Mobile Showroom for Electrical Goods
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CAA MOBILE showroom for displaying electrical equipment has been built by Carrimore Six Wheelers, Ltd.. North Finchley, London, N.12, for Johnson and Phillips, Ltd., electrical engineers. Switchgear, cables, transformers, capacitors and overhead line material will be shown inside the vehicle, which is to be taken to various exhibitions and displays.
A pantechnicon-type semi-trailer is used, the power unit being a Bedfefrd oil engined tractor. The body, which is mounted on a standard Carrimorc chassis. has a capacity of 1,400 Cu. ft., and features a wooden frame with light-alloy sheeting.
For display purposes, flaps on the nearside of the trailer open up to form a canopy and platform, the latter being an extension to the linoleum-covered floor. The platform is supported by four adjustable jacks and.the canopy is held in the open position by chromium-plated tubular supports.
The greater part of the outfit is takqp up by the showroom, but an area in•the forward end is set aside as a kitchen. Fittings include a Calor Gas stove, sink, cupboards, shelves and two 20-gal.-capacity water tanks. There is also a carpeted reception area between the kitchen and showroom, with two upholstered scats and twin 6-ft. wardrobes.
Lighting inside the vehicle is provided by nine fluorescent lights powered from a mains supply, and two pilot lights run off the tractor's battery. There is also a 3-ft.wide strip of translucent glasi-fibre, which runs for almost the length of the body, let into the roof.
Other fittings include four .two-pin sockets for powering the electrical equipment on display, a fan-blown heater unit. 12 flush-fitting latching eyes for securing the equipment in transit, and Perspex rails_