US 12,103,407 B2 · Mobile, nesting, battery powered kiosk

Abstract

Disclosed herein are mobile battery powered kiosks generally shaped as a standing workstation having an interactive touch screen at a comfortable viewing height and a wheeled base portion for convenient rolling transportation. These mobile kiosks may have collapsible handles and may be nested together for more compact storage and more efficient battery charging, such as by daisy chaining These mobile kiosks may have removable or swappable rechargeable batteries, or may be recharged simply by plugging into a wall outlet. The mobile kiosks have an interactive touch screen, which may itself be a computer, or may be operably coupled to a computer, such as via Wi-Fi. These mobile kiosks may be used at a point-of sale and are wheeled and lightweight to be easily maneuvered and quickly deployed when needed, such as at crowded venues, or on a temporary as-needed basis, and can then be put away, when no longer needed.

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Dependent claims

A mobile battery powered kiosk, comprising:

a wheeled frame having a wheeled base portion and a thin, vertical upright portion extending therefrom and a handle coupled thereto, wherein a depth of the upright portion as measured from a front of the upright portion to a back of the upright portion is smaller than a width of the upright portion as measured from a left side of the upright portion to a right side of the upright portion;
an interactive touch screen mounted to the upright portion of the wheeled frame and operably coupled to a computer having Wi-Fi or other wireless communication capability;
and
a battery operably coupled to the interactive touch screen to provide power thereto;
wherein the wheeled frame, and the upright portion thereof, are sized and shaped to nest with similar wheeled frames, and upright portions thereof, of other mobile battery powered kiosks, allowing multiple mobile battery powered kiosks to be stacked or nested together for compact storage;
and
wherein the battery is removable from the side of the upright portion for charging while the multiple battery powered kiosks are stacked or nested together for compact storage.

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A method for nesting multiple mobile battery powered kiosks together, comprising:

positioning at least one mobile battery powered kiosk, wherein the at least one mobile battery powered kiosk comprises:
a wheeled frame having a wheeled base portion and a thin, vertical upright portion coupled thereto extending therefrom, wherein a depth of the upright portion as measured from a front of the upright portion to a back of the upright portion is smaller than a width of the upright portion as measured from a left side of the upright portion to a right side of the upright portion;
an interactive touch screen securely mounted to the upright portion of the wheeled frame and operably coupled to a computer having Wi-Fi or other wireless communication capability;
and
a battery operably coupled to the interactive touch screen for providing power thereto;
and
guiding the wheeled frame of the at least one mobile battery powered kiosk into alignment with a wheeled frame of another mobile battery powered kiosk, such that they nest together for compact storage and battery recharging;
and
wherein the battery is removable from the side of the upright portion for charging while the multiple battery powered kiosks are stacked or nested together for compact storage.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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