Motor vehicles – Power – Including traction motor of kind driven by noncompressible...
Patent
1994-06-07
1996-04-23
Focarino, Margaret A.
Motor vehicles
Power
Including traction motor of kind driven by noncompressible...
180336, 180273, 74474, B60K 1700
Patent
active
055094961
ABSTRACT:
A mechanism for controlling the direction and speed of an off-road vehicle having a frame, an operator seat, a steering wheel, an engine and a variable speed transmission coupled for driving at least one of a plurality of ground wheels. The mechanism comprises a floor plate carried by the vehicle for receiving the heel portion of an operator's foot, a pedal operatively connected to the variable speed transmission and pivotally mounted above the floor plate for movement between a forward zone for controlling the forward speed of the vehicle, a neutral zone wherein the vehicle is in neutral, and a reverse zone for controlling the reverse speed of the vehicle. The pedal has first and second portions generally inclined with respect to one another and each are adapted for engagement by a forward portion of the individual's foot so that engagement of the first portion with a predetermined amount of force moves the pedal into the forward zone of movement, and engagement with the second portion with a predetermined amount of force moves the pedal into the reverse zone of movement. The pedal is arranged relative to the floor plate in a manner which enables the individual to selectively access the first and second portions with the forward portion of the foot by pivoting the heel on the floor plate. The pedal has at least the second portion thereof disposed outboard of a side edge of the floor plate.
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Burns John A.
Deschamps Joseph P.
Erickson Donald G.
Flynn Lindell R.
Williams Richard D.
Dickson Paul N.
Focarino Margaret A.
Murray Inc.
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