Auto auction arena

• US 9,691,100 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2015
• Issued: 06/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Wolfsen
• Original Assignee: Robert Wolfsen
• Inventors: Wolfsen, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): FERENCE, JAMES M
• Application Number:
  US14/820,878
• Publication Number:
  US 20170039635A1
• Time in Patent Office: 690 Days
• Field of Search: 52174, 52175, 52176, 52 33, 52 361, 52 362, 52234, 186 35, 186 36, 186 40, 186 41, 186 45, 186 52, 186 53
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions

Abstract

An improved auto auction layout places all active auctions within sight of a centralized location. Three or more auctioneer stations placed near the perimeter of the centralized location each correspond to an auto auction lane. Even as lanes independently advance through cars at varying rates, the improved layouts enables bidders and consigners to monitor both the lane with which they are actively engaged and all other lanes, or to participate in multiple simultaneous auctions.

Claims

1. An improved arena for conducting auctions, the arena comprising,

a central bidders'"'"' area,

a first auctioneer station, a second auctioneer station, a third auctioneer station, a fourth auctioneer station, a fifth auctioneer station, and a sixth auctioneer station spaced around the central bidders'"'"' area so that all of the auctioneer stations can be viewed from anywhere in the central bidders'"'"' area,

a first automobile lane located between the first auctioneer station and the central bidders'"'"' area, a first side of the first automobile lane adjacent to the first auctioneer station and a second side of the first automobile lane adjacent to the central bidders'"'"' area, the first and second sides of the first automobile lane oriented parallel to a first direction of travel in the first automobile lane,

a second automobile lane located between the second auctioneer station and the central bidders'"'"' area, a first side of the second automobile lane adjacent to the second auctioneer station and a second side of the second automobile lane adjacent to the central bidders'"'"' area, the first and second sides of the second automobile lane oriented parallel to a second direction of travel in the second automobile lane,

a third automobile lane located between the third auctioneer station and the central bidders'"'"' area, a first side of the third automobile lane adjacent to the third auctioneer station and a second side of the third automobile lane adjacent to the central bidders'"'"' area, the first and second sides of the third automobile lane oriented parallel to a third direction of travel in the third automobile lane,

a fourth automobile lane located between the fourth auctioneer station and the central bidders'"'"' area, a first side of the fourth automobile lane adjacent to the fourth auctioneer station and a second side of the fourth automobile lane adjacent to the central bidders'"'"' area, the first and second sides of the fourth automobile lane oriented parallel to a fourth direction of travel in the fourth automobile lane,

a fifth automobile lane located between the fifth auctioneer station and the central bidders'"'"' area, a first side of the fifth automobile lane adjacent to the fifth auctioneer station and a second side of the fifth automobile lane adjacent to the central bidders'"'"' area, the first and second sides of the fifth automobile lane oriented parallel to a fifth direction of travel in the fifth automobile lane,

a sixth automobile lane located between the sixth auctioneer station and the central bidders'"'"' area, a first side of the sixth automobile lane adjacent to the sixth auctioneer station and a second side of the sixth automobile lane adjacent to the central bidders'"'"' area, the first and second sides of the sixth automobile lane oriented parallel to a sixth direction of travel in the sixth automobile lane.

2. The arena of claim 1, the arena further comprising a walled structure, the walled structure enclosing the central bidders'"'"' area and the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth auctioneer stations.

3. The arena of claim 1 wherein the first automobile lane is at least five feet wide.

4. The arena of claim 1, the central bidders'"'"' area further comprising a first surface upon which bidders can stand and the first auctioneer station comprising a second surface upon which an auctioneer can stand, the second surface above the first surface.

5. The arena of claim 1 further comprising a perimeter around the central bidders'"'"' area, the perimeter created by the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth automobile lanes.

6. The arena of claim 1 further comprising a first approaching two-lane path, the first approaching two-lane path consisting of the first and second automobile lanes oriented parallel and adjacent to each other, the first approaching two-lane path splitting into two single lanes at a fork so that after the fork, the first and second automobile lanes are separated, only the first automobile lane passes next to the first auctioneer station, and only the second automobile lane passes next to the second auctioneer station.