Vehicle Wheel Boot With Lug Nut Blocking and Keypad Locking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for enforcing parking regulations, such as towing vehicles with unpaid fines, are costly and time-consuming, and there is a need for an alternative that can effectively immobilize vehicles without physical removal.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle locking boot with an oversized lug nut cover and pad, featuring a horizontal and vertical support arm structure with engagement protrusions and a keypad for secure locking and unlocking, designed to prevent wheel movement until fines are paid, utilizing a lug nut blocking plate and pad to prevent tampering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If towing is used to remove illegally parked vehicles, then vehicles can be removed from parking spaces, but towing costs and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The locking boot is applied to the wheel in advance, preventing the vehicle from being moved before the fine is paid. This preliminary immobilization action eliminates the need for subsequent towing operations, thereby resolving the contradiction by improving removal efficiency while reducing time loss through preventive rather than reactive vehicle removal
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the vehicle immobilization function from the towing process. Instead of using towing to remove vehicles, the locking boot separately performs the immobilization function by blocking the wheel, allowing fines to be collected without requiring physical vehicle removal, thus resolving the time and cost inefficiency of towing
2Reliability
If towing is used to remove vehicles with unpaid fines, then parking enforcement is achieved, but enforcement costs increase substantially
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the vehicle immobilization function from the towing process. Instead of using towing to remove vehicles, the locking boot separately performs the immobilization function by blocking the wheel, allowing fines to be collected without requiring physical vehicle removal, thus resolving the time and cost inefficiency of towing
Solution Approach 2:
The locking boot creates a simplified copy of the vehicle removal function. Rather than physically removing the vehicle through towing, the boot replicates the enforcement outcome by immobilizing the vehicle in place, maintaining enforcement reliability while eliminating the high costs associated with towing operations
3Loss of energy
If a locking boot is applied to immobilize vehicles, then towing costs are reduced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The locking boot is divided into distinct functional segments: support arms for structural stability, engagement protrusions for wheel attachment, a blocking plate for wheel immobilization, and a keypad for secure operation. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, resolving the contradiction by managing device complexity through modular design while maintaining the cost-saving benefits of eliminating towing
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle locking boot includes a horizontal support arm and a first vertical support arm extending from the horizontal support arm. The first vertical support arm includes a front engagement protrusion extending therefrom. A receiving sleeve extends from the horizontal support arm at a base of the first vertical support arm. A horizontal extension portion is coupled to the horizontal support arm. A second vertical support arm extends from the horizontal extension portion along a direction orthogonal to the upper surface of the horizontal support arm. The second vertical support arm includes a rear engagement protrusion extending therefrom. The front engagement protrusion faces the rear engagement protrusion. A keypad is disposed on the first engagement portion. The keypad is configured to lock and unlock the horizontal extension portion. A lug nut blocking plate is coupled to the first vertical support arm above the first engagement protrusion.