US3308427A
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Passing signal system for motor vehicles
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-12-02
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Granted: 1967-03-07
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Expires: 1983-12-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Emerson E Hess
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 10:47
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60Q; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/02; B60Q1/04; B60Q1/14; B60Q1/1446; B60Q1/1453; B60Q1/1461; B60Q1/1484; B60Q1/26; B60Q1/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
229 words
IN COMBINATION WITH AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE HAVING AN ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE AND PLURAL SIGNAL LIGHTS IN A TURN AND STOP SIGNALING SYSTEM INCLUDING A TURN SIGNAL SWITCH HAVING A SELECTIVELY OPERABLE MOVABLE CONTACT FOR CONNECTING SAID TURN AND STOP SIGNALING SYSTEM WITH SAID POWER SOURCE WHEN DISPLACED TO EITHER OF SELECTED POSITIONS AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF A CENTER POSITION AND HAVING AN ACTUATING MEMBER OPERATIVELY COUPLED WITH SAID MOVABLE CONTACT AND PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT TO EFFECT DISPLACEMENT OF SAID MOVABLE CONTACT, A CYCLIC CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING MEANS CONNECTED IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND SAID POWER SOURCE, AND A BRAKE RESPONSIVE SWITCH CONNECTED IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND SAID POWER SOURCE FOR CONTROL OF SAID STOP SIGNALING SYSTEM WHEN SAID TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS IN A NONOPERABLE POSITION, AT LEAST ONE STOP SIGNAL BEING DISABLED WHEN SAID TURN SIGNAL IS IN A RIGHT OR LEFT SIGNALING POSITION; A PASSING SIGNAL SYSTEM INCLUDING FRONT DIRECTION INDICATING MEANS, REAR DIRECTION INDICATING MEANS, A PASSING SIGNAL SWITCH CONNECTED IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID FRONT AND REAR DIRECTION INDICATING MEANS AND SAID POWER SOURCE THROUGH SAID CYCLIC CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING MEANS, SAID PASSING SIGNAL SWITCH HAVING A SELECTIVELY OPERABLE MOVABLE CONTACT FOR COMPLETING A CIRCUIT TO SAID FRONT AND REAR INDICATING MEANS FOR INDICATING THE DIRECTION OF PASSING WHEN DISPLACED TO EITHER OF SELECTED POSITIONS AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
229 words
IN COMBINATION WITH AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE HAVING AN ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE AND PLURAL SIGNAL LIGHTS IN A TURN AND STOP SIGNALING SYSTEM INCLUDING A TURN SIGNAL SWITCH HAVING A SELECTIVELY OPERABLE MOVABLE CONTACT FOR CONNECTING SAID TURN AND STOP SIGNALING SYSTEM WITH SAID POWER SOURCE WHEN DISPLACED TO EITHER OF SELECTED POSITIONS AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF A CENTER POSITION AND HAVING AN ACTUATING MEMBER OPERATIVELY COUPLED WITH SAID MOVABLE CONTACT AND PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT TO EFFECT DISPLACEMENT OF SAID MOVABLE CONTACT, A CYCLIC CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING MEANS CONNECTED IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND SAID POWER SOURCE, AND A BRAKE RESPONSIVE SWITCH CONNECTED IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND SAID POWER SOURCE FOR CONTROL OF SAID STOP SIGNALING SYSTEM WHEN SAID TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS IN A NONOPERABLE POSITION, AT LEAST ONE STOP SIGNAL BEING DISABLED WHEN SAID TURN SIGNAL IS IN A RIGHT OR LEFT SIGNALING POSITION; A PASSING SIGNAL SYSTEM INCLUDING FRONT DIRECTION INDICATING MEANS, REAR DIRECTION INDICATING MEANS, A PASSING SIGNAL SWITCH CONNECTED IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID FRONT AND REAR DIRECTION INDICATING MEANS AND SAID POWER SOURCE THROUGH SAID CYCLIC CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING MEANS, SAID PASSING SIGNAL SWITCH HAVING A SELECTIVELY OPERABLE MOVABLE CONTACT FOR COMPLETING A CIRCUIT TO SAID FRONT AND REAR INDICATING MEANS FOR INDICATING THE DIRECTION OF PASSING WHEN DISPLACED TO EITHER OF SELECTED POSITIONS AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF
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