Accelerator holding device

• US 3,910,135 A
• Filed: 04/25/1974
• Issued: 10/07/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/1974
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Alan C. Phillips
• Original Assignee: Alan C. Phillips
• Inventors: Phillips, Alan C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Scott, Samuel
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shoemaker, F. D.
• Application Number:
  US05/464,203
• Time in Patent Office: 530 Days
• Field of Search: 74/532,482 192/3T
• US Class Current: 74/532
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 26/00 Arrangements or mounting of propulsion unit control devices in vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 1/54 Controlling members specially adapted for actuation by auxiliary operating members or extensions; Operating members or extensions therefor (pedal extensions)
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/20516 Mountings
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/20666 Lever engaging

Abstract

An accelerator pedal holding device for a vehicle includes a mounting structure and a longitudinally adjustable elongate pedal engaging structure which engages the accelerator pedal. The mounting structure is adapted to engage either the vehicle seat or the steering wheel to thereby cause the pedal engaging structure to hold the accelerator pedal in a predetermined depressed condition.

Claims

1. An accelerator pedal holding device for an atuomotive vehicle, comprising an elongate, longitudinally adjustable, accelerator pedal engaging structure, including an elongate lower member having a plurality of penetrating elements at one end thereof for engaging the upper surface of the accelerator pedal with penetrating effect, an elongate, upper member telescopically engaging said lower member, cooperating means on said members permitting relative longitudinal adjustment therebetween, a mounting structure, mounted on said upper member and including a generally angular seat engaging portion adapted to engage the upper and front surfaces of the vehicle seat, and a generally arcuate steering wheel engaging portion adapted to engage the steering wheel of the vehicle, an intermediate portion integral with said seat engaging portion and with said steering wheel engaging portion, aligned openings in said seat engaging portion and said intermediate portion through which said upper member projects to mount said mounting structure on said upper member, said mounting structure when engaging the vehicle steering wheel or the vehicle seat, and said accelerator pedal engaging structure when engaging the accelerator pedal urging the latter into a predetermined depressed condition to cause the vehicle to idle at a predetermined rate of speed.

2. The accelerator pedal holding device as defined in claim 1, wherein said mounting structure is of single piece construction, friction means on said steering wheel engaging portion of said mounting structure minimizing slipping of the mounting structure with respect to the steering wheel when the mounting structure is disposed in engaging relation with the steering wheel.

3. the accelerator pedal holding device as defined in claim 1 wherein each of the openings in said mounting structures are of a size larger than the cross-sectional size of said rod member to thereby permit angular adjustment of the rod member relative to the mounting structure.

4. The accelerator pedal holding device as defined in claim 1 wherein said cooperating means on said members includes an external threaded portion on one of said members and an internal threaded portion on the outer of said members.