Motor vehicles – Bodies – Footboards and pedal guards
Patent
1988-04-14
1989-07-25
Rice, Kenneth R.
Motor vehicles
Bodies
Footboards and pedal guards
74564, 180287, 297439, 297466, B62D 2520
Patent
active
048504459
ABSTRACT:
Safety apparatus for preventing a physically handicapped driver of a motor vehicle from unintentionally contacting a first foot control pedal of the vehicle with his or her lower limb when he or she operates the vehicle without using the first foot control panel are provided. The apparatus include a base member adapted to be attached to the floorboard of the vehicle adjacent the first foot control pedal thereof. The base member includes means for holding the lower limb of the driver away from the first foot control pedal. Also provided is a motor vehicle having a first foot control pedal for controlling a first function of the vehicle, an alternative control mechanism for allowing a physically handicapped driver to control the first function of the vehicle without using the first foot control pedal and safety apparatus for preventing the handicapped driver from unintentionally contacting the first foot control pedal with his or her lower limb when he or she controls the first function of the vehicle with the alternative control mechanism.
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