
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Patent No.
US 10,743,696
App. No.
16/216,188
Granted
Aug 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A parcel box includes at least one sidewall having a first compartment and a second compartment that together form a room; a separator moveably attached to the at least one sidewall between the first compartment and the second compartment for separating the room into a first chamber and a second chamber; and a first door and a second door pivotally attached to the at least one sidewall and corresponding to the first chamber and the second chamber, respectively, wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are configured to receive two articles through the first door and the second door, respectively, and the separator is configured to moveably adjust the volume of the first chamber and the volume of the second chamber based on the weights and/or the sizes of the two articles.

Claims (43)

1. A parcel box, comprising:

at least one sidewall having a first compartment and a second compartment that together form a room;

a separator moveably attached to the at least one sidewall between the first compartment and the second compartment for separating the room into a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the separator comprises:

a first hinge attached to the at least one sidewall; and

a first plate hinged on the at least one sidewall via the first hinge; and

a first door and a second door pivotally attached to the at least one sidewall and corresponding to the first chamber and the second chamber, respectively,

wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are configured to receive two articles through the first door and the second door, respectively, and the separator is configured to moveably adjust the volume of the first chamber and the volume of the second chamber based on the weights and/or the sizes of the two articles by a movement of the first plate between the first chamber and the second chamber.

2. The parcel box of claim 1 , wherein the separator further comprises:

a second hinge attached to an edge of the first plate; and

a second plate hinged on the first plate via the second hinge.

3. The parcel box of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one bracket positioned on the at least one sidewall for supporting an edge of the separator.

4. The parcel box of claim 1 , wherein the first compartment is above the second compartment, and when one of the articles is disposed in the second chamber and the length of the one of the articles is greater than the length of the second chamber, the separator is moved towards the first chamber.

5. The parcel box of claim 1 , further comprising:

two locks disposed on the first door and the second door, respectively.

6. The parcel box of claim 1 , further comprising:

a bottom plate on which the at least one sidewall is disposed; and

a top plate disposed on the at least one sidewall.

7. The parcel box of claim 6 , wherein the at least one sidewall includes four sidewalls standing on the bottom plate to form a parallelepiped shape with the top plate.

8. The parcel box of claim 1 , further comprising:

a guard mechanism attached to the separator for separating the first chamber from the second chamber.

9. The parcel box of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third door located between the first door and the second door, and the first chamber being accessible through the third door.

10. A parcel box, comprising:

at least one sidewall having a first compartment and a second compartment that together form a room;

a separator moveably attached to the at least one sidewall between the first compartment and the second compartment for separating the room into a first chamber and a second chamber;

a first door and a second door pivotally attached to the at least one sidewall and corresponding to the first chamber and the second chamber, respectively; and

at least one resilient member, one end of which is affixed to the at least one sidewall, and the other end of which is affixed to the separator,

wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are configured to receive two articles through the first door and the second door, respectively, and the separator is configured to moveably adjust the volume of the first chamber and the volume of the second chamber based on the weights and/or the sizes of the two articles by a movement of the first plate between the first chamber and the second chamber.

11. The parcel box of claim 10 , wherein the first chamber is above the second chamber, and when one of the articles is positioned on the separator, the separator is moved towards the second chamber.

12. A parcel box, comprising:

at least one sidewall having a first compartment and a second compartment that together form a room;

a separator moveably attached to the at least one sidewall between the first compartment and the second compartment for separating the room into a first chamber and a second chamber;

a first door and a second door pivotally attached to the at least one sidewall and corresponding to the first chamber and the second chamber, respectively;

a plurality of resilient members disposed under the separator for supporting the separator; and

a plurality of guiding members penetrating through the separator and the plurality of resilient members, respectively,

wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are configured to

receive two articles through the first door and the second door, respectively, and the separator is configured to moveably adjust the volume of the first chamber and the volume of the second chamber based on the weights and/or the sizes of the two articles with supports of the plurality of resilient members by a movement of the first plate between the first chamber and the second chamber.

13. The parcel box of claim 12 , wherein the separator further comprises:

a base plate; and

a front plate disposed on an edge of the base plate.

14. The parcel box of claim 13 , wherein the separator further comprises:

a plurality of side plates disposed on other edges of the base plate, respectively.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2018
From: YANG, JOHNSON; FONG, H.G. ROBERT
To: MICRO WORLD CORP.
Reel/Frame 047744/0240 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62742831 · Oct 8, 2018
Related Publication 20200107664A1 · Apr 9, 2020
Cited By (1)
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