Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7540826 | Drive assistant device for automobile A brake-pedal operating rod mechanism and an accelerator-pedal operating link mechanism. The operating rod mechanism includes one end with a grip and another end with first, second and third brake rods laterally pivotally connected to a frame connected to a brake pe... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7246598 | Accelerator pedal device An accelerator pedal device is fixed through a housing to a car body. By pedaling on an accelerator pedal arm supported pivotally by the housing, the accelerator pedal arm and a interlocking member rotationally move integrally, and by a torsion spring provided betwe... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7188546 | Accelerator pedal with braking action An accelerator pedal unit (10) for a vehicle whereby an accelerator pedal (11) is moveable from a rest or first position (15) through an idle position (17) to a second position (16) and wherein vehicle braking is caused to occur wh... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181991 | Automobile accelerator and brake pedal device An automobile accelerator and brake pedal device, which is a brake pedal device comprising a vertically operable brake pedal having an auxiliary pad connected thereto, a transversely operable accelerator pad disposed in the auxiliary pad, and acceleration mechanism ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168997 | Boat propulsion system A boat propulsion system interposed between a prime mover and a propeller shaft comprises a hydro-mechanical transmission including a hydrostatic transmission part and a gear transmission part. The hydrostatic transmission part includes a variable displacement hydra... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6990875 | Pedal support with coupled functions A pedal box for a motor vehicle, comprising clutch (1), brake (2), and accelerator (3) pedals that are mounted to respectively rotate about a corresponding pivots (X1, X2, X3) between a rest position and a position of maximu... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6551212 | Decelerator system for a work machine A decelerator control system includes a first control member, a machine control device, an engine, at least one brake, and a transmission. The first control member is manually moveable and is adapted to produce a first operator control signal. The machine... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6162146 | Electrohydraulic control device for a drive train of a machine In one aspect of the present invention, an electrohydraulic control device for a drive train of a machine is disclosed. A control member produces an operator control signal. An engine control module receives the operator control signal and responsively re... | 12/19/2000 |
| 5957811 | Single-pedal system in motor vehicles and a method for forming such a single-pedal system The invention relates to a single-pedal system for controlling the speed of the engine and the braking effect in a motor vehicle. A pedal holder (1) is mounted for movement from a resting position for effecting braking of the vehicle. A pedal (3) is movea... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5599255 | Pedal arrangement for automobile acceleration and braking A pedal arrangement for accelerating and braking an automobile comprises a brake pedal having a brake arm, an acceleration pedal having one end which is pivotally fixed to a lower side of the brake arm of the brake pedal and another end which extends upwa... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5445580 | Stepless transmission Mechanical stepless transmission comprising, at least, a pair of trunco-conical pulleys with flexible transmission element or elements, a power transmission mechanism and one oulet planetary gear. One of the pulleys is connected to the stepless transmissi... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5293976 | Brake-and accelerator pedal assembly Disclosed is an improved brake-and-accelerator pedal assembly for an automobile driving use. In order to attain natural, smooth foot control, an accelerator pedal is fixed swingably in lateral direction to a selected stationary part of the automobile body... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5125485 | Motor vehicle movement control A movement control system for a motor vehicle comprising a movement control device, an acceleration or deceleration signal and a vehicle speed reference signal insensitive to the vehicles' direction are sent to a controller. The system also includes a thr... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5086891 | Single pedal vehicle braking and acceleration control system A mechanism for a single pedal control of both the brake and acceleration systems of automotive vehicles comprising a pedal, a tension-producing assembly, a pedal vertical positioner, and a coupling device for applying pressure to a piston of a vehicle ma... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5029566 | Knock suppression apparatus for an internal combustion engine A knock suppression apparatus for an engine includes a knock sensor for sensing an engine operating parameter representative of an occurrence of knocking and a knock unit for detecting knock signals in the output signal of the knock sensor and controlling... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4984645 | Vehicle and powertrain therefor for use by children A vehicle comprises a main frame, a pair of front wheels and at least a rear wheel operably associated with the frame for engagement with the ground, a steering mechanism, a seat associated with the frame for an operator, an engine including a drive shaft... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4135609 | Brake and accelerator control for operating a motor driven vehicle A foot operated control for operating an accelerator and braking means of a motor driven vehicle through actuation of a single suspended pedal. A brake lever associated with the vehicle braking means is mounted at one end to a shaft pivotally supported in... | 01/23/1979 |
