Steering wheel mounted turn signal controls and indicators

• US 5,823,666 A
• Filed: 10/16/1997
• Issued: 10/20/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: George L. Kingsolver
• Original Assignee: George L. Kingsolver
• Inventors: Kingsolver, George L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Husar, Stephen F.
• Application Number:
  US08/951,728
• Time in Patent Office: 369 Days
• Field of Search: 362/61, 362/80, 362/83.3, 362/540, 362/488, 200/61.27, 200/61.54, 340/475, 340/476
• US Class Current: 362/488
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/1484 mounted on the steering wheel

Abstract

A push button type left turn signal switch and a push button type right turn signal switch are each mounted on a vehicle steering wheel. The push button type left turn signal switch is wired in parallel with a lever activated left turn signal switch, and the push button type right turn signal switch is wired in parallel with a lever activated right turn signal switch. The push button type left turn signal switch includes a left switch lamp for illuminating the push button type left turn signal switch. The push button type right turn signal switch includes a right switch lamp for illuminating the push button type right turn signal switch. The left switch lamp is wired in series with the push button type left turn signal switch and the lever activated left turn signal switch. The right switch lamp is wired in series with the push button type right turn signal switch and the lever activated right turn signal switch.

Claims

1. A turn signal control and indication system comprising:

a. a push button type left turn signal switch and a push button type right turn signal switch;

b. the push button type left turn signal switch and the push button type right turn signal switch each adapted to mount on a vehicle steering wheel;

c. the push button type left turn signal switch adapted to be wired in parallel with a lever activated left turn signal switch;

d. the push button type right turn signal switch adapted to be wired in parallel with a lever activated right turn signal switch;

e. the push button type left turn signal switch adapted to energize a set of left turn signal lights when the push button type left turn signal switch is depressed, and to de-energize the set of left turn signal lights when the push button type left turn signal switch is released;

f. the push button type right turn signal switch adapted to energize a set of right turn signal lights when the push button type right turn signal switch is depressed, and to de-energize the set of right turn signal lights when the push button type right turn signal switch is released;

g. the push button type left turn signal switch including a left switch illumination means for illuminating the push button type left turn signal switch;

h. the push button type right turn signal switch including a right switch illumination means for illuminating the push button type right turn signal switch;

i. the left switch illumination means wired in series with the push button type left turn signal switch and the lever activated left turn signal switch; and

j. the right switch illumination means wired in series with the push button type right turn signal switch and the lever activated right turn signal switch;

k. whereby the left switch illumination means will illuminate when the push button type left turn signal switch is depressed and will also illuminate when the lever activated left turn signal switch is closed, and the right switch illumination means will illuminate when the push button type right turn signal switch is depressed and will also illuminate when the lever activated right turn signal switch is closed.