Inventors:
Gorm Tuxen - Ridgedale MO
J. Michael Rodgers - Harrison AR
Todd Magness - Harrison AR
Paul Descombes - Jasper AR
Ralph H. Carmen - Meritt Island FL
Assignee:
Duncan Industries, Inc. - Harrison AR
International Classification:
G06F 1900, G07F 910, B60Q 148
Abstract:
A parking meter system consisting of a cylindrical housing having an upper section for a driver assistance display, control buttons, payment means and a time display. The housing is located adjacent a plurality of parking spaces and a single parking meter mechanism is mounted within the housing for controlling parking for each of the plurality of spaces. A separate enforcement display is located on the street side of the housing so that an enforcement officer can observe the compliance status without leaving his vehicle. The housing also supports a coin collection canister in a lower section thereof and access doors are provided for both the upper and lower housing sections for ease of servicing. The contours of the doors preserves the cylindrical housing shape when the doors are closed.