Mechanical barrier recipient verification system
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1. A mechanical barrier recipient verification system comprising:
- a combination lock assembly including;
a housing forming a trailing face and defining an aperture through the trailing face;
a combination lock mechanism carried by the housing and configured to selectively receive and selectively capture a post inserted through the aperture, the lock mechanism configured to provide;
a combination unset state in which a desired combination code is not established for the lock mechanism, and a combination set state in which the desired combination code is established for the lock mechanism,an unlocked position in which the lock mechanism permits the post to freely enter or exit through the aperture, and a locked position in which the lock mechanism restricts movement of the post relative to the aperture,a correctly entered code arrangement in which the lock mechanism is freely transitionable between the unlocked and locked positions, and an incorrectly entered code arrangement in which the lock mechanism is not freely transitionable between the unlocked and locked positions;
wherein following insertion of the post into the aperture and transitioning of the lock mechanism to the locked position, the lock mechanism is configured to retain the post in both of the correctly and incorrectly entered code arrangements;
and further wherein the lock assembly is configured such that the lock mechanism cannot be transitioned from the combination set state to the combination unset state.
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A mechanical barrier recipient verification system including a combination lock assembly having a housing carrying a combination lock mechanism. The housing forms an aperture. The lock mechanism selectively receives and captures a post inserted through the aperture. Further the lock mechanism is configured to provide combination unset and set states; unlocked and locked positions; and correctly and incorrectly entered code arrangements. Following insertion of the post into the aperture and with the lock mechanism in the locked position, the post is retained by the lock mechanism regardless of the correctly or incorrectly entered code arrangement.
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1. A mechanical barrier recipient verification system comprising:
a combination lock assembly including; a housing forming a trailing face and defining an aperture through the trailing face; a combination lock mechanism carried by the housing and configured to selectively receive and selectively capture a post inserted through the aperture, the lock mechanism configured to provide; a combination unset state in which a desired combination code is not established for the lock mechanism, and a combination set state in which the desired combination code is established for the lock mechanism, an unlocked position in which the lock mechanism permits the post to freely enter or exit through the aperture, and a locked position in which the lock mechanism restricts movement of the post relative to the aperture, a correctly entered code arrangement in which the lock mechanism is freely transitionable between the unlocked and locked positions, and an incorrectly entered code arrangement in which the lock mechanism is not freely transitionable between the unlocked and locked positions; wherein following insertion of the post into the aperture and transitioning of the lock mechanism to the locked position, the lock mechanism is configured to retain the post in both of the correctly and incorrectly entered code arrangements; and further wherein the lock assembly is configured such that the lock mechanism cannot be transitioned from the combination set state to the combination unset state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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