US1802864A

US1802864A - Foot rest for accelerator pedals

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Publication number: US1802864A
Application number: US322217A
Authority: US
Inventors: Samuel F Bashara
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1928-11-27
Filing date: 1928-11-27
Publication date: 1931-04-28
Anticipated expiration: 1948-04-28

Description

April 28, 1931. s. F. BASHARA 1,302,364

FOOT REST FOR ACCELERATQR PEDALS Filed Nov. 27, 1928 W 3mm;

v I Gnome Patented Apr. 28, 1931 UNITED STATES SAMUEL I. BASHABA, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS I'OO'I. BEST FOR ACCELERATOR PEDALS Application flied November 27, 1928. Serial No. 822,217.

My invention relates to devices for use particularly with automobiles and forming a foot rest for the driver of the vehicle closely adjacent to and connected with the acceler- 6 ator pedal.

In difiere'nt makes of automobiles difierent arrangements of the accelerator pedal are provided and in some of them the manufacturer provides, adjacent to the pedal, a sta- 10 tionary support or foot rest upon which the foot of the driver ma be largely supported during the driving the car- In some of these constructions the stationary foot rest is placed immediately to the right of the accelerator pedal, it being contemplated that the driver will rest the side of his foot against the support and tilt the sole of his shoe over against the accelerator pedal to depress it as desired. This foot rest is of some value but so the manner in which the driver is compelled to incline his foot to obtain any pressure upon the accelerator pedal becomes tiresome and is objectionable, particularly upon long drives. In other makes of motor vehicles there may be a support for the foot close to the pedal on the side adjacent the driver, and it is contemplated in this support that the driver P will rest his foot upon the support and tilt his foot forwardly to press the pedal. This is ,0 also subject to the objection of being tiresome to operate.

It is an object of my invention to provide aconnection between the supporting foot rest and the accelerator pedal which will make it possible for the driver to operate his accelerator without dilficultyand in such a convenient manner that he may drive theoar without the usual tiresome eflect.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a cushion foot rest to span the space between the accelerator and the support post which is so constructed that it will be flexible between the two members.

It is also desired that a resilient cushion be provided for the foot of the driver in operating his pedal and from which his foot may not easily slip in use.

Referring to the drawings herewith wherein the device is illustrated as applicable to w dilierent accelerator pedals, in Fig. 1 is shown a transverse section along the foot board of a motor vehicle showing the foot rest and the accelerator pedal connected by means of my device, the view being largely in section.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the connecting member forming the subject of my invention.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a different embodiment of my mvention as applied to another type of accelerator pedal.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through the device shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a to Ian view of a still difierent embodiment o t e invention.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section through the 66 device disclosed in Fig. 5; and

Fig. 7 is a transverse section through a form similar to that shown in Fig. 1.

Referring to the embodiment shown in-Fig.

1, I have represented at 1 an ordinary foot 70 board upon which the accelerator pedal is mounted. An opening 2 is formed in the foot board through which passes a rod 3 upon which is mounted the pedal 4, said rod being understood as connected with a lever, oper- 7 ating the supply of fuel, to the motor and this dal is herein referred to as the accelerator pedal. The pedal is held in normall raised position by a coil sprin 5 bearing etween the foot board 1 and tie pedal 4, or said so spring may be placed at some point adjacent t e carburetor as is a common practice.

Adjacent the pedal and spaced slightly to the right side thereof is a short postfi, having on the upper end thereof a plate or head 7 upon which it is contemplated that the driver will rest the sole of his shoe. Thus in the ordinary use of this device the driver would tip his foot to the left, forcing the pedal down and operating the accelerator, resting at part of the weight of his foot, however, upon the plate 7.

In order to form a better support for the foot of the operator I contemplate forming a foot rest 8 which is preferably made of rub- 96 her or similar composition which will be flexible and also capable of supporting the foot of the operator. This foot rest or pad, as shown in Fig. 2, is of an elongated oval shape, having on its lower side adjacent each Mill end and

recesses

9 and 10. It is designed that the recess 9 may be engaged over the head 4 of the accelerator pedal and the re cess 10 to be engaged over the head plate 7 of the supportm post so that the downwardly extendin Tips of the pad will receive and engage hoth the pedal and the support member. There will thus be a free dplay of the pad 8 upon the support post an the edal so that a fiat supporting foot rest will he obtained upon which the operator may rest the sole of his shoe while driving. To shift the foot of the driver to the right will cause the weight of the drivers foot to be supported largely upon the 0st 6 and the accelerator pedal will be one ected, but when the weight of the drivers foot is shifted slightly to theleft the accelerator pedal is depressed in proportion to the amount of weight which the driver places upon the accelerator end of the pad 8. The

recesses

9 and 10 will allow the pad to pivot or rock about the top of either the pedal or post in any direction so that the ad will follow the movement of the drivers Foot. It will be noted that the pad or cushion 8 is of less thickness between its ends or in other words there is a cutout portion which leaves but a thin bridge of material between the post and pedal. In this manner a hinge is formed which permits a flexing action of the pad.

To accommodate my invention to accelerators in which there is a pedal such as shown at 11, in Figs. 3 and 5,1 may change the shape of the plate somewhat. In this form of pedal there is a rod 3 which istconnected with a pedal 11 which is pivoted at 12 forward upon the dash board but which extends rearwardly for connection with the head of the post 3. The foot supporting post 6 in this embodiment is directly to the rear of the pedal toward the driver. The plate 8', which I employ as a foot rest with this type of accelera tor pedal, has a recess 10 on its lower side to fit over the head 7 of the support post. The forward end of the plate 81 is formed with two parallel flanges or ridges 13 toward the forward end, spaced apart to fit on each side of the pedal 11.

Thus in operating this device the driver will rest his foot upon the plate 8 and, in case the accelerator is not to be depressed appreciably, the foot will be drawn back to rest largely upon the support 6, but when the accelerator pedal is to be depressed the driver will thrust his foot forwardly andplace the pressure upon the forward end of the foot rest so that said foot rest will be swung upon the upper end ofthe post forwardly to operate the accelerator.

In Figs. 5 and 6 the foot rest is shown as being accommodated to a still difierent type of foot support. The support in this case is made up of a lJ-shaped supporting member 14. The said U-shaped member is inverted,

the lower ends of the legs being secured at 15 to the foot board. The accelerator pedal in this embodiment is the same as that shown in Fig. 1, the support being, however, on the side of the accelerator toward the driver. The plate 8" in this embodiment is engaged at its forward end upon the accelerator pedal in the same manner as in the Fig. 1 embodiment. The rearward side toward the driver, however, has two parallel downwardly extending ridges 15, which receive between them the upper arm of the U-shaped support 14;. The foot rest is thus adapted to rock about the support 14 and be depressed for operation in the same manner as in the embo iment shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

The embodiments of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive show my invention adapted to be applied to accelerators now installed, but when the device is placed on a car at the factory, the accelerator pedal and the post may be formed without the upper head or plate 4 or 7 thereon, and the connecting foot rest 8 may have plates or caps 16 imbedded in the bod of the plate or foot rest as shown. The pedhl 3" and the post 6" may then fit within the recesses in the plate and into the cupped lower sides of the caps 16. The device will then operate as in the previous embodiments, except that a rocking movement of the rubber pad may occur so that the top of the pad or cushion will tilt to the plane of the sole of the drivers shoe. This is of material advantage as it eases the pressure'on the foot and distributes it over a greater area.

It is to be seen from the structures heretofore described thatfny device is adapted for application to any ordinary type of accelerator pedal. If no foot rest is provided with the pedal upon the vehicle one may easily be mounted in such manner as to adapt my invention thereto. Bythe use of this device the driver is enabled to support his foot upon the accelerator pedal during the time he is driving, at any point along the foot rest, whereby the proper pressure may be exerted upon the accelerator and very little vibration will be experienced through contact of the drivers foot with the connecting foot rest. The operation of working the accelerator be comes much simpler and easier and more restful to the driver. Not only is the driver better able to operate the accelerator but a resilient cushion is formed, making the operation easier upon the driver. Further the feeding of fuel may be more steadily and uniformly accomplished through the ease of operation of the accelerator where it is equipped with this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the character described, including a resiliently mounted pedal, a stationary post adjacent thereto, and flexible means detachably resting 011 said pedal and post, forming a foot rest between them.

2. A device of the characterdescribed, including a resiliently mounted pedal, a stationary post adjacent thereto, and a detachable flexible pad resting on said pedal and adapted to pivot about said post and forming a connecting foot rest.

3. A device of the character described, including a resiliently mounted pedal, a stationary post adjacent thereto, and a plate of resilient material resting on said pedal at one end and supported on said post at the other end, said device being detachable.

4. In combination, a pedal, means to hold said pedal normally raised, and a foot rest of flexible rubber pivotally supported at one end and resting upon said pedal at the other end, a pair of cup-like openings formed on the underside of said foot rest to receive said pedal and the support.

5. In combination, a pedal, means to hold saidpedal normally raised, and a foot rest pivotally supported at one end, and resting upon said pedal at the other end, thus forming a foot rest in the operation of said pedal, said foot. rest being of flexible compressible material and detachable from said pedal.

6. A pad of flexible material having recesses therein on one side to receive a post and a pedal, and adapted to form a connecting foot support between said post and pedal.

7. A pad of flexible material having recesses therein on one side to receive a post and a pedal, said pad being flat on the other 1 side and adapted to form a connecting foot rest.

8. An accelerator pedal, an upright support of approximately the same height adj acent thereto and a pad of flexible material removably resting on said pedal and adapted to rock on said support.

9. A cushion for accelerator pedals including a rubber cushion member adapted to rest upon the accelerator pedal and extend laterally therefrom to a support member, said cushion member having upwardly extending recesses therein to receive and engage both the pedal and the support member.

10. In a foot rest accelerator pad, means to detachably engage the accelerator pedal and the support post, and a hinge portion between said pedal and post which is flexible to accommodate movement of the pedal.

11. An accelerator pad, means on said pad to releasably engage the accelerator, a hinge portion on said pad adjacent said means, and

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additional means to releasably engage the support post. Y 12. A cushion for accelerator pedals including a pad of moulded rubber, means therein to receive the pedal and the foot support- 0st, and a thin bridge of material joining t e pedal and post-engaging means.