Patent ID: 9004346
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A receptacle for receiving and securing an object, comprising: a housing including a housing cover having an input opening; a drum rotatably coupled to the housing, the drum disposed within the housing cover, the drum having a drum chamber for receiving an object placed into the drum and a drum access opening through which an object can be placed into the drum chamber, the drum rotatable between a first position in which the drum access opening is accessible through the input opening and a second position in which the drum access opening is aligned with a secure drop area disposed at least one of below or behind the drum thereby allowing an object in the drum chamber to exit out of the drum chamber and into the secure drop area; a delivery door rotatably coupled to the housing, the delivery door rotatable between a closed position in which the delivery door blocks the input opening and an open position in which the delivery door allows access through the input opening to place an object into the drum chamber; a linking mechanism mechanically coupling the drum to the delivery door, the linking mechanism configured such that rotation of the delivery door in a first rotational direction causes the drum to rotate in an opposite rotational direction to the first rotation direction.