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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1987
Wataru Kuwahara, Hiroshima, JP;
Etsuo Shirai, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroaki Nagamatsu, Hiroshima, JP;
Kazuhiko Moriyama, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A shift lever assembly for an automotive transmission including a lower shift lever for engaging and operating an automotive transmission to select a desired gear stage. An upper shift lever is detachably coupled to the lower lever and serves for manual actuation to effect movement of the lower shift lever. One of the upper and lower shift levers terminates at one end in a shaft. The other of the upper and lower shift levers terminates at one end in a bore into which is received the shaft. The coupling is effected by a fastener that cams and secures the shaft in the bore. The coupling may be easily detached.