Kiosk

• US 4,265,059 A
• Filed: 12/15/1978
• Issued: 05/05/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/1978
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Studio One Services Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Studio One Services Incorporated
• Inventors: Johnson, David J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Application Number:
  US05/969,922
• Time in Patent Office: 872 Days
• Field of Search: 52/66, 52/65, 52/73, 52/82, 52/72, 52/67, 52/79-84, D25/16
• US Class Current: 52/66
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 1/1222 Sales kiosks
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 12/182 telescopic locking of telescopic systems in general F16B7/10

Abstract

A kiosk has a central base enclosing an electric motor drivingly connected to an umbrella-like cover supported over the central base for upward and downward movement. A closed counter encloses the central base with a walk space between the counter and the central base and a door in the counter permitting entry to the walk space. The umbrella-like cover is movable by the motor to an elevated position in which the kiosk can be used and a lower position in which it lies over and partially encloses the counter and prevents opening of the door in the counter. A key switch on the outer surface of the counter permits raising of the umbrella-like cover and lowering of the cover as required by the user.

Claims

1. A kiosk comprising:

a central housing having a hollow interior;

a vertically extending movable support tube having a lower end mounted and supported in said central housing;

an umbrella-like cover mounted on the upper end of said movable support tube;

counter means spaced from and encircling said central housing to define a space therebetween and having an outer periphery in vertical alignment with the outer periphery of said umbrella-like cover;

motor driven power drive means mounted in said said central housing for moving said support tube between a lower position in which the umbrella-like cover is adjacent the upper extent of said counter means so as to result in secure enclosure of the space within the confines of said counter means and an upper position in which the umbrella-like cover is at a sufficient elevation above the counter to permit unimpeded human occupancy of the space between the counter means and the central base means; and

wherein said umbrella like cover includes;

a cap plate assembly attached to the upper end of said support tube;

a base ring frame positioned in a horizontal plane concentric with respect to the vertical axis of the support tube at an elevation below the cap plate assembly; and

a plurality of radial ribs equidistantly positioned about the support tube with each radial rib having an upper end connected to the cap plate assembly and a lower end extremity connected to the base ring frame with said radial ribs being held in compression by the static interaction of the radial ribs with the top plate assembly and the base ring frame.

2. A kiosk comprising:

a central housing having a hollow interior;

a vertically extending movable support tube having a lower end mounted and supported in said central housing;

an umbrella-like cover mounted on the upper end of said movable support tube;

counter means spaced from and encircling said central housing to define a space therebetween and having an outer periphery in vertical alignment with the outer periphery of said umbrella-like cover;

motor driven power drive means mounted in said central housing for moving said support tube between a lower position in which the umbrella-like cover is adjacent the upper extent of said counter means so as to result in secure enclosure of the space within the confines of said counter means and an upper position in which the umbrella-like cover is at a sufficient elevation above the counter to permit unimpeded human occupancy of the space between the counter means and the central base means and

wherein said umbrella-like cover includes;

a cap plate assembly attached to the upper end of said support tube;

a horizontal base ring frame concentric with respect to the vertical axis of the support tube positioned at an elevation below the top plate assembly;

a plurality of radial wooden ribs equidistantly positioned about the support tube;

bracket means connecting the upper end of each wooden rib to the cap plate assembly and means connecting the base ring frame with the lower end of said radial wooden ribs to hold the ribs in compression by the static interaction of the ribs with the bracket means.

3. The invention of claim 2 wherein said counter means includes a pivotal door section which can be pivoted outwardly about a vertical axis for permitting entry of a user to said wall space within the confines of the counter means.

4. The invention of claim 2 wherein said power drive means includes electric motor means and a power circuit for said electric motor means including a key operated switch mounted in a position accessible externally of said counter means;

and

wherein said base ring extends down over said door section to prevent opening thereof.

5. A kiosk comprising:

a central housing having a hollow interior;

a vertically extending movable support tube having a lower end mounted and supported in said central housing;

an umbrella-like cover mounted on the upper end of said movable support tube;

counter means spaced from and encircling said central housing to define a space therebetween and having an outer periphery in vertical alignment with the outer periphery of said umbrella-like cover;

wherein said umbrella-like cover includes;

a cap plate assembly attached to the upper end of said support tube;

a horizontal base ring frame concentric with respect to the vertical axis of the support tube positioned at an elevation below the top plate assembly;

a plurality of radial downwardly canted ribs equidistantly positioned about the support tube;

bracket means connecting the upper end of each of said downwardly canted ribs to the cap plate assembly and means connecting the base ring frame with the lower ends of said radial ribs to hold the ribs in compression by the static interaction of the ribs with the bracket means;

wherein said power drive means includes electric motor means drivingly connected to a threaded elevator screw threadably engaged with a lift nut on said support tube and a power circuit for said electric motor means including a key operated switch mounted in a position accessible externally of said counter means; and

wherein said counter means includes a pivotal door section which can be pivoted outwardly about a vertical axis for permitting entry of a user to said walk space within the confines of the counter means and said base ring extends down over said door section to prevent opening thereof.

6. A kiosk comprising:

a central housing having a hollow interior;

a vertically extending movable support tube having a lower end mounted and supported in said central housing;

an umbrella-like cover mounted on the upper end of said movable support tube;

counter means spaced from and encircling said central housing to define a space therebetween and having an outer periphery in vertical alignment with the outer periphery of said umbrella like cover;

motor driven power means mounted in said central housing for moving said support tube between a lower position in which the umbrella-like cover is adjacent the upper extent of said counter means so as to result in secure enclosure of the space within the confines of said counter means and an upper position in which the umbrella-like cover is at a sufficient elevation above the counter to permit unimpeded human occupancy of the space between the counter means and the central base means; and

wherein said umbrella-like cover includes;

a base ring frame concentric with respect to the vertical axis of the support tube positioned at an elevation below the top plate assembly;

a plurality of canted radial ribs equidistantly positioned about the support tube;

bracket means connecting the upper end of each of said canted radial ribs to the cap plate assembly and means connecting the base ring frame with the lower ends of said canted radial ribs to hold the ribs in compression by the static interaction of the ribs with the bracket means; and

first and second roof panels intersecting at an apex extending between and enclosing the space between said adjacent ones of said canted radial ribs; and

wherein said counter means includes a pivotal door section which can be pivoted outwardly about a vertical axis for permitting entry of a user to said walk space within the confines of the counter means and said base ring extends down over said door section to prevent opening thereof.