Locks – Special application – For automotive vehicles
Patent
1988-10-21
1990-07-03
Smith, Gary L.
Locks
Special application
For automotive vehicles
70247, 70248, 74878, 192 4A, E05B 6512
Patent
active
049380427
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for locking a shift lever associated with an automobile automatic transmission in the parking range is provided. A locking member prevents any movement of the shift lever from the parking range to another range except when the brake pedal is stepped down.
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Dino Suzanne L.
Smith Gary L.
Toyota Jidosha & Kabushiki Kaisha
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