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Express package collection locker

  • US 4,836,352 A
  • Filed: 04/14/1988
  • Issued: 06/06/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An express package collection locker capable of calculating the portage fees of packages, said locker comprising:

  • a plurality of boxes for storing packages, each having a door;

    a plurality of weight-measuring means incorporated within said boxes, respectively, for weighing the packages stored in said boxes;

    destination-input means for inputting data representing destinations of the packages stored in said boxes;

    portage-fee calculating means for calculating portage fees of each of the packages stored in said boxes, in accordance with the weight of the package measured by said weight-measuring means and the destination input represented by operating said destination-input means;

    display means for displaying the portage fee calculated by said portage-fee calculating means and instructions as to how to use the locker;

    detector means for detecting whether the portage fee has been paid into the locker;

    locking means for locking the door of the box when said detector means detects that the portage fee has been paid for the package stored in the box; and

    voucher-issuing means for printing and issuing a voucher when said detector means detects that theportage fee has been paid and said locking means has locked the door of the box.

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