Parking indicator token strip
OwnerGeorge Tauberinventor
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Abstract
A parking indicator for motor vehicles comprises a channel for the insertion of a value strip and time indicators which are not adjustable when the value strip has been inserted into the channel. In order to prevent the value strip from being withdrawn from the channel without being damaged, the value strip is provided with teeth mating with a toothed wheel arranged in the channel, the toothed wheel being rotatable only in the direction of insertion of the value strip, thus forming locking structure retaining the value strip.
Claims24
A value strip for use in a parking indicator of the type including a casing, means for indicating the time of commencement of parking and operably connected to and movable with respect to the casing, a channel through the casing for insertion therethrough of the value strip to prevent adjustment of the time indicating means, and locking means for retaining the value strip in the channel, said value strip comprising:
- an elongated flat member having formed along one longitudinal edge tooth means for meshing engagement with the locking means of a parking indicator, said member having a weakening means for causing visible destruction of said member to occur when removal of said member from the channel in the parking indicator, in the direction of insertion into the channel or in a direction opposite to the direction of insertion is attempted.
A parking indicator comprising:
- a casing;
- means for indicating the time of commencement of parking, said time indicating means being operably connected to and movable with respect to said casing;
- said casing having therein a channel;
- a value strip insertable into said channel to an operative position whereat said time indicating means is prevented from being further adjusted;
- said value strip having along a longitudinal edge thereof a toothed portion;
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- toothed wheel means, mounted on said casing and in meshing engagement with said toothed portion of said value strip, for allowing insertion of said value strip into said channel and preventing withdrawal of said value strip from said channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.