Secure and portable apparatus for accepting parcels and deliveries

摘要

This invention is a secure and portable apparatus and is of parcel bag-type receptacle that can be placed for a limited time, outside a front-door or place of access to a mail carrier. The apparatus can be securely connected to a pre-existing doorknob of the front door or pre-existing door handle on or near the front door for a mail carrier to deliver a package, lock up the parcel bag, so that only the resident or authorized recipient can access the parcel upon their return. The locking mechanism in the parcel bag is one-way, thereby, once locked; even the package delivery person will not be able to access the package. The secure storage system neither damages nor requires any permanent alterations to the property structures at or near the front-door. It is portable and can be carried along during one's travel.

主权项

1. A system for securely receiving or exchanging a parcel at a residence or any place of stay comprising:
an attachment having a first tamper-proof cable connected to the attachment and configured to secure the attachment to an existing doorknob or door handle, said attachment enclosed in a tamper-proof housing; a door handle locking mechanism located in said tamper-proof housing, wherein the door handle locking mechanism is configured to secure the attachment to the doorknob or door handle to prevent removal of the attachment from the doorknob or door handle; a door handle unlocking mechanism integrated with the door handle locking mechanism, wherein the door handle unlocking mechanism is configured to release the attachment from the doorknob or door handle to allow removal of the attachment from the doorknob or door handle; a second tamper-proof cable connected to the tamper-proof housing; a parcel bag connected to the second tamper-proof cable; a parcel locking mechanism attached to the parcel bag, wherein the parcel locking mechanism is configured to lock and prevent the parcel bag from opening; and a parcel unlocking mechanism integrated with the parcel locking mechanism, wherein the parcel unlocking mechanism is configured to unlock the parcel locking mechanism and allow the parcel bag to open.