SAFETY ZONE FUEL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE DIRECT SERVICE UNITS

• US 3,788,755 A
• Filed: 10/21/1971
• Issued: 01/29/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Delles T. Davis
• Original Assignee: Delles T. Davis
• Inventors: Davis, Delles T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Byers, Jr., Nile C.
• Application Number:
  US05/191,223
• Time in Patent Office: 831 Days
• Field of Search: 404/1 14/1
• US Class Current: 404/1
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 1/002 Design or lay-out of roads, e.g. street systems, cross-sections E01C1/005, E01C1/007 take precedence; of footpaths, sidewalks, berms, hard shoulders or cycle tracks E01C15/00; Design for noise abatement, e.g. sunken road reducing transmission of structure-born noise E01C3/06; arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air transmitted road traffic noise, e.g. barriers E01F8/00
• CPC Class Codes: E01F 13/046 the obstructing members moving up in a translatory motion, e.g. telescopic barrier posts for lane control E01F9/594

Abstract

A safety zone fuel system for servicing motor vehicles with a mobile direct service unit from a barrier protected service area within the boundary marked safety zone. In one embodiment a fueling lane service area enables the mobile direct service unit to move along the fueling lane for servicing a plurality of vehicles parked adjacent the fueling lane while automatically movable barrier sections allow pedestrain traffic to cross the fueling lane.

Claims

1. A safety zone fuel system for providing service to vehicles with a mobile direct service unit in a vehicle parking lot, including:

a. a safety zone comprising a parking surface area for the mobile direct service unit and a vehicle to be serviced;

b. a service area surface within said safety zone for the mobile direct service unit; and

c. a vehicle parking space adjacent said service area and within said safety zone for a vehicle to receive service from the mobile direct service unit;

d. a fixed barrier guard rail mounted in said service area surface above said service area surface for protecting the service unit when the service unit is in the safety zone;

e. a boundary marker about the periphery of said safety zone defining the limits of the safety zone to alert the public of the safety zone service operations; and

f. plural upstanding indicating markers to alert the public of the safety zone service operations.

2. The invention as set forth in claim 1, wherein said vehicle parking space comprises:

a plurality of vehicle parking spaces adjacent said service area for a plurality of vehicles to receive service from the mobile direct service unit.

3. The invention as set forth in claim 2 wherein:

a. said service area includes a fueling lane for movement of the mobile direct service unit along said lane to a desired location to service a vehicle in one of said plurality of vehicle parking spaces.

4. The invention as set forth in claim 3 wherein said fueling lane includes:

means for guiding movement of the mobile direct service unit along said fueling lane.

5. The invention as set forth in claim 3, including:

said fueling lane having a surface shaped to contain thereon any flammable fluid deposited thereon wherein fuel spills are confined to the fueling lane.

6. The invention as set forth in claim 3, further including:

a. a movable barrier section operable to and from a first position for enabling pedestrian traffic to cross said fueling lane, and to and from a second position for blocking undesired movement of a vehicle into said fueling lane; and

b. means with said movable section for movement of said movable section to anD from said first and said second position wherein said section moves to enable pedestrians to cross said fueling lane.

7. The invention as set forth in claim 6, including:

control means for automatically actuating said means for movement of said movable barrier section to move said section to said second position when the mobile direct service unit is adjacent said section wherein said barrier section is automatically moved into the vehicle blocking position when the mobile direct service unit moves by said section.

8. The invention of claim 6, further including:

a. a pedestrian gate for controlling pedestrian movement across said fueling lane;

b. a frame mounted with said fixed barrier guard rail mounting said pedestrian for movement to control pedestrian movement across the fueling lane.