Patent Application
20230100061
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The disclosure relates to parking devices and more particularly pertains to a new parking device for practicing parking a vehicle. The device includes a plurality of telescopic corner poles that can each be vertically oriented on a driving surface. A short cable is attachable between a respective pair of the corner posts and a long cable is attachable between a respective pair of the corner posts. The long cable is oriented perpendicular to the short cable to define a parking space into which a vehicle can be driven for practicing parking.
The prior art relates to parking devices including a telescopic road sign device. The prior art discloses a parking guide device that displays a video image of a parking area into which a vehicle is driving. The prior art discloses a parking guidance device which includes an electronic beacon for monitoring parking spaces in a parking area.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a first corner post, a second corner post and a third corner post. A short cable is attachable between the first corner post and the second corner post. The short cable has a length of at least 185.0 inches to space the corner posts a distance apart from each other that corresponds to the width and a length of a parking space for a vehicle. A long cable is attachable between second corner post and the third corner post such that the long cable is oriented perpendicular to the short cable. Additionally, the long cable has a length of at least 372.0 inches to space the corner posts a distance apart from each other that corresponds to the width and the length of the parking space for the vehicle.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The first portion 14 has an outside surface 28 and the outside surface 28 has a reflective portion 30 extending downwardly from the upper end 22 toward the lower end 24. The reflective portion 30 is comprised of a light reflective material to reflect light from headlights at night for enhancing visibility of the upper portion. The upper end 22 has a head 32 that is positioned thereon and the head 32 has a diameter that is greater than the diameter of the second portion 16. In this way a bottom edge 34 of the head 32 abuts the upper end 22 when the second portion 16 is fully retracted into the first portion 14. The head 32 has an outer surface 36 and the outer surface 36 comprises a light reflective material to reflect light from headlights at night for enhancing visibility of the head 32.
Each of the corner posts 12 includes a base 38 that has a top surface 40 and a bottom surface 42, and the lower end 24 of the first portion 14 is coupled to the top surface 40 of the base 38. The bottom surface 42 of the base 38 rests on the driving surface 18 having the first portion 14 and the second portion 16 being vertically oriented. A plurality of rings 50 is each coupled to a respective one of the corner posts 12. Each of the rings 50 is positioned on the top surface 40 of the base 38 and each of the rings 50 is positioned adjacent to the first portion 14 of the respective corner post 12. Additionally, the plurality of corner posts 12 includes a first corner post 44, a second corner post 46 and a third corner post 48.
A short cable 52 is attachable between the plurality of corner posts 12 and the short cable 52 has a length of at least 185.0 inches. In this way the short cable 52 can space the corner posts 12 a distance apart from each other that corresponds to the width and the length of a parking space 20 for a vehicle 21 with respect to cornerback parking. The short cable 52 has a reference mark 53 being positioned approximately 60.0 inches from a respective end 55 of the short cable 52. The short cable 52 is extendable through the ring on each of the first corner post 44, the second corner post 46 and the third corner post 48. In this way the short cable 52 is positioned close enough to the driving surface 18 to facilitate a vehicle 21 to drive over the short cable 52 without tipping over the first corner post 44 or the second corner post 46. Additionally, the ring 50 on the second corner post 46 is aligned with the reference mark 53 on the short cable 52 such that the parking space 20 has a width of approximately 60.0 inches.
A long cable 56 is attachable between second corner post 46 and the third corner post 48 such that the long cable 56 is oriented perpendicular to the short cable 52. Additionally, the long cable 56 has a length of at least 372.0 inches. In this way the long cable 56 can space the second corner post 46 and the third corner post 48 a distance apart from each other that corresponds to the length of the parking space 20 for the vehicle 21 with respect to parallel parking. The long cable 56 has a reference mark 57 being positioned approximately 60.0 inches from a respective end 59 of the long cable 56.
The long cable 56 is extendable through the ring 50 on each of the corner posts 12. In this way the long cable 56 is positioned close enough to the driving surface 18 such that the vehicle 21 can drive over the long cable 56 without tipping over the corner posts 12. Additionally, the ring 50 on the second corner post 46 is aligned with the reference mark 57 on the long cable 56 such that the parking space 20 defined by the long cable 56 has a width of approximately 60.0 inches. A plurality of fasteners, such as D-rings or other similar type of engagement, may each be coupled to a respective end of a respective one of the long cable 56 and the short cable 52 to easily attaching to the ring 50 on each of the corner posts 12.
In use, each of the first corner post 44, the second corner post 46 and the third corner post 48 are positioned on the driving surface 18 and each of the first corner post 44, the second corner post 46 and the third corner post 48 are adjusted to a desired height. The short cable 52 is extended through the ring 50 on each of the corner posts 12 to define the parking space 20 for practicing cornerback parking. The long cable 56 is extended through the ring 50 on each of the corner posts 12 to define the parking space 20 for practicing parallel parking. In each case the third corner post 48 is positioned to facilitate the long cable 56 or the short cable 52 to form a perpendicular angle. this way the long cable 56 or the short cable 52 define the parking space 20 into which the vehicle 21 can be parked for the purposes of practicing parking. Thus, a driver can practice parallel parking and cornerback parking in a closed location without the fear of striking another vehicle 21.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded.
A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
