Patent ID: 7988035

Claim:
A receptacle for secure mail and parcel receipt and storage comprising: a top which provides a roof for the receptacle; a base; and a housing connected to the top and the base, in which the housing includes: an upper compartment into which mail is first placed; a lower compartment into which mail is deposited from the upper compartment; a front door, located on a front of the receptacle, which is opened to provide access to the upper compartment and through which mail is placed into the upper compartment; a trap door, operatively connected to the front door, in the upper compartment, wherein: the trap door rests in an open position when the front door is closed, allowing communication between the upper and lower compartments; the trap door is moved to a closed position by the opening of the front door, thereby preventing access to the lower compartment from the upper compartment; and the trap door returns to the open position when the front door is closed, depositing any mail placed in the upper compartment into the lower compartment; and an access door that includes a lock, wherein the access door is unlocked and opened to provide access to the lower compartment, whereby mail deposited and stored in the lower compartment may be retrieved through the access door, wherein the base cooperates with an anchor which secures the receptacle to the ground, and wherein the base is affixed to the anchor with rubber sleeves that fit over an end of the anchor, wherein the rubber sleeves expand in holes in the base when nuts are tightened on the rubber sleeves, and wherein a tight fit of the holes in the base around the expanded rubber sleeves affixes the base to the anchor.