IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,571,079
Granted Patent B1
US 11,571,079 · App. 17/460,241 · Granted Feb 7, 2023

Package delivery box

Inventors: Mirza Faizan (Irving, TX); Isha Agrawal (Plano, TX); Carcyn Coleman (Grand Prairie, TX); Aiza Gaffar (Plano, TX); Daniel Syed (Richardson, TX); Sooryavanshi Narayanan (Frisco, TX); Anika Prasad (Frisco, TX); Mirza Rizwan (Patna, IN); Hisham Ahmad (Allen, TX); Saadia Asaf (Aligarh, IN); Mansoor Hasan Khan (Aligarh, IN)
A47G29/20A47G29/30E05C1/08E05F1/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,571,079
App. No.
17/460,241
Granted
Feb 7, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

A package delivery box 100 is disclosed. It comprises a container 101 for accommodating at least one package, an openable lid 102 attached to the container 101 , a closing mechanism for closing the container 101 , and a locking mechanism for locking the closed container 101 . The closing mechanism comprises a pressure plate 103 at a base of the container 101 , a string 105 connecting the pressure plate 103 with the lid, and at least one pull spring 106 between the lid 102 and the container 101 , and the locking mechanism comprises a flexible rod 104 beneath the pressure plate 103 and directly connected to the pressure plate 103 , a slider 109 connected to the flexible rod, and a hole 110 in the lid, wherein the hole 110 is adapted to accommodate insertion of the flexible rod 104 therein.

Claims (25)

1. A package delivery box ( 100 ) comprising:

a container ( 101 ) for accommodating at least one package;

an openable lid ( 102 ) attached to the container ( 101 );

a closing mechanism for closing the container ( 101 ); and

a locking mechanism for locking the closed container ( 101 ),

wherein the closing mechanism comprises a pressure plate ( 103 ) at a base of the container ( 101 ), a string ( 105 ) connecting the pressure plate ( 103 ) with the lid, and at least one pull spring ( 106 ) between the lid ( 102 ) and the container ( 101 ), and

wherein the locking mechanism comprises a flexible rod ( 104 ) beneath the pressure plate ( 103 ) and directly connected to the pressure plate ( 103 ), a slider ( 109 ) connected to the flexible rod, and a hole ( 110 ) in the lid, wherein the hole ( 110 ) is adapted to accommodate insertion of the flexible rod ( 104 ) therein.

2. The package delivery box ( 100 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the slider ( 109 ) is a mechanical part slidably movable and adapted to convert straight-line motion to rotary motion and/or rotary motion to straight line motion, and wherein the slider ( 109 ) slides towards the hole ( 110 ) in a locking position.

3. The package delivery box ( 100 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the package delivery box ( 100 ) comprises an arduino board ( 112 ) adapted to control the lid ( 102 ) based on the movement inside the container ( 101 ).

4. The package delivery box ( 100 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the package delivery box ( 100 ) comprises a plurality of compartments ( 114 - 1 , 114 - 2 ), each of the plurality of compartments ( 114 - 1 , 114 - 2 ) accommodating one or more packages.

5. The package delivery box ( 100 ) as claimed in claim 4 , wherein each of the compartments of the plurality of compartments comprises an individual closing and locking mechanism ( 103 , 104 ).

6. The package delivery box ( 100 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the package delivery box ( 100 ) comprises additional compartments ( 114 - 2 ) to accommodate umbrella, shoe rack, and other personalized add-ons.

7. The package delivery box ( 100 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the package delivery box ( 100 ) comprises an ultraviolet sterilizer ( 116 ) directing ultraviolet radiations on the packages in the container ( 101 ).

8. The package delivery box ( 100 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the package delivery box ( 100 ) is unlocked by a key, and wherein the key is inserted into a locking component ( 118 ) on an outer surface of the package delivery box ( 100 ).

9. The package delivery box ( 100 ) as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein in the locked position, the flexible rod ( 104 ) is inserted into the hole ( 110 ) in the lid ( 102 ) and the slider ( 109 ) is positioned adjacent to the hole ( 110 ), and

wherein in the unlocked position, the flexible rod ( 104 ) is pulled out of the hole ( 110 ) in the lid ( 102 ) and the slider ( 109 ) is positioned away from the hole ( 110 ).

10. A package delivery box ( 100 ), comprising:

a container ( 101 ) for accommodating at least one package;

an openable lid ( 102 ) attached to the container ( 101 );

a closing mechanism for closing the container ( 101 ); and

a locking mechanism for locking the closed container ( 101 ),

wherein the closing mechanism comprises an electric pressure plate ( 103 ) at a base of the container ( 101 ) and a motor ( 120 ) connected to the electric pressure plate ( 103 ),

wherein the motor ( 120 ) is adapted to pull the lid, and

wherein the locking mechanism comprises a flexible rod ( 104 ) beneath the pressure plate ( 103 ) and directly connected to the pressure plate ( 103 ), a slider ( 109 ) connected to the flexible rod, and a hole ( 110 ) in the lid, wherein the hole ( 110 ) is adapted to accommodate insertion of the flexible rod ( 104 ) therein.

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