Abstract: A food service kiosk is provided in the shape of a vehicle wherein the engine compartment is used for storage of enough water for food preparation and subsequent cleanup without leaving the food service site. A three-hole sink, a hand sink and a mop sink are located within the body section of the food service kiosk. Gray water from the three-hole sink drains into the mop sink which drains into the gray water tank. The engine compartment provides storage room for a fresh water tank, a hot water heater and a gray water storage tank which is not available in a conventional food service kiosk. Water from the mop sink drains into the gray water storage tank. If required for an extended stay at a food service site, a trailer can be attached to the rear end of the food service kiosk which contains a large fresh water storage tank for resupplying the fresh water tank in the engine compartment.

Abstract: A portable, modular service cart that is readily converted to a refreshment center, game table or vanity is disclosed. The cart generally comprises a mobile unit having a horizontal tray and legs extending downward from corners thereof. The legs have casters located at lower ends thereof and comprise telescoping members for permitting adjustment of tray height. The tray has an upper surface with a sink and multiple wells provided therein, with some or all of the wells being removable and/or refrigerated. A collapsible faucet extends beyond the upper surface of the counter and includes a first end that extends over the sink and a second end that rests beneath the upper surface of the counter and is coupled to a water supply line. The water supply line is connected at an opposite end to a continuous, endless water source such as an outdoor faucet or spigot. A water filtering system is preferably secured to one of the legs of the mobile unit.

Abstract: A plumbing assembly is provided which is formed from a plurality of rigid pipe sections, connected between a movable sink and a relatively fixed fluid outlet. These pipe sections are joined together by swivel fittings that permit the pipe sections to rotate with respect to each other. In this manner, different distances between the sink and the fluid outlet are accommodated by a folding and unfolding motion of the plumbing assembly in a minimum of space behind the wall of an expandable portion of the room. Fluid supply lines for providing hot and cold water to the sink faucet can be mounted within the same spacial area by means of similar swivel fittings that create an offset parallelogram structure. The lengths of at least the fluid draining pipe sections and the supporting structure behind the wall are selected such that a downward slope is maintained over the entire fluid flow path between the sink and the fluid outlet regardless of sink position during usage.

Abstract: A mobile beverage station includes a trailer booth and wheels. The front of the trailer booth is curved and formed at least in part by a plurality of flat windows. The station may have an escape hatch in the roof, and the wheels may be out from under the trailer booth. The wheels may be detachable and the trailer booth may be adapted so that, when the wheels are detached, the trailer booth can rest on a support structure and appear as a permanent building structure. Another mobile beverage station includes a trailer booth and a sink set inside the trailer booth. The sink set includes a mop sink, a grey-water storage tank, a vent pipe, a mop sink drainage pipe, a hand sink, a hand sink drainage pipe, and an open-cup drain connector. The vent pipe leads from a side of the grey-water storage tank near the top of the grey-water storage tank to outside the trailer booth.

Abstract: A utility cart which includes a cart frame fitted with a pair of fixed rear wheels and a pair of steerable front wheels and further including an ice chest or ice chest receptacle with double hinged lids and lid covers and a storage compartment located adjacent to the ice chest. Removable chair supports are upward-standing from the storage compartment for stacking one or more folded lawn chairs or the like, supporting an auxiliary table top and to provide a location for hanging a trash bag. Two or more tables are hinged to the cart frame in drop-leaf fashion for selected horizontal extension and support by means of hinged members. One of the ice chest lid covers doubles as a table and may be optionally supported by a collapsible handle optionally used for towing the utility cart.

Abstract: A lightweight mobile kitchen has the capability to be transported to a remote food service site by a small prime mover and quickly be placed in operation by a minimal crew. The kitchen is self contained on a wheeled chassis and is moved as a closed wagon, then the sides and end are opened for cooking. Accessory flexible enclosure material is connected to the wagon sides to provide an enclosure for protection from the elements during service and consumption of food. The efficiency of the cooking operation results from the layout of the various utilities to maximize the individual resources of the cooks. The kitchen has compartmentalized areas for sanitation, food preparation, grilling, convection baking, ovens, and warming. The kitchen is self contained and includes its own fuel, filtration system, potable water, fuel, electric lights, an automatic gas shutoff and a fire suppression system.

Abstract: A self-contained seafood processing and storage system is described. The system includes a cooler section with refrigeration and processing section for seafood and utensils washed down at sanitation facilities, including fresh bacteria contaminated fluid and debris and waste water (septic) storage, water heater, frozen storage refrigeration, and on-board generator. All of this is mounted on or in an insulated truck body. The purpose of this system is to deliver fresh seafood to retailers and restaurants where the proprietors can view and select seafood on a daily basis before it is delivered for use.

Abstract: A food warming arrangement for keeping food at a desired temperature in a food-delivering motor cycle, by taking profit of the heat contained in the exhaust gases of the motor cycle engine, the engine comprising an exhaust gas outlet, the arrangement comprising at least one food-containing case made of thermal insulating walls for defining a warming inner chamber; a heat exchanger within the case, the heat exchanger having a gas inlet and a gas outlet; a pipe having a distal end connected to the engine exhaust gas outlet and a proximal end comprising a flexible portion connected to the gas inlet of the heat exchanger, a thermal insulating material covering the entire pipe and a muffler connected to the heat exchanger gas outlet.

Abstract: A device for transporting food and food related items including an insulated container having foldable all-terrain wheels, foldable tray members, and telescoping handle. Tie-down hooks are provided to permit securement of a saddlebag to the device. The saddlebag will provide increased transporting capacity. The tray members may be locked into a horizontal use position to support plated, beverages, food containers, etc. An auxiliary support pole may be attached to the container to support an umbrella or light.

Abstract: A utility cart which includes in a first preferred embodiment, a cart frame fitted with a pair of fixed rear wheels and a single, steerable front wheel and further including a divided ice chest with a hinged lid and a storage compartment lying adjacent to the ice chest. Removable chair supports are upward-standing from the storage compartment for stacking one or more folded lawn chairs or the like and to provide a location for hanging a trash bag. Four tables are hinged to the cart frame in drop-leaf fashion for selected horizontal extension and support. A pair of vertical umbrella brackets receive an umbrella support to shade the table tops.In another preferred embodiment of the invention the cart frame includes a receptacle for receiving an ice chest specifically designed for the purpose or a conventional ice chest, and in both embodiments of the invention a telescoping handle facilitates towing of the utility cart and positioning the utility cart in a desired location.

Abstract: A utility cart which includes in a first preferred embodiment, a cart frame fitted with a pair of fixed rear wheels and a single, steerable front wheel and further including a divided ice chest with a hinged lid and a storage compartment lying adjacent to the ice chest. Removable chair supports are upward-standing from the storage compartment for stacking one or more folded lawn chairs or the like and to provide a location for hanging a trash bag. Four tables are hinged to the cart frame in drop-leaf fashion for selected horizontal extension and support. A pair of vertical umbrella brackets receive an umbrella support to shade the table tops. In another preferred embodiment of the invention the cart frame includes a receptacle for receiving an ice chest specifically designed for the purpose or a conventional ice chest, and in both embodiments of the invention a telescoping handle facilitates towing of the utility cart and positioning the utility cart in a desired location.

Abstract: A device for transporting food and food related items including an insulated container having foldable all-terrain wheels, foldable tray members, and a telescoping handle. Tie-down hooks are provided to permit securement of a saddlebag to the device. The saddlebag will provide increased transporting capacity. The tray members may be locked into a horizontal use position to support plates, beverages, food containers, etc. An auxiliary support pole may be attached to the container to support an umbrella or light.

Abstract: An exhibitor trailer for the convenient displaying of goods, wares and services at exhibits and trade shows. The trailer overcomes the laborious task of having to unload the goods to be exhibited, setting up the goods for display and then reloading. The trailer includes a top panel which is retractable into a vertically disposed position to serve as a display panel. One side panel of the trailer is hinged at about midpoint so that a retractable display counter can project out from the side of the trailer for ease of viewing. In each corner of the trailer there is provided a vertically adjustable caster wheel to provide easy maneuverability and leveling of the trailer.

Abstract: Food service vehicle and method comprising a bus-like vehicle with aisleway extending substantially the length of the vehicle between a front entrance door in the front of the vehicle and a rear customer exit door at the rear of the vehicle. Food service counters disposed along the length of the aisleway permit serving of customers in an efficient manner. Cabinets located under the counters permit provisioning the vehicle at a remote food preparation facility and then transporting both food and vehicle, including the efficient service area provided in the vehicle to a remote location, such as an office building, airport service terminal, or an outdoor event such as a wedding or golf tournament.

Abstract: A compact pizza preparation and delivery vehicle is described. The vehicle is a self-propelled vehicle, such as a mini-pickup truck, having a driver's compartment with a driver's seat and a cargo compartment, preferably enclosed by a topper, behind the driver's compartment. The vehicle also includes a refrigerated case for storing pizza shells and pizza toppings in the driver's compartment which case is within access of the driver in the driver's seat. An assembly table is located on top of the refrigerated case for supporting an uncooked pizza shell while applying the pizza toppings. The vehicle further includes a pizza oven in the cargo compartment which oven is adapted and positioned so that, while sitting in the driver's seat, a driver can insert an unbaked assembled pizza into the oven and remove a baked pizza from the oven.

Abstract: The present invention is a safety system for a gas operated appliance in a vehicle. The system includes means for generating an electrical signal, such as a pre-determined voltage. The system also includes means for interrupting this electrical signal. One such means is a gas sensing means which is designed to interrupt the electrical signal in response to sensing gas. Another such means is an inertia switch means which interrupts the electrical signal in response to detecting a rapid changes in vehicle inertia or vehicle orientation. Yet another such means is a high temperature switch means which interrupts the electrical signal in response to detecting an elevated temperature in an area near said appliance. Finally, the system includes an emergency kill switch means for manually interrupting the electrical signal. The system further includes a fuel tank and a gas line between the fuel tank and the appliance.

Abstract: A picnic trailer has a wheeled rear frame upon which picnic food preparation equipment, such as a hooded cooking grille, a sink and a burner plate, is operatively supported. An elongated towbar extends forwardly from the rear frame and is connectable to a suitable towing vehicle. A vertical support frame structure interconnects the rear frame and a longitudinally intermediate portion of the towbar, and carries a collapsible, roofed picnic table structure. A rear end portion of the towbar, and a pair of diagonally oriented towing brace members, are pivotally connected to the longitudinally intermediate portion of the towbar and are releasably connectable to the rear frame for towing purposes. When the trailer is parked, and the picnic table and roof portions thereof set up for use, the brace members and the towbar rear end portion may be swung away from the rear frame to form a convenient walkthrough area between the picnic table and the cooking equipment on the rear frame.

Abstract: A pizza preparation and delivery system is disclosed including a vehicle having a driver's station and a kitchen area. The kitchen area includes a pie case, a pizza preparation station, an oven, and a chair for supporting a cook while in transit. In the preferred embodiment, the prearation station is defined by an upper surface of the pie case. The kitchen area also includes a hinged pizza cutting table, an ice bin and beverage dispensing unit. The beverage dispensing unit is connected by tubing to a beverage supply holder disposed adjacent to the driver's station. The beverage supply holder conceals a cash box. As a result of an order received by mobile radio, pizza is prepared in the kitchen area while the vehicle is en route to delivery destinations.

Abstract: A combination mobile kitchen and cafeteria unit is provided which comprises an elongate wheeled walled enclosure having ingress and egress patron passageways along a side wall thereof with a patron serving aisle within the enclosure communicating with the ingress and egress passageways and along which aisle extend facilities for serving food and beverage. Also provided are attendant facilities for food and beverage storage and preparation, cooking, food cooling and washing.

Abstract: Vehicle comprising side walls pivotable to the floor of the vehicle and a roof pivotable to a side wall, and supports extending near the roof within the space enclosed by the side walls for supporting part of an unspanned roofing made from pliable material and fastened to the free edges of the side walls and the roof, whereas the space covered by said roofing can be inflated to form an air hall.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus has a pivotal mounting unit attached to the bed of a pickup truck for supporting a cooking unit thereon. The pivotal mounting unit comprises a vertically extending pivotal support member which supports a pair of horizontally extending parallel rods or tubes which extend into and support a cooking unit slidably mounted thereon. The rods or tubes extend nearly the entire length of the cooking unit and support the cooking unit in a variety of positions.

Abstract: A kitchen table, for use with a motor vehicle camper, which is collapsible as a storage unit to carry cooking utensils. The table comprises a pair of panels which face each other to form a closed unit. The panels are hinged to open outwardly with one edge of the unit engagable with a wall hanger and an extensible leg to support the unit in a horizontal position. When the unit is opened one panel acts as a table and the other panel acts as a backboard carrying the utensils.

Abstract: A mobile station for the distribution of beverages is mounted on a truck and comprises two reservoirs for beverages and a reservoir for sterilized water. Automatic distributors are fed by the beverage reservoir; while the water reservoir feeds apparatus for washing and sterilizing the cups. A drawer stores the cups in stacked relation. Troughs beneath the automatic distributors and below the apparatus for washing and sterilizing cups, catch the liquids that would otherwise fall to the ground and return them to a recovery vessel from which the liquids may be drained. Vertically swinging canopies protect the equipment in transit and, when swung up, serve as awnings for the users.

Abstract: A mobile vending booth of the sort having a vending opening on at least one long-side and having a chassis floor, is equipped with at least one roller shutter for shutting off at least the vending opening. Furthermore, there is a roller shutter guideframe able to be pushed slippingly into the booth and for making it broader for an operation condition, the guideframe running along the full length of the long-side of the booth and being able to be pulled out.

Abstract: A cooler for the transportation and cooling of, particularly, canned beverages including a thermally insulated container having an open end and a retainable cover forming a receptacle for the beverages with a spacer means to hold the canned beverages about the periphery of the receptacle and to form, with the surfaces of the canned beverages, a cavity for a cooling agent, the outer surface of the container being adapted to roll with the cover being retained in sealing engagement. Upon transportation by rolling of the cooler the beverages within the cans are cooled by contact between the cooling agent and the can surfaces forming the cavity.

Abstract: An electrically powered service vehicle having a plurality of programmable electrical stations is exemplified by a food service vehicle for use with food serving trays including internal heating elements for providing localized areas of heat on the trays for maintaining food placed thereon at a desired temperature. The vehicle has a plurality of storage compartments, each of which holds a plurality of the food serving trays in vertically spaced relation to each other. An on-board d-c. power source is connected to the heating elements within the trays via a plurality of electrical contacts within each storage compartment. A d-c. drive motor for propelling the vehicle is selectively connected to the power source through a drive control. The electrical contacts within the storage compartment are positioned to engage corresponding contacts on the trays when the trays are inserted into the storage compartments.

Abstract: A portable bar assembly characterized by a unitary cabinet structure mounted on casters and containing a plurality of electrically operated liquid dispensing units mounted therein for selectively delivering a controlled quantity of liquid from liquid containers mounted in a drawer assembly slidably located inside the cabinet. The cabinet structure is provided with a surface storage area containing an ice sink and utility pans. A glass dispenser and refuse receptacle are located on the front of the cabinet structure. A brake assembly is provided for locking the casters against movement. Power for the dispensing units is provided by a battery pack.

Abstract: A trailer intended to be towed behind an automobile and including readily accessible storage space therein through panels in side walls thereof to an ice chest and stove, the top of the trailer providing a sleeping surface for restingly supporting a mattress thereon, and the trailer being readily convertable to a picnic table having benches slidable out of opposite side walls of the trailer, and a telescoping canopy associated with the trailer for shading the picnic table and covering the sleeping area thereof.