Motor vehicles – With means for promoting safety of vehicle – its occupant or... – Responsive to absence or inattention of operator – or...
Patent
1985-08-26
1987-04-07
Bertsch, Richard A.
Motor vehicles
With means for promoting safety of vehicle, its occupant or...
Responsive to absence or inattention of operator, or...
200 34, 200 85A, B60K 2500
Patent
active
046553134
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle seat switch apparatus comprising a frame adapted to be mounted beneath a vehicle seat, a first member supported by the frame for generally reciprocal vertical movement relative to the frame between upper and lower positions, the first member having an upper end adapted to be contacted by the vehicle seat to move the first member to the lower position in response to movement of the seat caused by the weight of a vehicle operator on the seat, a spring for biasing the first member to the upper position, a switch mounted on the frame and adapted to be connected to an ignition circuit for opening and closing the circuit, the switch including a plunger movable upwardly and downwardly for respectively opening and closing the switch, and a second member for closing the switch in response to location of the first member in the lower position and for opening the switch after expiration of a predetermined period of time after the first member moves upwardly from the lower position.
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Bertsch Richard A.
Outboard Marine Corporation
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