Claims
- 1. A conveyor for conveying items from an upper level of a building to a lower level of said building, said conveyor comprising frame means for supporting conveyor belt means, said belt supporting a plurality of conveyor trays swingably affixed to said belt means, each of said conveyor trays being foldable downwardly when being conveyed upwardly on said belt means and being extendable outwardly substantially horizontally when being conveyed downwardly on said belt means, wherein said frame means and said belt means are positioned from said upper level to said lower level at an angle of approximately twenty degrees from the vertical.
- 2. The invention of claim 1 wherein said plurality of conveyor trays includes a plurality of trays disposed horizontally and vertically on said belt means.
- 3. The invention of claim 1 wherein said conveyor trays are hingeably attached to said belt means.
- 4. The invention of claim 1 wherein said conveyor trays are made of substantially the same material as said belt means.
- 5. The invention of claim 4 wherein said conveyor trays are fused into said belt means.
- 6. The invention of claim 5 wherein said conveyor trays and said belt means comprise rubber, said conveyor trays being stiffer than said belt means.
- 7. The invention of claim 1 further comprising at least one off-loading ramp disposed to receive items conveyed downwardly on said rays and transport the items away from said conveyor.
- 8. The invention of claim 7 wherein said off-loading ramp splits into two off-loading ramps.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation in part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/358,418, entitled Food Preparation and Delivery Apparatus and Method, to Frank R. Casale, et al., filed on May 26, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,109,956, and is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/358,182, entitled Building Assembly, to Frank R. Casale, et al., filed on May 26, 1989 now U.S. Pat. No. D. 327,129; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/358,186, entitled Beverage Dispenser and Service Module, to Frank R. Casale, et al., filed on May 26, 1989 now U.S. Pat. No. D. 331,169; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/358,196, entitled Adjustable and Retractable Menu and Order Display Unit for Drive-In Restaurants or the Like, to Frank R. Casale, et al., filed on May 26, 1989 now U.S. Pat. No. D. 321,724; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/504,589, entitled Food Preparation and Delivery Apparatus and Method, to Frank R. Casale, et al., filed on Apr. 4, 1990, now abandoned; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/680,589, entitled Food Preparation and Delivery Apparatus and Method, to Frank R. Casale, et al,. filed on Apr. 4, 1991; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/702,442, entitled Food Preparation DeIivery Apparatus and Method, to Frank R. Casale, et al., filed on May 16, 1991, the teachings of all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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