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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:
Apr. 17, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald J Gokee, Bowling Green, OH (US);
Assignee:
Babcock Industries Inc., Fairfield, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 / ; 180271 ;
Abstract
A transmission and brake interlock system comprising a lock member mounted for movement with the transmission shift lever on the transmission and an interlock between the brake pedal of the automotive vehicle and the lock member operable to prevent movement of the lock member and shifting of the transmission out of park position. When the brake pedal is depressed, the lock member is permitted to move and in turn the transmission lever to move to shift out of park position.