Parking indicator comprising indicator retracting mechanism
US11361662B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04H6/426
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Embodiments of this disclosure are directed to a parking indicator comprising a vehicle contact body, a pivoting contact body support, an elongated visibility indicator, an indicator actuating mechanism, and an indicator retracting mechanism. The pivoting contact body support is attached to the vehicle contact body and is configured to permit the vehicle contact body to pivot to a horizontally-oriented position when the vehicle contact body is grounded via the pivoting contact body support and is contacted by a vehicle entering a parking space occupied by the parking indicator. The elongated visibility indicator is mechanically coupled to the vehicle contact body via the indicator actuating mechanism such that the indicator actuating mechanism upholds the elongated visibility indicator in an extended position. The indicator retracting mechanism is configured to retract the elongated visibility indicator to a retracted position when the vehicle contact body pivots from the vertically-oriented position to the horizontally-oriented position.
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