Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Elements
Patent
1988-02-08
1989-04-25
Moore, Richard E.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Elements
74547, 74543, 74526, G05G 104
Patent
active
048236357
ABSTRACT:
A mechanism for permitting a shift lever to be stowed away when it is not being used to operate a shiftable mechanism in a motor vehicle. The mechanism may be attached to shifting apparatus already in place in a vehicle or provided as original equipment. The mechanism has first and second portions that are slidably arranged so that in a first position the shift lever is rigidly connected to the shiftable mechanism and in a second position the shift lever is moved to an out of the way, (stowed position), near the floor of the vehicle. A slot on one of the sliding portions and a pair of pins on the other sliding portion are arranged to permit easy selective movement from the rigid to the stowed position. A biasing spring is connected between the sliding portions to releasably hold the lever in which ever position it is moved to.
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Erickson Donald W.
Holder John E.
Luong Vinh
Moore Richard E.
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