US1508289A

US1508289A - Accelerator foot rest

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Publication number: US1508289A
Application number: US660899A
Authority: US
Inventors: Joel E Oliver
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1923-09-04
Filing date: 1923-09-04
Publication date: 1924-09-09
Anticipated expiration: 1941-09-09

Description

' Sept. 9, 1924d 1,508,289

, J E. OLIVER ACGELERATOR FcJo'rl REST me@ sept; 4. 1923 Patented Sept 9, i924.

U Nl E S AGCELERATOR FOOT' BEST.

Application led September 4, 1923. Serial No. 660,899.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, Jenn E. OLIVER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Santa Barbara, in the county of Santa Bar- 5 bara and State of California, have invented Acceleratorv Foot Rests, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a motor vehicle accelerator pedal foot rest.

The primary object of this invention is to pro-vide a foot rest adapted to engage the accelerator pedal of the motor vehicle for the operation thereof.

A further object is to provide a foot rest for an accelerator pedal with no permanent connection between the foot rest and the accelerator pedal.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim. i

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view o-f the foot rest showing the top plate thereof knurled in the form of pyramids.

Figure 2 is a side view of the foot rest.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Figure 4 is an end view showing its means of connection with the oor board of the vehicle.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the reference numeral 1 indicates the top plate which has its top or foot engaging portion provided with pyramid shaped projections 2 arranged to cover its entire surface with the exception of the marginal edge 3. Depending from each side of the plate 1 slightly beyond the center there are a pair of spaced apertured ears 4 adapted to cooperate with like shaped apertured ears y 5 right angled disposed with respect to the base plate 6 and rising therefrom, the base plate 6 is provided with end openings 7 to receive countersunk screws 8 in securing said base plate to the floor of a motor vevfor the operation thereof.

hicle in juxtaposition to the accelerator pedal (not sho-wn). A headed pin 9 passes 55 vthrouga the ears of the respective plates,

in a manner to provide bearing surfaces for thel aperture whereby the top plate is pivotally associated with the base plate, as clearly shown in Figure 4 of the drawings. The 60 pin is threaded at one end and receives a nut- 10 for retaining said plate in operative position.

Riveted as at 11 to the base plate, there is one end of the leaf spring 12 which curves 65 upwardly from its connecting point and engages the bottom of the top plate adjacent one end with its free end terminating in a downturned portion 13.

From the above and the structure, as shown in the drawings, it will be apparent that the foot rest is extremely simple and positive in operation, and the spring engaged end 14 thereofv is adapted to contact the conventional type of accelerator pedal The top plate 1 being knurled, as shown, will make it practically impossible for the operators foot to casually slip therefrom and by said plate being pivoted through the medium `of the pin 9 passing through the apertured ears, it can be readily rocked against the tension of the spring 11 which will endeavor to retain it in its normal position.

It is thought from theforegoing description that the advantages and novel features o-f my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is A foot rest of the character described comprising a to-p plate having a knurled upper surface,- a pair of apertured ears each depending from the side edges of the top plate l and being arranged slightly beyond its cenwhereby the apertures register, a headed pin pivot point and said lest mentioned end of passing through the registered apertures for said top plate being adapted to engage an pivotally mounting said plates,aspring havaccelerator pedal as and for the purpose 10 ing one end riveted to the base plete midspecified.

Way its ends and from its 'connection seid In testimony lwhereof .1l kherve signed my spring curves upwardly to engage the top name to this specification.

plate adjacent their end remote 'from 'its JOEL E. OLIVER.