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US 2002/0149188 A1Published application
Automatic vehicle slide detection and position correction system
OwnerWillis G. Majorinventor
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A vehicle anti-tire-slide onboard road gripping media dispensing safety system that dispenses road gripping media (such as salt, sand, and any other solid, liquid, or gaseous media which allows tires to grip the road during slippery road conditions (such as ice, snow, rain, mud, etc. . . . ). The vehicle anti-tire-slide onboard road gripping media dispensing safety system provides a safer, faster, more controlled deceleration of a vehicle when braking during slippery road conditions. It reduces potential accidents, reduces deaths, reduces insurance claims/rates, reduces salt truck expenses for cities and makes a driver feel safer when riding on slippery roads. It increases tire traction, allows for increased acceleration when taking off from a stand still, and it allows the driver to have more control on slippery roads at higher speeds. It allows a vehicle to become unstuck in snow, mud, on rainy, on icy ground and during other bad weather conditions. It also allows the driver behind you to stop safer and quicker due to releasing media from the rear of your vehicle. The vehicle safety anti-tire-slide onboard road gripping media dispensing safety system main parts generally comprise of a cover (10), container (60), and release mechanism (190), nozzle (400), road gripping media (450), trigger/selector switch (490), media low level display (500), media low level sensor (510), car movement sensor (520), wheel rotation sensor (530), heating element (540), connector (550), cable/wire (560), and controller/computer (570).
An onboard vehicle road gripping dispensing system used to dispense road gripping media (automatically or manually) from the vehicle so that the road gripping media will come into contact with the tires of a vehicle and help to prevent the vehicle from sliding and allow better tire traction when braking, comprising:
The system claim of 1 wherein said cover, container, release mechanism, nozzle, road gripping media, trigger/selector switch, media low level display, media low level sensor, car movement sensor, wheel rotation sensor, heating elements, connector, cable, and controller/computer have a plurality of sizes, shapes and patterns.
The tool claim of 1 wherein the said cover, container, release mechanism, nozzle, road gripping media, trigger/selector switch, media low level display, media low level sensor, car movement sensor, wheel rotation sensor, heating elements, connector, cable, and controller/computer have a plurality of pieces that make up their sizes, shapes and patterns.
The tool claim of 1 wherein the said cover, container, release mechanism, nozzle, road gripping media, trigger/selector switch, media low level display, media low level sensor, car movement sensor, wheel rotation sensor, heating elements, connector, cable, and controller/computer are made from a plurality of materials and processes.
The tool claim of 1 wherein the said cover, container, release mechanism, nozzle, road gripping media, trigger/selector switch, media low level display, media low level sensor, car movement sensor, wheel rotation sensor, heating elements, connector, cable, and controller/computer have a plurality of locations and ways the may be attached to the vehicle.
The tool claim of 1 wherein the said cover, container, release mechanism, nozzle, road gripping media, trigger/selector switch, media low level display, media low level sensor, car movement sensor, wheel rotation sensor, heating elements, connector, cable, and controller/computer have a plurality of ways their components may be attached (screwed, bolted, glued, welded, staked, pressed, crimped, etc.) to make up each composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.