Vehicle control mechanism

Claim 1

IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AN ENGINE INTAKE VACUUM GENERATING MEANS, A FUEL SUPPLY CONTROLLING MEANS, A VACUUM OPERATED CRUISE CONTROL SERVO MECHANISM NORMALLY OPERABLE ON SAID FUEL SUPPLY CONTROLLING MEANS TO REGULATE ENGINE SPEED TO MAINTAIN CONSTANT VEHICLE ROAD SPEED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPERATOR SELECTED POSITION OF A MANUAL SPEED CONTROL ELEMENT, A FIRST CONDUIT MEANS FOR SUPPLYING ENGINE INTAKE VACUUM TO SAID SERVO MECHANISM, VEHICLE BRAKING MEANS INCLUDING A BRAKE LEVER MOVABLE BETWEEN A BRAKE DISENGAGED POSITION AND A FULL BRAKE ACTUATED POSITION, SPRING MEANS NORMALLY BIASING SAID LEVER TO ITS BRAKE DISENGAGED POSITION, A FLANGED VALVE MEMBER MOUNTED IN SAID VEHICLE IN JUXTAPOSITION TO SAID BRAKE LEVER, A SECOND CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID FLANGED VALVE MEMBER TO SAID VACUUM GENERATING MEANS THROUGH SAID SERVO MECHANISM AND SAID VACUUM SUPPLYING FIRST CONDUIT MEANS, AND A SUCTION CUP DIAPHRAGM VALVE MEMBER CARRIED BY SAID BRAKE LEVER AND NORMALLY SEALINGLY ENGAGING SAID FLANGED VALVE MEMBER TO PROVIDE A VALVE CLOSED POSITION TENDING TO RESIST INITIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BRAKE LEVER FROM ITS BRAKE DISENGAGED POSITION, PREDETERMINED DISPLACEMENT OF SAID BRAKE LEVER FROM ITS BRAKE DISENGAGED POSITION CARRYING SAID DIAPHRAGM VALVE MEMBER TO AN OPENED POSITION OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FLANGED VALVE MEMBER THEREBY VENTING ATMOSPHERIC AIR TO SAID SERVO MECHANISM THROUGH SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS WITH RESULTANT ACTUATION OF SAID FUEL SUPPLY CONTROLLING MEANS TO A MINIMUM FUEL SUPPLY CONDITION.