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Kiosk and Method for Renting Carpet Cleaning Machines

  • US 20140100972A1
  • Filed: 10/09/2013
  • Published: 04/10/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A kiosk for leasing carpet cleaning machines to customers, the kiosk comprising:

  • a storage unit for housing carpet cleaning devices, the storage unit comprising at least one locking portion and an electronically controlled lock, the electronically controlled lock being able to, alternatively, lock and unlock the locking portion, the storage unit being configured such that, when a carpet cleaning machine is housed by the storage unit, the carpet cleaning machine can be secured thereto by electronically locking the locking portion via the electronically controlled lock, and such that the carpet cleaning machine can be removed from or returned to the storage unit when the locking portion is unlocked via the electronically controlled lock;

    an electronic input device, the electronic input device being adapted and configured to obtain a code key from a customer, the electronic input device being configured to cause the electronically controlled lock to unlock the locking portion following the receipt of the code key without any remote communication with any other non-customer device external to the kiosk.

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