Paul A Stephens

US Patent:

7988035, Aug 2, 2011

Filed:

Oct 9, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/576431

Inventors:

Bobbie Cox - Dallas TX, US
Jeffrey Kalman - Clevand Heights OH, US
Craig Saunders - Rocky River OH, US
Lindsey Tufts, Jr. - Eastlake OH, US
Chuck Hosier - Dallas TX, US
Paul Stephens - Twinsburg OH, US

Assignee:

Postal Hawk Corporation - Dallas TX

International Classification:

B65G 11/04

US Classification:

232 47, 232 39, 232 51, 232 54, 248146, 248519, 52296

Abstract:

A receptacle for secure mail and parcel receipt and storage. The receptacle includes a top which provides a roof for the receptacle, a base, and a housing connected to the top and the base. The housing includes an upper compartment into which mail is first placed, a lower compartment into which mail is deposited from the upper compartment, a front door, located on a front of the receptacle, which is opened to provide access to the upper compartment and through which mail is placed into the upper compartment, a trap door, operatively connected to the front door, in the upper compartment, and an access door that includes a lock. The trap door rests in an open position when the front door is closed, allowing communication between the upper and lower compartments. The trap door is moved to a closed position by the opening of the front door, thereby preventing access to the lower compartment from the upper compartment. The trap door returns to the open position when the front door is closed, depositing any mail placed in the upper compartment into the lower compartment.

US Patent:

8261966, Sep 11, 2012

Filed:

Jul 8, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/179159

Inventors:

Bobbie Cox - Dallas TX, US
Jeffrey Kalman - Cleveland Heights OH, US
Craig Saunders - Rocky River OH, US
Lindsey Tufts, Jr. - Eastlake OH, US
Chuck Hosier - Dallas TX, US
Paul Stephens - Twinsburg OH, US

Assignee:

Postal Hawk Corporation - Dallas TX

International Classification:

B65G 11/04

US Classification:

232 47, 232 39, 232 51, 232 54, 248146, 248519, 52296

Abstract:

A receptacle for secure mail and parcel receipt and storage. The receptacle includes a top which provides a roof for the receptacle, a base, and a housing connected to the top and the base. The housing includes an upper compartment into which mail is first placed, a lower compartment into which mail is deposited from the upper compartment, a front door, located on a front of the receptacle, which is opened to provide access to the upper compartment and through which mail is placed into the upper compartment, a trap door, operatively connected to the front door, in the upper compartment, and an access door that includes a lock. The trap door rests in an open position when the front door is closed, allowing communication between the upper and lower compartments. The trap door is moved to a closed position by the opening of the front door, thereby preventing access to the lower compartment from the upper compartment. The trap door returns to the open position when the front door is closed, depositing any mail placed in the upper compartment into the lower compartment.