Fluid dispensing apparatus indicator system

Claim 2

In a fluid dispensing system having a plurality of registers connected for continually registering different numerical amounts respecting the delivery of fluid during fluid delivery, the improvement wherein each of said plurality of registers comprises readout means providing a signal of the existing numerical amount registered thereby and wherein the system comprises an indicating device having a selectively operably multiple place numerical indicator adapted to be selectively operated by the readout means of each of the plurality of registers to display the existing numerical amount registered by the selected register, selector means operable for selectively connecting the readout means of each of the plurality of registers for operating the numerical indicator, and control means for operating the selector means including sequencing means for operating the selector means for displaying the numerical amounts of said plurality of registers in sequence.

Claim 3

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of registers comprise a cost register connected to continually register the monetary amount of the delivery of fluid during a fluid delivery, a volume register connected to continually register the volumetric amount of the delivery of fluid during a fluid delivery and a price register settable to continually register the established unit volume price amount for fluid during a fluid delivery.

Claim 4

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 2 wherein the system has an operating cycle with delivery and nondelivery phases, wherein the cost and volume registers are resettable to zero and wherein the control means is operable for activating and deactivating the dispensing system for delivering fluid and to automatically reset the cost and volume registers to zero during the nondelivery phase between fluid deliveries just prior to activation of the dispensing system for delivering fluid.

Claim 5

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 1 wherein the indicating device comprises selectively operable descriptive indicator means adapted for providing descriptive indicators of the numerical amounts of the registers respectively and connected to be operated in accordance with the operation of the selector means to provide the corresponding descriptive indicator for the numerical amount displayed by the numerical indicator.

Claim 6

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 4 wherein the descriptive indicator means comprises a separate selectively operable descriptive indicator for each register.

Claim 7

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 1 wherein the indicating device comprises a plurality of selectively operable decimal point indicators between different places of the multiple places of the numerical indicator and connected to be operated in accordance with the operation of the selector means to provide a corresponding decimal point indicator for the numerical amount displayed by the numerical indicator.

Claim 8

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 1 wherein the system has an operating cycle with delivery and nondelivery phases and wherein the control means is operable for temporarily operating the sequencing means during at least one predetermined part of the operating cycle of the fLuid dispensing system.

Claim 9

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 7 wherein the control means is operable for temporarily operating the sequencing means in conjunction with the commencement of a fluid delivery.

Claim 10

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 7 wherein the control means is operable for temporarily operating the sequencing means in conjunction with the termination of a fluid delivery.

Claim 11

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 9 wherein the plurality of registers comprise a cost register connected to continually register the monetary amount of the delivery of fluid during a fluid delivery, a volume register connected to continually register the volumetric amount of the delivery of fluid during a fluid delivery, and a price register settable to continually register the established unit volume price amount for fluid during a fluid delivery, and wherein the control means provides for operating the selector means for displaying the unit volume price amount of the price register after temporarily operating the sequencing means in conjunction with the termination of a fluid delivery.

Claim 12

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of registers comprise a cost register connected to continually register the monetary amount of the delivery of fluid during a fluid delivery and a volume register connected connnected to continually register the volumetric amount of the delivery of fluid during a fluid delivery and wherein the control means comprises manually settable means having at least volume and cost settings adapted for selectively operating the selector means to selectively connect the cost and volume registers for operating the numerical indicator.

Claim 13

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 11 wherein the control means comprises sequencing means for operating the selector means for displaying the numerical amounts of the registers in sequence and wherein the manually settable means comprises a sequence setting for connecting the sequencing means for operating the selector means.

Claim 14

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 1 wherein the control means comprises manually settable means for selectively operating the selector means for selectively connecting each of the plurality of registers for operating the numerical indicator.

Claim 15

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 1 wherein the system is operable for independently dispensing each of a plurality of separate fluids and wherein said plurality of registers comprise a plurality of price registers settable to register the established unit volume price amounts of the separate fluids respectively.

Claim 16

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 14 wherein the indicating device comprises selectively operable descriptive indicator means adapted for providing descriptive indicators of the separate fluids respectively and connected to be operated in accordance with the operation of the selector means to provide the fluid descriptive indicator corresponding to the unit volume price amount displayed by the numerical indicator.

Claim 17

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 1 wherein the system is operable for independently dispensing each of a plurality of separate fluids and comprises a corresponding plurality of indicating devices and banks of registers, each having at least one register, for registering numerical amounts respecting the delivery of the separate fluids respectively and wherein the selector means is operable for selectively connecting the register banks for operating each numerical indicator for registering each numerical amount respecting the delivery of a selected fluid.

Claim 18

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 16 wherein each register bank comprises a plurality of registers.

Claim 19

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 1 wherein the system is operable for independently dispensing each of a plurality of separate fluids, and wherein said plurality of registers comprise at least one fluid related register aSsociated with each of said separate fluids for registering a numerical amount respecting the delivery of the associated fluid only, and wherein the selector means is operable for selectively connecting each said fluid related register for operating the numerical indicator for registering a numerical amount respecting the delivery of the corresponding fluid.

Claim 20

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 18 wherein said one registers are price registers settable in accordance with the established unit volume price amounts of the corresponding separate fluids respectively.

Claim 21

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 18 wherein said plurality of registers comprise at least one indicator related register associated with the indicating device and wherein the selector means is operable for selectively connecting the indicator related register and a selected fluid related register for operating the numerical indicator.

Claim 22

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 1 wherein the system is operable for independently dispensing each of a plurality of separate fluids, wherein there is at least one register of said plurality of registers connected for registering a numerical amount respecting the delivery of each of said plurality of separate fluids, and wherein the selector means is selectively operable for selectively connecting each of said plurality of registers for operating the numerical indicator for registering a numeral amount respecting the delivery of a selected fluid.

Claim 23

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 1 wherein the system is operable for dispensing a plurality of separate fluids, wherein said plurality of registers comprise at least one indicator related register associated with the indicating device, and wherein the selector means is operable for selectively connecting the indicator related register for registering numerical information respecting the delivery of each of the plurality of separate fluids.

Claim 24

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 22 wherein the control means comprises interlock means for preventing operation of the selector means for connecting the indicator related register for registering numerical information respecting the delivery of one fluid to a different fluid during the delivery of either of said fluids.

Claim 25

In a fluid dispensing system having a cost register of the monetary amount of the delivery of fluid and a volume register of the volumetric amount of the delivery of fluid, the improvement wherein the system further comprises a liquid crystal indicating device having a selectively operable multiple place liquid crystal numerical indicator, and selector means operable for selectively connecting the cost and volume registers for operating the liquid crystal indicator to display the cost and volume amounts respectively of the delivery of fluid.

Claim 26

In a fluid dispensing system having a cost register of the monetary amount of the delivery of fluid and a volume register of the volumetric amount of the delivery of fluid, the improvement wherein the system further comprises a liquid crystal indicating device having a selectively operable multiple place liquid crystal numerical indicator, and selector means operable for selectively connecting the cost and volume registers for operating the liquid crystal indicator to display the cost and volume amounts respectively of the delivery of fluid.

Claim 27

In a fluid dispensing system adapted for dispensing a plurality of separate fluids comprising register means for registering numerical information respecting the delivery of the fluids, the improvement wherein the system comprises an indicating device having a selectively operable multiple place numerical indicator adapted to be operated by the register means to display said numerical information, and selector means operable for selectively operating the numerical indicator to display numerical information respecting the delivery of each of the plurality of separate fluids.

Claim 28

In a fluid dispensing system adapted for dispensing a plurality of separate fluids comprising register means for registering numerical information respecting the delivery of the fluids, the improvement wherein the system comprises an indicating device having a selectively operable multiple place numerical indicator adapted to be operated by the register means to display said numerical information, and selector means operable for selectively operating the numerical indicator to display numerical information respecting the delivery of each of the plurality of separate fluids.

Claim 29

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 25 having a separate dispensing nozzle for each of the fluids and wherein the selector means comprises manually settable means for selectively connecting the numerical indicator to be operated for displaying numerical information respecting the delivery of fluid from each of the nozzles.

Claim 30

A fluid dispensing system according to claim 26 wherein the dispensing system is adapted for dispensing two separate fluids, wherein the system comprises two of said indicating devices, and wherein the manually settable means is opeRable for selectively connecting one indicator for displaying numerical information respecting the delivery of fluid from either one of the nozzles and for simultaneously connecting the other indicator for displaying information respecting the delivery of fluid from the other nozzle.

Claim 31

In a fuel dispensing system having a delivery nozzle, a nozzle storage receptacle for storing the nozzle between fuel deliveries, control means associated with the storage receptacle and operable to an ''''ON'''' position in conjunction with the removal of the nozzle from the receptacle at the commencement of a fuel delivery to activate the system for delivering fuel and operable to an ''''OFF'''' position in conjunction ON'''' the replacement of the nozzle in the storage receptacle at the end of a fuel delivery to deactivate the system for delivering fuel, meter means for metering the amount of fuel delivered, variator means driven by the meter means and settable for establishing a unit volume price for the fuel, a resettable cost register connected to be operated by the variator for storing the cost of the fuel delivered in accordance with the unit volume price established by the setting of the variator means and to be reset to zero when the control means is operated to its ''''ON'''' position, a resettable volume register connected to be operated for storing the volume of fuel delivered and to be reset to zero when the control means is operated to its ''''ON'''' position, and a price register connected to the variator adapted for storing the unit volume price established by the variator setting, the improvement wherein the fuel dispensing apparatus comprises an indicating device having a plurality of selectively operable indicator digits and separate volume, cost and price identifying indicators, selector means for selectively connecting the cost, volume and price registers for operating the indicating device for selectively indicating the cost, volume and price respecting a fuel delivery and the corresponding cost, volume and price identifying indicators, sequencing means for operating the selector means for indicating the cost, volume and price in sequence, and control means for temporarily operating the sequencing means upon operation of the control means to its ''''ON'''' and ''''PFF'''' positions.

Claim 32

In a fuel dispensing system having a delivery nozzle, a nozzle storage receptacle for storing the nozzle between fuel deliveries, control means associated with the storage receptacle and operable to an ''''ON'''' position in conjunction with the removal of the nozzle from the receptacle at the commencement of a fuel delivery to activate the system for delivering fuel and operable to an ''''OFF'''' position in conjunction ON'''' the replacement of the nozzle in the storage receptacle at the end of a fuel delivery to deactivate the system for delivering fuel, meter means for metering the amount of fuel delivered, variator means driven by the meter means and settable for establishing a unit volume price for the fuel, a resettable cost register connected to be operated by the variator for storing the cost of the fuel delivered in accordance with the unit volume price established by the setting of the variator means and to be reset to zero when the control means is operated to its ''''ON'''' position, a resettable volume register connected to be operated for storing the volume of fuel delivered and to be reset to zero when the control means is operated to its ''''ON'''' position, and a price register connected to the variator adapted for storing the unit volume price established by the variator setting, the improvement wherein the fuel dispensing apparatus comprises an indicating device having a plurality of selectively operable indicator digits and separate volume, cost and price identifying indicators, selector means for selectively connecting the cost, volume and price registers for operating the indicating device for selectively indicating the cost, volume and price respecting a fuel delivery and the corresponding cost, volume and price identifying indicators, sequencing means for operating the selector means for indicating the cost, volume and price in sequence, and control means for temporarily operating the sequencing means upon operation of the control means to its ''''ON'''' and ''''PFF'''' positions.

Claim 33

An indicating device comprising a liquid crystal indicator with a first multiple place numerical indicator selectively operable to display selected multiple place numerical information and a plurality of separate descriptive indicators individually operable for displaying an appropriate descriptive indicator for the numerical information displayed by the numerical indicator.

Claim 34

An indicating device comprising a liquid crystal indicator with a first multiple place numerical indicator selectively operable to display selected multiple place numerical information and a plurality of separate descriptive indicators individually operable for displaying an appropriate descriptive indicator for the numerical information displayed by the numerical indicator.

Claim 35

An indicating device according to claim 29 comprising a plurality of selectively operable decimal point indicators between different places of the multiple place numerical indicator and connected to be individually operated in accordance with the operation of the descriptive indicators.