7. 85,460,061side pla portons 72afactate th slidi movemt <strong>of</strong> the ped armember at the <strong>in</strong>tersecon <strong>of</strong> the pe ar and adjuste statialy rigidify the adjuste member so as to fiedymembe, 'and preclude <strong>in</strong>vernt anguar movemeiìt manta the lateral spacg betweebetween the ped an and th adjuste member so as to and threby. elite rattle <strong>in</strong> the ped asembly and provide a fi along the ¡ijuster member.solid feel <strong>for</strong> the drver's foot agait the aclerar peda 5 The busg assemly 120 sen <strong>in</strong> FIGS. 1217 is suitable82. The plugs 106 wil be undtod to rigidly mai the <strong>for</strong> use with eith the br contl pe assembly <strong>of</strong> thposition to which they are moved to ta up the slac by <strong>in</strong>vention Or the aclerat contl pe assembly <strong>of</strong> thevie <strong>of</strong> the slidig engagemet <strong>of</strong> th rahet teeth l06a .' il<strong>of</strong> the bores l04b <strong>of</strong> the <strong>in</strong>venon bra but ped is assely. ustr <strong>in</strong> th Th FIGUR bushig assembly <strong>in</strong> associon is, 10 <strong>in</strong>tended to provide a rey an' convennt me <strong>of</strong> pro-Ca member 76 (FGS. 6 and 10) <strong>in</strong>cludes a pivot porton vidig ana ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g th prope spacg between thewith the adjacent plastic mablock., with th700 pass<strong>in</strong>g a pivot pi 10S -extndig between gude, repeve brket porton16bandadjustememberportonsmembe side plate porons 72a soas to pivotay mount the lSd so as to potively moui the ca memb rearea pla on the adjuste meber a <strong>for</strong>war poon 76b porton 22c on the pivot ax and prlude unesired laram0iitig a pivot axs p<strong>in</strong> 110 <strong>in</strong>udig latray extendg 15 migration <strong>of</strong> the ea member durg opetion <strong>of</strong> theportons 110a respecvely sldably mounte <strong>in</strong> algned slots70d, 72e <strong>of</strong> the adjuste member an brcke; and a lower adjuster mec~. --porton 76c defug, an, ar slot 76d. Lower ea plate Bushig assembly 120 <strong>in</strong>cludes a fi bushig memberporton 76c is 'positioned beeen the spac side wals 74d 12 and a send busg meer 12 which coact <strong>in</strong> their<strong>of</strong> the pe ar with a cam pivot p<strong>in</strong> 112 moun 1n the 20 assembled relatn to mai the . braket and adjuste andpedal ar sid plate portons 74d pass<strong>in</strong>g though th _slot member portons 16bl1Sd <strong>in</strong> positive spaced relaton76d<strong>for</strong> camg coaction with the slot Spacer 114,mai- defie the pivot ax <strong>for</strong> th ea meer 22.ta<strong>in</strong> the lower porton 76c <strong>of</strong> the ea member <strong>in</strong> a central First bushig memb 12 <strong>in</strong>clud a centr porton 122aposition between the side wals 74d <strong>of</strong> the ped ar. <strong>of</strong> cicu cross section defig a centr axs 126 anIn the operon <strong>of</strong> the <strong>in</strong>venton aclerr ped assem- '2S hav<strong>in</strong>g a diamet approxiatg th trsvers width <strong>of</strong> thebly, upon enerzation <strong>of</strong> motor 66, cable 98 is rotated to slot 16c <strong>in</strong> brket porton 16b; an <strong>in</strong>board porton 122b,deliver a rota cable movemet to -th acleror peal connecte to th <strong>in</strong>boend <strong>of</strong> centr porton 122a, <strong>of</strong>assembly which is conver to rota movement <strong>of</strong> screw generly reguar' confguron it havig a majormemb 94 by trsmission device 96. As scw memb 94 diametc dimension exceg the width <strong>of</strong> slot 16c and ais rotaed, the screw membe co with nut 92 to move the 30 mior diamtrc d<strong>in</strong>soI less th- the width <strong>of</strong> slot 16c;peda ar selectively <strong>for</strong>e and af along the adjuste membe an outboard poron12 <strong>of</strong> geny cilar confguonto selecvely adjust th position <strong>of</strong> th~ acleror pe82 and havig a diamtrc dienion ~ceg the widt <strong>of</strong>relave to the drver. As i1peal àm moves <strong>for</strong>e an af slot 16c and ûiludig an axy<strong>in</strong>wary extdig lockgrelatve to the' adjuste member, eam pm 11 rides <strong>in</strong> cam ta porton 122d. Locki ta porton 122 is <strong>for</strong>med on anmember slot 76dto pivot the ea plate 76 about the axs <strong>of</strong> 35 ecentrc porton 122e <strong>of</strong> t1e outbard porton. is sized to fitp<strong>in</strong> 10S and selectvely adjust th position <strong>of</strong> pivot axs p<strong>in</strong> loosely <strong>in</strong> slot 16c, and is jo<strong>in</strong>ed to th ma body <strong>of</strong>110 <strong>in</strong> slots 72e iüd 70J so as to selecvely adjust th outboard porton 122c 'by a th web porton 1221 so as toposition <strong>of</strong> the pivot axs <strong>of</strong> th pedmembr. The parete <strong>of</strong>ar and the adjuster mount the lockig ta porton,122 <strong>for</strong> flex<strong>in</strong>g movement <strong>in</strong>the varous-elements 'are selecte an axal diection relative to the ma<strong>in</strong> body <strong>of</strong> the outbardsU,ch th a substaaly fi i'o is mataed beeen 40 porton. 'the ditace frm ,the pivot lX 110 to the peal pad 82 and Firt bushig member 12 fuer iilude a pivot ,shth athmt po<strong>in</strong> porton 12g eiqndig axy <strong>in</strong>ard frm <strong>in</strong>bo porton 'the distace frm th pivot axs 110 to<strong>of</strong> the acleror çale 7S iipeçve <strong>of</strong> th position <strong>of</strong> 122b along' cetr ax 12. Pivot sba poon 12g ha aadjusent <strong>of</strong> the ¡i8ion the adjus~membe so as to ciar confg1onand ha a diteapxiatg thmantan a substay consta mehacal advage an 45 width <strong>of</strong> the slpt lSe <strong>in</strong> adjuste'membe portons 18dfeel <strong>for</strong> the acler pe iipective<strong>of</strong> th postion <strong>of</strong> Secnd bushig - membe 12 <strong>in</strong>clude a cetr portontheped ar 12a <strong>of</strong> ciar crs seon havig a diete aproxi-The accel~or pe assembly 12 fuer<strong>in</strong>clude ' a matg the trsvere widt <strong>of</strong> slots 16c; an <strong>in</strong>boar portoncover assembly 116 (FGS.- 9 an 11) <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>ver U con- 12b, connecte to the <strong>in</strong>boar eOO <strong>of</strong> een porton l2conguon and havig a majorfiguoIL Ct)ver as~mbiyi,6is <strong>for</strong> fr a pa <strong>of</strong> so <strong>of</strong> geniay rear<strong>of</strong> Slot 16c and acover,memb US s~ together as by rivetig or oth : diametrc dision cxg th widthslot 16c;mea along thir upp edges 118a<strong>in</strong> overyig relon to mior dic ~ion les th th widt <strong>of</strong>the adjuste membe. Ea rover memb 118 fi and an outbar poon U4 havig angenery ciar<strong>in</strong>lues 'a sk' porton' 11Sb exnd dOWJwary, <strong>in</strong> lXnfguonan havi a di diension excegspac rclationalong a respve side fa <strong>of</strong> th adjuste $5 th with <strong>of</strong> slot 16c an <strong>in</strong>udg, an axy <strong>in</strong>wardlymemer and <strong>in</strong>cludig an <strong>in</strong> poon 11Sb ñVeor exndg lockig taporton 12 pOsitioned iay outothisefiedyir to th repective outard fa <strong>of</strong> wardly <strong>of</strong> ce porton 12.Log ta poon,l2 isan adjusteme<strong>in</strong>ersid pla poron 72a.Ea cover prvide on an ectrc poon 12e <strong>of</strong> ouard poonmeber 11S tenate <strong>in</strong> a lower poon 11exndig 124c and is connct to themi bOy <strong>of</strong>ouLbòard poonallow the lockigdownwardly toil loèaon proxi the lower fac <strong>of</strong>lower 60 12c by a th web poron 121 so as toguide block 88. Cover assembly 116wi be se to fit over ta t<strong>of</strong>icx ,axy reatve to th ma boy <strong>of</strong> th, outbaraid strade the adjuter mebe side pla poons 70a and portonth gude bloc 84,SS SOti to ptic the slidig ,<strong>in</strong> Fir busg me<strong>in</strong>cr 12 is passed thugh slots 16c,betwi:n the ped an an the adjUte membr agt, lBe <strong>of</strong> th righthadjuter me and brkepoonsabives, co~tatsan ,th li.Coverasse<strong>in</strong>ly 116 .65 (as viewed <strong>in</strong> FIG. 13) mb9at end~t with the_ major, ñi, br VI <strong>of</strong> the'~ connon to th ii diion <strong>of</strong> th <strong>in</strong>ar en po 12 <strong>in</strong> longtudipla portons 72a <strong>of</strong>tb ,adJuste me,sees to sub- algrnt with th alt 1fie topotion thejnboar end
5,460,0619porton <strong>in</strong>board <strong>of</strong> the slot 16c, position the centr porton122a <strong>in</strong> the slot 16c, position th outboar end porton 122doutboard <strong>of</strong> the slot 16c, and position the lock<strong>in</strong>g ta porton122d resilently aga<strong>in</strong>st the outboard face <strong>of</strong> the bracketporton 16b trsversely <strong>of</strong> the slot 16c, whereafer the Sbushig member 120 may be rotad about the axs 126 toposition the major dimension <strong>of</strong> the <strong>in</strong>board poon 122btrverely <strong>of</strong> the slot 16c to preclude withdrwal <strong>of</strong> thebush<strong>in</strong>g membe frm the slot and move lockig ta porton122d snapp<strong>in</strong>gly <strong>in</strong>to the slot 16c to prelude relU rotation 10<strong>of</strong> the bushig member. Pivot shaf porton'122g extendsthugh slot 18e <strong>in</strong> nghthand adjuster member lSd, thoughan apert <strong>in</strong> ea member 22, and though the slot 18e <strong>in</strong>the lettand adjuster m~niber 1MSecond bushig .member 124 is passèd though the slot 1516c <strong>in</strong> the leftaid brcket porton 16b (as viewed <strong>in</strong> FIG.13) <strong>in</strong>board end porton fist With the major dimension <strong>of</strong> the<strong>in</strong>board end porton 124b <strong>in</strong> longitudial alignent with theslot 166 to position the <strong>in</strong>board end porton <strong>in</strong>boar <strong>of</strong> theslot 16c, position the cent poron 124 <strong>in</strong> the slot, 20posit:on tiie outl:;:a.-= end portor, 1lAc outboard <strong>of</strong> the slot,and position the lock<strong>in</strong>g tab porton12d resilently aga<strong>in</strong>stthe outboar fac <strong>of</strong> the leftand bracket porton 16b trsversely<strong>of</strong> the slot 16c, whereafer the bushig member maybe rotated about axs 126'to position the major diension <strong>of</strong> 25the <strong>in</strong>board porton 124 trsverely <strong>of</strong> the slot 16c topreclude withdrawal <strong>of</strong> the bushig member from the slotand move !ociångta porton 124b snapp<strong>in</strong>gly <strong>in</strong>to the slot16c to preclude re rotation <strong>of</strong>the bushig member. Asth.bush<strong>in</strong>g member 12 is moved <strong>in</strong>board though slot .16c 30an <strong>in</strong>boar bore 12g pass,es'over the free end 122h <strong>of</strong> pivotsh porton 122g <strong>of</strong> b~hig member 122 to telescopicalyarge the first ard seCnd bushig members.lI their <strong>in</strong>staied and rotaed positions, <strong>in</strong>boar porton124b <strong>of</strong> send bushg member 12 Serves as a spacr 35betweenthe leftand bracket porton 16b and the leftdadjuster member pòrton lSd and <strong>in</strong>board porton 122b <strong>of</strong>fit bushig meniber 122 serves as a spacer between therighthand brket Wrton 16b and the righthdadjustermember porton 13d so that thè assembled bushig membe 40122 and 124 coact to positively and precsely space the leftand right bracke portons and adjuster member portons,and pivot shaf porton 122g <strong>of</strong> fi bushig membe 12defies th pivot shaf to reve and pivot ea memb 22.Furer wasers or buShigs 130 ar positioii on opposite 45, side fac <strong>of</strong> the ea membr 22 on pivot shaf porton 122gto space the ea membe 22 frm thè repecve adjustermembe portons lSd. The -bush<strong>in</strong>g assembly 120 will beseen to provide a res.yand easily <strong>in</strong>taled meas <strong>of</strong>properly spacng thebrket portons andtheàdjusier mem- sober poons to preclude Uidesired lateral migrtion <strong>of</strong> theea mèmber durngòpetion <strong>of</strong> the appartus.Wherea prferred embodents' <strong>of</strong> the <strong>in</strong>vention havebeen ilustrd and descrbed <strong>in</strong> deta, it wi,be apparentthat vanous changes may be nle <strong>in</strong> the disclose embo- S5mets ,without deparg frm the scope or spirt <strong>of</strong> the, <strong>in</strong>vention.We clai1. An adjustable control peda appars <strong>for</strong> a motor'vehcle comprsiiig an ;ijuste member def<strong>in</strong>ig a mountig 60ped ,ar member defug a mountporton and aportion mounted <strong>for</strong> slidigmovemeiit alongsaid adjuster 'member mountig porton and deligan <strong>in</strong>terstion withsad adjuster membe, porton, chactenze <strong>in</strong> that theappartus fuer'<strong>in</strong>cludes a slacktaeup assebly posi- '6Stioned at s3id <strong>in</strong>teection and operve to preclude relatveaIgular movement betweèn said memb at s¡ud <strong>in</strong>ters-10tion, said slack taeup assembly <strong>in</strong>cludig a block positionedat said <strong>in</strong>tersection and a plurality <strong>of</strong> plug membersmounte <strong>in</strong> said block and extendig beyond said block toengage a face <strong>of</strong> said adjuster member porton.2. An appartus accrdig to clai 1 where<strong>in</strong> said block<strong>in</strong>cludes a plurty <strong>of</strong> generly verca though bores andsaid plugs ar <strong>in</strong>ertd upwary <strong>in</strong>to said bores to press theupper ends <strong>of</strong> the plugs aga<strong>in</strong>st the face <strong>of</strong> the adjustermember porton.3. An adjustale control ped appartus. <strong>for</strong> a motorvehicle COmprs<strong>in</strong>g an adjuste <strong>in</strong>embe defig a mount<strong>in</strong>gporton and a ped ar member def<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g a mountigporton mounte <strong>for</strong> slidig movement along said adjustermember mount<strong>in</strong>g porton and def<strong>in</strong>ig an <strong>in</strong>terection withsaid adjuser member porton, charctenzed <strong>in</strong> tht theappars fuer <strong>in</strong>cludes a slack taeup assembly positionedat said <strong>in</strong>tersection and opetive to preclude relativeanguar movement between said membs at said <strong>in</strong>tersection,said slack taeup assembly <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g a lever pivotaymounte on said pe ar member porton proxie said<strong>in</strong>ter$cction and <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g it portor; engag<strong>in</strong>; 2.'1 aèjac::iÌtface <strong>of</strong> said adjuster membe porton, and means operativeto mata<strong>in</strong> said lever porton <strong>in</strong> contat with said adjustermembe porton face.4. An appartus acrdig to claim 3 where<strong>in</strong> said meanscompnses a screw paSs<strong>in</strong>g thugh a theaded bore <strong>in</strong> saidlever and <strong>in</strong>cludig a free end engagig a face <strong>of</strong> said pedaar membe porton.5. An adjustale control peal appatu <strong>for</strong> a motorvehicle' c9mpns<strong>in</strong>g an adjuster member, a pedal armounted <strong>for</strong> sld<strong>in</strong>g move<strong>in</strong>nt on said adjuster membe, andmeas operative <strong>in</strong> response to siidig movement <strong>of</strong> thepeda ar on the adjuster member to adjust the pivot axs <strong>of</strong>the contrl peal appartu, chartenz <strong>in</strong> that said meas<strong>in</strong>cludes a ea member, a pivot ax p<strong>in</strong> mounted on sadcar mebe and def<strong>in</strong>ig the pivot axs <strong>of</strong> the control pedalappars, and an elongated l<strong>in</strong>k extendig <strong>in</strong> the dition<strong>of</strong> slidigmovement <strong>of</strong> the pe ar, pivotay connectedat one end to said pedal ar, and camgly cOactig at itsother end with said ea member.6. An adjustable cootrlpeal appartus <strong>for</strong> motor vehiclecompnsg: 'a genery honzontaly extendig adjuster member;a geney vercay extendig pec1 ar slidablymounted ontheKdjuste member and extendig downwardlyfrom the adjuster membea ea membe-pivote on the adjuster membe and<strong>in</strong>cludig a slottotày bounded by said Cam memberan ,a pivot, axs p<strong>in</strong> def<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the pivot axs <strong>of</strong> theadjuster member an pe ar ana ea p<strong>in</strong> mounte on said ped ar benea the adjustemember, receved <strong>in</strong> said slot, ánd opertive,<strong>in</strong> re~ponseto slidig movement <strong>of</strong> sadpeal ar on said adjustermember to pivot sad car member on said adjustermember and adjust th position <strong>of</strong> sadpivot axs' p<strong>in</strong>an thereby <strong>of</strong> said pivot <strong>of</strong> th adjuste membe andpe ar7. An adjustale control pedal appartu Jor a motorvehicle compn<strong>in</strong>g an adjuster member, a pe armounted <strong>for</strong> slidig movement on said adjuster member, anmea operative <strong>in</strong> reponse to slidig movement ' <strong>of</strong> thepeda ar on the adjuste niemer to adjiit the pivot axs <strong>of</strong>th control pe appar, chacted <strong>in</strong> that said mean<strong>in</strong>clude a ea memb, a pivot axs p<strong>in</strong> mouoteon saidcar member ánd defigthe pivot axs <strong>of</strong> the control pedappars, and a lüi connected at one'eiidtó said ped arand cangly eoactigat itiother end withsaid Ga
- Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF AUTHORITIESPaee(s)Altoona
- Page 5 and 6: United Carbon Co. v. Binney & Smith
- Page 7 and 8: invalidity under 35 U.S.C: § 103 (
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- Page 33 and 34: REMAClais 20-23 remai in ths applic
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- Page 37 and 38: Serial Number: 09/643,422Page 3Ar.U
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- Page 47 and 48: "/ )1ADJUSTABLE CONTROL PEDALAPPART
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- Page 61 and 62: 1ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLYTECHNICA
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