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US3204733A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Adjustable interlock for auxiliary throttle control

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-09-03
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1983-09-03
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 John F Morse

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 18:57
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63H; B63H21/00; B63H21/21; B63H21/213

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 218 words
IN A SINGLE LEVER CONTROL UNIT FOR THE THROTTLE AND CLUTCH OF AN ENGINE, SAID CONTROL UNIT BEING CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE THROTTLE BY A PUSH-PULL THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE HAVING A CORE AND A CASING, SAID CONTROL UNIT HAVING A HOUSING, A THROTTLE CONTROL MEMBER JOURNALED IN SAID HOUSING AND A CLUTCH CONTROL MEMBER OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID THROTTLE CONTROL MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT ONLY DURING THE FIRST PORTION OF MOVEMENT OF SAID THROTTLE CONTROL MEMBER, SAID THROTTLE CONTROL MEMBER CONNECTED TO SAID PUSH-PULL CABLE CORE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING THE THROTTLE, AN AUXILIARY THROTTLE CONTROL MEMBER MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING, SAID THROTTLE CABLE CASING ATTACHED TO SAID AUXILIARY THROTTLE CONTROL MEMBER, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID AUXILIARY THROTTLE CONTROL MEMBER, MOVEMENT OF SAID AUXILIARY THROTTLE CONTROL MEMBER, MOVEMENT OF CASING IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY OPPOSITE THE NORMAL MOVEMENT OF THE CABE CORE TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLE, INTERLOCKING MEANS, SAID INTERLOCK MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING TO ENGAGE SAID CLUTCH CONTROL MEMBER, AN INTERLOCK ACTUATOR, AN ACTUATING SURFACE ON SAID INTERLOCK ACTUATOR FOR MOVING SAID INTERLOCK INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CLUTCH CONTROL MEMBER, SAID INTERLOCK ACTUATOR SELECTIVELY ATTACHABLE TO SAID AUXILIARY THROTTLE CONTROL SO THAT SAID ACTUATING SURFACE MOVES SAID INTERLOCK INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CLUTCH CONTROL MEMBER ONLY AFTER A PREDETERMINED ACTUATION OF SAID AUXILIARY THROTTLE CONTROL MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 218 words
IN A SINGLE LEVER CONTROL UNIT FOR THE THROTTLE AND CLUTCH OF AN ENGINE, SAID CONTROL UNIT BEING CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE THROTTLE BY A PUSH-PULL THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE HAVING A CORE AND A CASING, SAID CONTROL UNIT HAVING A HOUSING, A THROTTLE CONTROL MEMBER JOURNALED IN SAID HOUSING AND A CLUTCH CONTROL MEMBER OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID THROTTLE CONTROL MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT ONLY DURING THE FIRST PORTION OF MOVEMENT OF SAID THROTTLE CONTROL MEMBER, SAID THROTTLE CONTROL MEMBER CONNECTED TO SAID PUSH-PULL CABLE CORE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING THE THROTTLE, AN AUXILIARY THROTTLE CONTROL MEMBER MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING, SAID THROTTLE CABLE CASING ATTACHED TO SAID AUXILIARY THROTTLE CONTROL MEMBER, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID AUXILIARY THROTTLE CONTROL MEMBER, MOVEMENT OF SAID AUXILIARY THROTTLE CONTROL MEMBER, MOVEMENT OF CASING IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY OPPOSITE THE NORMAL MOVEMENT OF THE CABE CORE TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLE, INTERLOCKING MEANS, SAID INTERLOCK MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING TO ENGAGE SAID CLUTCH CONTROL MEMBER, AN INTERLOCK ACTUATOR, AN ACTUATING SURFACE ON SAID INTERLOCK ACTUATOR FOR MOVING SAID INTERLOCK INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CLUTCH CONTROL MEMBER, SAID INTERLOCK ACTUATOR SELECTIVELY ATTACHABLE TO SAID AUXILIARY THROTTLE CONTROL SO THAT SAID ACTUATING SURFACE MOVES SAID INTERLOCK INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CLUTCH CONTROL MEMBER ONLY AFTER A PREDETERMINED ACTUATION OF SAID AUXILIARY THROTTLE CONTROL MEMBER.

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