IP Library Granted Patent US 11,672,369
Granted Patent B2
US 11,672,369 · App. 17/486,540 · Granted Jun 13, 2023

Theft-resistant deposit box

Inventor: David J. Bolles (Sammamish, WA)
A47G29/124A47G29/10A47G29/1251A47G29/22A47G29/30
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Patent No.
US 11,672,369
App. No.
17/486,540
Granted
Jun 13, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wall mount deposit box is provided. A housing includes a front side and a back side. A rotatable content deposit includes a content delivery door and an inner panel affixed on a proximate end at an angle to a bottom of the content delivery door, and is pivotably attached to the front side of the housing. A content slot is formed as an opening within a front surface of the housing when the rotatable content deposit is in a fully open position allowing content to be deposited through the opening over each of the inner panel and the safety arm. A content retrieval door is located below the rotatable content deposit and is pivotably attached to the front side of the housing.

Claims (44)

1. A wall mount deposit box, comprising:

a housing having a front side and a back side;

a content delivery door positioned along the front side of the housing;

a content retrieval door located along the front side of the housing and below the content delivery door; and

a content receipt drawer affixed to one of an interior of the back side of the housing and the content retrieval door and comprising:

a side facing the front side of the housing;

a side facing the back side of the housing;

left and right sides;

a bottom surface connecting the side facing the front side of the housing, the side facing the back side of the housing, the left side, and the right side; and

a catch panel affixed to a top edge of the side facing the back side of the housing and extending to the interior of the back side of the housing.

2. A wall mount deposit box according to claim 1 , further comprising:

one or more key racks affixed to an interior surface of the front side of the housing or the back side of the housing.

3. A wall mount deposit box according to claim 1 , wherein the catch panel is affixed to the top edge of the side facing the back side of the housing at an angle or at a level position.

4. A wall mount deposit box according to claim 1 , wherein the content receipt drawer receives items provided through the content delivery door.

5. A wall mount deposit box according to claim 4 , wherein the items are accessed when the content retrieval door is in an open position.

6. A wall mount deposit box according to claim 4 , wherein the catch panel prevents the items from falling to a bottom surface of the housing.

7. A wall mount deposit box according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an inner panel comprising a substantially flat surface and affixed on one side to a bottom of the content delivery door at an angle; and

a safety arm comprising a substantially flat surface affixed at an angle on an other side of the substantially flat surface of the inner panel.

8. A wall mount deposit box according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a lock provided on the content retrieval door, comprising:

a tumbler installed through the content retrieval door;

a cam rotatably coupled to one end of the tumbler and comprising a cutout on an end opposite the tumbler; and

an anti-pry plate surrounding at least a portion of the cam.

9. A wall mount deposit box according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the catch panel is the same as a length of the content receipt drawer.

10. A wall mount deposit box according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the catch panel depends on a space between the side of the of the content receipt drawer facing the back side of the housing and the interior of the back side of the housing.

11. A method for constructing a wall mount deposit box, comprising:

obtaining a housing having a front side and a back side;

providing a content delivery door positioned along the front side of the housing;

positioning a content retrieval door located along the front side of the housing and below the content delivery door; and

affixing a content receipt drawer to one of an interior of the back side of the housing and the content retrieval door, wherein the content receipt door comprises a side facing the front side of the housing, a side facing the back side of the housing, left and right sides, a bottom surface connecting the side facing the front side of the housing, the side facing the back side of the housing, the left side, and the right side, and a catch panel affixed to a top edge of the side facing the back side of the housing and extending to the interior of the back side of the housing.

12. A method for constructing a wall mount deposit box according to claim 11 , further comprising:

affixing one or more key racks to an interior surface of the front side of the housing or the back side of the housing.

13. A method for constructing a wall mount deposit box according to claim 11 , wherein the catch panel is affixed to the top edge of the side facing the back side of the housing at an angle or at a level position.

14. A method for constructing a wall mount deposit box according to claim 11 , wherein the content receipt drawer receives items provided through the content delivery door.

15. A method for constructing a wall mount deposit box according to claim 14 , wherein the items are accessed when the content retrieval door is in an open position.

16. A method for constructing a wall mount deposit box according to claim 14 , wherein the catch panel prevents the items from falling to a bottom surface of the housing.

17. A method for constructing a wall mount deposit box according to claim 11 , further comprising:

affixing an inner panel comprising a substantially flat surface to a bottom of the content delivery door at an angle; and

affixing a safety arm comprising a substantially flat surface at an angle on an other side of the substantially flat surface of the inner panel.

18. A method for constructing a wall mount deposit box according to claim 11 , further comprising:

providing a lock on the content retrieval door comprising a tumbler installed through the content retrieval door, a cam rotatably coupled to one end of the tumbler and comprising a cutout on an end opposite the tumbler, and an anti-pry plate surrounding at least a portion of the cam.

19. A method for constructing a wall mount deposit box according to claim 11 , wherein a length of the catch panel is the same as a length of the content receipt drawer.

20. A method for constructing a wall mount deposit box according to claim 11 , wherein a width of the catch panel depends on a space between the side of the of the content receipt drawer facing the back side of the housing and the interior of the back side of the housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2024
From: BOLLES, DAVID J.
To: EPOCH DESIGN, LLC
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Continuity (6)
Continuation 16432863 · Jun 5, 2019
Continuation In Part 16174176 · Oct 29, 2018
Continuation 15662195 · Jul 27, 2017
Continuation 14693823 · Apr 22, 2015
Provisional Application 61982864 · Apr 22, 2014
Related Publication 20220117428A1 · Apr 21, 2022