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A guide to assist a driver to park in an enclosure such as a residential garage. This includes a vertically depending lever which, when contacted by the bumper of the approaching vehicle, simultaneously actuates an audible and a visible signal to apprise the driver of his progress. The audible signa

A guide to assist a driver to park in an enclosure such as a residential garage. This includes a vertically depending lever which, when contacted by the bumper of the approaching vehicle, simultaneously actuates an audible and a visible signal to apprise the driver of his progress. The audible signal is a bell which is sounded by first cocking and then releasing a spring hammer. The visible signal is a rectangular reflector supported on a shaft which is cam operated to pivot through 90°so that its full face is in front of the driver to indicate proximity to the impending garage wall. The reflector\s mounting post also supports a small brightly colored sphere which may be used as a reference to indicate the center of the parking lane to the driver.

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A parking guide for assisting the driver of a vehicle to avoid contact with a fixed obstacle comprising in combination: means including a bracket mounted on a support so that its forward end is interposed at a fixed position between the approaching end of said vehicle and said obstacle, a fulcrum le

A parking guide for assisting the driver of a vehicle to avoid contact with a fixed obstacle comprising in combination: means including a bracket mounted on a support so that its forward end is interposed at a fixed position between the approaching end of said vehicle and said obstacle, a fulcrum lever pivotally mounted on said bracket for partial rotation from a rest position to an operated position in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of said bracket, a vertically extending contact lever responsive to contact by said vehicle and having one end fixed to one side of said fulcrum lever, and the other end depending vertically from said lever for pivotal movement, a bell comprising a resonator and a clapper mounted on the bracket, said clapper disposed to strike said bell in response to movement of said fulcrum lever to the operated position, a reflector plate having an extended surface rotatably mounted on said bracket adjacent the forward end thereof, said reflector plate being spring biased and retained by a first means in a retracted position substantially parallel to said bracket, and said reflector responsive to rotation of said fulcrum lever to assume a fully visible position in the line of vision of said driver, and a second means connected to said fulcrum lever and responsive to deflection of said contact lever by said vehicle to move said fulcrum lever from the rest position to the operated position, initiating the striking of said resonator by said clapper, causing release of said first means and the rotation of said reflector from said retracted position to said fully visible position.