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US3143000A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Brake systems for vehicles

Assignee: Girling Ltd
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Filing: 1961-05-15
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Granted: 1964-08-04
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Expires: 1981-05-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Wilson Alexander John

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 07:02
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T7/00; B60T7/02; B60T7/04; B60T7/06; B62; B62D; B62D11/00; B62D11/02; B62D11/06; B62D11/08; G; G05; G05G; G05G13/00; G05G5/00; G05G5/06; G05G5/08; H; H01; H01J; H01J31/00; H01J31/08; H01J31/50; H01J31/56; G05G2700/00; G05G2700/22; G05G2700/32; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20207; Y10T74/20213; Y10T74/20558

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 87 words
MEANS FOR APPLYING SEPARATELY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY BRAKES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF A VEHICLE COMPRISING TWO PEDALS MOUNTED SIDE-BY-SIDE FOR ANGULAR MOVEMENT ABOUT A COMMON AXIS, DRIVE-OPERATED MEANS FOR LOCKING THE PEDALS TOGETHER FOR SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION, MEANS COUPLING ONE PEDAL DIRECTLY TO THE BRAKES ON ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, MEANS INCLUDING COMPENSATING MECHANISM COUPLING THE OTHER PEDAL TO THE BRAKES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID PEDAL LOCKING MECHANISM FOR RENDERING SAID COMPENSATING MECHANISM OPERATIVE WHEN THE PEDALS ARE LOCKED TOGETHER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 87 words
MEANS FOR APPLYING SEPARATELY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY BRAKES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF A VEHICLE COMPRISING TWO PEDALS MOUNTED SIDE-BY-SIDE FOR ANGULAR MOVEMENT ABOUT A COMMON AXIS, DRIVE-OPERATED MEANS FOR LOCKING THE PEDALS TOGETHER FOR SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION, MEANS COUPLING ONE PEDAL DIRECTLY TO THE BRAKES ON ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, MEANS INCLUDING COMPENSATING MECHANISM COUPLING THE OTHER PEDAL TO THE BRAKES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID PEDAL LOCKING MECHANISM FOR RENDERING SAID COMPENSATING MECHANISM OPERATIVE WHEN THE PEDALS ARE LOCKED TOGETHER.

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