Gasoline pump modification apparatus
AssigneeResearch Fuels, Inc.
InventorAllan S. Ottenstein
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Abstract
An apparatus for modification of a gasoline pump is disclosed. This apparatus incorporates electronically driven display numerals. The numerals are supported on a PC board recessed within a housing. They are slanted at an angle approximating 45.degree.. They are recessed into the housing and are surrounded by a nonreflective flat back housing incorporating an overhanging eyebrow and right and left shields. The recess further includes a generally horizontal flat cheek plate extending from the face of the panel back to the numeral display. The numeral is so arranged that it can be viewed from a substantial distance without ambiguities or distractions as a result of glare, and is otherwise highly visible. A circuit for driving the electronic numerical display is incorporated.
Claims7
A read-out device supplying price information regarding a sale by a fuel pump which comprises:
- a housing having a face plate thereon with openings formed in said face plate;
- multi-segment numeric displays visible through the openings in said housing;
- a non-glare structure constructed on the back side of the face of said housing extending from an opening through which said numeric display is viewed to shield the numeric display from stray light;
- electronic price multiplication means which responds to first and second input signals where one input is representative of the total volume of fuel pumped and the other input is representative of the price per quantity;
- means for forming driving signals for said numeric display causing said numeric display to form a price indication which means converts signals from said price multiplication means into the driving signals;
- wherein said numeric display comprises a multi-digit arrangement of segmental displays which forms visible numbers;
- an overhead eyebrow plate extending from said face plate to said numeric display and terminating at both ends of said numeric display with angled shield members preventing the intrusion of light from the ends;
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- a generally horizontal plate protruding from the back of said face plate and which plate extends to said numeric display, and which plate is covered with a non-reflective material on its exposed area.
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