Housing for parking meter
First Claim
1. A parking meter for mounting on a stanchion positioned adjacent at least one parking space, the parking meter including a housing having means for accepting payment for parking and means for holding payments received, said stanchion having a tubular upper end, said housing having a tubular lower end dimensioned for receiving said upper end of the stanchion, a fitting received within said upper end of the stanchion, gear teeth defined by said fitting, complementary gear teeth defined by said lower end of said housing, and means for securing said upper end and said lower end together with the respective gear teeth in meshing engagement, said upper end being adapted to assume a plurality of different positions relative to the lower end depending on the particular meshing engagement selected.
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Abstract
A parking meter consisting of a housing and a stanchion located adjacent a parking space for mounting of the parking meter thereon. The stanchion has a tubular upper end portion and the parking meter has a tubular lower end portion for positioning around the upper end of the stanchion. A fitting is attached to the upper end of the stanchion and gear teeth are defined by the fitting. The lower end of the meter housing has formed therein a set of gear teeth adapted to mesh with the gear teeth of the fitting in any one of several available relative positions. A bolt and pin combination is employed for providing a high security connection of the fitting and upper housing to the stanchion. Passages are provided so that rainwater and the like is directed outside of the housing and stanchion and does not accumulate within the meter housing.
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15 Claims
- 1. A parking meter for mounting on a stanchion positioned adjacent at least one parking space, the parking meter including a housing having means for accepting payment for parking and means for holding payments received, said stanchion having a tubular upper end, said housing having a tubular lower end dimensioned for receiving said upper end of the stanchion, a fitting received within said upper end of the stanchion, gear teeth defined by said fitting, complementary gear teeth defined by said lower end of said housing, and means for securing said upper end and said lower end together with the respective gear teeth in meshing engagement, said upper end being adapted to assume a plurality of different positions relative to the lower end depending on the particular meshing engagement selected.
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