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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:
Mar. 26, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Teishin Kikuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Yamauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Seiichi Furuya, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Kan, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Niles Parts Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ; G05G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74543 ; 7447 / ; 74523 ; 16121 ; 16DI / ; 264513 ; 264572 ; 264129 ;
Abstract
A shift knob for use with automatic automotive transmissions has a one-piece body construction molded from a hard resin. The knob body is formed by gas injection molding, has a substantially uniform wall thickness and is covered with a soft resin. The knob body has a relatively thick bulbous grip portion at one end and gradually tapers to a slimmer lower end portion.