Food and fuel dispensing processes and structures therefor

Claim 2

Structure for dispensing automotive fuel and food for human consumption said structure comprising, in operative combination, a fuel supplying and dispensing structure, a food preparation and dispensing structure, an aroma distributing system and a gas removal system; a. the fuel supplying and dispensing system comprising a floor surface, a roof, a fuel source, and a fuel pump; said fuel pump and said roof located above said floor surface said pump operatively connected to said fuel source and to an outlet nozzle; b. the food dispensing structure comprising an enclosure under said roof, a cooking stove in said enclosure, an orifice open to the interior of said enclosure and said cooking stove, an outlet duct from said orifice to an outlet stack in said roof, a working area in said enclosure adjacent said stove; c. an aroma distributing system comprising a distributing duct extending from said enclosure to an outlet under said roof between said pump and said enclosure; d. a gas removal structure comprising gas collector means open to the zone wherein is located said fuel pump outlet nozzle and gas outlet means supported on said roof.

Claim 3

Structure as in claim 1 including also connector duct means between said distributing duct and said orifice.

Claim 4

Structure as in claim 2 including also a separate stove, a hood thereover operatively connected to said distributing ducts, and damper means between said distributing duct and said orifice.

Claim 5

Structure as in claim 3 wherein said fuel pump is adjacent a car stopping zone on said floor and said distributing duct has an outlet at such car stopping zone.

Claim 6

Structure as in claim 4 wherein said roof is elongated in a first direction and said floor surface has a car stopping zone adjacent said fuel pump and another car stopping zone under said roof is spaced away therefrom along said first direction and is adjacent said enclosure.

Claim 7

Structure as in claim 4 wherein said roof is circular and said car stopping zone adjacent said fuel pump is adjacent to said enclosure.

Claim 8

Structure as in claim 1 wherein said collector means comprises a collector duct, said duct having an inlet opening adjacent to and attached to said fuel pump nozzle, fan inlet means operatively connected to said collector duct and fan outlet means connected to said gas outlet.

Claim 9

Structure as in claim 7 comprising an air inlet to said enclosurE, said air inlet adjacent one end of said roof and said outlet stack spaced away therefrom.

Claim 10

Structure as in claim 8 wherein said outlet stack is adjacent another end of said roof.

Claim 11

Structure as in claim 8 wherein said roof has a lower circular periphery, an upper central outlet and sign means adjacent said upper outlet connected to control means therefor within said enclosure.

Claim 12

Structure as in claim 7 wherein the fuel supplying and dispensing system comprises a plurality of car stopping zones on said floor surface, a plurality of fuel pumps at said plurality of car stopping zones, said fuel pumps and said roof located above said stopping zones and said pumps, each of said pumps connected to said fuel source, and each of said pumps operatively connected to an outlet nozzle therefor, the aroma distributing system comprising distributing ducts extending from said enclosure to a plurality of outlets under said roof, said outlets located between said pumps and said enclosure, the gas removal structure comprising gas collector means open to each of a plurality of car stopping zones in each of which is located one of said fuel pump outlet nozzles.

Claim 13

Structure as in claim 11 including also connector duct means between said distributing ducts and said orifice and a separate stove, a hood thereover operatively connected to said distributing ducts, and damper means between said distributing ducts and said orifice.

Claim 14

Structure as in claim 11 wherein said roof is elongated in a first direction and said floor surface has a set of first car stopping zones adjacent said fuel pumps and another set of car stopping zones spaced away from said first set of car stopping zones along said first direction and each of said second sets of stopping zones is adjacent said enclosure.

Claim 15

Structure as in claim 11 wherein said roof is circular and said car stopping zones adjacent said fuel pump are adjacent to said enclosure.

Claim 16

Structure as in claim 14 wherein said roof is circular and said floor has one group of car stopping zones adjacent said fuel pumps and adjacent said enclosure.

Claim 17

Structure as in claim 15 wherein said collector means comprises a plurality of collector ducts, said ducts each having an inlet opening adjacent to and attached to one of said fuel pump nozzles, fan inlet means operatively connected to said collector ducts and fan outlet means connected to said gas outlet.

Claim 18

Structure as in claim 13 comprising an air inlet to said enclosure, said air inlet adjacent one end of said roof and said outlet stack spaced away therefrom.

Claim 19

Structure as in claim 16 wherein said roof has a lower circular periphery, an upper central outlet and sign means adjacent said upper outlet operatively connected to control means therefore within said enclosure.

Claim 20

Process of dispensing automotive fuel into an automobile and dispensing food for human consumption comprising locating an automobile carrying human passengers in a first zone and adding gasoline fuel to such automobile, concurrently passing odors appetizing to humans in sensible amount to the vicinity of the passengers in said automobile, preparing food in the view of said passengers, and constraining the automobile to pass to a second zone whereat food is dispensed to said passengers.

Claim 21

Process of dispensing automotive fuel into an automobile and dispensing food for human consumption comprising locating an automobile carrying human passengers in a first zone and adding gasoline fuel to such automobile, concurrently passing odors appetizing to humans in sensible amount to the vicinity of the passengers in said automobile, preparing food in the view of said passengers, and constraining the automobile to pass to a second zone whereat food is dispensed to said passengers.

Claim 22

Process as in claim 19 including step of emanating vapors while adding gasoline fuel to said automobile and transporting substantially all said vapors to an exhaust outlet distant from said automobile.

Claim 23

Process of dispensing automotive fuels to automobiles and dispensing food for human consumption comprising steps of locating each of a series of automobiles carrying human passengers in a first stopping zone and there adding fuel to one such automobile and concurrently passing appetizing odors in sensible amount to the vicinity of said passengers in said one automobile in said first stopping zone, and preparing food at a location in view of said passengers in said one automobile, directing saId passengers in said one automobile to move to a second stopping zone near said location whereat food is dispensed to said passengers in said one automobile while locating in said first stopping zone a subsequent automobile in said series of automobiles carrying human passengers and there adding fuel to said subsequent automobile, concurrently passing appetizing odors in sensible amount to the vicinity of said passengers in such subsequent automobile located in said first stopping zone and preparing food at said location in view of said passengers in said subsequent automobile and while said passengers in said first automobile in said second stopping zone are in the field of view of said passengers in said subsequent automobile and directing said passengers in said subsequent automobile to move to a second stopping zone near said location whereat food is dispensed to said passengers in said subsequent automobile.

Claim 24

Process of dispensing automotive fuels to automobiles and dispensing food for human consumption comprising steps of locating each of a series of automobiles carrying human passengers in a first stopping zone and there adding fuel to one such automobile and concurrently passing appetizing odors in sensible amount to the vicinity of said passengers in said one automobile in said first stopping zone, and preparing food at a location in view of said passengers in said one automobile, directing saId passengers in said one automobile to move to a second stopping zone near said location whereat food is dispensed to said passengers in said one automobile while locating in said first stopping zone a subsequent automobile in said series of automobiles carrying human passengers and there adding fuel to said subsequent automobile, concurrently passing appetizing odors in sensible amount to the vicinity of said passengers in such subsequent automobile located in said first stopping zone and preparing food at said location in view of said passengers in said subsequent automobile and while said passengers in said first automobile in said second stopping zone are in the field of view of said passengers in said subsequent automobile and directing said passengers in said subsequent automobile to move to a second stopping zone near said location whereat food is dispensed to said passengers in said subsequent automobile.

Claim 25

Process as in claim 21 comprising step of emanating vapors while adding gasoline fuel to each said automobile and transporting all said vapors to an exhaust outlet distant from said automobiles.

Claim 26

Process of dispensing automotive fuels to automobiles and dispensing food for human consumption comprising steps of locating each of a series of automobiles carrying human passengers in a first stopping zone and there adding fuel to one such automobile and concurrently passing appetizing odors in sensible amount to the vicinity of said passengers in said one automobile in said first stopping zone and preparing food at a location in view of said passengers in said one automobile, dispensing food to said passengers in said one automobile in said first stopping zone while locating a subsequent automobile carrying human passengers in a second stopping zone whereat said passengers in said first automobile are in the field of view of the passengers in said subsequent automobile, and in said second stopping zone adding fuel to such subsequent automobile while passing appetizing odors in sensible amount to the vicinity of said passengers in said automobile in said second stopping zone and preparing food at said location in view of said passengers in said subsequent automobile in said second zone and dispensing food to said subsequent automobile in said second zone.

Claim 27

Process of dispensing automotive fuels to automobiles and dispensing food for human consumption comprising steps of locating each of a series of automobiles carrying human passengers in a first stopping zone and there adding fuel to one such automobile and concurrently passing appetizing odors in sensible amount to the vicinity of said passengers in said one automobile in said first stopping zone and preparing food at a location in view of said passengers in said one automobile, dispensing food to said passengers in said one automobile in said first stopping zone while locating a subsequent automobile carrying human passengers in a second stopping zone whereat said passengers in said first automobile are in the field of view of the passengers in said subsequent automobile, and in said second stopping zone adding fuel to such subsequent automobile while passing appetizing odors in sensible amount to the vicinity of said passengers in said automobile in said second stopping zone and preparing food at said location in view of said passengers in said subsequent automobile in said second zone and dispensing food to said subsequent automobile in said second zone.

Claim 28

Process as in claim 23 comprising step of emanating vapors while adding gasoline fuel to said automobiles and transporting substantially all of said vapors to exhaust outlet means distant from said automobiles.