Taxi payment system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9818095-B2
Application number	US-201214347312-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 10, 2012
Priority date	Oct 14, 2011
Publication date	Nov 14, 2017
Grant date	Nov 14, 2017

Abstract

A taxi payment system including a point of sale device and a mounting assembly for mounting the point of sale device inside a taxi, the mounting assembly having at least two operative orientations, a first operative orientation in which the point of sale device is accessible to a taxi passenger and a second operative orientation in which the point of sale device is accessible to a taxi driver.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi comprising:
a point of sale device; and
a mounting assembly for mounting said point of sale device inside a taxi, said mounting assembly having at least two operative orientations comprising:
a first operative orientation in which said point of sale device is facing a back of said taxi and is accessible to a taxi passenger and a second operative orientation in which said point of sale device is rotated by at least 90 degrees from said first operative orientation to face a taxi driver and is accessible to said taxi driver.

2. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 1 , said mounting assembly comprising a base element including a pivot plate portion defining a generally vertical pivot axis.

3. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 2 , further comprising a point of sale mounting element including a pivot plate engaging portion configured to pivot relative to said pivot plate portion about said vertical pivot axis.

4. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 3 , wherein said point of sale mounting element is pivotable about said vertical pivot axis through an angular range extending beyond 90 degrees.

5. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 1 , said mounting assembly comprising a retaining element that is operative to retain said mounting assembly in either of said at least two operative orientations in the absence of the application of a rotation force thereto by either the taxi driver or the taxi passenger.

6. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 5 , wherein said retaining element is configured for removable engagement with a selectable one of two apertures formed in a pivot plate portion, thereby to removably retain said mounting assembly in a corresponding selectable one of said at least two operative orientations.

7. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 5 , said retaining element comprising an over-center spring arrangement including a tension spring having a first end thereof mounted on a first portion of said mounting assembly and a second end thereof mounted on a second portion of said mounting assembly and the second end is rotatable relative to said first portion.

8. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 1 , said mounting assembly comprising a headrest post mounting portion for mounting onto headrest posts of a vehicle passenger seat.

9. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 8 , said headrest post mounting portion comprising an elongate element having apertures extending therethrough for accommodating said headrest posts.

10. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 9 , said elongate element comprising a pair of side cut-outs communicating with said apertures, thereby enabling side mounting of said elongate element onto said headrest posts without requiring removal of a headrest attached thereto.

11. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 2 , said mounting assembly further comprising a retaining element that is operative to retain said mounting assembly in either of said at least two operative orientations in the absence of the application of a rotation force thereto by either the taxi driver or the taxi passenger.

12. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 3 , said mounting assembly further comprising a retaining element that is operative to retain said mounting assembly in either of said at least two operative orientations in the absence of the application of a rotation force thereto by either a taxi driver or a taxi passenger.

13. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 4 , said mounting assembly further comprising a retaining element that is operative to retain said mounting assembly in either of said at least two operative orientations in the absence of the application of a rotation force thereto by either the taxi driver or the taxi passenger.

14. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 11 , said retaining element comprising an over-center spring arrangement including a tension spring having a first end thereof mounted on a first portion of said mounting assembly and a second end thereof mounted on a second portion of said mounting assembly, which second end is rotatable relative to said first portion.

15. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 12 , said retaining element comprising an over-center spring arrangement including a tension spring having a first end thereof mounted on a first portion of said mounting assembly and a second end thereof mounted on a second portion of said mounting assembly, which second end is rotatable relative to said first portion.

16. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 13 , said retaining element comprising an over-center spring arrangement including a tension spring having a first end thereof mounted on a first portion of said mounting assembly and a second end thereof mounted on a second portion of said mounting assembly, which second end is rotatable relative to said first portion.

17. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 2 , said mounting assembly comprising a headrest post mounting portion for mounting onto headrest posts of a vehicle passenger seat.

18. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 3 , said mounting assembly comprising a headrest post mounting portion for mounting onto headrest posts of a vehicle passenger seat.

19. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 4 , said mounting assembly further comprising a headrest post mounting portion for mounting onto headrest posts of a vehicle passenger seat.

20. The mounting assembly for a point of sale device in a taxi according to claim 5 , said mounting assembly further comprising a headrest post mounting portion for mounting onto headrest posts of a vehicle passenger seat.

Assignees

• Verifone Inc

Inventors

• Altman Mark

Classifications

• B60R2011/0085

  with adjustment by rotation in their operational position · CPC title

• G07B13/02 Primary

  Details; Accessories · CPC title

• G06Q20/20 Primary

  Point-of-sale [POS] network systems · CPC title

• B60R11/00

  Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for · CPC title