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Gated parking corral

a parking corral and gate technology, applied in the field of parking corrals, can solve the problems of not providing much protection for users in the lo

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-04-19
LEWIS JOHN R
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[0009] The gated corral has a fence with vertical posts and horizontal beams attached between the vertical posts to form an enclosure. At the end of the enclosure, a gate arm is pivotally connected to one of the vertical posts and serves to prevent vehicles that have entered the corral from leaving before paying. A padded rail is connected between the vertical posts and protects vehicles from dings when the doors are opened.

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Generally, however, these lots do not provide much protection for the users who want to avoid dings, scratches, dents or other destruction to their automobiles.

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[0019] The present invention is a gated parking corral that allows a vehicle to pay for parking in a protected parking area. The gated parking corral, designated generally as 10 in the drawings, may include one or more fenced-in areas in which to keep an automobile. Walkway areas proximate to the corral 10 may be identified by a paint strip or other marking thereon. Additionally, parking boundaries may be identified by a paint strip or other marking around the periphery of the corral 10. Moreover, a paint strip or other marking may be applied within the corral 10 to assist a driver in properly aligning the vehicle with the corral 10 to avoid parking too close to any of the sides defined by fence 12.

[0020] Turning now to FIG. 1, the gated parking corral 10 is shown having a double enclosure. The gated parking corral 10 includes at least one said fence 12 designed to maintain a vehicle V within the fence 12. More than one fence 12 may be attached, allowing for multiple vehicles to be...

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The gated parking corral is a protected parking area designed to be set up in parking lots or fields to protect a vehicle from damage. The gated corral has a fence with vertical posts and horizontal beams attached between the vertical posts to form an enclosure. At the end of the enclosure, a gate arm is pivotally connected to one of the vertical posts. A padded rail is connected between the vertical posts and protects vehicles from dings when the doors are opened. Sensors are affixed along the horizontal beams that determine the presence of a vehicle within the enclosure. Once the sensors detect a vehicle within the enclosure, the gate arm is closed. Upon payment of a certain amount of monies into a coin box connected to the gate arm, the gate arm will operate in an upward direction to allow the vehicle to exit the corral.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 727,492, filed Oct. 18, 2005.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to parking space systems, and particularly to a gated parking corral for motor vehicles. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Parking lots, outdoor arenas or other spaces are used for keeping vehicles in an ordered placement. Generally, however, these lots do not provide much protection for the users who want to avoid dings, scratches, dents or other destruction to their automobiles. Japanese Patent Nos. 52-54,247, published May 1977; 2-68,700, published March 1990; 7-272,034, published October 1995; 2001-227,187, published August 2001; and 2004-30,084, published January 2004, appear to disclose automated parking lot management and / or parking space management involving stacking vehicles vertically. [0006] Accordingly...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E04H17/16
CPCE01F13/065
Inventor LEWIS, JOHN R.
Owner LEWIS JOHN R
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