Door vacancy indicator

摘要

A stall structure includes a door mounted between two pilasters. The stall also includes an occupancy indicator. The occupancy indicator is engaged by the action of closing the door so that the occupancy indicator changes from indicating the stall as vacant to indicating the stall as occupied. The indicator may include a display having a VACANT indicator and an OCCUPIED indicator. An engagement element may engage the stall structure as the door is closed and move the display from the VACANT indicating position to the OCCUPIED indicating position.

主权项

1. An occupancy indicator for use in a stall structure comprising a door, the occupancy indicator comprising:
(A) a housing; (B) a mounting arrangement for mounting the housing to the stall structure; (C) a display element retained in the housing, the display element moveable between at least two distinct positions, the at least two distinct positions comprising a vacant indicating position and an occupied indicating position; and (D) at least one engagement surface operatively connected to the display element so that movement of the engagement surface causes movement of the display element between the vacant indicating position and the occupied indicating position; (E) wherein, in use, the mounting arrangement is mounted to the stall structure such that the action of closing the door of the stall structure causes the at least one engagement surface to engage the stall structure and to be moved by the stall structure, wherein the movement of the engagement surface by the action of closing the door of the stall structure causes the display element to move from the vacant indicating position to the occupied indicating position; (F) wherein the housing comprises a first aperture for viewing the display element in the vacant indicating position and a second aperture for viewing the display element in the occupied indicating position.