Device for switching control of vehicle accessories between vehicle control stations
CA 2180861 C · Owner: Echlin Inc. · Inventors: Stronczek, Steven J.; Frigon, Richard J.
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A control device for switching control of vehicular accessories between separate vehicle control stations. The device has an output connector connected to the vehicle's accessories input controls including a control, switch located at each control station and a gating means connected between, the input controls and the output connector. When one of the control switches is activated, the gating means connects the control inputs of the corresponding control station to the output connector and disconnects all other control stations. When a control switch is continuously activated for a predetermined duration of time, control is transferred to the corresponding control station and a discrete …
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- Filed July 9, 1996 and granted October 2, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 9, 2016.
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