CA2186406A1 - Parking meter assemblies - Google Patents
Parking meter assembliesInfo
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- 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
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Abstract
A parking meter assembly has a housing formed of housing portions of sheet steel secured together by welds. A coin receptacle is provided within the housing for receiving coins inserted through one or two parking meter heads mounted on the housing. To provide access to the coin receptacle, the housing is provided with an opening, a closure member and a lock, the closure member being securable by the lock in a closure position in the opening so as to close the opening. The housing also includes a vertical hollow cylindrical member upstanding from the underside of the housing into the interior of the housing, with a fastener provided within the housing and accessible through the opening, the fastener being adjustable to secure the cylindrical member and, thus, the remainder of the housing to a top portion of a support post inserted into the cylindrical member.
Description
The present invention relates to parking meter assemblies and is useful for parking meter assemblies having one or more parking meter heads.
s Conventional parking meters comprise a housing, sometimes referred to as "a vault", in the form of a metal casting, which is secured to a post, with one or more parking meter heads projecting upwardly from the top of the housing. To enable coins to be collected from the intcrior of the housing, there is provided within the housing a coin receptacle for collecting coins inserted through the coin inlets, and the housing is provided with an access opening which can be closed by a hinged door, a lock being provided for securing the door in a closed position in the opening. When the door is open, the coin receptacle is accessible through the access~opening for removal from the housing.
It is a di:~dd~ of such a conventional parking meter assembly that, because the housing is formed of a metal casing, the huusing is relatively brittle and therefore is vulnerable to being shattered by blows by a hammer and another object. Also, the door is vulnerable to such blows. These parking meter assemblies can thus be vandali~d and, when this occurs, the entire casting usually has to be replaced, since it is not feasible to repair a shattered casth1g.
Furthermore, such a prior parking metcr housing is secured by an expansible anchor to the top of a hollow post, the anchor depending from the underside of the housing and being inserted downwardly into the interior of the post and then being expanded radially outwardly into frictional gripping ~ lli with the inner surface of the post.
This type of securement of the parking meter assemblies results ir an ~rrang~nn~nt which may be ~ulnerable to rotation of the housing about the post and/or to the effects of blows directed upwardly against the housing and tending to force the housir g upwardly from the post.
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s Conventional parking meters comprise a housing, sometimes referred to as "a vault", in the form of a metal casting, which is secured to a post, with one or more parking meter heads projecting upwardly from the top of the housing. To enable coins to be collected from the intcrior of the housing, there is provided within the housing a coin receptacle for collecting coins inserted through the coin inlets, and the housing is provided with an access opening which can be closed by a hinged door, a lock being provided for securing the door in a closed position in the opening. When the door is open, the coin receptacle is accessible through the access~opening for removal from the housing.
It is a di:~dd~ of such a conventional parking meter assembly that, because the housing is formed of a metal casing, the huusing is relatively brittle and therefore is vulnerable to being shattered by blows by a hammer and another object. Also, the door is vulnerable to such blows. These parking meter assemblies can thus be vandali~d and, when this occurs, the entire casting usually has to be replaced, since it is not feasible to repair a shattered casth1g.
Furthermore, such a prior parking metcr housing is secured by an expansible anchor to the top of a hollow post, the anchor depending from the underside of the housing and being inserted downwardly into the interior of the post and then being expanded radially outwardly into frictional gripping ~ lli with the inner surface of the post.
This type of securement of the parking meter assemblies results ir an ~rrang~nn~nt which may be ~ulnerable to rotation of the housing about the post and/or to the effects of blows directed upwardly against the housing and tending to force the housir g upwardly from the post.
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-2-lt is accordingly an object of the present hlvention to provide a novel and improved parking meter assembly wllicll is more resistant to impacts than conventional parking meters.
According to the present invention, there is provided a parking meter assembly which has S a housing formed of housing portions of sheet steel, which are secured together by welds.
A coin receptacle is provided within the housing for receiving coins inserted through one or two parlcing meter heads mounted Qn the housing.
To provide access to the coin receptacle, the housing is provided with an opening, a closure member and a lock, the closure member being securable by the locls in a closure position in the opening so as to close the opening.
The housing also includes a vertical hollow cylindrical member upstanding from the ullderside of the housing into the interior of the housing, with a fastener provided within the housing and accessible through the opcning, the fastener being adjustable to secure the cylindrical member and, thus, the remainder of the housing to a top portion of a support post inserted into the cylindrical member. The fastener comprises one or more bolts inserted tllrough openings in the cylindrical member and the support post.
Since the housir g according to the present invention is formed of housing portions of sheet steel which are welded together, the housing is substantially stronger, and more resistant to impacts, than the prior art housings discussed above.
Thc provision of the cylindrical member provides a stronger and more-vandal resistant securement of the parlcing meter assembly to the post then is possible with prior art parlsing meter assembly housings of cast metal, to which a comparable cylindrical member cannot be welded.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the cylindrical member penetrates the ~ 21g64~6
According to the present invention, there is provided a parking meter assembly which has S a housing formed of housing portions of sheet steel, which are secured together by welds.
A coin receptacle is provided within the housing for receiving coins inserted through one or two parlcing meter heads mounted Qn the housing.
To provide access to the coin receptacle, the housing is provided with an opening, a closure member and a lock, the closure member being securable by the locls in a closure position in the opening so as to close the opening.
The housing also includes a vertical hollow cylindrical member upstanding from the ullderside of the housing into the interior of the housing, with a fastener provided within the housing and accessible through the opcning, the fastener being adjustable to secure the cylindrical member and, thus, the remainder of the housing to a top portion of a support post inserted into the cylindrical member. The fastener comprises one or more bolts inserted tllrough openings in the cylindrical member and the support post.
Since the housir g according to the present invention is formed of housing portions of sheet steel which are welded together, the housing is substantially stronger, and more resistant to impacts, than the prior art housings discussed above.
Thc provision of the cylindrical member provides a stronger and more-vandal resistant securement of the parlcing meter assembly to the post then is possible with prior art parlsing meter assembly housings of cast metal, to which a comparable cylindrical member cannot be welded.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the cylindrical member penetrates the ~ 21g64~6
- 3 -underside of the housing and projects upwardly and downwardly from the umderside of the housing, so that the cylindrical membcr has a length which is suff cient to provide a strong connection between the housing and the post, i.e. a connection which resists a .1,~ "
of the housing by twisting or pounding transversely of the lengtb of the post.
s To reinforce tEle closure member agahlst impacts~ for example hammer blows, there is provided, in a prcferred embodiment of the invention, a ~ r~ ,c~ l of sheet steel which extends around the opening within the housing and projects inwardly of the opening so as to form an abutment for the closure member when the closure member is located in its closure position in the opening.
TEIe ,~ P~ 1 is preferably such that the closure member, in its closure position, is flush with tlle housing, at the exterior of the housing, thus avoiding any projection of the closure member from the housing which could facilitate leverage of the closure member relative to the housing.
To protect the com inlet, there is also provided, in the preferred C~ )udilllc;lll of the invention, a cover of sEIeet steel which is secured over the coin inEet, with the coin inEet projecting through a top opening in the cover. The cover has opposed vertical parallel walls, lower portions of which ft through slots formed in the top of the housing and are secured by retainer members within the housing, the retainer members being accessible through the opening.
The present invention will become more readily apparent from the following description of preferréd embodiments given, by way of example, with reference to the ac~ npa~yi~g drawings, in which:
Figure I shows a view in perspective of a dual-head parlcing meter assembly embodying to the present invention;
~ 2~86406 Flgure 2 shows a view in front elevation of tbe parking meter assembly of Figure l;
Figure 3 shows an exploded view of the parking meter assembly of Figure l;
Figure 4 shows a view taken in cross-section along the line 4-4 of Figure 2;
and Figure 5 shows a view in perspective of a single-head parking meter assembly embodying to the present invention.
In Figure I of the accu~ allyillg drawings, there is illustrated a parlcing meter assembly indicated generally by reference numeral 10, which comprises a vault or housing indicated generally by reference numeral 12 and a cover indicated generally by reference numeral 14.
Two parlcing meter heads, indicated generally by reference numerals 16, are mounted, on the top of the housmg 12, in a manner described in greater detail below and the entire parking meter assembly 10 is mounted on the Lop of a vertical post, which is indicated generally by reference numeral 18 and which, for convenience of ~ ctrAtion~ is shown broken-away in the drawings.
Each parking meter head 16 comprises a housing 17, containing a ~ llvtillLi~llal coin controlled timing and indicator mechanism (not shown) and a window 19, through which a pointer (not showll) and a scale (not shown) can be observed. Instead of pointers and scales, the heads 16 may employ liquid crystal displays or other displays well known in the art.
The housing 12 is made of 1/4 inch sheet stainless steel, although mild steel may ~ laLivc~ly be employed, and has a flat, horizontal top 20, a flat vertical front wall 22, a flat vertical rear wall 24, which is parallel to the front wall 22, a pair of flat d~vvllwaldly convergent side walls 26, and a flat bottom wall 28. The front and rear walls 22 and 24 and the top 20 are 218640~
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formed in one piece by stamping and the bottom wall 28 and the side walls 26 are formed in another piece by stamping, these two pieces being secured together by welds 29 (Figure
of the housing by twisting or pounding transversely of the lengtb of the post.
s To reinforce tEle closure member agahlst impacts~ for example hammer blows, there is provided, in a prcferred embodiment of the invention, a ~ r~ ,c~ l of sheet steel which extends around the opening within the housing and projects inwardly of the opening so as to form an abutment for the closure member when the closure member is located in its closure position in the opening.
TEIe ,~ P~ 1 is preferably such that the closure member, in its closure position, is flush with tlle housing, at the exterior of the housing, thus avoiding any projection of the closure member from the housing which could facilitate leverage of the closure member relative to the housing.
To protect the com inlet, there is also provided, in the preferred C~ )udilllc;lll of the invention, a cover of sEIeet steel which is secured over the coin inEet, with the coin inEet projecting through a top opening in the cover. The cover has opposed vertical parallel walls, lower portions of which ft through slots formed in the top of the housing and are secured by retainer members within the housing, the retainer members being accessible through the opening.
The present invention will become more readily apparent from the following description of preferréd embodiments given, by way of example, with reference to the ac~ npa~yi~g drawings, in which:
Figure I shows a view in perspective of a dual-head parlcing meter assembly embodying to the present invention;
~ 2~86406 Flgure 2 shows a view in front elevation of tbe parking meter assembly of Figure l;
Figure 3 shows an exploded view of the parking meter assembly of Figure l;
Figure 4 shows a view taken in cross-section along the line 4-4 of Figure 2;
and Figure 5 shows a view in perspective of a single-head parking meter assembly embodying to the present invention.
In Figure I of the accu~ allyillg drawings, there is illustrated a parlcing meter assembly indicated generally by reference numeral 10, which comprises a vault or housing indicated generally by reference numeral 12 and a cover indicated generally by reference numeral 14.
Two parlcing meter heads, indicated generally by reference numerals 16, are mounted, on the top of the housmg 12, in a manner described in greater detail below and the entire parking meter assembly 10 is mounted on the Lop of a vertical post, which is indicated generally by reference numeral 18 and which, for convenience of ~ ctrAtion~ is shown broken-away in the drawings.
Each parking meter head 16 comprises a housing 17, containing a ~ llvtillLi~llal coin controlled timing and indicator mechanism (not shown) and a window 19, through which a pointer (not showll) and a scale (not shown) can be observed. Instead of pointers and scales, the heads 16 may employ liquid crystal displays or other displays well known in the art.
The housing 12 is made of 1/4 inch sheet stainless steel, although mild steel may ~ laLivc~ly be employed, and has a flat, horizontal top 20, a flat vertical front wall 22, a flat vertical rear wall 24, which is parallel to the front wall 22, a pair of flat d~vvllwaldly convergent side walls 26, and a flat bottom wall 28. The front and rear walls 22 and 24 and the top 20 are 218640~
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formed in one piece by stamping and the bottom wall 28 and the side walls 26 are formed in another piece by stamping, these two pieces being secured together by welds 29 (Figure
4) The front wall 22 is formed with a hapezoidal access opening 30, which provides access to the interior of tlle housing, and a correspondingly trapezoidally shaped closure member 32 flts into the opening 30 for closing the housing 12 Within the housing, there is provided a sheet steel reinforcement 34, which is secured by a weld 35 (Figure 4) to the inner side of the front wall 22 and which projects inwardly of the opening 30, around the entire periphery of the opening 30 At thc bottom of the opening 30, the reinforcement 34 is provided with two spaced-apart horizontally extending slots 36 The closure member 32 is formed with two offset lugs 38 which, when the closure member 32 is located in a closure position in the opening 30 as shown in Figure 14, project through the slots 36 for retaining the closure member 32 in the opening 30 The lugs 38~ each have a retaining bolt 33~ of which only one is shown, in threaded r ~ rlllc lll therewith for retaining the lugs 38 in tbe slots 36 when the closure member 32 is opened When the closure member 32 is in its closure pOsitioll, the inner side of the closure member 32 abuts the outer f~e of the reinforcement 34, with the closure member 32 then being flush with the front wall 22 at the exterior of the housing, as can be seen rrom Figure 4 Consequently, when the closure member 32 is in its closure position, it does not present amy edge projecting outwardly beyond the front wall 22 which could possibly facilitate jimmying or chiselling of the closure member 32 from the opening 30 At its inner side, the closure member 32 is provided with a reinforcement plate 40, which is secured to the closure member 32 by a weld 41 and which, at its top, is formed with an 218~06 inwardly projecting flange 42 in which there is cut a slot 44.
Thc closure member 32 is provided witll a lock, indicated generally by reference numeral 46, havillg a latch 48 which pivots upwardly through the slot 44 so as to engage behind the S reinforcement 34, as showll in FigLIre 4, for locll;ing the closure member 32 in its closure pOSitiOII in the opening 30. As can be seen from Figure 3, the lock 46 extends tbrough the closure member 32 and through the reinforcement plate 40 and the latter therefore serves to reinforce the closure member 32 at the location of the lock 46.
The housing 12 includes a hollov.~ vertical cylindrical member or sleeve 50 which, as can be seen from Figures 3 and 4, extends through the bottom 28 of the housing and projects upwardly and d~wllwoldly from the bottom 28, the cylindrical member 50 being secured by a weld 51 to the bottom 28.
The cylindrical member 50 serves to receive an upper portion of the post 18, and is retained on the post 18 by bolts 52 (Figure 3), which are inserted through openings 53 in the cylindrical member 50 and through openings 54 in the post 18. The openings 53 and 54 are aligned with one another to receive the bolts 52 therethrough, and the bolts 52 are retained by threaded ~ " ,r"l with retaining nuts 56 within the post l 8. The bolts 52 and the nuts 56 are accessible, for adjustment and tightening thereof, through the access opening 30 in the housing 12 when the closure member 32 is removed from its closure position in the opening 30.
The housing 12 contains a coin chute, indicated generally by reference numeral 60, and a coin receptacle, indicated generally by reference numeral 62, for receiving and storing coins inserted into the parking meter assembly through the coin inlets 16. The housing top 20 is, for that purpose, formed with hvo rectangular coin openings 64, through which coins 66 can drop from the coin iullets 16 through the chute 60 into the receptacle 62.
~ 2186406 The coin chute 60 is formed of two separate halves 60a and 60b, which have illLc~ a~;ed irregularly-shaped edges 61 and which form, at the underside of the coin chute 60, a depending nozzle-shaped coin outlet 63 . The coin receptacle 62, which is made of plastic material, has at its top a mouth 65 shaped to receive the coin outlet 63. The two halves 60a S and 60b of this coin chute 60 are secured to the housing 12 by screws 67 (of which only one is shown) in threaded ~ rl iIrl 11 in holes 69 in the housing 12, and are made of sheet steel ha~/ing a thickl1ess which is sufficiently small, and ~vhich in the present embodiment is 1/32 inch, to allow flexing of the coin chute 60 when the coin receptacle 62 is inserted into or removed from the position in which it is shown in Figure 4. In this position, the lower end of the coin receptacle 62 fits into the upper end of the post 18 and the underside of the coin receptacle 62 is supported on the nuts 56. The flexing of the coin chute 60 is sufficient to enable the coin receptacle to be inserted into and removed from the position in which it is shown in Figure 4 through the opening 30 in the housing 12.
The parl;ing meter heads 16 are secured to the upper surface of the housing top 20 by means of bolts 68 which are inserted from the interior of the housing 20 through openings 70 in the housing top 20 and into threaded cll~a~clllcllL with the undersides of the coin inserts 16.
The cover 14 has a top 72, ~vhich is formed with two openings 74 through which the tops of the meter heads 16 project, and vertical, parallel front and rear walls 76 and 78. The housing top 20 is formed with two pa}allel slots 80, which serve to receive therethrough lower portions of the cover walls 76 and 78. Coach bolts 82 are inserted through square holes 84 in the housing 12 and holes 86 in the vertical walls 76 and 78 of the cover 14, ..,i,~ ly, for securing the cover 14 to the housing 12, the coach bolts 84 being retained by threaded rllga,,r~ with nuts 88.
As can be seen from Figure 4, when the lock 46 is closed, the latch 48 engages behind the vertical wall 76 of the cover 14.
~ 2186406 The front and rear vertical wall 76 and 78 of the cover 14 are formed with cutouts 90 to allow insert;on of coins into the parking meter heads 16 and also to allow actuation of the levers (not shvwn) of the coin inlets 16.
S Figure 5 shows a modification according to another embodiment of the present invention, wllich is in the form of a single-head parking meter indicated generally by reference numeral 110, w hich comprises a housing indicated generally by reference numeral 112 and a parking meter head indicated generally by reference numeral 116.
Thehousing 112ismadeofsheetstainlesssteel,1ilsethehousing 12,andhasanopening 130into which fits a closure member 132 of the same trape~oidal shape as the closure member 32.:
The housing 112 is also provided witll a cylindrical member 150 extending through and 1 5 welded to the bottom wall (not shown) of the housing 112, and the housing 112 is secured to the post 18~ in a manner similar to that described above with reference to the housing 12.
The parking meter head 116 is protected by a cover indicated generally by reference numeral 114, which is made of stainless steel in two halves 114a and 114b, having interengaged dovetail edges 115. The two halves 11 ~a and 11 4b are secured to the housing 112 by coach bolts 117, and the cover 114 is formed ~ith an opening 119 through which extends the parliing meter head 1 16.
Since the housillgs 10 and 110 are made of stainless steel, they can readily be provided with a sills screened imprint or a decal. Also, the use of stainless steel enables the housings 10 and 110 to be drilled when it is required to adapt them for different uses after they have been manufactured.
Furthermore, if the housings 10 and 110 become damaged during use, e.g. as a result of vandalism, the use of steel enables tbem to be repaired, e.g. by patching and welding, in a manner that would be impossible with prior art parking meter housings formed as castings, which need to be entirely replaced when they are damaged.
S As will bc apparent to those skilled in the art, various modifications may be made to the above-described assemblies within the scope of the appended claims.
Thc closure member 32 is provided witll a lock, indicated generally by reference numeral 46, havillg a latch 48 which pivots upwardly through the slot 44 so as to engage behind the S reinforcement 34, as showll in FigLIre 4, for locll;ing the closure member 32 in its closure pOSitiOII in the opening 30. As can be seen from Figure 3, the lock 46 extends tbrough the closure member 32 and through the reinforcement plate 40 and the latter therefore serves to reinforce the closure member 32 at the location of the lock 46.
The housing 12 includes a hollov.~ vertical cylindrical member or sleeve 50 which, as can be seen from Figures 3 and 4, extends through the bottom 28 of the housing and projects upwardly and d~wllwoldly from the bottom 28, the cylindrical member 50 being secured by a weld 51 to the bottom 28.
The cylindrical member 50 serves to receive an upper portion of the post 18, and is retained on the post 18 by bolts 52 (Figure 3), which are inserted through openings 53 in the cylindrical member 50 and through openings 54 in the post 18. The openings 53 and 54 are aligned with one another to receive the bolts 52 therethrough, and the bolts 52 are retained by threaded ~ " ,r"l with retaining nuts 56 within the post l 8. The bolts 52 and the nuts 56 are accessible, for adjustment and tightening thereof, through the access opening 30 in the housing 12 when the closure member 32 is removed from its closure position in the opening 30.
The housing 12 contains a coin chute, indicated generally by reference numeral 60, and a coin receptacle, indicated generally by reference numeral 62, for receiving and storing coins inserted into the parking meter assembly through the coin inlets 16. The housing top 20 is, for that purpose, formed with hvo rectangular coin openings 64, through which coins 66 can drop from the coin iullets 16 through the chute 60 into the receptacle 62.
~ 2186406 The coin chute 60 is formed of two separate halves 60a and 60b, which have illLc~ a~;ed irregularly-shaped edges 61 and which form, at the underside of the coin chute 60, a depending nozzle-shaped coin outlet 63 . The coin receptacle 62, which is made of plastic material, has at its top a mouth 65 shaped to receive the coin outlet 63. The two halves 60a S and 60b of this coin chute 60 are secured to the housing 12 by screws 67 (of which only one is shown) in threaded ~ rl iIrl 11 in holes 69 in the housing 12, and are made of sheet steel ha~/ing a thickl1ess which is sufficiently small, and ~vhich in the present embodiment is 1/32 inch, to allow flexing of the coin chute 60 when the coin receptacle 62 is inserted into or removed from the position in which it is shown in Figure 4. In this position, the lower end of the coin receptacle 62 fits into the upper end of the post 18 and the underside of the coin receptacle 62 is supported on the nuts 56. The flexing of the coin chute 60 is sufficient to enable the coin receptacle to be inserted into and removed from the position in which it is shown in Figure 4 through the opening 30 in the housing 12.
The parl;ing meter heads 16 are secured to the upper surface of the housing top 20 by means of bolts 68 which are inserted from the interior of the housing 20 through openings 70 in the housing top 20 and into threaded cll~a~clllcllL with the undersides of the coin inserts 16.
The cover 14 has a top 72, ~vhich is formed with two openings 74 through which the tops of the meter heads 16 project, and vertical, parallel front and rear walls 76 and 78. The housing top 20 is formed with two pa}allel slots 80, which serve to receive therethrough lower portions of the cover walls 76 and 78. Coach bolts 82 are inserted through square holes 84 in the housing 12 and holes 86 in the vertical walls 76 and 78 of the cover 14, ..,i,~ ly, for securing the cover 14 to the housing 12, the coach bolts 84 being retained by threaded rllga,,r~ with nuts 88.
As can be seen from Figure 4, when the lock 46 is closed, the latch 48 engages behind the vertical wall 76 of the cover 14.
~ 2186406 The front and rear vertical wall 76 and 78 of the cover 14 are formed with cutouts 90 to allow insert;on of coins into the parking meter heads 16 and also to allow actuation of the levers (not shvwn) of the coin inlets 16.
S Figure 5 shows a modification according to another embodiment of the present invention, wllich is in the form of a single-head parking meter indicated generally by reference numeral 110, w hich comprises a housing indicated generally by reference numeral 112 and a parking meter head indicated generally by reference numeral 116.
Thehousing 112ismadeofsheetstainlesssteel,1ilsethehousing 12,andhasanopening 130into which fits a closure member 132 of the same trape~oidal shape as the closure member 32.:
The housing 112 is also provided witll a cylindrical member 150 extending through and 1 5 welded to the bottom wall (not shown) of the housing 112, and the housing 112 is secured to the post 18~ in a manner similar to that described above with reference to the housing 12.
The parking meter head 116 is protected by a cover indicated generally by reference numeral 114, which is made of stainless steel in two halves 114a and 114b, having interengaged dovetail edges 115. The two halves 11 ~a and 11 4b are secured to the housing 112 by coach bolts 117, and the cover 114 is formed ~ith an opening 119 through which extends the parliing meter head 1 16.
Since the housillgs 10 and 110 are made of stainless steel, they can readily be provided with a sills screened imprint or a decal. Also, the use of stainless steel enables the housings 10 and 110 to be drilled when it is required to adapt them for different uses after they have been manufactured.
Furthermore, if the housings 10 and 110 become damaged during use, e.g. as a result of vandalism, the use of steel enables tbem to be repaired, e.g. by patching and welding, in a manner that would be impossible with prior art parking meter housings formed as castings, which need to be entirely replaced when they are damaged.
S As will bc apparent to those skilled in the art, various modifications may be made to the above-described assemblies within the scope of the appended claims.
Claims (18)
1. A parking meter assembly comprising:
a housing;
said housing being formed by housing portions of sheet steel and welds securing said housing portions together;
a coin inlet on said housing; and a coin receptacle within said housing for receiving coins inserted into said housing through said coin inlet;
said housing including an opening providing access to said coin receptacle, a closure member, and a lock and said closure member being securable by said lock in a closure position in said opening so as to close said opening; and said housing further including an underside, a vertical hollow cylindrical member upstanding from said underside into said housing and a fastener provided within said housing and accessible through said opening, said fastener being adjustable to secure said cylindrical member and, therewith, the remainder of said housing to a top portion of a support post on insertion thereof into said cylindrical member.
a housing;
said housing being formed by housing portions of sheet steel and welds securing said housing portions together;
a coin inlet on said housing; and a coin receptacle within said housing for receiving coins inserted into said housing through said coin inlet;
said housing including an opening providing access to said coin receptacle, a closure member, and a lock and said closure member being securable by said lock in a closure position in said opening so as to close said opening; and said housing further including an underside, a vertical hollow cylindrical member upstanding from said underside into said housing and a fastener provided within said housing and accessible through said opening, said fastener being adjustable to secure said cylindrical member and, therewith, the remainder of said housing to a top portion of a support post on insertion thereof into said cylindrical member.
2. A parking meter assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cylindrical member penetrates said underside of said housing and projects downwardly therefrom.
3. A parking meter assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said opening is formed in one of said housing portions and wherein a sheet steel reinforcement is providedwithin said housing and secured by welding to said one of said housing portions with said reinforcement projecting inwardly of said opening around said opening to form an abutment for said closure member.
4. A parking meter assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein said closure member is flush with said housing, at the exterior of said housing, on location of said closure member in its closure position in said opening
5. A parking meter assembly as claimed in claim 3 or 4, wherein said closure member and said reinforcement have interengageable lug and slot formations for retaining said closure member in said opening.
6. A parking meter assembly as claimed in claim 2, 3 or 4, wherein said closure member is provided with a reinforced plate welded to said closure member, said lock being fitted through said closure member and said reinforcement plate.
7. A parking meter assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a cover of sheet steel secured over said coin inlet, said cover having a top opening through which projects said coin insert, and said cover further having opposed vertical parallel walls, said housing having a top and slots formed in said top and said walls of said cover having lower portions thereof inserted through said slots, said parking meter assembly further comprising cover retainers located within said housing and accessible through said opening and said cover retainers releasably securing said cover to said housing.
8. A parking meter assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein said parking meter head is one of a pair of parking meter heads spaced apart on said housing by a gap, said top opening in said cover is one of a pair of top openings respectively receiving said parking meter heads therethrough and said vertical parallel walls close the gap between said pairs of parking meter heads.
9. A parking meter assembly, comprising:
a housing made of sheet steel;
said housing having a hollow interior, an access opening providing access to said hollow interior, a sheet steel closure member shaped to fit and close said opening and a lock for releasably securing said closure member in a closure position in saidopening;
at least one parking meter head mounted on said housing; and a protective cover fitted over said parking meter head, said protective cover being made of sheet steel and comprising a top and a pair of walls depending from said top;
said housing being formed with slots, said walls extending downwardly through said slots and retainers being provided within said housing and releasably engaging said cover for retaining said cover in position over said head.
a housing made of sheet steel;
said housing having a hollow interior, an access opening providing access to said hollow interior, a sheet steel closure member shaped to fit and close said opening and a lock for releasably securing said closure member in a closure position in saidopening;
at least one parking meter head mounted on said housing; and a protective cover fitted over said parking meter head, said protective cover being made of sheet steel and comprising a top and a pair of walls depending from said top;
said housing being formed with slots, said walls extending downwardly through said slots and retainers being provided within said housing and releasably engaging said cover for retaining said cover in position over said head.
10. A parking meter assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein said parking meter is one of a pair of parking meters spaced apart on said housing by a gap, and said top and said walls extend across and close said gap.
11. A parking meter assembly as claimed in claim 9 or 10, wherein said parking meter has an upper portion provided with a window, and said top of said cover is formed with an opening for receiving said upper portion therethrough.
12. A parking meter comprising:
a housing;
said housing having a hollow interior and being formed by housing portions of sheet steel and welds securing said housing portions together;
a parking meter head on said housing; and a coin receptacle within said hollow interior for receiving coins inserted into said housing through said parking meter housing;
said housing including an opening providing access to said coin receptacle, a sheet metal closure member, and a lock and said closure member being securable by saidlock in a closure position in said opening so as to close said opening; and said housing further including an underside, a vertical hollow cylindrical member upstanding from said underside into said housing and a fastener provided within said housing and accessible through said opening, said fastener being adjustable to secure said cylindrical member and, therewith, the remainder of said housing to a top portion of a support post on insertion thereof into said cylindrical member; and a protective cover fitted over said parking meter head, said protective cover being made of sheet steel and comprising a top and a pair of walls depending from said top;
said housing being formed with slots, said walls extending downwardly through said slots and retainers being provided within said housing and releasably engaging said cover for retaining said cover in position over said head.
a housing;
said housing having a hollow interior and being formed by housing portions of sheet steel and welds securing said housing portions together;
a parking meter head on said housing; and a coin receptacle within said hollow interior for receiving coins inserted into said housing through said parking meter housing;
said housing including an opening providing access to said coin receptacle, a sheet metal closure member, and a lock and said closure member being securable by saidlock in a closure position in said opening so as to close said opening; and said housing further including an underside, a vertical hollow cylindrical member upstanding from said underside into said housing and a fastener provided within said housing and accessible through said opening, said fastener being adjustable to secure said cylindrical member and, therewith, the remainder of said housing to a top portion of a support post on insertion thereof into said cylindrical member; and a protective cover fitted over said parking meter head, said protective cover being made of sheet steel and comprising a top and a pair of walls depending from said top;
said housing being formed with slots, said walls extending downwardly through said slots and retainers being provided within said housing and releasably engaging said cover for retaining said cover in position over said head.
13. A parking meter as claimed in claim 12, wherein said cylindrical member penetrates said underside of said housing and projects downwardly therefrom.
14. A parking meter as claimed in claim 12, wherein said opening is formed in one of said housing portions and wherein a sheet steel reinforcement is provided within said housing and secured by welding to said one of said housing portions with said reinforcement projecting inwardly of said opening around said opening to form anabutment for said closure member.
15. A parking meter assembly as claimed in claim 12, 13 or 14, wherein said closure member and said reinforcement have interengageable lug and slot formations for retaining said closure member in said opening.
16. A parking meter assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein said closure member is provided with a reinforced plate welded to said closure member, said lock being fitted through said closure member and said reinforcement plate.
17. A parking meter assembly as claimed in claim 12, further comprising a cover of sheet steel secured over said parking meter head, said cover having a top opening through which projects said parking meter head, and said cover further having opposed vertical parallel walls, said housing having a top and slots formed in said top and said walls of said cover having lower portions thereof inserted through said slots, said parking meter assembly further comprising cover retainers located within said housing and accessible through said opening and said cover retainers releasably securing said cover to said housing.
18. A parking meter assembly as claimed in claim 17, wherein said parking meter head is one of a pair of parking meter heads spaced apart on said housing by a gap, said top opening in said cover is one of a pair of top openings respectively receiving said parking meter heads therethrough and said pair of walls close the gap between said pair of parking meter heads.
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