Reply Brief in Support of KSR's Motion for Summary ... - Fried Frank

"United States Patent (19)Reddig et ala11111111111111~I11~I1111111~I111111111111~I111111111111111111I1I1II1111USOO54600 lA(11)(45)Patent Number:Date of Patent:, ,5 460061Oct. 24, 1995(54) ADJUSTABLE CONTROL PEDALAPPARATUS(75) Inventors: Hary L. Redding, Nort Port FIa;Chstopher Bortolon, Clawson, Mich.(73) Assignee: Comfort Ped, Inc.. Waren, Mich.(21) Appl. No.: 123,336(22) Filed: Sep. 17,1993(51) Int. Cl.6 ................................................... G05G 1/14(52) U.S. CI. ......,......................... 74/512; 74/513; 74/560(58) Field of Seah ........................... 74/512,513,560;. 1801334, 326(56)1,425,4131,454,2581,929,4092,468.9772,860,7202,9068422,908.1832,936,8673,151,4993,282,1253,301,0883,319,4873,338,3483,511,109 .'3,563,1113.643,5243,643,5253,691,8683,754,4803.765,263,828;6253.943,7953,975,9724,497.3994.875,3854.989,4745,010,782References CitedU.S. PATNT DOUMS8/19225/192310119335/19491119589/195910/19595/1960101196411/19661/19675/19678/19675/19702/19712/19722/19729/1972 .8/197310119738/19743/19768/19762/198510/19892/9914/1991Pag" ..........._...._.............. 74/560Ada ..................................... 741513Ca .Hobbs ....................................... 741512Huf et aI. .Bri .DiGiovan .Perr.' .Roe ......................................... 74/560Duly.Whte .........m.......................... 74/560Lysta et aI. .Roethbeer et aI. .Tanak _.................................. 741560Zeigler .....m............................ 741512Herrg ..................................... 741512Gibas ..............:........................ 741512Smith ...................;................. 741512Bodn et al. .................._... 74/512Bru Jr. ............................... 74/512Bru Jr. ................................ 74/512Kenney. .................._............ 74/5625Ml1hleck ........................._.... 74/560KopiCh ....................__...1921111Sitr ......................_.......... 741512Cicott et¡i. .....;............~.._.. 741512Asào et aI. ................:...__ 74/5125,078,024 1/1992 Cicolte et a1 .......................... 74/5125,351,573 10/1994 Cicott ......_........................... 74/5122293342213275326428585220920784952831FOREIGN PATNT DOCUMS7/19761/197312119774/19938/19613/1964Frace .Gey................................ 74/560Gey ..__..............._...... 74/560Japan ................................,.. 74/512United Kigdom ................... 74/512United Kigdom.Primary Exiner-Charles A. MarorAssistant Examiner-Nathan O. JensenAttorney, Agent, or Firm-Young, MacFarlane & Woo(57) ABSTRACTAn adjustable contrl peal appars for a motor vehicleincludig an accelerator contrl pedal assembly and a braeconcrol pedal assembly. A motor is positioned between theconlIol pedal assemblies and includes a motor drve shafdrvig first and second cables secur to the oppsite endsof the drve sha The cables extend respetively to thebrae and 'accelerator ped asemblies so as to providerota cable movement at each peal asembly. Atrsmissionat eah pedal assembly' convert the rota calemovement to rota movement ofa screw Immber whichslidably adjusts a ped an along an adjuster member. Asthe peda ar moves along the adjuster member, the pivotaxs of the assembly is moved so as to lltan a substatialyconstat feel for the ped iipective of the adjustedposition of the peda ar The pivot axs is moved by a eapin drven by the peda ar and reeived in a slot II a eamember carg the pivot axs pin A slack taeup device isprovided at the intersection of the peal ar and the adjustermember to preclude angular movemènt between the pear and the adjuster membe whie not inteerg with theslidig movement of the pe ar along the adjustermember. A cover of invertd U coIigution fits over theadjuster member to prote the slidig intedace betwee thepeda ar and the adjuster membe.and is fiedly secUred tooutbard fac of the adjuster member to ngidi theadjuste member.10 Clain 6 Drwing SheetsI8/6