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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
May. 06, 2011
Jason Carl Lisseman, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Steve Pasteiner, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Jerome Bosch, Romeo, MI (US);
Valerie Gardner, St. Clair Township, MI (US);
Jason Carl Lisseman, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Steve Pasteiner, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Jerome Bosch, Romeo, MI (US);
Valerie Gardner, St. Clair Township, MI (US);
TK Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A steering system for allowing an operator to control the direction of travel of a vehicle propelled on wheels. The steering system comprises a steering input device configured to include a handle pivotally coupled to a linkage assembly configured to swivel, wherein the handle is configured to move in the fore and aft direction, wherein the steering input device generates input data based on the position of the linkage assembly and/or the handle. The steering system further comprises a communication device to communicate the input data received by the steering input device to a lower steering system, wherein the lower steering system is configured to receive the input data from the steering input device and control the direction of the wheels based on the input data received.