Moving vehicle equipped with vending device

• US 5,884,957 A
• Filed: 08/14/1996
• Issued: 03/23/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: U-Haul International Incorporated (U-Haul Holding Co.)
• Original Assignee: U-Haul International Incorporated (U-Haul Holding Co.)
• Inventors: Royer, Bruce L., Shoen, Edward J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pike, Andrew C.
• Application Number:
  US08/696,722
• Time in Patent Office: 951 Days
• Field of Search: 296/37.1, 296/37.5, 296/37.6, 280/47.34
• US Class Current: 296/37.1
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/10 Casings or parts thereof, e.g. with means for heating or cooling

Abstract

A moving system includes a moving vehicle, a vending device, and moving supplies. The vending device is affixed to the moving vehicle, defines an enclosed volume, and includes a sealing device affixed to the vending device for sealing the enclosed volume of the vending device. The moving supplies are disposed within the enclosed volume of the vending device and are available to be dispensed.

Claims

1. A moving system comprising

(a) a moving vehicle,

(b) a vending device affixed to said moving vehicle, said vending device defining an enclosed volume, said vending device including a sealing device affixed to said vending device for sealing said enclosed volume, and

(c) moving supplies disposed within said enclosed volume of said vending device and available to be dispensed.

2. The moving system of claim 1 wherein said vending device is comprised of a plurality of separate enclosing members.

3. The moving system of claim 2 wherein said plurality of separate enclosing members comprise a first side member, a second side member, a top member, a bottom member, a back member, and a front member, said enclosing members defining said enclosed volume.

4. The moving system of claim 3 wherein said vending device is collapsible to a flattened state by sequentially rotating said bottom member into contact with said back member, rotating said top member into contact with said bottom member, rotating said first and second side members into contact with said top member, and rotating said front member to a position adjacent said first side member and in contact with said second side member.

5. The moving system of claim 4 further comprising a latch affixed to said top member which is rotatable to a retention position in which said latch engages said front member, wherein said sealing device seals said latch in said retention position.

6. The moving system of claim 4 further comprising a latch rotatably affixed to said bottom member and a second sealing device for securing said latch to said bottom member.

7. The moving system of claim 3 wherein said vending device is collapsible to a flattened state.

8. The moving system of claim 7 further comprising means for securing said vending device in said flattened state.

9. The moving system of claim 8 wherein said means for securing said vending device comprise at least one clasp for releasably securing said front member to said second side member.

10. The moving system of claim 9 wherein said clasp is affixed to said back member and rotates to a closed state in which said clasp contacts said front member in said flattened state.

11. The moving system of claim 9 comprising two of said clasps.

12. The moving system of claim 2 wherein said separate enclosing members are rigid.

13. The moving system of claim 1 wherein said vending device comprises a plurality of separate enclosing members in movable engagement.

14. The moving system of claim 13 wherein said vending device further comprises at least one hinge for effecting said movable engagement of said plurality of separate enclosing members.

15. The moving system of claim 13 wherein said members collapsibly define said enclosed volume.

16. The moving system of claim 1 comprising a plurality of said vending devices affixed to said moving vehicle.

17. The moving system of claim 1 wherein said sealing device is an access-detectable seal.

18. The moving system of claim 17 wherein said access-detectable seal comprises a sealed band affixed to said vending device.

19. The moving system of claim 1 wherein said sealing device is an access-controllable seal.

20. The moving system of claim 19 wherein said access-controllable seal is a lock.

21. The moving system of claim 1 further comprising a moving implement engaging latch for securing an implement useful in moving.

22. The moving system of claim 21 further comprising a moving dolly secured by said moving implement engaging latch.

23. The moving system of claim 21 further comprising a second sealing device for controlling access to said moving implement.

24. The moving system of claim 1 wherein said moving vehicle further comprises means for moving said vending device, said means being affixed to said moving vehicle.