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US 5,825,605 AGranted
Electrostatic shock prevention device for use in vehicles
OwnerColin A. Sutherlandinventor
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Abstract
A driver or passenger in a vehicle will often experience an electrostatic shock on exiting the vehicle. The invention solves this problem in a simple but effective manner by providing an appropriate discharge path. The finger recess in the door handle is lined with a conductive material which is connected to the metallic structure of the door, or otherwise to the vehicle body. This measure prevents the accumulation of an electric potential between the driver or passenger and the vehicle so that no discharge occurs.
Claims6
An electrostatic shock prevention device comprising:
- a. means for providing an electrically conductive surface within and/or around each door handle or finger recess associated with each passenger door of a vehicle, wherein the electrically conducting surface comprises a conductive plastic strip within and/or around the finger recess of the door handle, and
- b. means for providing an electrically conductive path between said means for providing an electrically conductive surface within and/or around each door handle or finger recess and the metallic frame of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.