Tire lock
US5829285A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/5889
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and method for obtaining same-day payment of parking violation fines imposed by a municipality or other governmental body, having a tire clamp with a combination lock, to be applied to a tire of the violator's vehicle, and a notice to the vehicle owner, which informs the owner of a phone number to call, to pay the fine by credit card and obtain the combination to the lock, allowing the owner to release the vehicle, after which the vehicle owner clamps the tire clamp around a parking meter or sign post, for later retrieval by police.
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