The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Louis D Carlo, Litchfield, OH (US);
Assignee:
American Industries, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G / ; G05G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74475 ; 74142 ; 7447 / ; 74476 ;
Abstract
A shifter having a true ratchet mode for operating between the drive gears, and a gate mode for use in park and reverse. The invention provides a floating pawl at the ends of two links in a three member, four pivot point linkage. This linkage provides the advantages that the operating handle is always engaged and yet permits easy change-over from one mode to the other.