Patents Assigned to Nelson Whittaker
  • Patent number: 7748511
    Abstract: A system for vending wheeled vehicles, such as strollers for children. The system includes a vehicle station having a series of docking ports with an operator's console connected thereto. Each docking port has a lock and release mechanism for engaging a striker pin of a wheeled vehicle engaged in the docking port. Upon appropriate signals from the operator's console, a vehicle discharge element in the docking port moves the wheeled vehicle when the lock and release mechanism is activated to disengage the striker pin, moving the wheeled vehicle from the locked position and making the availability of the wheeled vehicle obvious.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Nelson Whittaker
    Inventor: Jay A. Maher