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

5,063,811910'above, the uppermeans- for providing linearly'proportioñate'travelextremities . 0f ,said acceleratorbetween said follower means and said açcelerator pedal, whereby the electronic means wil be free ofpedal. whereby a specific degree of accelerator particulates or other contaminants commonly carriedby the accelerator pedal or otherwise trans-pedal travel at any and every pedal position betweenidle and wide open throttle wil cause a 5 ferred to the pedal assembly by the operator; andspecific degree of oscilation in sàid follower means said accelerator pedal including a secondary pedaland thus a constant electrical output from said blade member extending from the undersidethereof in the direction, potentiometer regardless of the speCific pedal positionof said accelerator pedaL.of said base bracket memberto a position substantially beyond said base8. The invention of claim 7 wherein said potentiome- 10 bracket member whereby the accelerator pedalter includes a driven member operatively engaged by may be controlled by or controlled through thesaid input shaft. said driven member including mea secondary pedal blade member outside the vehiclefor allowing said input shaft to return to said onepositionwhile said driven,member may remain in said sec" 11. An accelerator pedal assembly adapted to be in-cab.ond position.15 stalled as a completely assembled and pre-adjusted as9. The invention of claim 7 wherein said jointly radiatingcoupling meas comprises a cam surface portion a base bracket member;sembly onto the floor of a vehicle cab comprising:located on one of said follower means and acclerator a housing portion carned by said base bracket memberat one end thereof;pedal and a cam follower being loèated on the other ofsaid follower m~s and accelerator pedal; 20 an elongate accelerator pedal rotatably secured tosaid follower meas being slidingly connected to and sad base bracket member at the opposite endin constant engagement with said cam surface portion;thereof;electronic means secured to said housing portion forsaid Cam surface being generally curved about saiò producing an eiectricaiy generated output signallateral axis in a path providing said linealy prop or- 25 in proportion to the location of said acceleratortionate travel.pedal in any position from an idle position to the10. An accelerator pedal assembly adapted to be instaledas a completely assembled and pre-adjusted as-follower means secured to and extending betweenwide open throttle position;sembly onto the floor of a vehicle cab compriing:said accelerator pedal and said electrOnic means;a base bracket member;' 30 sad housing portion being supported by said basea housing porton cared by said base bracket memberat one end thereof;above the upper extremities of sad acceleratorbracket member in àn elevated position locatedanthereof;elongate accelerator pedal rotatably,secured35topedal, whereby the electronic means wil be free ofsad base bracket member at the opposite end partculates or other contaminants commonly carriedby the accelerator pedal or otherwse transferredto the pedal assembly by the operator; andelectronic meanS secured to sad housing portion forproducing an eleotrically generateii output sígnal sad housing porton remaining rigi~ly fixed in a singleposition throughout the operational extent ofin proportion to the location of said acceleratorpedal in any position from an -idle position to the sad accelerator pedal. said e1ectronic means includingelectrical, wing extended therefrom forwide open throttle position; 40follower means secured to and extending betweentransmitting the output of sad electronic means.said accelerator pedal and said electronic means; sad electrical writing remaining in rtxed positionsad housing portion being supported by sad baserelative to sad housing portion.bracket member in an' elevated position locted45..**.50S56065