GB2156894A - Arrangements for detachably holding a parking meter to a pole - Google Patents

Arrangements for detachably holding a parking meter to a pole Download PDF

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GB2156894A
GB2156894A GB8506916A GB8506916A GB2156894A GB 2156894 A GB2156894 A GB 2156894A GB 8506916 A GB8506916 A GB 8506916A GB 8506916 A GB8506916 A GB 8506916A GB 2156894 A GB2156894 A GB 2156894A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B21/00—Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or the like and a member surrounding it; Stud-and-socket releasable fastenings
    • F16B21/02—Releasable fastening devices locking by rotation
    • F16B21/04—Releasable fastening devices locking by rotation with bayonet catch
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B41/00—Measures against loss of bolts, nuts, or pins; Measures against unauthorised operation of bolts, nuts or pins
    • F16B41/005—Measures against unauthorised operation of bolts, nuts or pins
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/02—Heads
    • F16M11/04—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
    • F16M11/041—Allowing quick release of the apparatus
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M13/00—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
    • F16M13/02—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/24—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for parking meters
    • G07F17/248—Housing construction

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Abstract

In an arrangement for detachably holding a parking meter (3, 60) to the top of a pole (2), an intermediate member (1) is fixed to the pole and has a first cylinder (13) with bayonet slots (14) for extending up through a hole (31) in the base (32) of the meter housing (3). The meter housing (3) has a second cylinder (33) for surrounding the first cylinder (13) and having a bayonet pin (34). The two cylinders (13,33) have openings (15,35,36) aligned when the bayonet fitting is fastened so as to accommodate a securing pin (50). A lockable meter cover (60) has a portion (61) which clamps a handle (51) on the securing pin (50) inside the meter. Thus the meter is removable from the pole by unlocking the cover (60) to enable manual withdrawal of the securing pin (50) followed by rotation of the meter to undo the bayonet fitting. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Arrangements for detachably holding a parking meter to a pole This invention relates two arrangementsfordetachably holding a parking meterto a pole.
In known arrangements forth is purpose the parking meter has a portion integral with its base which is detachably fixed to the pole by a bolt accessible inside the meterwhen a lockable cover ofthe meter is removed. Fastening and unfastening this boltfor fixing a meter to the pole or removing it for maintenance is time consuming and laborious in out-of-doors conditions.
An object of this invention is to provide an arrangement by which the meter can quickly and easily be fixed to and removed from the pole.
According to the invention there is provided an arrangement for detachably holding a parking meter to the top of a pole, in which an intermediate fixing member has a lower portion for fixing to the pole and an upper portion in the form of a first hollow cylinder for extending through a hole in the base of the parking meter and having slots of a bayonet fitting, in which the parking meter has a second hollow cylinder around said hole in the base for surrounding said first cylinderand having bayonet pin meansforfitting in said slots, in which the two cylinders each have opposed openings which are aligned above the base when the bayonetfitting is fastened such that a securing membercan extend through the aligned openings, and in which a lockable cover of the meter has a portion for extending into the meter to hold the securing member so that the securing member is manually removeableto permit the bayonet fitting to be unfastened and the meterto be detached from the pole when the cover is unlocked and removed.
In the arrangement just described, the second cylinder may occupy a major portion of the width of the meter, said opposed openings being aligned along the length ofthe meter when the bayonet fitting is fastened, a handle on the securing member extending towards one end ofthe meter to be held by the lockable cover which is an end coveratthat end.
in the arrangement as described in either of the two previous paragraphs, the imtermediate fixing member may have aflange between said upper and lower portions for extending across the top end ofthe pole, the lower portion being adapted to extend into a hollow top portion of the pole and to be clamped to the inside ofthe pole.
In the arrangement described in the previous paragraph, the lower portion ofthe intermediate fixing member may have ataperawayfrom the flange, with a hole extending through the flange and the length of said lower portion for locating a bolt with its head on top of the flange and its shank protruding through the lower end of said lower portion, the first hollow cylinder providing access to the bolt head, and a nut for location on the protruding shank ofthe bolt locating leaves which exxtend up into the space between the taper and the inside surface ofthe pole, such that when the bolt is tightened the leaves are cammed bythetaperinto a narrowing space between the taper and the inside surface ofthe pole until the taper is clamped to the pole.
An embodiment ofthe invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which: Figure 1 shows a perspective view from one side and the front of the main housing of a parking meter with the lower part of the sidebroken away to show one part of a two-part bayonet fitting integral with the base ofthe housing, Figures 2,3 and 4 show the same view in exploded relationship with Figure 1 ofthetop ofa pole, and an intermediate fixing member including the other part ofthe bayonet fitting, a securing pin and handle, and a front end cover of the meter housing respectively, and Figure 5 shows a side section view along the line A-A of Figure 1 ofthe parts shown in Figures 1 to 4 assembled with the intermediate member clamped to the pole and the main housing held to the intermediate member via the bayonet fitting which is secured by the securing member extending therethrough and held by a lip on the front cover locked to the main housing.
Referring now to the drawing, an elongate intermediate fixing member 1 has a flange 11 for extending across the top end of a pole 2 and a lower portion 12 which is adapted to extend into a hollow top portion 22 ofthe pole 2 and to be clamped to the inside ofthe pole 2. An upper portion of the intermediate fixing member 1 is in the form of a first hollow cylinder 13for extending through a hole 31 in the base 32 ofthe main housing 3 of a parking meter.
The lower portion 12 ofthe intermediate fixing member 1 has a taper away from the flange I 1,with a hole 16 extending through the flange 11 and the length of the lower portion 12 for locating a bolt 40 with its head 41 on top ofthe flange 11 and its shank protruding through the lower end ofthe lower portion 12, the first hollow cylinder 13 providing access to the bolt head 41. A nut 42 for location on the protruding shank of the bolt 40 is punched out to locate three elliptical shaped leaves 43 (only one of which is shown in Figure 5) which extend up into the space between the taper of the lower portion 12 and the inside surface 22 ofthe pole 2.When the bolt 40 is tightened the leaves 43 are crammed by the taper into a narrowing space between the per and the inside surface 22 of the pole 2 until the lower portion 12 is clamped to the pole 2.
The hollow cylindrical upper portion 13 ofthe intermediate fixing member 1 has two L-shaped slots 14 of a bayonet fitting. A pairofopposed holes 15 are provided in the cylindrical portion 13 above the closed lower ends ofthe slots 14.
The parking meter main housing 3 has a second hollow cylinder 33 which is formed integrally with the base 32, extends above and below the base 32 around the hole 31 and occupies a major portion of the width ofthe meter housing 3. The second cylinder 33 has assembled into it below the base 32 a single bayonet pin 34 aligned with the length ofthe meter housing 3 and extending across the hole 31 forfitting in the bayonet slots 14 of the first cylinder 13. The pin 34 is protected from removal after assembly by a web 331 formed integrallywith and extending below the base 32 around the cylinder 33 at the front but not at the back ofthe pin 34.A pair of opposed openings are provided in second cylinder 33 above the base 32 and aligned with the pin 34; the first opening of this pair is a hole 35 and the other opening is formed by two outwardly extending upperwall portions 36. A hollow cylindrical collar 332 is integral with and extends belowthecylinder33 coaxial with the cylinder 33.
The bayonetfitting is fastened by placing the main housing 3 overthe intermediate member 1 with the second cylinder33 surrdunding the first cylinder 13 and the pin 34 in the top openings ofthe slots 14, and rotating the housing 3 until the pin 34 is in the closed ends ofthe slots 14. In this fastened position a rubber ring 37 is compressed between the underneath ofthe cylinder33and the top oftheflange 11, and the collar 332 surrounds the ring 37, the flange 11 andthe top of the pole 2.
Afterthe bayonetfitting is fastened, a securing pin 50 may be manually inserted from the cpen end 38 of the housing 3 to extend through the aligned openings 36,15 and 35. A handle 51 on the securing pin 50 will then extendtowardstheopen end38with one end hanging down and resting on the base 32.
Afterthe securing pin 51 has been inserted, an end cover 60 is positioned to close the open end 38 ofthe main housing 3. When in position, the end cover 60 has a base portion resting on the base 32 ofthe main housing 3 with a lip 61 holding one end ofthe handle 51 so that the securing pin 50 cannot come out ofthe cylinders 13 and 33 and unfastening ofthe bayont fitting is prevented.
The end cover 60 is lockable to the main housing 3 by means (not shown) extending between opposed inward projections 62,39 nearthe top of the cover 60 and housing 3. Thus the securing pin 50 is manually removeable by means ofthe handle 51 to permitthe bayonet fitting to be unfastened and the main meter housing 3 to be detached from the pole 2 only when the cover 60 is unlocked and removed The working parts of the parking meter are not shown but may be accommodated in the housing above the bayonetfitting and belowthe means for locking the end cover 60. An entry slot 63 for a magnetic card token and a digital display area 64 may be positioned in the end cover 60 as shown.

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1. An arrangementfor detachably holding a parking meterto the top of a pole, in which an intermediate fixing member has a lower portion for fixing to the pole and an upper portion in the form of a first hollow cylinderforextendingthrough a hole in the base of the parking meter and having slots of a bayonetfitting, in which the parking meter has a second hollow cylinder around said hole in the base for surrounding said first cylinderand having bayonet pin meansforfitting in said holes, in which the two cylinders each have opposed openings which are aligned above the base when the bayonet fitting is fastened such that a securing member can extend th roug h the a lig ned openings, and in which a lockable cover of the meter has a portion for extending into the meterto hold the securing member so that the securing member is manually removeableto permit the bayonet fitting to be unfastened and the meter to be detached from the pole when the cover is unlocked and removed.
2. An arrangement as claimed in claim 1, in which the second cylinder occupies a major portion of the width ofthe meter, said opposed openings being aligned along the length ofthe meter when the bayonet fitting is fastened, and in which a handie on the securing member extends towards one end ofthe meterto be held bythe lockable cover which is an end cover at that end.
3. An arrangement as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 in which the intermediate fixing member has a flange between said upper and lower portions for extending across the top end of the pole, the lower portion being adapted to extend into a hollowtop portion ofthe pole and to be clamped to the inside ofthe pole.
4. An arrangement as claimed in claim 3, in which the lower portion ofthe intermediate fixing member has a taper away from the flange, with a hole extending through the flange and the length of said lower portion for locating a bolt with its head on top of the flange and its shank protrudingthrough the lower end of said lower portion, the first hollow cylinder providing access to the bolt head, and in which a nut is provided for location on the protruding shank of the boltandforlocating leaves which extend up into the space between the taper and the inside surface of the pole, such thatwhen the bolt istightened the leaves are cammed by the taper into a narrowing space betweenthetaperandtheinsidesurfaceofthe pole until the taper is clamped to the pole.
5. An arrangementfor detachably holding a parking meter to the top of a pole, substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
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