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Parking meter

US8590687B2 · kind B2 · utility

82Cited by

52References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

IPS Group Inc. · US

Inventors

David William King · Rancho Santa Fe, US
Murray David Kirby Hunter · Kingston, CA
Matthew James Hall · Austin, US
David Andrew Jones · Hornsby, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2010
Grant date	Nov 26, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07F17/248
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A parking meter assembly (10) including a base (11) that is to be fixed to or embedded in a ground surface, typically adjacent the curb that which a car is to be parked. The assembly (10) also includes a parking meter (13) having a front face (17) that includes a coin slot (25) a card slot (20) and a control panel (21). The parking meter (13) further includes a rear face (27) having a window aperture (28) that provides for the transmission of light to a solar panel (29) behind the aperture (28).

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