Adjustable automobile pedal system
CA 2119237 C · Owner: Cicotte, Edmond Burton · Inventors: Cicotte, Edmond Burton
Overview
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A method of and an adjustment device for adjusting an automobile control pedals capable of pivotably adjusting the control pedal about an axis of pedal arm rotation relative to a reaction member, such as the eyelet of a cylinder pushrod for a brake pedal or a flexible cable in case of an accelerator pedal. The adjustment device allows the control pedal to be positioned to suit the needs of a particular driver. The control pedal can be pivotable attached to a frame in any conventional manner such as, with a pivot pin. The adjustment device is mounted alongside the control pedal and to the pushrod eyelet without the need of additional support hardware other than a device for acting on the …
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- Filed September 25, 1992 and granted July 17, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 25, 2012.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by September 25, 2014.
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