Automatic cancelling turn signal with an intermediate signal position which is manually operable and releasable

Claim 1

IN DIRECTION SIGNALING APPARATUS OF THE KIND HAVING AN ACTUATING MEMBER MOUNTED ON A SUPPORT MEMBER OF MOVEMENT FROM A NEUTRAL POSITION TOWARD A LATCHED OPERATING POSITION, ELECTRICAL CONTACT MEANS OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO SUCH MOVEMENT TO CONDITION AN ELECTICAL CIRCUIT FOR OPERATION, AND OPERATING MEANS FOR MOVING SAID ACTUATING MEMBER FROM SAID NEUTRAL POSITION TOWARD SAID LATCHED POSITION: ABUTMENT MEANS ON SAID MEMBERS ENGAGEABLE IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID ACTUATING MEMBER FROM SAID NEUTRAL POSITION TOWARD SAID LATCHED POSITION TO ARREST SAID ACTUATING MEMBER IN AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION BETWEEN SAID NEUTRAL POSITION AND SAID LATCHED POSITION AND IN WHICH SAID ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ARE OPERABLE TO CONDITION SAID CIRCUIT FOR OPERATION, SAID OPERATING MEANS BEING CAPABLE OF EXERTING SUFFICIENT FORCE ON SAID ACTUATING MEMBER TO DISABLE SAID ABUTMENT MEANS AND MOVE SAID ACTUATING MEMBER FROM SAID INTERMEDIATE POSITION TO SAID LATCHED POSITION.