US3150735A
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Handle controlled vehicle
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-03
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Granted: 1964-09-29
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Expires: 1982-12-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Vernon R Kaufman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 16:49
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D51/00; B62D51/001; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S280/00; Y10S280/05
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
267 words
A POWERED VEHICLE COMPRISING DRIVING MEANS INCLUDING A BATTERY AND AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND A RHEOSTAT WITH ELECTRIC WIRES AND WITH AN ELECTRIC CONTROL FOR SAID RHEOSTAT AND WITH ALL ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TOGETHER, SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL BEING MOVABLE AND HAVING AN OPERATIVE POSITION AND AN INOPERATIVE POSITION AND BEING ARRANGED WITH A LOST MOTION CONNECTION TO SAID RHEOSTAT BY HAVING SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL SPACED FROM THE ELECTRIC WIRES OF SAID RHEOSTAT IN THE INOPERATIVE POSITION OF SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL SO THAT INITIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL IS LOST MOTION MOVEMENT IN THAT THE CIRCUIT IN SAID RHEOSTAT REMAINS DEENERGIZED, GROUND WHEELS DRIVINGLY INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID DRIVING MEANS AND MOVABLY SUPPORTING THE LATTER, BRAKE MEANS OPERATIVELY INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID GROUND WHEELS AND HAVING A BRAKE-SECURE POSITION AND BRAKE-RELEASE POSITION WITH RESPECT TO SAID GROUND WHEELS, SAID BRAKE MEANS INCLUDING A MOVABLE CONTROL MEMBER FOR EFFECTING SAID POSITIONS, A HANDLE OPERATIVELY INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL AND SAID BRAKE CONTROL MEMBER FOR MOVING THE LATTER TWO AND FOR SETTING THEM IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SAID POSITIONS, SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL AND SAID BRAKE CONTROL MEMBER BEING LOCATED WITH RESPECT TO AND BEING CONNECTED TO SAID HANDLE AND BOTH BEING RESPECTIVELY LOCATED SO THAT SAID BRAKE CONTROL MEMBER IS MOVABLE DURING SAID LOST MOTION MOVEMENT OF SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL AND PRIOR TO MOVEMENT OF SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL TO SAID OPERATIVE POSITION SO THAT SAID BRAKE MEANS IS IN SAID BRAKE-RELEASE POSITION WHEN SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL IS STILL IN SAID INOPERATIVE POSITION, FOR EFFECTING A FREE-WHEELING POSITION PRIOR TO SETTING SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL IN SAID OPERATIVE POSITION TO POWER SAID GROUND WHEELS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
267 words
A POWERED VEHICLE COMPRISING DRIVING MEANS INCLUDING A BATTERY AND AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND A RHEOSTAT WITH ELECTRIC WIRES AND WITH AN ELECTRIC CONTROL FOR SAID RHEOSTAT AND WITH ALL ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TOGETHER, SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL BEING MOVABLE AND HAVING AN OPERATIVE POSITION AND AN INOPERATIVE POSITION AND BEING ARRANGED WITH A LOST MOTION CONNECTION TO SAID RHEOSTAT BY HAVING SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL SPACED FROM THE ELECTRIC WIRES OF SAID RHEOSTAT IN THE INOPERATIVE POSITION OF SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL SO THAT INITIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL IS LOST MOTION MOVEMENT IN THAT THE CIRCUIT IN SAID RHEOSTAT REMAINS DEENERGIZED, GROUND WHEELS DRIVINGLY INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID DRIVING MEANS AND MOVABLY SUPPORTING THE LATTER, BRAKE MEANS OPERATIVELY INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID GROUND WHEELS AND HAVING A BRAKE-SECURE POSITION AND BRAKE-RELEASE POSITION WITH RESPECT TO SAID GROUND WHEELS, SAID BRAKE MEANS INCLUDING A MOVABLE CONTROL MEMBER FOR EFFECTING SAID POSITIONS, A HANDLE OPERATIVELY INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL AND SAID BRAKE CONTROL MEMBER FOR MOVING THE LATTER TWO AND FOR SETTING THEM IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SAID POSITIONS, SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL AND SAID BRAKE CONTROL MEMBER BEING LOCATED WITH RESPECT TO AND BEING CONNECTED TO SAID HANDLE AND BOTH BEING RESPECTIVELY LOCATED SO THAT SAID BRAKE CONTROL MEMBER IS MOVABLE DURING SAID LOST MOTION MOVEMENT OF SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL AND PRIOR TO MOVEMENT OF SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL TO SAID OPERATIVE POSITION SO THAT SAID BRAKE MEANS IS IN SAID BRAKE-RELEASE POSITION WHEN SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL IS STILL IN SAID INOPERATIVE POSITION, FOR EFFECTING A FREE-WHEELING POSITION PRIOR TO SETTING SAID ELECTRIC CONTROL IN SAID OPERATIVE POSITION TO POWER SAID GROUND WHEELS.
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