Fuel pump sign
OwnerGary Simsinventor
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Abstract
A fuel pump sign (50) comprising a fuel type indicator panel (52) for indicating the type of fuel supplied by a pump, and a pump availability indicator panel (54) for indicating whether the pump is available for use. Also disclosed is a method of use of a display panel having a plurality of display areas as a fuel pump sign for indicating whether or not a fuel pump is available for use. The method of use comprises displaying an indication of a fuel type supplied by the pump on a first display area of the display panel, and displaying an indication of whether or not the pump is available for use on a second display area of the display panel.
Claims15
A fuel pump sign comprising:
- a fuel type indicator panel for indicating the type of fuel supplied by a pump;
- a fuel type panel holder adapted to hold the fuel type indicator panel detachably;
- a pump availability indicator panel for indicating whether the pump is available for use;
- and
- a pump availability panel holder adapted to hold the pump availability indicator panel detachably,
- wherein the pump availability panel holder is attached to one side edge of the fuel type panel holder;
- the fuel type panel holder is arranged so that the fuel type indicator panel can be inserted into the fuel type panel holder from above;
- and
- the pump availability panel holder is arranged so that the pump availability indicator panel can be inserted into the pump availability panel holder from a side of the pump availability panel holder opposite to a side to which the fuel type panel holder is attached.
A method of use of a display panel having a plurality of display areas as a fuel pump sign for indicating whether or not a fuel pump is available for use, the method of use comprising:
- displaying an indication of a fuel type supplied by the pump on a first display area of the display panel;
- and
- displaying an indication of whether or not the pump is available for use on a second display area of the display panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.