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US3190467A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Automobile parking system

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-26
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Granted: 1965-06-22
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Expires: 1982-12-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ralph M English

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 18:10
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H6/00; E04H6/42; E04H6/422; E04H6/08; E04H6/12; E04H6/18; E04H6/24; E04H6/245

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 277 words
IN AN AUTOMOBILE PARKING SYSTEM OF THE TYPE HAVING A MULTIPLICITY OF PARKING SPACES DISPOSED VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY ON EACH SIDE FROM AN ELEVATOR SHAFT WITH ELEVATION MEANS DISPOSED THEREIN, AN IMPROVED CONVEYER MECHANISM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PALLETS, EACH OF SAID PALLETS BEING OF SUITABLE DIMENSIONS AND STRENGTH FOR THE CARRIAGE OF AN AUTOMOBILE THEREON, AND CAM MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF REVERSIBLE CENTRALLY SUPPORTED CAM BARS, EACH OF SAID CAM BARS COMPRISING A FIRST AND SECOND ARMS EXTENDING IN DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, EACH OF SAID FIRST ARMS HAVING A FIRST CAM ON ONE END THEREOF FOR PULLING AND PUSHING SAID PALLET TRANSVERSE TO SAID SHAFT, AND EACH OF SAID SECOND ARMS HAVING A SECOND CAM ON THE OTHER END THEREOF FOR PUSHING SAID PALLET TRANSVERSE TO SAID SHAFT AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID CAM BARS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS TO EACH OTHER IN A FIRST CYCLE OF OPERATION FOR LOADING SIAD ELEVATOR MEANS WITH A PALLET FROM A FIRST SIDE THEREOF, A SECOND CYCLE OF OPERATION FOR UNLOADING SAID PALLET TO SAID FIRST SIDE THEREOF AFTER THE LOADING THEREOF FROM SAID FIRST SIDE, A THIRD CYCLE OF OPERATION FOR UNLOADING SAID PALLET TO SECOND SIDE OF SAID ELEVATING MEANS AFTER THE LOADING THEREOF FROM SAID FIRST SIDE, A FOUTH CYCLE OF OPERATION FOR LOADING SAID PALLET FROM A SECOND SIDE OF SAID ELEVATING MEANS, A FIFTH CYCLE OF OPERATION FOR UNLOADING TO SAID SECOND SIDE OF SAID ELEVATING MEANS AFTER THE LOADING THEREOF FROM SAID SECOND SIDE, A SIXTH CYCLE OF OPERATION FOR THE UNLOADING OF SAID PALLET FROM SAID ELEVATING MEANS TO SAID FIRST SIDE THEREOF AFTER THE LOADING THEREOF FROM SAID SECOND SIDE THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 277 words
IN AN AUTOMOBILE PARKING SYSTEM OF THE TYPE HAVING A MULTIPLICITY OF PARKING SPACES DISPOSED VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY ON EACH SIDE FROM AN ELEVATOR SHAFT WITH ELEVATION MEANS DISPOSED THEREIN, AN IMPROVED CONVEYER MECHANISM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PALLETS, EACH OF SAID PALLETS BEING OF SUITABLE DIMENSIONS AND STRENGTH FOR THE CARRIAGE OF AN AUTOMOBILE THEREON, AND CAM MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF REVERSIBLE CENTRALLY SUPPORTED CAM BARS, EACH OF SAID CAM BARS COMPRISING A FIRST AND SECOND ARMS EXTENDING IN DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, EACH OF SAID FIRST ARMS HAVING A FIRST CAM ON ONE END THEREOF FOR PULLING AND PUSHING SAID PALLET TRANSVERSE TO SAID SHAFT, AND EACH OF SAID SECOND ARMS HAVING A SECOND CAM ON THE OTHER END THEREOF FOR PUSHING SAID PALLET TRANSVERSE TO SAID SHAFT AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID CAM BARS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS TO EACH OTHER IN A FIRST CYCLE OF OPERATION FOR LOADING SIAD ELEVATOR MEANS WITH A PALLET FROM A FIRST SIDE THEREOF, A SECOND CYCLE OF OPERATION FOR UNLOADING SAID PALLET TO SAID FIRST SIDE THEREOF AFTER THE LOADING THEREOF FROM SAID FIRST SIDE, A THIRD CYCLE OF OPERATION FOR UNLOADING SAID PALLET TO SECOND SIDE OF SAID ELEVATING MEANS AFTER THE LOADING THEREOF FROM SAID FIRST SIDE, A FOUTH CYCLE OF OPERATION FOR LOADING SAID PALLET FROM A SECOND SIDE OF SAID ELEVATING MEANS, A FIFTH CYCLE OF OPERATION FOR UNLOADING TO SAID SECOND SIDE OF SAID ELEVATING MEANS AFTER THE LOADING THEREOF FROM SAID SECOND SIDE, A SIXTH CYCLE OF OPERATION FOR THE UNLOADING OF SAID PALLET FROM SAID ELEVATING MEANS TO SAID FIRST SIDE THEREOF AFTER THE LOADING THEREOF FROM SAID SECOND SIDE THEREOF.

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