PAY STATION

• US 20070276724A1
• Filed: 05/11/2007
• Published: 11/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gary Arthur Catt
• Original Assignee: Gary Arthur Catt
• Inventors: Catt, Gary Arthur
• Application Number:
  US11/747,834
• Publication Number:
  US 20070276724A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/13
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/00 Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00

Abstract

There is provided a pay station apparatus for parking comprising an enclosure having a plurality of sides, means for controlling operation of the pay station, means for selecting a payment configured with the means for controlling and the enclosure, means for accepting the payment configured with the means for controlling and the enclosure, and a first energy absorbing side panel connected with at least one of the sides of the enclosure.

Claims

1. A pay station apparatus for parking comprising:

an enclosure having a plurality of sides;

means for controlling operation of the pay station;

means for selecting a payment configured with the means for controlling and the enclosure;

means for accepting the payment configured with the means for controlling and the enclosure; and

a first energy absorbing side panel connected with at least one of the sides of the enclosure.

2. The pay station as claimed in claim 1, wherein the energy absorbing side panel is detachable from the enclosure.

3. The pay station as claimed in claim 1, wherein the energy absorbing side panel is a concrete side panel.

4. The pay station as claimed in claim 1, wherein the energy absorbing side panel has signage thereon.

5. The pay station as claimed in claim 1, wherein the energy absorbing side panel protects the pay station from leaks by providing drainage.

6. The pay station as claimed in claim 1, further including a second energy absorbing side panel, wherein the first energy absorbing side panel is connected with a left side of the pay station and the second energy absorbing side panel is connected with a right side of the pay station.

7. The pay station as claimed in claim 3, wherein the concrete is reinforced with fibreglass.

8. The pay station as claimed in claim 1, wherein the energy absorbing side panel has means for fastening embedded therein.

9. The pay station as claimed in claim 8, wherein the fastening means is a bolt.

10. The pay station as claimed in claim 8, wherein the fastening means is a nut.