 Ray Kroc had decreed upon the origins of his version of the chain that pay telephones, jukeboxes, and vending machines of any kind were forbidden at McDonald's restaurants.The goal had been to quickly serve customers and not force them to stay in the restaurants any longer than it took them to eat a hamburger.Along that line of thinking, dining areas were designed with minimalist hard plastic tables and chairs which were more often than not bolted in place.