Fuel vending apparatus and method

Details Fuel vending apparatus and method Fuel vending apparatus and method

1977-03-09

1978-06-27

Thesz, Joseph M.

Registers

Platform operated

Platform actuated traffic counters

235 92FP, 235 92R, 235 94A, 222 76, G06M 312

Patent

active

040977242

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for vending liquid fuel of the type wherein an electrically driven pump is controllably energized in response to a counter adding a credit unit as electrically signalled by a money acceptor. The counter subtracts credit units in response to a primary dispensing switch which is operatively responsive to the dispensing of fuel. In accordance with the present invention, a fail-safe circuit is provided which is electrically connected with the counter, acceptor and primary switch and which is operable for selectively disabling the pump from delivering fuel. A secondary dispensing switch is provided which is operatively responsive to dispensing of fuel and which cooperates with the fail-safe circuit in monitoring the normal sequence of vending steps and responding to abnormality in such normal sequence of steps by precluding delivery of pumped fuel.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3662157 (1972-05-01), Somers
patent: 3852577 (1974-12-01), Moon et al.
patent: 3907165 (1975-09-01), Carbone
patent: 3999685 (1976-12-01), Greenwood

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Fuel vending apparatus and method does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Fuel vending apparatus and method, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Fuel vending apparatus and method will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2306056