US1379463A - Portable grocery-store - Google Patents

Description

IC. W. MARTIN.

POHMBLE GROCEHY STORE, A'VPUCMION FILED luNE 18. 1920.

E1 '70 Paie-mimi May 24 19m;

2 SHEE S-SHEET 2.

@ "t n n an www@ Epeciieation o Application fried fune i5 To @EZ @0.7mm 5' may concern it known that i, Chron if?. MARTIN, e citizen oti the United States, residing :it Little Rock, in the county of Puissizi a' d State or Arkansas, have invented newT and useful improvements in l. orte Grocery-Stores, of which the toiiowing specification.

This invention reietes to trsveiing stores end more psrtieuieriy to portehie sutomobiie grocery stores. A

The object of the invention is to provide s motor driven vehicle equipped with :i body in the forni of e. store having seit' service system and in which the driver performs the duties of checker and Cashier so thatno other attendeists are required.

Another object is to provide :in apparatus oi this Character-haring a, compartment :irranged for cannedl and hottied goods to prevent them from failing over or shaking ont of position during transportation.

Another object is to provide apparatus of this character with e refrigerator eonstructed and arranged for advantageous use With stores of this character.

Another object is to providenii apparatus of this character having a. simpie :ind edi cient entrance and exit and so arranged that the driver may remain in his seat :ind yet perform the duties oi ehech'er and Cashier for Customers leaving the store.

VYith these and other objects in view7 invention consists of certain novel tentures oi construction es hereinafter shown and described and then speeiiceiij `pointed out in the cieini, and in the drawings i1nstretive of the preferred embodiment of the invention.

v,fn the accompanying drewi Figure l represents s iong' on of store constructed in ,v'th this invention.

2 is e horizontal section teiten on the iine 22 of Fig. l.

3 is transverse verticsi section teiten on the line 53-3 l.

d is ay side ein ion of e trailer adapted for use in connection with a store oi this character.

Fig. 5 is a, reer elevation thereof,

Fig. G is e detail horizontal section showing compartments for hoiding hott ed und canned goods to insure there against ting, and,

7 is a siiniirr View showing a spring arrangement to hoid srtieies in position.

in the embodiment iiiustrated the store l constituting this invention is shown mounted on a motor vehicie chassis C heving the usual wheeis W, engine E covered by the ordinary hood H.

The store l is in the 'form of s closed vehieie body the side Waiis 2 of which are snrinonnted by e peaked root 3 although obviously this root may he of other construction it desired.

in one side wail 2 near the front orp the vehioie bod",7 l are entrance and exit openings e end 5, respectively, seperated by L railing the exit opening' being arranged sdjeoent e. driveris compartment 20 having the usualrseat S adjacent one end of which is positioned e table or shelf 2 which forms one side Wadi ot the exit opening' and is for purpose presently to he described.

The entrance and exit openings 4 and .ii are Communicetiveiy connected Witi s cenaisie 8 extendingiongitudinaiiy of the body l at the rear of the drivers co1np:.rt-I nient a eoninion turnstiie 7 forming` a closure between the openings Lizind 5 and the aisle 8 es i., shown clearly in Fig. 2.

it the rear of the body 1 is :L refrigerator -i Whieh may he of any desired construction opening into the aisle S so that customers may have ready access thereto. Extendihgr iongitudinslly on opposite sides of the sisi@ end spaced from. the iioor thereof are two sheives 10 below which formed open bins li with drsnf'ers mounted over the hins on the sheivesend of e Width iess than the shelves es is shown clearly in Figs. 2 end 3 so that n. customer iney use sheives l0 to support basket or other eontsiner into which the artieies to purchase-d my he piaceri. The drawers i2 ere ggnovided with any sniteb-ie hand grips shown at 12a to assist in opening and ciosing them end arranged over them arel containers 13 for bottled and canned goods seid containers having' upstnnding -iront :dis 13a with vertical inte seeting partitions it therein to :form compartments to receive the canned and bottled goods and to prevent said goods from upsetting or heilig shaken oi'i the shelf or compartment during' transportation.

Arranged shove the compartments 13 are e 'pinrsiity ot horizonteiiy disposed longitudinally extending vertically spaced shelves 16 divided into compartments l5 by upright or vertical partitions 17. These compartments ma.)Y contain goods of various character to be exhibited for sale and are easily accessible to purchasers who enter the aisle 8 through the entrance 4. and atte-r selecting the goods desired pass out through the exit 5 being retarded in their passage by the tnrnstile 7 which causes them to stop opposite the table 2l so that the driver may check up the goods and receive the cash to cover the cost thereof.

A closure 18 for the entrance and exit l and 5 is made inthe form of a door hinged to open downwardly and having on its inner face cleats or steps 19 so that purchasers may easily enter and leave the store. lVhen the store is moving from place to place it is of course understood that this closure will be fastened upward in operative position to exclude dust and dirt from the interior of the store.

At one side of the. refrigerator 9 is a compartment 22 which may be used for a bread: closet or for an 'thing else desired.

lf found desirable trailers as 23 may be used in connection with the main body l and connected therewith by tongues or similar connectors 2l the front ends being closed by doors 25 which permit when open entrance to the interior of the trailer. This trailer is intended as a stock room from which the depleted stock in Store l may be replenished. It also may contain commodities in case lots which are intended to be used aS leaders.

lVhile this improved store l is shown equipped with a self service system above desu'ibed it is to be understood that all modern and convenient labor saving devices may be used in connection therewith the peculiar arrangement of the entrance and exit adjacent the drivers compartment eliminatinfr the necessity of employing a clerk or c ecker and enables the driver to perform these duties Without leaving; his seat.

ln the Ause ot this store the driver may maire daily or weekly trips from one location to the other or he .may go as often as he pleases to the different localities and after stopping his vehicle at any7 desired point will open down the door 18 to permit customers from surrounding territory to enter and purchase the desired goods. The period of time which he will remain at one locality of course will be controlled by circumstances and he will pass from place to place accordiup to conditions.

This improved store will he a great convenience to housekeepers enabling them to purchase their supplies right at their door.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawings and set forth in the specification, but it will be understood that any modifications within the scope ot the claim may be made in the construction without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrilicing any' of its advantages.

What l claim is:

A. portable automobile store including a compartment having;i a. central aisle with article supporting means on opposite sides thereof, a drivers compartment at the front corner of said store,'a customers entrance and exit passages parallel with each other at the corner opposed to said drivers compartment and opening through the side of the main compartment, the exit passage being arranged adjacent the drivers compartment with a cash counter and checking table loetwecn it aud said compartment 4whereby the driver may serve as a chauli'eury a checker and a cashier and `acommon turnstile across the inner ends of Said passages controlling said entrance and exit.

In testimony whereof .l atix my signature hereto.

CLYDE W. MARTN.

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