Wheel motion indicator
CA 1182002 A · Owner: Garford, Andrew · Inventors: Garford, Andrew
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
A device for sensing wheel rotation includes a cylindrical casing with a frusto-conical bottom end which defines a ramp for a steel, ball in the casing; a shaft connected to the casing top for rotation by a vehicle wheel to cause the ball to ride up the ramp; a pair of annular contacts at the bottom of the ramp which are electrically interconnected by the ball when the wheel and consequently the shaft and casing stop rotating, whereby an electrical circuit including the contacts is closed to provide a signal indicating that rotation of the wheel has ceased.
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Why it's free to use
- Granted February 5, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 5, 2002.
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