CPC A47G 29/20 (2013.01) | 18 Claims |
1. A package delivery receptacle, comprising:
a strongbox having an open top and a close lid, the strongbox is adapted to a delivery person to place one or more delivered packages into the strongbox through the open top and the close lid;
a first shutter coupling the strongbox to the outside of an exterior door via the first shutter;
a second shutter coupling the strongbox to the outside of the exterior door via the second shutter; and
a latching mechanism engaging the close lid thereby securing the one or more delivered packages inside of the strongbox; and,
wherein the first shutter and the second shutter each include a shutter standoff with a first standoff end coupled to a respective shutter and a second standoff end coupled to a spring;
wherein the shutters are adapted to slide laterally within a shutter slot passing through the strongbox; and,
wherein a movement of the first and the second shutters causes the shutter standoffs to pivot a pair of hooks on the latching mechanism, thereby disengaging the hooks from a pair of latch catches disposed on a rear underside of the close lid, thereby allowing the close lid to be opened.
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