Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A traffic control device for accommodating simultaneously consecutive and serially arranged toll-paying customers, comprising a plurality of at least a first and a second registering means arranged in series along a predetermined single path of movement of actuator means of said customers, bypass means for permitting a first customer''s actuator means to pass said first registering means without the first registering means signifying toll is due and to proceed to said second registering means for payment of toll, and for thereafter registering and signifying to a subsequent second customer that toll is payable at said first registering means, each registering means including a toll payment acknowledgement means for signalling a toll payment at the registering of a toll payment at the respective registering means at which payment is made and for registering and signifying that no toll be due at any subsequently encounterable registering means of said plurality.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A traffic control device for accommodating simultaneously consecutive and serially arranged toll-paying customers, comprising a plurality of at least a first and a second registering means arranged in series along a predetermined single path of movement of actuator means of said customers, bypass means for permitting a first customer''s actuator means to pass said first registering means without the first registering means signifying toll is due and to proceed to said second registering means for payment of toll, and for thereafter registering and signifying to a subsequent second customer that toll is payable at said first registering means, each registering means including a toll payment acknowledgement means for signalling a toll payment at the registering of a toll payment at the respective registering means at which payment is made and for registering and signifying that no toll be due at any subsequently encounterable registering means of said plurality.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
205 words
A device according to claim 1, including interconnecting means for connecting and synchronizing said plurality of registering means when at least one of said registering means is operated, each of said registering means comprising a toll payment switch means for receiving toll and thereupon operating a signal, movement switch means, first signal means including first operating switch means for registering a toll payment signal from said toll payment switch means and for thereafter registering two separate consecutive movement signals from said movement switch means operated by movement of said operating means along said series in a direction extending from said first registering means to said second registering means, second actuation switch means for registering in series two alternately occurring of said movement signals and an intermediately occurring of said toll payment signal, and a third operating switch means for registering two consecutive operations of said movement signals, said bypass means comprising a first operating switch means of said first registering means in combination with at least a second operating signal means, said second operating means being structured to require for operation an addition actuating signal power operation of at least one of said first, second and third operating switch means of said first registering means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
114 words
A combination according to claim 2, in which said interconnecting means comprises a memory means (1) for registering an operating signal resulting from operation of one of (a) said first registering means'' first operating switch means and (b) second registering means'' said second operating switch means, (2) for counting and comparing said movement signals from said first and second operating means, and (3) for issuing a correction signal to a correction switch means of said second operating means, said correction switch means being operable by said correction signal for signifying to a said customer that toll is not to be paid at said second registering means subsequent in series to said first registering means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
139 words
A combination according to claim 3, in which a signal from the first operating switch means of said first registering means is interconnected to a sign signifying payment of toll ''''ahead'''' and a sign signifying to pay toll ''''here'''' for said first registering means, in which for each of the first and second registering means the ''''pay-toll-here'''' sign is withdrawn and the (a) ''''thank-you'''' sign is operated by said first operating actuation switch means and by said second operation switch means of the second operating signal means for the first Registering means and by the first signal means of the second registering means, in which the third actuation switch of said second operating signal means operates an alarm for said registering means and the third switch of the second registering means operates an alarm for said second registering means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
82 words
A combination according to claim 4, including a timing pulse generator for generating impulses required to complete operation of said toll payment switch means, said movement switch-means, a manual reset means for resetting said plurality, a reverse switch means for compensating for erroneous duplicate operation of said movement switch means, a sequencer for feeding said impulses separately at different times to each respective said movement switch-means and collectively to the manual reset means, the toll-payment switch means, and the reverse switch means.