US 12,307,929 B2
Portable food concession trailer
Jeffrey Mark Swartz, New Middletown, OH (US)
Assigned to Hitch-Hiker Mfg., Inc., New Middleton, OH (US)
Filed by Hitch-Hiker Mfg., Inc., New Middleton, OH (US)
Filed on Nov. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/054,772.
Prior Publication US 2024/0161661 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. G09F 21/04 (2006.01); B60P 3/025 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60R 15/02 (2006.01); B62D 63/06 (2006.01); G09F 9/33 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01); B60N 3/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC G09F 9/33 (2013.01) [B60P 3/0257 (2013.01); B60R 11/0235 (2013.01); B60R 15/02 (2013.01); B62D 63/06 (2013.01); G09F 21/048 (2013.01); H05K 5/0217 (2013.01); B60N 3/00 (2013.01); B60R 2011/008 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable food concession trailer comprising:
a trailer frame;
at least two ground engaging wheels rotatably mounted to the trailer frame and selectively operable to carry the portable food concession trailer along an associated ground surface;
a food processing area supported to the trailer frame and including:
1) at least one sink including at least one basin and at least one water supply implement; and
2) at least two distinct food processing components;
a first LED display screen:
1) supported to the trailer frame; and
2) having a planar surface area of at least 9 square feet;
a second LED display screen:
1) supported to the trailer frame; and
2) having a planar surface area of at least 9 square feet;
a lighting control system:
1) supported to the trailer frame; and
2) operatively connected to the first and second LED display screens; and
an adjustment mechanism:
1) supported to the trailer frame; and
2) operatively connected to at least one of the first and second LED display screens;
wherein:
1) the adjustment mechanism is selectively operable to move the first LED display screen with respect to the second LED display screen between a first position and a second position;
2) when in the first position:
(a) the first LED display screen is coplanar with the second LED display screen;
(b) the first and second LED display screens are at an angle A with respect to the associated ground surface;
(c) angle A is one of: an acute angle of at least 45 degrees and a right angle;
(d) an outer edge of the first LED display screen is separated from an outer edge of the second LED display screen by no more than distance D1 and D1 is 1.0 inch;
(e) the lighting control system is selectively operable to create a single continuous image simultaneously using the first and second LED display screens; and
(f) at least one of the first and second LED display screens has a maximum height above the associated ground surface that is at least 13.5 feet; and
3) when in the second position:
(a) the first LED display screen is at an angle B with respect to the second LED display screen;
(b) angle B is between 0 degrees and 75 degrees; and
(c) both the first and second LED display screens have a maximum height above the associated ground surface that is less than 13.5 feet so that the portable food concession trailer can pass under bridges on public roads.