| US 7,592,714 B2 | ||
| Ignition bypass system | ||
| Charles Barroy Brown, Jr., Holt, Mich. (US); and Michael Joseph Trebilcott, Jr., Okemos, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Safe Stop International, LLC, Okemos, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 09, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/382,431. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0262642 A1, Nov. 15, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60R 22/00 (2006.01); F02P 9/00 (2006.01); H02G 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 307—10.6 [180/287] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A system for controlling operation of an engine and an accessory drive of a vehicle, the system comprising:
an ignition switch for controlling the operation of the engine that enables the engine to operate when the ignition switch
is in an ON state;
a user-activated secondary switch for making a connection in a parallel electrical power supply circuit to the engine and
vehicle accessory drive when the secondary switch is in the CLOSED state,
a control logic circuit responsive to the ignition switch, the secondary switch, and a user-activated vehicle control device;
and
a third switch associated with a user-activated vehicle control device wherein the third switch causes the control logic circuit
to interrupt the parallel electrical power supply circuit when the third switch is closed, and
wherein the secondary switch remains in the CLOSED state during and after actuation of the user-activated vehicle control
device.
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