US3242280A
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Assignee: Old Carco LLC
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Filing: 1963-07-29
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Granted: 1966-03-22
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Expires: 1983-07-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 La Verne M Krieger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 12:04
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H59/00; F16H59/02; F16H59/08; F16H59/10; F16H59/105; F16H59/68; F16H2059/6823
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
IN COMBINATION, AN AUTOMOBILE ENGINE TRANSMISSION HAVING VARIOUS OPERATING POSITIONS INCLUDING A NEUTRAL POSITION, AN OPERATIVE ELECTRICAL ENGINE STARTING CIRCUIT HAVING FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRICAL CONTACT TIPS AND OPERATIVE TO ENABLE STARTING OF SAID ENGINE WHEN SAID TIPS ARE IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER, A PIVOTAL MEMBER CARRYING SAID SECOND TIP FO SWINGING THE LATTER INTO A POSITION OF RADIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID FIRST TIP AND THE AXIS OF SWINGING, RESILIENT MEANS YIELDINGLY URGING SAID FIRST TIP RADIALLY TOWARD SAID AXIS AND INTO SAID ELECTRICAL CONTACT WHEN SAID TIPS ARE IN SAID RADIAL ALIGNMENT, MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID TRANSMISSION AND MEMBER TO SWING THE LATTER IN SYNCHRONISM WITH THE ACTUATION OF SAID TRANSMISSION TO ITS OPERATING POSITIONS THROUGHOUT A COMPARATIVELY LARGE ARC WITH RESPECT TO THE ARC DEFINING SAID POSITION OF RADIAL ALIGNMENT AND TO SWING SAID SECOND TIP INTO SAID POSITION OF RADIAL ALIGNMENT UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID TRANSMISSION OT ITS NEUTRAL POSITION, AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID FIRST TIP RADIALLY INTO PREDETERMINED SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO SAID SECOND TIP AS THE LATTER APPROACHES SAID POSITION OF RADIAL ALIGNMENT COMPRISING A CAM SURFACE OF ELECTRICAL INSULATING MATERIAL FIXED WITH RESPECT TO ONE OF SAID TIPS TO MOVE THEREWITH
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
201 words
IN COMBINATION, AN AUTOMOBILE ENGINE TRANSMISSION HAVING VARIOUS OPERATING POSITIONS INCLUDING A NEUTRAL POSITION, AN OPERATIVE ELECTRICAL ENGINE STARTING CIRCUIT HAVING FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRICAL CONTACT TIPS AND OPERATIVE TO ENABLE STARTING OF SAID ENGINE WHEN SAID TIPS ARE IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER, A PIVOTAL MEMBER CARRYING SAID SECOND TIP FO SWINGING THE LATTER INTO A POSITION OF RADIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID FIRST TIP AND THE AXIS OF SWINGING, RESILIENT MEANS YIELDINGLY URGING SAID FIRST TIP RADIALLY TOWARD SAID AXIS AND INTO SAID ELECTRICAL CONTACT WHEN SAID TIPS ARE IN SAID RADIAL ALIGNMENT, MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID TRANSMISSION AND MEMBER TO SWING THE LATTER IN SYNCHRONISM WITH THE ACTUATION OF SAID TRANSMISSION TO ITS OPERATING POSITIONS THROUGHOUT A COMPARATIVELY LARGE ARC WITH RESPECT TO THE ARC DEFINING SAID POSITION OF RADIAL ALIGNMENT AND TO SWING SAID SECOND TIP INTO SAID POSITION OF RADIAL ALIGNMENT UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID TRANSMISSION OT ITS NEUTRAL POSITION, AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID FIRST TIP RADIALLY INTO PREDETERMINED SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO SAID SECOND TIP AS THE LATTER APPROACHES SAID POSITION OF RADIAL ALIGNMENT COMPRISING A CAM SURFACE OF ELECTRICAL INSULATING MATERIAL FIXED WITH RESPECT TO ONE OF SAID TIPS TO MOVE THEREWITH
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-03-21 | 1969-09-20 | 1970-03-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-03-21 | 1973-09-20 | 1974-03-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-03-21 | 1977-09-20 | 1978-03-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |