Method for delivering products for human consumption from a manufacturing center to passenger carrying vehicles
AssigneeAir Fayre Limited
InventorMaurice Ostro
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Abstract
A system for delivering products for human consumption from a manufacturing center to passenger carrying vehicles comprises packaging the products in a manufacturing center into carriers. Each carrier carrying a plurality of products. The carriers are delivered in bulk to a distribution center. At the distribution center predetermined numbers of carriers are loaded into respective containers for distribution to the vehicles. In transit in the vehicles the products are distributed to the passengers from the containers.
Claims32
A method of delivering products for human consumption from a manufacturing centre to passenger carrying vehicles, the method comprising:
- in a manufacturing centre, packaging the products into carriers, each carrier carrying a plurality of products;
- delivering the carriers in bulk to a distribution centre;
- and
- at the distribution centre, loading predetermined numbers of the carriers into respective containers for distribution to the vehicles enabling the products to be distributed to passengers on the vehicle in transit.
A delivery tracking system for tracking the delivery of products for human consumption from a manufacturing centre to passenger carrying vehicles, the system comprising:
- a plurality of carriers, each carrier having a unique electronic tag and being adapted to carry a plurality of products for human consumption;
- tag detectors located at the manufacturing centre and at a distribution centre for detecting the tags;
- a computer system for receiving tag detections and for tracking the delivery of the products and delivery history for each carrier.
A method of delivering meals to passenger carrying vehicles, the method comprising:
- at a distribution centre, receiving separately packaged items from food preparing stations;
- assembling the separately packaged items on a tray to form a meal unit, and loading the meal units into trolleys;
- and
- distributing the trolleys to the vehicles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.