Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Multiple controlling elements for single controlled element
Patent
1996-05-09
1998-06-16
Marmor, Charles A.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Multiple controlling elements for single controlled element
74482, 74484R, 294 191, G05G 1100
Patent
active
057654425
ABSTRACT:
A portable pedal control device for use by a disabled person to control the brakes and accelerator in a vehicle. One such control device is to be attached to the brake pedal and another similar device is attached to the accelerator pedal. The control device includes: (a) an elongated shaft or body, (b) opposing claws on the lower end of the shaft, (c) a lever for moving one of the claws between open and closed positions, and (d) a spring to hold the movable claw in its closed position. The control device is easily attached to the desired pedal by operating the lever to open the claws, then the claws are placed around the pedal and closed again. No tools are required, and the operator (disabled person) can attach or detach the control device without any assistance and without having to reach to the floor of the vehicle to manipulate fasteners or the like. The control devices can be used on any vehicle by a disabled person.
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Edmundson Dean P.
Fenstermacher David M.
Marmor Charles A.
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