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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Jeffrey R. Hamilton, Davisburg, MI (US);
James Justin Carty, Lavaca, AR (US);
Jimmy Dean Kinder, Russellville, AR (US);
Jeffrey R. Hamilton, Davisburg, MI (US);
James Justin Carty, Lavaca, AR (US);
Jimmy Dean Kinder, Russellville, AR (US);
Cloyes Gear and Products, Inc., Fort Smith, AR (US);
Abstract
An automotive parts kit differentiation system and method includes a plurality of different types of parts kits, wherein each type of kit includes a base and a plurality of automotive parts removably contained by the base. The parts contained in each type of kit vary as compared to each other type of kit. Each base includes a unique identifier tag that identifies the base as being a base for one of the plurality of kit types. The unique identifier tag of each base includes a color zone defined by a color selected from a plurality of different colors that correspond respectively to the plurality of different kit types so that each kit type corresponds to one of the plurality of different colors. The unique identifier tag further includes a shape identifier selected from a plurality of different shape identifiers that correspond respectively to the plurality of different kit types so that each kit type corresponds to one of the plurality of different shapes. The color zone and shape identifier can be combined, and the color zone can comprise two different zones located respectively on two different surfaces of the base. The unique identifier tag also optionally includes a machine readable portion such as a bar-code or RFID module.