Drag race reaction timer

• US 4,456,383 A
• Filed: 09/29/1982
• Issued: 06/26/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1982
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dennis W. Higdon, Frank H. Speckhart
• Original Assignee: Dennis W. Higdon, Frank H. Speckhart
• Inventors: Speckhart, Frank H., Higdon, Dennis W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Roskoski, Bernard
• Application Number:
  US06/426,674
• Time in Patent Office: 636 Days
• Field of Search: 368/1, 368/2, 368/9, 368/10, 368/107, 368/108, 368/110
• US Class Current: 368/9
• CPC Class Codes: G04C 3/002 Position, e.g. inclination dependent switches
• CPC Class Codes: G04F 8/08 Means used apart from the time-piece for starting or stopping same
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 1/22 in connection with sports or games

Abstract

A drag race reaction timer including a displacement measuring means comprising a roller contained within a housing and a switch operable upon contact with said roller. Circuitry is provided to activate yellow and green lamps simulating the start of a drag race and to determine the time difference between the appearance of the green lamp and displacement of the auto by a predetermined distance. If the auto moves the predetermined distance before the appearance of the green light, a red light is activated.

Claims

1. A drag race reaction timer comprising:

a light display including a lamp of a first color, a lamp of a second color, and a signal means;

a displacement measuring means including a stop, a roller and a switch activateable by contact with said roller;

means for activating said lamp of said first color for a predetermined period of time, then activating said lamp of said second color at the end of said predetermined period; and

means for activating said signal means if said switch is activated before said lamp of said second color is activated.

2. The drag race reaction timer of claim 1, further including:

four additional lamps of said first color;

selector means capable of being maintained in a first mode and a second mode wherein at least one lamp of said first color is activated for substantially four-tenths of a second when said selector means is in said first mode and each of said lamps of said first color is activated in sequence at intervals of substantially five-tenths of a second when said selector is in second mode.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the position of said stop within said displacement measuring means by adjusted and further including means for displaying the time elapsed between activation of said switch and activation of said lamp of said second color.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the position of said stop within said adjustment measuring means may be adjusted and further including means for displaying the time elapsed between activation of said switch and activation of said lamp of said second color.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said first color is yellow, said second color is green and said signal means includes a red lamp.

6. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said first color is yellow, said second color is green and said signal means includes a red lamp.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first color is yellow, said second color is green and said signal means includes a red lamp.