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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:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Timothy S. Harris, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
PIC Switches, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/104 ; B60K 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/104 ; B60K 1/00 ;
Abstract
A switch for use in a ride-on vehicle for children. The switch includes plural contact sets operated by an actuator to control the speed and/or direction of the vehicle. In the disclosed embodiment, a separator structure blocks contact sets from closing when they should be open to prevent inadvertent shorting.