Land vehicles – Wheeled – Stable vehicles – handle-propelled
Reexamination Certificate
1998-09-22
2001-05-22
Johnson, Brian L. (Department: 3618)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Stable vehicles, handle-propelled
C280S770000, C280S651000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06234498
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a rim member equipped in a service cart for serving in-flight meals on airplanes.
The in-flight meal server called a service cart for serving meals and beverages in a cabin of an airplane is equipped with a box-shaped body for storing trays, a caster mounted on the bottom portion of the body, and a space for positioning bottles and the like on the top portion of the body.
On the front and back sides of the body are equipped hinged doors, and on the front and back sides of the upper portion of the body are mounted handles for pushing the server.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The side wall surfaces of the box-shaped body are covered with a surface material of a decorative sheet and the like. Such surface material of the service cart may attract the attention of passengers, since it passes the eye level of the seated passengers.
Therefore, by displaying an advertisement or a trademark of a company, the company may effectively appeal to the passengers the service of the company.
However, the surface material of the service cart may easily be damaged, since the cart is used not only in the cabin, but also on land for loading food and the like.
Since such damage to the surface attracts the attention of passengers, it is necessary to replace the surface material at once.
In the conventional service carts for serving in-flight meals, there were no means to prevent the damage on the surface of the service carts which may cause the passengers to feel unpleasant, but it was difficult to repair such damage to the surface.
Therefore, the present invention aims at providing a rim member structure enabling easy replacement of the rim member equipped in a service cart for serving in-flight meals.
The rim member structure on the service cart of the present device comprises a service cart equipped with a box-shaped body for storing trays mounting tableware, hinged doors mounted on the front and back sides of said body, and a caster mounted on the lower portion of said body, wherein the side walls of said body comprises a honeycomb panel, a surface material covering the surface of said honeycomb panel, and rim members mounted on both side rim portions of said honeycomb panel and said surface material, said rim member composed of two members interfitting to one another.
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Oda Yutaka
Saku Fumiaki
Armstrong Westerman Hattori McLeland & Naughton LLP
Avery Bridget
Jamco Corporation
Johnson Brian L.
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