Granted Patent B2

US 12,185,857 · App. 17/746,667 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Inventors: Ruben Salcedo, Jr. (El Paso, TX); Sonny Salcedo (El Paso, TX)

A47G29/22A47G29/20

Abstract

Claims (9)

1. A parcel receiving apparatus for housing a delivered parcel, comprising:

a self-contained receptacle comprising a plurality of side walls, an open bottom, and an open top such that the self-contained receptacle defines an interior for housing the delivered parcel therein; a lower interior edge of each of the plurality of side walls including a channel, wherein the self-contained receptacle is collapsible, removable, and securable to a floor;

a lid attached to the self-contained receptacle, wherein the lid is slideable with respect to the open top of the self-contained receptacle to allow access to the interior of the self-contained receptacle for a delivery of the parcel by a courier;

a combination lock and a mounting secures the lid to the open top of the self-contained receptacle, wherein a combination code is provided to the courier in advance of the delivery of the parcel to allow the courier to unlock and slide the lid into an open position and place the parcel within the interior of the self-contained receptacle and slide and lock the lid into a closed position to secure the parcel within the interior of the self-contained receptacle;

a locking mechanism comprising at least one base positioned within the interior of the self-contained receptacle adjacent a corner of the open bottom thereof, the at least one base comprising a plurality of plates the plurality of plates including a bottom adhesive plate having a bottom surface for adhesive securement to the floor, and a second plate forming a key which is positioned on a top surface of the bottom adhesive plate; and

wherein the key is movable between a locking position and an unlocking position, wherein in the locking position the key is inserted within the channels of two adjacent side walls of the plurality of side walls to secure the self-contained receptacle to the floor, and in the unlocking position the key is removed from the channels of the two adjacent side walls such that the self-contained receptacle is removable from the floor.

2. The parcel receiving apparatus of claim 1 wherein the second plate is a circular plate.

3. The parcel receiving apparatus of claim 2 wherein the circular plate is rotatable about a center thereof.

4. The parcel receiving apparatus of claim 1 wherein the bottom adhesive plate is triangular in shape.

Continuity (2)

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