| 摘要 |
A posting box (10, 60) comprising: a posting slot (18, 68) through which postal items can be posted; an external door (20, 72) through which posted postal items can be removed; an internal storage compartment (24, 74) defining a cavity in communication with said posting slot for the receipt of posted postal items and from which posted postal items can be removed by means of said external door, said internal storage compartment comprising a peripheral wall (34, 36, 82, 84) through which posted postal items in said cavity can be viewed before being removed from the posting box, said peripheral wall comprising a first port (28, 76) through which postal items can be removed, and a second port (29, 79) which can be opened to provide access to the cavity; a chute (28, 78) in communication with said first port, said chute being movable from a first position where said first port is closed to a second position where said first port is open, and means (30, 80) for coupling a postal sack to said posting box; wherein the chute is configured to facilitate the removal of postal items from the box, and the coupling means is arranged so that a postal sack can be coupled to the posting box with its open end generally facing said first port, said chute being movable to said second position to extend into said open end of said sack to direct postal items from said cavity into said sack. |
