Patent ID: 8371265

Claim:
An automobile emergency stop system, further comprising: a knife switch is mounted to a floor adjacent a lever of a parking brake; wherein a U-shaped contact attaches to the lever and engages receivers located in the knife switch; wherein the receivers are wired between a positive wire coming from a vehicle electrical supply and a second wire attaching to a fuel pump; wherein electrical current to the fuel pump is interrupted or restored depending upon the interplay of the U-shaped contact and the receivers such that fuel to a fuel line is cut off or maintained; wherein the knife switch includes a base, and a label that is a reminder of the presence of the system to an end user; wherein the base includes L-shaped sides that form cavities around the receivers; wherein the base includes a hole for a bolt to secure the base to a floor; wherein the U-shaped contact wraps around the lever; and wherein a layer of insulation is wrapped around the lever, and is sandwiched between the lever and the U-shaped contact.