CAR BEAUTY CARE CENTER

• US 3,660,858 A
• Filed: 06/01/1970
• Issued: 05/09/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Orville S. Smith Jr
• Original Assignee: Orville S. Smith Jr
• Inventors: Smith, Orville S. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Roberts, Edward L.
• Application Number:
  US05/041,868
• Time in Patent Office: 708 Days
• Field of Search: 15/DIG.2,21R,21D,21E,53,97,314 243/5,16,19
• US Class Current: 15/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 3/00 Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles cleaning in general B08B; cleaning peculiar to waterborne vessels B63B57/00, B63B59/00; ground equipment for cleaning aircraft B64F5/30
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/0014 for vending, access and use of specific services not covered anywhere else in G07F17/00 meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas or electricity G07F15/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 15/02 Car cleaning plants

Abstract

A car beauty center providing a plurality of optional services for the care and beautification of automotive vehicles including fueling, car washing and waxing, as well as custom interior, facilities.

Claims

1. A car beauty care center comprising:

automotive services means;

car wash means;

custom interior cleaning means;

said automotive services means, car wash means and custom interior cleaning means being available at the option of the operator of a vehicle;

said automotive services means including a fueling service area and a cashier'"'"''"'"'s booth;

said cashier'"'"''"'"'s booth interconnected with said fueling area by communication means and pneumatic carrier means, whereby customer may be advised of optional services available, the customer may order the options desired and pay for all options without departing his car or physically approaching the cashier'"'"''"'"'s booth.

2. The car beauty care center of claim 1 wherein said car wash means includes token acceptors, whereby the facility may be substantially automatic and have minimal or no operator requirements.

3. The car beauty care center of claim 1 wherein said custom interior cleaning means and said car wash means are provided with payment stations;

said payment stations interconnected with said cashier'"'"''"'"'s booth by means of pneumatic carrier means, whereby a customer may modify the options desired, pay for the additional services at the location of said wash and cleaning means, the attendant obtain credit for the sales thereof and the customer receive change when necessary.

4. The car beauty care center of claim 3 wherein signals are provided to advise the customer of the proper time for entering each of the various locations of said means in the proper sequential order.

5. The car beauty care center of claim 3 wherein the interior of said cashier'"'"''"'"'s booth is isolated from said automotive services, car wash and interior cleaning means whereby maximum security from theft and robbery and protection of a cashier are established.

6. The car beauty care center of claim 5 wherein said automotive services means includes an off-street fuel service area, whereby only fueling of an automobile may be available. 7 The car beauty care center of claim 1 wherein said automotive services means, car wash means, and custom interior cleaning means are located in spaced relationship;

and vehicle passage means interconnecting said service means, wash means and cleaning means, whereby a customer has optional access to each facility at which a service is provided.

8. The car beauty care center of claim 1 wherein said automotive services means, car wash means, and custom interior cleaning means are located in the relative positions shown in FIG. 3.

9. The car beauty care center of claim 1 wherein a self-service interior vacuum facility is located in spaced relationship to said service means, said wash means and said cleaning means. >