Vehicle handle safety device control system and method
OwnerPandro Sokolowinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle control handle safety device control which may be activated without the disengagement of a finger or thumb of a user from the vehicle control handle allowing a user to maintain a full hand grip on the vehicle control handle itself while concurrently activating the safety device control. In particular, the present invention relates to safety control device which is affixed or connects to a vehicle control handle grip such as that of a bicycle or other such similar conveyance or vehicle.
Claims12
A safety activation system for a vehicle selected from a group consisting of a bicycle or motorcycle, the safety activation system comprising;
- a pressure sensitive switch secured to and integrated with a vehicle handlebar and configured to be actuated by the hand of a user, wherein when the user engages the pressure sensitive switch, the pressure sensitive switch activates the safety activation system;
- an elastic band located on the vehicle control handlebar, the elastic band including tactical indica of an activation area, wherein the pressure activated switch is positioned under the activation area of the tactical indica;
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- a speaker located on the vehicle control handlebar and activated by the safety activation system,
- wherein the safety activation system is activated by the user applying pressure to the activation area of the elastic band by squeezing the handlebar with the grip of the user's palm and fingers, and thereby actuating the pressure sensitive switch, without moving the user's fingers and/or thumb from a first position on the vehicle handlebar, thereby allowing the user to maintain a full fingers and thumb grip on the vehicle handlebar itself while concurrently activating the safety device control while avoiding repositioning the user's hand, fingers, or thumb,
- wherein the pressure sensitive switch is of a selected sensitivity which precludes unintentional engagement of the activation system during the intended use of the vehicle control handlebar, and
- wherein the safety activation system causes the speaker to emit an alert warning sound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.