Door hanging foldable and detachable mailbox
View Patent ↗This disclosure relates generally to novel system comprised to provide a foldable and removable mailbox or drop box which attaches securely to a door, window or the like by pinning its hook or wedge between the door, window etc. It is made out of soft and flexible outer materials so that it is safe to deploy in hallways and walkways, common areas, etc. Current invention has a very self-intuitive design so that it could be deployed without tools and no tedious installation required. This invention will reduce loss of delivery goods and items due to theft, open exposure when user is not at home.
1. A storage receptacle for storing deliverable goods and releasably attaching to a moveable fixture, the storage receptacle comprising:
a holding compartment having a bottom surface, side surfaces, and an opening at a top of the holding compartment defined by the side surfaces, the opening configured to receive and store deliverable goods when the holding compartment is in an open position, the holding compartment comprising a flexible, foldable fabric and including a portion of the side surfaces of the compartment that is rollable along the side surfaces to close the opening by rolling the holding compartment into a rolled configuration;
a locking mechanism comprising a first portion attached to one of a front surface or a back surface of the holding compartment and a second portion attached to the other of the front surface and the back surface of the holding compartment, the first and second portions each including a respective portion of an engaging lock, the respective lock portion of the first portion configured to engage the respective lock portion of the second portion around at least part of a rolled portion of the holding compartment when the holding compartment is in the rolled configuration such to secure the holding compartment in the rolled configuration, the lock configured to lock the first portion and the second portion in engagement; and
a plurality of holding mechanisms, one end of each of the plurality of holding mechanisms being attached to the holding compartment, an other end of each of the plurality of holding mechanisms having a respective securing mechanism attached thereto, each of the plurality of holding mechanisms comprising a flexible, foldable fabric, wherein
each of the plurality of securing mechanisms are configured to removably secure to an edge of a door or a window, such that the storage receptacle is removably secured to the door or the window;
and wherein the holding compartment is flexible and foldable to be capable of folding for storage.
2. A method of releasably attaching the storage receptacle of claim 1 to the door or the window, the method comprising:
removably securing the plurality of securing mechanisms to one of the open door or the open window;
closing the open door or the open window such that each of the plurality of securing mechanisms is wedged between the closed door or the closed window and a frame of the closed door or the closed window.
3. A method of releasably attaching the storage receptacle of claim 1 , the method comprising:
removably securing the plurality of securing mechanisms to one of the open door or the open window;
closing the open door or the open window such that each of the plurality of securing mechanisms is disposed on one side of the closed door or the closed window, the holding compartment is disposed on the other side of the closed door or closed window, and the holding mechanisms are wedged between the closed door or the closed window and a frame of the closed door or the closed window.
4. The storage receptacle of claim 1 , wherein the holding compartment includes a cage having crossed bars disposed within the holding compartment to provide structure to the holding compartment, the cage having rounded corners.
5. The storage receptacle of claim 4 , wherein the crossed bars form a base, at least three sides, and a closing mechanism.
6. The storage receptacle of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of holding mechanisms are further configured to be adjustable in length.
7. The storage receptacle of claim 1 , wherein the flexible, foldable material of the holding compartment is waterproof.
8. The storage receptacle of claim 1 , wherein each securing mechanism comprises a hook or a wedge.