Rotatable parking apparatus for motor vehicles

Claim 1

A PARKING MECHANSIM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, COMPRISING A ROTARY SUBSTANTIALLY TUBULAR WHEEL HOUSING, A DRIVE SHAFT MOUNTED AT THE AXIAL CENTER OF SAID TUBULAR HOUSING, A PLURALITY OF RADIALLY POSITIONED SIDE MEMBERS LOCATED BETWEEN THE CENTRAL SHAFT AND THE INNER DIAMETER OF THE WHEEL HOUSING, MEANS ATTACHING THE ENDS OF THE SIDE MEMBERS TO THE TUBULAR HOUSING AND THE DRIVE SHAFT RESPECTIVELY, MEANS ROTATABLY DRIVING THE DRIVE SHAFT, A PLURALITY OF CARRIER SUPPORTS LOCATED BETWEEN THE SIDE MEMBERS, EACH CARRIER SUPPORT BEING LOCATED BETWEEN AND FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO A PAIR OF SIDE MEMBERS, PIVOTED HANGER MEANS SUPPORTED ON EACH OF SAID CARRIER SUPPORT AND A CARRIER SUSPENDED FROM EACH SUPPORT BY SAID HANGER MEANS, EACH OF SAID CARRIERS BEING OPERATIVE TO RECEIVE AND SUPPORT A MOTOR VEHICLE, EACH CARRIER BEING DISPOSED WITHIN THE PERIPHERY OF SAID WHEEL HOUSING, AN OPENING IN SAID TUBULAR HOUSING ADJACENT EACH CARRIER TO PERMIT MOVEMENT OF A VEHICLE ALONG A PATH CORRESPONDING SUBSTANTIALLY TO A RADIAL LINE OF THE WHEEL HOUSING INTO A RESPECTIVE CARRIER AND OUT OF SAID CARRIER IN SAID WHEEL TO AND FROM A LOADING-UNLOADING LEVEL, AND SAID LEVEL AND THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID WHEEL HOUSING BEING DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY IN A COMMON PLANE.