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Abstract
Abstract AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL LOCK IS PROVIDED BY THIS INVENTION COMPRISING AN ELONGATED CLOSED HOUSING HAVING TOP, BOTTOM, SIDE, FRONT AND REAR PORTIONS AND IN WHICH THERE IS A LOCK LEVER HAVING TUMBLER LOCKS EXTENDED THEREACROSS AND HINGED TO THE TOP SIDE OF THE HOUSING AND HELD CLOSED WHEN THE TUMBLER LOCK PROJECTION ENGAGES WITH THE STATIONARY PART OF THE FRONT OF THE HOUSING. A LATCH OPERATING ROD PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE TUMBLER LOCK LEVER AND EXTENDS LONGITUDINALLY THROUGH THE HOUSING AND HAS SHARPENED GRIP MEMBERS FOR ENGAGING THE TOP OF THE PEDAL WHEN THE PEDAL HAS BEEN RECEIVED THROUGH BOTTOM AND TOP SLOTS OF THE HOUSING. THE PEDAL WILL BE WEDGED UPWARDLY FROM THE INCLINED FLOOR FROM WHICH THE PEDAL EXTENDS AND IN LOCKED POSITION. A BIASING SPRING IS ANCHORED ON THE ROD AND CONNECTED TO THE HOUSING TO BIAS THE GRIPPING MEMBERS IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TOP OF THE LEVER.
Inventors
- 👤 Leonard Shaw
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