Entertainment movie unit for use within a restaurant

• US 20050017606A1
• Filed: 07/21/2003
• Published: 01/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Edgar Vicente Chiquin
• Original Assignee: Edgar Vicente Chiquin
• Inventors: Chiquin, Edgar Vicente
• Application Number:
  US10/623,404
• Publication Number:
  US 20050017606A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 312/208.100
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/0314 Platforms for supporting office equipment

Abstract

A method for providing entertainment inside a restaurant includes a portable DVD player mounted on a sliding wooden tray underneath a table or booth inside the restaurant. The customers of the restaurant choose what movie they would like to view from a menu while dining at the restaurant by contacting the waiter. The waiter selects the DVD movie and inserts it in the portable DVD player by sliding the wooden tray from underneath the table or booth. The customers then proceed to view the DVD movie with a remote that is given to them by the waiter. Once the customer(s) is ready to leave the restaurant, the customer is given the bill and leaves the DVD movie for the waiter to collect, and closes the portable DVD player along with sliding the wooden tray back underneath the table or booth. The portable DVD player is securely fixed underneath the table with an anti-theft wire.

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Claims

1. An entertainment movie unit inside a restaurant for viewing movies, the entertainment movie unit comprising:

a wooden tray sited underneath the surface of a table or booth thereof;

a wooden tray means having a surface for supporting the portable DVD player;

means coupling the tray means and the housing for slide-out movement of the wooden tray means through the underneath of the table or booth to a sliding in and out position wherein the portable DVD player is outside the table or booth and accessible for opening and viewing purposes, and to a closed position wherein the wooden tray is located underneath the table or booth for storage;

an anti-theft wire connected to the wooden tray means;

the anti-theft wire having one link on the portable DVD player and the other link on the underneath of the table with a strong adhesive, the link on the portable DVD player cooperating with the housing to slide the wooden tray from underneath table or booth when the tray means is in its slide-out position when the portable DVD player is pivoted to a generally vertically orientation; and

means for supporting the tray so that the front of the wooden tray is in generally horizontal orientation while the tray is in its slide-in position, the front face of the wooden tray being relative to the lip of the side said surface from the table or booth means, in a vertical position two side supports fixed to the underneath of the said table or booth with a relatively strong wood adhesive means, and providing support for the wooden tray to slide in and out from underneath the said table or booth and remain in a rested position with the portable DVD player is on its surface mostly always connected for power on a multi AC outlet power tap with other portable DVD players inside the restaurant.

3. The entertainment movie unit of claim 1 and wherein the wooden tray means includes a forward lip means on the tray means for locating a forward surface of the portable DVD player, to the lowest front trim on the table or booth inside a restaurant of claim 1 wherein the sliding wooden tray further comprises said two wooden side supports underneath a said table or booth the portable DVD player resting on the wooden tray means and including an input remote signal wherein the signal is transmitted to the unit with a relatively small remote control given to the operator.

4. The entertainment movie unit of claim 1 and wherein a portable DVD player is supported on the tray means.

7. The entertainment movie unit of claim 5 and wherein the wooden tray means seals the front face of the housing of the tray means for locating a forward surface of the portable DVD player, to the lowest front trim on the table or booth inside a restaurant of claim 1 wherein the sliding wooden tray further comprises said two wooden side supports underneath a said table or booth the portable DVD player resting on the wooden tray means and including an input remote signal wherein the signal is transmitted to the unit with a relatively small remote control given to the operator.

2. The entertainment movie unit of claim land including a portable DVD player and further including strong Velcro (trademark) underneath the said portable DVD player means on the top surface of the wooden tray for locating a fixed surface of the tray means, providing a strong support for viewing selected movies on the said portable DVD player.

5. An entertainment movie unit inside a restaurant for viewing movies, the entertainment movie unit comprising:

a wooden tray sited underneath the surface of a table or booth thereof;

a wooden tray means having a surface for supporting the portable DVD player;

means coupling the tray means and the housing for slide-out movement of the wooden tray means through the underneath of the table or booth to a sliding in and out position wherein the portable DVD player is outside the table or booth and accessible for opening and viewing purposes, allowing the operator access to the portable DVD player, and to a closed position wherein the wooden tray means is located within the housing for storage of the portable DVD player underneath the table or booth for storage;

an anti-theft wire connected to the wooden tray means;

the anti-theft wire having one link on the portable DVD player and the other link on the underneath of the table with a strong adhesive, the link on the portable DVD player cooperating with the housing to slide the wooden tray from underneath table or booth when the tray means is in its slide-out position when the portable DVD player is pivoted to a generally vertically orientation; and

means for supporting the tray so that the front of the wooden tray is in generally horizontal orientation while the tray is in its slide-in position, the front face of the wooden tray being relative to the lip of the side said surface from the table or booth means, in a vertical position two side supports fixed to the underneath of the said table or booth with a relatively strong wood adhesive means, and providing support for the wooden tray to slide in and out from underneath the said table or booth and remain in a rested position with the portable DVD player is on its surface mostly always connected for power on a multi AC outlet power tap with other portable DVD players inside the restaurant.

6. The entertainment movie unit of claim 5 and including a portable DVD player, the portable DVD player resting on the sliding tray means and further including strong Velcro (trademark) underneath the said portable DVD player means on the top surface of the wooden tray for locating a fixed surface of the tray means, wherein the surface of the closing tray means the portable DVD player is resting firmly, providing a strong support for viewing selected movies on the said portable DVD player.

8. The entertainment movie unit of claim 5 and wherein a portable DVD player is supported on the tray means.