Temporary platform brake for a vehicle

{
  "publication_number": "US9637095B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Temporary platform brake for a vehicle",
  "abstract": "A platform for use with a temporary or auxiliary brake in a vehicle. An upper portion of the platform has a raised wall and stabilization flanges. The temporary or auxiliary brake is mounted on the raised wall. The raised wall is spaced from a floorboard of the vehicle. The stabilization flanges engage the floorboard to stabilize the upper portion. An extension plate, joined with a specialized and flexible weld, extends from the upper portion to provide increased stabilization of the platform and maintain the platform and the temporary or auxiliary brake in position on the floorboard of the vehicle, allowing the platform to fit virtually any year, make, or model of vehicle. The use of the platform and the temporary or auxiliary brake does not require drilling or deformation of the vehicle.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A platform for use with a temporary or auxiliary brake in a vehicle, the platform comprising: a raised wall on which the temporary or auxiliary brake is mounted, the raised wall being spaced from a floorboard of the vehicle by sidewalls; stabilization flanges extending from the sidewalls; an extension plate extends from and is welded to a respective sidewall to provide increased stabilization of the platform and maintain the platform and the temporary or auxiliary brake in position on the floorboard of the vehicle wherein the positioning of the platform and the temporary or auxiliary brake in the vehicle does not require drilling or deformation of the vehicle.",
    "2. The platform as recited in claim 1, wherein the sidewalls extend perpendicular from the raised wall.",
    "3. The platform as recited in claim 2, wherein the stabilization flanges extend perpendicular to respective opposed sidewalls.",
    "4. The platform as recited in claim 1, wherein the raised wall has mounting openings for receiving mounting hardware of the temporary or auxiliary brake.",
    "5. The platform as recited in claim 1, wherein the extension plate extends from the sidewall at an angle of greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees.",
    "6. The platform as recited in claim 1, wherein the extension plate has a non-skid surface.",
    "7. The platform as recited in claim 6, wherein the non-skid surface is a non-skid tape."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "This invention relates to dual operating system for controlling the braking system of a vehicle. More particularly, the invention is directed to a platform for use with a temporary or auxiliary brake and a temporary or auxiliary platform brake which does not require drilling for securing to a vehicle.\n\nVarious systems are known for dual operation of functional systems such as braking systems, acceleration systems, clutching systems and so forth. One particular application of dual operator systems is for the control of braking systems in educational driving vehicles in which a passenger-teacher instructs a driver-student to drive, and in which, for safety's sake, provision is made for overriding the driver-student operation of the braking system in order to prevent accidents.\n\nSometimes students will panic and freeze on the brake, and the instructor may have a try to insert his foot on his auxiliary brake pedal to try to reverse the braking operation. This is awkward and time consuming and thus dangerous.\n\nDual braking mechanisms for motor vehicles are known in which a braking apparatus or braking pedal in a vehicle can be operated selectively by a student or instructor, or by a driver or his passenger. These systems can be operated by use of an intermediate rod, a hydraulic system, a flexible cable or other means.\n\nHowever, when an auxiliary braking pedal is provided on the passenger side, the auxiliary braking pedal must be secured to vehicle by means of drilling the dashboard or floorboard, thereby damaging the vehicle. Consequently, the auxiliary braking pedal cannot be easily moved between vehicles.",
  "cpc": [
    "B60T 7/06",
    "B60R 11/0264",
    "B60R 2011/0029",
    "B60T 7/04",
    "G05G 1/34",
    "Y10T 74/20207",
    "Y10T 74/20528",
    "Y10T 74/20906"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "B60R 11/00",
    "B60T 7/06",
    "B60R 11/02",
    "B60T 7/04",
    "G05G 1/34"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Inventive Driver Education Associates Inc"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Steven Jay BLANK"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2016-05-26",
  "publication_date": "2017-05-02",
  "grant_date": "2017-05-02",
  "priority_date": "2015-06-05",
  "application_number": "US-201615165438-A",
  "family_id": "57450862",
  "cited_by_count": 2,
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}