Connector
AssigneeKura Sushi, Inc.
InventorsKunihiko Tanaka, Tadanori Sugimoto, Hidetoshi Nakamura
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Abstract
A connector connects two containers to each other, each of the two containers being configured to house a plate on which a food or a drink is placed and being conveyed on a conveying path. The connector includes: a pair of attachment portions each of which is attached to a respective one of the two containers; and a connecting portion that is configured to connect the attachment portions to each other. The connecting portion has a length so that a display member that presents a display visible to a customer is attached to the connecting portion.
Claims13
A connector that connects two containers to each other, each of the two containers being configured to house a plate on which a food or a drink is placed and being conveyed on a conveying path of a conveying device that circulates in a restaurant, the connector comprising:
- a pair of attachment portions each of which is attached to a respective one of the two containers, the pair of attachment portions being conveyed by the conveying device together with the two containers;
- a connecting portion that is configured to connect the attachment portions to each other;
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- a display member integrally formed with the connecting portion and configured to present a notification visible to a customer,
- wherein the connecting portion has a length between the two containers for the display member that presents the notification.
A connector that connects two containers to each other, each of the two containers being configured to house a plate on which a food or a drink is placed and being conveyed on a conveying path, the connector comprising:
- a pair of attachment portions each of which is attached to a respective one of the two containers;
- and
- a connecting portion that is configured to connect the attachment portions to each other, wherein
- the connecting portion has a length so that a display member that presents a notification visible to a customer is attached to the connecting portion,
- each of the two containers has a base that is placed on the conveying path,
- each of the attachment portions includes a support portion that is configured to support the base, and
- the support portion includes an anti-rotation portion that is configured to restrict the support portion from rotating relative to the base.
A connector that connects two containers to each other, each of the two containers being configured to house a plate on which a food or a drink is placed and being conveyed on a conveying path of a conveying device that circulates in a restaurant, the connector comprising:
- a pair of attachment portions each of which is attached to a respective one of the two containers, the pair of attachment portions being conveyed by the conveying device together with the two containers;
- a connecting portion that is configured to connect the attachment portions to each other;
- and
- a display member having a meaningful shape or a character design and configured to present a notification visible to a customer,
- wherein the connecting portion has a length between the two containers for the display member that presents the notification.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.