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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert L Shetler, Shelby, OH (US);
Robert Merritt, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Torsak Sethanant, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74851 ;
Abstract
A circuit and mechanism employing Hall effect devices as sensors disables and enables the ignition of a motorcycle in response to changing position of a shift lever. The ignition circuit is disabled at the start of shift lever transit and enabled as soon as travel on the lever completes a shift. A side stand position sensor and interlock is also included.