Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Multiple controlled elements
Patent
1988-07-07
1990-04-10
Herrmann, Allan D.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Multiple controlled elements
74477, 74566, F16H 5706, G05G 900, G05G 1300
Patent
active
049149695
ABSTRACT:
A volkswagen gear shifter includes a frame, a first upright shaft and a universal pivot connecting the shaft to the frame to allow shaft pivoting relative to the frame, a second shaft extending generally parallel to the first shaft, and T-shaped handles on the upper ends of the two shafts; mechanism on the frame is connected with lower ends of the shafts to be manipulated in response to one-handed manipulation of both shafts; brackets connect the second shaft to the first shaft to allow endwise movement of the second shaft relative to the first shaft, the brackets typically include ears rigidly attached to and lengthwise along the side of the first shaft, and guides for the second shaft connected to the ears and offset sidewardly relative to the first shaft, and a flexible shroud or boot extends over the universal pivot and over the lowermost bracket and has a looping head retained by an anchor lip on a base plate.
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Chartoff Janice
Haefliger William W.
Herrmann Allan D.
Scat Enterprises, Inc.
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