IS CLAIMED BY
CHRISTOPHER EVANS...
JAMES MARTIN..................................................
(e A SPECIFIC EMBODIMENT A SPECIFIC EMBODIMENT AS CLAIMED IN 1.
Of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompany' ing drawings in which;- FIGURE 0 SHOWS THE SPECIFICATION FIGURE 1 SHOWS IN PERSPECTIVE The front view of the lean too parking system with adjoining external glass lifts or stairs with sircular dome shaped roof with crane arm sitting atop directional rollers to the floor & closed safety shuters to ground level showing allso a single carrier car lift Allso a double carrier car lift triple vehicle car lift FIGURE 2 SHOWS T14E PLAN VIEW OF A SINGLE CELL (Lean too) the lifts in the loading position adjucant the cells a combination of four lifts adjucant to 4 holding cells showing centraly placed Automated turntable to the lift deck /& allso the automated circular rollers to the named deck along with directional roller to front of deck along with single cell directional rollers with safety fence around area along with sliding access gates for entry for vehicles along with a leaning wall from existing building.to bad against FIGURE 3 SHOWS As figure 2 but encompasing a plan view of a My miteregated car park on other side of building to single cell park with central lift serving multiple floors coming out onto a roundabout being separate from the singular lean to vehicle park with access stairs to the ground from all levels November 14,1992 FIGURE 4 SHOWS 04 2 open cells one with a automated turntable Miserted to the second storage cell Plan view of automated lift at pick up point with varlouse size rollers within one cell & the main frontal bridging roller to the lift front capable of instal'119 a mini car on one conveyor roller system a shogun on the second size rollers and a family size saloon on the third size with frontal hoist engagment wheels FIGURE 5 SHOWS To the left hand side of drawing the automated wheel grab roller sitting within a void traversing to the back of the cell To the right is the emergency vehicle carrier situated on all floorsalong with floor rollers Showing allso vertical support columns & horizontal bearing beams FIGURE 6 SHOWS Two collapsable lifts folded together 'into each others holding frame with one lift partly open showing a 3 floor transport lift at ground level disengaged from the vertical transport means showing side & front elevations conversant with telescopic arms & fittments FIGURE 7 SHOWS Showsside view of single cell with load bearing support columns cell rollers cell low level guide rail emergency hoist roller shutter emergency crane shaped roof to the right empty cells FIGURE 8 SHOWS ne side view of the extended units with opening dome roof sitting on movable rollers shown allso a glass or brick stairway from different levels, shown allso side view of H sections with cross members & load bearing supports FIGURE 9 SHOWS Front view of figure & to the right we have roof crane a double floor lift with work station sitting on the deck FIGURE 10 SHOWS A single car lift to at basement level November 14,1999 FIGURE 11 SHOWS A 3 car lift & cells FIGURE 12 SHOWS Centrallsed singular lift traversing up 'into the centre of the unit cells constructed being on a multiple of levels with a sermi circular glass bnick or otherwise material serving all floors with a computer controling station on the ground FIGU,URE 13 SHOWS A linked building across a river using the cell system as shown FIGURE 14 SHOWS CELL UNITS ADAPTED INTO FLATS FIGURE 15 SHOWS Interfiting conections as shown FIGURE 16 SHOWS Interliking cell units bridging & 'oinirtg two build' ings together FIGURE 17 SHOWS Frontal view of plurity of conecting cell units showing a trple floor lift 'in the extended position unloading a vehicle at ground level, showing allso a workstation to the top deck of lift FIGURE 18 SHOWS Same as drawing 17 with a side view of storage cells using an existing wall/building as apart of its construction 'in a( lean too as in conservatory) with a triple floor lift in the engagment position to the incorporated system being used for transportation means, FIGURE 19 SHOWS Plan view of lift deck in the engagment position to the front of the cell at ground level November 14,1991) FIGURE 20 SHOWS The side view of lift deck along with undercarriage hidden void / ram/ turntable /and turntable rollers ARE CIAIMED BY CEVANS &J. KkRTIN >-OL V\ SPECIFICATION POWER SUPPLY 240NOLTS OR OTHERWISE BACK/ UP SUPPLY BACKUP GENERATOR SECURITY MEASURES COMPUTER GENERATED SYSEM CAMERAS/LOCKS/KEYS ACCESS PASS CARD LOCK DOWN ROLLERS LOCK DOWN BARRIERS PAYMENT BOOTH HLTMAN/OPERATOR SLIDING GATES CELL SIZES VARY IN DRvIENSIONS AVERAGE SIZES FOR SINGLE CELL LENGTH FROM 25 FOOT WIDTH FROM 12 FOOr HEIGHT FROM 7 FOOT FLOOR LOAD CAPACITY 3 VEHICLES PER CELL EMERGENCY /fIOIST FIRE SPRINKLERS I gMnKF, T)FTFCTORS EMERGENCY EXITS STAIRS OR CHUTES ORNAlMENTAL DESIGN AND CLAIM BELONGING TO THE (LEAN TOO) SEMI AUTOMATED INTERCHANGABLE MODULAR PARKING CELL AND INTERFITING CONECTING SYSTEMS SPECIFICATION POWER SUPPLY 240 OR OTHERWISE. SYSTEMS CONTROLLING COMPUTER. BACK UP GENERATOR. OVERHEAD SPRINKLERS.
0000 PAGE 1 A (LEAN TOO SINGLE CELLS SHOWN AGAINST) EXISTING BUILDING 00 NONE SLIP METAL FLOOR 1 ACCESSES ENTERING & LEAVING ROUTES. FOR VEHICLES 2 SLIDING VEHICLE ACCESS GATES 3 ENTRANCE GATE.
4 SAFETY FENCE.
PAVEMENT WALCKWAY.
6 LIFT DECKS INTERNAL & EXTERNAL.
7 DECK TURNTABLE.
8 TURNTABLE ROLLERS.
9 TURNTABLE DECK ROLLERS.
SUPPORT COLUMNS. VERTICAL 11 RACK & PINNIONS (ENGAGMENT).OR A GUIDENCE MEANS 12 FIRE SPRINKLERS. TO CEILINGS 13 POSITIONER HOIST( ONE TO EACH FLOOR COVERING EMERGENCIES 14 REAR SAFETY BARRIER. (FIXED) AUTOMATIC FRONTAL SAFETY BARRIER.(TO INDIVIDUAL CELLS) 16 ACCESS ENTRANCE. (SLIDING GRILL DOORS 17 FRONT FACE GUIDE RAILS.
18 PULL ROLLER. FOR VEHICLE WHEELS,PUSH OR PULL 19 AUTOMATIC BELTED WHEEL ROLLERS.(CONVEYOR SYSTEM) BEARING POSITIONER RODS TO SUPPORT MOVABLE ROLLERS POSITIONED IN A (PARALEL LINE) 21 GRAB ARMS LOW LEVEL (FOR WHEELS) 22 STORAGE CELL APPROX.25 FOOT X 12 FOOT X 7 FOOT CHANGEABLE DIMENSIONS AS REQUIRED 23 VEHICLE ROUND ABOUT (INTERNAL) 24 PAYMENT BOOTH/COMPUTER STATION STOP BARRIER 26 ROOF CRANE 27 GLASS LIFTS OR STAIRS.
28 WALCKWAY INSPECTION ROUTE 29 GROUND LEVEL RACK& PINNION RAILS.
WORK STATION.
31 LIFT GROUND WHEELS.
32 DOME ROOF.A MEANS OF MOVING 33 NONE SLIP METAL SECTIONAL FLOOR.
A 13 34 FLOORING CROSS MEMBERS.
MULTI CONNECTION INTERFITITING HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL LOAD BEARING SUPPORT BEAMS A MEANS OF FIXING BY BOLTS AIVELDS/ WELDED PLATES 36 WHEEL STOP SAFETY GUIDES 37 FLOOR SIZE MODEL CAR.AS SHOWN 38 ROLLER SHUTTERS VERTICAL /HORIZONTAL/ OPENINGS 39 CONECTING PLATES SINGLE FLOOR LIFT 41 DOUBLE FLOOR LIFT 42 TRIPLE FLOOR LIFT 43 STAIRS ACCESS / OR LIFT/EMERGENCY EXITS 44 GROUND RAMP DOCKJNG & LEANANG STATIONS / CONECTING ARMS 46 ( H) SECTIONALS VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL CONECTING JOINING SECTIONS / END SECTIONS /CORNERS/ CENTRAL SUPPORTS INTERLINI(ING UNITS EXTERNAL / INTERNAL LOW LEVEL / STEEL SUPPORTS 47 HORIZONTAL SUPPORT COLUMNS 48 GUIDANCE MEANS 49 INTERFITTING CONECTING BOLTS & WELDED PLATE COMPUTER/SYSTEM CHECKJNG CONSOLE FOR PAYMENT CHARGES/COLLECTION INVOICESS MONTHLY 14 SPECIFICATION OF CLAIM CLAWS; 1; OF PAGES DRAWINGS TFHS INVENTION RELATES TO ORNAMENTAL DESIGN OF SEMI AUTOMATED LEAN TOO MODULAR MULTIPLE STORY STRUCTURE CAR PARK EXPANDING AND INTERLINKING MODULAR CELL UNITS & FIXTURES INTERNAL & EXTERNAL FITTINGS ARE CLAIMED being errected against any existing wall /office house any/unit or building using the existing building as a fixture across any open or closed ground within any building around any building /under any building d conecting 2 or more buildings together or free standing, on grou-nd above ground or below ground in the air/ across water under water,on any commercial vessal ships planes,in any space within the citys or otherwise along with 2 or more lift floors is claimed, BY CHRISTOPBER EVANS, JAMES MARTIN 16 ,showing a modular skelaton frame being in the shape of a semi open box built on multiple levels with the front elevation being 95 percent open allowing vehicles access the rear of the cell section would be the using of any existing outer external wall or internal wall or support of the building structure therby conecting to the ring beam s of building & using a means of conection from the rear body of the cells conversant with inerfiting pipework for fire extinguishers & electricity conecters for electrical power as with fire proof paneling to the existing building walls, the side of the cells would be semi open or partialy closed along with the overhead security shuter to each individual cell the erected cells by way of single sectional units are served by one lift serving a multiple section of cells positioned one on top of the other starting either below ground at ground level or above ground to any determined height traversing verticaly up or down to the front face or rear face of the single cell unit,the moduler cell units a multiple stacking choice forming a plurity of open fronted parking cells positioned on top of each other underneath each other to the right of each other to the left of each other behind & in front of each other with all cells & steel supports capable of interconecting with each other reaching any height width & breadth required the skelaton frame around the perhiphery would be made up of 4 Or more interconecting steel load bearing vertical support beams having a haunch /shoulder at both proximitys ( ends) to support the end of a second load bearing support beam in axial alignment with the ground beams feet encased within a concrete raft ( foundations) covering the designated site area either at basement level or below basement level with 4 or more interconecting horizontal support cross beams conected at ceiling heigt or above or below with 4 or more Miterconecting steel floor bearing beams covering the floor areas of the cell being positioned on a flat plane covering the proximateys of the floor(deck) being of support load bearing none slip steel or metal showing in a fixed position upon the deck floor the intergrated I (P automated belted maintenance free roller floor systems positioned on variouse areas of the cell floors allowing 2 or more vehicles to park within a single cell with 2 or more than 2 or more vehicles in the open formation of multiple cells, the ornamental H designed inter conecting vertical conecting & horizontal conecting beams & horizontal support columns in line with the low level interconecting low level conecting void beam runining from the front of the open cell entrance to the rear of the cell having a void within its parameters allowing a roller wheel or otherwise to run along in cooperation with the extended arm capable of extending & retracting its arm in a telescopic fashion being able allso to turn from the elbow 380 degrees therby from elbow level the end of the arm comes into play traversing from O/degrees from the ground upto 50 degrees allowing for the two automated running rollers at end of the arm to push if needed or stop the vehicle situated upon the wheel griping conveyor belt atop the rollers, in cooperation with the stop positioner being a movable wheel stop safety guid for the car wheels sitting above the automated directional wheel rollers, running parralel & operating together co operable with the delivery lift of which is secured within the void conected to the face of the upright load bearing interconecting columnss using a means of travel moving in a vertical or horizontal direction allowing allso a 2 d choice therby using a rack & pinion system with a means of travel allowing allso traversing on a horizontal plane either left or right along the face of the cells allso secured releasably when traveling at ground level able to remount the lift body on the vertical face of the guidence means Ahe steps described a bove are carried out in reverse sequence, in line with the roller sytem to the deck every thing working in synchronised movement generated by computer commands & directives, 14 the cell units would be miffor images of each other allowing for the frontal opening which would be 98.9 percent open allowing access to vehicles, the single cell units roof would only open as claimed when 2 or more units were joined together one behind the other extending further from the building allowing the system to develop further,allowing one lift serving multiple floors being centralized to 9 cells per floor, the system branches out & grows larger,using a central lift traversing up & down as if in a chimney centraly loading & unloading 9 cells per floor showing a single lift operated internaly b & coverd by external stairs & lifts to all floors as shown drawing number 3 shows an Showing a expanded system of cells the roof would be a semi circular shape with a sectional opening to the front face running the complete length of units allowing for an emergency cranes jib to telescopicly manouver outwards therby to pick up & remove any damaged lifts of which there would be external 2 floor carrying lifts & I or more 2 floor lifts operating within the system with the service lift having a fixed turntable positioned and situated upon the top deck of the lift conversant with automated grip rollers sitting atop the turntable with 2 small ram type systems sitting below the decks within a pre built void with the top level of the protruding arm siting level with the rollers & when cOed into use able to push through the deck when required to the underneath of any vehicle allowing vehicle to be lifted for any reason, therby giving linking support to each other,along with the work station sitting atop the deck, showing \& allowing allso for the intergration. of external glass or otherwise lifts, allso fire escapes to the internal structure to the front/ rear/ or side/ or otherwise to the cell units comprising a internal shute or stairs to single cell errection Ito the extended units we can offer the open plan system of multiple linkings therby instaling the open roof system allso the front face glass lifts or stairs multiple open plan parking along with the multi level lifts as shown even changing the system to family flats with no external changes just by adding internal fitments the security feature of locking your vehicle at ground level with handbrake applied gives the owner allso pice of mind you don't leave your keys with anyone the computer system allows only cleared personel to use the system by using computer access cards, the system is allso unique in the aformentioned descriptions as shown 14 these are the main features to the lean too car parking cells according to the invention and are intended to distinguish it firom other known modular car parks.
THESE ARE THE MAIN FEATURES WFUCH MAKE THIS CLAIM UNIQUE & DIFFERENT FROM ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD FROM THE CONCEPT TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE ORNAMENTAL DESIGN THERFORE, RECOGNIZE OUR ECLUSIVE OWNERSHIP OF THE INTERLECTUAL PROPERT AND ORNAMENTAL DESIGN IS CLAIMED BY CHRISTOPHER EVANS/ JAMES MARTIN.
AS IN CLAIM I ALLSO FOR THE ORNAMENTAL DESIGN OF the lean too conception & complete covering design & layout of all features internal & external & change of use & adptions as shown is claimed The interchangable linking steel sections & joins covering all designs wether reproduced out of steel metal wood plastic or any other known or unknown matterial or materials is claimed by CHRISTOPHER EVANS & JANES MARTIN \,A-,\,, c- V% V%-, I A 0 CLAIMS 2)q As in Claim 1. Also for the ornamental design of the lean too conception and complete covering design and layout of all features. The interchangeable linking steel sections and joins covering all designs whether reproduced out of steel, metal, wood, plastic or any other known or unknown material is claimed by CHRISTOPHER EVANS & JAMES MARTIN Claim 3 The skeleton linking units and cell unit made up of four or more interconnecting steel load baring vertical steel supports with four or more interconnecting horizontal support beams connected to the level and at ceiling height with four or more interconnecting floor bearing supports covering the floor are inner extremeties of the cell, conversant with various internal connecting supports. The covedng floor being of a load non-slip metal material.
Claim 4 Integrated Automative Roller System positioned to both sides of the flanking H designed inter connecting side in line with the extending grab arm sitting above the automated directional rollers running paralell and operating together cooperable with the delivery hoist in line with the Roller System to the deck. Everything working in synchronised movement by computer generated commands Whereas the rear would be partially 70% open, with paneling conversant to the rear wall The cells would be semi-opened showing a mirrored image of each other allowing for walkways and inspection doors covering every unit the floor would be load bearing nonslip resistant along with load bearing linking vertical support columns situated to each corner and around each unit joined together by fixings welds and further welding supports the roof and floor would have interconnecting load bearing cross members capable of withstanding any weight of vehicle from Mini to Shogun a mirror type image unit sitting on top as also to the sides as well as underneath all interconnecting as well as multiple level Claim 5 as Claim 1 Telescopic lifts adapted with false bottom underneath to support further carrying levels as in the construction of telescopic moving undercarriages for receiving and moving any vehicle where required to any cell destination from delivery service pick up Claim 6 as Claim 4 Point all lifts must be secured releasably to the vertical rack and pinion uprights the automated car park multi level plural combinations built to any existing shape of building new or old floating ships or otherwise built from any materials glass plastic or otherwise in space on the earth or any other planet following the shape of any desired existing or new building square or round Claim 7 Multiple shapes compatible across any open closed space land or water any void any wall any unit any open area any closed area any linking of any two or more buildings at ground level or above ground below ground onto any existing roof space over any existing car parks built with internal and external Claim 8 Lifts with two or more than 2 floors on top of each other so that the storage units can be served more efficiently when pressure dictates with Claim 9 Plurity of internal and external lifts Claim 10 With floor level automated turntables with automatic guidence and travelling rollers Claim 11 With an emergency hoist travelling along the roof top on rails traversing the length and breadth of the erected building Claim 12 As claimed for 1 or 2 as in the shape of a square oblong triangle rounded semicircle frontage roof with dome shaped roof any size any width any height with multiple floors or single levels any configuration above or below ground or across water and all the new ideas incorporated within the units shape design and novel Claim 13 . I A modular guidence system is claimed as claimed in Claim 1 and 2 wherein once erected guide means are provided and connected to the front face of the holding cells allowing the hoist lift decisive manouverability offering controlled vertical movement in both directions allowing also horizontal travelling movement cooperable with the main frontal bearing supports giving support to the weight and sliding movement of the lift on the rack and pinion lifting mechanisms or otherwise travelling from top to bottom of all desired cells linked together also allowing free movement by rail to all lifts for maintenance purposes along the ground by rack and pinion movement or otherwise allowing travel in any vertical or horizontal direction in transit supported by parralel guide rails along the ground to any loading point Claim 14 A two way trans-directional roller system is claimed as in Claim 1 or wherein the module a two way multiple directional roller for transferring vehicles from the supply lift directional forwards into the cell and across the 4 inch void co-operable with the automated 12 inch safety plate wheel barrier to drop into position from the lift allowing the cross over to take place directional out again to the desired lift cooperable with the lift at service entrance co-operable with the lift mechanised pair of wheel rolling safety stop guide set stop the automated rollers linked to the cross member allowing stable moving co-operable with traversing backwards and forwards within the void of the low lying cross member to each side of the holding cell in conjunction with the support bars built through the rollers to the face to the centre, and to the rear of the units having more than 2 or more support bars allowing horizontal movement of rollers to any determined width Claim 15 Mechanised pair of safety wheel stop guides is claimed as in Claim 1 Claim 16 As in Claim 4 A pair of automated grab lift positioning arms are claimed as in Claim 4 transferring any vehicle to any destination the emergency fire arms traverses to any cell along the ceiling beams to any vehicle using the automated fire proof grappling arms the offending vehicle is removed at will and deposited onto a selected carriage and removed Claim 17 A modular pre-fabricated multi directional turntable and moving rollers as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the supply lifts guide and supply means is provided for moving vehicles in a clockwise 360 degree manner a turntable in situ on the deck of all lifts with maintenance free steel bearing rollers to the side and atop of multi directional turning plate forming a synchronised operation for any vehicle modules travelling on lift needing to turn around due to lack of space operating externally or internally within the lift confines Claim 18 A modular pre-fabricated lean too car park holding cell unit as claimed in claim 1 2 or 3 wherein the guide means and catchment means for transferring vehicles by there wheels within the storage area are adapted to co-operate together provided by automated bearing rolls in situ on the floor stop non slip floor area along with the free rolling roller guide sitting atop the rollers running in synchronised movement co-operable with each other as with the cell rollers at desired destination co- operable with computer directions Claim 19 Interconnecting support beams which are carrying the non slip bearing floor and the interconnecting vertical support columns to the front of the units with 2 or more vertical support beams in shape of H section criss crossed with metal webbing for added strength with two or more interconnecting support columns to the right side constructed in the shape of the letter H with criss cross metal webbing for strength being a mirror image Claim 20 Computer security system allowing access by card or chip 24 hour control over whomever uses the unit giving recognition to vehicle registration numbers by card giving an hourly diagnostic read out who is using the system in out empty spaces also delivering monthly invoices to other parties allowing a share scheme to operate between two or more companies telephoning from the offices for any vehicle to be waiting at departure site within minutes Claim 21 The directional turntable give added security as when vehicle is left locked up on the lift deck vehicle is moved automatically away without need to leave keys behind Claim 22 The reducing of exhaust emissions to the city due to none use of engine once vehicle is on lift deck pollution free parking zone if shown a modular prefabricated quick rise storage apartment is claimed as in Claim changing into household use as per flat maisonettes weatherproofing all roofs and sides installing timber floors installing windows and all mod cons each high rise unit serviced be external multiple glass lifts and stairs interconnecting cell floors L-S doors and passageways used for walk ways to reach extremities of buildings to outside external stairs or lifts or fire escapes stairways installed to offer access to change of use into maisonettes to properties wherever the need is greatest for quick homes as in all earthquake zones and Japan any areas in need of space Claim 21 These are all the main features of the car park according to the invention and are intended to distinguish it from all other known lean too car parks is claimed by CHRISTOPHER EVANS JAMES MARTIN A lean too semi automated car park cell structure 7 internal external fittings are substantially described herein with reference to figures of the accompanying drawings Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows 1 24 CLAIMS: I Which we believe has been given allready A LEAN TOO CAR PARK WITH ONE OR MORE BUILDINGS,USED AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION, Being a multi cell car park for vehicles,consisting of interlocking individual floors & cells using the external wall of the building as part of the construction, With a loading lift with with turntable & roller floors with 2 or morefolding floors carrying capacity,for vehicles or goods to any cell required,the cells are supported by interlocVing_po;:k1 fiwn;:s ing e I & horizontal load -ua:- y rtica bearing steel supports starting at or below ground level from the foundations,, Showing the leg supports to the outer extremeties, of the cells, A garage storage cell according to claim 1,in which constitute the load bearing structure consisting of I or more parking cells placed parallel mode to each other on top beneath & alongside each other, 3. a garage cell according to any claims of which the ends or sides are fixed by conectors to any building or more than one building the external wall s forming a major part of the construction, A Garage according to claim 1, subsantialy as described with reference to the existing drawings