Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
AssigneeJ.J. MacKay Canada Limited
InventorsGeorge Allan MacKay, Gregory Emile Chauvin, Shamus John Angus McLarty, Ben Garvey
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Abstract
A parking meter mechanism is described that may include a front housing, having a display opening for viewing a display through, connected to an internal structure. Additionally or alternatively the parking meter mechanism may include a contactless payment reader located behind the display. The parking meter mechanism may be secured to a lower housing. A back housing may be secured to the lower housing as well. The front or back housing may include a solar panel compartment and solar panel mounted therein.
Claims33
A removable modular single space parking meter mechanism comprising:
- an internal structure configured to be at least partially and removably received within a lower housing of a single space parking meter;
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- a front housing, coupled to the internal structure and comprising a display opening in a portion of the front housing that is exposed to an external environment when the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism is secured to the lower housing.
A single space parking meter comprising:
- a lower housing;
- a removable modular single space parking meter mechanism comprising:
- an internal structure configured to be at least partially and removably received within the lower housing;
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- a front housing, coupled to the internal structure and comprising a display opening in a portion of the front housing that is exposed to an external environment when the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism is secured to the lower housing;
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- a back housing secured to the lower housing and the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism.
A method of assembling a single space parking meter comprising:
- placing a removable modular single space parking meter mechanism having a pivotally attached front housing at least partially in a lower housing having a back housing secured to the lower housing;
- pivoting the front housing towards the back housing;
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- securing the front housing to the back housing to provide a protective housing of the parking meter.
A single space parking meter comprising:
- a lower housing;
- a removable modular single space parking meter mechanism comprising an internal structure at least partially and removably received within a lower housing of a single space parking meter;
- a housing coupled to the lower housing and the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism;
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- a solar panel arranged on an exterior surface of the housing of the single space parking meter that is exposed to an external environment of the single space parking meter when the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism is secured to the lower housing.
A single space parking meter comprising:
- a lower housing;
- a removable modular single space parking meter mechanism comprising:
- an internal structure at least partially and removably received within the lower housing of the single space parking meter;
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- a plurality of parking meter mechanism components coupled to the internal structure, the plurality of parking meter mechanism components comprising:
- a display for displaying parking information;
- a short-range contactless payment reader comprising at least one of:
- Near-Field Communications (NFC) reader;
- a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader;
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- an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14443 reader;
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- a contactless payment reader antenna located at the display and coupled to the contactless payment reader;
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- a housing exposed to an external environment coupled to the lower housing and the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.