Article exchange assembly

An article exchange system comprising:

• a structure comprising a wall;
• a service window positioned in the wall;
• an opening positioned in the wall below the service window;
• a housing mounted in the service window, such that the housing extends from the opening into the structure, the housing having a front face, the front face being open;
• a set of drawer slides engaged to and positioned in the housing, such that the drawer slides are selectively extensible through the front face of the housing;
• a drawer operationally engaged to the set of drawer slides, such that the drawer is selectively extensible through the opening;
• a tray positioned in the drawer;
• a plurality of fasteners engaged to the tray, each fastener being configured for selectively engaging a respective article, such that the respective article is removably engaged to the tray;
• and
• a lift module operationally engaged to the tray such the tray is elevated relative to the drawer, the lift module being positioned for selectively elevating the tray from a stowed configuration, wherein the tray is positioned proximate to a bottom of the drawer, to a deployed configuration, wherein the tray is positioned proximate to a top of the drawer and wherein the respective article is accessible to a person seated in a vehicle positioned exterior to the structure and proximate to the service window.

An article exchange assembly comprising:

• a housing configured to be mountable in an opening in a wall of a structure below a service window positioned in the wall, such that the housing extends from the opening into the structure, the housing having a front face, the front face being open, the front face being positioned substantially flush to an exterior surface of the wall, the housing having a rear face, the rear face being open;
• a set of drawer slides engaged to and positioned in the housing, such that the drawer slides are selectively extensible through the front face of the housing;
• a drawer operationally engaged to the set or drawer slides, wherein the drawer is configured for selectively extending through the opening, a front of the drawer being circumferentially larger than the opening, such that the opening is substantially closed with the drawer is positioned in the housing, the set of drawer slides comprising two drawer slides positioned singly on opposing sides of the drawer, each drawer slide comprising:
• a track engaged to the drawer, and
• a plurality of rollers engaged to the housing, each roller being operationally engaged to a respective track, such that the respective track is rollably extensible along associated rollers through the front face of the housing and the opening;
• a tray positioned in the drawer, the tray comprising:
• a bottom panel,
• a pair of opposed side panels extending from opposed edges of the bottom panel, and
• a rear panel extending from a rear edge of the bottom panel and between the opposed side panels;
• a plurality of fasteners engaged to the tray, each fastener being configured for selectively engaging a respective article, such that the respective article is removably engaged to the tray, the plurality of fasteners comprising:
• a set of holes positioned in the bottom panel, each hole being sized complementarily to a beverage container, wherein the hole is configured for insertion of the beverage container for removably engaging the beverage container to the tray, the hole comprising a recess in the tray, and
• a connector engaged to the bottom panel and being configured for engaging a point of sale device, wherein the connector is configured for engaging the point of sale device to the tray;
• a lift module operationally engaged to the tray such the tray is elevated relative to the drawer, the lift module being positioned for selectively elevating the tray from a stowed configuration, wherein the tray is positioned proximate to a bottom of the drawer, to a deployed configuration, wherein the tray is positioned proximate to a top of the drawer and wherein the respective article is accessible to a person seated in vehicle positioned exterior to the structure and proximate to the service window, the lift module comprising a handle engaged to the rear panel and extending through an aperture positioned in a rear of the drawer, the aperture extending from proximate to the bottom to proximate to the top of the drawer, wherein the handle is configured for grasping in a hand of a user positioned in the structure proximate to the service window, positioning the user for pushing the drawer along the drawer slides through the opening and for lifting the tray, such that the respective article is accessible to the person seated in the vehicle;
• a plurality of slots positioned in the opposing sides of the drawer, each slot extending from proximate to the bottom to proximate to the top of the drawer;
• and
• a plurality of pins, each pin being engaged to the tray and extending through a respective slot, such that the pins guide the tray between the stowed configuration and the deployed configuration.