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US3219972A
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Automobile parking position indicator
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-09-06
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Granted: 1965-11-23
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Expires: 1981-09-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Lyndon R Williams
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 22:02
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H6/00; E04H6/42; E04H6/426; B; B60; B60Q; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/26; B60Q1/48
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A PARKING INDICATING ASSEMBOY FOR USE ON A SURFACE DISPOSED IN THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF A VEHICLE BEING PARKED, COMPRISING, A MOUNTING PLATE INCLUDING MEANS THEREON FOR MOUNTING THE PLATE ON A SUPPORT SURFACE, A HOUSING REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON AND OVERLYING SAID MOUNTING PLATE, SAID HOUSING INCLUDING AN OPENING IN OPPOSED RELATION TO SAID MOUNTING PLATE AND A SLOT PORTION, AN INDICATOR PLATE PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID MOUNTING PLATE ON AN AXIS OF ROTATION SPACED FROM SAID HOUSING OPENING, AN ELONGATED OPERATING ROD MOUNTED ON SAID INDICATOR PLATE AND PROJECTING ANGULARLY AND OUTWARDLY FROM SAID MOUNTING PLATE THROUGH THE SLOT IN SAID HOUSING FOR ENGAGEMENT BY A VEHICLE BEING PARKED, AND DISPLACEABLE TOWARD SAID MOUNTING PLATE, BIASING MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID MOUNTING AND INDICATOR PLATES NORMALLY URGING SAID OPERATING ROD OUTWARDLY AND ANGULARLY FROM SAID MOUNTING PLATE, SAID INDICATOR PLATE INCLUDING A PORTION PROJECTING RADIALLY FROM THE AXIS OF ROTATION THEREOF AND INCLUDING A TERMINAL TONGUE DISPOSED AT ONE SIDE OF SAID HOUSING OPENING AND ADJACENT THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID HOUSING, SAID TONGUE INCLUDING A LIGHT-PERMEABLE POR-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A PARKING INDICATING ASSEMBOY FOR USE ON A SURFACE DISPOSED IN THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF A VEHICLE BEING PARKED, COMPRISING, A MOUNTING PLATE INCLUDING MEANS THEREON FOR MOUNTING THE PLATE ON A SUPPORT SURFACE, A HOUSING REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON AND OVERLYING SAID MOUNTING PLATE, SAID HOUSING INCLUDING AN OPENING IN OPPOSED RELATION TO SAID MOUNTING PLATE AND A SLOT PORTION, AN INDICATOR PLATE PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID MOUNTING PLATE ON AN AXIS OF ROTATION SPACED FROM SAID HOUSING OPENING, AN ELONGATED OPERATING ROD MOUNTED ON SAID INDICATOR PLATE AND PROJECTING ANGULARLY AND OUTWARDLY FROM SAID MOUNTING PLATE THROUGH THE SLOT IN SAID HOUSING FOR ENGAGEMENT BY A VEHICLE BEING PARKED, AND DISPLACEABLE TOWARD SAID MOUNTING PLATE, BIASING MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID MOUNTING AND INDICATOR PLATES NORMALLY URGING SAID OPERATING ROD OUTWARDLY AND ANGULARLY FROM SAID MOUNTING PLATE, SAID INDICATOR PLATE INCLUDING A PORTION PROJECTING RADIALLY FROM THE AXIS OF ROTATION THEREOF AND INCLUDING A TERMINAL TONGUE DISPOSED AT ONE SIDE OF SAID HOUSING OPENING AND ADJACENT THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID HOUSING, SAID TONGUE INCLUDING A LIGHT-PERMEABLE POR-
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