Delivery box

Abstract

A delivery box 10 for groceries, other goods, mail, etc., to enable their delivery even to an unoccupied building, is built into an external wall 12 of the building and has an outer door 20 which is openable to enable deliveries to be placed inside the box but which locks automatically when it is then closed. It has a rear door 28 openable directly into, and lockable from, the interior of the building. The box has separate chilled and frozen compartments 30 and 32 respectively, and is accordingly supplied with mains electricity. The outer door is substantially flush with the exterior surface of the wall, and has either a digital computerized locking system operable by pre-arranged single use code numbers or a high-security Yale-type lock.

1 . A delivery box adapted to be secured to a fixed support and having an outer door which is openable to enable deliveries to be placed inside the box but which locks automatically when it is then closed.  
     
     
         2 . A delivery box according to    claim 1   , wherein the support is a wall of a building.  
     
     
         3 . A delivery box according to    claim 2   , which is bolted internally to the exterior surface of the wall.  
     
     
         4 . A delivery box according to    claim 2   , which is built into the wall.  
     
     
         5 . A delivery box according to    claim 4   , which has a rear door openable directly into, and lockable from, the interior of the building.  
     
     
         6 . A delivery box according to    claim 4    or    claim 5   , wherein the outer door is substantially flush with the exterior surface of the wall.  
     
     
         7 . A delivery box according to    claim 1   , wherein the outer door has a letter deposit flap.  
     
     
         8 . A delivery box according to    claim 7   , wherein the flap opens into a receptacle mounted on the back of said door.  
     
     
         9 . A delivery box according to    claim 1   , wherein the outer door may have a bank-type deposit drawer.  
     
     
         10 . A delivery box according to    claim 1   , wherein the box is adapted to be supplied with mains electricity.  
     
     
         11 . A delivery box according to    claim 10   , which includes a chilled storage compartment.  
     
     
         12 . A delivery box according to    claim 10    or    claim 11   , which includes a frozen storage compartment.  
     
     
         13 . A delivery box according to    claim 1   , wherein the outer door has a digital computerised locking system operable by pre-arranged single-use code numbers.  
     
     
         14 . A delivery box according to    claim 1   , which is adapted to be connected to an existing alarm system.  
     
     
         15 . A delivery box according to    claim 1   , which has an external child-resistant grille with an opening catch at a high level.