Patent ID: 6766605
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: G09F,Y10S

Abstract:
A drop box comprising:at least one panel made from translucent material located on at least one side, front or rear of the box; at least one internal light source located inside the box and visible through the translucent material for illuminating information on the box; at least one power source to power said light source; electrical circuity control means located inside said unit; communicating means for communicating with each drop box or receptacle remotely to gather, retrieve and store the information from each drop box or receptacle, and wherein said electrical circuitry includes a limit switch whereby as the attendant opens the drop box, said limit switch is activated to automatically send a message to the circuitry to start said backlight flashing in a different color to indicate that the attendant had picked up the parcels at the box.