Mobile retail store structure
AssigneeFlexetail, LLC
InventorJoel Kamm
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Abstract
A self-contained mobile retail store structure which is transportable from one location to another. The structure is mounted to a frame which is coupled to a plurality of wheels by a hydraulic system capable of raising, lowering, inclining and declining the structure relative to a ground surface. In a stationary position, the walls of the structure contact the ground surface, and in the transportable position, the walls of the structure are spaced from the ground surface. The mobile retail store structure of this disclosure fits in a standard-sized parking space, and may be configured with other similar structures to expand the retail area.
Claims20
A mobile retail store structure transportable to a plurality of locations, the structure comprising:
- a base including a top, a bottom, a proximal end and a distal end;
- a body section having a floor portion coupled to the top of the base, the floor portion extending distally in angular direction such that a distance between the distal end of the base and the floor portion is greater than a distance between the proximal end of the base and the floor portion;
- at least one set of wheels configured to transport the body section;
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- a hydraulic system coupling the bottom of the base and the at least one set of wheels;
- wherein the hydraulic system is configured to move the base from a transportable position, in which the floor portion is angled with respect to a ground surface and the distal end of the base is spaced from the ground surface, to a stationary position, in which the floor portion is substantially level with respect to the ground surface and the distal end of the base engages the ground surface.
A method of moving a base of a mobile retail store structure from a transportable position to a stationary position, the base comprising, a top, a bottom, a proximal end and a distal end, and the structure having a floor portion coupled to the top of the base, the method comprising:
- actuating a hydraulic system coupling a bottom of the base and at least one set of wheels of the structure;
- wherein actuation of the hydraulic system causes the base to move from the transportable position, in which the floor portion is angled with respect to a ground surface and the distal end of the base is spaced from the ground surface, to the stationary position, in which the floor portion is substantially level with respect to the ground surface and the distal end of the base engages the ground surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.