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Service minder odometer

  • US 3,965,847 A
  • Filed: 04/03/1975
  • Issued: 06/29/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/03/1975
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In an odometer assembly of the type having multiple counting wheels rotatable upon a shaft in response to mileage intervals, service indicating means responsive to a predetermined rotation of one of the counting wheels to move a signal into a visible position, a rotatable indicating member mounted on said shaft adjacent said one counting wheel, a flag portion of said indicating member extending in overlying relation to said counting wheels, wiper spring means between said indicating member and said one counting wheel to produce rotative movement of the indicating member from a first operative position to a second operative position in which said flag portion is visible to an observer, said wiper spring means being integrally attached to said member at one end and extending in a radial and axial direction toward said one counting wheel, circumferentially spaced detent means in said one counting wheel engaged by a second end of said wiper spring means to interconnect said member and said one counting wheel for rotation together during movement between first and second operative positions, a stop washer mounted adjacent said indicating member having means operably engageable with said indicating member limiting rotation of said indicating member between said first and second operative positions whereby movement of said one counting wheel after rotation of said indicating member into its second operational position is permitted by flexing of said wiper spring means and resultant disengagement between its second end and said circumferentially spaced detent means, manually operated reset means including a lever for counter-rotating said stop washer and connected service indicating member in a direction corresponding to movement from the second operative position back to the first operative position.

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