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Safety engine load sensing system

  • US 4,856,613 A
  • Filed: 09/08/1988
  • Issued: 08/15/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/10/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a fuel burning engine powered vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission which includes a gear selector movable between non-drive and drive positions, the combination comprising means for measuring the vehicle load on said engine, timer means for initiating the production of a signal when said gear selector is moved into said drive position and terminating said signal after a predetermined length of time, engine killer means responsive to said signal for disabling said engine, means for blocking the delivery of said signal to said killer means, and means responsive to a predetermined vehicle load on said engine as measured by said measuring means for unblocking said blocking means thereby passing said signal to said engine killer means to disable said engine.

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