Vehicle position indicator

Claim 2

In combination with a garage structure having an entry at one end thereof, a garage door having a closed position for closing off said entry way and an open position allowing access to said garage structure, a parking area enclosed by said garage structure and having defined boundaries, said structure being extended over said parking area; means for defining a path of travel of said door between said open and said closed position; a guide rail positioned parallel to a portion of said defined path; a slide mounted in sliding contact on said guide rail and intersecting the path of travel of said door, said slide being moved along said guide rail in the direction of travel of said door when said door travels toward its open position; a spring mechanism connected to said slide urging said slide in the direction of travel of said door when said door travels toward its closed position; indicator means; flexible cord means connected to said slide and said indicator means; and a cord guide connected to said structure over said parking said flexible cord means being supported by said cord guide and said indicator means being suspended over said area by said flexible cord means, whereby travel of said slide in the direction of travel of said door is translated into travel of said indicator means in the vertical direction.

Claim 3

The combination in accordance with claim 1 wherein said slide has at least two rollers and said guide rail is adapted to provide a travel path for said rollers.

Claim 4

The combination in accordance with claim 1, wherein said cord guide comprises a pulley.

Claim 5

An arrangement for simultaneously indicating the proper position of a vehicle in a parking space having defined boundaries within a garage structure and the position of a garage door; a doorway in said structure to allow access to said space, said garage door being slidably connected to said structure to close off said doorway in a closed position and allow vehicular access through said doorway in an open position; a longitudinally extending guide rail; support means connected to saiD structure for supporting said guide rail over said space; means for defining a path of travel for said door between its open and its closed positions; a slide mounted in sliding contact on said guide rail and intersecting the path of travel of said door, said slide being moved along said guide rail in the direction of travel of said door when said door is moved toward its open position; a spring connected to said guide rail and to the slide urging the slide in the direction of travel of said door when said door is moved toward its closed position; indicator means; a flexible cord connected to said slide and to said indicator means; a cord guide mounted near one end of said guide rail, said flexible cord being supported by said cord guide, whereby said indicator means is suspended over said space and is raised to a relatively higher position by movement of said door from its open position toward its closed position and said indicator means is lowered to a relatively lower position when said door is moved to its open position.

Claim 6

An arrangement for simultaneously indicating the proper position of a vehicle in a parking space having defined boundaries within a garage structure and the position of a garage door; a doorway in said structure to allow access to said space, said garage door being slidably connected to said structure to close off said doorway in a closed position and allow vehicular access through said doorway in an open position; a longitudinally extending guide rail; support means connected to saiD structure for supporting said guide rail over said space; means for defining a path of travel for said door between its open and its closed positions; a slide mounted in sliding contact on said guide rail and intersecting the path of travel of said door, said slide being moved along said guide rail in the direction of travel of said door when said door is moved toward its open position; a spring connected to said guide rail and to the slide urging the slide in the direction of travel of said door when said door is moved toward its closed position; indicator means; a flexible cord connected to said slide and to said indicator means; a cord guide mounted near one end of said guide rail, said flexible cord being supported by said cord guide, whereby said indicator means is suspended over said space and is raised to a relatively higher position by movement of said door from its open position toward its closed position and said indicator means is lowered to a relatively lower position when said door is moved to its open position.

Claim 7

The arrangement in accordance with claim 4, wherein said door is an overhead opening door slidably movable in a pair of tracks connected to said structure, having a vertical closed position and a horizontal open position wherein said door is disposed over said space.