Patent ID: 6378453
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A method of locating a vehicle in a parking lot comprising the steps of:parking said vehicle in a parking lot containing many additional vehicles; mounting on an edge of a window of said vehicle a locator device comprising a mast of unitary construction made from a flexible section of a compression spring formed from a metal wire and an inflexible section extending along a proximate end of said mast, said inflexible section comprising a solid member onto end of which said flexible section terminates, said inflexible section having an outer surface with a circumferentially extending scored channel recess to accommodate a last proximal twist of said compression spring, a flag being mounted on a distal end of said mast, said flag having visually perceptible markings thereon to identify said vehicle, and a mounting clip attached to another end of said solid member adapted to be releasably attached to the window edge of said vehicle; leaving said vehicle in said parking lot with said mast and flag deployed on said window edge; returning to said vehicle; removing said mast from said window edge; rolling up said mast into a diameter of between 6 to 8 inches; and storing the rolled up mast within a glove compartment said vehicle.