Patent ID: 7562496

Claim:
A moving retail space system for buildings, comprising: A) a moving housing ( 20 ) comprising at least defined first and second spaces, said first and second spaces are vertically disposed with respect to each other on respective multiple contiguous floors; B) a building structure ( 80 ) housing said moving housing ( 20 ), and comprising a basement positioned below a street level; C) a lift assembly ( 140 ) housed within said building structure ( 80 ), said lift assembly ( 140 ) comprises bases ( 144 ), exterior cylinders ( 148 ), mounts ( 150 ), pistons ( 152 ), and exterior cylinder tops ( 154 ), said bases ( 144 ) are mounted to a basement floor ( 88 ) of said basement, said exterior cylinder tops ( 154 ) are mounted to an upper end of said exterior cylinders ( 148 ) to telescopically receive respective said pistons ( 152 ) therethrough, said lift assembly ( 140 ) is synchronized to move said moving housing ( 20 ) from an initial position to a second position, and vice versa, in said initial position a first business operating in said first space is at said street level, and a second business operating in said second space is located one floor above said first business operating in said first space, in said second position, said first business operating in said first space is in said basement, and said second business operating in said second space is at said street level; D) at least one locking mechanism ( 180 ) comprising a housing lock ( 182 ), a lock base ( 184 ), a shaft ( 186 ), a spring ( 188 ) and a locking element ( 190 ), said locking mechanism ( 180 ) laterally secures said moving housing ( 20 ) in place; and E) at least one sealing mechanism ( 280 ) to prevent first objects from falling between said moving housing ( 20 ) and said building structure ( 80 ), said at least one sealing mechanism ( 280 ) comprises a housing lock ( 282 ), a lock base ( 284 ), a shaft ( 286 ), a spring ( 288 ), a locking element ( 290 ), an elongated member ( 292 ), and a sealing member ( 300 ).