Brake pedal depressing device and method of using the same
AssigneeThe Tomlin Group, LLC
InventorsThomas W. Neiburger, Bret Lee Niemeyer
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Abstract
A system and method for restraining a vehicular brake pedal in depressed position. A system includes an elongated multi-section unit the length of which can be adjusted within a dynamic range by changing mutual positioning of the sections and locking the unit with an internal lock once the desired length has been achieved. Fastening of the internal lock is achieved through twisting of the unit around its axis. The restraining of the brake pedal is carried out with respect to a steering wheel, a portion of which is received and accommodated by a cradle on one end of the unit while a turnable foot on the other end of the system depresses the pedal.
Claims18
A method for fixing a mutual orientation of a steering wheel and a brake pedal in a vehicle, the method comprising:
- telescopically adjusting a length of a unit having
- at least two mutually-slidable sections,
- an angularly-turnable foot attached to one of the at least two mutually-slidable sections, and
- a cradle having a channel and transversely attached to another of the at least two mutually-slidable sections, the cradle being configured to accommodate a portion of the steering wheel in the channel;
- and
- inserting the length-adjusted unit between the steering wheel and the brake pedal such that the cradle receives the portion of the steering wheel while the angularly-turnable foot depresses the brake pedal.
A vehicular brake pedal fixator comprising:
- a cylindrical element;
- first and second sections slidably cooperating through the cylindrical elements to form a unit configured to have a length that is telescopically adjustable;
- a cradle having a channel and an extent, the cradle being attached to the first section so as to have the extent directed at an angle with respect to the telescopically adjustable length;
- and
- a support attached to the second section through a turnably regulatable joint, wherein the cradle and support define ends of the unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.