A typical embodiment of the invention described herein discloses a prepared and packaged food delivery system that permits one attendant to serve several car ports. An electrically driven carrier for transporting a gimballed tray for money and foodstuffs has a dynamic brake that permits the carrier and tray to coast to a stop and, if desired, reverse direction after a brief delay. This feature prevents spillage. An additional feature of the invention provides advertising space illumination on th...

A power/telephone service pole having power and telephone channels oriented back-to-back with their bases joined together and whose covers can be snaped on and off while the pole is installed; a foot-type pedestal is connected to the bases for adjustably spacing the bottom end of the pole above the floor or alternatively a socket-type pedestal mounts the bottom end of the pole down close to the floor; a pre-wired power receptacle assembly occupies the power channel with its receptacles being hel...

Service poles having improved structures, namely: extruded aluminum frame with special slots to removably retain covers and to mount receptacle retainers; pole hanger adapted for use with various sizes of poles and also adaptable to secure pole to a ceiling panel T-bar suspension system or alternatively to a floor supported suspension rod; base adapting pole for use on tile or carpet; ceiling tile trim plate adaptable for use with various sizes of poles and for use regardless of the point where ...

In a lift arm structure for a bucket, for instance on a loader-type vehicle, a service support is provided to block the lift arm in the extended position during servicing and repairing either of the lift arm structure or of parts in close proximity to the lift arm structure. The service support is U-shaped in configuration so as to straddle the rod of the lift cylinder when said lift cylinder is substantially completely extended. Pads are provided on the end of the service support to contact the...

A service box for deposit of valuables for a subsequent feed down through a delivery aperture to a vault or safe chamber. The service box has an insert aperture with a lockable insert aperture closure. The service box below the insert aperture has a fixed base projecting approximately halfway to the back wall and providing the delivery aperture and includes an inner box formed by a roof, side walls and back wall, with open front and open base. The inner box is mechanically reciprocable and a scr...

A service tool structure for effecting improved, simplified removal and installation of end fitting gaskets, adjustment of the adjustable valve depressor, and storage of spare gaskets and depressor elements. The tool structure is arranged to provide a partial installation of the gasket in the hose coupling with a first projection portion thereof and a completion of the installation of the gasket therein by a second projection portion thereof. The first projection portion may be further arranged ...

A service module for bicycles comprising a housing having outer plastic panels to carry tools. In one form of the invention the housing is mounted for free rotation on the lower end of a telescopic support, and the support is spring biased to a retracted position so that the unit can be stored in an upper position. In use, the housing is pulled down and locked in a lower position. In a second form of the invention, the housing is adjustably mounted on the upper end of a supporting column and the...

A service vehicle comprises a chassis frame, a driver's cab and two side walls defining an equipment compartment on the chassis frame. The equipment compartment comprises equipment modules mounted in the range of each one of the side walls and holding service equipment, and the equipment modules may be guidingly displaced with respect to the vehicle for ready access thereto.

A method of displaying and dispensing service of information includes: (a) providing a support to extend generally upright, (b) providing groups of cards with each card having first and second separable sections, (c) providing legible generic service information on the first section of each card, and specific service information on the second section of each card, the legible information on the cards in the same group being the same, and the legible information on the cards in different groups b...

This invention relates to an arrangement for efficiently transmitting facsimile signals from a facsimile source to a facsimile destination using a standard facsimile user interface. The connected switched communications network recognizes that the call is from a facsimile source or to a facsimile destination and causes the facsimile signals to be transmitted at the transmission speed of the source to storage in a network. Subsequently, the signals are transmitted from storage to a facsimile dest...