Apparatus for providing convenience services to stationary vehicles
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing convenience services to a stationary vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
- a means for delivering at least one convenience service selected from the group which includes electrical power, compressed air, telephone communications, computer network communications, television signals, video signals, radio signals, heated air, and cooled air;
a means for providing access to said at least one convenience service;
a means for interfacing with a control system, said means for interfacing accessible from said means for providing access;
a means for attaching said means for providing access to an opening in a stationary vehicle;
a means for supporting said means for providing access when said is not attached to the stationary vehicle; and
a means for conveying said at least one convenience service from said means for delivering to said means for providing access.
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing convenience services to a stationary vehicle independent of the vehicle'"'"'s electrical system. At least one conduit is attached to a housing for transferring the services to a supply panel. The supply panel includes a face on which the various controls and connectors associated with the supplied convenience services, such as heating, cooling, electrical power, compressed air, computer network communications, telephone, video, and television, are disposed. The supply panel is dimensioned to interface with the stationary vehicle through an opening in the vehicle, such as a window or service door, and includes means for providing a substantially airtight seal for climate control.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing convenience services to a stationary vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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a means for delivering at least one convenience service selected from the group which includes electrical power, compressed air, telephone communications, computer network communications, television signals, video signals, radio signals, heated air, and cooled air;
a means for providing access to said at least one convenience service;
a means for interfacing with a control system, said means for interfacing accessible from said means for providing access;
a means for attaching said means for providing access to an opening in a stationary vehicle;
a means for supporting said means for providing access when said is not attached to the stationary vehicle; and
a means for conveying said at least one convenience service from said means for delivering to said means for providing access.
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2. An apparatus for providing convenience services to a stationary vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing having means for delivering at least one convenience service selected from the group which includes electrical power, compressed air, telephone communications, computer network communications, television signals, video signals, radio signals, heated air, and cooled air;
a supply panel providing access to said at least one convenience service;
an interface with a control system, said interface accessible from said supply panel;
a means for attaching said supply panel to an opening in a stationary vehicle;
a support for said supply panel when said supply panel is not attached to the stationary vehicle; and
a conduit from said housing to said supply panel, said conduit containing at least one air duct and at least one plenum-rated cable. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. An apparatus for providing convenience services to a stationary vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing;
a supply panel providing access to a plurality of convenience services and having an interface with a control system; and
a conduit from said housing to said supply panel. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus for providing convenience services to a stationary vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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a means for supplying a plurality of convenience services;
a means for providing access to the plurality of convenience services;
a means for providing a substantially airtight seal between said means for providing access to the plurality of convenience services and the stationary vehicle; and
a means for routing the plurality of convenience services between said means for supplying the plurality of convenience services and said means for providing access to the plurality of convenience services. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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