Emergency control for a vehicle

• US 3,186,508 A
• Filed: 03/06/1963
• Issued: 06/01/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lewis H. Lamont
• Original Assignee: Lewis H. Lamont
• Inventors: Lamont, Lewis H.
• Application Number:
  US04/264,478
• Time in Patent Office: 818 Days
• US Class Current: 180/272
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/18 for vehicle drivers or machine operators
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 28/063 preventing starting of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/4972 Determining alcohol content for vehicle safety devices B60K28/06

Claims

9. AN EMERGENCY CONTROL FOR A VEHICLE HAVING A SWITCH OPERATED POWER SUPPLY, A SHIFT LEVER FOR THE TRANSMISSION, AND AN ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED REMEDYING DEVICE, COMPRISING:

(A) A RELAY HAVING A COIL;

(B) A SWITCH UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE SHIFT-LEVER POSITION, SAID SWITCH BEING CLOSED WHENEVER THE LEVER IS IN A DRIVE POSITION, AND OPEN WHENEVER THE LEVER IS IN A NON-DRIVE POSITION, ONE SIDE OF SAID SWITCH BEING CONNECTED TO THE POWER SUPPLY;

(C) MEANS OPERATIVE TO SAMPLE THE DRIVER'"'"''"'"'S BREATH, UNDER THE CONTROL OF SAID SHIFT-LEVER SWITCH;

(D) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO ANY ALCOHOL IN SUCH BREATH SAMPLE AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE COIL OF SAID RELAY;

AND (E) A PAIR OF NORMALLY OPEN CONTACTS, CLOSED BY OPERATION OF SAID RELAY, FOR COMPLETING A CIRCUIT BETWEEN THE POWER SUPPLY AND SAID ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED REMEDYING DEVICE OF THE VEHICLE.