High speed high capacity mechanical parking system

Claim 1

IN A SYSTEM FOR STORING AUTOMOBILES AT AN ELEVATED LEVEL, COMPRISING: MEANS FORMING AN ELEVATOR SHAFT EXTENDING THROUGH THE ELEVATED LEVEL; AN ELEVATOR IN THE SHAFT; AN AUTOMOBILE STORAGE CELL AT THE ELEVATED LEVEL OPENING INTO ONE SIDE OF THE ELEVATOR SHAFT; A TRACK IN THE AUTOMOBILE STORAGE CELL TERMINATING ADJACENT THE ELEVATOR SHAFT; A TURNTABLE ON THE ELEVATOR; A TRACK SECTION ON THE TURNTABLE OF A LENGTH TO PROTRUDE FROM THE ELEVATOR SHAFT IN ONE POSITION OF THE TURNTABLE AND MATE WITH THE ADJACENT END OF THE TRACK IN THE AUTOMOBILE STORAGE CELL; A VERTICAL SHAFT JOURNAL IN THE AUTOMOBILE STORAGE CELL HAVING ONE-HALF OF A LATCH THEREON; A STOP CARRIED BY THE TRACK IN THE AUTOMOBILE STORAGE CELL ADJACENT THE LATCH PORTION CARRIED BY SAID SHAFT; ONE-HALF OF A LATCH CARRIED BY THE TRACK SECTION ON THE TURNTABLE IN A POSITION TO CONTACT SAID STOP AND MATE WITH THE LATCH PORTION CARRIED BY SAID SHAFT WHEN THE TURNTABLE IS TURNED TO MATE SAID TRACKS; AND MEANS FOR TURNING SAID SHAFT TO INTERLOCK THE LATCH PORTIONS WHEN SAID TRACKS ARE IN MATIN RELATION.