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US4433636A
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Dual warning parking aid
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-02-05
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Granted: 1984-02-28
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Expires: 2002-02-05
Abstract
Abstract This disclosure is directed to a dual visual indicator vehicle parking aid comprising a base, a first readily deflectable parking limit visual warning member suspended from an upper portion of a bendable second parking limit visual warning member by a flexible means joining said second warning member to said first warning member, wherein said second warning member is bendable to a fixed position and is activated by contact with a bumper on said vehicle whereas said first warning member is activated by contact with the front or rear end thereof so as to give two visual warnings independently of one another.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald A. Crouch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 23:18
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H6/00; E04H6/42; E04H6/426
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A vehicle activated dual (warning sequential) visual indicator vehicle parking aid comprising a floor-mounted base means, a first readily deflectable parking limit visual warning member located in a position closer to the driver of said vehicle and further from the wall in the area where said vehicle is parked and suspended from an upper portion of a bendable second parking limit visual warning member by a flexible means joining said second warning member to said first warning member, wherein said second warning member is connected to said base means and is located in a position further from the vehicle driver and closer to said wall and is initially bendable to a fixed position; whereby said second warning member is activated by contact with a bumper on said vehicle whereas said first warning member is activated by contact with the front or rear-end thereof so as to give two (sequential) visual warnings independently of one another.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A vehicle activated dual (warning sequential) visual indicator vehicle parking aid comprising a floor-mounted base means, a first readily deflectable parking limit visual warning member located in a position closer to the driver of said vehicle and further from the wall in the area where said vehicle is parked and suspended from an upper portion of a bendable second parking limit visual warning member by a flexible means joining said second warning member to said first warning member, wherein said second warning member is connected to said base means and is located in a position further from the vehicle driver and closer to said wall and is initially bendable to a fixed position; whereby said second warning member is activated by contact with a bumper on said vehicle whereas said first warning member is activated by contact with the front or rear-end thereof so as to give two (sequential) visual warnings independently of one another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A parking aid as in claim 1 wherein said flexible means and said bendable second warning member together form an alignment guide for positioning the centerline of said vehicle in a parking space.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A parking aid as in claim 1 wherein said base is comprised of a plurality of cross members joined at a location approximately between the ends of one member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A parking aid as in claim 1 wherein said bendable second warning member is a metal tube.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A parking aid as in claim 1 wherein said flexible means is substantially parallel with and spaced apart from a portion of said bendable second warning member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A parking aid as in claim 1 wherein said flexible means is a chain.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A parking aid as in claim 1 wherein said flexible means is a string or rope.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A parking aid as in claim 1 wherein a bottom portion of said base is provided with an adhesive surface for securing said base to the floor of the area where said vehicle is parked.
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