Patent ID: 9371681
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: E05G

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for storing a courier package, said apparatus comprising: a housing configured to form a courier-package supportive enclosure, said housing having an aperture permitting placement of the courier package within the courier-package supportive enclosure, said housing having a lockable front door openable to access the courier-package supportive enclosure; a first lock configured, when locked, to prevent access to the courier package, when positioned within the courier-package supportive enclosure and, when unlocked, to permit placement of, and retrieval of, the courier package to, and from, the courier-package supportive enclosure; a second lock, separate from the first lock, configured, when locked, to prevent access to the courier package, when positioned in the courier-package supportive enclosure and when unlocked, to permit placement of, and retrieval of, the courier package to, and from, the courier-package supportive enclosure, said second lock further configured such that unlocking of the first lock causes unlocking of the second lock and unlocking of the second lock causes unlocking of the first lock; and an identifier configured to identify said housing, identity information of said identifier retrieved pursuant to reporting of placement of the courier package within the courier-package supportive enclosure, said identifier formed of a UPC symbol accessible at least when the front door of said housing is open, the identity information, readable by a bar code scanner, used to track placement of, and retrieval of, the courier package to, and from, the courier-package supportive enclosure.