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Abstract

An automatic-transmission wheeled motor vehicle having a wheel service brake applied by a brake pedal and an engine speed control operated by an accelerator pedal, the pedals being pivotally mounted side-by-side as to be operable by the vehicle operator's feet, is provided with a service brake anti-creep (original equipment or retrofit) device extending from the vehicle fire wall toward the pedals, the device including a stationary member having a slot and a spring latch with a rear lock edge and a front cam edge normally resiliently positioned in the slot, the brake pedal having a member extending toward the device and adapted, on final braking travel of the brake pedal, to cam the latch out of the slot and enter the slot to a position behind the lock edge so that the latch can re-enter the slot and retain the brake pedal member therein in the brake-on position, the device having structure adapted, upon initial operation thereof for increasing engine speed from idle, to pivot the latch away from the slot and the member so as to release the brake, the member having structure to render the anti-creep device inoperative if desired. The device, which is adaptable to an electro-mechanical configuration, further includes structure cooperating with the vehicle stop/turn signal electrical circuit to manually or automatically deactivate the exterior brake lamp circuit, as when the vehicle is shut down with the anti-creep brake on and servicing as the parking brake, and to reactivate the brake light circuit when vehicle is subsequently operated.

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First Claim