Patent ID: 7428980

Claim:
An apparatus for receiving parcels comprising: a structural frame; and a parcel drop, having a fully open and a fully closed position, comprising a bin, a first and second stationary housing member, wherein the first and second housing members are coupled to the structural frame; and a mechanism comprising: an input lever, a link, and a bin lever, wherein: the mechanism is connected to the bin and the first housing member and adapted to create a first variable-sized opening between the bin and the structural frame through which patrons may deposit parcels into the bin at least when the parcel drop is in the fully open position, the input lever is rotatably connected to the first housing member and the link, the link is rotatably connected to the input lever and the bin lever, the bin lever is rotatably connected to the link, the bin and the first housing member, such that the bin rotates up to 90 degrees for 60 degrees of rotation of the input lever, and the bin comprises a second variable-sized opening through which deposited parcels may fall out of the bin at least when the parcel drop is in the fully closed position.