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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:
Nov. 30, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 07, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Darryl A Shelton, Edgewater, NJ (US);
Kenneth A Freeman, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280731 ; 200 6154 ;
Abstract
An airbag cover with integral horn switch has an outer cover with positive and negative horn contacts interdigitally disposed and an inner cover whose external surface is a conductive layer. When a force is applied to the outer cover, the conductive layer of the inner cover becomes electrically connected to the positive and negative leads on the outer cover activating the horn.