Contact free pass through delivery system
View Patent ↗A contact free pass through delivery system is a secure access system for package deliveries in a residential or commercial structure. It is intended to allow for delivery to an unattended location, non-contact deliveries, and to prevent package theft. The device is secured in an accessible exterior wall of a structure with doors that are accessed from outside the structure as well as another set inside. One or more of the secure compartments are refrigerated for delivery of food and other refrigerated items. One or more of the compartments are heated for delivery of warm meals. The remaining compartments would be available for delivery of parcels. All of the compartments are provided with an interlocked UV sanitizing system that kills germs, bacteria, and viruses, when both doors are closed. Additionally, all compartments are secured by a smart lock and camera system that is accessible via a local keypad and or a smart phone device from anywhere in the world to verify and allow deliveries.
1. A parcel and food delivery station, comprising:
an overall exterior enclosure adapted to protrude on an interior of a building structure;
an exterior face including one or more compartments, each of the one or more compartments having an exterior insulated door, a hinge, a handle, and an access control means;
an exterior door limit switch disposed on the exterior insulated door;
an interior face adapted to be in the interior of the building structure and allowing access to the one or more compartments via a respective interior insulated door;
an interior door limit switch disposed on the respective interior insulated door;
an interstitial space disposed between the overall exterior enclosure and the one or more compartments, the interstitial space is filled with a plurality of thermal insulation;
a plurality of UV-C antibacterial lights energized for a first predetermined time period when the exterior door limit switch is initially closed and remains closed to sanitize one or more package deliveries or one or more food deliveries and the UV-C antibacterial lights are centrally disposed within the one or more compartments; and,
wherein the UV-C antibacterial lights are energized for a second predetermined time period when the interior door limit switch is initially closed and remains closed.
2. The parcel and food delivery station, according to claim 1 , wherein the overall exterior enclosure is adapted to protrude on the exterior of the building structure.
3. The parcel and food delivery station, according to claim 1 , wherein the overall exterior enclosure is made of steel for strength, weather resistance and theft resistance.
4. The parcel and food delivery station, according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more compartments are one or more heated compartments.
5. The parcel and food delivery station, according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more compartments are one or more refrigerated compartments.
6. The parcel and food delivery station, according to claim 1 , wherein the access control means is accessed by a device selected from the group consisting of a keypad device, a smart phone interface device, or a bar code scanner device.
7. The parcel and food delivery station, according to claim 1 , wherein the exterior face is placed flush mounted to an exterior wall of the building structure such that it is accessible to the one or more delivery personnel.
8. The parcel and food delivery station, according to claim 1 , wherein the exterior face is surface mounted to an exterior wall of the building structure such that it is accessible to the one or more delivery personnel.
9. The parcel and food delivery station, according to claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more compartments are insulated to prevent thermal transfer.
10. The parcel and food delivery station, according to claim 1 , wherein the interior face is disposed on a secure side of an exterior wall interior of the building structure.
11. The parcel and food delivery station, according to claim 1 , wherein the exterior insulated door is filled with the thermal insulation.
12. The parcel and food delivery station, according to claim 1 , wherein the respective interior insulated door is filled with the thermal insulation.
13. The parcel and food delivery station, according to claim 1 , wherein the UV-C antibacterial lights are energized to sanitize one or more empty package containers or one or more empty food containers to ensure safe future use.
14. The parcel and food delivery station, according to claim 1 , wherein the access control means comprises a video camera and a bar code reader adapted to allow one or more authorized users to verify the one or more package deliveries or the one or more food deliveries.
15. The parcel and food delivery station, according to claim 1 , wherein the parcel and food delivery station securely accesses the one or more package deliveries or the one or more food deliveries within a residential said building structure.
16. The parcel and food delivery station, according to claim 15 , wherein the residential building structure is selected from the group consisting of an apartment, a multifamily home, or a condominium.
17. The parcel and food delivery station, according to claim 1 , wherein the parcel and food delivery station securely accesses the one or more package deliveries or the one or more food deliveries within a commercial said building structure.
18. The parcel and food delivery station, according to claim 17 , wherein the commercial building structure is selected from the group consisting of a business, an institutional establishment, or an industrial establishment.