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US3204358A
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Audio signal system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-02-13
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1981-02-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Clayton C Jones
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 07:46
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B5/00; G09B5/06; G09B5/062; G09B29/00; G09B29/10; G09B29/102
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
IN COMBINATION WITH AN AUTOMOTIBE VEHICLE, A MAP TAPE, MECHANISM FOR MOVING SAID MAP TAPE IN ACCORDANCE WITH TRAVEL DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE FOR INDICATION AT A FIXED POSITION RELATIVE SAID TAPE THE LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE ALONG A PRE-DETERMINED ROUTE DISPLAYED BY SAID TAPE MAP, AND MEANS INDEPENDENT OF SAID TAPE MOVING MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY MOVING SAID MAP TAPE FORWARDLY OR BACKWARCLY, SELECTIVELY, TO EFFECT COORDINATION THEREOF AT A PREDETERMINED LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE ALONG THE SAID ROUTE, SAID MEANS FOR MOVING SAID TAPE FORWARDLY OR BACKWARDLY COMPRISING AN ACTUATING DEVICE ON SAID TAPE AT A PARTICULAR POSITION THEREALONG CORRESPONDING TO SAID PREDETERMINED LOCATION, A REVERSIBLE MOTOR FOR SAID MAP TAPE, AND MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID ACTUATING DEVICE FOR ENERGIZING SAID REVERSIBLE MOTOR TO DRIVE SAID TAPE IN ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER, SELECTIVELY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
IN COMBINATION WITH AN AUTOMOTIBE VEHICLE, A MAP TAPE, MECHANISM FOR MOVING SAID MAP TAPE IN ACCORDANCE WITH TRAVEL DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE FOR INDICATION AT A FIXED POSITION RELATIVE SAID TAPE THE LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE ALONG A PRE-DETERMINED ROUTE DISPLAYED BY SAID TAPE MAP, AND MEANS INDEPENDENT OF SAID TAPE MOVING MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY MOVING SAID MAP TAPE FORWARDLY OR BACKWARCLY, SELECTIVELY, TO EFFECT COORDINATION THEREOF AT A PREDETERMINED LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE ALONG THE SAID ROUTE, SAID MEANS FOR MOVING SAID TAPE FORWARDLY OR BACKWARDLY COMPRISING AN ACTUATING DEVICE ON SAID TAPE AT A PARTICULAR POSITION THEREALONG CORRESPONDING TO SAID PREDETERMINED LOCATION, A REVERSIBLE MOTOR FOR SAID MAP TAPE, AND MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID ACTUATING DEVICE FOR ENERGIZING SAID REVERSIBLE MOTOR TO DRIVE SAID TAPE IN ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER, SELECTIVELY.
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