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Carpet Cleaning Machine Rental Kiosk

  • US 20120130535A1
  • Filed: 11/23/2011
  • Published: 05/24/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A self-service carpet cleaning machine rental kiosk comprising:

  • a plurality of storage stalls, at least some of the storage stalls being each configured and adapted to contain at least one carpet cleaning machine, at least one of the storage stalls comprising at least one retaining mechanism that is configured and adapted to selectively prevent and allow the removal of a carpet cleaning machine from the kiosk;

    a control system, the control system comprising at least one user input device that is configured and adapted to receive rental data from a customer, the control system being operatively connected to the retaining mechanism in a manner such that the control system can activate the retaining mechanism to allow a carpet cleaning machine to be removed from the at least one of the storage stalls;

    at least one detection device, the detection device being adapted and configured to detect when a carpet cleaning machine has been removed from a stall of the kiosk, the detection device also being operatively connected to the control system in a manner such that the control system is responsive to whether a carpet cleaning machine has been removed from the at least one of the storage stalls of the kiosk; and

    a communication system operatively connected to the control system, the communication system being adapted and configured to communicate with a remote processing system.

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