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US 12,716,257 B1Granted
Parking aid apparatus and methods of using the same
AssigneeParkSimpli Products LLC
InventorElbert Hannah
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Abstract
Parking aid apparatuses help individuals traverse into a garage space and stop the vehicle precisely where needed to ensure a proper fit within the space. Methods of using the same are further provided.
Claims20
A parking aid apparatus comprising:
- a bracket configured to be rigidly held against a sidewall of a garage comprising a first leg configured to be disposed adjacent and held to the sidewall and a second leg extending roughly perpendicularly from the first leg;
- a first vertical line disposed a first distance from a point on the second leg of the bracket;
- a second vertical line disposed a second distance from the point on the second leg of the bracket, wherein the first vertical line and the second vertical line are offset from one another;
- and
- a rotating element at the point on the second leg of the bracket, wherein the rotating element is configured to rotate at least one of the first vertical line and the second vertical line around the point on the second leg of the bracket.
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A parking aid apparatus comprising:
- a bracket configured to be rigidly held against a sidewall of a garage comprising a first leg configured to be disposed adjacent and held to the sidewall and a second leg extending roughly perpendicularly from the first leg;
- a first housing rotatably attached to the second leg;
- a first vertical line on a first side of the first housing, wherein the first side of the first housing is transparent except for the first vertical line;
- and
- a second vertical line on a second side of the first housing.
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A method of using a parking aid apparatus comprising the steps of:
- providing a bracket configured to be rigidly held against a sidewall of a garage comprising a first leg configured to be disposed adjacent and held to the sidewall and a second leg extending roughly perpendicularly from the first leg, a first vertical line disposed a first distance from a point on the second leg of the bracket;
- a second vertical line disposed a second distance from the point on the second leg of the bracket, wherein the first vertical line and the second vertical line are offset from one another;
- and a rotating element at the point on the second leg of the bracket, wherein the rotating element is configured to rotate at least one of the first vertical line and the second vertical line around the point on the second leg of the bracket;
- attaching the bracket to the sidewall of the garage;
- rotating the first vertical line relative to the second vertical line around the point so that the first vertical line and the second vertical line are aligned with each other from a driver's vantage point within a vehicle in the garage when the vehicle is positioned at a parking position within the garage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.