Parking Meter
AssigneeJ.J. MacKay Canada Limited
InventorsJames George Mackay, Darren Scott Cameron, Adrian Ignatius O'Neil, Gregory Emile Chauvin
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Abstract
A parking meter is provided that has a parking meter mechanism and an extruded tubular base secured to an existing pole. The extruded tubular base encloses a coin canister that may be accessed through either an opening in the base of the parking meter mechanism or a door opening in the extruded tubular base. The extruded tubular base may be secured to the existing pole by an upper ring and a lower ring. One or more lights may be arranged down the sides of the extruded tubular structure to convey information to users or parking enforcement personnel.
Claims21
A parking meter comprising:
- a parking meter mechanism having a base;
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- an extruded tubular base secured to an existing pole at a parking meter location, the extruded tubular base extending from adjacent the ground to the base of the parking meter mechanism, wherein the parking meter mechanism is secured to the extruded tubular base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.