Delivery box built in garage door

Description

BACKGROUND

The invention relates to a delivery box built into a garage door to securely accept and receive packages from the consignor to the consignee, preventing the potential of theft and the risk of an intruder gaining access to the garage or home, and to safely store delivered packages. Packages are commonly placed at the front of the home at the entrance to the house or the garage, which raises the risk of theft and the packages going missing. Compared with existing patents (e.g. 20110084123A1, Apparatus for secure postal and parcel receipt and storage), the present invention is a simpler design which is less costly to built and implement, and easier to bring to market. It also has the ability to accept larger packages, having a greater storage capacity.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a reliable and secure method for the delivery of mail and large packages.

The opening on the front side of the housing has a sliding or pivoting lid to prevent influx of rain or snow. The housing floor has a flat or sloped floor on one or both sides of housing to improve the sliding of packages once inserted upon delivery.

The housing includes a floor and may include an upper portion having a back wall and side walls. This provides the ability to prevent an intruder gaining access to the garage or home.

The rim of the housing may have an attached bin bolted around the input opening of the garage door.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Various embodiments of the invention are disclosed in the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 illustrates a plane view of the delivery box built in to the third panel of a typical garage door (the most desirable location), in which the housing has a sloped floor on both sides towards the output, with the possibility of a flat floor, a sloped floor on one side, or sloped floors with conveyors.

FIG. 2 illustrates detail “A” of the housing of the delivery box with sloped floor on both output sides.

FIG. 2A illustrates section “X-X” of detail “A” of the housing with an output opening and a sliding lid on the input side with guiding bars, bolted on the garage door.

FIG. 3 illustrates detail “A” of the housing, the delivery box with a sloped floor on one output side.

FIG. 3A illustrates section “X-X” of detail “A” of the housing with an output opening and sliding lid on the input side located in the guiding bars, bolted on the garage door.

FIG. 4 illustrates detail “A” of the housing of the delivery box with a flat floor with possibly one or two output openings on the housing.

FIG. 4A illustrates section “X-X” of detail “A” of the housing of the delivery box with a flat floor with guiding bars bolted on garage door.

FIG. 5 illustrates detail “A” of the housing of the delivery box with a flat floor and a pivoting lid on the input side of the device.

FIG. 5A illustrates section “X-X” of detail “A” with a pivoting lid bolted to the housing on the garage door.

FIG. 5B illustrates an enlarged detail “B” showing the pivoting lid bolted onto the housing.

FIG. 6 illustrates detail “A” of the housing of the delivery box on one output side with a sloped floor and a pivoting lid on input side.

FIG. 6A illustrates section “X-X” of detail “A” with a pivoting lid on the input side, with the housing bolted onto the garage door.

FIG. 6B illustrates enlarged detail “B” of the pivoting lid and attached housing.

FIG. 7 illustrates a plane view of the delivery box built into the third panel from the ground of the garage door, with a housing having a sloped floor on one side directed toward the output. It may also include a flat floor, sloped floors with conveyors, and may have a closed wall on left, right, back and top side.

FIG. 8 illustrates detail “A” of the housing delivery box with a sliding lid on the input side and possibly a pivoting lid, with sloped floors towards the output opening, with a closed wall on the left, right, back and top side.

FIG. 8a illustrates section “X-X” of detail “A” of the delivery box assembly, bolted onto the garage door together with the guiding bars, sliding lid and housing.

FIG. 9 illustrates detail “A” of the housing of delivery box with a pivoting lid on the input side which has a sloped floor towards the output opening with rolling conveyors, possibly with ball rolling conveyors.

FIG. 9A illustrates section “X-X” of detail “A” of the delivery box assembly with a pivoting lid and rolling conveyor or possibly with a ball rolling conveyor.

FIG. 9B illustrates enlarged detail “B” of the pivoting lid and bolted housing.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1 illustrates a plane view of detail “A” of the delivery box with a sliding lid 5 built in to the third panel (most preferable location) of the garage door 2, in which the housing 1 has a sloped floor 7 on both sides towards the output openings E for a delivered package 9 into the collection box 10.

FIG. 2 illustrates detail “A” of the delivery box with a sliding lid 5 on the input side T, located along guiding bars 3 and 4, bolted onto the panel of the garage door 2, with bolts 6 and the sloped floor 7 on left and right towards output opening E.

FIG. 2A illustrates section “X-X” of the delivery box detail “A” with a sloped floor 7, and a sliding lid 5 on the input opening T which is located along the guiding bars 3 and 4, and the housing 1 with rims 1A and 1B. Also illustrated is the bin with bolts 6 bolted onto the panel of the garage door 2.

FIG. 3 illustrates detail “A” of the delivery box with a sliding lid 5 on the input side T, located along guiding bars 3 and 4, bolted on the panel of the garage door 2 with bolts 6, and also illustrates the sloped floor 7 towards output opening E.

FIG. 3A illustrates section “X-X” of delivery box detail “A” with a sloped floor 7, and a sliding lid 5 on the input side T which is located along guiding bars 3 and 4, and the housing 1 with rim 1A and 1B. Also illustrated is the bin bolted with bolts 6 onto the panel of the garage door 2.

FIG. 4 illustrates detail “A” of the delivery box with a sliding lid 5 on the input side T, located along guiding bars 3 and 4, bolted onto the panel of the garage door 2 with bolts 6 and illustrates a flat floor 8 and output opening E.

FIG. 4A illustrates section “X-X” of delivery box detail A with a flat floor 8, and a sliding lid 5 on the input opening T, which is located along guiding bars 3 and 4, and the housing 1 with rims 1A and 1B. Also illustrated is the bin with bolts 6 bolted onto the panel of the garage door 2.

FIG. 5 illustrates delivery box detail “A” with a pivoting lid 5 on the input side T, bolted onto the panel of the garage door 2 with bolts 6. Also illustrated is a flat floor 8 and output opening E.

FIG. 5A illustrates section “X-X” of the delivery box detail “A” with a flat floor 8, and a pivoting lid 5 on the input side T, adjacent to the housing 1 with rim 1A. Also illustrated is the bin with bolts 6 bolted onto the panel of the garage door 2. FIG. 5B illustrates enlarged detail ‘B” of the pivoting lid 5 and housing 1.

FIG. 6 illustrates delivery box detail “A” with a pivoting lid 5 on the input side T, bolted onto the panel of the garage door 2 with bolts 6, and illustrates a sloped floor 7 and output opening E.

FIG. 6A illustrates section “X-X” of delivery box detail “A” with a sloped floor 7, and a pivoting lid 5 on the input side T, with the housing 1 and rims 1A, 1B, and 1C. Also illustrated is the bin with bolts 6 bolted onto the panel of the garage door 2. FIG. 6B illustrates an enlarged display of detail “B” of the pivoting lid 5 and the housing 1.

FIG. 7 illustrates a plane view of detail “A” of the delivery box with a sliding lid 5. It is preferably built into the third panel of the garage door 2, with the housing 1 with a floor 7 sloped towards the output opening E for delivering packages 9 into the collection box 10.

FIG. 8 illustrates a plane view of detail “A” of the delivery box with a sliding lid 5 on the input side T, preferably built into the third panel of the garage door 2, with the housing 1 having a sloped floor 7 towards the output opening E. The housing 1 may have enclosed walls except for the input side T and output side E.

FIG. 8A illustrates section “X-X” of detail “A” of the delivery box with a sloped floor 7, a pivoting lid 5 on the input opening T, and the housing 1 with rim 1A and 1B, the bin bolted with bolts 6 onto the panel of the garage door 2.

FIG. 9 illustrates section “X-X” of the delivery box detail “A” with a pivoting lid 5 on the input opening T, with the housing 1 having a sloped floor 7 and rolling conveyors 14, with rim 1A, 1B, and 1C. The device is illustrated with the bin bolted with bolts 6 onto the panel of the garage door 2.

FIG. 9A illustrates section “X-X” of detail “A” of the delivery box assembly, with a pivoting lid 5 and a rolling conveyor 14 or possibly with a ball rolling conveyor.

FIG. 9B illustrates enlarged detail “B” of the pivoting lid 5 and the housing 1.