Motor vehicles – Bodies – Footboards and pedal guards
Patent
1974-10-01
1976-02-17
Betts, Kenneth H.
Motor vehicles
Bodies
Footboards and pedal guards
180 82R, 200334, 70444, B60K 2708, H01H 2706
Patent
active
039386139
ABSTRACT:
An elongated body is provided with structure at one end for oscillatably supporting an ignition switch key therefrom with the axis of oscillation of the key extending transversely of the elongated body and extending normal to the panel-like key blank through the end thereof remote from the blade portion of the key. The other end of the body includes an endwise outwardly opening recess in which an anchor element is telescopingly seated and frictionally retained. The anchor element is frictionally retained within the recess against outward displacement therefrom and one end of an elongated flexible tension member is anchored to the anchor element. In addition, a guide member is provided for mounting in predetermined position relative to an associated ignition switch and is operable to slidably and guidingly engage an intermediate portion of the tension member. The other end of the tension member remote from the anchor element includes an anchor member for attachment to the driver of a vehicle incorporating the aforementioned ignition switch. The guide member is positioned in relation to the ignition switch whereby a pull on the end of the tension member to be anchored to the vehicle driver will effect a lateral pull on the corresponding end of the body to rotate the ignition key (and thus the oscillatable tumbler barrel of the ignition switch) to the off position in which off position the elongated body is disposed in a substantially straight line path extending between the ignition key and the guide member. A further pull on the end of the tension member to be attached to the vehicle driver results in the anchor element being pulled from seated engagement within the aforementioned recess to thereby disconnect the tension member from the elongated body and key so as to prevent damage either to the elongated body, the key or the associated tumbler barrel as a result of a sharp pull on the tension member.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2722575 (1955-11-01), Dobkins
patent: 2725947 (1955-12-01), Dooley
patent: 3210494 (1965-10-01), Murdock
patent: 3507259 (1970-04-01), Lankford
patent: 3825092 (1974-07-01), Graydon
patent: 3827039 (1974-07-01), Agnese
Betts Kenneth H.
Gordon Robert A.
Jacobson Harvey B.
O#Brien Clarence A.
Schrecengost R.
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