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US3388765A
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Speed governing system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-05-13
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Granted: 1968-06-18
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Expires: 1984-05-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William L Sheppard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 17:10
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D9/00; F02D2700/00; F02D2700/02; F02D2700/0217; F02D2700/0225; F02D2700/0228; F02D2700/023; F02D2700/0233; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20528; Y10T74/20534; Y10T74/20558
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
IN A SPEED-CONTROLLING SYSTEM FOR ASSOCIATION WITH A THROTTLE LEVER LINKED TO AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE COMBINATION OF A ROTATABLE CONTROLLED ARM ROTATABLE ABOUT AN AXIS AND CONNECTED BOTH TO THE THROTTLE LEVER AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL, A SPRING ANCHOR ARM ROTATABLE ABOUT SAID AXIS, A RETURN SPRING FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID CONTROLLED ARM AND SAID ANCHOR ARM AND CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID ARMS AT POINTS REMOTE FROM SAID AXIS, AND SPEED-CONTROLLED DRIVING MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID CONTROLLED ARM RELATIVE TO SAID ANCHOR ARM FOR MOVING THE THROTTLE LEVER AND FORM CHANGING THE EFFECTIVE FORCE EXERTED BY SAID SPRING BY CHANGING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE EFFECTIVE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF AND SAID AXIS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
IN A SPEED-CONTROLLING SYSTEM FOR ASSOCIATION WITH A THROTTLE LEVER LINKED TO AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE COMBINATION OF A ROTATABLE CONTROLLED ARM ROTATABLE ABOUT AN AXIS AND CONNECTED BOTH TO THE THROTTLE LEVER AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL, A SPRING ANCHOR ARM ROTATABLE ABOUT SAID AXIS, A RETURN SPRING FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID CONTROLLED ARM AND SAID ANCHOR ARM AND CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID ARMS AT POINTS REMOTE FROM SAID AXIS, AND SPEED-CONTROLLED DRIVING MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID CONTROLLED ARM RELATIVE TO SAID ANCHOR ARM FOR MOVING THE THROTTLE LEVER AND FORM CHANGING THE EFFECTIVE FORCE EXERTED BY SAID SPRING BY CHANGING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE EFFECTIVE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF AND SAID AXIS.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1975-06-18 | 1975-12-18 | 1976-06-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1979-06-18 | 1979-12-18 | 1980-06-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |