GB2594029A - Portable welfare Trolley - Google Patents

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GB2594029A
GB2594029A GB1906427.8A GB201906427A GB2594029A GB 2594029 A GB2594029 A GB 2594029A GB 201906427 A GB201906427 A GB 201906427A GB 2594029 A GB2594029 A GB 2594029A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
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    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
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    • H05B6/64—Heating using microwaves
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    • B62B2202/67—Service trolleys, e.g. in aircraft
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    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B2204/00—Ventilation; Heating; Cooling; Insulation
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Abstract

A portable welfare trolley 1 for use on a construction site, the portable welfare trolley 1 comprising one or more rotatable elements 17 upon which the portable welfare trolley can roll along a surface. The trolley comprises a microwave 15, a machine operable to heat water 5, and a first tap 6. The trolley may further comprise a container, a cupboard, a worktop 4, and one or more drip trays to collect any excess water. The trolley may comprise four rotatable elements, these elements may be swivel wheels and may have brakes operable to inhibit motion of the trolley. Furthermore, a portable welfare system may comprise said trolley, the system comprising a table and or chair which may be collapsible and storable within said system. Finally, the system may comprise a noticeboard, the notice board being a whiteboard.

Description

Portable Welfare Trolley
Technical Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a portable welfare trolley and portable welfare system for use on a construction site, and a method of providing welfare on a construction site.
Background to the Invention
Workers operating on a construction site must be provided with certain on-site welfare facilities, as required and specified in law. Welfare facilities which must be provided can include microwaves, hot water machines, fresh drinking water, and tables and chairs. When the construction site consists of an outdoor environment, welfare facilities can be provided by welfare units, which are temporary buildings (such as trailers) in which are housed all the necessary facilities.
However, such welfare units are difficult to use in indoor environments, since it can be difficult or impossible to move the units into a building. This is especially the case when the construction site is on a floor other than ground. In such cases, welfare facilities are typically provided by bringing the separate facilities together on-site. This requires the various separate facilities to be individually found and brought to site, which can be a time-consuming task. Further to this, the site must be periodically checked to ensure the facilities remain on-site. Given the facilities can be separated and moved apart, this can sometimes require searching a large proportion or even the entire site, which is again a time-consuming process.
The present invention is intended to solve or at least mitigate one or more of the problems discussed above.
Summary of the Invention
According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a portable welfare trolley for use on a construction site, the portable welfare trolley comprising one or more rotatable elements upon which the portable welfare trolley can roll along a surface, a microwave, a machine operable to heat water and a first tap connectable to a water supply.
By putting the required welfare facilities (tap for supplying water, microwave, machine operable to heat water) on a trolley, the facilities can all be provided and kept on an indoor site by just providing the trolley. Further to this, given all the welfare facilities are together as part of the trolley, a person managing welfare need only provide the trolley to satisfy the requirements and also need only check the trolley to ensure all the necessary facilities are present and working The portable welfare trolley may comprise a container. The container may be a cupboard. A body of the portable welfare trolley may form the container. The microwave may be within the container. The container may comprise one or more doors. The body may be a cuboid. The container may be a cuboid with a longitudinal cross section of a rectangle with chamfered off corners. A side of the cuboid may comprise the door or doors. The container may form storage space. The side of the cuboid comprising the door or doors may, when the welfare trolley is in normal use, be the front of the welfare trolley. The container may comprise two doors. At least one door may be a hinged door. The or each hinged door may comprise a handle. At least one door may be a shutter door. The portable welfare trolley may comprise a divider separating the container into at least two sections. The divider may separate the container into a first section and a second section. The divider may extend across the container, perpendicular to the longitudinal cross section of the container. The first section may be enclosed by the hinged door, the at least part of the body and the divider.
The second section may be enclosed by the shutter door, at least part of the body and the divider. The microwave may be within the second section.
The portable welfare trolley comprising a container means the trolley provides storage space, which is of use for additional desired welfare facilities (for example, a table and chairs) or for other facilities required or desired on-site The portable welfare trolley may comprise a worktop. The worktop may be flat. The machine operable to heat water may be on the worktop. The first tap may be on the worktop. The worktop may be a side of the cuboid container. The worktop, when the welfare trolley is in normal use, may be the top of the welfare trolley. The worktop may comprise one or more drip trays. At least one drip tray may be aligned with an end of the first tap through which water can exit the first tap.
The portable welfare trolley comprising a worktop allows welfare activities (such as preparing food) to be carried out on the trolley, such that an additional preparation area is not required. This saves on the area required on-site for welfare, which is particularly useful on smaller sites. The worktop comprising a drip tray reduces the chances of water from the first tap accidentally spreading across the rest of the worktop and/or are around the trolley, thereby making clean up easier.
The machine operable to heat water may be a kettle. In particular, the kettle may be an electrical kettle. In such cases, an electrical connection of the electrical kettle may be attached to the worktop The machine operable to heat water may be a hot water dispenser. The hot water dispenser may be attached to the worktop. At least one drip tray aligned with an end of the hot water dispenser through which water can exit the hot water dispenser. The end of the hot water dispenser may comprise a second tap.
The portable welfare trolley may comprise a fridge. The fridge may be within the container. The fridge may be within the second section of the container. The microwave may be atop the fridge.
The portable welfare trolley may comprise four rotatable elements. The or each rotatable element may be a wheel. The or each wheel may be a swivel wheel. Each rotatable element may be attached to a side of the cuboid which, in normal use, is the bottom of the welfare trolley. There may be a rotatable element attached adjacent to each corner of the side.
Swivel wheels allow the portable welfare trolley to be more easily moved into position on-site.
The portable welfare trolley may comprise one or more brakes operable to inhibit rotation of the rotatable elements when engaged and allow rotation when disengaged. The or each brake may be associated with a respective rotatable element, each brake inhibiting rotation of the respective rotatable element when engaged and allowing rotation of the respective rotatable element when disengaged.
One or more brakes allow the portable welfare trolley to be moved into position and then further movement to be prevented by engaging the brakes. This reduces the chances of the trolley accidentally moving, which makes it easier to interact with and use the welfare facilities.
The container may comprise a shelf The first section may comprise the shelf The shelf may extend from the body to the divider. The shelf may comprise one or more apertures. A central axis of the or each aperture may be perpendicular to the extension of the shelf The or each aperture may be substantially circular. At least one aperture may be shaped to accommodate a fire extinguisher. The welfare trolley may comprise a fire extinguisher.
The container may comprise one or more brackets upon which the shelf may rest. There may be one or more sets of brackets, wherein at least one bracket of a respective set is attached to the divider at a particular level and at least one other bracket of the respective set is attached to the body of the portable welfare trolley at the same level. There may be a plurality of sets of brackets, wherein each set of brackets is at a respective level.
The portable welfare trolley may comprise the water supply. The water supply may be a water container. The water container may be a bottle of water. The first tap may be connected to the water supply by a conduit. The water supply may be within the first section. The portable welfare trolley may comprise a connection point operable to be connected to a water supply external to the portable welfare trolley. The first tap may be connected to the connection point so as to receive water via the connection point when it is connected to the external electrical supply.
The first tap may comprise a push button.
The portable welfare trolley may comprise an electrical supply. The electrical supply may comprise a battery. The portable welfare trolley may comprise a connection point operable to be connected to an electrical supply external to the portable welfare trolley. The microware, hot water machine and/or fridge may be connected to the electrical supply so as to receive electricity. The microwave, hot water machine and/or fridge may be connected to the connection point so as to receive electricity via the connection point when it is connected to the external electrical supply.
The portable welfare trolley may comprise one or more handles. The portable welfare trolley may comprise a plurality of handles. Two of the handles may each be located on a respective short side of the cuboid. Each of the two handles on respective short sides may be located at the centre of the respective short side. Two of the handles may be located on a top face of the cuboid. Each of the two handles on the top face of the cuboid may be located adjacent a respective short edge of the top face. Each of the two handles on the top face of the cuboid may be located on a long centre line of the top face.
The portable welfare trolley may comprise a first attachment means via which an air horn may be attachable to the portable welfare trolley. The first attachment means may be arranged such that the air horn is releasably attachable to the portable welfare trolley. The first attachment means may be a clip in which the air horn can be held so as to attach it to the portable welfare trolley. The first attachment means may be attached to an exterior surface of the body of the portable welfare trolley. The first attachment means may be on a short side of the cuboid. The first attachment means may be on a board on the short side of the cuboid. The portable welfare trolley may comprise an air horn.
The portable welfare trolley may comprise a second attachment means via which a fire extinguisher is attachable to the portable welfare trolley. The second attachment means may be arranged such that the fire extinguisher is releasably attachable to the portable welfare trolley. The second attachment means may comprise a peg, wherein the fire extinguisher can be hooked onto the peg so as to attach to the portable welfare trolley. The second attachment means may be attached to an exterior surface of the body of the portable welfare trolley. The second attachment means may be on a short side of the cuboid. The second attachment means may be on the same short side of the cuboid as the first attachment means.
The portable welfare trolley may comprise a third attachment means via which a container of hand sanitiser may be attachable to the portable welfare trolley. The container of hand sanitiser may be a bottle of hand sanitiser. The hand sanitiser may be a gel. The third attachment means may be arranged such that the container of hand sanitiser is releasably attachable to the portable welfare trolley. The third attachment means may be a holder into which the container of hand sanitiser can be slotted so as to attach it to the portable welfare trolley. The third attachment means may be attached to an exterior surface of the body of the portable welfare trolley. The third attachment means may be on a short side of the cuboid. The third attachment means may be on the short side of the cuboid opposite the short side upon which the first attachment means and/or second attachment means are on. The portable welfare trolley many comprise the container of hand sanitiser.
The portable welfare trolley may comprise an eye wash station. The eye wash station may be a container operable to contain eye wash items. The container may be a box. The eye wash station may be attached to an exterior surface of the body of the portable welfare trolley. The eye wash station may be attached to a short side of the cuboid. The eye wash station may be attached to the same short side of the cuboid as the third attachment means.
The portable welfare trolley may comprise a first aid kit. The first aid kit may be attached to an exterior surface of the body of the portable welfare trolley. The first aid kit may be releasably attached to an exterior surface of the body of the portable welfare trolley. The first aid kit may be attached to a short side of the cuboid. The first aid kit may be attached to the same short side of the cuboid as the third attachment means and/or the eye wash trolley.
According to a second aspect of the present invention there is provided a portable welfare system for use on a construction site, the portable welfare system comprising a portable welfare trolley according to the first aspect of the present invention.
By putting the required welfare facilities (tap for supplying water, microwave, machine operable to heat water) on a trolley, the facilities can all be provided and kept on an indoor site. Further to this, given all the welfare facilities are together as part of the trolley, a person managing welfare need only provide the trolley to satisfy the requirements and also need only check the trolley to ensure all the necessary facilities are present and working The portable welfare system may comprise a table and one or more chairs. Providing a table and one or more chairs further satisfies welfare requirements.
The second aspect of the present invention may comprise any of any combination of, or all of the optional features of the first aspect, as desired or required.
The table and/or chair or chairs may be collapsible. By making the table and/or chair or chairs collapsible, they are easier to transport and therefore easier to bring on-site.
The portable welfare system may comprise a second portable welfare trolley comprising one or more rotatable elements upon which the portable welfare trolley can roll along a surface and a container in which the table and/or chair or chairs may be stored. The container may be arranged such that the table and/or chair or chairs can be stored when collapsed.
The second welfare trolley may comprise a body which forms the container. The container may be a cupboard. The body may be a cuboid. The cuboid may have a longitudinal cross section which is a rectangle with chamfered off corners The second welfare trolley may comprise a worktop. The worktop may, in normal use, be the top of the second welfare trolley. The worktop may, in normal use, be the top of the cuboid.
The container of the second welfare trolley may comprise a door. The door may be a shutter door. The door, in normal use, may form part of the front of the cuboid.
The second portable welfare trolley may comprise four rotatable elements. The or each rotatable element may be a wheel. The or each wheel may be a swivel wheel. Each rotatable element may be attached to a side of the cuboid which, in normal use, is the bottom of the welfare trolley. There may be a rotatable element attached adjacent to each corner of the side.
The second portable welfare trolley may comprise one or more brakes operable to inhibit rotation of the rotatable elements when engaged and allow rotation when disengaged. The or each brake may be associated with a respective rotatable element, each brake inhibiting rotation of the respective rotatable element when engaged and allowing rotation of the respective rotatable element when disengaged The second portable welfare trolley may comprise one or more handles. The second portable welfare trolley may comprise a plurality of handles. Two of the handles may each be located on a respective short side of the cuboid. Each of the two handles on respective short sides may be located at the centre of the respective short side.
The second portable welfare trolley may comprise a notice board. The notice board may comprise a white board. The notice board may be a white board. The notice board may be adjacent the worktop. The notice board may extend from a long side of the worktop perpendicular to the worktop. The notice board may be attached to, in normal use, the back of the body of the portable welfare trolley.
A notice board allows health and safety notices or signs to be provided on the trolley, thereby further fulfilling welfare requirements.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing welfare on a construction site comprising the step of providing a portable welfare trolley according to the first aspect of the present invention or portable welfare system according to the second aspect of the present invention.
The portable welfare trolley may have any, any combination of, or all of the optional features of the first aspect of the present invention as desired or required.
The portable welfare system may have any, any combination of or all of the optional features of the second aspect of the present invention as desired or required.
Detailed Description of the Invention
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood one or more embodiments thereof will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portable welfare trolley according to the first aspect of the present invention, Figure 2 is a second perspective view of the portable welfare trolley of figure I; Figure 3 is a side view of the portable welfare trolley of figure 1; Figure 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the portable welfare trolley; Figure 5 is a view showing part of the front of the portable welfare trolley of figure 4; Figure 6 is a second perspective view of the portable welfare trolley of figure 4; Figure 7 is a perspective view of a second portable welfare trolley according to the second aspect of the present invention; Figure 8 is a perspective view of the second portable welfare trolley of figure 7, Figure 9 is a side view of the second portable welfare trolley of figure 7; and Figure 10 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the second portable welfare trolley.
Figures 1 and 2 show a portable welfare trolley 1. The portable welfare trolley 1 comprises a body 2 which forms a cupboard 3. The body 2, and cupboard 3 formed, is a cuboid with a longitudinal cross-section of a rectangle with chamfered off corners.
The top of the body 2 consists of a worktop 4. A hot water dispenser 5 and a push button tap 6 are on the worktop 4, giving access to hot water and fresh drinking water respectively. Two drip trays 7 are set into the worktop 4, one aligned with an end of the hot water dispenser 5 (consisting of a tap) and the other aligned with an end of the push-button tap 6. Two handles 8 are also on the worktop 4, each adjacent a short side of the worktop 4 and on a central line of the worktop 4.
The cupboard 3 is divided into a first section 9 and a second section 10 by a divider 14, the divider 14 being perpendicular to longitudinal cross section of the body 2. The front of the body 2 comprises a hinged door 11 with a handle 13 and a shutter door 12, each of which enclose the first section 9 and the second section 10 respectively.
A microwave 15 and a fridge 16 are within the second section 10, the microwave 15 atop the fridge 16.
Upon the bottom of the body 2 is located four swivel wheels 17, each swivel wheel 17 adjacent a corner of the bottom. Built into each swivel wheel 17 is a respective brake to inhibit rotation of the swivel wheel if the respective brake is engaged.
Upon a right-hand side of the body 2 is attached an eye wash station 18 consisting of a box containing eye wash items. Also attached to the same side of the body is a bottle of hand sanitiser gel 19 and a first aid kit 20, both of which are releasably attached such that they may be removed and replaced as necessary. There is also a handle 21 upon the side, attached to the centre of the side.
Figure 3 shows the left-hand side of the body 2. Attached to this side is an air horn 22 and two fire extinguishers 23. The air horn 22 and first extinguishers 23 are releasably attached to the side, such that they can also be removed and replaced as necessary. Also on this side are boards 24, which can display information on the proper function of the air horn 22 arid the fire extinguishers 23. Finally, there is also a handle 21 attached to the centre of the side.
Figure 3 also shows the back of the body 2, upon which is located a further handle 25.
The portable welfare trolley 1 comprises an electrical connection point (not shown) towhich a mains supply can be connected. The hot water dispenser 5, microwave 15 and fridge 16 are connected to the electrical connection point, such that when a mains supply is connected it supplies electricity via the connection point to the devices. In other embodiments, the portable welfare trolley 1 can comprise (in addition or alternatively) a battery to power these devices.
Figures 4-6 show a second embodiment of the portable welfare trolley 1. In this embodiment the left-hand side of the body 2 has only one fire extinguisher 23 attached to it. In addition, the air horn 22 is attached to the side via a clip 26. The clip 26 is attached to a board 24 on the side of the body 2.
There is a shelf 27 within the first section 9 of the cupboard 3. This shelf 27 extends from the divider 14 to the body 2. The shelf 27 comprises apertures 28, which have central axis perpendicular to the extension of the shelf 27. At least one of the apertures 28 is shaped such that a fire extinguisher 23 can slot within the aperture 28 ii and so be held in the shelf 27. The first section 9 also contains a bottle of water 29, which is connected to the push button tap 6 so as to provide the fresh drinking water via the push button tap 6 On the right-hand side of the body 2, the attachment means for the bottle of hand sanitiser gel 19 consists of a holder 30 into which the bottle 19 slots.
Figures 7-9 show a second portable welfare trolley 31, which together with the first portable welfare trolley 1 and a set of collapsible table and chairs (not shown) form a portable welfare system. The second portable welfare trolley 31 also consists of a cuboid body 2. The cupboard 3 is one whole section, with no divider 14, such that it is of a size to accommodate collapsed tables and chairs (not shown).
The top of the body 2 consists of a worktop 4. The worktop 4 has handles 8 on it. The front of the body 2 comprises a shutter door 12, which in this case encloses the entire cupboard 3. The sides of the body 2 have only the handles 21 on them. The bottom of the body 2 matches the bottom of the body 2 of the first portable welfare trolley 1, with four swivel wheels 17 with built-in brakes. Upon the back of the body 2 is a handle 25.
In the second embodiment of the second portable welfare trolley 32 shown in figure 10, there is a white board 33 adjacent the worktop 4. The white board 33 is attached to the back of the body 2, and extends perpendicular to the worktop 4. Health and safety notices and signs can be added to the white board 33.
The described portable welfare trolley and/or portable welfare system can be provided on-site, thereby providing welfare on the respective construction site.
The one or more embodiments are described above by way of example only. Many variations are possible without departing from the scope of protection afforded by the appended claims.

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  2. A portable welfare trolley for use on a constniction site, the portable welfare trolley comprising one or more rotatable elements upon which the portable welfare trolley can roll along a surface, a microwave, a machine operable to heat water and a first tap connectable to a water supply.
  3. A portable welfare trolley as claimed in claim 1 comprising a container.
  4. A portable welfare trolley as claimed in claim 2 wherein the container is a cupboard 4. A portable welfare trolley as claimed in any preceding claim comprising a worktop.
  5. A portable welfare trolley as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the worktop comprises one or more drip trays.
  6. A portable welfare trolley as claimed in claim 5 wherein at least one drip tray is al gncd with an end of the first tap through which water can exit the first tap.
  7. 7. A portable welfare trolley as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the machine operable to heat water is a hot water dispenser.
  8. A portable welfare trolley as claimed in claim 7, when dependent upon either of claims 5 or 6, wherein at least one drip tray is aligned with an end of the hot water dispenser through which water can exit the hot water dispenser.
  9. 9. A portable welfare trolley as claimed in any preceding claim comprising fourrotatable elements
  10. 10. A portable welfare trolley as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the or each rotatable element is a wheel
  11. 11. A portable welfare trolley as claimed in claim 10 wherein the or each wheel is a swivel wheel
  12. 12 A portable welfare trolley as claimed in any preceding claim comprising one or more brakes operable to inhibit rotation of the rotatable elements when engaged and allow rotation when disengaged.
  13. 13. A portable welfare system for use on a construction site, the portable welfare system comprising a portable welfare trolley according to any of claims 1 to 12.
  14. 14. A portable welfare system as claimed in claim 13 comprising a table and one or more chairs.
  15. 15. A portable welfare system as claimed in claim 14 wherein the table and/or chair or chairs are collapsible.
  16. 16. A portable welfare system as claimed in either of claims 14 or 15 comprising a second portable welfare trolley comprising one or more rotatable elements upon which the portable welfare trolley can roll along a surface and a container in which the table and/or chair or chairs may be stored
  17. 17 A portable welfare system as claimed in claim 16, when dependent on claim 15, wherein the container is arranged such that the table and/or chair or chairs can be stored when collapsed
  18. 18. A portable welfare system as claimed in either of claims 16 or 17, wherein the second portable welfare trolley comprises a notice board.
  19. 19. A portable welfare system as claimed in claim 18 wherein the notice board comprises a white board.
  20. 20. A method of providing welfare on a construction site comprising the step of providing a portable welfare trolley according to any of claims 1 to 12 or a portable welfare system according to any of claims 13 to 19.
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