Locks – Special application – For control and machine elements
Patent
1997-05-22
1998-11-03
Boucher, Darnell M.
Locks
Special application
For control and machine elements
70237, 180287, B60R 2500
Patent
active
058292853
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and method for obtaining same-day payment of parking violation fines imposed by a municipality or other governmental body, having a tire clamp with a combination lock, to be applied to a tire of the violator's vehicle, and a notice to the vehicle owner, which informs the owner of a phone number to call, to pay the fine by credit card and obtain the combination to the lock, allowing the owner to release the vehicle, after which the vehicle owner clamps the tire clamp around a parking meter or sign post, for later retrieval by police.
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