US3933231A
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Automatic workshop installation
Assignee: MAROSTICA JEROME L
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Filing: 1974-08-12
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Granted: 1976-01-20
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Expires: 1994-08-12
Abstract
Abstract A workshop installation in which a user can service equipment, machines, vehicles and the like comprising one or more enclosures each having a single access space with a displaceable barrier thereat. The barrier is normally retracted to allow free entry into the respective enclosure via the access space and it is closable after entry into the space. A plurality of tools are supported in tool carriers within the enclosure for utilization by the user within the enclosure. A pre-payment device in the enclosure is coupled to the barrier and the tool supports for allowing removal of the tools after sufficient payment has been made in the pre-payment device corresponding to a pre-determined period of time. A barrier locking device is actuated when a tool has been removed from the tool supports. An electrical warning circuit is provided for each enclosure and is activated when the predetermined period of time of the pre-payment device has expired and the tools have not been returned to the tool supports.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert Paul Vinet
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 13:27
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60S; B60S5/00; G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S194/00; Y10S194/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
207 words
A workshop installation in which a user can service equipment, said installation comprising at least one enclosure having a single access space and a displaceable barrier at said access space, said barrier being normally retracted to allow free entry into said enclosure via said access space and being closable after entry into said enclosure, means in said enclosure for removable support of tools to be utilized by the user within the enclosure, a pre-payment device in the enclosure coupled to the barrier and the tool support means for allowing removal of tools after sufficient payment has been made in the pre-payment device corresponding to a pre-determined period of time, at least one electrical warning circuit, means for locking said barrier in the closed position thereof, and presence detector means for detecting the presence of the tools in the tool support means, said presence detector means being coupled to said pre-payment device and to said barrier locking means and electrical warning circuit for activating the barrier locking means when a tool is removed from the tool support and for closing the electrical warning circuit when the pre-determined period of time of the pre-payment device has expired and the tools have not been returned to the tool support means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
207 words
A workshop installation in which a user can service equipment, said installation comprising at least one enclosure having a single access space and a displaceable barrier at said access space, said barrier being normally retracted to allow free entry into said enclosure via said access space and being closable after entry into said enclosure, means in said enclosure for removable support of tools to be utilized by the user within the enclosure, a pre-payment device in the enclosure coupled to the barrier and the tool support means for allowing removal of tools after sufficient payment has been made in the pre-payment device corresponding to a pre-determined period of time, at least one electrical warning circuit, means for locking said barrier in the closed position thereof, and presence detector means for detecting the presence of the tools in the tool support means, said presence detector means being coupled to said pre-payment device and to said barrier locking means and electrical warning circuit for activating the barrier locking means when a tool is removed from the tool support and for closing the electrical warning circuit when the pre-determined period of time of the pre-payment device has expired and the tools have not been returned to the tool support means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
An installation according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of enclosures and a central control station are provided at which station the electrical warning circuits terminate, further circuits terminating at said control station for controlling and operating the means for locking the barriers and additional circuits terminating at said control station for monitoring the pre-payment devices.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
72 words
An installation according to claim 1, wherein the presence detector means comprises circuit breakers situated on the tool support means and automatically operated in one direction when a respective tool is in place and in the opposite direction when the tool is removed, said tool support means comprising a plurality of tool supports each accepting a respective single, specific tool, all the circuit breakers being connected in series to said warning circuit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
82 words
An installation according to claim 3, wherein at least some of said circuit breakers are of the dynamometric type and include operating mechanisms which can only be actuated if the force which acts on them is equivalent to the weight of the tool for which they are adjusted, said circuit breakers being positioned at the base of the respective tool supports so that a tool which is put in place rests on a respective circuit breaker and actuates it by its weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
An installation according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of circuit breakers are provided for each single tool and said circuit breakers are arranged to conform to the configuration of the tool.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
An installation according to claim 5 comprising fixed guides supporting the circuit breakers for movement so that they can be adjusted in position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
An installation according to claim 1, wherein the presence detector means includes two flexible wires and a sheath in which the wires are connected to a tool in which they are short-circuited, said wires being connected to said warning circuit which is actuated when at least one of said wires is cut.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
An installation according to claim 1, further comprising electrical power supply means connected in said enclosure for operating the tools and equipment, said power supply means including a circuit controlled by at least one of the pre-payment device and the barrier.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
An installation according to claim 8, wherein the circuit of the power supply means includes control circuit breakers fitted in the control circuit of a contact breaker which is itself in the circuit of the power supply means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
55 words
An installation according to claim 1, wherein said warning circuit includes at least one lamp situated in the enclosure and a lamp situated at a central control station, said warning circuit including an actuator contact switch which is controlled by the pre-payment device when the pre-determined time has elapsed after payment to the pre-payment device.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
An installation according to claim 10, wherein said pre-payment device includes means for adjusting the said pre-determined period of time.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
An installation according to claim 1, wherein said warning circuit includes a warning device and at least one relay which actuates said warning device when the presence detector means is activated.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
64 words
An installation according to claim 1, wherein said warning circuit contains an eletromagnet which is excited when the presence detector means is activated upon removal of a tool, said electromagnet being situated opposite the barrier so as to move it to closed position by magnetic attraction, said barrier locking means being actuated by said warning circuit when the barrier has reached its closed position.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-01-19 | 1979-07-21 | 1980-01-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-01-19 | 1983-07-21 | 1984-01-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-01-19 | 1987-07-21 | 1988-01-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |