Combined foot-rest and speed control unit for vehicles

Claim 2

A combined foot-rest and speed control unit for vehicles having a foot-operated accelerator pedal, consisting essentially in the combination of: a. a foot member pivotally mounted at one end thereof on the vehicle adjacent but out of contact with the accelerator pedal; b. adjustable speed-setting indicating means mounted in the vehicle remote from said foot member, c. linkage means interconnecting the indicating means And the end of the foot member remote from said one end; and d. means operable to restrain movement of the foot member relative to the vehicle whereby the position of the foot member relative to the vehicle can be selectively adjusted to effect indication of a desired speed-setting, depression of the vehicle''s accelerator pedal into planar relationship with said foot member adjusting the speed of the vehicle to the speed indicated by the indicating means.

Claim 3

A combined foot-rest and speed-control unit for vehicles having a foot-operated accelerator pedal, consisting essentially in the combination of: a. a foot member pivotally mounted at one end thereof on the vehicle adjacent but out of contact with the accelerator pedal; b. indicia mounting means detachably mountable in the vehicle remote from the foot member; c. adjustably mounted indicia on said mounting means; d. a linkage assembly pivotally connected at one end thereof to the free end of said foot member and extending to said mounting means for adjustable connection therewith; e. reference means on said linkage assembly; f. means to selectively control movement of the linkage in relation to said indicia; and g. means operable to restrain movement of the foot member relative to the vehicle, movement of the control means effecting positioning of the foot member such that by resting one''s foot partially on the foot member and partially on the accelerator pedal, the latter is controlled, with one''s foot at rest, for a desired and indicated vehicle speed.

Claim 4

A combined foot-rest and speed-control unit for vehicles having a foot-operated accelerator pedal, consisting essentially in the combination of: a. a foot member pivotally mounted at one end thereof on the vehicle adjacent but out of contact with the accelerator pedal; b. indicia mounting means detachably mountable in the vehicle remote from the foot member; c. adjustably mounted indicia on said mounting means; d. a linkage assembly pivotally connected at one end thereof to the free end of said foot member and extending to said mounting means for adjustable connection therewith; e. reference means on said linkage assembly; f. means to selectively control movement of the linkage in relation to said indicia; and g. means operable to restrain movement of the foot member relative to the vehicle, movement of the control means effecting positioning of the foot member such that by resting one''s foot partially on the foot member and partially on the accelerator pedal, the latter is controlled, with one''s foot at rest, for a desired and indicated vehicle speed.

Claim 5

A combined foot-rest and speed-control unit as defined in claim 2 wherein said indicia mounting means comprises a support member having a bore therein, the end of the linkage means remote from said one end extending through said bore in rotatable registration therewith; rotatable means mounted adjacent said bore and engaging said linkage to move the latter with respect to the mounting means.

Claim 6

A combined foot-rest and speed-control unit as defined in claim 3 wherein said reference means is adjustably mounted on said remote end of the linkage adjacent said indicia.

Claim 7

A combined foot-rest and speed-control unit as defined in claim 2 wherein the foot member restraining means is provided by forming said linkage means with an offset, resiliently connected extension portion whereby said linkage will temporarily extend when excess pressure is applied to the foot member without disturbing the speed-setting indication.

Claim 8

A combined foot-rest and speed-control unit as defined in claim 2 wherein said indicia mounting means comprises a housing including means to clamp the housing to the vehicle; a shaft rotatably mounted in cantilever fashion in said housing, said linkage means being connected to said shaft and adapted to wrap there-around upon rotation of the shaft; said indicia being adjustably locked in said shaft for selection registration with reference means on said housing.

Claim 9

A combined foot-rest and speed-control unit as defined in claim 6 wherein the foot member restraining means comprises a manually operable friction clamp connected to said housing.