Patent ID: 7246738

Claim:
A package receptacle system for use with an associated mailbox, the package receptable system comprising: a container having an interior storage compartment sized to receive a package too large to fit within the associated mailbox, the container having a lower floor adapted for supporting a package placed in the interior storage compartment, sidewalls extending upward from the lower floor, and an access to the interior storage compartment defined by upper ends of the sidewalls; an upper lid pivotally attached to the container for closing the access when in a closed position; means hanging from the upper lid for inhibiting rain from entering the interior storage compartment when the upper lid is in a non-closed position; raised features on the floor of the container for supporting a package placed within the interior storage compartment above moisture if present on the floor; and means for indicating at least one of a recipient's address, a package within the interior storage compartment for pickup by a delivery service, and receipt of a package within the interior storage compartment from a delivery service.