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Article: Indiana Inventors Develop Left Foot Accelerator Apparatus

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February 9, 2007
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 9 -- Rebecca A. Marquis of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Kim Buchanan of Westville, Ind., has developed a left foot accelerator apparatus.

According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A left foot accelerator apparatus comprises a shaft housing secured to the top surface of one end of an anchor plate, a shaft rotatably supported within the shaft housing and a left foot pedal moveably mounted to the shaft between a left end of the shaft and the shaft housing, the shaft operatively connecting the left foot pedal to an existing accelerator pedal in a vehicle."

The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. 7,171,869 on Feb. 6.

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