Door and package receiving assembly combination
View Patent ↗A door and package receiving assembly combination includes a door having an opening extending therethrough. A covering is attached to the door and closes the opening. The covering includes a lower panel pivotally coupled to the door that is positionable in vertical position covering the opening or in an angled position exposing the opening. The lower panel forms a chute for sliding packages down the lower panel and through the opening. A closing panel is attached to the door and is downwardly moved to closed position covering the opening or upwardly moved to an open position exposing the opening. A linkage is attached to the closing panel and the lower panel. The linkage lowers the closing panel to the closed position as the lower panel is moved to the angled position and lifts the closing panel to the open position as the lower panel is moved to the vertical position.
1. A package pass-through assembly for an entryway, the assembly comprising:
a door having a front side and a back side, the door having an opening extending therein extending through the front and back sides, the opening having an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge and a second side edge;
a covering being attached to the door to close the opening, the covering including:
a lower panel being pivotally coupled to the door adjacent to the lower edge, the lower panel being positionable in a vertical position covering the opening or in an angled position exposing the opening, the lower panel being angled to form a chute for sliding packages down the lower panel and through the opening when the lower panel is in the angled position;
a closing panel being slidably attached to the door and being downwardly movable to a closed position covering the opening or upwardly movable to an open position exposing the opening; and
a linkage being attached to the closing panel and the lower panel, the linkage lowering the closing panel to the closed position as the lower panel is moved to the angled position and lifting the closing panel to the open position as the lower panel is moved to the vertical position.
2. The package pass-through assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the linkage comprises a linking panel having a first edge and a second edge disposed distal to each other, the first edge being pivotally coupled to the lower panel adjacent to a top edge of the lower panel, the second edge being pivotally coupled to the closing panel adjacent to an upper edge of the closing panel.
3. The package pass-through assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the linking panel has an aperture extending therethrough configured to receive a package to placed on the lower panel when the lower panel in the angled position.
4. The package pass-through assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the lower panel has an interior face facing the door when the lower panel is in the vertical position, the interior face and the front side of the door forming an angle between 30° and 75° when the lower panel in the angled position and the opening is covered by the closing panel.
5. The package pass-through assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the lower panel, the closing panel, the linking panel, and the door each lie in a vertical plane when the lower panel is in the vertical position.
6. The package pass-through assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the linking panel having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, a pair of guide pins being attached to the linking panel such that the first and second lateral edges each have one of the guide pins attached thereto, the guide pins being positioned adjacent to the second edge, the guide pins each being positioned in vertical guides positioned in the door to retain the second edge adjacent to the front side of the door as the closing panel moves between the open and closed positions.
7. The package pass-through assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the lower panel has an interior face facing the door when the lower panel is in the vertical position, the interior face and the front side of the door forming an angle between 30° and 75° when the lower panel in the angled position and the opening is covered by the closing panel.
8. The package pass-through assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the lower panel, the closing panel, the linking panel, and the door each lie in a vertical plane when the lower panel is in the vertical position.
9. The package pass-through assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the linking panel having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, a pair of guide pins being attached to the linking panel such that the first and second lateral edges each have one of the guide pins attached thereto, the guide pins being positioned adjacent to the second edge, the guide pins each being positioned in vertical guides positioned in the door to retain the second edge adjacent to the front side of the door as the closing panel moves between the open and closed positions.