Stephen C Palmer

US Patent:

41367529, Jan 30, 1979

Filed:

May 13, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/796568

Inventors:

Larry D. Friesen - Dallas OR
Stephen L. Palmer - Dallas OR

Assignee:

Towmotor Corporation - Mentor OH

International Classification:

B60T 702

US Classification:

180101

Abstract:

A vehicle brake control system includes a brake having an engaged position and a disengaged position, a seat having an element movable between a first position corresponding to an occupied seat and a second position corresponding to an unoccupied seat, a control system connected to the brake for selectively operating the brake in the engaged and disengaged positions and being responsive to movement of the element to the second position for automatically placing the brake in the engaged position, and a brake actuating assembly having a control member movable between a brake engaged position and a brake disengaged position, the brake actuating assembly connected to the control system and being of a construction sufficient for automatically moving the control member to the brake engaged position in response to movement of the element to the second position.

US Patent:

42200504, Sep 2, 1980

Filed:

Sep 26, 1978

Appl. No.:

5/945959

Inventors:

Larry D. Friesen - Dallas OR
Stephen L. Palmer - Dallas OR

Assignee:

Towmotor Corporation - Mentor OH

International Classification:

G05G 1700

US Classification:

74 2

Abstract:

A control system actuating assembly (172) includes a bearing shaft (178) having an axis (176), first and second juxtaposed elements (174,198) individually pivotally mounted on the bearing shaft (178) between first and second positions, a biasing member (200) continually urging the second element (198) toward the second position, a retention device (218) for retaining the second element (198) in the first position, and a releasing apparatus (168) for releasing the retention device (218) and permitting the second element (198) to be moved toward the second position by the biasing member (200), the second element (198) contacting the first element (174) in the first position and automatically moving the first element (174) toward the second position. Preferably a control level (92) is connected to the first element (174) for selecting and/or visually noting from its dual position the corresponding mode of operation of an associated control system such as a brake control system (10) of a vehicle (12).