Storefront pickup system
AssigneeShayo Musilli Holdings, LLC
InventorsMichael Anthony Musilli, Matthew Austin Shayo
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Abstract
A storefront pickup system for installation into a storefront of a building. The storefront pickup system provides a thermal break between an exterior and an interior of the building, allowing ordered items such as food and beverages to travel through the storefront. The storefront pickup system includes a storage compartment having a rear door assembly providing access to the storage compartment from an interior of the building, and a front door assembly providing access to the storage compartment from an exterior of the building.
Claims18
A storefront pickup system, comprising:
- a building having an interior and an exterior;
- a support structure configured for installation into a storefront of the building;
- at least one storage compartment defined by the support structure, the at least one storage compartment including:
- a rear door assembly providing access from the interior of the building to the at least one storage compartment;
- a front door assembly providing access from the exterior of the building to the at least one storage compartment;
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- an exterior faceplate attached to the support structure, the exterior faceplate surrounding the at least one storage compartment and being made of a weather-resistant material;
- wherein the storefront pickup system provides a thermal break between the exterior and the interior of the building to allow ordered items to travel through the storefront.
A storage compartment for a storefront pick up system, the storage compartment comprising:
- a housing defining an internal cavity;
- a rear door assembly attached to the housing, the rear door assembly providing access to the internal cavity from an interior of a building;
- a front door assembly attached to the housing, the front door assembly providing access to the internal cavity from an exterior of the building;
- a sensor to detect placement of ordered items inside the internal cavity and to detect removal of the ordered items from the internal cavity;
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- a sterilization assembly automated to sanitize the internal cavity after the sensor detects that the ordered items are removed from the internal cavity, wherein the sterilization assembly includes at least one light source configured to emit ultraviolet light to sanitize the internal cavity, and wherein the front door assembly includes a window coated with a protective film to block the ultraviolet light from exiting the internal cavity during sanitization.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.