Package container
View Patent ↗A container for receiving package delivery is described. The container includes a base, a lid, and a weight component. The lid is coupled to the base. The weight component is sized to fit into the base. The weight component forms a tank to enclose a material and provide weight to the container. The weight component includes a recess and a port. The recess is defined in the weight component. The port is disposed within the recess to be interior to the base when the weight component is place within the base.
1. A container for receiving package delivery, the container comprising:
a base;
a lid coupled to the base; and
a weight component sized to fit into the base, the weight component forming a tank to enclose a material and provide weight to the container, the weight component comprising:
a recess defined in the weight component; and
a port, disposed within the recess, to be interior to the base when the weight component is placed within the base and provide access to an interior of the weight component.
2. The container of claim 1 , further comprising a lock component to secure the lid to the base.
3. The container of claim 2 , wherein the lock component is operated in response to at least one of a key, a biometric scan, a digital signal, and a package identifier.
4. The container of claim 2 , wherein the lock component is at least partially recessed within at least one of the base or the lid.
5. The container of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the base or the lid comprises a corresponding rim.
6. The container of claim 1 , wherein the weight component is separate from the base.
7. The container of claim 1 , wherein the weight component is integrated with the base.
8. The container of claim 1 , wherein the port provides access to the interior of the weight component proximate a bottom surface of the weight component.
9. The container of claim 1 , further comprising at least one shelf disposed within the base.
10. The container of claim 1 , wherein the material is a fluid.
11. The container of claim 1 , further comprising at least one fill port disposed in the weight component to provide access to the interior of the weight component.
12. The container of claim 11 , further comprising at least one cap corresponding to the at least one fill port, the at least one cap shaped to close the at least one fill port to block access to the interior of the weight component.
13. The container of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the base and the lid are insulated.
14. A method of making a weighted package delivery container, the method comprising:
forming a base;
coupling a lid to the base; and
forming a weight component sized to fit into the base, the weight component comprising a port, disposed within a recess of the weight component, to be interior to the base and to provide access to an interior of the weight component, the weight component to enclose a material and provide weight to the weighted package delivery container.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein forming the base comprising blow molding.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein forming the weight component comprises disposing at least one fill port in the weight component to provide access to an interior of the weight component.
17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising disposing at least one cap corresponding to the at least one fill port, the at least one cap being shaped to close the at least one fill port.
18. The method of claim 14 , wherein forming the base comprising disposing at least one of insulation or armor in the base.
19. The method of claim 14 , wherein coupling the lid to the base comprises disposing at least one of waterproofing or tamper resistant materials.
20. The method of claim 14 , further comprising disposing at least one shelf within the base.