STORAGE FACILITIES FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF SUPPLIES

• US 20090106102A1
• Filed: 07/25/2006
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: I-Properties, LLC
• Original Assignee: I-Properties, LLC
• Inventors: Johnson, James H. JR.
• Application Number:
  US11/996,759
• Publication Number:
  US 20090106102A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.140
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 1/1222 Sales kiosks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0212 Chance discounts or incentives
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/22 Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated

Abstract

A method of community service including placing a storage structure at a strategic location for direct distribution of emergency relief supplies from the storage structure to a populace in the event of an actual disaster. In addition the method includes marketing advertising on the storage structure.

Claims

1. A method of community service, comprising:

placing a storage structure at a strategic location for direct distribution of emergency relief supplies from said storage structure to a populace in event of an actual disaster; and

marketing advertising on said storage structure.

2. The method of claim 1, including stocking said storage structure with emergency relief supplies.

3. The method of claim 1, including allowing a governmental entity or relief organization to stage emergency relief supplies in said storage structure.

4. The method of claim 1, including placing multiple storage structures at different strategic locations so as to form a network of storage structures to sustain a community in immediate aftermath of an actual disaster.

5. The method of claim 1, including acquiring site placement rights for a storage structure from a retailer.

6. The method of claim 1, including distributing relief supplies directly to the populace at the site of said storage structure.

7. The method of claim 1, including equipping said storage structure with a satellite telephone.

8. The method of claim 1, including equipping said storage structure with a climate control unit.

9. The method of claim 1, including equipping said storage structure with rest room facilities.

10. The method of claim 1, including equipping said storage structure with an electric generator.

11. The method of claim 1, including periodically replacing emergency relief supplies stored in said storage structure with fresh supplies.

12. The method of claim 11, including donating said replaced emergency relief supplies to a charitable organization.