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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2021
Hi-lex Controls, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Matthew Devos, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Gregory P. Hlatky, II, Rochester Hill, MI (US);
HI-LEX CONTROLS, INC., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A manual park release handle system equipped with a mechanism for preventing the unintentional deployment of the manual park release system has: a base having an opening therethrough and a handle pivotally connected to the base, configured to pivot between a disengaged position and an engaged position. The handle is connected to a cable coupled to a park gear release within the automatic transmission of the vehicle. A tether strap is attached to the handle. A housing cover is attached to the base and has an aperture overlapped with a lock piece cylinder. The tether strap passes through the lock piece cylinder and the aperture, and is attached to a twist lock piece. The twist lock piece is configured to pass through the housing cover aperture and engage the lock piece cylinder and to disengage the lock piece cylinder by rotating the twist lock piece within the lock piece cylinder.